A Chemical‐Biological Relay Catalytic Method for the Synthesis of ( E )‐2‐Cyanoacrylamides Based on the Catalysis of Amorphous Porphyrin‐MOFs and Nitrile Hydratase

The combination of the catalytic power of amorphous metal‐organic frameworks (aMOFs) and biocatalysis has greatly boosted the development of novel synthetic strategies due to its functional diversity and stereospecificity. 2‐Cyanoacrylamides are important building blocks for many biologically active molecules. Herein, we described a chemical‐biological relay catalytic method to access ( E )‐2‐cyanoacrylamides based on the catalysis of amorphous porphyrin‐MOFs SPUZ‐1 and whole cells of Rhodococcus rhodochrous (nitrile hydratase). The approach was proved to be simple and efficient, and the highest conversion was up to 99%