Cooperative effects between arginine and glutamic acid in the amino acid catalyzed aldol reaction

Catalysis of the aldol reaction between cyclohexanone and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde by mixtures of L-Arg and of L-Glu in wet DMSO takes place with higher enantioselectivity (up to a seven-fold enhancement in the anti- aldol for the 1:1 mixture) than that observed when either L-Glu or L-Arg alone are used...

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Autores: Valero González, Guillem, Moyano i Baldoire, Albert
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/107935
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/107935
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Aminoàcids
Catàlisi
Química supramolecular
Àcid glutàmic
Quiralitat
Amino acids
Catalysis
Supramolecular chemistry
Glutamic acid
Chirality
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Sumario:Catalysis of the aldol reaction between cyclohexanone and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde by mixtures of L-Arg and of L-Glu in wet DMSO takes place with higher enantioselectivity (up to a seven-fold enhancement in the anti- aldol for the 1:1 mixture) than that observed when either L-Glu or L-Arg alone are used as the catalysts. These results can be explained by the formation of a catalytically active hydrogen-bonded complex between both amino acids, and demonstrate the possibility of positive cooperative effects in catalysis by two different α-amino acids. Chirality