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Williams TL, Taily IM, Hatton L, Berezin AA, Wu YL, Moliner V, Świderek K, Tsai YH, Luk LYP. Secondary Amine Catalysis in Enzyme Design: Broadening Protein Template Diversity through Genetic Code Expansion. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403098. [PMID: 38545954 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Secondary amines, due to their reactivity, can transform protein templates into catalytically active entities, accelerating the development of artificial enzymes. However, existing methods, predominantly reliant on modified ligands or N-terminal prolines, impose significant limitations on template selection. In this study, genetic code expansion was used to break this boundary, enabling secondary amines to be incorporated into alternative proteins and positions of choice. Pyrrolysine analogues carrying different secondary amines could be incorporated into superfolder green fluorescent protein (sfGFP), multidrug-binding LmrR and nucleotide-binding dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR). Notably, the analogue containing a D-proline moiety demonstrated both proteolytic stability and catalytic activity, conferring LmrR and DHFR with the desired transfer hydrogenation activity. While the LmrR variants were confined to the biomimetic 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH) as the hydride source, the optimal DHFR variant favorably used the pro-R hydride from NADPH for stereoselective reactions (e.r. up to 92 : 8), highlighting that a switch of protein template could broaden the nucleophile option for catalysis. Owing to the cofactor compatibility, the DHFR-based secondary amine catalysis could be integrated into an enzymatic recycling scheme. This established method shows substantial potential in enzyme design, applicable from studies on enzyme evolution to the development of new biocatalysts.
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- Thomas L Williams
- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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- BioComp Group, Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- BioComp Group, Institute of Advanced Materials (INAM), Universitat Jaume I, 12071, Castelló, Spain
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- Institute of Molecular Physiology, Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Gaoke International Innovation Center, Guangming District, 518132, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- School of Chemistry and Cardiff Catalysis Institute, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, United Kingdom
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Brusa A, Iapadre D, Casacchia ME, Carioscia A, Giorgianni G, Magagnano G, Pesciaioli F, Carlone A. Acetaldehyde in the Enders triple cascade reaction via acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal. Beilstein J Org Chem 2023; 19:1243-1250. [PMID: 37674523 PMCID: PMC10477997 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.19.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 08/09/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023] Open
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Asymmetric organocatalyzed multicomponent reactions represent an important toolbox in the field of organic synthesis to build complex scaffolds starting from simple starting materials. The Enders three-component cascade reaction was a cornerstone in the field and a plethora of organocatalyzed cascade reactions followed. However, acetaldehyde was not shown as a successful reaction partner, probably because of its high reactivity. Herein, we report the Enders-type cascade reaction using acetaldehyde dimethyl acetal, as a masked form of acetaldehyde. This strategy directly converts acetaldehyde, nitroalkenes and enals into stereochemically dense cyclohexenals in good yield and excellent enantioselectivity.
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- Alessandro Brusa
- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
- IUSS Scuola Universitaria Superiore di Pavia, Palazzo del Broletto, Piazza della Vittoria, 15, 27100, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Università degli Studi dell’Aquila, via Vetoio, 67100, L’Aquila, Italy
- INSTM, Consorzio Nazionale per la Scienza e Tecnologia dei Materiali, RU L’Aquila, Italy
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Costa AM, Castro-Alvarez A, Vilarrasa J, Fillot D. Computational Comparison of the Stability of Iminium Ions and Salts from Enals and Pyrrolidine Derivatives (Aminocatalysts). European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Anna M. Costa
- Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Química: Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Quimica Organic Chemistry Section Av. Diagonal 645 08028 Barcelona SPAIN
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- Universidad de la Frontera Facultad de Medicina Ciencias Preclínicas Av. Alemania 0458 4810296 Temuco CHILE
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- Universitat de Barcelona Organic Chemistry Section, Fac. Quimica Av. Diagonal 645 08028 Barcelona SPAIN
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- Universidad de Barcelona Facultad de Química: Universitat de Barcelona Facultat de Quimica Organic Chemistry Section (Dep. Quim. Inorg. i Org.) Diagonal 645 08028 Barcelona SPAIN
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Maliekal PJ, Gulvi N, Badani PM. Role of non-covalent interactions in deciding the fate of product formation in bifunctional thiourea-assisted chiral organic reactions. Theor Chem Acc 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-022-02902-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Costa AM, Cascales V, Castro-Alvarez A, Vilarrasa J. Computational Study of the Stability of Pyrrolidine-Derived Iminium Ions: Exchange Equilibria between Iminium Ions and Carbonyl Compounds. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:18247-18258. [PMID: 35694469 PMCID: PMC9178767 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The tendency of carbonyl compounds to form iminium ions by reaction with pyrrolidine or chiral pyrrolidine derivatives (in other words, the relative stability to hydrolysis of these iminium ions) has been computationally examined, mainly using the M06-2X/6-311+G(d,p) method. We have thus obtained the equilibrium positions for R-CH=O + CH2=CH-CH=N+R2* → R-CH=N+R2* + CH2=CH-CH=O reactions and for related exchanges. In these exchanges, there is a transfer of a secondary amine between two carbonyl compounds. Their relative energies may be used to predict which iminium species can be predominantly formed when two or more carbonyl groups are present in a reaction medium. In the catalytic Michael additions of nucleophiles to iminium ions arising from conjugated enals, dienals, and trienals, if the formation of the new Nu-C bond is favorable, the chances of amino-catalyzed reactions to efficiently proceed, with high conversions, depend on the calculated energy values for these exchange equilibria, where the iminium tetrafluoroborates of the adducts (final iminium intermediates) must be more prone to hydrolysis than the initial iminium tetrafluoroborates. The density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicate that the MacMillan catalysts and related oxazolidinones are especially suitable in this regard.
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Nödling AR, Santi N, Castillo R, Lipka-Lloyd M, Jin Y, Morrill LC, Świderek K, Moliner V, Luk LYP. The role of streptavidin and its variants in catalysis by biotinylated secondary amines. Org Biomol Chem 2021; 19:10424-10431. [PMID: 34825690 PMCID: PMC8652411 DOI: 10.1039/d1ob01947c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Here, we combine the use of host screening, protein crystallography and QM/MM molecular dynamics simulations to investigate how the protein structure affects iminium catalysis by biotinylated secondary amines in a model 1,4 conjugate addition reaction. Monomeric streptavidin (M-Sav) lacks a quaternary structure and the solvent-exposed reaction site resulted in poor product conversion in the model reaction with low enantio- and regioselectivities. These parameters were much improved when the tetrameric host T-Sav was used; indeed, residues at the symmetrical subunit interface were proven to be critical for catalysis through a mutagenesis study. The use of QM/MM simulations and the asymmetric dimeric variant D-Sav revealed that both Lys121 residues which are located in the hosting and neighboring subunits play a critical role in controlling the stereoselectivity and reactivity. Lastly, the D-Sav template, though providing a lower conversion than that of the symmetric tetrameric counterpart, is likely a better starting point for future protein engineering because each surrounding residue within the asymmetric scaffold can be refined for secondary amine catalysis.
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- Alexander R Nödling
- School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, 12071, Spain.
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
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- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, 12071, Spain.
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica, Universitat Jaume I, Castellón, 12071, Spain.
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK.
- Cardiff Catalysis Institute, School of Chemistry, Main Building, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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- Zeynep Dilşad Susam
- Department of Chemistry Middle East Technical University Dumlupınar Bulvarı, No. 1 06800 Çankaya, Ankara Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry Middle East Technical University Dumlupınar Bulvarı, No. 1 06800 Çankaya, Ankara Turkey
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Long MJC, Wang L, Aye Y. Getting the Right Grip? How Understanding Electrophile Selectivity Profiles Could Illuminate Our Understanding of Redox Signaling. Antioxid Redox Signal 2020; 33:1077-1091. [PMID: 31578876 PMCID: PMC7583342 DOI: 10.1089/ars.2019.7894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Significance: Electrophile signaling is coming into focus as a bona fide cell signaling mechanism. The electrophilic regulation occurs typically through a sensing event (i.e., labeling of a protein) and a signaling event (the labeling event having an effect of the proteins activity, association, etc.). Recent Advances: Herein, we focus on the first step of this process, electrophile sensing. Electrophile sensing is typically a deceptively simple reaction between the thiol of a protein cysteine, of which there are around 200,000 in the human proteome, and a Michael acceptor, of which there are numerous flavors, including enals and enones. Recent data overall paint a picture that despite being a simple chemical reaction, electrophile sensing is a discerning process, showing labeling preferences that are often not in line with reactivity of the electrophile. Critical Issues: With a view to trying to decide what brings about highly electrophile-reactive protein cysteines, and how reactive these sensors may be, we discuss aspects of the thermodynamics and kinetics of covalent/noncovalent binding. Data made available by several laboratories indicate that it is likely that specific proteins exhibit highly stereo- and chemoselective electrophile sensing, which we take as good evidence for recognition between the electrophile and the protein before forming a covalent bond. Future Directions: We propose experiments that could help us gain a better and more quantitative understanding of the mechanisms through which sensing comes about. We further extoll the importance of performing more detailed experiments on labeling and trying to standardize the way we assess protein-specific electrophile sensing.
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- Marcus J C Long
- 47 Pudding Gate, Bishop Burton, Beverley East Riding of Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland
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Shu C, Liu H, Slawin AMZ, Carpenter-Warren C, Smith AD. Isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective Michael addition of N-heterocyclic pronucleophiles to α,β-unsaturated aryl esters. Chem Sci 2019; 11:241-247. [PMID: 34040717 PMCID: PMC8133005 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc04303a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective Michael addition of 3-aryloxindole and 4-substituted-dihydropyrazol-3-one pronucleophiles to α,β-unsaturated p-nitrophenyl esters is reported. This process generates products containing two contiguous stereocentres, one quaternary, in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities (>30 examples, up to > 95 : 5 dr and 99 : 1 er). This protocol harnesses the multifunctional ability of p-nitrophenoxide to promote effective catalysis. In contrast to previous methodologies using tertiary amine Lewis bases, in which the pronucleophile was used as the solvent, this work allows bespoke pronucleophiles to be used in stoichiometric quantities. The isothiourea-catalysed enantioselective Michael addition of 3-aryloxindole and 4-substituted-dihydropyrazol-3-one pronucleophiles to α,β-unsaturated p-nitrophenyl esters is reported.![]()
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- Chang Shu
- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK
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- EaStCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews North Haugh, St Andrews Fife KY16 9ST UK
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Ragavendran V, Muthunatesan S, Santhanam V, Arsic B. Synthesis and characterization of cinnamylidene acetone – A study on tuning of band gap by vibrational spectroscopic tools. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2019.02.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Mudithanapelli C, Dhorma LP, Kim MH. PIFA-Promoted, Solvent-Controlled Selective Functionalization of C(sp2)–H or C(sp3)–H: Nitration via C–N Bond Cleavage of CH3NO2, Cyanation, or Oxygenation in Water. Org Lett 2019; 21:3098-3102. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b00751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Chandrashekar Mudithanapelli
- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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- Gachon Institute of Pharmaceutical Science & Department of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Gachon University, 191 Hambakmoeiro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21936, Republic of Korea
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Putatunda S, Alegre-Requena JV, Meazza M, Franc M, Rohal'ová D, Vemuri P, Císařová I, Herrera RP, Rios R, Veselý J. Proline bulky substituents consecutively act as steric hindrances and directing groups in a Michael/Conia-ene cascade reaction under synergistic catalysis. Chem Sci 2019; 10:4107-4115. [PMID: 31015949 PMCID: PMC6457335 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc05258a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
In this study, we report a highly stereoselective and versatile synthesis of spiro pyrazolones, promising motifs that are being employed as pharmacophores. The new synthetic strategy merges organocatalysis and metal catalysis to create a synergistic catalysis using proline derivatives and Pd catalysts. This protocol is suitable for late-stage functionalization, which is very important in drug discovery. Additionally, a thorough computational study proved to be very useful to elucidate the function of the different catalysts along the reaction, showing a peculiar feature: the -CPh2OSiMe3 group of the proline catalyst switches its role during the reaction. In the initial Michael reaction, this group plays its commonly-assumed role of bulky blocking group, but the same group generates π-Pd interactions and acts as a directing group in the subsequent Pd-catalyzed Conia-ene reaction. This finding might be very relevant especially for processes with many steps, such as cascade reactions, in which functional groups are assumed to play the same role during all reaction steps.
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- Salil Putatunda
- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Hlavova 2030 , 128 43 Praha 2 , Czech Republic .
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- Laboratorio de Organocatálisis Asimétrica , Departamento de Química Orgánica , Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH) , CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza , C/Pedro Cerbuna 12 , 50009 Zaragoza , Spain .
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- University of Southampton , School of Chemistry , Highfield Campus , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Hlavova 2030 , 128 43 Praha 2 , Czech Republic .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Hlavova 2030 , 128 43 Praha 2 , Czech Republic .
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- University of Southampton , School of Chemistry , Highfield Campus , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK .
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- Department of Inorganic Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Hlavova 2030 , 128 43 Praha 2 , Czech Republic
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- Laboratorio de Organocatálisis Asimétrica , Departamento de Química Orgánica , Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH) , CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza , C/Pedro Cerbuna 12 , 50009 Zaragoza , Spain .
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- University of Southampton , School of Chemistry , Highfield Campus , Southampton , SO17 1BJ , UK .
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- Department of Organic Chemistry , Faculty of Science , Charles University , Hlavova 2030 , 128 43 Praha 2 , Czech Republic .
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Cruz-Hernández C, Martínez-Martínez E, Hernández-González PE, Juaristi E. Synthesis of a New N-Diaminophosphoryl-N′-[(2S)-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl]thiourea as a Chiral Organocatalyst for the Stereoselective Michael Addition of Cyclohexanone to Nitrostyrenes and Chalcones - Application in Cascade Processes for the Synthesis of Polyc. European J Org Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201801339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Carlos Cruz-Hernández
- Departamento de Química; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados; Avenida IPN 2508 07360 Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Departamento de Química; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados; Avenida IPN 2508 07360 Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Departamento de Química; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados; Avenida IPN 2508 07360 Ciudad de México Mexico
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- Departamento de Química; Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados; Avenida IPN 2508 07360 Ciudad de México Mexico
- El Colegio Nacional; Luis González Obregón 23, Centro Histórico 06020 Ciudad de México Mexico
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Nödling AR, Świderek K, Castillo R, Hall JW, Angelastro A, Morrill LC, Jin Y, Tsai Y, Moliner V, Luk LYP. Reactivity and Selectivity of Iminium Organocatalysis Improved by a Protein Host. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:12478-12482. [PMID: 30027571 PMCID: PMC6531919 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201806850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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There has been growing interest in performing organocatalysis within a supramolecular system as a means of controlling reaction reactivity and stereoselectivity. Here, a protein is used as a host for iminium catalysis. A pyrrolidine moiety is covalently linked to biotin and introduced to the protein host streptavidin for organocatalytic activity. Whereas in traditional systems stereoselectivity is largely controlled by the substituents added to the organocatalyst, enantiomeric enrichment by the reported supramolecular system is completely controlled by the host. Also, the yield of the model reaction increases over 10-fold when streptavidin is included. A 1.1 Å crystal structure of the protein-catalyst complex and molecular simulations of a key intermediate reveal the chiral scaffold surrounding the organocatalytic reaction site. This work illustrates that proteins can be an excellent supramolecular host for driving stereoselective secondary amine organocatalysis.
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- Department de Química Física i AnalíticaUniversitat Jaume I12071CastellóSpain
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- Department de Química Física i AnalíticaUniversitat Jaume I12071CastellóSpain
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- School of Chemistry, Main BuildingCardiff UniversityCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- School of Chemistry, Main BuildingCardiff UniversityCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- School of Chemistry, Main BuildingCardiff UniversityCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- School of Chemistry, Main BuildingCardiff UniversityCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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- Department de Química Física i AnalíticaUniversitat Jaume I12071CastellóSpain
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- School of Chemistry, Main BuildingCardiff UniversityCardiffCF10 3ATUK
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Background: Identification of organocatalysts functioning in aqueous environments will provide methods for more sustainable chemical transformations and allow tandem reactions with biocatalysts, like enzymes. Here we examine three water-soluble carbapenem antibiotics (meropenem, doripenem, and ertapenem) as secondary amine organocatalysts in aqueous environments. Methods: The Michael addition of nitromethane to cinnamaldehyde was used as the model reaction. The reactions were monitored by 1H NMR, and the enantioselectivity was determined by chiral HPLC. Results: The effects of buffer components, pH, organic co-solvents and anchoring into a protein scaffold were investigated. Moderate yields of the Michael addition were obtained in buffer alone. The use of methanol as a co-solvent in a ratio of 1:1 increases the yield by 50%. Anchoring of the catalysts into a protein backbone reverses the enatioselectivity of the reaction. Conclusions: Despite only moderate yields and enantioselectivities being obtained, this study lays the foundations for future development of efficient organocatalysis in aqueous environments.
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- Chemistry, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF10 3AT, UK
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Nödling AR, Świderek K, Castillo R, Hall JW, Angelastro A, Morrill LC, Jin Y, Tsai YH, Moliner V, Luk LYP. Reactivity and Selectivity of Iminium Organocatalysis Improved by a Protein Host. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201806850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica; Universitat Jaume I; 12071 Castelló Spain
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica; Universitat Jaume I; 12071 Castelló Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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- Department de Química Física i Analítica; Universitat Jaume I; 12071 Castelló Spain
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- School of Chemistry, Main Building; Cardiff University; Cardiff CF10 3AT UK
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