Asymmetric phosphorylation through catalytic P(III) phosphoramidite transfer: enantioselective synthesis of D-myo-inositol-6-phosphate

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Nov 30;107(48):20620-4. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1001111107. Epub 2010 May 3.

Abstract

Despite the ubiquitous use of phosphoramidite chemistry in the synthesis of biophosphates, catalytic asymmetric phosphoramidite transfer remains largely unexplored for phosphate ester synthesis. We have discovered that a tetrazole-functionalized peptide, in the presence of 10-Å molecular sieves, functions as an enantioselective catalyst for phosphite transfer. This chemistry in turn has been used as the key step in a streamlined synthesis of myo-inositol-6-phosphate. Mechanistic insights implicate phosphate as a directing group for a highly selective kinetic resolution of a protected inositol monophosphate. This work represents a distinct and efficient method for the selective catalytic phosphorylation of natural products.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Biocatalysis*
  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Inositol Phosphates / chemical synthesis*
  • Inositol Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Inositol Phosphates / metabolism
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / chemistry
  • Organophosphorus Compounds / metabolism*
  • Phosphorylation
  • Stereoisomerism

Substances

  • Indicators and Reagents
  • Inositol Phosphates
  • Organophosphorus Compounds
  • phosphoramidite