Application of biocatalysis towards asymmetric reduction and hydrolytic desymmetrisation in the synthesis of a beta-3 receptor agonist

作者:Badland Matthew*; Burns Michael P; Carroll Robert J; Howard Roger M; Laity Daniel; Wymer Nathan J
来源:Green Chemistry, 2011, 13(10): 2888-2894.
DOI:10.1039/c1gc15694b

摘要

Chemoenzymatic syntheses of two key intermediates in the preparation of a potent beta-3 receptor agonist 1 are described. A lipase-catalysed hydrolytic desymmetrisation is employed in a new synthesis of intermediate 7, which avoids the use of alkyl-tin reagents. A second biotransformation delivers chiral chlorohydrin 5 from its parent ketone in greater enantiomeric excess than the previously-described Noyori-reduction process. A brief discussion of the enantioselectivity of a set of single-point mutants of Sporobolomyces salmonicolor aldehyde reductase in this bioreduction is also presented.

  • 出版日期2011