Upp, David M.; Huang, Rui; Li, Ying; Bultman, Max J.; Roux, Benoit; Lewis, Jared C. published their research in Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in 2021. The article was titled 《Engineering Dirhodium Artificial Metalloenzymes for Diazo Coupling Cascade Reactions》.Formula: C9H9BrO2 The article contains the following contents:
Artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) are commonly used to control the stereoselectivity of catalytic reactions, but controlling chemoselectivity remains challenging. In this study, we engineer a dirhodium ArM to catalyze diazo cross-coupling to form an alkene that, in a one-pot cascade reaction, is reduced to an alkane with high enantioselectivity (typically >99% ee) by an alkene reductase. The numerous protein and small mol. components required for the cascade reaction had minimal effect on ArM catalysis. Directed evolution of the ArM led to improved yields and E/Z selectivities for a variety of substrates, which translated to cascade reaction yields. MD simulations of ArM variants were used to understand the structural role of the cofactor on ArM conformational dynamics. These results highlight the ability of ArMs to control both catalyst stereoselectivity and chemoselectivity to enable reactions in complex media that would otherwise lead to undesired side reactions. In the experimental materials used by the author, we found Benzyl 2-bromoacetate(cas: 5437-45-6Formula: C9H9BrO2)
Benzyl 2-bromoacetate(cas: 5437-45-6) belongs to benzyl acetate. Benzyl acetate is an aromatic chemical, usually appearing as a clear liquid with a moderate sweet-jasmine fragrance. This compound appears as a component of some of our fragrance blends.Formula: C9H9BrO2
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