Synfacts 2018; 14(04): 0419
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1609367
Organo- and Biocatalysis
© Georg Thieme Verlag Stuttgart · New York

Chemoenzymatic Distal C–H Hydroxylation

Contributor(s):
Benjamin List
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Grigory A. Shevchenko
Zwick III CR. Renata H. * The Scripps Research Institute, Jupiter, USA
Remote C‒H Hydroxylation by an α-Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase Enables Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Manzacidin C and Proline Analogs.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018;
140: 1165-1169
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Publication History

Publication Date:
15 March 2018 (online)

 

Significance

Zwick and Renata report the chemoenzymatic hydroxylation of the δ-position of aliphatic amino acids. By using an α-ketoglutarate-dependent dioxygenase, the desired products could usually be obtained in high yield and with high selectivity. This novel methodology was applied to the formal total synthesis of manzacidin C and proline analogues.


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Comment

C–H bond functionalization of distal bonds within amino acids represents a major challenge in organic synthesis. Transition-metal-catalyzed systems are typically limited to functionalization of the β-position whereas the δ-position can be functionalized by Hofmann–Löffler–Freytag-type reactions.


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