Abstract:
A process has been developed for the enzymatic esterification of 1,2-diol monosulfonates comprising contacting an ester; a 1,2-diol monosulfonate; an enzyme derived from a microorganism or animal organ which has stereoselective activity to asymmetrically esterify said 1,2-diol monosulfonate; in the presence of a nonhydroxylic organic solvent and an amine additive of the general formula R.sup.3.sub.2 R.sup.4 N, whereinR.sup.3 may be the same or different and is selected from hydrogen or a straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl; andR.sup.4 is a straight or branched C.sub.1 -C.sub.20 alkyl; or an unsubstituted or substituted C.sub.3 -C.sub.20 aryl or heteroaryl group (with saisd substituent selected from C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkyl, halogen, or C.sub.1 -C.sub.4 alkoxy, and said hetero atom selected from nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen);to produce a mixture of enantiomerically enriched unreacted 1,2-diol monosulfonate and the corresponding antipodal enantiomerically enriched ester. The resulting enantiomerically enriched products are useful chemical intermediates that may be employed in the synthesis of pharmaceutical and agricultural chemicals.
Abstract:
4-R.sup.4 -R.sup.5 -2-Saccharinylmethyl aryl carboxylates, useful in the treatment of degenerative diseases, are prepared by reacting a 4-R.sup.4 -R.sup.5 -2-halomethylsaccharin with an arylcarboxylic acid in the presence of an acid-acceptor.
Abstract:
R- and S-1-Phenyl-1,3-propanediol, each of high optical purity, were prepared by a chemoenzymatic sequence starting with ethyl benzoylacetate. The first step was a catalytic hydrogenation of the .beta.-ketoester conducted at room temperature. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the resulting hydroxyester proceeded in a facile manner using a commercial preparation of the lipase from Pseudomonas fluorescens. The enzymatic hydrolysis proceeded at a moderate rate (350 mg lipase/0.10 mol of racemic ester required a 20-hour reaction time with an enantiomeric rate ratio (E value) of 36). The hydrolysis was run to 45-50% conversion to afford isolated S-3-phenyl-3-hydroxypropionic acid of 85-90% ee after separation from the residual ester (aqueous base extraction). The optical purity of the hydroxy acid was determined by conversion to the methyl ester (CH.sub.3 I, KHCO.sub.3, acetone), and derivatization with S-MTPA-Cl, and .sup.1 H NMR analysis. A single recrystallization of the isolated acid afforded optically pure (>98% ee) S-3-phenyl-3-hydroxypropionic acid in an overall 36% yield from the racemic ester. The acid was reduced with borane in THF to afford optically purs S-diol in 97% yield after crystallization. The overall sequence proceeded in 34% total yield from racemic ester with an additional 45-55% recovered as the antipodal ester. This antipodal ester is obtained in 85-95% ee, and the corresponding hydroxy-acid was readily obtained (NaOH), CH.sub.3 OH/H.sub.2 O) and recrystallized to optical purity. Reduction then afforded R-1-phenyl-1,3-propanediol in 30% to overall yield from racemic ester.