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DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-871577
Chemo-Enzymatic Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic Acid via Enantio-Complementary Deracemization of (±)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic Acid Using a Racemase-Lipase Two-Enzyme System
Publication History
Publication Date:
07 July 2005 (online)
Abstract
Deracemization of (±)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbut-3-enoic acid was accomplished by lipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution coupled to mandelate racemase-mediated racemization of the non-reacting substrate enantiomer. Stepwise cyclic repetition of this sequence led to a single enantiomeric product, the stereochemical outcome of which could be controlled by switching between lipase-catalyzed acyl-transfer/ester hydrolysis reactions. Both enantiomeric products were easily transformed into (R)- and (S)-2-hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid, important building blocks for ACE-inhibitors.
Key words
deracemization - lipase - mandelate racemase - biocatalysis - enzyme catalysis
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rac-2-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid (rac-1) was prepared according to:
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(
R
)-2-Acetoxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic Acid [(
R
)-2] via Deracemization of
rac
-1.
Acylation step (c): a solution of rac-1 (0.5g, 2.8 mmol) and acetic anhydride (5 mL) in pyridine (0.2 mL) was kept at 0-5 °C. After 6 h the solution was poured into ice-water (100 mL), which was acidified with HCl (3 M) to pH 1-2 and extracted three times with EtOAc. The combined organic layers were washed with H2O and brine, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated to yield rac-2 (0.45 g, 72%); mp 74-77 °C.Kinetic resolution step (f): to a solution of rac-2 (0.45 g, 2.0 mmol) in acetone (4.5 mL) and phosphate buffer (45 mL, 50 mmol, pH 7.5), lipase from Candida antarctica B (Novozyme 435, 1.8 g) were added and the mixture was shaken for 24 h at 30 °C and 130 rpm. The reaction mixture was filtered and the recovered lipase was dried for reuse. The filtrate was evaporated from acetone, the residue was acidified with HCl (3 M) to pH 1-2, extracted three times with EtOAc, dried (Na2SO4) und evaporated. HPLC analysis as described above showed a conversion of 50%; (S)-1: τ = 36.2 min, (R)-2: τ = 31.9 min. For the racemization step (b) see above. After repeating (e) and (f) for two times and (b) once, the residue was purified by flash chromatography to yield (R)-2 as the sole product (0.33g, 53%); [α]D
20 -114.3 (c 0.49, EtOH, >99% ee). (R)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic acid [(R)-1] was prepared as described for (S)-1. Yield 61%; [α]D
20 -71.9 (c 0.29, MeOH, ee >99%; lit. [α]D
25 -90.6 (c 1.9, MeOH). (R)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic acid [(R)-3] was prepared as described for (S)-3. Yield 85%; [α]D
20 -8.5 (c 1.0, EtOH, ee >99%); lit. [α]D
25 -9.0 (c 1.0, EtOH). Chiral HPLC analysis as described above showed a single peak at τ = 24.8 min. For spectroscopic and physical data of (R)-1-3 and (S)-1-3 see:
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Although several processes producing enantiomeric products were reported depending on the choice of biocatalyst, the search for e.g. ‘anti-Kazlauskas’ carboxyl ester hydrolyses and ‘anti-Prelog’ alcohol dehydrogenases still represents a major challenge in biocatalysis.
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(
S
)-2-Acetoxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic Acid [(
S
)-2] via Deracemization of [
rac
-1].
Kinetic resolution step (a): to a solution of rac-1 (0.25 g, 1.4 mmol) in diisopropyl ether (25 mL), vinyl acetate (2.5 mL) and lipase PS-C ‘Amano’ II (0.25 g) were added and the mixture was shaken for 48 h at 25 °C and 150 rpm. The enzyme was filtered and dried for reuse; the filtrate was evaporated to dryness. HPLC analysis showed a conversion of 50% [Chiralpak AD column, Daicel, heptane-2-PrOH-CF3COOH, 90:10:0.1; 0.4 mL/min, 18 °C, (S)-2: τ = 29.3 min, (R)-1: τ = 42.6 min].
Racemization step (b): to a solution of (S)-2 and (R)-1 obtained from step (a) in Hepes buffer (10 mL, 50 mmol, pH 7.5, 10 mM MgCl2), mandelate racemase [EC 5.1.2.2] (1.5 g, prepared as described in ref. 14) rehydrated in 15 mL Hepes buffer was added. The mixture was shaken for 24 h at 30 °C and 150 rpm. After centrifugation the solution was acidified to pH 1-2 and extracted with EtOAc, dried (Na2SO4) and evaporated. HPLC analyses showed complete racemization of (R)-1; (S)-1: τ = 36.2 min. After repeating step (a) for three times and step (b) for two times, the residue was purified by flash chromatography to yield (S)-2 as the sole product (0.21g, 68% overall yield from rac-1); mp 80-82 °C; mp lit. 82 °C; [α]D
20 +100.3 (c 0.47, EtOH, >99% ee); lit. [α]D
25 +108.0 (c 0.36, EtOH).
(
S
)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenyl-3-butenoic Acid [(
S
)-1].
A mixture of (S)-2 (110 mg, 0.5 mmol), MeOH (4 mL) and K2CO3 (0.5 g) was stirred at 0 °C. After 3-4 h the mixture was acidified with HCl (3 M) to pH 1-2 and then extracted three times with EtOAc. The organic layer was dried (Na2SO4), evaporated and the residue was purified by flash chromatography to yield (S)-1 (56 mg; 63%); mp 132-133 °C; lit. mp 104 °C; [α]D
20 +96.5 (c 0.27, MeOH, >99% ee); lit. [α]D
25 +85.2 (c 0.55, MeOH, 94% ee).
(
S
)-2-Hydroxy-4-phenylbutanoic Acid [(
S
)-3].
(S)-1 (50 mg, 0.28 mmol) was hydrogenated employing a rubber balloon using a catalytic amount of Pd on C (10%, 5 mg) in MeOH for 10 min. Then the catalyst was filtered off and the solvent was evaporated to yield (S)-3 (42 mg, 83%); mp 115-117 °C; lit. mp 114 °C; [α]D
20 +8.1 (c 1.0, EtOH, >99% ee); lit. [α]D
25 +7.5 (c 0.5, EtOH, 84% ee); chiral HPLC analysis using the method described above showed a single peak at τ = 26.8 min.