Abstract
The chemoenzymatic preparation of a nine-member Ugi condensation library is described. The carboxylic acid and amine precursors are based on 3-hydroxybutyrate and 4-amino-1-butanol, respectively, and have been acylated selectively using a variety of acyl donors catalyzed by porcine pancreatic lipase. The enzyme is selective for the hydroxyl functionalities on both precursors, thereby yielding 3-acyl-butyric acid and 4-amino-1-acyl compounds. These enzymatically generated derivatives were then subjected to a four-component Ugi condensation reaction in the presence of acetaldehyde and methyl isocyanoacetate. Isolated yields of the alpha-(acylamino)amide Ugi products ranged from 72-95%. The inherent chemoselectivity of enzymatic catalysis may play an increasingly important role in expanding the structural diversity that can be achieved by chemical multicomponent condensation reactions.
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