A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones
Chiral cyclopropane rings are key pharmacophores in pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products, making libraries of these building blocks a valuable resource for drug discovery and development campaigns. Here, we report the development of a chemoenzymatic strategy for the stereoselective assembl...
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ftsmithonian:oai:figshare.com:article/13645815 2023-05-15T18:26:40+02:00 A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones Donggeon Nam (10036518) Viktoria Steck (3915986) Robert J. Potenzino (10036521) Rudi Fasan (1307055) 2021-01-26T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09504.s001 unknown https://figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/A_Diverse_Library_of_Chiral_Cyclopropane_Scaffolds_via_Chemoenzymatic_Assembly_and_Diversification_of_Cyclopropyl_Ketones/13645815 doi:10.1021/jacs.0c09504.s001 CC BY-NC 4.0 CC-BY-NC Biophysics Biochemistry Pharmacology Biotechnology Ecology Marine Biology Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Cyclopropyl Ketones Chiral cyclopro. substrate diazoketone carbene donor reagent scaffold chemoenzymatic drug discovery Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds α- alkyl diazoketone derivatives diversification molecule collection sperm whale myoglobin Text Journal contribution 2021 ftsmithonian https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.0c09504.s001 2021-02-03T08:59:20Z Chiral cyclopropane rings are key pharmacophores in pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products, making libraries of these building blocks a valuable resource for drug discovery and development campaigns. Here, we report the development of a chemoenzymatic strategy for the stereoselective assembly and structural diversification of cyclopropyl ketones, a highly versatile yet underexploited class of functionalized cyclopropanes. An engineered variant of sperm whale myoglobin is shown to enable the highly diastereo- and enantioselective construction of these molecules via olefin cyclopropanation in the presence of a diazoketone carbene donor reagent. This biocatalyst offers a remarkably broad substrate scope, catalyzing this reaction with high stereoselectivity across a variety of vinylarene substrates as well as a range of different α-aryl and α-alkyl diazoketone derivatives. Chemical transformation of these enzymatic products enables further diversification of these molecules to yield a collection of structurally diverse cyclopropane-containing scaffolds in enantiopure form, including core motifs found in drugs and natural products as well as novel structures. This work illustrates the power of combining abiological biocatalysis with chemoenzymatic synthesis for generating collections of optically active scaffolds of high value for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. Other Non-Article Part of Journal/Newspaper Sperm whale Unknown |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Pharmacology Biotechnology Ecology Marine Biology Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Cyclopropyl Ketones Chiral cyclopro. substrate diazoketone carbene donor reagent scaffold chemoenzymatic drug discovery Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds α- alkyl diazoketone derivatives diversification molecule collection sperm whale myoglobin |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Pharmacology Biotechnology Ecology Marine Biology Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Cyclopropyl Ketones Chiral cyclopro. substrate diazoketone carbene donor reagent scaffold chemoenzymatic drug discovery Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds α- alkyl diazoketone derivatives diversification molecule collection sperm whale myoglobin Donggeon Nam (10036518) Viktoria Steck (3915986) Robert J. Potenzino (10036521) Rudi Fasan (1307055) A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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Biophysics Biochemistry Pharmacology Biotechnology Ecology Marine Biology Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified Cyclopropyl Ketones Chiral cyclopro. substrate diazoketone carbene donor reagent scaffold chemoenzymatic drug discovery Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds α- alkyl diazoketone derivatives diversification molecule collection sperm whale myoglobin |
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Chiral cyclopropane rings are key pharmacophores in pharmaceuticals and bioactive natural products, making libraries of these building blocks a valuable resource for drug discovery and development campaigns. Here, we report the development of a chemoenzymatic strategy for the stereoselective assembly and structural diversification of cyclopropyl ketones, a highly versatile yet underexploited class of functionalized cyclopropanes. An engineered variant of sperm whale myoglobin is shown to enable the highly diastereo- and enantioselective construction of these molecules via olefin cyclopropanation in the presence of a diazoketone carbene donor reagent. This biocatalyst offers a remarkably broad substrate scope, catalyzing this reaction with high stereoselectivity across a variety of vinylarene substrates as well as a range of different α-aryl and α-alkyl diazoketone derivatives. Chemical transformation of these enzymatic products enables further diversification of these molecules to yield a collection of structurally diverse cyclopropane-containing scaffolds in enantiopure form, including core motifs found in drugs and natural products as well as novel structures. This work illustrates the power of combining abiological biocatalysis with chemoenzymatic synthesis for generating collections of optically active scaffolds of high value for medicinal chemistry and drug discovery. |
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Donggeon Nam (10036518) Viktoria Steck (3915986) Robert J. Potenzino (10036521) Rudi Fasan (1307055) |
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Donggeon Nam (10036518) Viktoria Steck (3915986) Robert J. Potenzino (10036521) Rudi Fasan (1307055) |
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A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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A Diverse Library of Chiral Cyclopropane Scaffolds via Chemoenzymatic Assembly and Diversification of Cyclopropyl Ketones |
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diverse library of chiral cyclopropane scaffolds via chemoenzymatic assembly and diversification of cyclopropyl ketones |
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