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Roper NJ, Campbell ADG, Waddell PG, Brown AK, Ermanis K, Armstrong RJ. A stereodivergent multicomponent approach for the synthesis of C-N atropisomeric peptide analogues. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04700a. [PMID: 39323517 PMCID: PMC11418089 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04700a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
Abstract
A four-component Ugi reaction is described for the stereoselective synthesis of novel C-N atropisomeric peptide analogues. Using this approach, a combination of simple, readily available starting materials (ortho-substituted anilines, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and isocyanides) could be combined to access complex products possessing both central and axial chirality in up to 92% yield and >95 : 5 d.r. Variation of the reaction temperature enabled the development of stereodivergent reactions capable of selectively targeting either diastereoisomer of a desired product from a single set of starting materials with high levels of stereocontrol. Detailed experimental and computational studies have been performed to probe the reaction mechanism and stereochemical outcome of these reactions. Preliminary studies show that novel atropisomeric scaffolds prepared using this method display inhibitory activity against M. tuberculosis with a significant difference in activity observed between different atropisomers.
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- Natalie J Roper
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Khlifi T, Jbilou C, Leblais A, Marrot J, Nun P, Ghiazza C, Chataigner I, Coeffard V, Moreau X. Atroposelective Construction of Axially Chiral 2-Aryl-Pyrroloquinolones. Org Lett 2024; 26:6725-6729. [PMID: 39074095 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
Abstract
A two-step protocol including an enantioselective organocatalyzed synthesis of pyrroloquinolines followed by an oxidation reaction allowed the formation of axially chiral 2-aryl-pyrroloquinolones. Thorough optimization of the experimental conditions for the second step allowed the oxygenation reaction to take place and ensured, in most cases, a central-to-axial chirality conversion with complete retention of the enantiomeric excess.
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- Tourya Khlifi
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Nantes Université CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Nantes Université CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSA Rouen Normandie, CNRS, Normandie Univ, COBRA, 76000 Rouen, France Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, LCT UMR7616, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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Maguire S, Strachan G, Norvaiša K, Donohoe C, Gomes-da-Silva LC, Senge MO. Porphyrin Atropisomerism as a Molecular Engineering Tool in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Supramolecular Assembly, and Catalysis. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202401559. [PMID: 38787350 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401559] [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: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
Abstract
Porphyrin atropisomerism, which arises from restricted σ-bond rotation between the macrocycle and a sufficiently bulky substituent, was identified in 1969 by Gottwald and Ullman in 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(o-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrins. Henceforth, an entirely new field has emerged utilizing this transformative tool. This review strives to explain the consequences of atropisomerism in porphyrins, the methods which have been developed for their separation and analysis and present the diverse array of applications. Porphyrins alone possess intriguing properties and a structure which can be easily decorated and molded for a specific function. Therefore, atropisomerism serves as a transformative tool, making it possible to obtain even a specific molecular shape. Atropisomerism has been thoroughly exploited in catalysis and molecular recognition yet presents both challenges and opportunities in medicinal chemistry.
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- Sophie Maguire
- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- CQC, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-535, Portugal
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Focus Group-Molecular and Interfacial Engineering of Organic Nanosystems, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Jiang P, Mikherdov AS, Ito H, Jin M. Crystallization-Induced Chirality Transfer in Conformationally Flexible Azahelicene Au(I) Complexes with Circularly Polarized Luminescence Activation. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:12463-12472. [PMID: 38626915 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Flexible and twisted annulated π-systems exhibit numerous unique and desirable features, owing to their ability to display chirality. However, preventing their racemization due to the dynamic nature of their chirality remains a challenge. One promising approach to stabilize homochirality in such systems is chirality transfer from a chiral auxiliary to a moiety displaying dynamic chirality. Herein, we introduce a new approach for dynamic chirality stabilization in conformationally flexible azahelicene species via crystallization-induced intermolecular chirality transfer in Au(I) complexes featuring azahelicene (dibenzo[c,g]carbazole and benzo[c]carbazole) and enantio-pure chiral N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligands with a complementary tailored shape. Crystallization of these azahelicene Au(I) complexes not only suppresses the dynamic chirality of the dibenzocarbazole species but also stabilizes their homochirality through the intermolecular conjunction between the chiral NHC and dibenzocarbazole ligands. In the Au(I) benzocarbazole complexes, the intermolecular conjunction and chirality transfer in the crystals induce chirality in the initially achiral benzocarbazole ligand. Furthermore, the crystallization of the studied complexes activates their circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) properties, which were suppressed in solution. Importantly, chirality transfer leads to significant CPL enhancement; the complexes that feature chirality transfer within the crystal structure exhibit luminescence dissymmetry factors 5 to 10 times higher than those of the complexes without chirality transfer.
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- Pingyu Jiang
- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Division of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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Yeung A, Zwijnenburg MA, Orton GRF, Robertson JH, Barendt TA. Investigating the diastereoselective synthesis of a macrocycle under Curtin-Hammett control. Chem Sci 2024; 15:5516-5524. [PMID: 38638241 PMCID: PMC11023033 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05715a] [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: 10/25/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024] Open
Abstract
This work sheds new light on the stereoselective synthesis of chiral macrocycles containing twisted aromatic units, valuable π-conjugated materials for recognition, sensing, and optoelectronics. For the first time, we use the Curtin-Hammett principle to investigate a chiral macrocyclisation reaction, revealing the potential for supramolecular π-π interactions to direct the outcome of a dynamic kinetic resolution, favouring the opposite macrocyclic product to that expected under reversible, thermodynamically controlled conditions. Specifically, a dynamic, racemic perylene diimide dye (1 : 1 P : M) is strapped with an enantiopure (S)-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol group (P-BINOL) to form two diastereomeric macrocyclic products, the homochiral macrocycle (PP) and the heterochiral species (PM). We find there is notable selectivity for the PM macrocycle (dr = 4 : 1), which is rationalised by kinetic templation from intramolecular aromatic non-covalent interactions between the P-BINOL π-donor and the M-PDI π-acceptor during the macrocyclisation reaction.
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- Angus Yeung
- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London 20 Gordon Street London WC1H 0AJ UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT UK
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Luo W, Guo H, Qiu X, Ming M, Zhang L, Zhu H, Zhou J. Organocatalytic Atroposelective Construction of Pentatomic Heterobiaryl Diamines through Arylation of 5-Aminoisoxazoles with Azonaphthalenes. Org Lett 2024; 26:2564-2568. [PMID: 38514236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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An efficient catalytic asymmetric Michael-type reaction of azonaphthalenes with 5-aminoisoxazoles has been developed. The reaction was based on the utilization of a chiral phosphoric acid as the catalyst, delivering a large panel of axially chiral heterobiaryl diamines in generally good yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The gram-scale reaction and postmodification of the chiral product demonstrated their potentials in the synthesis of chiral catalysts and ligands. This approach not only provides a useful method for the construction of pentatomic heterobiaryl scaffolds but also offers new members to the axially chiral diamine family with promising applications in synthetic and medicinal chemistry.
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- Weiwei Luo
- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Sichuan Police College, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Sichuan Police College, Luzhou 646000, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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- Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Cytochemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha 410114, China
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Campbell ADG, Roper NJ, Waddell PG, Wills C, Dixon CM, Denton RM, Ermanis K, Armstrong RJ. Synthesis, structure and stereodynamics of atropisomeric N-chloroamides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3818-3821. [PMID: 38494914 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc00268g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2024]
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Atropisomeric N-chloroamides were efficiently accessed by electrophilic halogenation of ortho-substituted secondary anilides. The stereodynamics of atropisomerism in these novel scaffolds was interrogated by detailed experimental and computational studies, revealing that racemization is correlated with amide isomerization. The stereoelectronic nature of the amide was shown to significantly influence racemization rates, with potentially important implications for other C-N atropisomeric scaffolds.
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- Aaron D G Campbell
- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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- School of Chemistry, University Park, Nottingham, UK.
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- Chemistry - School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, UK.
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Penty S, Orton GRF, Black DJ, Pal R, Zwijnenburg MA, Barendt TA. A Chirally Locked Bis-perylene Diimide Macrocycle: Consequences for Chiral Self-Assembly and Circularly Polarized Luminescence. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:5470-5479. [PMID: 38355475 PMCID: PMC10910538 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
Abstract
Macrocycles containing chiral organic dyes are highly valuable for the development of supramolecular circularly polarized luminescent (CPL) materials, where a preorganized chiral framework is conducive to directing π-π self-assembly and delivering a strong and persistent CPL signal. Here, perylene diimides (PDIs) are an excellent choice for the organic dye component because, alongside their tunable photophysical and self-assembly properties, functionalization of the PDI's core yields a twisted, chiral π-system, capable of CPL. However, configurationally stable PDI-based macrocycles are rare, and those that are also capable of π-π self-assembly beyond dimers are unprecedented, both of which are advantageous for robust self-assembled chiroptical materials. In this work, we report the first bay-connected bis-PDI macrocycle that is configurationally stable (ΔG⧧ > 155 kJ mol-1). We use this chirally locked macrocycle to uncover new knowledge of chiral PDI self-assembly and to perform new quantitative CPL imaging of the resulting single-crystal materials. As such, we discover that the chirality of a 1,7-disubstituted PDI provides a rational route to designing H-, J- and concomitant H- and J-type self-assembled materials, important arrangements for optimizing (chir)optical and charge/energy transport properties. Indeed, we reveal that CPL is amplified in the single crystals of our chiral macrocycle by quantifying the degree of emitted light circular polarization from such materials for the first time using CPL-Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy.
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- Samuel
E. Penty
- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Durham, South Road, Durham DH1 3LE, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry, University College London, 20 Gordon Street, London WC1H 0AJ, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, U.K.
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Baucom JC, Agyemang NB, Trelles T, Gallicchio E, Murelli RP. Studies on the Configurational Stability of Tropolone-Ketone-, Ester-, and Aldehyde-Based Chiral Axes. J Org Chem 2024; 89:541-552. [PMID: 38133833 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02286] [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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Recent studies have revealed that tropolone-amide aryl C-C(O) rotational barriers are dramatically higher than those of analogous benzamide-based systems, and as a result, they have an increased likelihood of displaying high configurational stability. Studies on other tropolone-based chiral axes are important to assess the generality of this phenomenon. Herein, we describe a series of studies on the rotational barriers of tropolone-ketone, tropolone-ester, and tropolone-aldehyde chiral axes. These studies are complemented with computational modeling of the dynamics of these and analogous benzenoid variants to illuminate the impact that tropolone may have on aryl-C(O) configurational stability.
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- John-Charles Baucom
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States
- PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States
- PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States
- PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brooklyn College, The City University of New York, Brooklyn, New York 11210, United States
- PhD Program in Chemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
- PhD Program in Biochemistry, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York, New York 10016, United States
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