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Martínez RF, Cuccia LA, Viedma C, Cintas P. On the Origin of Sugar Handedness: Facts, Hypotheses and Missing Links-A Review. ORIGINS LIFE EVOL B 2022; 52:21-56. [PMID: 35796896 DOI: 10.1007/s11084-022-09624-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
By paraphrasing one of Kipling's most amazing short stories (How the Leopard Got His Spots), this article could be entitled "How Sugars Became Homochiral". Obviously, we have no answer to this still unsolved mystery, and this perspective simply brings recent models, experiments and hypotheses into the homochiral homogeneity of sugars on earth. We shall revisit the past and current understanding of sugar chirality in the context of prebiotic chemistry, with attention to recent developments and insights. Different scenarios and pathways will be discussed, from the widely known formose-type processes to less familiar ones, often viewed as unorthodox chemical routes. In particular, problems associated with the spontaneous generation of enantiomeric imbalances and the transfer of chirality will be tackled. As carbohydrates are essential components of all cellular systems, astrochemical and terrestrial observations suggest that saccharides originated from environmentally available feedstocks. Such substances would have been capable of sustaining autotrophic and heterotrophic mechanisms integrating nutrients, metabolism and the genome after compartmentalization. Recent findings likewise indicate that sugars' enantiomeric bias may have emerged by a transfer of chirality mechanisms, rather than by deracemization of sugar backbones, yet providing an evolutionary advantage that fueled the cellular machinery.
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- R Fernando Martínez
- Departamento de Química Orgánica E Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, and Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Cambio Climático Y Sostenibilidad, (IACYS), Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas s/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Quebec Centre for Advanced Materials (QCAM/CQMF), FRQNT, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, H4B 1R6, Canada
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- Department of Crystallography and Mineralogy, University Complutense, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica E Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, and Instituto Universitario de Investigación del Agua, Cambio Climático Y Sostenibilidad, (IACYS), Universidad de Extremadura, Avenida de Elvas s/n, 06006, Badajoz, Spain.
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Boudebbous K, Boulcina R, Harakat D, Roisnel T, Debache A. New One Pot and Efficient Four‐Components Reaction for Synthesis of 2,3‐Dihydrothiophene Carbamate Derivatives. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202103894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Khawla Boudebbous
- Laboratoire de synthèse de molécules d'intérêts biologiques Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 Constantine Algeria
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- Laboratoire de synthèse de molécules d'intérêts biologiques Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 Constantine Algeria
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- Service de Spectrométrie de Masse Université de Champagne-Ardennes et CNRS Institut de Chimie Moléculaire UMR 7312 Reims France
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- Centre de Diffractométrie X (CDIFX) Institut des Sciences Chimiques de Rennes UMR 6226 CNRS - Université de Rennes 1 Rennes France
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- Laboratoire de synthèse de molécules d'intérêts biologiques Université Frères Mentouri Constantine 1 Constantine Algeria
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Sánchez-León AM, Cintas P, Light ME, Palacios JC. Thermal and Photochemical Switching of Chiral Sugar Azoalkenes: A Mechanistic Interrogation. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Ana María Sánchez-León
- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica; Facultad de Ciencias, and; IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible; Universidad de Extremadura; 06006 Badajoz Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica; Facultad de Ciencias, and; IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible; Universidad de Extremadura; 06006 Badajoz Spain
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- Department of Chemistry; Faculty of Natural and Environmental Sciences; University of Southampton; SO 17 1BJ Southampton U.K
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica e Inorgánica; Facultad de Ciencias, and; IACYS-Unidad de Química Verde y Desarrollo Sostenible; Universidad de Extremadura; 06006 Badajoz Spain
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Morin MST, Arndtsen BA. Chiral Phosphorus-Based 1,3-Dipoles: A Modular Approach to Enantioselective 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition and Polycyclic 2-Pyrroline Synthesis. Org Lett 2014; 16:1056-9. [PMID: 24502319 DOI: 10.1021/ol4035512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Marie S. T. Morin
- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, McGill University, 801 Sherbrooke Street West, Montréal, QC, H3A 0B8, Canada
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Majer R, Konechnaya O, Delso I, Tejero T, Attanasi OA, Santeusanio S, Merino P. Highly diastereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of chiral non-racemic nitrones to 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes: an experimental and computational investigation. Org Biomol Chem 2014; 12:8888-901. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ob01371a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions between 1,2-diaza-1,3-dienes and chiral non-racemic nitrones to give 3-substituted-5-diazenyl isoxazolidines were studied.
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- Roberta Majer
- Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica
- Departamento de Síntesis y Estructura de Biomoléculas
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica
- Departamento de Síntesis y Estructura de Biomoléculas
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica
- Departamento de Síntesis y Estructura de Biomoléculas
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica
- Departamento de Síntesis y Estructura de Biomoléculas
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolare Sezione di Chimica Organica e dei Composti Organici Naturali
- Universitá degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biomolecolare Sezione di Chimica Organica e dei Composti Organici Naturali
- Universitá degli Studi di Urbino “Carlo Bo”
- 61029 Urbino, Italy
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- Laboratorio de Síntesis Asimétrica
- Departamento de Síntesis y Estructura de Biomoléculas
- Instituto de Síntesis Química y Catálisis Homogénea (ISQCH)
- Universidad de Zaragoza
- CSIC
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Benetti S, De Risi C, Pollini GP, Zanirato V. Synthetic Routes to Chiral Nonracemic and Racemic Dihydro- And Tetrahydrothiophenes. Chem Rev 2012; 112:2129-63. [DOI: 10.1021/cr200298b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Fossato di Mortara 19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Fossato di Mortara 19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Via Fossato di Mortara 19, 44121 Ferrara, Italy
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Lemos A, Lourenço JP. Hydrotalcite catalysed [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of nitroso- and azo-alkenes. Tetrahedron Lett 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Arévalo MJ, Ávalos M, Babiano R, Cintas P, Jiménez JL, Light ME, Palacios JC. Construction of C-nucleosides diversified by [3+2] cycloaddition from a sugar-based mesoionic ring. Tetrahedron 2006. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2006.04.093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Lakner FJ, Xia H, Pervin A, Hammaker JR, Jahangiri KG, Dalton MK, Khvat A, Kiselyov A, Ivachtchenko AV. A novel mesoionic ring system: unusual cyclization of thio- and amino-acid derivatives of 6-azauracil. Tetrahedron Lett 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.06.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Attanasi OA, De Crescentini L, Favi G, Filippone P, Lillini S, Mantellini F, Santeusanio S. Efficient Synthesis and Environmentally Friendly Reactions of PEG-Supported 1,2-Diaza-1,3-butadiene. Org Lett 2005; 7:2469-71. [PMID: 15932225 DOI: 10.1021/ol050775i] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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[reaction: see text] Here, we report the protocol for the preparation of new poly(ethylene glycol)-supported 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadiene. In addition, we discuss an application of this supported reagent in an efficient and environmentally friendly one-pot synthesis of 2-thiazol-4-one derivatives by reaction with thioamides.
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- Orazio A Attanasi
- Istituto di Chimica Organica della Facoltà di Scienze Matematiche, Fisiche e Naturali, Università degli Studi di Urbino Carlo Bo, Via Sasso 75, 61029 Urbino, Italy
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Palacios F, Aparicio D, López Y, de los Santos JM. Synthesis of functionalized α-amino-phosphine oxides and -phosphonates by addition of amines and aminoesters to 4-phosphinyl- and 4-phosphonyl-1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes. Tetrahedron 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2005.01.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Palacios F, Aparicio D, López Y, de los Santos JM, Alonso C. Cycloaddition Reactions of Phosphorylated 1,2-Diaza-1,3-butadienes with Olefins: Regioselective Synthesis of Pyridazine Derivatives. European J Org Chem 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200400675] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Addition of amine derivatives to phosphorylated 1,2-diaza-1,3-butadienes. Synthesis of α-aminophosphonates. Tetrahedron Lett 2004. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.03.192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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García Ruano JL, Clemente FR, González Gutiérrez L, Gordillo R, Martín Castro AM, Rodríguez Ramos JH. Cyclic vinyl p-tolyl sulfilimines as chiral dienophiles: theoretical study on the stereoselectivity, Lewis acid catalysis, and solvent effects in their Diels-Alder reactions. J Org Chem 2002; 67:2926-33. [PMID: 11975548 DOI: 10.1021/jo016175o] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The theoretical study reported in the present work deals with chiral cyclic vinyl sulfilimines and their reactivity as dienophiles in [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions, using B3LYP/6-31G(d)//AM1 and B3LYP/6-31G(d)//B3LYP/6-31G(d) model chemistries. Consideration of Lewis acid catalysis, illustrated by BF(3), decreases the activation energies of the cycloaddition process while the charge transfer from the diene to the sulfilimine is augmented. The [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions of sulfilimines with both furan and cyclopentadiene occur in the gas phase with endo stereoselectivity, which is more pronounced with the latter diene. Endo-exo energy differences in the gas phase with the B3LYP/6-31+G(d)//B3LYP/6-31+G(d), B3LYP/6-31G(d)//B3LYP/6-31G(d), and B3LYP/6-31G(d)//AM1 model chemistries are almost the same. Solvent effects are responsible for the inversion of the stereoselectivity in the reactions of sulfilimines with furan because of the great difference in the dipole moments in endo and exo approaches.
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- José L García Ruano
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Cantoblanco, 28049 Madrid, Spain, and Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Extremadura, 06071 Badajoz, Spain
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Arévalo MJ, Avalos M, Babiano R, Cintas P, Hursthouse MB, Jiménez JL, Light ME, Palacios JC. Generation and fate of a novel homochiral mesoionic dipole: synthesis of C-nucleoside analogs. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2002. [DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4166(02)00104-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Avalos M, Babiano R, Cintas P, Clemente FR, Gordillo R, Hursthouse MB, Jiménez JL, Light ME, Palacios JC. Carbohydrates as chiral controllers: synthesis of dihydrothieno[2,3-c]furanones. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2001. [DOI: 10.1016/s0957-4166(01)00408-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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