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@PHDTHESIS{Ganardi:1047601,
author = {Ganardi, Ruth Christine},
title = {{L}ipase-catalyzed kinetic resolution: {S}ynthesis and
application of axially chiral biphenols},
volume = {51},
school = {Düsseldorf},
type = {Dissertation},
address = {Jülich},
publisher = {Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Zentralbibliothek, Verlag},
reportid = {FZJ-2025-04404},
isbn = {978-3-95806-854-4},
series = {Bioorganische Chemie an der Heinrich-Heine-Universität im
Forschungszentrum Jülich},
pages = {423},
year = {2025},
note = {Dissertation, Düsseldorf, 2025},
abstract = {In this work, the atroposelective synthesis of
tetra-ortho-substituted biphenols was studied. The focus was
on the construction and application of the important
2,2′-biphenol building block 1, which represents a common
motif of various aromatic polyketide dimers (Figure 1).
Central aspects of this study were the enzymatic kinetic
resolution for the isolation of enantiopure biphenol 1 and
the application of the biphenol building block 1 in the
total synthesis of dimeric polyketides. Figure 1 Structure
of 2,2′-biphenol building block rac-1 and target natural
products: γ-binaphthopyrones 2–3 and bicoumarins 4–5.
The challenging construction of the sterically hindered
2,2′-biphenol building block rac‑1 was performed and
discussed, based on the reaction procedures of Greb et
al.[1, 2] Therefore, racemic homocouplings via Lipshutz
coupling and Miyaura borylation Suzuki coupling (MBSC) were
compared, leading to the isolation of the axially chiral
biphenol rac‑1 in overall $50\%$ yield over eight steps
starting from commercially available starting material. The
atroposelective transformation of the racemic biphenol
substrate rac‑1 was investigated by an enzyme screening of
hydrolases. A scalable enzymatic kinetic resolution method
was established by applying commercially available Candida
rugosa lipase (CRL) for the atroposelective hydrolysis of
biphenyl dipropionate. Optimization of this reaction system
revealed the major influence of the diester’s fatty acid
chain length and the choice of the solvent system on the
enzyme’s selectivity and activity. In addition to the
established resolution method, investigations were carried
out to evaluate the applicability of the enzymatic kinetic
resolution on a biphenol substrate scope. The aim was to
study the influence of the substitution pattern on the
enzyme’s activity and selectivity. In order to address a
broader substrate scope, the homocoupling via directed
ortho-metalation was investigated. This eliminated the need
for regioselective bromination. A homocoupling via directed
ortho-cupration (DOC) using an organoamidocuprate was used
for the isolation of biphenyl products in yields up to
$64\%.$ Yet, this method proved to exhibit different
regioselectivities depending on the substitution pattern. In
summary, a dedicated library of eight axially chiral
biphenols were obtained, which were used in the
CRL-catalyzed resolution under the optimized conditions. The
results of the enzymatic kinetic resolution showed that the
choice of the para-substituents had a minor effect on the
enzyme’s activity $(47–58\%)$ and selectivity
$(79–>99\%$ ee). In contrast, the orthosubstituents had a
major effect on the enzyme’s activity and selectivity and
resulted in a drop of conversion and selectivity. Finally,
the isolated enantiopure biphenol 1 was applied in the total
synthesis of dimeric polyketides. Here, the total syntheses
towards γ-binaphthopyrones ustilaginoidin A (2) and F (3)
were investigated (Figure 1). The key step in this approach
is the annulation reaction with the electrophilic pyrone.
The first total synthesis of the γ-naphthopyrone monomer of
ustilaginoidin F (3) was achieved with a total yield of
$49\%$ in two steps. The optimized conditions for the
synthesis of the γ-naphthopyrone monomer were transferred
on the total synthesis of dimeric ustilaginoidin F (3).
However, bidirectional Myers’ annulation proved to be
rather challenging and led only to mono-annulation. At last,
the axially chiral bicoumarins (M)-isokotanin A (4) and
(P)-isokotanin C (5) were chosen as alternative targets
(Figure 1). Upon utilization of the enantiopure biphenol 1
in the developed synthesis route, enantiopure (M)-isokotanin
A (4) was successfully obtained in $11\%$ overall yield over
eight steps. Compared to known asymmetric routes, the
combination of the metal-catalyzed homocoupling and the
enzymatic resolution enables a scalable and more efficient
method towards a common intermediate in the synthetic
pathway with a reduction of hazardous chemicals.},
cin = {IBOC},
cid = {I:(DE-Juel1)IBOC-20090406},
pnm = {2172 - Utilization of renewable carbon and energy sources
and engineering of ecosystem functions (POF4-217)},
pid = {G:(DE-HGF)POF4-2172},
typ = {PUB:(DE-HGF)3 / PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
doi = {10.34734/FZJ-2025-04404},
url = {https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/1047601},
}