Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: April 5, 2023
Abstract
Chiral
sulfones
are
recurrent
motifs
in
pharmaceuticals
and
bioactive
molecules.
Although
chemical
methods
have
been
developed
to
afford
α‐
or
β‐
chiral
sulfones,
these
protocols
rely
heavily
on
the
pre‐synthesis
of
structurally
complicated
starting
materials
metal
complexes.
Herein,
we
described
a
photoenzymatic
approach
for
radical‐mediated
stereoselective
hydrosulfonylation.
Engineered
variants
ene
reductases
provide
efficient
biocatalysts
this
transformation,
enabling
achieve
series
β‐chiral
sulfonyl
compounds
with
high
yields
(up
92
%)
excellent
e.r.
values
99
:
1).
Chemistry - A European Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
28(21)
Published: Feb. 8, 2022
Abstract
Biocatalysis
integrate
microbiologists,
enzymologists,
and
organic
chemists
to
access
the
repertoire
of
pharmaceutical
agrochemicals
with
high
chemoselectivity,
regioselectivity,
enantioselectivity.
The
saturation
carbon‐carbon
double
bonds
by
biocatalysts
challenges
conventional
chemical
methodology
as
it
bypasses
use
precious
metals
(in
combination
chiral
ligands
molecular
hydrogen)
or
organocatalysts.
In
this
line,
Ene‐reductases
(ERs)
from
Old
Yellow
Enzymes
(OYEs)
family
are
found
be
a
prominent
asymmetric
biocatalyst
that
is
increasingly
used
in
academia
industries
towards
unparalleled
stereoselective
trans
‐hydrogenations
activated
C=C
bonds.
ERs
gained
prominence
they
were
individual
catalysts,
multi‐enzyme
cascades,
conjugation
reagents
(chemoenzymatic
approach).
Besides,
ERs’
participation
photoelectrochemical
radical‐mediated
process
helps
unlock
many
scopes
outside
traditional
biocatalysis.
These
up‐and‐coming
methodologies
entice
enzymologists
explore,
expand
harness
chemistries
displayed
for
industrial
settings.
Herein,
we
reviewed
last
five
year's
exploration
transformations
using
ERs.
Organic Process Research & Development,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
26(7), P. 1900 - 1913
Published: Feb. 2, 2022
Photocatalysis
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
tool
to
generate
reactive
intermediates
under
mild
reaction
conditions.
The
combination
of
photocatalysis
and
biocatalysis,
possessing
advantages
the
reactivity
photocatalysts
selectivity
enzymes,
received
increasing
attention
for
its
potential
realize
green
synthesis
value-added
chemicals.
This
review
provides
an
overview
recent
progress
in
photobiocatalysis,
including
regeneration
cofactors,
generation
H2O2
situ,
cascades
involving
photobiocatalytic
transformation,
photoinduced
enzymatic
reactions
inspired
by
photoactive
cofactor
within
enzyme.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(2), P. 787 - 793
Published: Jan. 6, 2023
Tertiary
nitroalkanes
and
the
corresponding
α-tertiary
amines
represent
important
motifs
in
bioactive
molecules
natural
products.
The
C-alkylation
of
secondary
with
electrophiles
is
a
straightforward
strategy
for
constructing
tertiary
nitroalkanes;
however,
controlling
stereoselectivity
this
type
reaction
remains
challenging.
Here,
we
report
highly
chemo-
stereoselective
alkyl
halides
catalyzed
by
an
engineered
flavin-dependent
"ene"-reductase
(ERED).
Directed
evolution
old
yellow
enzyme
from
Geobacillus
kaustophilus
provided
triple
mutant,
GkOYE-G7,
capable
synthesizing
high
yield
enantioselectivity.
Mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
excitation
enzyme-templated
charge-transfer
complex
formed
between
substrates
cofactor
responsible
radical
initiation.
Moreover,
single-enzyme
two-mechanism
cascade
was
developed
to
prepare
simple
nitroalkenes,
highlighting
potential
use
one
two
mechanistically
distinct
reactions.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: April 5, 2023
Abstract
Chiral
sulfones
are
recurrent
motifs
in
pharmaceuticals
and
bioactive
molecules.
Although
chemical
methods
have
been
developed
to
afford
α‐
or
β‐
chiral
sulfones,
these
protocols
rely
heavily
on
the
pre‐synthesis
of
structurally
complicated
starting
materials
metal
complexes.
Herein,
we
described
a
photoenzymatic
approach
for
radical‐mediated
stereoselective
hydrosulfonylation.
Engineered
variants
ene
reductases
provide
efficient
biocatalysts
this
transformation,
enabling
achieve
series
β‐chiral
sulfonyl
compounds
with
high
yields
(up
92
%)
excellent
e.r.
values
99
:
1).