Model Studies for the Coenzyme‐B12‐Catalyzed Methylmalonyl→Succinyl Rearrangement. The Importance of Hydrophobic Peripheral Associations

The interaction between a vitamin B12 derivative containing a peripheral C18 alkyl chain (see 1a) and a (methyl)thiomalonate substrate bearing alkyl chains of various length at the thioester group (see 5) was investigated. A catalytic cycle was established for the methylmalonylsuccinyl rearrangement by using electrochemistry and photolysis (see Scheme 3). Increased yields of the succinate relative to the reduction product were obtained (2:3 ratio), when the reaction was run in MeOH/H2O, and when both the substrate and the catalyst had an octadecyl substituent capable of hydrophobic interactions.

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