Flavin–cyclodextrin conjugates: effect of the structure on the catalytic activity in enantioselective sulfoxidations

TitleFlavin–cyclodextrin conjugates: effect of the structure on the catalytic activity in enantioselective sulfoxidations
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsHartman T, Herzig V, Buděšínský M, Jindřich J, Cibulka R, Kraus T
JournalTetrahedron: Asymmetry
Volume23
Issue22–23
Pagination1571 - 1583
Date Published2012/12/15/
ISBN Number0957-4166
AbstractA series of flavin–cyclodextrin conjugates has been prepared and tested in the enantioselective oxidations of prochiral aromatic and aliphatic sulfides with hydrogen peroxide. The newly prepared conjugates contain isoalloxazinium or alloxazinium moieties attached to the primary rim of α- and β-cyclodextrins at the C-6 positions. In addition, flavinium units were attached to the secondary rim of the β-cyclodextrin macrocycle. The relationship between the structural features and the catalytic performance of the conjugates, including those recently reported by us, was analyzed. The rate and enantioselectivity of the sulfoxidations catalyzed by flavin–cyclodextrin conjugates are influenced mainly by the size of the cyclodextrin cavity, the type of flavin unit (alloxazine or isoalloxazine), and by the relative orientation of the flavin and cyclodextrin moieties.
URLhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957416612005289
Short TitleTetrahedron: Asymmetry
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