Mechanochemo-enzymatic Synthesis of Aromatic Aldehyde Oxime Esters

The synthesis of aromatic aldehyde oxime esters (considered fragrances, antifungal and antimicrobial compounds) was achieved by two reactions which combine the advantage of green chemistry and biocatalysis. In the first step, the mechanochemical oxime synthesis by means of grindstone milling of six...

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Published in:Natural Product Communications
Main Authors: Arthur-Santiago, Margarita A., Oliart-Ros, Rosa María, Sánchez-Otero, María G., Valerio-Alfaro, Gerardo
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publications 2018
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1801300723
http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1934578X1801300723
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Summary:The synthesis of aromatic aldehyde oxime esters (considered fragrances, antifungal and antimicrobial compounds) was achieved by two reactions which combine the advantage of green chemistry and biocatalysis. In the first step, the mechanochemical oxime synthesis by means of grindstone milling of six solid aromatic aldehydes and hydroxylamine hydrochloride in the presence of Florisil R , as the best support, yielded the aromatic aldehyde oximes 1–6 with high purity and good yields. In the second step the lipase catalyzed acetylation reaction at 40°C for three days of those oximes with vinyl and isopropenyl acetates as acyl donor substrates and ethyl acetate as the solvent, yielded the aromatic aldehyde oxime esters. With Candida antarctica lipase (Novozyme 435), the conversions of oximes 1–6 into their esters were ≥ 99% according to the 1 H NMR results and it was the best biocatalyst compared with others such as Candida rugosa (CRL), porcine pancreas lipase and the recombinant lipase LipMatCCR11 from the thermophilic strain Geobacillus thermoleovorans CCR11 cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3), all of which showed lower yields.