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Zhang N, Wang C, Xu H, Zheng M, Jiang H, Chen K, Ma Z. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Alstrostine G Utilizing a Catalytic Asymmetric Desymmetrization Strategy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407127. [PMID: 38818628 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407127] [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: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 05/29/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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A highly effective enantioselective monobenzoylation of 1,3-diols has been developed for the synthesis of 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines. The chemistry has been successfully applied to the asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-alstrostine G, which also features a cascade Heck/hemiamination reaction enabling facile construction of the pivotal pentacyclic core.
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- Nanping Zhang
- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, P. R. China
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- Key Lab of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, South China University of Technology, Wushan Road-381, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Oncogenomics, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Chemical Genomics, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, P. R. China
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Tian X, Xuan T, Gao J, Zhang X, Liu T, Luo F, Pang R, Shao P, Yang YF, Wang Y. Catalytic enantioselective nitrone cycloadditions enabling collective syntheses of indole alkaloids. Nat Commun 2024; 15:6429. [PMID: 39080291 PMCID: PMC11289135 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50509-4] [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: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Tetrahydro-β-carboline skeletons are prominent and ubiquitous in an extraordinary range of indole alkaloid natural products and pharmaceutical compounds. Powerful synthetic approaches for stereoselective synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carboline skeletons have immense impacts and have attracted enormous attention. Here, we outline a general chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of 3,4-dihydro-β-carboline-2-oxide type nitrone that enables access to three types of chiral tetrahydro-β-carbolines bearing continuous multi-chiral centers and quaternary chiral centers. The method displays different endo/exo selectivity from traditional nitrone chemistry. The distinct power of this strategy has been illustrated by application to collective and enantiodivergent total syntheses of 40 tetrahydro-β-carboline-type indole alkaloid natural products with divergent stereochemistry and varied architectures.
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- Xiaochen Tian
- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- Molecular Synthesis Center & Key Laboratory of Marine Drugs, Chinese Ministry of Education, School of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China.
- Laboratory for Marine Drugs and Bioproducts, Qingdao Marine Science and Technology Center, Qingdao, China.
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Gallarati S, van Gerwen P, Laplaza R, Brey L, Makaveev A, Corminboeuf C. A genetic optimization strategy with generality in asymmetric organocatalysis as a primary target. Chem Sci 2024; 15:3640-3660. [PMID: 38455002 PMCID: PMC10915838 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc06208b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/30/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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A catalyst possessing a broad substrate scope, in terms of both turnover and enantioselectivity, is sometimes called "general". Despite their great utility in asymmetric synthesis, truly general catalysts are difficult or expensive to discover via traditional high-throughput screening and are, therefore, rare. Existing computational tools accelerate the evaluation of reaction conditions from a pre-defined set of experiments to identify the most general ones, but cannot generate entirely new catalysts with enhanced substrate breadth. For these reasons, we report an inverse design strategy based on the open-source genetic algorithm NaviCatGA and on the OSCAR database of organocatalysts to simultaneously probe the catalyst and substrate scope and optimize generality as a primary target. We apply this strategy to the Pictet-Spengler condensation, for which we curate a database of 820 reactions, used to train statistical models of selectivity and activity. Starting from OSCAR, we define a combinatorial space of millions of catalyst possibilities, and perform evolutionary experiments on a diverse substrate scope that is representative of the whole chemical space of tetrahydro-β-carboline products. While privileged catalysts emerge, we show how genetic optimization can address the broader question of generality in asymmetric synthesis, extracting structure-performance relationships from the challenging areas of chemical space.
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- Simone Gallarati
- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- National Center for Competence in Research - Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- National Center for Competence in Research - Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory for Computational Molecular Design, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- National Center for Competence in Research - Catalysis (NCCR-Catalysis), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
- National Center for Computational Design and Discovery of Novel Materials (MARVEL), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Li Z, Wang B, Zhang C, Lo WY, Yang L, Sun J. Catalytic Enantioselective Nucleophilic α-Chlorination of Ketones with NaCl. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:2779-2788. [PMID: 38238317 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Catalytic enantioselective α-chlorination of ketones is a highly desirable process. Different from the conventional approaches that employ corrosive electrophilic chlorination reagents, the process disclosed here employs nucleophilic chloride, aqueous NaCl solution, and even seawater, as green inexpensive chlorine sources. This mechanistically distinct and electronically opposite approach provides facile access to diverse highly enantioenriched acyclic α-chloro ketones that are less straightforward by conventional approaches. With a chiral thiourea catalyst, a range of racemic α-keto sulfonium salts underwent enantioconvergent carbon-chlorine bond formation with high efficiency and excellent enantioselectivity under mild conditions. The sulfonium motif plays a crucial triple role by permitting smooth dynamic kinetic resolution to take place via a chiral anion binding mechanism in a well-designed phase-transfer system. This protocol represents a new general platform for the asymmetric nucleophilic α-functionalization of carbonyl compounds.
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- Zhiyang Li
- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, HKUST, No. 9 Yuexing First Rd, Shenzhen 518057, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
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- Department of Chemistry and the Hong Kong Branch of Chinese National Engineering Research Centre for Tissue Restoration & Reconstruction, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR 999077, China
- Shenzhen Research Institute, HKUST, No. 9 Yuexing First Rd, Shenzhen 518057, China
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Larghi EL, Bracca ABJ, Simonetti SO, Kaufman TS. Recent developments in the total synthesis of natural products using the Ugi multicomponent reactions as the key strategy. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:429-465. [PMID: 38126459 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01837g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The total syntheses of selected natural products using different versions of the Ugi multicomponent reaction is reviewed on a case-by-case basis. The revision covers the period 2008-2023 and includes detailed descriptions of the synthetic sequences, the use of state-of-the-art chemical reagents and strategies, as well as the advantages and limitations of the transformation and some remedial solutions. Relevant data on the isolation and bioactivity of the different natural targets are also briefly provided. The examples clearly evidence the strategic importance of this transformation and its key role in the modern natural products synthetic chemistry toolbox. This methodology proved to be a valuable means for easily building molecular complexity and efficiently delivering step-economic syntheses even of intricate structures, with a promising future.
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- Enrique L Larghi
- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Química Rosario (IQUIR, CONICET-UNR) and Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas - Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Suipacha 531 (2000), Rosario, Argentina.
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Zhuang QB, Tian JR, Lu K, Zhang XM, Zhang FM, Tu YQ, Fan R, Li ZH, Zhang YD. Catalytic Asymmetric Polycyclization of Tertiary Enamides with Silyl Enol Ethers: Total Synthesis of (-)-Cephalocyclidin A. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 38019148 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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A catalytic enantioselective polycyclization of tertiary enamides with terminal silyl enol ethers has been developed by virtue of Cu(OTf)2 catalysis with a novel spiropyrroline-derived oxazole (SPDO) ligand. This tandem reaction offers an effective approach to assemble bicyclic and tricyclic N-heterocycles bearing both aza- and oxa-quaternary stereogenic centers, which are primal subunits in a range of natural alkaloids. Strategic application of this methodology and a late-stage radical cyclization as key steps have been showcased in the concise total synthesis of (-)-cephalocyclidin A.
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- Qing-Bo Zhuang
- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Frontier Scientific Center of Transformative Molecules, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chiral Drugs and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Minhang 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry & College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
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Wang H, Shao H, Das A, Dutta S, Chan HT, Daniliuc C, Houk KN, Glorius F. Dearomative ring expansion of thiophenes by bicyclobutane insertion. Science 2023; 381:75-81. [PMID: 37410837 DOI: 10.1126/science.adh9737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Skeletal ring enlargement is gaining renewed interest in synthetic chemistry and has recently focused on insertion of one or two atoms. Strategies for heterocyclic expansion through small-ring insertion remain elusive, although they would lead to the efficient formation of bicyclic products. Here, we report a photoinduced dearomative ring enlargement of thiophenes by insertion of bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes to produce eight-membered bicyclic rings under mild conditions. The synthetic value, broad functional-group compatibility, and excellent chemo- and regioselectivity were demonstrated by scope evaluation and product derivatization. Experimental and computational studies point toward a photoredox-induced radical pathway.
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- Huamin Wang
- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU), 48149 Münster, Germany
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Jaramillo DN, Millán D, Guevara-Pulido J. Design, synthesis and cytotoxic evaluation of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) by virtual screening. Eur J Pharm Sci 2023; 183:106403. [PMID: 36758772 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2023.106403] [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: 11/10/2022] [Revised: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting almost 300 million people. According to the WHO, depression is one of the world's leading causes of disability and morbidity. People with this illness require both psychological and pharmaceutical treatment because severe depressive episodes often result in suicide. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are widely used antidepressants that target the human serotonin transporter (hSERT). The crystallization of hSERT and the experimental data available allows cost and time-efficient computational tools like virtual screening (VS) to be utilized in the development of therapeutic agents. Here, we synthesized, characterized, and evaluated the biological activity of a novel SSRI analog of paroxetine, rationally designed by applying an artificial neural network-based QSAR model and a molecular docking analysis on hSERT. The analog N-substituted 18a showed higher affinity for the transporter (-10.2 kcal/mol), lower Ki value (1.19 nM) and a safer toxicological profile than paroxetine and was synthesized with a 71% yield. The in vitro cytotoxicity of the analog was evaluated using human glioblastoma (U87 MG), human neuroblastoma (SH SY5Y) and murine fibroblast (L929) cell lines. Also, the hemolytic ability of the compound was assessed on human erythrocytes. Results showed that analog 18a did not exhibit cytotoxic activity on the cell lines used and has no hemolytic activity at any of the concentrations tested, whereas with paroxetine, hemolysis was observed at 2.3, 1.29 y 0.67 mM. Based on these results, it is possible to suggest that analog 18a could be a promising new SSRI candidate for the treatment of this illness.
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- Deissy N Jaramillo
- INQA, Applied Chemistry Research Group- Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- GIBAT, Basic and Traslational Research Group - Faculty of Medicine, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia
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- INQA, Applied Chemistry Research Group- Faculty of Chemistry, Universidad El Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
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Ovian JM, Vojáčková P, Jacobsen EN. Enantioselective transition-metal catalysis via an anion-binding approach. Nature 2023; 616:84-89. [PMID: 36787801 PMCID: PMC10388379 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-023-05804-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
Abstract
Asymmetric transition-metal catalysis represents a powerful strategy for accessing enantiomerically enriched molecules1-3. The classical strategy for inducing enantioselectivity with transition-metal catalysts relies on direct complexation of chiral ligands to produce a sterically constrained reactive metal site that allows formation of the major product enantiomer while effectively inhibiting the pathway to the minor enantiomer through steric repulsion4. The chiral-ligand strategy has proven applicable to a wide variety of highly enantioselective transition-metal-catalysed reactions, but important scenarios exist that impose limits to its successful adaptation. Here, we report a new approach for inducing enantioselectivity in transition-metal-catalysed reactions that relies on neutral hydrogen-bond donors (HBDs)5,6 that bind anions of cationic transition-metal complexes to achieve enantiocontrol and rate enhancement through ion pairing together with other non-covalent interactions7-9. A cooperative anion-binding effect of a chiral bis-thiourea HBD is demonstrated to lead to high enantioselectivity (up to 99% enantiomeric excess) in intramolecular ruthenium-catalysed propargylic substitution reactions10. Experimental and computational mechanistic studies show the attractive interactions between electron-deficient arene components of the HBD and the metal complex that underlie enantioinduction and the acceleration effect.
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- John M Ovian
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Patel V, Bambharoliya T, Shah D, Patel Y, Savaliya N, Patel Y, Patel R, Bhavsar V, Patel H, Patel M, Patel A. Recent Progress for the Synthesis of β-Carboline Derivatives – an Update. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2023. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2023.2180525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- Vidhi Patel
- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Parul Institute of Pharmacy, Parul University, Vadodara, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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- Ramanbhai Patel College of Pharmacy, Charotar University of Science and Technology, CHARUSAT Campus, Changa, India
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Adili A, Webster JP, Zhao C, Mallojjala SC, Romero-Reyes MA, Ghiviriga I, Abboud KA, Vetticatt MJ, Seidel D. Mechanism of a Dually Catalyzed Enantioselective Oxa-Pictet-Spengler Reaction and the Development of a Stereodivergent Variant. ACS Catal 2023; 13:2240-2249. [PMID: 37711191 PMCID: PMC10501388 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05484] [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] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Enantioselective oxa-Pictet-Spengler reactions of tryptophol with aldehydes proceed under weakly acidic conditions utilizing a combination of two catalysts, an indoline HCl salt and a bisthiourea compound. Mechanistic investigations revealed the roles of both catalysts and confirmed the involvement of oxocarbenium ion intermediates, ruling out alternative scenarios. A stereochemical model was derived from density functional theory calculations, which provided the basis for the development of a highly enantioselective stereodivergent variant with racemic tryptophol derivatives.
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- Alafate Adili
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854, United States
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Center for NMR Spectroscopy, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Center for X-ray Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Binghamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Biswas A. Organocatalyzed Asymmetric Pictet‐Spengler Reactions. ChemistrySelect 2023. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202203368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Anup Biswas
- Departmentof Chemistry Hooghly Women's College Vivekanada Road, Pipulpati Hooghly 712102 India
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Andres R, Sun F, Wang Q, Zhu J. Organocatalytic Enantioselective Pictet-Spengler Reaction of α-Ketoesters: Development and Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Alstratine A. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202213831. [PMID: 36347809 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202213831] [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: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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We report herein an asymmetric Pictet-Spengler reaction of α-ketoesters. In the presence of a catalytic amount of simple alanine-derived squaramide and p-nitrobenzoic acid, reaction of tryptamines with methyl 2-oxoalkanoates afforded the corresponding 1-alkyl-1-methoxycarbonyl tetrahydro-β-carbolines (THBCs) in high yields and ee values. A primary kinetic isotope effect (KIE=4.5) using C2-deteurium-labelled tryptamine indicates that rearomatization through deprotonation of the pentahydro-β-carbolinium ion could be the rate- and enantioselectivity-determining step. A concise enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-alstratine A, a hexacyclic cagelike monoterpene indole alkaloid, featuring this reaction as a key step, was subsequently accomplished. Remeasurement of the [a]D value of the natural product indicates that natural alstratine A is dextrorotatory rather than levorotatory as it was initially reported in the isolation paper.
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- Rémi Andres
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland.,School of Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255049, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Samha MH, Wahlman JLH, Read JA, Werth J, Jacobsen EN, Sigman MS. Exploring Structure-Function Relationships of Aryl Pyrrolidine-Based Hydrogen-Bond Donors in Asymmetric Catalysis Using Data-Driven Techniques. ACS Catal 2022; 12:14836-14845. [PMID: 36816226 PMCID: PMC9937582 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c04824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hydrogen bond-based organocatalysts rely on networks of attractive noncovalent interactions (NCIs) to impart enantioselectivity. As a specific example, aryl pyrrolidine substituted urea, thiourea, and squaramide organocatalysts function cooperatively through hydrogen bonding and difficult-to-predict NCIs as a function of the reaction partners. To uncover the synergistic effect of the structural components of this catalyst class, we applied data science tools to study various model reactions using a derivatized, aryl pyrrolidine-based, hydrogen-bond donor (HBD) catalyst library. Through a combination of experimentally collected data and data mined from previous reports, statistical models were constructed, illuminating the general features necessary for high enantioselectivity. A distinct dependence on the identity of the electrophilic reaction partner and HBD catalyst is observed, suggesting that a general interaction is conserved throughout the reactions analyzed. The resulting models also demonstrate predictive capability by the successful improvement of a previously reported reaction using out-of-sample reaction components. Overall, this study highlights the power of data science in exploring mechanistic hypotheses in asymmetric HBD catalysis and provides a prediction platform applicable in future reaction optimization.
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- Mohammad H. Samha
- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States; Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, United States
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Steinforth P, Gómez-Martínez M, Entgelmeier LM, García Mancheño O, Schönhoff M. Relevance of the Cation in Anion Binding of a Triazole Host: An Analysis by Electrophoretic Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. J Phys Chem B 2022; 126:10156-10163. [PMID: 36409921 PMCID: PMC9744096 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c05064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Triazole hosts allow cooperative binding of anions via hydrogen bonds, which makes them versatile systems for application in anion binding catalysis to be performed in organic solvents. The anion binding behavior of a tetratriazole host is systematically studied by employing a variety of salts, including chloride, acetate, and benzoate, as well as different cations. Classical nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) titrations demonstrate a large influence of cation structures on the anion binding constant, which is attributed to poor dissociation of most salts in organic solvents and corrupts the results of classical titration techniques. We propose an approach employing electrophoretic NMR (eNMR), yielding drift velocities of each species in an electric field and thus allowing a distinction between charged and uncharged species. After the determination of the dissociation constants KD for the salts, electrophoretic mobilities are measured for all species in the host-salt system and are analyzed in a model which treats anion binding as a consecutive reaction to salt dissociation, yielding a corrected anion binding constant KA. Interestingly, dependence of KA on salt concentration occurs, which is attributed to cation aggregation with the anion-host complex. Finally, by the extrapolation to zero salt concentration, the true anion-host binding constant is obtained. Thus, the approach by eNMR allows a fully quantitative analysis of two factors that might impair classical anion binding studies, namely, an incomplete salt dissociation as well as the occurrence of larger aggregate species.
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- Pascal Steinforth
- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149Münster, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 36, 48149Münster, Germany
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- Institute
of Organic Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 36, 48149Münster, Germany
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- Institute
of Physical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstrasse 28/30, 48149Münster, Germany
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Gillespie J, Fanourakis A, Phipps RJ. Strategies That Utilize Ion Pairing Interactions to Exert Selectivity Control in the Functionalization of C-H Bonds. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18195-18211. [PMID: 36178308 PMCID: PMC9562467 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Electrostatic attraction between two groups of opposite charge, typically known as ion-pairing, offers unique opportunities for the design of systems to enable selectivity control in chemical reactions. Catalysis using noncovalent interactions is an established and vibrant research area, but it is noticeable that hydrogen bonding interactions are still the main interaction of choice in system design. Opposite charges experience the powerful force of Coulombic attraction and have the ability to exert fundamental influence on the outcome of reactions that involve charged reagents, intermediates or catalysts. In this Perspective, we will examine how ion-pairing interactions have been used to control selectivity in C-H bond functionalization processes. This broad class of reactions provides an interesting and thought-provoking lens through which to examine the application of ion-pairing design strategies because it is one that encompasses great mechanistic diversity, poses significant selectivity challenges, and perhaps most importantly is of immense interest to synthetic chemists in both industry and academia. We survey reactions that proceed via radical and ionic mechanisms alongside those that involve transition metal catalysis and will deal with control of site-selectivity and enantioselectivity. We anticipate that as this emerging area develops, it will become an ever-more important design strategy for selectivity control.
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- Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, U.K.
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Wagen CC, McMinn SE, Kwan EE, Jacobsen EN. Screening for generality in asymmetric catalysis. Nature 2022; 610:680-686. [PMID: 36049504 PMCID: PMC9645431 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05263-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Research in the field of asymmetric catalysis over the past half century has resulted in landmark advances, enabling the efficient synthesis of chiral building blocks, pharmaceuticals and natural products1-3. A small number of asymmetric catalytic reactions have been identified that display high selectivity across a broad scope of substrates; not coincidentally, these are the reactions that have the greatest impact on how enantioenriched compounds are synthesized4-8. We postulate that substrate generality in asymmetric catalysis is rare not simply because it is intrinsically difficult to achieve, but also because of the way chiral catalysts are identified and optimized9. Typical discovery campaigns rely on a single model substrate, and thus select for high performance in a narrow region of chemical space. Here we put forth a practical approach for using multiple model substrates to select simultaneously for both enantioselectivity and generality in asymmetric catalytic reactions from the outset10,11. Multisubstrate screening is achieved by conducting high-throughput chiral analyses by supercritical fluid chromatography-mass spectrometry with pooled samples. When applied to Pictet-Spengler reactions, the multisubstrate screening approach revealed a promising and unexpected lead for the general enantioselective catalysis of this important transformation, which even displayed high enantioselectivity for substrate combinations outside of the screening set.
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- Corin C Wagen
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Process Research and Development, Merck & Co. Inc, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA.
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Xi S, Jiang Y, Yang J, Yang J, Miao D, Chen B, Huang W, He L, Qiu H, Zhang M. Generation and [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement of Ammonium Ylides from Cyclopropyl Ketones for Chiral Indolizidines with Bridgehead Quaternary Stereocenters. Org Lett 2022; 24:6957-6961. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Song Xi
- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Product Synthesis and Drug Research, Innovative Drug Research Center, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Diseases, Ministry of Education, Gannan Medical University, Ganzhou 341000, China
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Saidah M, Mardjan MID, Masson G, Parrain JL, Commeiras L. Enantioselective Construction of Tetrasubstituted Carbon Stereocenters via Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Friedel-Craft Alkylation of Indoles with 5-Substituted Hydroxybutyrolactams. Org Lett 2022; 24:5298-5303. [PMID: 35834747 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The first intermolecular organocatalytic enantioselective addition of indoles to prochiral 5-membered cyclic N-acyliminium ions, generated from 5-hydroxy-α,β-unsaturated pyrrolidin-2-ones, is reported hereinafter. The reaction proceeds smoothly with a range of 5-hydroxy-5-substituted-α,β-unsaturated pyrrolidin-2-ones and indoles using BINOL-derived phosphoric acid catalyst to afford α,β-unsaturated lactams embedding a tetrasubstituted stereogenic center in high yields and enantioselectivities.
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- Milane Saidah
- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, CNRS, Centrale Marseille, iSm2, 13397 Marseille, France
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Quevedo-Acosta Y, Jurberg ID, Gamba-Sánchez D. Cyclization Strategies Using Imide Derivatives for the Synthesis of Polycyclic Nitrogen‐Containing Compounds. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202200432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Universidade Estadual de Campinas Institute of Chemistry 13083 BRAZIL
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- Universidad de Los Andes Chemistry Department Cra 1 No. 18A-12 Q:305 111711 Bogota COLOMBIA
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Entgelmeier LM, García Mancheño O. Activation Modes in Asymmetric Anion-Binding Catalysis. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART 2022. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1846-6139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Over the past two decades, enantioselective anion-binding catalysis has emerged as a powerful strategy for the induction of chirality in organic transformations. The stereoselectivity is achieved in a range of different reactions by using non-covalent interactions between a chiral catalyst and an ionic substrate or intermediate, and subsequent formation of a chiral contact ion-pair upon anion-binding. This strategy offers vast possibilities in catalysis and the constant development of new reactions has led to various substrate activation approaches. This review provides an overview on the different activation modes in asymmetric anion-binding catalysis by looking at representative examples and recent advances made in this field.
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Andres R, Wang Q, Zhu J. Catalytic Enantioselective Pictet-Spengler Reaction of α-Ketoamides Catalyzed by a Single H-Bond Donor Organocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202201788. [PMID: 35225416 PMCID: PMC9313548 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202201788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The asymmetric Pictet-Spengler reaction (PSR) with aldehydes is well known. However, PSR involving ketones as electrophilic partners is far-less developed. We report herein the first examples of catalytic enantioselective PSR of tryptamines with α-ketoamides. A new class of easily accessible prolyl-urea organocatalysts bearing a single H-bond donor function catalyzes the title reaction to afford 1,1-disubstituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines in excellent yields and enantioselectivities. The kinetic isotope effect using C2-deuterium-labelled tryptamine indicates that the rearomatization of the pentahydro-β-carbolinium ion intermediate might be the rate- and the enantioselectivity-determining step.
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- Rémi Andres
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural ProductsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, 1015LausanneSwitzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural ProductsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, 1015LausanneSwitzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural ProductsInstitute of Chemical Sciences and EngineeringEcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, 1015LausanneSwitzerland
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Xing SN, Hua YZ, Yang XC, Du SS, Jia SK, Mei GJ, Wang MC. Catalytic Asymmetric Umpolung Tandem Reactions of Hemiacetals via Dinuclear Zinc Cooperative Catalysis. Org Lett 2022; 24:3909-3914. [PMID: 35467355 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The umpolung activity of hemiacetals serving as α-carbon nucleophiles has been reported via dinuclear zinc cooperative catalysis. This umpolung strategy has been applied to catalytic asymmetric tandem reactions of 1-tosylindoline-2,3-diols with β,γ-unsaturated-α-keto compounds, providing a broad series of structurally diverse tetrahydrofuran spirooxindoles and dihydrofurans, respectively. In addition, products could be transformed to quinazoline and quinoline derivatives.
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- Sheng-Nan Xing
- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Institute of Green Catalysis, Zhengzhou University, No. 100, Science Road, Zhengzhou City, Henan 450000, P. R. China
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Deetz A, Meyer GJ. Resolving Halide Ion Stabilization through Kinetically Competitive Electron Transfers. JACS AU 2022; 2:985-995. [PMID: 35557754 PMCID: PMC9088780 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.2c00088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Stabilization of ions and radicals often determines reaction kinetics and thermodynamics, but experimental determination of the stabilization magnitude remains difficult, especially when the species is short-lived. Herein, a competitive kinetic approach to quantify the stabilization of a halide ion toward oxidation imparted by specific stabilizing groups relative to a solvated halide ion is reported. This approach provides the increase in the formal reduction potential, ΔE°'(Χ•/-), where X = Br and I, that results from the noncovalent interaction with stabilizing groups. The [Ir(dF-(CF3)-ppy)2(tmam)]3+ photocatalyst features a dicationic ligand tmam [4,4'-bis[(trimethylamino)methyl]-2,2'-bipyridine]2+ that is shown by 1H NMR spectroscopy to associate a single halide ion, K eq = 7 × 104 M-1 (Br-) and K eq = 1 × 104 M-1 (I-). Light excitation of the photocatalyst in halide-containing acetonitrile solutions results in competitive quenching by the stabilized halide and the more easily oxidized diffusing halide ion. Marcus theory is used to relate the rate constants to the electron-transfer driving forces for oxidation of the stabilized and unstabilized halide, the difference of which provides the increase in reduction potentials of ΔE°'(Br•/-) = 150 ± 24 meV and ΔE°'(I•/-) = 67 ± 13 meV. The data reveal that K eq is a poor indicator of these reduction potential shifts. Furthermore, the historic and widely used assumption that Coulombic interactions alone are responsible for stabilization must be reconsidered, at least for polarizable halogens.
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Lan W, Liu F, Hu J, Zhu J, Hu S, Wan JP, Liao L. Copper-Catalyzed Regiospecific Amination of Heteroarenes with Quinoneimides. J Org Chem 2022; 87:5592-5602. [PMID: 35420810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c02873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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In this work, an unprecedented and widely applicable strategy for the regioselective C-3 amination of indoles and C-2 amination of heteroarenes (pyrrole and benzofuran) is presented in a simple, high-efficiency way. This protocol is also one of the few methods for the efficient construction of C-N bonds of quinoneimides by the 1,6-addition reaction.
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- Weiqiao Lan
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang 330022, P. R. China
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Andres R, Wang Q, Zhu J. Catalytic Enantioselective Pictet–Spengler Reaction of α‐Ketoamides Catalyzed by a Single H‐Bond Donor Organocatalyst. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202201788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Rémi Andres
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH 5304, 1015 Lausanne Switzerland
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Wang XW, Huang WJ, Wang H, Wu B, Zhou YG. Chiral-Phosphoric-Acid-Catalyzed C6-Selective Pictet-Spengler Reactions for Construction of Polycyclic Indoles Containing Spiro Quaternary Stereocenters. Org Lett 2022; 24:1727-1731. [PMID: 35199528 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Compared with the well-established asymmetric Pictet-Spengler reactions on the pyrrole ring of indoles, the catalytic asymmetric Pictet-Spengler reaction on the benzene ring of indoles has been rarely studied. Herein the C6-selective Pictet-Spengler reactions of indoles have been realized by employing 2-(1H-indol-7-yl)anilines and isatins in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid, affording novel polycyclic indole derivatives bearing spiro quaternary stereocenters in excellent yields with excellent enantioselectivities. This reaction could be conducted on the gram scale without any loss of activity or enantioselectivity.
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- Xin-Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China.,Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian, Liaoning 116023, P. R. China.,Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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Grossmann O, Maji R, Aukland MH, Lee S, List B. Catalytic Asymmetric Additions of Enol Silanes to In Situ Generated Cyclic, Aliphatic N-Acyliminium Ions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202115036. [PMID: 34897932 PMCID: PMC9303265 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202115036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Strong and confined imidodiphosphorimidate (IDPi) catalysts enable highly enantioselective substitutions of cyclic, aliphatic hemiaminal ethers with enol silanes. 2-Substituted pyrrolidines, piperidines, and azepanes are obtained with high enantioselectivities, and the method displays a broad tolerance of various enol silane nucleophiles. Several natural products can be accessed using this methodology. Mechanistic studies support the intermediacy of non-stabilized, cyclic N-(exo-acyl)iminium ions, paired with the confined chiral counteranion. Computational studies suggest transition states that explain the observed enantioselectivity.
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- Oleg Grossmann
- Homogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an derRuhrGermany
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- Homogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an derRuhrGermany
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- Homogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an derRuhrGermany
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- Department of Emerging Materials ScienceDaegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST)333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gunDaegu (Republik ofKorea
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- Homogeneous CatalysisMax-Planck-Institut für KohlenforschungKaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 145470Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD)Hokkaido UniversitySapporo001-0021Japan
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Nakamura S, Matsuda Y, Takehara T, Suzuki T. Enantioselective Pictet-Spengler Reaction of Acyclic α-Ketoesters Using Chiral Imidazoline-Phosphoric Acid Catalysts. Org Lett 2022; 24:1072-1076. [PMID: 35080408 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The first enantioselective Pictet-Spengler reaction of acyclic α-ketoesters with tryptamines has been developed. Excellent yields and enantioselectivity were obtained for the reaction using chiral imidazoline-phosphoric acid catalysts. Density functional theory calculations suggested possible transition states that explain the origin of chiral induction. This process provides an efficient route for the synthesis of tetrahydro-β-carboline derivatives.
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- Shuichi Nakamura
- Department of Life Science and Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan.,Department of Frontier Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Gokiso, Showa-ku, Nagoya 466-8555, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki-shi, Osaka 567-0047, Japan
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Kerru N, Katari NK, Jonnalagadda SB. Critical trends in synthetic organic chemistry in terms of organocatalysis. PHYSICAL SCIENCES REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/psr-2021-0022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The utilization of small organic compounds as catalysts has advanced rapidly, and organocatalysis has emerged as a dominant technique complementary to metal-catalyzed organic conversions. The organocatalysis field has enhanced the progression of innovative approaches to make varied chiral molecules. Researchers have placed enormous effort towards designing and blending simpler organocatalysts to synthesize enantioselective molecules in good yields. This work emphasized the impact of enamine, iminium, hydrogen bonding, and phase transfer organocatalysts in organic synthesis. The monograph focused on the crucial methods to construct valuable molecules with high enantiomeric purity.
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- Nagaraju Kerru
- Department of Chemistry , GITAM School of Science, GITAM University, Bengaluru Campus , Karnataka 561203 , India
- School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus , Chiltern Hills , Durban 4000 , South Africa
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- Department of Chemistry , School of Science, GITAM deemed to be University , Hyderabad , Telangana 502329 , India
- School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus , Chiltern Hills , Durban 4000 , South Africa
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- School of Chemistry & Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville Campus , Chiltern Hills , Durban 4000 , South Africa
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Grossmann O, Maji R, Aukland MH, Lee S, List B. Katalytische asymmetrische Additionen von Enolsilanen an in situ erzeugte zyklische, aliphatische
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‐Acyliminiumionen. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202115036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Oleg Grossmann
- Homogene Katalyse Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
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- Homogene Katalyse Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
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- Homogene Katalyse Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Deutschland
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- Department of Emerging Materials Science Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) 333, Techno Jungang-daero, Hyeonpung-myeon, Dalseong-gun Daegu (Republik Korea
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- Homogene Katalyse Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr (Germany)
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD) Hokkaido University Sapporo 001-0021 Japan
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Chaudhari MB, Gupta P, Llanes P, Zhou L, Zanda N, Pericàs MA. An enantio- and diastereoselective approach to indoloquinolizidines in continuous flow. Org Biomol Chem 2022; 20:8273-8279. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ob01462a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A solvent-free enantioselective Michael addition mediated by a polymer-supported Jørgensen–Hayashi catalyst and a domino Pictet–Spengler plus lactamisation sequence has been reported in continuous flow.
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- Moreshwar B. Chaudhari
- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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- Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST), Av. Països Catalans 16, 43007, Tarragona, Spain
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Liang L, Zhou S, Zhang W, Tong R. Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation of 3,4-Dihydro-β-carbolinium Ions Enables Collective Total Syntheses of Indole Alkaloids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:25135-25142. [PMID: 34581483 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202112383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Chiral tetrahydro-β-carboline (THβC) is not only a prevailing structural feature of many natural alkaloids but also a versatile synthetic precursor for a vast array of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids. Asymmetric synthesis of C1-alkynyl THβCs remains rarely explored and challenging. Herein, we describe the development of two complementary approaches for the catalytic asymmetric alkynylation of 3,4-dihydro-β-carbolinium ions with up to 96 % yield and 99 % ee. The utility of chiral C1-alkynyl THβCs was demonstrated by the collective total syntheses of seven indole alkaloids: harmicine, eburnamonine, desethyleburnamonine, larutensine, geissoschizol, geissochizine, and akuammicine.
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- Lixin Liang
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.,Hong Kong Branch of the Guangdong Southern Marine Science and Engineering Laboratory (Guangzhou), The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Liang L, Zhou S, Zhang W, Tong R. Catalytic Asymmetric Alkynylation of 3,4‐Dihydro‐β‐carbolinium Ions Enables Collective Total Syntheses of Indole Alkaloids. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202112383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Lixin Liang
- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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- Department of Chemistry The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
- Hong Kong Branch of the Guangdong Southern Marine Science and Engineering Laboratory (Guangzhou) The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Clear Water Bay, Kowloon Hong Kong China
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Chen X, Yu L, Wang H, Zhang W, Tang P, Chen F. Stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-vindeburnol and (±)-16- epi-vindeburnol. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11669-11672. [PMID: 34672312 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04980a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A concise stereoselective total synthesis of (±)-vindeburnol and its epimer (±)-16-epi-vindeburnol is presented. This synthetic work features the utilization of Baeyer-Villiger oxidation to install different types of lactone substrate, and a sequence of aminolysis, aldimine condensation and acyl-Pictet-Spengler to deliver the crucial trans-fused indoloquinolizidine scaffold with high-level diastereocontrol.
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- Xiangtao Chen
- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China.
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- Sichuan Research Center for Drug Precision Industrial Technology, West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. .,Engineering Center of Catalysis and Synthesis for Chiral Molecules, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China.,Shanghai Engineering Center of Industrial Asymmetric Catalysis for Chiral Drugs, Shanghai 200433, China
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Liu XY, Qin Y. Recent advances in the total synthesis of monoterpenoid indole alkaloids enabled by asymmetric catalysis. GREEN SYNTHESIS AND CATALYSIS 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gresc.2021.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Schifferer L, Stinglhamer M, Kaur K, Macheño OG. Halides as versatile anions in asymmetric anion-binding organocatalysis. Beilstein J Org Chem 2021; 17:2270-2286. [PMID: 34621390 PMCID: PMC8450959 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.17.145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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This review intends to provide an overview on the role of halide anions in the development of the research area of asymmetric anion-binding organocatalysis. Key early elucidation studies with chloride as counter-anion confirmed this type of alternative activation, which was then exploited in several processes and contributed to the advance and consolidation of anion-binding catalysis as a field. Thus, the use of the halide in the catalyst–anion complex as both a mere counter-anion spectator or an active nucleophile has been depicted, along with the new trends toward additional noncovalent contacts within the HB-donor catalyst and supramolecular interactions to both the anion and the cationic reactive species.
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- Lukas Schifferer
- Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische-Wilhelms University Münster, Correnstraße 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische-Wilhelms University Münster, Correnstraße 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische-Wilhelms University Münster, Correnstraße 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Organic Chemistry Institute, Westfälische-Wilhelms University Münster, Correnstraße 36, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Lei CW, Mu BS, Zhou F, Yu JS, Zhou Y, Zhou J. Organocatalytic enantioselective reactions involving prochiral carbocationic intermediates. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9178-9191. [PMID: 34519317 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc03506a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Since the discovery of carbocations in 1901, the past 120 years have witnessed many marvelous advances in the chemistry of carbocations. The state-of-the-art research in this field is to overcome the intrinsic instability and high reactivity of the prochiral carbocationic intermediates to develop catalytic asymmetric reactions. Such transformations enable the facile synthesis of structurally diverse value-added products from readily available starting materials such as alkenes, alcohols, and carbonyl derivatives, and enjoy high and even perfect atom-economy in most cases. Notably, such allows catalytic stereoconvergent synthesis from racemic substrates and can realize regioselectivity in olefin functionalization reactions complementary to radical processes. With the rapid developments in modern asymmetric organocatalysis, a variety of highly enantioselective protocols evolving prochiral carbocationic intermediates have been achieved by employing three strategies, namely chiral ion-pairing, chiral nucleophile, or chiral carbenium ion strategy. This feature article aims to summarize the exciting advances in this emerging area and briefly showcase the possible mechanisms. The advantages and limitations of each strategy are presented as well as their synthetic applications in the synthesis of natural products or bioactive compounds.
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- Chuan-Wen Lei
- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, P. R. China
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- College of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, 550025, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Molecular Therapeutics and New Drug Development, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry and Chemical Processes, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200062, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Tropical Medicinal Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, P. R. China
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Xiao X, Chen XH, Wang XX, Wu FY, Cui HL. NBS-mediated synthesis of bromodihydroindolizino[8,7-b]indole derivatives. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Strassfeld DA, Algera RF, Wickens ZK, Jacobsen EN. A Case Study in Catalyst Generality: Simultaneous, Highly-Enantioselective Brønsted- and Lewis-Acid Mechanisms in Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalyzed Oxetane Openings. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:9585-9594. [PMID: 34152759 PMCID: PMC8564877 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Generality in asymmetric catalysis can be manifested in dramatic and valuable ways, such as high enantioselectivity across a wide assortment of substrates in a given reaction (broad substrate scope) or as applicability of a given chiral framework across a variety of mechanistically distinct reactions (privileged catalysts). Reactions and catalysts that display such generality hold special utility, because they can be applied broadly and sometimes even predictably in new applications. Despite the great value of such systems, the factors that underlie generality are not well understood. Here, we report a detailed investigation of an asymmetric hydrogen-bond-donor catalyzed oxetane opening with TMSBr that is shown to possess unexpected mechanistic generality. Careful analysis of the role of adventitious protic impurities revealed the participation of competing pathways involving addition of either TMSBr or HBr in the enantiodetermining, ring-opening event. The optimal catalyst induces high enantioselectivity in both pathways, thereby achieving precise stereocontrol in fundamentally different mechanisms under the same conditions and with the same chiral framework. The basis for that generality is analyzed using a combination of experimental and computational methods, which indicate that proximally localized catalyst components cooperatively stabilize and precisely orient dipolar enantiodetermining transition states in both pathways. Generality across different mechanisms is rarely considered in catalyst discovery efforts, but we suggest that it may play a role in the identification of so-called privileged catalysts.
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- Daniel A Strassfeld
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, United States
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He G, List B, Christmann M. Unified Synthesis of Polycyclic Alkaloids by Complementary Carbonyl Activation**. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202102518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Guoli He
- Freie Universität Berlin Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry Takustrasse 3 14195 Berlin Germany
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Ma G, Afewerki S, Zhang K, Ibrahem I, Córdova A. Accelerating Amine‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Reactions by Intermolecular Cooperative Thiourea/Oxime Hydrogen‐Bond Catalysis. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Guangning Ma
- Department of Natural Sciences Engineering and Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences Engineering and Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences Engineering and Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences Engineering and Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall Sweden
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- Department of Natural Sciences Engineering and Mathematics Mid Sweden University 851 70 Sundsvall Sweden
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He G, List B, Christmann M. Unified Synthesis of Polycyclic Alkaloids by Complementary Carbonyl Activation*. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:13591-13596. [PMID: 33769684 PMCID: PMC8252720 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202102518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A complementary dual carbonyl activation strategy for the synthesis of polycyclic alkaloids has been developed. Successful applications include the synthesis of tetracyclic alkaloids harmalanine and harmalacinine, pentacyclic indoloquinolizidine alkaloid nortetoyobyrine, and octacyclic β-carboline alkaloid peganumine A. The latter synthesis features a protecting-group-free assembly and an asymmetric disulfonimide-catalyzed cyclization. Furthermore, formal syntheses of hirsutine, deplancheine, 10-desbromoarborescidine A, and oxindole alkaloids rhynchophylline and isorhynchophylline have been achieved. Finally, a concise synthesis of berberine alkaloid ilicifoline B was completed.
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- Guoli He
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institute of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Takustrasse 3, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Zhang X, Tan CH. Stereospecific and stereoconvergent nucleophilic substitution reactions at tertiary carbon centers. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2020.11.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Wang XW, Li X, Chen MW, Wu B, Zhou YG. Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Pictet-Spengler Reactions for Synthesis of 5',11'-Dihydrospiro[indoline-3,6'-indolo[3,2- c]qui-nolin]-2-ones Containing Quaternary Stereocenters. J Org Chem 2021; 86:6897-6906. [PMID: 33845579 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed Pictet-Spengler reactions of 2-(1H-indolyl)aniline derivatives and isatins by the condensation/cyclization process have been realized. A series of enantioenriched 5',11'-dihydrospiro[indoline-3,6'-indolo[3,2-c]quinolin]-2-ones bearing quaternary stereogenic centers were obtained with excellent yields and up to >99% ee. This protocol was suitable for the Pictet-Spengler reactions of 2-(1-benzyl-5-methyl-1H-pyrrol-2-yl)aniline, and a variety of 1',5'-dihydro-spiro[indoline-3,4'-pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinolin]-2-ones could also be obtained in good yields and up to 88% ee.
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- Xin-Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Zhang Dayu School of Chemistry, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, P. R. China.,State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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Lynch-Colameta T, Greta S, Snyder SA. Synthesis of aza-quaternary centers via Pictet-Spengler reactions of ketonitrones. Chem Sci 2021; 12:6181-6187. [PMID: 33996016 PMCID: PMC8098696 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00882j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite the array of advances that have been made in Pictet-Spengler chemistry, particularly as it relates to the synthesis of β-carboline derivatives of both natural and designed origin, the ability to use such reactions to generate aza-quaternary centers remains limited. Herein, we report a simple procedure that enables the synthesis of a variety of such products by harnessing the distinct reactivity profiles of ketonitrones as activated by commercially available acyl chlorides. Notably, the reaction process is mild, fast, and high-yielding (54-97%) for a diverse collection of substrates, including some typically challenging ones, such as indole cores with electron-deficient substituents. In addition, by deploying an acyl bromide in combination with a thiourea promoter, a catalytic, asymmetric version has been established, leading to good levels of enantioselectivity (up to 83% ee) for several ketonitrones. Finally, the resultant N-O bonds within the products can also be functionalized in several unique ways, affording valuable complementarity to existing Pictet-Spengler variants based on the use of imines.
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- Tessa Lynch-Colameta
- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago 5735 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago IL 60637 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago 5735 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago IL 60637 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Chicago 5735 S. Ellis Avenue Chicago IL 60637 USA
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Lu ZY, Hu JT, Lan WQ, Mo XQ, Zhou S, Tang YF, Yuan WC, Zhang XM, Liao LH. Enantioselective synthesis of hetero-triarylmethanes by chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed 1,4-addition of 3-substituted indoles with azadienes. Tetrahedron Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.152862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Gómez‐Martínez M, del Carmen Pérez‐Aguilar M, Piekarski DG, Daniliuc CG, García Mancheño O. N,N-Dialkylhydrazones as Versatile Umpolung Reagents in Enantioselective Anion-Binding Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:5102-5107. [PMID: 33306858 PMCID: PMC7986925 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Abstract
An enantioselective anion-binding organocatalytic approach with versatile N,N-dialkylhydrazones (DAHs) as polarity-reversed (umpolung) nucleophiles is presented. For the application of this concept, a highly ordered hydrogen-bond (HB) network between a carefully selected CF3 -substituted triazole-based multidentate HB-donor catalyst, the ionic substrate and the hydrazone in a supramolecular chiral ion-pair complex was envisioned. The formation of such a network was further supported by both experimental and computational studies, which showed the crucial role of the anion as a template unit. The asymmetric Reissert-type reaction of quinolines as a model test reaction chemoselectively delivered highly enantiomerically enriched hydrazones (up 95:5 e.r.) that could be further derivatized to value-added compounds with up to three stereocenters.
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- Organic Chemistry InstituteMünster UniversityCorrensstrasse 36MünsterGermany
- Current affiliation: Institute of Physical ChemistryPolish Academy of SciencesKasprzaka 44/52, 01-224WarsawPoland
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- Organic Chemistry Institute Münster University Corrensstrasse 36 Münster Germany
- Current affiliation: Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224 Warsaw Poland
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- Organic Chemistry Institute Münster University Corrensstrasse 36 Münster Germany
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