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GB2399816A - A catalyst/reagent composition comprising a poly-amino acid catalyst and an epoxidation reagent and its use in asymmetric epoxidation reactions - Google Patents

A catalyst/reagent composition comprising a poly-amino acid catalyst and an epoxidation reagent and its use in asymmetric epoxidation reactions Download PDF

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GB2399816A
GB2399816A GB0306931A GB0306931A GB2399816A GB 2399816 A GB2399816 A GB 2399816A GB 0306931 A GB0306931 A GB 0306931A GB 0306931 A GB0306931 A GB 0306931A GB 2399816 A GB2399816 A GB 2399816A
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Abstract

A process for the asymmetric epoxidation of a , b -unsaturated carbonyl or sulfonyl compounds comprises providing, in the absence of an aqueous phase, a catalyst/reagent composition comprising a poly-amino acid catalyst which encapsulates an epoxidation reagent, contacting the catalyst/reagent compsition with an a , b -unsaturated carbonyl or sulfonyl compound under conditions effective to provide at least partial asymmetric epoxidation and recovering the resulting asymmetric epoxide. The catalyst is preferably polyleucine, polyalanine or polyneopentylglycine and the epoxidation reagent is preferably a peroxide, perchlorate or perborate. Catalyst/reagent compositions for use in epoxidation reactions comprise, in the absence of an aqueous phase, a poly-amino acid encapsulating an epoxidation reagent and/or comprise the formula (Leu)n(H2O2)xn(H2O)yn where x is preferably 2-300 and y is 1-1000. A process for preparing such catalyst/reagent compositions comprises contacting the poly-amino acid with an aqueous phase comprising the epoxidation agent under conditions to cause the epoxidation reagent to be encapsulated by the poly-amino acid and then separating the resulting catalyst/reagent composition from the aqueous phase. The aqueous phase may comprise the epoxidation reagent in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.

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PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF ASYMMETRIC EPOXIDES AND
CATALYTIC COMPOSITION FOR USE THEREIN
This invention relates a process for the production of asymmetric epoxides and to a catalytic composition for use therein. The process of the invention is especially applicable to chemical reactions involving the asymmetric epoxidation of a,,8- unsaturated carbonyl or sulphonyl compounds, such as oe,'-unsaturated ketones, esters and ketoesters.
The transformation of a,,8-unsaturated ketones to epoxy ketones using hydrogen peroxide as the epoxidation reagent is known as the WeitzScheffer reaction. This reaction has been the subject of considerable interest due to the asymmetric variants that can be produced from the reaction. The functional applications of epoxy ketones are diverse but include use in the manufacture of pharmaceutical intermediates generally, and the so-called Statin drug intermediates in particular.
Julia and Colonna developed the use of polyalanine or polyleucine as a catalyst for epoxidation of a,,8-unsaturated ketones, the conditions for the epoxidation reaction consisting of aqueous hydrogen peroxide containing sodium hydroxide, a water immiscible organic solvent such as hexane or toluene and an insoluble poly (amino acid) catalyst (Band, S. et aL, (1984) Tetrahedron 40, 5207). The reaction mixture is triphasic, comprising an aqueous phase, an organic phase and an insoluble polyamino acid phase. One problem with this procedure is that the catalyst forms a viscous paste that greatly reduces the filtering speed and makes it difficult to recover the catalyst after the reaction. Such reduction in filtration speed makes the procedure

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1. A process for the asymmetric epoxidation of a,,B-unsaturated carbonyl or sulphonyl compounds comprising: providing, in the absence of an aqueous phase, a catalyst/reagent composition comprising a poly-amino acid catalyst effective for catalysing the asymmetric epoxidation reaction, the poly-amino acid catalyst encapsulating an epoxidation reagent effective for epoxidation of a,3-unsaturated carbonyl or sulphonyl compounds; contacting the catalyst/reagent composition with an,- unsaturated carbonyl or sulphonyl compound substrate under conditions effective to provide at least partial asymmetric epoxidation of the substrate by the epoxidation reagent, and recovering the resulting asymmetric epoxide.
2. A process accordlug to claim 1 wherein the catalyst is selected from the following group: polyleucine. polyalanine and polyneopentylglycine.
3. A process according to claim 2 wherein the catalyst is poly-(L-leucine) or poly-(D-leucine).
4. A process according to any one of claims I to 3 wherein the epoxidation reagent is selected from peroxides, perchlorates, and perforates.
5. A process according to claim 4 wherein the epoxidation reagent is hydrogen peroxide.
6. A process according to any one of claims I to 5 wherein the epoxidation reaction proceeds in the presence of an organic solvent.
7. A process according to claim 6 wherein the solvent is selected from toluene, dichloromethane, hexane and tetrabydrofuran. - 17
8. A process according to any one of claims l to 7 providing a desired asymmetric epoxide product in significant enantiomeric excess with respect to its enantiomer, for example an enantiomeric excess of at least about 80%, preferably at least about 85%, more preferably at least about 90% and most preferably at least about 95% or more.
9. A catalyst/reagent composition for use in epoxidation reactions comprising, in the absence of an aqueous phase, a poly-amino acid encapsulating an epoxidation reagent.
10. A catalystlreagent composition for use in epoxidation reactions comprising the following formula, (Leu)n (H2O2)xn (H2O)yn.
I 1. A catalyst/reagent composition for use in epoxidation reactions as described in claim 10, wherein x is in the range of 2-300 and y is in the range of 1- 1 000.
12. Use of a catalystlreagent composition according to any one of claims 9 to 11 in a process according to any one of claims 1 to 11.
13. A process for preparing a catalystlreagent composition according to any one of claims 9 to 11 comprising contacting the poly-amino acid with an aqueous phase comprising the epexidation reagent under conditions effective to cause the epoxidation reagent to be encapsulated by the polyamino acid, and subsequently separating the resulting catalyst reagent composition from the aqueous phase.
14. A process according to claim 13 comprising mixing the poly-amino acid catalyst with an aqueous phase comprising the epoxidation reagent in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst, and subsequently removing the aqueous phase. - 18
15. A process for the asymmetric epoxidation of a,-unsaturated carbonyl or sulphonyl compounds, the process comprising the steps of: forming a catalyst reagent pre-mixture comprising: an aqueous phase containing an oxidising agent, an insoluble phase containing a poly-amino acid catalyst and an organic phase containing a solvent; removing the aqueous phase from the mixture to form a catalyst reagent composition; contacting the catalyst reagent composition with an a,,B-unstaurated carbonyl or sulphonyl compound substrate; incubating the substrate in the catalyst reagent composition; recovering an asymmetric epoxide from the catalyst mixture; and optionally using the catalyst mixture again for further epexidation reactions.
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