Issue 8, 2023

Peroxidase-induced C–N bond formation via nitroso ene and Diels–Alder reactions

Abstract

The formation of new carbon–nitrogen bonds is indisputably one of the most important tasks in synthetic organic chemistry. Here, nitroso compounds offer a highly interesting reactivity that complements traditional amination strategies, allowing for the introduction of nitrogen functionalities via ene-type reactions or Diels–Alder cycloadditions. In this study, we highlight the potential of horseradish peroxidase as biological mediator for the generation of reactive nitroso species under environmentally benign conditions. Exploiting a non-natural peroxidase reactivity, in combination with glucose oxidase as oxygen-activating biocatalyst, aerobic activation of a broad range of N-hydroxycarbamates and hydroxamic acids is achieved. Thus both intra- and intermolecular nitroso-ene as well as nitroso-Diels–Alder reactions are performed with high efficiency. Relying on a commercial and robust enzyme system, the aqueous catalyst solution can be recycled over numerous reaction cycles without significant loss of activity. Overall, this green and scalable C–N bond-forming strategy enables the production of allylic amides and various N-heterocyclic building blocks utilizing only air and glucose as sacrificial reagents.

Graphical abstract: Peroxidase-induced C–N bond formation via nitroso ene and Diels–Alder reactions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 Dec 2022
Accepted
07 Mar 2023
First published
21 Mar 2023
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Green Chem., 2023,25, 3166-3174

Peroxidase-induced C–N bond formation via nitroso ene and Diels–Alder reactions

C. Jäger, B. J. Gregori, J. A. S. Aho, M. Hallamaa and J. Deska, Green Chem., 2023, 25, 3166 DOI: 10.1039/D2GC04827B

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