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Liu Y, Lai KL, Vong K. Transition Metal Scaffolds Used To Bring New‐to‐Nature Reactions into Biological Systems. Eur J Inorg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202200215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Yifei Liu
- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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The Pd-catalyzed carbon-carbon bond formation pioneered by Heck in 1969 has dominated medicinal chemistry development for the ensuing fifty years. As the demand for more complex three-dimensional active pharmaceuticals continues to increase, preparative enzyme-mediated assembly, by virtue of its exquisite selectivity and sustainable nature, is poised to provide a practical and affordable alternative for accessing such compounds. In this minireview, we summarize recent state-of-the-art developments in practical enzyme-mediated assembly of carbocycles. When appropriate, background information on the enzymatic transformation is provided and challenges and/or limitations are also highlighted.
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- Weijin Wang
- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The Scripps Research Institute, 130 Scripps Way, Jupiter, FL, 33458, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA
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Li J, Lear MJ, Hayashi Y. Direct Cyclopropanation of α-Cyano β-Aryl Alkanes by Light-Mediated Single Electron Transfer Between Donor-Acceptor Pairs. Chemistry 2021; 27:5901-5905. [PMID: 33565170 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Cyclopropanes are traditionally prepared by the formal [2+1] addition of carbene or radical based C1 units to alkenes. In contrast, the one-pot intermolecular cyclopropanation of alkanes by redox active C1 units has remained unrealised. Herein, we achieved this process simply by exposing β-aryl propionitriles and C1 radical precursors (N-oxy esters) to base and blue light. The overall process is redox-neutral and a photocatalyst, whether metal- or organic-based, is not required. Our findings support that single electron transfer (SET) from the α-cyano carbanion of the propionitrile to the N-oxy ester is facilitated by blue-light via their electron donor-acceptor (EDA) complex. The α-cyano carbon radical thus formed can then lose a β-proton to form a π-resonance stabilised radical anion that preferentially couples at the benzylic β-position with a decarboxylated C1 radical unit. This new transition metal-free chemistry tolerates both electron rich and electron deficient (hetero)aryl systems, even sulfide or alkene functionality, to afford a range of cis-aryl/cyano cyclopropanes bearing congested tetrasubstituted quaternary carbons.
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- Jing Li
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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- School of Chemistry, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Aza-Aoba, Aoba-ku, Sendai, 980-8578, Japan
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Carminati DM, Decaens J, Couve-Bonnaire S, Jubault P, Fasan R. Biocatalytic Strategy for the Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of CHF 2 -Containing Trisubstituted Cyclopropanes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:7072-7076. [PMID: 33337576 PMCID: PMC7969403 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202015895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The difluoromethyl (CHF2 ) group has attracted significant attention in drug discovery and development efforts, owing to its ability to serve as fluorinated bioisostere of methyl, hydroxyl, and thiol groups. Herein, we report an efficient biocatalytic method for the highly diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of CHF2 -containing trisubstituted cyclopropanes. Using engineered myoglobin catalysts, a broad range of α-difluoromethyl alkenes are cyclopropanated in the presence of ethyl diazoacetate to give CHF2 -containing cyclopropanes in high yield (up to >99 %, up to 3000 TON) and with excellent stereoselectivity (up to >99 % de and ee). Enantiodivergent selectivity and extension of the method to the stereoselective cyclopropanation of mono- and trifluoromethylated olefins was also achieved. This methodology represents a powerful strategy for the stereoselective synthesis of high-value fluorinated building blocks for medicinal chemistry, as exemplified by the formal total synthesis of a CHF2 isostere of a TRPV1 inhibitor.
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- Daniela M Carminati
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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- Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, UNIROUEN, CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014), 76000, Rouen, France
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- Normandie Univ, INSA Rouen, UNIROUEN, CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014), 76000, Rouen, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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Carminati DM, Decaens J, Couve‐Bonnaire S, Jubault P, Fasan R. Biocatalytic Strategy for the Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of CHF
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‐Containing Trisubstituted Cyclopropanes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202015895] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Daniela M. Carminati
- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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- Normandie Univ INSA Rouen UNIROUEN CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014) 76000 Rouen France
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- Normandie Univ INSA Rouen UNIROUEN CNRS, COBRA (UMR 6014) 76000 Rouen France
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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Ren X, Liu N, Chandgude AL, Fasan R. An Enzymatic Platform for the Highly Enantioselective and Stereodivergent Construction of Cyclopropyl‐δ‐lactones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Xinkun Ren
- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 16427 USA
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Ren X, Liu N, Chandgude AL, Fasan R. An Enzymatic Platform for the Highly Enantioselective and Stereodivergent Construction of Cyclopropyl-δ-lactones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:21634-21639. [PMID: 32667122 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Abiological enzymes offers new opportunities for sustainable chemistry. Herein, we report the development of biological catalysts derived from sperm whale myoglobin that exploit a carbene transfer mechanism for the asymmetric synthesis of cyclopropane-fused-δ-lactones, which are key structural motifs found in many biologically active natural products. While hemin, wild-type myoglobin, and other hemoproteins are unable to catalyze this reaction, the myoglobin scaffold could be remodeled by protein engineering to permit the intramolecular cyclopropanation of a broad spectrum of homoallylic diazoacetate substrates in high yields and with up to 99 % enantiomeric excess. Via an alternate evolutionary trajectory, a stereodivergent biocatalyst was also obtained for affording mirror-image forms of the desired bicyclic products. In combination with whole-cell transformations, the myoglobin-based biocatalyst was used for the asymmetric construction of a cyclopropyl-δ-lactone scaffold at a gram scale, which could be further elaborated to furnish a variety of enantiopure trisubstituted cyclopropanes.
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- Xinkun Ren
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 16427, USA
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Mykhailiuk PK, Koenigs RM. Diazoacetonitrile (N 2 CHCN): A Long Forgotten but Valuable Reagent for Organic Synthesis. Chemistry 2019; 26:89-101. [PMID: 31415714 PMCID: PMC6973033 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201903335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
Abstract
Diazoacetonitrile (N2CHCN) is a small reactive diazoalkane. It has been synthesized for the first time already in 1898 by Theodor Curtius, however, did not gain much recognition in organic synthesis until recently. Only in 2015, after introduction of in situ and flow protocols for the safe generation of diazoacetonitrile, it started gaining popularity. In this minireview, the synthetic properties and applications of this valuable reagent are discussed.
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- Pavel K Mykhailiuk
- Enamine Ltd., Chervonotkatska 78, 02094, Kyiv, Ukraine.,Chemistry Department, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Volodymyrska 64, 01601, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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Vargas DA, Khade RL, Zhang Y, Fasan R. Biocatalytic Strategy for Highly Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrobenzofuran-Based Tricyclic Scaffolds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10148-10152. [PMID: 31099936 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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2,3-Dihydrobenzofurans are key pharmacophores in many natural and synthetic bioactive molecules. A biocatalytic strategy is reported here for the highly diastereo- and enantioselective construction of stereochemically rich 2,3-dihydrobenzofurans in high enantiopurity (>99.9% de and ee), high yields, and on a preparative scale via benzofuran cyclopropanation with engineered myoglobins. Computational and structure-reactivity studies provide insights into the mechanism of this reaction, enabling the elaboration of a stereochemical model that can rationalize the high stereoselectivity of the biocatalyst. This information was leveraged to implement a highly stereoselective route to a drug molecule and a tricyclic scaffold featuring five stereogenic centers via a single-enzyme transformation. This work expands the biocatalytic toolbox for asymmetric C-C bond transformations and should prove useful for further development of metalloprotein catalysts for abiotic carbene transfer reactions.
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- David A Vargas
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, 07030, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA
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Vargas DA, Khade RL, Zhang Y, Fasan R. Biocatalytic Strategy for Highly Diastereo‐ and Enantioselective Synthesis of 2,3‐Dihydrobenzofuran‐Based Tricyclic Scaffolds. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201903455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- David A. Vargas
- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 07030 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken NJ 07030 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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Li G, Dong Y, Reetz MT. Can Machine Learning Revolutionize Directed Evolution of Selective Enzymes? Adv Synth Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201900149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Guangyue Li
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests/Key Laboratory of Control of Biological Hazard Factors (Plant Origin) for Agri-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100081 People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests/Key Laboratory of Control of Biological Hazard Factors (Plant Origin) for Agri-product Quality and Safety, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Plant ProtectionChinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences Beijing 100081 People's Republic of China
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
- Fachbereich Chemie der Philipps-Universität Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 35032 Marburg Germany
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Kim T, Kassim AM, Botejue A, Zhang C, Forte J, Rozzell D, Huffman MA, Devine PN, McIntosh JA. Hemoprotein-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation En Route to the Chiral Cyclopropanol Fragment of Grazoprevir. Chembiochem 2019; 20:1129-1132. [PMID: 30666768 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.201800652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
Abstract
Reactions that were once the exclusive province of synthetic catalysts can increasingly be addressed using biocatalysis. Through discovery of unnatural enzyme reactions, biochemists have significantly expanded the reach of enzymatic catalysis to include carbene transfer chemistries including olefin cyclopropanation. Here we describe hemoprotein cyclopropanation catalysts derived from thermophilic bacterial globins that react with diazoacetone and an unactivated olefin substrate to furnish a cyclopropyl ketone, a previously unreported reaction for enzyme catalysts. We further demonstrate that the resulting cyclopropyl ketone can be converted to a key cyclopropanol intermediate that occurs en route to the anti-hepatitis C drug grazoprevir.
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- Taejin Kim
- Provivi Inc., 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Enabling Technologies, 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Provivi Inc., 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- Provivi Inc., 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- Provivi Inc., 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- Provivi Inc., 1701 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica, CA, 90404, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Enabling Technologies, 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Enabling Technologies, 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Enabling Technologies, 126 E. Lincoln Avenue, Rahway, NJ, 07065, USA
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Hock KJ, Knorrscheidt A, Hommelsheim R, Ho J, Weissenborn MJ, Koenigs RM. Eisenporphyrin-katalysierte C-H-Funktionalisierung von Indol mit Diazoacetonitril für die Synthese von Tryptaminen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201813631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Katharina J. Hock
- Institut für Organische Chemie; RWTH Aachen University; Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle (Saale) Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; RWTH Aachen University; Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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- School of Chemistry; University of New South Wales; Sydney NSW 2052 Australien
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- Leibniz Institut für Pflanzenbiochemie; Weinberg 3 06120 Halle (Saale) Deutschland
- Institut für Chemie; Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg; Kurt-Mothes-Straße 2 06120 Halle (Saale) Deutschland
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- Institut für Organische Chemie; RWTH Aachen University; Landoltweg 1 52074 Aachen Deutschland
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Hock KJ, Knorrscheidt A, Hommelsheim R, Ho J, Weissenborn MJ, Koenigs RM. Tryptamine Synthesis by Iron Porphyrin Catalyzed C-H Functionalization of Indoles with Diazoacetonitrile. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:3630-3634. [PMID: 30570826 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201813631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
Abstract
The functionalization of C-H bonds with non-precious metal catalysts is an important research area for the development of efficient and sustainable processes. Herein, we describe the development of iron porphyrin catalyzed reactions of diazoacetonitrile with N-heterocycles yielding important precursors of tryptamines, along with experimental mechanistic studies and proof-of-concept studies of an enzymatic process with YfeX enzyme. By using readily available FeTPPCl, we achieved the highly efficient C-H functionalization of indole and indazole heterocycles. These transformations feature mild reaction conditions, excellent yields with broad functional group tolerance, can be conducted on gram scale, and thus provide a unique streamlined access to tryptamines.
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- Katharina J Hock
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Weinberg 3, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany.,Institute of Chemistry, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Kurt-Mothes-Str. 2, 06120, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 1, 52074, Aachen, Germany
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