Chemoenzymatic Stereoselective Synthesis of <i>trans</i>-Flavan-4-ols via Lipase-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolutions
Flavan-4-ols are a subclass of flavonoids that are present in complex molecules with application in the industrial sector as pigments, antioxidants, or antimitotics, among many others. The most traditional way to achieve their synthesis is from naturally abundant flavanones, asymmetric transfer hydr...
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MDPI AG
2021
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| Sumario: | Flavan-4-ols are a subclass of flavonoids that are present in complex molecules with application in the industrial sector as pigments, antioxidants, or antimitotics, among many others. The most traditional way to achieve their synthesis is from naturally abundant flavanones, asymmetric transfer hydrogenation reactions or bioreduction being well known strategies, while their preparation from racemic flavan-4-ols has been less explored. In this article, we have focused on the synthesis of a series of <i>trans</i>-flavan-4-ols bearing different substitution patterns in the aromatic ring to explore later the potential of lipases as biocatalysts for stereoselective acylation reactions. Therefore, a series of flavanones have been chemically prepared, starting from the corresponding benzaldehydes by aldol condensation with 2′-hydroxyacetophenone in a strongly basic medium, and later transformed into the corresponding racemic <i>trans</i>-flavan-4-ols following a carbonyl reduction, Mitsunobu reaction, and ester deprotection sequence. A screening of lipases and optimization of the reaction conditions for the stereoselective acylation of racemic 2-phenylchroman-4-ol were performed before expanding the best reaction conditions to the kinetic resolution of other 2-arylchroman-4-ols. Interestingly, the combination of AK lipase from <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> as enzyme and vinyl acetate as both acyl donor and solvent allowed the performance of highly asymmetric transformations (<i>E</i> > 200, 50–99% <i>ee<sub>S</sub></i> and >99% <i>ee<sub>P</sub></i>) under mild reaction conditions (30 °C and 250 rpm). |
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