Convenient Enzymatic Resolution of Alcohols Using Highly Reactive, Nonharmful Acyl Donors, 1-Ethoxyvinyl Esters
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
- Vol. 65 (1) , 83-88
Abstract
1-Ethoxyvinyl esters 3, a new type of acyl donors for enzymatic resolution of racemic alcohols, were disclosed to be superior to the contemporary major reagents, vinyl esters 1 and isopropenyl esters 2. Three features of 3 are noticeable: (1) 3 generates ethyl acetate as a single coproduct, which does not affect any enzymes, while acetaldehyde liberated from 1 deactivates some kinds of lipases. (2) The reactivity of 3 was not less than that of 1 and much higher than that of 2, and the optical purity of the products was as high as that of 1 and 2. Especially, it was generally observed that 3 showed higher reactivity than 1 for reactions using Candida rugosa lipases, one of the most commonly employed lipases, having liberal applicability to substrates but sensitive to acetaldehyde. Twelve examples of the kinetic resolution of racemic secondary alcohols (5 and 10) and one desymmetrization of meso-alcohol 7 were presented employing the acetate 3a or the octanoate 3b and four types of lipases. (3) A one-pot procedure for the preparation of 3 from the corresponding carboxylic acid and the subsequent enzymatic resolution of alcohols, which has not been reported using 1 or 2, was elucidated. The chemical and optical yields of the products by this procedure were similar to those obtained using isolated 3.Keywords
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