Volume 123, Issue 45 pp. 10900-10903
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A Simple Enantioconvergent and Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Optically Active α-Substituted Amides

Dr. Wiktor Szymański

Dr. Wiktor Szymański

Center for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

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Alja Westerbeek

Alja Westerbeek

Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

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Prof. Dr. Dick B. Janssen

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Dick B. Janssen

Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

Dick B. Janssen, Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

Ben L. Feringa, Center for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

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Prof. Dr. Ben L. Feringa

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Ben L. Feringa

Center for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

Dick B. Janssen, Department of Biochemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

Ben L. Feringa, Center for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen (The Netherlands)

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First published: 16 September 2011
Citations: 6

We thank Theodora Tiemersma-Wegman and Monique Smith for their technical assistance with HPLC and GC analyses.

Graphical Abstract

Einfach und effizient: Die Kombination einer enzymatischen, enantioinvertierenden Reaktion mit einfachen Folgeprozessen ermöglicht die Umwandlung racemischer Verbindungen in chirale α-substituierte Amide (siehe Bild; Ms=Methansulfonyl). Diese wichtigen Bausteine werden in hoher Gesamtausbeute und mit hohem Enantiomerenüberschuss erhalten; die entfallende Aufreinigung der Intermediate führt zu einem zeit- und kosteneffizienten Prozess.

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