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Borah B, Sharma S, Chavada SK, Swain S, Chowhan LR. Photochemical domino reaction driven C-H/S-H functionalization of bioactive molecules to access xanthene scaffolds. Org Biomol Chem 2024. [PMID: 39331024 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob01117a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2024]
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A visible-light-induced C(sp2)-H functionalization of indoles by using Schreiner's thiourea as the organocatalyst has been reported. With the aid of a three-component domino reaction between 2-hydroxybenzaldehydes, cyclic-1,3-diketones, and a variety of indoles, the corresponding densely functionalized xanthene scaffolds were isolated in good to excellent yields. Apart from these, a broad range of other bioactive natural products including kojic acid, lawsone, and 4-hydroxycoumarin were also investigated instead of indoles for the present work. All the molecules participated in the photochemical reaction smoothly and provided the desired xanthenes in synthetically valuable yields. Therefore, the present energy-efficient catalytic strategy was also very successful in executing challenging carbon-sulfur bond formation reactions, demonstrating the synthetic potentiality of the work. Notably, this air-stable, transition metal-free approach with broad functional group tolerability provides an alternative to conventional methods.
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- Biplob Borah
- School of Applied Material Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, India.
- Royal School of Applied & Pure Sciences, The Assam Royal Global University, Guwahati-781035, Assam, India
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- School of Applied Material Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, India.
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- School of Applied Material Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, India.
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- School of Applied Material Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, India.
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- School of Applied Material Sciences, Central University of Gujarat, Sector-30, Gandhinagar-382030, India.
- School of Physical Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi-110067, India.
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Zhang Z, Sheetz EG, Pink M, Yamamoto N, Flood AH. Cone Angles Quantify and Predict the Affinity and Reactivity of Anion Complexes between Trifluoroborates and Rigid Macrocycles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202409070. [PMID: 38969622 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202409070] [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: 05/13/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 07/05/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024]
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Steric manipulation is a known concept in molecular recognition but there is currently no linear free energy relationship correlating sterics to the stability of receptor-anion complexes nor to the reactivity of the bound anion. By analogy to Tolman cone angles in cation coordination chemistry, we explore how to define and correlate cone angles of organo-trifluoroborates (R-BF3 -) to the affinities observed for cyanostar-anion binding. We extend the analogy to a rare investigation of the anion's reactivity and how it changes upon binding. The substituent on the anion is used to define the cone angle, θ. A series of 10 anions were studied including versions with ethynyl, ethylene, and ethyl substituents to tune steric bulk across the sp, sp2 and sp3 hybridized α-carbons bearing 0, 1 and 2 hydrogen atoms. A linear relationship between affinity and cone angle is observed for anions bearing substituents larger than the -BF3 - headgroup. This correlation predicted affinities of two new anions to within ±5 %. We explored how complexation affects the reactivity of fluoride exchange. The yield of fluoride transfer from R-BF3 - to Lewis acid triphenylborane is correlated with cone angle. We predict that other rigid macrocycles, like commercially available bambusuril, could follow these trends.
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- Zhao Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Address, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Address, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Address, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Address, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University Address, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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Romero Reyes MA, Dutta S, Odagi M, Min C, Seidel D. Catalytic enantioselective synthesis of 2-pyrazolines via one-pot condensation/6π-electrocyclization: 3,5-bis(pentafluorosulfanyl)-phenylthioureas as powerful hydrogen bond donors. Chem Sci 2024; 15:d4sc04760e. [PMID: 39239480 PMCID: PMC11369865 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04760e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 08/25/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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A new conjugate-base-stabilized carboxylic acid (CBSCA) containing a 3,5-bis(pentafluorosulfanyl)phenylthiourea functionality catalyses challenging one-pot condensations/6π-electrocyclizations of hydrazines and α,β-unsaturated ketones under mild conditions. Structurally diverse N-aryl 2-pyrazolines are obtained in good yields and enantioselectivities. The superior performance of 3,5-bis(SF5)phenylthioureas over the widely used 3,5-bis(CF3)phenylthioureas is further demonstrated in the Michael addition of dimethyl malonate to nitrostyrene, using a new Takemoto-type catalyst.
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- Moises A Romero Reyes
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32611 USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32611 USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32611 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Piscataway New Jersey 08854 USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida Gainesville Florida 32611 USA
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Cui B, Zheng Y, Sun H, Shang H, Du M, Shang Y, Yavuz CT. Catalytic enantioselective intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes using chiral aprotic cyclic urea ligand on manganese (II). Nat Commun 2024; 15:6647. [PMID: 39103345 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-50757-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2024] [Accepted: 07/18/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024] Open
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Asymmetric catalysis for enantioselective intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes is a critical method in the construction of enantioenriched nitrogen-containing rings, often prevalent in biologically active compounds and natural products. Herein, we demonstrate a facile enantioselective intramolecular hydroamination of alkenes for the synthesis of chiral pyrrolidine, piperidine, and indoline moieties, using a manganese (II) chiral aprotic cyclic urea catalyst. The cyclic ligand hinders the inversion of the N atom of the urea and effectively discriminate between the enantiomers of substrates. High-resolution mass spectrometry, deuterium labeling experiments, and molecular orbital energy analysis clearly reveal the intermediates and mechanism of the transformation. As a key step, oxygen coordination by chiral aprotic urea presents a robust control over the asymmetric intra-HA reaction through the involvement of a convergent assembly of two vital intermediates (Mn-N and C-Mn-Br), providing access to chiral cyclic amine systems in high yields with excellent enantioselectivity.
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- Bin Cui
- Manganese Catalysis and Asymmetric Synthesis Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, P. R. China
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- Manganese Catalysis and Asymmetric Synthesis Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, P. R. China
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- Manganese Catalysis and Asymmetric Synthesis Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, P. R. China.
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- Manganese Catalysis and Asymmetric Synthesis Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, P. R. China
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- Manganese Catalysis and Asymmetric Synthesis Laboratory, College of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Engineering, Hebei University of Science and Technology, Shijiazhuang, P. R. China
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- Oxide & Organic Nanomaterials for Energy & Environment Laboratory, Physical Science & Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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- Oxide & Organic Nanomaterials for Energy & Environment Laboratory, Physical Science & Engineering (PSE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Tsutsui Y, Yanaka I, Takeda K, Kondo M, Takizawa S, Kojima R, Konishi A, Yasuda M. Selective recognition between aromatics and aliphatics by cage-shaped borates supported by a machine learning approach. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:4283-4291. [PMID: 38602393 DOI: 10.1039/d4ob00408f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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Selective recognition between hydrocarbon moieties is a longstanding issue. Although we developed a π-pocket Lewis acid catalyst with high selectivity for aromatic aldehydes over aliphatic ones, a general strategy for catalyst design remains elusive. As an approach that transfers the molecular recognition based on multiple cooperative non-covalent interactions within the π-pocket to a rational catalyst design, herein, we demonstrate Lewis acid catalysts showing improved selectivity through the support of an ensemble algorithm with random forest, Ada Boost, and XG Boost as a machine learning (ML) approach. Using 7963 explanatory variables extracted from model hetero-Diels-Alder reactions, the ensemble algorithm predicted the chemoselectivity of unlearned catalysts. Experiments confirmed the prediction. The proposed catalyst shows the highest selective recognition, reminiscing enzymatic catalytic activity. Additionally, a SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) method suggested that the selectivity originates from the polarizability and three-dimensional size of the catalyst. This insight leads to rational design guidelines for Lewis acid catalysts with dispersion forces.
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- Yuya Tsutsui
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
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- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan.
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- Department of Engineering, Graduate School of Integrated Science and Technology, Shizuoka University, Hamamatsu, 432-8561, Japan.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Shizuoka, 52-1 Yada, Suruga-ku, Shizuoka 422-8526, Japan
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- Department of Biomedical Data Intelligence, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Sakyo-ku, 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan.
- Innovative Catalysis Science Division, Institute for Open and Transdisciplinary Research Initiatives (ICS-OTRI), Osaka University, Suita, 565-0871, Japan
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Miller L, Bauer F, Breit B. A Tandem Hydroformylation-Organocatalyzed Friedel-Crafts Reaction for the Synthesis of Diindolylmethanes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400188. [PMID: 38411034 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400188] [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: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Herein, we present an efficient and atom-economic tandem hydroformylation organocatalyzed Friedel-Crafts reaction sequence for the synthesis of diindolylmethanes. Classic syntheses have relied on (Lewis) acid activation of aldehydes, which are often not commercially available and rather sensitive in handling. In contrast, the combination of rhodium-catalyzed hydroformylation and subsequent organocatalytic activation of the in-situ formed aldehydes allows the use of readily available and stable alkenes with various functional groups while avoiding acidic conditions to expand the range of available diindolylmethanes. A broad scope of diindolylmethanes was prepared in yields up to 85 % demonstrates the utility of the presented method.
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- Lukas Miller
- Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstraße 21, 79104, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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Nieuwland C, Fonseca Guerra C. Chalcogen Atom Size: A Key Parameter in Modulating Carbonyl Compound Properties. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202304361. [PMID: 38284777 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202304361] [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: 12/29/2023] [Revised: 01/26/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Exchanging oxygen in the functional group C=O (i. e., carbonyl) for the less electronegative Group 16 elements, sulfur or selenium, unexpectedly enhances the electronegativity of the C=X group in π-conjugated molecules and reduces the molecular π HOMO-LUMO energy gap. Quantum-chemical analyses revealed that the steric size of the chalcogen atom X is at the origin of this seemingly counterintuitive behavior. This tuning of the chemical properties of carbonyl compounds by varying the chalcogen atom size in the C=X bond can be applied in many fields of chemistry. This concept article delineates several useful applications in the fields of organocatalysis, supramolecular chemistry, and photo(electro)chemistry.
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- Celine Nieuwland
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The, Netherlands
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, De Boelelaan 1108, 1081 HZ, Amsterdam, The, Netherlands
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Lotha TN, Richa K, Sorhie V, Ketiyala, Nakro V, Imkongyanger, Ritse V, Rudithongru L, Namsa ND, Jamir L. Environmentally benign synthesis of unsymmetrical ureas and their evaluation as potential HIV-1 protease inhibitors via a computational approach. Mol Divers 2024; 28:749-763. [PMID: 36788191 DOI: 10.1007/s11030-023-10615-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/30/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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The present work reports the cost-effective, high yielding and environmentally acceptable preparation of unsymmetrical ureas from thiocarbamate salts using sodium percarbonate as an oxidant. Efficacy of the unsymmetrical ureas as potential human immune deficiency virus (HIV-1) protease inhibitors has been evaluated via in silico approach. The results revealed interactions of the urea compounds at the active site of the enzyme with favorable binding affinities causing possible mutations hindering the functioning of the enzyme. Further computational assessment of IC50 using known references satisfactorily authenticated the inhibitory action of the selected compounds against HIV-1 protease. Added to the easy synthesis of the ureas following an environmentally benign protocol, this work may be a valuable addition to the ongoing search for drugs with better efficacy profiles and reduced toxicity against HIV.
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- Tsenbeni N Lotha
- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Tezpur University, Napaam, Assam, 784028, India
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- Department of Environmental Science, Nagaland University, Lumami, Nagaland, 798627, India.
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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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Saini K, Manju, Raigar AK, Jyoti N, Guleria A. Thiourea as Bifunctional Hydrogen Bond Donor and Brønsted Base Catalyst for Green One-Pot Synthesis of 2-Aryl/Heteroaryl/Styryl Benzothiazoles in the Aqueous Medium under Ultrasound Irradiation. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:8343-8351. [PMID: 38405534 PMCID: PMC10882698 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c09164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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A green organocatalysis cascade strategy using thiourea in catalytic amounts as both a hydrogen bond donor and a Brønsted base bifunctional catalyst was utilized to synthesize a series of 2-aryl/heteroaryl/styryl benzothiazole derivatives. This strategy involved an ultrasound-irradiated one-pot two-component reaction between substituted aldehydes and 2-amino thiophenols in an aqueous medium at 60 °C, using air as an oxidant. At the gram-scale, this protocol yielded 87% of the desired product, making it suitable for production at a larger scale. This green and mild protocol offers excellent yields, cost-effectiveness, atom economy, step economy, and a simple operation that does not require extra purification steps. Furthermore, the catalyst is easily recoverable and can be used for up to five cycles without a significant loss of any activity.
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- Kamlesh Saini
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, India
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Lee H, Nam H, Lee SY. Enantio- and Diastereoselective Variations on α-Iminonitriles: Harnessing Chiral Cyclopropenimine-Thiourea Organocatalysts. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:3065-3074. [PMID: 38281151 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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Chiral 1-pyrrolines containing a nitrile motif serve as crucial structural scaffolds in biologically active molecules and exhibit diversity as building blocks owing to their valuable functional groups; however, the asymmetric synthesis of such compounds remains largely unexplored. Herein, we present an enantio- and diastereoselective method for the synthesis of α-chiral nitrile-containing 1-pyrroline derivatives bearing vicinal stereocenters through the design and introduction of chiral cyclopropenimine-based bifunctional catalysts featuring a thiourea moiety. This synthesis entails a highly stereoselective conjugate addition of α-iminonitriles to a wide array of enones, followed by cyclocondensation, thereby affording a series of cyanopyrroline derivatives, some of which contain all-carbon quaternary centers. Moreover, we demonstrate the synthetic utility of this strategy by performing a gram-scale reaction with 1% catalyst loading, along with a variety of chemoselective transformations of the product, including the synthesis of a vildagliptin analogue. Finally, we showcase the selective synthesis of all four stereoisomers of the cyanopyrroline products through trans-to-cis isomerization, highlighting the versatility of our approach.
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- Hooseung Lee
- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea
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Hu X, Zhu Z, Li Z, Adili A, Odagi M, Abboud KA, Seidel D. Catalytic Enantioselective [4+2] Cycloadditions of Salicylaldehyde Acetals with Enol Ethers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202315759. [PMID: 38055210 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202315759] [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: 10/18/2023] [Revised: 11/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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A readily accessible conjugate-base-stabilized carboxylic acid (CBSCA) catalyst facilitates highly enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition reactions of salicylaldehyde-derived acetals and cyclic enol ethers, resulting in the formation of polycyclic chromanes with oxygenation in the 2- and 4-positions. Stereochemically more complex products can be obtained from racemic enol ethers. Spirocyclic products are also accessible.
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- Xiaojun Hu
- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Science, Graduate School of Technology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 2-24-16, Naka-cho, Koganei city, 184-8588, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for X-ray Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Center for Heterocyclic Compounds, Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Wen K, Chen C, Kong W, Gao Q, Shi J, Tang X. Cooperative Triple Catalysis Enables Deaminative α-Indolmethylation of Carbonyl Compounds with Gramines. J Org Chem 2024. [PMID: 38190807 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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α-Functionalization of carbonyl compounds is an important reaction in synthetic chemistry. However, the development of novel synthetic strategies to realize this reaction is challenging. This study describes the α-indolmethylation of carbonyl compounds using cooperative copper, amine, and hydrogen-bond catalysis. This reaction provides a novel and efficient strategy for developing indolmethylated carbonyl compounds by deaminative coupling of gramines.
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- Kangmei Wen
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New Drug Screening, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southern Medical University, 1023 South Shatai Road, Baiyun District, Guangzhou 510515, People's Republic of China
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Zhou Y, Liu Z, Yang Z, Zheng Y, Yang M, Feng W, Li X, Yuan L. Pillar[5]arene-segregated ion pairs for enhanced cycloaddition of epoxides with CO 2. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:300-303. [PMID: 38054763 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc03878e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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A supramolecular approach using a polyviologen-pillar[5]arene complex as segregated ion pairs was shown to be highly efficient for the conversion of CO2 with epoxides into cyclic carbonates without the need for metals or solvents. The enhanced catalytic performance was achieved by cooperative ion pair segregation and CO2 fixation.
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- Yidan Zhou
- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Radiation Physics and Technology of Ministry of Education, Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China.
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Du T, Shen B, Dai J, Zhang M, Chen X, Yu P, Liu Y. Controlled and Regioselective Ring-Opening Polymerization for Poly(disulfide)s by Anion-Binding Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27788-27799. [PMID: 37987648 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c10708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2023]
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Poly(disulfide)s are an emerging class of sulfur-containing polymers with applications in medicine, energy, and functional materials. However, the constituent dynamic covalent S-S bond is highly reactive in the presence of the sulfide (RS-) anion, imposing a persistent challenge to control the polymerization. Here, we report an anion-binding approach to arrest the high reactivity of the RS- chain end to control the synthesis of linear poly(disulfide)s, realizing a rapid, living ring-opening polymerization of 1,2-dithiolanes with narrow dispersity and high regioselectivity (Mw/Mn ∼ 1.1, Ps ∼ 0.85). Mechanistic studies support the formation of a thiourea-base-sulfide ternary complex as the catalytically active species during the chain propagation. Theoretical analyses reveal a synergistic catalytic model where the catalyst preorganizes the protonated base and anionic chain end to establish spatial confinement over the bound monomer, effecting the observed regioselectivity. The catalytic system is amenable to monomers with various functional groups, and semicrystalline polymers are also obtained from lipoic acid derivatives by enhancing the regioselectivity.
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- Tianyi Du
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Center for Soft Matter Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Polymer Chemistry and Physics of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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Pál D, Besnard C, de Aguirre A, Poblador-Bahamonde AI, Pescitelli G, Lacour J. 2,4,5,7-Tetranitrofluorenone Oximate for the Naked-Eye Detection of H-Bond Donors and the Chiroptical Sensing of Enantiopure Reagents. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202302169. [PMID: 37529861 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202302169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Hydrogen bonding greatly influences rates and equilibrium positions of chemical reactions, conformations, and sometimes even stereochemistry. This study reports on tetranitrofluorenone oximate, a novel dye capable of naked-eye detection of hydrogen-bond donating species (HBDs) and of rapid determination of H-bond donation strength by hypsochromic shift monitoring. In addition, the molecule possesses atropisomeric conformations, of M and P configuration, as evidenced in solid and solution state studies by X-ray diffraction and electronic circular dichroism (ECD), respectively. In the latter case, enantiopure bis-thioureas were the most effective HBDs to promote a chiral induction (diastereoselective recognition, Pfeiffer effect); the ECD results being rationalized by time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations. Based on these experiments, bis-thioureas were used as chiral reagents in asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloadditions of structurally-related nitrones; the ECD sensing of the stereoinduction between bis-thioureas and the oximate serving as an indirect method of selection of the most effective HBD for asymmetric synthesis.
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- Dávid Pál
- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Crystallography, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet Genève, 24, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Chimica Industriale, University of Pisa, Via G. Moruzzi 13, 56124, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Geneva, Quai Ernest Ansermet 30, 1211, Geneva 4, Switzerland
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Gómez D, Acosta J, López-Sandoval H, Torres-Palma RA, Ávila-Torres Y. Enantioselective Biomimetic Structures Inspired by Oxi-Dase-Type Metalloenzymes, Utilizing Polynuclear Compounds Containing Copper (II) and Manganese (II) Ions as Building Blocks. Biomimetics (Basel) 2023; 8:423. [PMID: 37754174 PMCID: PMC10527443 DOI: 10.3390/biomimetics8050423] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/28/2023] Open
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This study focuses on developing and evaluating two novel enantioselective biomimetic models for the active centers of oxidases (ascorbate oxidase and catalase). These models aim to serve as alternatives to enzymes, which often have limited action and a delicate nature. For the ascorbate oxidase (AO) model (compound 1), two enantiomers, S,S(+)cpse and R,R(-)cpse, were combined in a crystalline structure, resulting in a racemic compound. The analysis of their magnetic properties and electrochemical behavior revealed electronic transfer between six metal centers. Compound 1 effectively catalyzed the oxidation of ascorbic to dehydroascorbic acid, showing a 45.5% yield for the racemic form. This was notably higher than the enantiopure compounds synthesized previously and tested in the current report, which exhibited yields of 32% and 28% for the S,S(+)cpse and R,R(-)cpse enantiomers, respectively. This outcome highlights the influence of electronic interactions between metal ions in the racemic compound compared to pure enantiomers. On the other hand, for the catalase model (compound 2), both the compound and its enantiomer displayed polymeric properties and dimeric behavior in the solid and solution states, respectively. Compound 2 proved to be effective in catalyzing the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide to oxygen with a yield of 64.7%. In contrast, its enantiomer (with R,R(-)cpse) achieved only a 27% yield. This further validates the functional nature of the prepared biomimetic models for oxidases. This research underscores the importance of understanding and designing biomimetic models of metalloenzyme active centers for both biological and industrial applications. These models show promising potential as viable alternatives to natural enzymes in various processes.
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- Didier Gómez
- Facultad de Tecnologías, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira 660003, Colombia; (D.G.); (J.A.)
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- Facultad de Tecnologías, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira 660003, Colombia; (D.G.); (J.A.)
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, C.U., Coyoacán, México City 04510, Mexico;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín 50010, Colombia;
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- Grupo de Investigación en Remediación Ambiental y Biocatálisis (GIRAB), Instituto de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Antioquia UdeA, Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellín 50010, Colombia;
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Murphy B, Gabbaï FP. Binding, Sensing, And Transporting Anions with Pnictogen Bonds: The Case of Organoantimony Lewis Acids. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:19458-19477. [PMID: 37647531 PMCID: PMC10863067 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06991] [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: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Motivated by the discovery of main group Lewis acids that could compete or possibly outperform the ubiquitous organoboranes, several groups, including ours, have engaged in the chemistry of Lewis acidic organoantimony compounds as new platforms for anion capture, sensing, and transport. Principal to this approach are the intrinsically elevated Lewis acidic properties of antimony, which greatly favor the addition of halide anions to this group 15 element. The introduction of organic substituents to the antimony center and its oxidation from the + III to the + V state provide for tunable Lewis acidity and a breadth of applications in supramolecular chemistry and catalysis. The performances of these antimony-based Lewis acids in the domain of anion sensing in aqueous media illustrate the favorable attributes of antimony as a central element. At the same time, recent advances in anion binding catalysis and anion transport across phospholipid membranes speak to the numerous opportunities that lie ahead in the chemistry of these unique main group compounds.
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L. Murphy
- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College
Station, Texas 77843-3255, United States
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Vogel J, Chen Y, Fadler RE, Flood AH, von Delius M. Steric Control over the Threading of Pyrophosphonates with One or Two Cyanostar Macrocycles during Pseudorotaxane Formation. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300899. [PMID: 37156722 PMCID: PMC10655069 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300899] [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: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The supramolecular recognition of anions is increasingly harnessed to achieve the self-assembly of supramolecular architectures, ranging from cages and polymers to (pseudo)rotaxanes. The cyanostar (CS) macrocycle has previously been shown to form 2 : 1 complexes with organophosphate anions that can be turned into [3]rotaxanes by stoppering. Here we achieved steric control over the assembly of pseudorotaxanes comprising the cyanostar macrocycle and a thread that is based, for the first time, on organo-pyrophosphonates. Subtle differences in steric bulk on the threads allowed formation of either [3]pseudorotaxanes or [2]pseudorotaxanes. We demonstrate that the threading kinetics are governed by the steric demand of the organo-pyrophosphonates and in one case, slows down to the timescale of minutes. Calculations show that the dianions are sterically offset inside the macrocycles. Our findings broaden the scope of cyanostar-anion assemblies and may have relevance for the design of molecular machines whose directionality is a result of relatively slow slipping.
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- Julian Vogel
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 E. Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, IN, 47405, USA
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89081, Ulm, Germany
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Haisha S, Nguyen HM, Schlegel HB. Stereoselective glycosylation reactions with 2-deoxyglucose: a computational study of some catalysts. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2023; 1224:114122. [PMID: 37214423 PMCID: PMC10195097 DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2023.114122] [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: 04/09/2023]
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2-Deoxy glycosides are important components of many oligosaccharides with antibiotic and anti-cancer activity, but their synthesis can be very challenging. Phenanthrolines and substituted pyridines promote stereoselective glycosylation of 1-bromo sugars via a double SN2 mechanism. Pyridine reacting with α-bromo, 2-deoxyglucose was chosen to model this reaction. The first step involves displacement of bromide by pyridine which can be rate limiting because bromide ion is poorly solvated in the non-polar solvents used for these reactions. We examined a series of small molecules to bind bromide and stabilize this transition state. Geometry optimization and vibrational frequencies were calculated using M06-2X/6-31+G(d,p) and SMD implicit solvation for diethyl ether. More accurate energies were obtained with M06-2X/aug-cc-pVTZ and implicit solvation. Urea, thiourea, guanidine and cyanoguanidine bind bromide more strongly than alkylamines, (NH2CH2CH2)nNH3-n. Compared to the uncatalyzed reaction, urea, thiourea and cyanoguanidine lower the free energy of the transition state by 3 kcal/mol while guanidine lowers the barrier by 2 kcal/mol.
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- Spencer Haisha
- Department of Biology, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, United States
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Gazizov AS, Smolobochkin AV, Rizbayeva TS, Vatsadze SZ, Burilov AR, Sinyashin OG, Alabugin IV. "Stereoelectronic Deprotection of Nitrogen": Recovering Nucleophilicity with a Conformational Change. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37216317 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Ureas are often thought of as "double amides" due to the obvious structural similarity of these functional groups. The main structural feature of an amide is its planarity, which is responsible for the conjugation between the nitrogen atom and carbonyl moiety and the decrease of amide nucleophilicity. Consequently, since amides are poor nucleophiles, ureas are often thought of as poor nucleophiles as well. Herein, we demonstrate that ureas can be distinctly different from amides. These differences can be amplified by rotation around one of the ureas' C-N bonds, which switches off the amide resonance and recovers the nucleophilicity of one of the nitrogen atoms. This conformational change can be further facilitated by the judicious introduction of steric bulk to disfavor the planar conformation. This change in reactivity is an example of "stereoelectronic deprotection," a concept when the desired reactivity of a functional group is produced by a conformational change rather than a chemical modification. This concept may be used complementarily to the traditional protecting groups. We also demonstrate both the viability and the utility of this concept by the synthesis of unusual 2-oxoimidazolium salts possessing quaternary nitrogen atoms at the urea moiety.
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- Almir S Gazizov
- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- N. D. Zelinsky Institute of Organic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 47 Leninsky Prosp., Moscow 119991, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
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- Arbuzov Institute of Organic and Physical Chemistry, FRC Kazan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Science, Arbuzova Str., 8, Kazan 420088, Russian Federation
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee Fl 32306, United States
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Lee W, Nelson HM, Houk KN. Computational Exploration of the Nature of Li +-Ureide Anion Catalysis on Formation of Highly Reactive Vinyl Carbocations and Subsequent C-C Bond Forming Reactions. J Org Chem 2023; 88:3403-3408. [PMID: 36820472 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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The mechanisms of the C-H insertion reactions of vinyl carbocations formed by heterolysis of vinyl trifluoromethanesulfonates (triflates) by catalytic lithiated 1,3-bis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]urea (Li+-ureide) have been studied with ωB97X-D density functional theory. The ionization promoted by the Li+-ureide forms a metastable intimate ion pair complex of Li+-ureide-triflate anion and vinyl cation. The relative thermodynamic stabilities of isomeric alkyl cations are impacted by ion-pairing with the Li+-ureide-triflate anion. We show that the C-H insertion reaction of the vinyl cation intermediate is the rate-determining step and explain the effect of the aryl substituents on the formation of the vinyl cation and its C-H insertion reactivity as well as the regioselectivity of C-H activation by the vinyl cation.
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- Woojin Lee
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Yin C, Lu H, Ye H, Feng Z, Zou H, Zhang M, You L. Double n→π* Interactions with One Electron Donor: Structural and Mechanistic Insights. Org Lett 2023; 25:1470-1475. [PMID: 36856609 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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Double n→π* interactions between one common electron donor of the carbonyl oxygen and two individual acceptor aldehyde/imine units are presented. The structural and mechanistic insights were revealed through a collection of experimental and computational evidence. The orientation and further energetic dependence of orbital interactions were facilely regulated by the size of cyclic urea scaffolds, the bulkiness of aldehydes/imines, and the flexibility of imine macrocycles.
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- Chaowei Yin
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Afshariazar F, Morsali A, Retailleau P. Investigation of the Influence of Functionalization Strategy on Urea 2D MOF Catalytic Performance. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:3498-3505. [PMID: 36790180 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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Urea-functionalized MOFs with unique properties have recently been used as efficient platforms to conduct organocatalytic reactions. To gain more insight into the key factors which govern an efficient organocatalytic reaction in urea-MOFs, two different urea-containing 2D MOFs TMU-58 ([Zn(L1)(oba)].CH3CN) and TMU-83 ([Zn(L2)(oba)].DMF), where L1 = (1E,5E)-1,5-bis(1-(pyridine-4-ylethylidene)carbonohydrazide, L2 = (1E,5E)-1,5-bis(1-(pyridine-4-ylmethylene)carbonohydrazide, and oba = 4,4'-oxybisbenzoic acid, with abundant accessible active sites, were selected and examined in the methanolysis of styrene oxide. TMU-58 with the ability to form a two-point H-bond with different substrates revealed a high organocatalytic efficiency in the regioselective ring opening of styrene oxide. The catalytic activation of epoxide oxygen by the urea N-H functional sites, followed by the nucleophilic attack of methanol at the benzylic carbon led to the formation of 2-methoxy-2-phenylethanol as the major product. DFT calculations were also performed to investigate the acidic strength of the urea hydrogens in both TMU-58 and TMU-83 structures as a major factor to conduct an efficient catalytic reaction. The results indicated the more acidic nature of the urea hydrogens in TMU-83; however, its catalytic efficiency was remarkably reduced due to the inappropriate orientation of the active interaction sites within the framework revealing the importance of proper orientation of the urea hydrogens in conducting an efficient organocatalytic reaction. The current study provides a comparative study on the function-property relationship in 2D MOF assemblies which has not been explored so far.
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- Farzaneh Afshariazar
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran 14115-111, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-175, Tehran 14115-111, Iran
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- Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS UPR 2301, Université Paris-Saclay, 1 Avenue de la Terrasse, 91190 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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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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Némethová V, Krištofíková D, Mečiarová M, Šebesta R. Asymmetric Organocatalysis Under Mechanochemical Conditions. CHEM REC 2023:e202200283. [PMID: 36703542 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202200283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Asymmetric organocatalysis is a robust methodology providing access to numerous valuable compounds while having green chemistry principles in mind. The realization of organocatalytic transformation under solvent-free mechanochemical conditions brings additional benefits in terms of yields, selectivities, and, last but not least overall improved sustainability. This overview describes developments in the use of mechanochemistry as a vehicle for asymmetric organocatalytic transformations. The material is organized according to main catalytic activation modes, starting with covalent activation and proceeding to non-covalent activation modes. The advantages of mechanochemical organocatalytic reactions are particularly highlighted, but in some cases also, limitations are mentioned. Possibilities for target compound synthesis are also discussed.
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- Viktória Némethová
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University in Bratislava, Mlynská dolina, Ilkovičova 6, 842 15, Bratislava, Slovakia
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Robidas R, Reinhard DL, Huber SM, Legault CY. A Quantum-chemical Analysis on the Lewis Acidity of Diarylhalonium Ions. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202200634. [PMID: 36043491 PMCID: PMC10092059 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cyclic diaryliodonium compounds like iodolium derivatives have increasingly found use as noncovalent Lewis acids in the last years. They are more stable toward nucleophilic substitution than acyclic systems and are markedly more Lewis acidic. Herein, this higher Lewis acidity is analyzed and explained via quantum-chemical calculations and energy decomposition analyses. Its key origin is the change in energy levels and hybridization of iodine's orbitals, leading to both more favorable electrostatic interaction and better charge transfer. Both of the latter seem to contribute in similar fashion, while hydrogen bonding as well as steric repulsion with the phenyl rings play at best a minor role. In comparison to iodolium, bromolium and chlorolium are less Lewis acidic the lighter the halogen, which is predominantly based on less favorable charge-transfer interactions.
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- Raphaël Robidas
- Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke, Centre in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Fakultät für Chemie und Biochemie, Organische Chemie I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsstraße 150, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Sherbrooke, Centre in Green Chemistry and Catalysis, J1K 2R1, Sherbrooke, Québec, Canada
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Lee K. Synthesis, characterization, and crystal structures of N, N'-bis-(2-di-alkyl-amino-phen-yl)thio-ureas. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2023; 79:60-64. [PMID: 36793414 PMCID: PMC9912467 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989022012245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/29/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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N,N'-Bis[2-(di-methyl-amino)-phen-yl]thio-urea, C17H22N4S (1), and N,N'-bis-[2-(di-ethyl-amino)-phen-yl]thio-urea, C21H30N4S (2), were prepared by the treatment of 1,1'-thio-carbonyl-diimidazole and 2 equivalents of 2-amino-N,N'-di-alkyl-aniline. Both compounds exhibit intra-molecular hydrogen bonds between the N-H(thio-urea) and NR 2 (R = Me, Et) groups. The other N-H bonds face the sulfur atoms of S=C bonds in an adjacent mol-ecule, which forms an inter-molecular inter-action in the packed structure. The structural details match the spectroscopic data acquired from NMR and IR spectroscopy.
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- Kyounghoon Lee
- Department of Chemical Education and Research Institute of Natural Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongsangnam-do 52828, Republic of Korea
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Zhang S, Wang X, Han LL, Li J, Liang Z, Wei D, Du D. Atroposelective Synthesis of Triaryl α-Pyranones with 1,2-Diaxes by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202212005. [PMID: 36314469 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202212005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Atropisomers bearing multiple stereogenic axes are of increasing importance to the field of material science, pharmaceuticals, and catalysis. However, the atroposelective construction of multi-axis atropisomers remains rare and challenging, due to the intrinsical difficulties in the stereo-control of the multiple stereogenic axes. Herein, we demonstrate a single-step construction of a new class of 1,2-diaxially chiral triaryl α-pyranones by an N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalytic asymmetric [3+3] annulation of well-designed alkynyl acylazolium precursors and enolizable sterically hindered 2-aryl ketones. The protocol features broad substrate scope (>50 examples), excellent stereo-control (most cases >20 : 1 dr, up to 99.5 : 0.5 er), and potentially useful synthetic applications. The success of this reaction relies on the rational design of structurally matched reaction partners and the careful selection of the asymmetric catalytic system. DFT calculations have also been performed to discover and rationalize the origin of the high stereoselectivity of this reaction.
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- Simiao Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan Province, 450001, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, Department of Organic Chemistry, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 210009, P.R. China
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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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Malakar CC, Dell'Amico L, Zhang W. Dual Catalysis in Organic Synthesis: Current Challenges and New Trends. European J Org Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202201114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Chandi C. Malakar
- Department of Chemistry National Institute of Technology Manipur Langol Imphal 795004 Manipur India
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- Department of Chemical Sciences University of Padova Via Marzolo 1 35131 Padova Italy
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Shanghai Jiao Tong University 800 Dongchuan Road Shanghai 200240 China
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Platzek A, Juber S, Yurtseven C, Hasegawa S, Schneider L, Drechsler C, Ebbert KE, Rudolf R, Yan Q, Holstein JJ, Schäfer LV, Clever GH. Endohedrally Functionalized Heteroleptic Coordination Cages for Phosphate Ester Binding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202209305. [PMID: 36074340 PMCID: PMC9828229 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202209305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Metallosupramolecular hosts of nanoscopic dimensions, which are able to serve as selective receptors and catalysts, are usually composed of only one type of organic ligand, restricting diversity in terms of cavity shape and functional group decoration. We report a series of heteroleptic [Pd2 A2 B2 ] coordination cages that self-assemble from a library of shape complementary bis-monodentate ligands in a non-statistical fashion. Ligands A feature an inward pointing NH function, able to engage in hydrogen bonding and amenable to being functionalized with amide and alkyl substituents. Ligands B comprise tricyclic aromatic backbones of different shape and electronic situation. The obtained heteroleptic coordination cages were investigated for their ability to bind phosphate diesters as guests. All-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in explicit solvent were conducted to understand the mechanistic relationships behind the experimentally determined guest affinities.
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- André Platzek
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Theoretical ChemistryRuhr University Bochum44780BochumGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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- Theoretical ChemistryRuhr University Bochum44780BochumGermany
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical BiologyTU Dortmund UniversityOtto-Hahn-Straße 644227DortmundGermany
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Sreedevi Sangeetha M, Merin Vinod S, Anju K, Tamizhdurai P, Raghupathi C, Kumaran R. Photophysical and molecular docking approach on the interaction of water-soluble simple keto sugar with Acridinedione dyes. RESULTS IN CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rechem.2022.100680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Noor A, Qayyum S, Ali Z, Muhammad N. Syntheses and Structural Characterization of Divalent Metal Complexes (Co, Ni, Pd and Zn) of Sterically Hindered Thiourea Ligand and A Theoretical Insight of their Interaction with SARS-CoV-2 Enzyme. J Mol Struct 2022; 1274:134442. [PMID: 36337589 PMCID: PMC9621400 DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134442] [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: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Reacting two equivalents of sterically hindered 1,3-bis(2,6-diethylphenyl)thiourea ligand (L) with CoCl2, NiBr2, PdX2 (X = Cl; Br) and ZnI2 in acetonitrile afforded the corresponding bulky thiourea ligand stabilized four coordinated monomeric [L2CoCl2] (1), [L2NiBr2] (2), [L2PdX2] (3a: X = Cl; 3b: X = Br) and [L2ZnI2] (4.2CH3CN) complexes. Compound 1, 2 and 4.2CH3CN are tetrahedral whereas Pd complexes (3a and 3b) are square planar. In solution, palladium complexes are dominated by cis-isomers. Structural characterization shows inter- and intramolecular hydrogen bonding. Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plots indicated significant intermolecular interactions in the crystal network. Molecular docking analysis revealed relatively higher SARS-CoV-2 enzyme interacting abilities of the synthesized complexes compared to the free ligand. All compounds have been characterized by elemental analyses, NMR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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- Awal Noor
- Department of Basic Sciences, Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, 31982 Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia,Corresponding Author:
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, 31982 Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KPK, Pakistan
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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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Zaky MS, Wirotius AL, Coulembier O, Guichard G, Taton D. Reaching High Stereoselectivity and Activity in Organocatalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization of Racemic Lactide by the Combined Use of a Chiral (Thio)Urea and a N-Heterocyclic Carbene. ACS Macro Lett 2022; 11:1148-1155. [PMID: 36067070 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.2c00457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Stereochemical control during polymerization is a key strategy of polymer chemistry to achieve semicrystalline engineered plastics. The stereoselective ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of racemic lactide (rac-LA), which can lead to highly isotactic polylactide (PLA), is one of the emblematic examples in this area. Surprisingly, stereoselective ROP of rac-LA employing chiral organocatalysts has been under-leveraged. Here we show that a commercially available chiral thiourea (TU1), or its urea homologue (U1), can be used in conjunction with an appropriately selected N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) to trigger the stereoselective ROP of rac-LA at room temperature in toluene. Both a high organic catalysis activity (>90% monomer conversion in 5-9 h) and a high stereoselectivity (probability of formation of meso dyads, Pm, in the range 0.82-0.93) can be achieved by thus pairing a NHC and a chiral amino(thio)urea. The less sterically hindered and the more basic NHC, that is, a NHC bearing tert-butyl substituents (NHCtBu), provides the highest stereoselectivity when employed in conjunction with the chiral TU1 or U1. This asymmetric organic catalysis strategy, as applied here in polymerization chemistry, further expands the field of possibilities to achieve bioplastics with adapted thermomechanical properties.
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- Mohamed Samir Zaky
- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), UMR 5629, Université de Bordeaux, INP-ENSCBP, 16 av, Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), UMR 5629, Université de Bordeaux, INP-ENSCBP, 16 av, Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex France
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- Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP), Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials, University of Mons, Mons B-7000, Belgium
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, CBMN, UMR 5248, Institut Européen de Chimie et Biologie, 2 rue Robert Escarpit, F-33607 Pessac, France
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- Laboratoire de Chimie des Polymères Organiques (LCPO), UMR 5629, Université de Bordeaux, INP-ENSCBP, 16 av, Pey Berland, 33607 PESSAC Cedex France
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Molecular Engineering of Metal Complexes for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction: From Adjustment of Intrinsic Activity to Molecular Immobilization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202205301. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202205301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Maliekal PJ, Gulvi N, Badani PM. Role of non-covalent interactions in deciding the fate of product formation in bifunctional thiourea-assisted chiral organic reactions. Theor Chem Acc 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00214-022-02902-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Li K, Lu D, Tan JP, Ren X, Wang T. Chemoselective Annulation of 2‐Benzothiazolimines Enabled by Bifunctional Phosphonium Salt: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Indole‐fused Cyclic Thiourea Scaffolds. ASIAN J ORG CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ajoc.202200368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kehan Li
- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of Chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University College of chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University college of chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University - Wangjiang Campus: Sichuan University college of chemistry CHINA
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- Sichuan University College of Chemistry 29 Wangjiang Road 610064 Chengdu CHINA
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Yang ZW, Chen JM, Qiu LQ, Xie WJ, He LN. Molecular Engineering of Metal Complexes for Electrocatalytic Carbon Dioxide Reduction: From Adjustment of Intrinsic Activity to Molecular Immobilization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202205301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Zhi-Wen Yang
- Nankai University College of Chemistry Inst. Elemento-Org. Chem. CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Inst. Elemento-Org. Chem. CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Inst. Elemento-Org. Chem. CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Inst. Elemento-Org. Chem. CHINA
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- Nankai University College of Chemistry Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry Weijin Rd. 94 300071 Tianjin CHINA
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Rummel L, Domanski MHJ, Hausmann H, Becker J, Schreiner PR. London Dispersion Favors Sterically Hindered Diarylthiourea Conformers in Solution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204393. [PMID: 35544611 PMCID: PMC9401023 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204393] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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We present an experimental and computational study on the conformers of N,N'-diphenylthiourea substituted with different dispersion energy donor (DED) groups. While the unfolded anti-anti conformer is the most relevant for thiourea catalysis, intramolecular noncovalent interactions counterintuitively favor the folded syn-syn conformer, as evident from a combination of low-temperature nuclear magnetic resonance measurements and computations. In order to quantify the noncovalent interactions, we utilized local energy decomposition analysis and symmetry-adapted perturbation theory at the DLPNO-CCSD(T)/def2-TZVPP and sSAPT0/6-311G(d,p) levels of theory. Additionally, we applied a double-mutant cycle to experimentally study the effects of bulky substituents on the equilibria. We determined London dispersion as the key interaction that shifts the equilibria towards the syn-syn conformers. This preference is likely a factor why such thiourea derivatives can be poor catalysts.
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- Lars Rummel
- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryJustus Liebig UniversityHeinrich-Buff-Ring 1735392GiessenGermany
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Noor A, Qayyum S, Jabeen F, Rehman AU. Mononuclear Tricoordinate Copper(I) and Silver(I) Halide Complexes of a Sterically Bulky Thiourea Ligand and a Computational Insight of Their Interaction with Human Insulin. Molecules 2022; 27:4231. [PMID: 35807475 PMCID: PMC9268019 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27134231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Reaction of two equivalents of the bulky 1,3-bis(2,6-diethylphenyl)thiourea ligand (L) with MX (being M = Cu+, Ag+; and X = Cl-, Br-, I-) in acetonitrile afforded neutral complexes of the type [MXL2] [CuClL2].2CH3CN (1a); [CuBrL2].2CH3CN (1b); [CuIL2] (1c): [AgClL2] (2a); [AgBrL2] (2b) and [AgIL2] (2c). The two aromatic groups in free ligand were found to be trans with respect to the thiourea unit, which was a reason to link the ligand molecules via intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding was observed in all metal complexes. The copper complexes 1a and 1b are acetonitrile solvated and show not only intra- but also intermolecular hydrogen bonding between the coordinated thiourea and the solvated acetonitrile molecules. Silver complexes reported here are the first examples of structurally characterized tricoordinated thiourea-stabilized monomeric silver(I) halides. Molecular docking studies were carried out to analyze the binding modes of the metal complexes inside the active site of the human insulin (HI) protein. Analysis of the docked conformations revealed that the electrostatic and aromatic interactions of the protein N-terminal residues (i.e., Phe and His) may assist in anchoring and stabilizing the metal complexes inside the active site. According to the results of docking studies, the silver complexes exhibited the strongest inhibitory capability against the HI protein, which possesses a deactivating group, directly bonded to silver. All compounds were fully characterized by elemental analysis, NMR spectroscopy, and molecular structures of the ligand, and five out of six metal complexes were also confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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- Awal Noor
- Department of Basic Sciences, Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Basic Sciences, Preparatory Year Deanship, King Faisal University, Al-Hassa 31982, Saudi Arabia;
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada;
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-3900, USA;
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Derrick JS, Loipersberger M, Nistanaki SK, Rothweiler AV, Head-Gordon M, Nichols EM, Chang CJ. Templating Bicarbonate in the Second Coordination Sphere Enhances Electrochemical CO 2 Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:11656-11663. [PMID: 35749266 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Bicarbonate-based electrolytes are ubiquitous in aqueous electrochemical CO2 reduction, particularly in heterogenous catalysis, where they demonstrate improved catalytic performance relative to other buffers. In contrast, the presence of bicarbonate in organic electrolytes and its roles in homogeneous electrocatalysis remain underexplored. Here, we investigate the influence of bicarbonate on iron porphyrin-catalyzed electrochemical CO2 reduction. We show that bicarbonate is a viable proton donor in organic electrolyte (pKa = 20.8 in dimethyl sulfoxide) and that urea pendants in the second coordination sphere can be used to template bicarbonate in the vicinity of a molecular iron porphyrin catalyst. The templated binding of bicarbonate increases its acidity, resulting in a 1500-fold enhancement in catalytic rates relative to unmodified parent iron porphyrin. This work emphasizes the importance of bicarbonate speciation in wet organic electrolytes and establishes second-sphere bicarbonate templating as a design strategy to harness this adventitious acid and enhance CO2 reduction catalysis.
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- Jeffrey S Derrick
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Nieuwland C, Fonseca Guerra C. How the Chalcogen Atom Size Dictates the Hydrogen‐Bond Donor Capability of Carboxamides, Thioamides, and Selenoamides. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200755. [PMID: 35322485 PMCID: PMC9324920 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The amino groups of thio‐ and selenoamides can act as stronger hydrogen‐bond donors than of carboxamides, despite the lower electronegativity of S and Se. This phenomenon has been experimentally explored, particularly in organocatalysis, but a sound electronic explanation is lacking. Our quantum chemical investigations show that the NH2 groups in thio‐ and selenoamides are more positively charged than in carboxamides. This originates from the larger electronic density flow from the nitrogen lone pair of the NH2 group towards the lower‐lying π*C=S and π*C=Se orbitals than to the high‐lying π*C=O orbital. The relative energies of the π* orbitals result from the overlap between the chalcogen np and carbon 2p atomic orbitals, which is set by the carbon‐chalcogen equilibrium distance, a consequence of the Pauli repulsion between the two bonded atoms. Thus, neither the electronegativity nor the often‐suggested polarizability but the steric size of the chalcogen atom determines the amide's hydrogen‐bond donor capability.
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- Celine Nieuwland
- Department of Theoretical Chemistry Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS) Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Theoretical Chemistry Amsterdam Institute of Molecular and Life Sciences (AIMMS) Amsterdam Center for Multiscale Modeling (ACMM) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam De Boelelaan 1083 1081 HV Amsterdam The Netherlands
- Leiden Institute of Chemistry Gorlaeus Laboratories Leiden University Einsteinweg 55 2333 CC Leiden The Netherlands
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Wang WT, Zhang S, Tao LF, Pan ZQ, Qian L, Liao JY. Cooperative catalysis-enabled C-N bond cleavage of biaryl lactams with activated isocyanides. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:6292-6295. [PMID: 35531758 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc01625g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The catalytic reaction of biaryl lactams with activated isocyanides is reported for the first time. By employing a cooperative catalytic system, oxazole-containing axially chiral biaryl anilines were obtained in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The key to the success lies in the atroposelective amide C-N bond cleavage with activated isocyanides.
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- Wen-Tao Wang
- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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- College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Hangzhou Institute of Innovative Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China. .,Innovation Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Medicine of Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China
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London Dispersion Favors Sterically Hindered Diarylthiourea Conformers in Solution. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204393] [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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Guo H, Ao YF, Wang DX, Wang QQ. Bioinspired tetraamino-bisthiourea chiral macrocycles in catalyzing decarboxylative Mannich reactions. Beilstein J Org Chem 2022; 18:486-496. [PMID: 35601988 PMCID: PMC9086498 DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.18.51] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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A series of tetraamino-bisthiourea chiral macrocycles containing two diarylthiourea and two chiral diamine units were synthesized by a fragment-coupling approach in high yields. Different chiral diamine units, including cyclohexanediamines and diphenylethanediamines were readily incorporated by both homo and hetero [1 + 1] macrocyclic condensation of bisamine and bisisothiocyanate fragments. With the easy synthesis, gram-scale of macrocycle products can be readily obtained. These chiral macrocycles were applied in catalyzing bioinspired decarboxylative Mannich reactions. Only 5 mol % of the optimal macrocycle catalyst efficiently catalyzed the decarboxylative addition of a broad scope of malonic acid half thioesters to isatin-derived ketimines with excellent yields and good enantioselectivity. The rigid macrocyclic framework and the cooperation between the thiourea and tertiary amine sites were found to be crucial for achieving efficient activation and stereocontrol. As shown in control experiments, catalysis with the acyclic analogues having the same structural motifs were non-selective.
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- Hao Guo
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, CAS Key Laboratory of Molecular Recognition and Function, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Enantioselective organocatalytic synthesis of α-allylated dihydroquinolines. Tetrahedron 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Pupo G, Gouverneur V. Hydrogen Bonding Phase-Transfer Catalysis with Alkali Metal Fluorides and Beyond. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:5200-5213. [PMID: 35294171 PMCID: PMC9084554 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c00190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Phase-transfer catalysis (PTC) is one of the most powerful catalytic manifolds for asymmetric synthesis. Chiral cationic or anionic PTC strategies have enabled a variety of transformations, yet studies on the use of insoluble inorganic salts as nucleophiles for the synthesis of enantioenriched molecules have remained elusive. A long-standing challenge is the development of methods for asymmetric carbon-fluorine bond formation from readily available and cost-effective alkali metal fluorides. In this Perspective, we describe how H-bond donors can provide a solution through fluoride binding. We use examples, primarily from our own research, to discuss how hydrogen bonding interactions impact fluoride reactivity and the role of H-bond donors as phase-transfer catalysts to bring solid-phase alkali metal fluorides in solution. These studies led to hydrogen bonding phase-transfer catalysis (HB-PTC), a new concept in PTC, originally crafted for alkali metal fluorides but offering opportunities beyond enantioselective fluorination. Looking ahead, the unlimited options that one can consider to diversify the H-bond donor, the inorganic salt, and the electrophile, herald a new era in phase-transfer catalysis. Whether abundant inorganic salts of lattice energy significantly higher than those studied to date could be considered as nucleophiles, e.g., CaF2, remains an open question, with solutions that may be found through synergistic PTC catalysis or beyond PTC.
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- Gabriele Pupo
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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