Lipase-Catalysed Enzymatic Kinetic Resolution of Aromatic Morita-Baylis-Hillman Derivatives by Hydrolysis and Transesterification
Nompumelelo P. Mathebula (University of Witwatersrand)
RA Sheldon (University of Witwatersrand, TU Delft - BT/Biocatalysis)
Moira Leanne Bode (University of Witwatersrand)
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Abstract
Acylated Morita-Baylis-Hillman (MBH) adducts were synthesised and subjected to enzymatic kinetic resolution (EKR) by hydrolysis employing various lipase enzymes: from P. fluorescens, P. cepacia (PCL), C. antarctica A (CAL−A), C. antarctica B (CAL−B) and Novozyme 435. In a number of instances enantiopure Morita-Baylis-Hillman acetates or butyrates and their corresponding hydrolysed MBH adducts were obtained with ee values of >90 %, at ca. 50 % conversion, corresponding to enantiomeric ratio (E) values of >200. Enantioselective transesterification reactions on MBH adducts was achieved using acyl anhydrides in THF or the greener organic solvent 2-MeTHF in the presence of CAL−A. This is the first report of successful lipase-catalysed EKR of aromatic MBH adducts by transesterification in organic medium.
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