Resolution of 2-methylalkanoic esters: Enantioselective aminolysis by (R)-1-phenylethylamine of ethyl 2-methyloctanoate catalysed by lipase B from Candida antarctica

Autor: Carin Vörde, Hans-Erik Högberg, Erik Hedenström
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 7:1507-1513
ISSN: 0957-4166
DOI: 10.1016/0957-4166(96)00170-x
Popis: Enantiomerically pure ( R )-1-phenylethylamine and ethyl rac -2-methyloctanoate in the presence of lipase from Candidada antarctica (Novozym 435) reacted to give ( R )-2-methyloctanoic ( R )-1-phenylethylamide as the predominant diastereomer of 30 – 40% de at ≈ 100% conversion. Ethyl rac -2-methyldecanoate and ethyl rac -2-methylhexanoate gave similar results. The diastereomeric excess was almost constant from 0% – 100% conversion probably due to epimerisation of the α-carbon of the acyl moiety under the reaction conditions. The diastereomeric amides were obtained pure after liquid chromatography.
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