Protoglobin-Catalyzed Formation of cis-Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Cyclopropanes by Carbene Transfer

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Trifluoromethyl-substituted cyclopropanes (CF3 -CPAs) constitute an important class of compounds for drug discovery. While several methods have been developed for synthesis of trans-CF3 -CPAs, stereoselective production of corresponding cis-diastereomers remains a formidable challenge. We report a biocatalyst for diastereo- and enantio-selective synthesis of cis-CF3 -CPAs with activity on a variety of alkenes. We found that an engineered protoglobin from Aeropyrnum pernix (ApePgb) can catalyze this unusual reaction at preparative scale with low-to-excellent yield (6-55 %) and enantioselectivity (17-99 % ee), depending on the substrate. Computational studies revealed that the steric environment in the active site of the protoglobin forced iron-carbenoid and substrates to adopt a pro-cis near-attack conformation. This work demonstrates the capability of enzyme catalysts to tackle challenging chemistry problems and provides a powerful means to expand the structural diversity of CF3 -CPAs for drug discovery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:62

Enthalten in:

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) - 62(2023), 4 vom: 23. Jan., Seite e202208936

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schaus, Lucas [VerfasserIn]
Das, Anuvab [VerfasserIn]
Knight, Anders M [VerfasserIn]
Jimenez-Osés, Gonzalo [VerfasserIn]
Houk, K N [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Borràs, Marc [VerfasserIn]
Arnold, Frances H [VerfasserIn]
Huang, Xiongyi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2465-56-7
Biocatalysis
Carbene
Carbenes
Cyclopropanes
Journal Article
Methane
OP0UW79H66
Organofluorines
Protoglobins
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 18.01.2023

Date Revised 24.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/anie.202208936

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM350457484