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Nagy S, Richter D, Dargó G, Orbán B, Gémes G, Höltzl T, Garádi Z, Fehér Z, Kupai J. Cinchona-Based Hydrogen-Bond Donor Organocatalyst Metal Complexes: Asymmetric Catalysis and Structure Determination. ChemistryOpen 2024; 13:e202300180. [PMID: 38189585 PMCID: PMC11004460 DOI: 10.1002/open.202300180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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In this study, we describe the synthesis of cinchona (thio)squaramide and a novel cinchona thiourea organocatalyst. These catalysts were employed in pharmaceutically relevant catalytic asymmetric reactions, such as Michael, Friedel-Crafts, and A3 coupling reactions, in combination with Ag(I), Cu(II), and Ni(II) salts. We identified several organocatalyst-metal salt combinations that led to a significant increase in both yield and enantioselectivity. To gain insight into the active catalyst species, we prepared organocatalyst-metal complexes and characterized them using HRMS, NMR spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations (B3LYP-D4/def2-TZVP), which allowed us to establish a structure-activity relationship.
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- Sándor Nagy
- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
- Euroapi Hungary Kft.Tó utca 1–51045BudapestHungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
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- ELKH-BME Computation Driven Chemistry Research GroupDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
- Furukawa Electric Institute of TechnologyKésmárk utca 28/A1157BudapestHungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
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- ELKH-BME Computation Driven Chemistry Research GroupDepartment of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
- Furukawa Electric Institute of TechnologyKésmárk utca 28/A1157BudapestHungary
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- Department of PharmacognosySemmelweis UniversityÜllői út. 261085BudapesHungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
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- Department of Organic Chemistry and TechnologyBudapest University of Technology and EconomicsMűegyetem rkp. 31111BudapestHungary
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Recent Advances in Asymmetric Synthesis of Pyrrolidine-Based Organocatalysts and Their Application: A 15-Year Update. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28052234. [PMID: 36903480 PMCID: PMC10005811 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28052234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023] Open
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In 1971, chemists from Hoffmann-La Roche and Schering AG independently discovered a new asymmetric intramolecular aldol reaction catalyzed by the natural amino acid proline, a transformation now known as the Hajos-Parrish-Eder-Sauer-Wiechert reaction. These remarkable results remained forgotten until List and Barbas reported in 2000 that L-proline was also able to catalyze intermolecular aldol reactions with non-negligible enantioselectivities. In the same year, MacMillan reported on asymmetric Diels-Alder cycloadditions which were efficiently catalyzed by imidazolidinones deriving from natural amino acids. These two seminal reports marked the birth of modern asymmetric organocatalysis. A further important breakthrough in this field happened in 2005, when Jørgensen and Hayashi independently proposed the use of diarylprolinol silyl ethers for the asymmetric functionalization of aldehydes. During the last 20 years, asymmetric organocatalysis has emerged as a very powerful tool for the facile construction of complex molecular architectures. Along the way, a deeper knowledge of organocatalytic reaction mechanisms has been acquired, allowing for the fine-tuning of the structures of privileged catalysts or proposing completely new molecular entities that are able to efficiently catalyze these transformations. This review highlights the most recent advances in the asymmetric synthesis of organocatalysts deriving from or related to proline, starting from 2008.
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Némethová V, Krištofíková D, Mečiarová M, Šebesta R. Asymmetric Organocatalysis Under Mechanochemical Conditions. CHEM REC 2023:e202200283. [PMID: 36703542 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Asymmetric organocatalysis is a robust methodology providing access to numerous valuable compounds while having green chemistry principles in mind. The realization of organocatalytic transformation under solvent-free mechanochemical conditions brings additional benefits in terms of yields, selectivities, and, last but not least overall improved sustainability. This overview describes developments in the use of mechanochemistry as a vehicle for asymmetric organocatalytic transformations. The material is organized according to main catalytic activation modes, starting with covalent activation and proceeding to non-covalent activation modes. The advantages of mechanochemical organocatalytic reactions are particularly highlighted, but in some cases also, limitations are mentioned. Possibilities for target compound synthesis are also discussed.
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- Viktória Némethová
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Sun LZ, Yang X, Li NN, Li M, Ouyang Q, Xie JB. Rhodium-Catalyzed Ring Expansion of Azetidines via Domino Conjugate Addition/N-Directed α-C(sp 3)-H Activation. Org Lett 2022; 24:1883-1888. [PMID: 35266389 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A facile synthetic method for 4-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3-carboxylates is developed, with a rhodium-catalyzed ring expansion strategy from readily available 2-(azetidin-3-ylidene) acetates and aryl boronic acids. Mechanistic investigations suggest a novel domino "conjugate addition/N-directed α-C(sp3)-H activation" process. The asymmetric catalytic synthesis of the 4-aryl-4,5-dihydropyrrole-3-carboxylate is realized by using QuinoxP* (91-97% ee). The synthetic utility of this protocol is demonstrated by the synthesis of 3,4-disubstituted or 2,3,4-trisubstituted pyrrolidines with excellent diastereoselectivities.
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- Ling-Zhi Sun
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing 400038, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Natural Products & Chemical Biology, College of Chemistry & Pharmacy, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Kupai J, Dargó G, Nagy S, Kis D, Bagi P, Mátravölgyi B, Tóth B, Huszthy P, Drahos L. Application of Proline-Derived (Thio)squaramide Organocatalysts in Asymmetric Diels–Alder and Conjugate Addition Reactions. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1719886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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AbstractThe synthesis of chiral proline-derived squaramide and thiosquaramide organocatalysts, which are capable of the dual activation in asymmetric reactions is reported. The (thio)squaramide moiety can form hydrogen bonds to activate the substrates and to stereocontrol the reaction, while the pyrrolidine unit can form enamines to activate carbonyl compounds via aminocatalysis. Comparing the performance of thiosquaramide to squaramide, the Diels–Alder reaction of (anthracen-9-yl)acetaldehyde and trans-β-nitrostyrene was examined, which has been investigated in the literature using quantum chemical calculations. Both squaramide and thiosquaramide gave excellent yields (up to 99%) and enantiomeric excess values (up to 98%). Moreover, their catalytic performance was compared in conjugate addition of lawsone to β,γ-unsaturated α-keto ester.
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- József Kupai
- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Inorganic & Analytical Chemistry, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- Department of Organic Chemistry & Technology, Budapest University of Technology & Economics
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- MS Proteomics Research Group, Research Centre for Natural Sciences
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Díaz-Salazar H, Jiménez EI, Vallejo Narváez WE, Rocha-Rinza T, Hernández-Rodríguez M. Bifunctional squaramides with benzyl-like fragments: analysis of CH⋯π interactions by a multivariate linear regression model and quantum chemical topology. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo01610a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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A multivariate linear regression model and quantum chemical topology are used for the quantitative description of non-covalent interactions in the transition state of the Michael addition catalyzed by bifunctional squaramides.
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- Howard Díaz-Salazar
- Instituto de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Circuito Exterior
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Circuito Exterior
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Circuito Exterior
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Mexico
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- Instituto de Química
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
- Circuito Exterior
- Ciudad Universitaria
- Mexico
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Sathish M, Nachtigall FM, Santos LS. Bifunctional thiosquaramide catalyzed asymmetric reduction of dihydro-β-carbolines and enantioselective synthesis of (-)-coerulescine and (-)-horsfiline by oxidative rearrangement. RSC Adv 2020; 10:38672-38677. [PMID: 35517527 PMCID: PMC9057260 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra07705d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tetrahydro-β-carboline (THBC) is a tricyclic ring system that can be found in a large number of bioactive alkaloids. Herein, we report a simple and efficient method for the synthesis of enantiopure THBCs through a chiral thiosquaramide (11b) catalyzed imine reduction of dihydro-β-carbolines (17a-f). The in situ generated Pd-H employed as hydride source in the reaction of differently substituted chiral THBCs (18a-f) afforded high selectivities (R isomers, up to 96% ee) and good isolated yields (up to 88%). Moreover, the chiral thiosquaramide used also afforded exceptional catalyst activity in the syntheses of (-)-coerulescine (5) and (-)-horsfiline (6) with excellent enantioselectivities up to 98% and 93% ee, respectively, via an enantioselective oxidative rearrangement approach.
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- Manda Sathish
- Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis, Chemistry Institute of Natural Resources, Universidad de Talca Casilla 747 3460000 Talca Chile
- Núcleo Científico Multidisciplinario-DI, Universidad de Talca Casilla 747 3460000 Talca Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Químicas Aplicadas, Universidad Autónoma de Chile Talca 3467987 Chile
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- Laboratory of Asymmetric Synthesis, Chemistry Institute of Natural Resources, Universidad de Talca Casilla 747 3460000 Talca Chile
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Rodriguez L, Fišera R, Gaálová B, Koči K, Bujdáková H, Mečiarová M, Górová R, Jurdáková H, Šebesta R. Synthesis of Chiral 3,4-Disubstituted Pyrrolidines with Antibacterial Properties. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- SYNKOLA Ltd.; Ilkovičova 6 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Comenius University in Bratislava; 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Comenius University in Bratislava; 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Comenius University in Bratislava; Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Comenius University in Bratislava; 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Institute of Chemistry; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Comenius University in Bratislava; 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry; Faculty of Natural Sciences; Comenius University in Bratislava; Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6 84215 Bratislava Slovakia
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