Reduction Of Carbon-carbon Double Bond Research Articles

Loop 6 and the β-hairpin flap are structural hotspots that determine cofactor specificity in the FMN-dependent family of ene-reductases.

Flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-dependent ene-reductases constitute a large family of oxidoreductases that catalyze the enantiospecific reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds. The reducing equivalents required for substrate reduction are obtained from reduced nicotinamide by hydride transfer. Most ene-reductases significantly prefer, or exclusively accept, either NADPH or NADH. Despite their usefulness in biocatalytic applications, the structural determinants for cofactor preference remain elusive. We employed the NADPH-preferring 12-oxophytodienoic acid reductase 3 from Solanum lycopersicum (SlOPR3) as a model enzyme of the ene-reductase family and applied computational and structural methods to investigate the binding specificity of the reducing coenzymes. Initial docking results indicated that the arginine triad R283, R343, and R366 residing on and close to a critical loop at the active site (loop 6) are the main contributors to NADPH binding. In contrast, NADH binds unfavorably in the opposite direction toward the β-hairpin flap within a largely hydrophobic region. Notably, the crystal structures of SlOPR3 in complex witheither NADPH4 or NADH4 corroborated these different binding modes. Molecular dynamics simulations confirmed NADH binding near the β-hairpin flap and provided structural explanations for the low binding affinity of NADH to SlOPR3. We postulate that cofactor specificity is determined by the arginine triad/loop 6 and the residue(s) controlling access to a hydrophobic cleft formed by the β-hairpin flap. Thus, NADPH preference depends on a properly positioned arginine triad, whereas granting access to the hydrophobic cleft at the β-hairpin flap favors NADH binding.

Stereospecific Si-C coupling and remote control of axial chirality by enantioselective palladium-catalyzed hydrosilylation of maleimides

Hydrosilylation of unsaturated carbon-carbon bonds with hydrosilanes is a very important process to access organosilicon compounds and ranks as one of the most fundamental reactions in organic chemistry. However, catalytic asymmetric hydrosilylation of activated alkenes and internal alkenes has proven elusive, due to competing reduction of carbon-carbon double bond or isomerization processes. Herein, we report a highly enantioselective Si-C coupling by hydrosilylation of carbonyl-activated alkenes using a palladium catalyst with a chiral TADDOL-derived phosphoramidite ligand, which inhibits O-hydrosilylation/olefin reduction. The stereospecific Si-C coupling/hydrosilylation of maleimides affords a series of silyl succinimides with up to 99% yield, >99:1 diastereoselectivity and >99:1 enantioselectivity. The high degree of stereoselectivity exerts remote control of axial chirality, leading to functionalized, axially chiral succinimides which are versatile building blocks. The product utility is highlighted by the enantioselective construction of N-heterocycles bearing up to three stereocenters.

FeCl3·6H2O-catalyzed selective conjugate reduction of alkylidene-β-keto esters and alkylidene-1,3-diketones

FeCl3·6H2O/triethylsilane composite catalyst system is successfully developed for the selective conjugate reduction of carbon-carbon double bond of Michael acceptor-alkylidene-β-keto esters and alkylidene-1,3-diketones under mild reaction conditions to afford the corresponding saturated β-keto esters and 1,3-diketones. The process involves the iron-catalyzed hydrosilylation, followed by in situ hydrolysis of silyl enol ether. The optimal reaction conditions include 20 mol% of FeCl3·6H2O and triethylsilane in dichloromethane at room temperature. A broad range of substrates undergoes the reduction in 1, 4-selective manner to afford the corresponding saturated compounds in excellent yields.

Whole Cells as Biocatalysts in Organic Transformations.

Currently, the power and usefulness of biocatalysis in organic synthesis is undeniable, mainly due to the very high enantiomeric excess reached using enzymes, in an attempt to emulate natural processes. However, the use of isolated enzymes has some significant drawbacks, the most important of which is cost. The use of whole cells has emerged as a useful strategy with several advantages over isolated enzymes; for this reason, modern research in this field is increasing, and various reports have been published recently. This review surveys the most recent developments in the enantioselective reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds and prochiral ketones and the oxidation of prochiral sulfides using whole cells as biocatalytic systems.

Identification of a Noroxomaritidine Reductase with Amaryllidaceae Alkaloid Biosynthesis Related Activities

Amaryllidaceae alkaloids are a large group of plant natural products with over 300 documented structures and diverse biological activities. Several groups of Amaryllidaceae alkaloids including the hemanthamine- and crinine-type alkaloids show promise as anticancer agents. Two reduction reactions are required for the production of these compounds: the reduction of norcraugsodine to norbelladine and the reduction of noroxomaritidine to normaritidine, with the enantiomer of noroxomaritidine dictating whether the derivatives will be the crinine-type or hemanthamine-type. It is also possible for the carbon-carbon double bond of noroxomaritidine to be reduced, forming the precursor for maritinamine or elwesine depending on the enantiomer reduced to an oxomaritinamine product. In this study, a short chain alcohol dehydrogenase/reductase that co-expresses with the previously discovered norbelladine 4'-O-methyltransferase from Narcissus sp. and Galanthus spp. was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli Biochemical analyses and x-ray crystallography indicates that this protein functions as a noroxomaritidine reductase that forms oxomaritinamine from noroxomaritidine through a carbon-carbon double bond reduction. The enzyme also reduces norcraugsodine to norbelladine with a 400-fold lower specific activity. These studies identify a missing step in the biosynthesis of this pharmacologically important class of plant natural products.

Enzyme-substrate matching in biocatalysis: in silico studies to predict substrate preference of ten putative ene-reductases from Mucor circinelloides MUT44

Ene-reductases are flavoproteins able to catalyse the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds with many potential applications in biocatalysis.The fungus Mucor circinelloides MUT44 has high ene-reductase activity when grown in the presence of substrates carrying different electron-withdrawing groups. Genome sequencing revealed the presence of ten putative genes coding for ene-reductases that can be potentially exploited for biocatalytic purposes. To this end, the availability of a method able to predict which isoform binds and turns over a specific substrate would help to choose the best catalyst for the desired bioconversion.Here, homology models of the ten putative enzymes are first generated, validated and show that the proteins share the typical TIM barrel fold with a conserved β-hairpin cap on one side of the barrel and a non-conserved subdomain capping the other side, where the FMN cofactor is accommodated. The active site of the ten enzymes is different in terms of both volume and charge distribution whereas the residues responsible for substrate recognition and catalysis are generally conserved.Docking of cyclohexenone into the active site of the ten enzymes shows a binding almost superimposable to that found in pentaerythritol tetranitrate reductase in complex with this substrate (PDB ID 1GVQ) in isoforms 1, 2, 6 and 10.The data demonstrate that in silico predictions can be used for new putative fungal ene-reductases to predict the best substrate-enzyme matching for the selection of the most suitable catalyst for the desired biotransformation.

Chemo- and Regioselective Reduction of 5,15-Diazaporphyrins Providing Antiaromatic Azaporphyrinoids.

Reagent-controlled chemo- and regioselective reduction of 5,15-diazaporphyrins has been developed. The selective reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds of diazaporphyrins provides 18 π aromatic isobacteriochlorin-type products, whereas the reduction of carbon-nitrogen double bonds leads to selective formation of 20 π N,N'-dihydrodiazaporphyrins in excellent yields. The distinct antiaromatic character of N,N'-dihydrodiazaporphyrins has been revealed. The free-base N,N'-dihydrodiazaporphyrin exhibits slower inner NH tautomerism than that in the corresponding 18 π porphyrins.

Continuous flow reduction of artemisinic acid utilizing multi-injection strategies-closing the gap towards a fully continuous synthesis of antimalarial drugs.

One of the rare alternative reagents for the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds is diimide (HN=NH), which can be generated in situ from hydrazine hydrate (N2H4⋅H2O) and O2. Although this selective method is extremely clean and powerful, it is rarely used, as the rate-determining oxidation of hydrazine in the absence of a catalyst is relatively slow using conventional batch protocols. A continuous high-temperature/high-pressure methodology dramatically enhances the initial oxidation step, at the same time allowing for a safe and scalable processing of the hazardous reaction mixture. Simple alkenes can be selectively reduced within 10-20 min at 100-120 °C and 20 bar O2 pressure. The development of a multi-injection reactor platform for the periodic addition of N2H4⋅H2O enables the reduction of less reactive olefins even at lower reaction temperatures. This concept was utilized for the highly selective reduction of artemisinic acid to dihydroartemisinic acid, the precursor molecule for the semisynthesis of the antimalarial drug artemisinin. The industrially relevant reduction was achieved by using four consecutive liquid feeds (of N2H4⋅H2O) and residence time units resulting in a highly selective reduction within approximately 40 min at 60 °C and 20 bar O2 pressure, providing dihydroartemisinic acid in ≥93% yield and ≥95% selectivity.

A New Synthetic Approach to Theaspirone

An edible perfume theaspirone,1-oxa-8-oxo-2,6,10,10-tetramethyl-spiro-[4,5]-6-decene,was synthesized from α-ionone with 52.6% overall yield via six steps including epoxiation by metachloroperbenzoic acid,ring-opening in the presence of sodium methoxide,selective reduction of carbon-carbon double bond catalyzed by Pd/C with ammoniumformate under ultrasonic irridiation,then reduction with sodium borohydride,intramolecular cyclodehydration and allylic oxidation catalyzed by acetylacetone cobalt(Ⅱ) with oxygen gas.The structures and compositions of the product and some intermediates were characterized by IR,1 H NMR,MS and elemental analysis.

ChemInform Abstract: Cyclodimerization of α,β-Unsaturated Ketones Promoted by Samarium Diiodide.

Abstract Samarium (II) iodide has been successfully utilized as a strong one-electron transfer reducing agent for the cyclodimerization of α, β-unsaturated ketones. The absence of any alcohol as proton source is essential. The reaction is regioselective over the competitive carbon-carbon double bond reduction and stereocontrolled. The configuration of the cyclodimerization products, has been confirmed by X-ray analysis.

Reduction of Carbon−Carbon Double Bonds Using Organocatalytically Generated Diimide

An efficient method has been developed for the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds with diimide, catalytically generated in situ from hydrazine hydrate. The employed catalyst is prepared in one step from riboflavin (vitamin B(2)). Reactions are carried out in air and are a valuable alternative when metal-catalyzed hydrogenations are problematic.

A Metabolomic Approach to the Metabolism of the Areca Nut Alkaloids Arecoline and Arecaidine in the Mouse

The areca alkaloids comprise arecoline, arecaidine, guvacoline, and guvacine. Approximately 600 million users of areca nut products, for example, betel quid chewers, are exposed to these alkaloids, principally arecoline and arecaidine. Metabolism of arecoline (20 mg/kg p.o. and i.p.) and arecaidine (20 mg/kg p.o. and i.p.) was investigated in the mouse using a metabolomic approach employing ultra-performance liquid chromatography-time-of-flight mass spectrometric analysis of urines. Eleven metabolites of arecoline were identified, including arecaidine, arecoline N-oxide, arecaidine N-oxide, N-methylnipecotic acid, N-methylnipecotylglycine, arecaidinylglycine, arecaidinylglycerol, arecaidine mercapturic acid, arecoline mercapturic acid, and arecoline N-oxide mercapturic acid, together with nine unidentified metabolites. Arecaidine shared six of these metabolites with arecoline. Unchanged arecoline comprised 0.3-0.4%, arecaidine 7.1-13.1%, arecoline N-oxide 7.4-19.0%, and N-methylnipecotic acid 13.5-30.3% of the dose excreted in 0-12 h urine after arecoline administration. Unchanged arecaidine comprised 15.1-23.0%, and N-methylnipecotic acid 14.8%-37.7% of the dose excreted in 0-12 h urine after arecaidine administration. The major metabolite of both arecoline and arecaidine, N-methylnipecotic acid, is a novel metabolite arising from carbon-carbon double-bond reduction. Another unusual metabolite found was the monoacylglyceride of arecaidine. What role, if any, that is played by these uncommon metabolites in the toxicology of arecoline and arecaidine is not known. However, the enhanced understanding of the metabolic transformation of arecoline and arecaidine should contribute to further research into the clinical toxicology of the areca alkaloids.

Hydrogen Transfer from Hantzsch 1,4-Dihydropyridines to Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds under Microwave Irradiation

1,4-Dihydropyridines (DHPs) have been used in the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds under microwave irradiation without solvent. The efficiency of the reactions is dramatically dependent on the steric effects in the DHPs and on the electronic effects in the olefins.

Reductive Cyclodimerization of α, β‐ Unsaturated Ketones Promoted by AlCl3/Sm System: A Facile Synthesis of 2‐Aroyl‐1,3,4‐triaryl Cyclopentanol Derivatives

AbstractPromoted by AlCl3/Sm bimetallic system, α, β‐unsaturated ketones underwent reductive cyclodimerization to afford cyclopentanol derivatives under mild conditions. The reaction is stereocontrolled and regioselective over the competitive carbon‐carbon double bond reduction.

ChemInform Abstract: Chemoselective Deprotection of Tertiary Benzylamines and Reduction of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds in the Presence of Benzyl and Benzyloxymethyl Ethers.

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Cyclodimerization of α, β-Unsaturated Ketones Promoted by Samarium Diiodide

Samarium (II) iodide has been successfully utilized as a strong one-electron transfer reducing agent for the cyclodimerization of α, β-unsaturated ketones. The absence of any alcohol as proton source is essential. The reaction is regioselective over the competitive carbon-carbon double bond reduction and stereocontrolled. The configuration of the cyclodimerization products, has been confirmed by X-ray analysis.

Facile biocatalytic reduction of the carbon–carbon double bond of 5-benzylidenethiazolidine-2,4-diones. Synthesis of (±)-5-(4-{2-[methyl(2-pyridyl)amino]ethoxy}benzyl)thiazolidine-2,4-dione (BRL 49653), its (R)-(+)-enantiomer and analogues

A novel biotransformation system for the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds in 5-benzylidenethiazolidine-2, 4-diones, to give the corresponding 5-benzylthiazolidine-2, 4-diones, using whole cells of red yeasts is described. These reduced compounds, which are recovered in good yield, are of potential use in the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The mild reaction conditions developed allow reduction of 5-benzylidenethiazolidine-2, 4-diones containing other functionalities which are not compatible with alternative reduction methods. The biocatalytic reduction is enantioselective and the synthesis of R-(+)-5-(4-{2-[methyl(2-pyridyl)amino]ethoxy}benzyl)thiazolidine-2, 4-dione by Rhodotorula rubra CBS 6469 and structure confirmation by X-ray crystallography is detailed. Optimisation of reaction conditions (including immobilisation) for these whole cell reduction systems is described.

Selective reduction of conjugated double bonds with molecular hydrogen and palladium(II) complexed to ferrocenylamine sulfide catalysts

Highly catalytic chemo- and regioselectivity have been achieved for the reduction of carbon-carbon double bonds conjugated to different unsaturated functional groups by molecular hydrogen and palladium(II) complexes of ferrocenylamine sulfides. Chemical yields and selectivities were more than 99% in many cases.

Baker's Yeast as a Reagent in Organic Synthesis

This review examines the use of baker's yeast as a reagent in organic synthesis, with an emphasis on the developments of the last 15 years. The transformations of various classes of compounds are examined, for example, reduction or formation of double bonds, acyloin condensation. The equivalent microbial transformations are compared in relevant cases. 1. Introduction 2. Reduction of β-Keto Esters 3. Reduction of other Keto Acid Derivatives 4. Reduction of α-Hydroxy Aldehydes and Ketones to Vicinal Diols 5. Reduction of Ketones with a Sulfur Containing Functional Group on the α-Carbon 6. Reduction of β-Diketones 7. Reduction of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds 7.1. Preparation of Bifunctional Chiral Synthetic Building Blocks 7.2. Reduction of Trisubstituted Double Bonds of Larger Synthetic Intermediates 7.3. Reduction of other Trisubstituted Double Bonds 8. Formation of Carbon-Carbon Bonds 8.1. Acyloin Condensation 8.2. Enzymatic Cyclization of Squalenoids 8.3. Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation through Michael-Type Addition 9. Reduction of Carbonyl Groups for the Preparation of Optically Active Fluorinated Compounds 10. Reduction of Heterocyclic Ketones 11. Reduction of Aromatic and Unsaturated Ketones 12. Kinetic Resolution of Cyclic Racemic Ketones 13. Reduction of Nitro Containing Compounds 14. Ester Hydrolysis 15. Water Addition Across the Double Bond of α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes 16. Dehydrogenation of Unnatural Fatty Acids

Tandem Reduction-Desulfonylation of α-Alkylidene-β-Keto Sulfones

Abstract α-Alkylidene-β-keto sulfones take place both reduction of carbon-carbon double bond and desulfonylation with the use of sodium hydrogen telluride in ethanol-N, N-dimethylformamide.