Ketones, catalytic mechanism

The X-ray structure of 33F12 revealed that the catalytic mechanisms of this antibody is significantly dependent on LysH93, which initiates catalysis hy forming a stable covalent conjugated enamine with the ketone substrate that becomes the aldol donor. 

Brady KD, Giegel DA, Grinnell C et al (1999) A catalytic mechanism for caspase-1 and for bimodal inhibition of caspase-1 by activated aspartic ketones. Bioorg Med Chem 7 621-631... 

Comprehensive Biological Catalysis—a Mechanistic Reference Volume has recently been published. The fiiU contents list (approximate number of references in parentheses) is as follows S-adenosylmethionine-dependent methyltransferases (110) prenyl transfer and the enzymes of terpenoid and steroid biosynthesis (330) glycosyl transfer (800) mechanism of folate-requiring enzymes in one-carbon metabohsm (260) hydride and alkyl group shifts in the reactions of aldehydes and ketones (150) phosphoenolpyruvate as an electrophile carboxyvinyl transfer reactions (140) physical organic chemistry of acyl transfer reactions (220) catalytic mechanisms of the aspartic proteinases (90) the serine proteinases (135) cysteine proteinases (350) zinc proteinases (200) esterases and lipases (160) reactions of carbon at the carbon dioxide level of oxidation (390) transfer of the POj group (230) phosphate diesterases and triesterases (160) ribozymes (70) catalysis of tRNA aminoacylation by class I and class II aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (220) thio-disulfide exchange of divalent sulfirr (150) and sulfotransferases (50). 

Promise is held in MPV reactions carried out under catalytic conditions. Instead of, for example, stoichiometric amounts of aluminum as the metal ion activator, catalytic quantities of complexes of rhodium and iridium can sometimes be used to bring about the same reactions. Although the catalytic mechanisms have not been established, postulation of the usual six-membered transition state in the critical step of hydride transfer appears reasonable. The strongly basic conditions of the MPV reaction are avoided. Reductions of aryl ketones (69 equation 30) using (excess) isopropyl alcohol as hydrogen donor and at partial conversions have led to the formation of alcohol (70) in modest enantiomeric excesses with various chiral ligands. " ... 

Linney, L. P., Self, C. R., Williams, I. H. Computational elucidation of the catalytic mechanism for ketone reduction by an oxazaborolidine-borane adduct. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1994,1651-1652. 

There are, however, clear stereomechanistic differences between these two classes of enzyme-catalyzed reactions. The Claisen-type condensations uniformly involve inversion of configuration at the a-carbon of the esteratic substrate, involving C-C bond formation at either the re or the si face of the ketonic or aldehydic substrate (Table VII) (196-211). Moreover, neither Schiff bases nor metal ions have been directly implicated in the catalytic mechanisms of these enzymes. Unlike the aldolases, these enzymes do not catalyze rapid enolization of the nucleophilic substrate in the absence of the second substrate. Inversion of configuration suggests that at least two catalytic groups, perhaps operating in concert, facilitate C-C bond formation. Physicochemical measurements on citrate synthase are consistent with this interpretation of inversion of configuration. 

The catalytic mechanism of the ATH of ketones using Fe(ll)-complex 170 was clarified by the spectroscopic detection of Fe(II)-amide and Fe(ll)-hydride intermediates (Fig. 54). The reaction of complex 170 with two equivalents of t-BuOK generates a mixture of amido-enamido isomers 170a which are highly active species for ATH. The amine-enamido-hydiide complex 170b is formed upon the... 

Remarkably, HMG/CHA aldolase, as 4-hydroxy-2-keto-4-methyl glutarate aldolase (EC 4.1.3.17) [88, 89], utilizes a ketone (i.e., 1 or 38) as acceptor, an activity that has not been exploited synthetically. Insighfs info fhe active site and catalytic mechanism are reported by Wang et al, which will facilitate efforts for its development as a potential biocatalyst [87]. 

Intermolecular direct C(3)-alkenylation of indoles using palladium(II) as catalyst and oxygen as the oxidant has been achieved. The reaction shows complete regio- and stereo-selectivity all products are ii-isomers at the C(3)-position, and no Z-isomers or 2-substituted products are detected. Aerobic a, -dehydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones is catalysed by Pd(TFA)2/4,5-diazafluorenone. The cleavage of a-C-H bond of the ketone has been identified as the turnover-limiting step of the catalytic mechanism. ... 

A mixture of an acid anhydride and a ketone is saturated with boron trifluoride this is followed by treatment with aqueous sodium acetate. The quantity of boron trifluoride absorbed usually amounts to 100 mol per cent, (based on total mola of ketone and anhydride). Catalytic amounts of the reagent do not give satisfactory results. This is in line with the observation that the p diketone is produced in the reaction mixture as the boron difluoride complex, some of which have been isolated. A reasonable mechanism of the reaction postulates the conversion of the anhydride into a carbonium ion, such as (I) the ketone into an enol type of complex, such as (II) followed by condensation of (I) and (II) to yield the boron difluoride complex of the p diketone (III) ... 

There are at least two mechanisms available for aziridine cis-trans isomerism. The first is base-catalyzed and proceeds via an intermediate carbanion (235). The second mechanism can be either thermally or photochemically initiated and proceeds by way of an intermediate azomethine ylide. The absence of a catalytic effect and interception of the 1,3-dipole intermediate provide support for this route. A variety of aziridinyl ketones have been found to undergo equilibration when subjected to base-catalyzed conditions (65JA1050). In most of these cases the cis isomer is more stable than the trans. Base-catalyzed isotope exchange has also been observed in at least one molecule which lacks a stabilizing carbonyl group (72TL3591). 

The term Knoevenagel reaction however is used also for analogous reactions of aldehydes and ketones with various types of CH-acidic methylene compounds. The reaction belongs to a class of carbonyl reactions, that are related to the aldol reaction. The mechanism is formulated by analogy to the latter. The initial step is the deprotonation of the CH-acidic methylene compound 2. Organic bases like amines can be used for this purpose a catalytic amount of amine usually suffices. A common procedure, that uses pyridine as base as well as solvent, together with a catalytic amount of piperidine, is called the Doebner modification of the Knoevenagel reaction. 

The mechanism of catalytic hydrogenation of aldehydes and ketones is probably similar to that of Reaction 15-11, though not much is known about it. " ... 

The above-postulated overall mechanism considers two alternative pathways depending on the nature of the acetylene derivative. Region A outlines a proposal in which the formation of the a-complex intermediate is supported by the fact that the treatment of aliphatic terminal acetylenes with FeCl3 led to 2-chloro-l-alkenes or methyl ketones (Scheme 12). The catalytic cycle outlined in region B invoked the formation of the oxetene. Any attempt to control the final balance of the obtained... 

The catalytic alcohol racemization with diruthenium catalyst 1 is based on the reversible transfer hydrogenation mechanism. Meanwhile, the problem of ketone formation in the DKR of secondary alcohols with 1 was identified due to the liberation of molecular hydrogen. Then, we envisioned a novel asymmetric reductive acetylation of ketones to circumvent the problem of ketone formation (Scheme 6). A key factor of this process was the selection of hydrogen donors compatible with the DKR conditions. 2,6-Dimethyl-4-heptanol, which cannot be acylated by lipases, was chosen as a proper hydrogen donor. Asymmetric reductive acetylation of ketones was also possible under 1 atm hydrogen in ethyl acetate, which acted as acyl donor and solvent. Ethanol formation from ethyl acetate did not cause critical problem, and various ketones were successfully transformed into the corresponding chiral acetates (Table 17). However, reaction time (96 h) was unsatisfactory. 

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