Epoxidation of Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Double Bonds by Dioxirane Reagent: Regioselectivity and Lipid Supramolecular Organization
✍ Scribed by Stanislav A. Grabovskiy; Natalia N. Kabal'nova; Chryssostomos Chatgilialoglu; Carla Ferreri
- Book ID
- 102253787
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 89
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0018-019X
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
The use of dimethyldioxirane (DMD) as the epoxidizing agent for polyunsaturated fatty acids was investigated. With fatty acid methyl esters, this is a convenient method for avoiding acidic conditions, using different solvents, and simplifying the isolation procedures, with less contamination due to by‐products. The reagent was also tested with free fatty acids in water. In this case, the supramolecular organization of fatty acids influenced the reaction outcome, and the epoxidation showed interesting regioselective features. The CC bonds closest to the aqueous‐micelle interface is the most favored for the interaction with dimethyldioxirane. The preferential epoxidation of linoleic acid (= (9__Z__,12__Z__)‐octadeca‐9,12‐dienoic acid) to the 9,10‐monoepoxy derivative was achieved, with a high yield and 65% regioselectivity. In case of arachidonic acid (= (5__Z__,8__Z__,11__Z__,14__Z__)‐eicosa‐5,8,11,14‐tetraenoic acid) micelles, the regioselective outcome with formation of the four possible monoepoxy isomers was studied under different conditions. It resulted to be a convenient synthesis of ‘cis‐5,6‐epoxyeicosatrienoic acid’ (= 3‐[(2__Z__,5__Z__,8__Z__)‐tetradeca‐2,5,8‐trienyl]oxiran‐2‐butanoic acid), whereas in reverse micelles, epoxidation mostly gave ‘cis‐14,15‐epoxyeicosatrienoic acid (= (5__Z__,8__Z__,11__Z__)‐13‐(3‐pentyloxiran‐2‐yl)trideca‐5,8,11‐trienoic acid).