A variety of biaryl polyketides exhibit remarkable bioactivities. However, their synthetic accessibility is often challenging. Herein, the enantioselective preparation and synthetic application of an axially chiral 2,2'-biphenol building block is outlined that represents a common motif of these intriguing natural products. Based on the highly regioselective and scalable bromination of a phenol precursor, a coupling process by Lipshutz cuprate oxidation was developed. A copper-mediated deracemization strategy proved to be superior to derivatization or kinetic resolution approaches. Key steps in the overall building block synthesis were rationalized through DFT studies. Utilizing the 2,2'-biphenol, a highly diastereoselective five step synthesis of formerly unknown (+)-di-epi-gonytolide A was developed, thus showcasing the building block's general potential for the synthesis of natural products and their derivatives. En route, the first enantioselective construction of a chromone dimer intermediate was established.
Lichtinduzierte Prozesse effizient nutzen – Catenane und neue Kohlenstoffallotrope – komplexe Naturstoffe, einfache Wirkstoffe – Enzyme, Proteine und mehr, zusammengestellt von 26 Autoren, koordiniert von Jan Paradies.
Screening for an interesting biocatalyst and its subsequent kinetic characterization depends on a reliable activity assay. In this work, a fluorometric assay based on the halogenation of 4‐methyl‐7‐diethylamino‐coumarin was established to monitor haloperoxidase‐activity. Since haloperoxidases utilize hydrogen peroxide and halide ions to halogenate a broad range of substrates by releasing hypohalous acids, a direct quantification of haloperoxidase‐activity remains difficult. With the system presented here, 3‐bromo‐4‐methyl‐7‐diethylaminocoumarin is preferentially formed and monitored by fluorescence measurements. As starting material and product share similar spectroscopical properties, a two‐dimensional calibration ap‐proach was utilized to allow for quantification of each compound within a single measurement. To validate the system, the two‐dimensional Michaelis‐Menten kinetics of a vanadium‐dependent chloroperoxidase from
Curvularia inaequalis
were recorded, yielding the first overall kinetic parameters for this enzyme. With limits of detection and quantification in the low μ
m
range, this assay may provide a reliable alternative system for the quantification of haloperoxidase‐activity.
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