A biocatalytic cascade for the amination of unfunctionalised cycloalkanes

Org Biomol Chem. 2017 Nov 29;15(46):9790-9793. doi: 10.1039/c7ob02569f.

Abstract

Here we describe a one-pot, three-enzyme, cascade involving a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase, an alcohol dehydrogenase and a reductive aminase for the synthesis of secondary amines from cycloalkanes. Amine product concentrations of up to 19.6 mM were achieved. The preparative scale amination of cyclohexane was also demonstrated with a space-time yield of 2 g L-1 d-1.