Racemization amides

I.I.I.3.3.2.I. Alkylation of Acyclic Amides Racemic Acyclic Amides... 

Spherical shape and narrow particle size distribution are the two key factors for a good HPLC stationary phase. Very recently, Zhang et al. present a chiral MOF with an average particle size of 5 pm for the HPLC separation of alcohol, ketone, flavone, phenol, base, and amide racemates. Ten racemates were well-separated on a 25-cm long MOF column with excellent selectivity. The stereoselectivity likely resulted from the interaction of the analytes with the inner pore space of MOF, which has the most appropriate size and steric fit. Besides, the dispersion, dipole-dipole, and hydrogen-bonding forces which come from the mobile phase may also play significant roles in chiral separation. These results show that chiral MOFs are practicable for HPLC enantioseparation. 

The synthesis of dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP4) inhibitor, Saxagliptin 32 (Figure 11.8) required (5S)-5-aminocarbonyl-4,5-dihydro-lH-pyrrole-l-carboxylicacid,l-( 1,1-dimethyl ethyl)-ester 33 [82-84], Direct chemical am-monolyses were hindered by the requirement for aggressive reaction conditions, which resulted in unacceptable levels of amide racemization and side-product... 

Even in the optical resolution of amino acid amides with these new enzymes, the theoretical yield of the synthesis of one of the enantiomers of amino acids cannot exceed 50%. If amino acid amide-racemizing enz5mies (racemase) existed, it may be possible to synthesize chiral amino acids through the racemization of amino acid amides (Figure 19.4). 

Two groups recently achieved in silico identification for ACL racemases by identifying Lys241 as a key amino acid residue [27, 28]. ACL and amino acid amide-racemizing activities were detected among tens of candidates [27]. These newly discovered ACL racemases may be useful for chiral amino acid synthesis by dynamic kinetic resolution and for determining the xmknown physiological functions of ACL racemases. 

Although every resolution process is intrinsically hampered by a maximum yield of 50%, racemization of the unwanted isomer can lead to 100% yield. For the aminoamidase process this can easily be done via racemization of the benzaldehyde Schiff base of the D-amide under basic conditions (Scheme 4) [17]. Since the separation of the L-acid and the D-amide proceeds via Schiff base formation of the amide, racemization can be performed without any additional step. Evidently, if the required products are D-amino acid (amides), the L-acid can of course also be recycled via this route (after formation of the L-amide). 

This procedure is restricted mainly to aminodicarboxyhc acids or diaminocarboxyhc acids. In the case of neutral amino acids, the amino group or carboxyl group must be protected, eg, by A/-acylation, esterification, or amidation. This protection of the racemic amino acid and deprotection of the separated enantiomers add stages to the overall process. Furthermore, this procedure requires a stoichiometric quantity of the resolving agent, which is then difficult to recover efficiendy. Practical examples of resolution by this method have been pubUshed (50,51). 

Enzymatic Method. L-Amino acids can be produced by the enzymatic hydrolysis of chemically synthesized DL-amino acids or derivatives such as esters, hydantoins, carbamates, amides, and acylates (24). The enzyme which hydrolyzes the L-isomer specifically has been found in microbial sources. The resulting L-amino acid is isolated through routine chemical or physical processes. The D-isomer which remains unchanged is racemized chemically or enzymatically and the process is recycled. Conversely, enzymes which act specifically on D-isomers have been found. Thus various D-amino acids have been... 

Appllca.tlons. MCA is used for the resolution of many classes of chiral dmgs. Polar compounds such as amines, amides, imides, esters, and ketones can be resolved (34). A phenyl or a cycloalkyl group near the chiral center seems to improve chiral selectivity. Nonpolar racemates have also been resolved, but charged or dissociating compounds are not retained on MCA. Mobile phases used with MCA columns include ethanol and methanol. 

Diethylphosphoryl cyanide 3 as a reagent lor amide bond lormation and applicallon to peptide synthesis tree ol racemization. 

This amide, readily formed from an amine and the anhydride or enzymatically using penicillin amidase, is readily cleaved by penicillin acylase (pH 8.1, A -methylpyrrolidone, 65-95% yield). This deprotection procedure works on peptides, phosphorylated peptides, and oligonucleotides, as well as on nonpeptide substrates. The deprotection of racemic phenylacetamides with penicillin acylase can result in enantiomer enrichment of the cleaved amine and the remaining amide. An immobilized form of penicillin G acylase has been developed. ... 

Treatment of the appropriate pipecolic amide 396 with NEta afforded optically active or racemic perhydropyrido[l,2-a]pyrazine-l,4-dione (397) (97USP5703072). (9a5)-Perhydropyrido[l,2-a]pyrazin-3-one (400) was obtained by cyclization of piperidine 398, and the catalytic hydrogenation of quaternary salt 399 over Pd/C (99H(51)2065). 

Most of the reactions applied to amines can also be transferred to alcohols (Eig. 7-5). One large group of chiral alcohols are the (i-adrenoreceptor blockers, for which a variety of derivatization agents was developed. One highly versatile reagent for the separation of (i-blockers is A-[(2-isothiocyanato)cyclohexyl]3,5-dinitrobenzoyl-amide (DDITC) [11]. Alternatively, unichiral drugs such as (3-blockers or (S)-naproxen [12] may be used in a reciprocal approach to derivatize racemic amine compounds. 

Macaudiere et al. first reported the enantiomeric separation of racemic phosphine oxides and amides on native cyclodextrin-based CSPs under subcritical conditions [53]. The separations obtained were indicative of inclusion complexation. When the CO,-methanol eluent used in SFC was replaced with hexane-ethanol in LC, reduced selectivity was observed. The authors proposed that the smaller size of the CO, molecule made it less likely than hexane to compete with the analyte for the cyclodextrin cavity. 

The original procedure for the trifluoroacetylation of amino acids used trifluoroacetic anhydride [Acetic acid, trifluoro-, anhydride].4 This reagent, although inexpensive and readily available, has certain disadvantages it is a highly reactive compound and thus has caused undesired reactions such as the cleavage of amide or peptide bonds,5 unsymmetrical anhydrides are formed between the newly formed A-trifluoroacetylamino acids and the by-product trifluoroacetic acid, and excess trifluoroacetic anhydride has caused racemization of asymmetric centers. 

Photodriven reactions of Fischer carbenes with alcohols produces esters, the expected product from nucleophilic addition to ketenes. Hydroxycarbene complexes, generated in situ by protonation of the corresponding ate complex, produced a-hydroxyesters in modest yield (Table 15) [103]. Ketals,presumably formed by thermal decomposition of the carbenes, were major by-products. The discovery that amides were readily converted to aminocarbene complexes [104] resulted in an efficient approach to a-amino acids by photodriven reaction of these aminocarbenes with alcohols (Table 16) [105,106]. a-Alkylation of the (methyl)(dibenzylamino)carbene complex followed by photolysis produced a range of racemic alanine derivatives (Eq. 26). With chiral oxazolidine carbene complexes optically active amino acid derivatives were available (Eq. 27). Since both enantiomers of the optically active chromium aminocarbene are equally available, both the natural S and unnatural R amino acid derivatives are equally... 

Asano et al. have developed an approach for the synthesis of D-amino acids through DKR using a two-enzyme system [55]. They had previously reported the discovery of new D-stereospecific hydrolases that can be applied to KR of racemic amino acid amides to yield D-amino acids. Combination of a D-stereospedfic hydrolase with an amino acid amide racemase allows performing DKR of i-amino acid amides yielding enantiomerically pure D-amino acids in excellent yields (Figure 4.29). 

The main application of the enzymatic hydrolysis of the amide bond is the en-antioselective synthesis of amino acids [4,97]. Acylases (EC 3.5.1.n) catalyze the hydrolysis of the N-acyl groups of a broad range of amino acid derivatives. They accept several acyl groups (acetyl, chloroacetyl, formyl, and carbamoyl) but they require a free a-carboxyl group. In general, acylases are selective for i-amino acids, but d-selective acylase have been reported. The kinetic resolution of amino acids by acylase-catalyzed hydrolysis is a well-established process [4]. The in situ racemization of the substrate in the presence of a racemase converts the process into a DKR. Alternatively, the remaining enantiomer of the N-acyl amino acid can be isolated and racemized via the formation of an oxazolone, as shown in Figure 6.34. 

Racemic a-amino amides and a-hydroxy amides have been hydrolyzed enantio-selectively by amidases. Both L-selective and o-selective amidases are known. For example, a purified L-selective amidase from Ochrobactrum anthropi combines a very broad substrate specificity with a high enantioselectivity on a-hydrogen and a,a-disubstituted a-amino acid amides, a-hydroxyacid amides, and a-N-hydroxya-mino acid amides [102]. A racemase (a-amino-e-caprolactam racemase, EC 5.1.1.15) converts the o-aminopeptidase-catalyzed hydrolysis of a-amino acid amides into a DKR (Figure 6.38) [103]. 

Irimescu and Kato have recently described an interesting example of enzymatic KR in ionic liquids instead of organic solvents (Scheme 7.4) [12]. The resolution with CALB is based on the fact that the reaction equilibrium was shifted toward the amide synthesis by the removal of water under reduced pressure. Nonsolvent systems have been also employed in this enantioselective amidation processes, reacting racemic amines with aliphatic acids. The best reaction conditions for the conversion of acids to amides was observed using CALB at 90 °C under vacuum. Meanwhile, no... 

The resolution of racemic ethyl 2-chloropropionate with aliphatic and aromatic amines using Candida cylindracea lipase (CCL) [28] was one of the first examples that showed the possibilities of this kind of processes for the resolution of racemic esters or the preparation of chiral amides in benign conditions. Normally, in these enzymatic aminolysis reactions the enzyme is selective toward the (S)-isomer of the ester. Recently, the resolution ofthis ester has been carried out through a dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) via aminolysis catalyzed by encapsulated CCL in the presence of triphenylphosphonium chloride immobilized on Merrifield resin (Scheme 7.13). This process has allowed the preparation of (S)-amides with high isolated yields and good enantiomeric excesses [29]. 

The enzymatic KR between racemic amines and nonactivated esters using a lipase as biocatalyst is shown in Scheme 7.15. In the same manner as in the transesterification of secondary alcohols, this process fits Kazlauskas rule [32], where normally if the large group (L) has larger priority than medium group (M), the (R)-amide is obtained. In general, major size differences between both groups result in better enantios-electivities ( ). 

For this reaction, CALB catalyzes the amidation between a racemic P-hydroxyester and racemic amines, leading to the corresponding amide with very high enantiomeric and diastereomeric excesses. Besides, the remaining ester and amine are recovered from the reaction media, also showing good enantiomeric excesses. By this method, three enantioenriched interesting compounds are obtained from an easy one-step reaction. 

For example, the racemic thioester 57 was placed in contact with a certain optically active amide. After 28 days the solution contained 89% of one enantiomer and 11% of the other. To effect the deracemization two conditions are necessary (1) the enantiomers must complex differently with... 

The method is not restricted to secondary aryl alcohols and very good results were also obtained for secondary diols [39], a- and S-hydroxyalkylphosphonates [40], 2-hydroxyalkyl sulfones [41], allylic alcohols [42], S-halo alcohols [43], aromatic chlorohydrins [44], functionalized y-hydroxy amides [45], 1,2-diarylethanols [46], and primary amines [47]. Recently, the synthetic potential of this method was expanded by application of an air-stable and recyclable racemization catalyst that is applicable to alcohol DKR at room temperature [48]. The catalyst type is not limited to organometallic ruthenium compounds. Recent report indicates that the in situ racemization of amines with thiyl radicals can also be combined with enzymatic acylation of amines [49]. It is clear that, in the future, other types of catalytic racemization processes will be used together with enzymatic processes. 

Recently, Backvall et al. reported that a p-methoxy derivative of dirutheitium complex 1 racemizes benzyl amines at 90-100°C in toluene and the DKRs using it were achieved successfully (Scheme 5). More than ten benzylic amines were transformed to the corresponding amides with good yields and high ee. ... 

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