title: Fluorescence-based screening of asymmetric acylation catalysts through parallel enantiomer analysis. Identification of a catalyst for tertiary alcohol resolution.
abstract: A technique for high-throughput screening of kinetic resolution catalysts is reported. The method relies on carrying simultaneous kinetic resolutions in a multiwell plate format wherein each well contains a unique catalyst and a small amount of a pH-activated fluorescent sensor (3). By conducting experiments such that each catalyst is evaluated in parallel in the presence of each isolated enantiomer, an indication of catalyst activity is obtained on a per enantiomer basis. Catalysts that are highly active for one enantiomer but modestly active for another are then reevaluated in conventional kinetic resolutions. From these screens, a highly selective (k(rel) = 46) pentapeptide (4) was obtained for a model secondary alcohol (1). In addition, peptide 10 was found to afford excellent selectivities (k(rel) > 20) for a number of alcohol substrates (9a-9f) in the traditionally challenging tertiary class.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Merkert Chemistry Center, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts 02467-3860, USA.
authors.forename: E R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Jarvo
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: G T
authors.initials: GT
authors.lastname: Copeland
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D002384:Catalysis; D005453:Fluorescence; D008968:Molecular Conformation
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols