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Roper NJ, Campbell ADG, Waddell PG, Brown AK, Ermanis K, Armstrong RJ. A stereodivergent multicomponent approach for the synthesis of C-N atropisomeric peptide analogues. Chem Sci 2024:d4sc04700a. [PMID: 39323517 PMCID: PMC11418089 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc04700a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2024] [Accepted: 09/15/2024] [Indexed: 09/27/2024] Open
Abstract
A four-component Ugi reaction is described for the stereoselective synthesis of novel C-N atropisomeric peptide analogues. Using this approach, a combination of simple, readily available starting materials (ortho-substituted anilines, aldehydes, carboxylic acids and isocyanides) could be combined to access complex products possessing both central and axial chirality in up to 92% yield and >95 : 5 d.r. Variation of the reaction temperature enabled the development of stereodivergent reactions capable of selectively targeting either diastereoisomer of a desired product from a single set of starting materials with high levels of stereocontrol. Detailed experimental and computational studies have been performed to probe the reaction mechanism and stereochemical outcome of these reactions. Preliminary studies show that novel atropisomeric scaffolds prepared using this method display inhibitory activity against M. tuberculosis with a significant difference in activity observed between different atropisomers.
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- Natalie J Roper
- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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- Biosciences Institute, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE2 4HH UK
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU UK
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Khlifi T, Jbilou C, Leblais A, Marrot J, Nun P, Ghiazza C, Chataigner I, Coeffard V, Moreau X. Atroposelective Construction of Axially Chiral 2-Aryl-Pyrroloquinolones. Org Lett 2024; 26:6725-6729. [PMID: 39074095 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c02366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2024]
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A two-step protocol including an enantioselective organocatalyzed synthesis of pyrroloquinolines followed by an oxidation reaction allowed the formation of axially chiral 2-aryl-pyrroloquinolones. Thorough optimization of the experimental conditions for the second step allowed the oxygenation reaction to take place and ensured, in most cases, a central-to-axial chirality conversion with complete retention of the enantiomeric excess.
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- Tourya Khlifi
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Nantes Université CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Nantes Université CNRS, CEISAM, UMR 6230, 44000 Nantes, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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- Univ Rouen Normandie, INSA Rouen Normandie, CNRS, Normandie Univ, COBRA, 76000 Rouen, France Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, LCT UMR7616, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CNRS, UMR 8180 Institut Lavoisier de Versailles, 78035 Versailles Cedex, France
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Kee Cheng J, Tan B. Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Compounds Involving Indole Derivatives. CHEM REC 2023; 23:e202300147. [PMID: 37358342 DOI: 10.1002/tcr.202300147] [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: 04/24/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Indoles are one of the most ubiquitous subclass of N-heterocycles and are increasingly incorporated to design new axially chiral scaffolds. The rich profile of reactivity and N-H functionality allow chemical derivatization for enhanced medicinal, material and catalytic properties. Although asymmetric C-C coupling of two arenes gives the most direct access of axially chiral biaryl scaffolds, this chemistry has been the remit of metal catalysis and works efficiently on limited substrates. Our group has devoted special interest in devising novel organocatalytic arylation reactions to fabricate biaryl atropisomers. In this realm, indoles and derivatives have been reliably used as the arylation partners in combination with azoarenes, nitrosonapthalenes and quinone derivatives. Their efficient interaction with chiral phosphoric acid catalyst as well as the tunability of electronics and sterics have enabled excellent control of stereo-, chemo- and regioselectivity to furnish diverse scaffolds. In addition, indoles could act as nucleophiles in desymmetrization of 1,2,4-triazole-3,5-diones. This account provides a succinct illustration of these developments.
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- Jun Kee Cheng
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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Feng J, Lu CJ, Liu RR. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atropisomers Featuring an Aza Axis. Acc Chem Res 2023; 56:2537-2554. [PMID: 37694726 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.3c00419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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ConspectusAtropisomers bearing a rotation-restricted axis are common structural units in natural products, chiral ligands, and drugs; thus, the prevalence of asymmetric synthesis has increased in recent decades. Research into atropisomers featuring an N-containing axis (N-X atropisomers) remains in its infancy compared with the well-developed C-C atropisomer analogue. Notably, N-X atropisomers could offer divergent scaffolds, which are extremely important in bioactive molecules. The asymmetric synthesis of N-X atropisomers is recognized as both appealing and challenging. Recently, we devoted our efforts to the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of N-X atropisomers, benzimidazole-aryl N-C atropisomers, indole-aryl N-C atropisomers, hydrogen-bond-assisted N-C atropisomers, pyrrole-pyrrole N-N atropisomers, pyrrole-indole N-N atropisomers, and indole-indole N-N atropisomers. To obtain the N-C atropisomers, an asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig reaction of amidines or enamines was employed. Using a Pd(OAc)2/(S)-BINAP or Pd(OAc)2/(S)-Xyl-BINAP catalyst system, benzimidazole-aryl N-C atropisomers and indole-aryl N-C atropisomers were readily obtained. To address the issue of the reduced stability of the diarylamine axis, a six-membered intramolecular N-H-O hydrogen bond was introduced into the N-C atropisomer scaffold. A tandem N-arylation/oxidation process was used for the chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of N-aryl quinone atropisomers. For N-N atropisomers, a copper-mediated asymmetric Friedel-Crafts alkylation/arylation reaction was developed. The desymmetrization process was completed successfully via a Cu(OTf)2/chiral bisoxazoline or (CuOTf)·Tol/bis(phosphine) dioxide system, thereby achieving the first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of N/N bipyrrole atropisomers. Asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig amination of enamines was utilized to provide N-N bisindole atropisomers with excellent stereogenic control. This was the first asymmetric synthesis of N-N atropisomers featuring a bisindole structural scaffold using the de novo indole construction strategy. The asymmetric N-N heterobiaryl atropisomer synthesis was substantially facilitated using palladium-catalyzed transient directing group (TDG)-mediated C-H functionalization. Atropisomeric alkenylation, allylation, or alkynylation was accomplished using the Pd(OAc)2/l-tert-leucine system. Herein, we summarize our work on the palladium-, copper-, and CPA-catalyzed asymmetric syntheses of N-C and N-N atropisomers. Furthermore, the application of our work in the synthesis of bioactive molecule analogues and axially chiral ligands is demonstrated. Subsequently, the stability of the chiral N-containing axis is briefly discussed in terms of single crystals and obtained rotational barriers. Finally, an outlook on the asymmetric N-X atropisomer synthesis is provided.
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- Jia Feng
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao 266071, China
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Rodríguez-Franco C, Ros A, Merino P, Fernández R, Lassaletta JM, Hornillos V. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Indole-Based Sulfenylated Heterobiaryls by Rhodium-Catalyzed Atroposelective Reductive Aldol Reaction. ACS Catal 2023; 13:12134-12141. [PMID: 37745194 PMCID: PMC10513111 DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c03422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Revised: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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A highly enantio- and diastereoselective dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of configurationally labile 3-aryl indole-2-carbaldehydes is described. The DKR proceeds via a Rh-catalyzed intermolecular asymmetric reductive aldol reaction with acrylate esters, with simultaneous generation of three stereogenic elements. The strategy relies on the labilization of the stereogenic axis that takes place thanks to a transient Lewis acid-base interaction (LABI) between the formyl group and a thioether moiety strategically located at the ortho' position. The atropisomeric indole products present a high degree of functionalization and can be further converted to a series of axially chiral derivatives, thereby expanding their potential application in drug discovery and asymmetric catalysis.
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- Carlos Rodríguez-Franco
- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Biocomputación y Física de Sistemas Complejos (BIFI), Universidad de Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Universidad
de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
(ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto
de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Universidad
de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada
(ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Carmona JA, Rodríguez-Salamanca P, Fernández R, Lassaletta JM, Hornillos V. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of 2-(Quinolin-8-yl)Benzaldehydes: Atroposelective Iridium-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenative Allylation. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202306981. [PMID: 37389578 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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An atroposelective Ir-catalyzed dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) of 2-(quinolin-8-yl)benzaldehydes/1-naphthaldehydes by transfer hydrogenative coupling of allyl acetate is disclosed. The allylation reaction takes place with simultaneous installation of central and axial chirality, reaching high diastereoselectivities and excellent enantiomeric excesses when ortho-cyclometalated iridium-DM-BINAP is used as the catalyst. The racemization of the substrates occurs through a designed transient Lewis acid-base interaction between the quinoline nitrogen atom and the aldehyde carbonyl group.
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- José A Carmona
- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Prof. García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Américo Vespucio 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), C/Prof. García González 1, 41012, Sevilla, Spain
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Zhu X, Wu H, Wang Y, Huang G, Wang F, Li X. Rhodium-catalyzed annulative approach to N-N axially chiral biaryls via C-H activation and dynamic kinetic transformation. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8564-8569. [PMID: 37592987 PMCID: PMC10430736 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02800c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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N-N axially chiral biaryls represent a rarely explored class of atropisomeric compounds. We hereby report rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective [4 + 2] oxidative annulation of internal alkynes with benzamides bearing two classes of N-N directing groups. The coupling occurs under mild conditions via NH and CH annulation through the dynamic kinetic transformation of the directing group and is highly enantioselective with good functional tolerance. Computational studies of a coupling system at the DFT level has been conducted, and the alkyne insertion was identified as the enantio-determining as well as the turnover-limiting step.
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- Xiaohan Zhu
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University Qingdao 266237 China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University Tianjin 300072 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University Qingdao 266237 China
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Wang Y, Zhu X, Pan D, Jing J, Wang F, Mi R, Huang G, Li X. Rhodium-catalyzed enantioselective and diastereodivergent access to diaxially chiral heterocycles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4661. [PMID: 37537163 PMCID: PMC10400608 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39968-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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N-N axially chiral biaryls represent a rarely explored class of atropisomers. Reported herein is construction of diverse classes of diaxially chiral biaryls containing N-N and C-N/C-C diaxes in distal positions in excellent enantioselectivity and diastereoselectivity. The N-N chiral axis in the products provides a handle toward solvent-driven diastereodivergence, as has been realized in the coupling of a large scope of benzamides and sterically hindered alkynes, affording diaxes in complementary diastereoselectivity. The diastereodivergence has been elucidated by computational studies which revealed that the hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) solvent molecule participated in an unusual manner as a solvent as well as a ligand and switched the sequence of two competing elementary steps, resulting in switch of the stereoselectivity of the alkyne insertion and inversion of the configuration of the C-C axis. Further cleavage of the N-directing group in the diaxial chiral products transforms the diastereodivergence to enantiodivergence.
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- Yishou Wang
- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Molecular Optoelectronic Sciences, Tianjin University, 300072, Tianjin, China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science and Engineering, Institute of Frontier and Interdisciplinary Sciences, Shandong University, 266237, Qingdao, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, 710062, Xi'an, China.
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Jin J, Mou C, Zou J, Xie X, Wang C, Shen T, Deng Y, Li B, Jin Z, Li X, Chi YR. Development of axially chiral urazole scaffolds for antiplant virus applications against potato virus Y. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2023; 79:2527-2538. [PMID: 36864730 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7428] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2023] [Revised: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND Potato virus Y (PVY) was first discovered by Smith in 1931 and is currently ranked as the fifth most significant plant virus. It can cause severe damage to plants from the family Solanaceae, which results in billions of dollars of economic loss worldwide every year. To discover new antiviral drugs, a class of multifunctional urazole derivatives bearing a stereogenic CN axis were synthesized with excellent optical purities for antiviral evaluations against PVY. RESULTS The absolute configurations of the axially chiral compounds exhibited obvious distinctions in antiviral bioactivities, with several of these enantio-enriched axially chiral molecules showing excellent anti-PVY activities. In particular, compound (R)-9f exhibited remarkable curative activities against PVY with a 50% maximal effective concentration (EC50 ) of 224.9 μg mL-1 , which was better than that of ningnanmycin (NNM), which had an EC50 of 234.0 μg mL-1 . And the EC50 value of the protective activities of compound (R)-9f was 462.2 μg mL-1 , which was comparable to that of NNM (442.0 μg mL-1 ). The mechanisms of two enantiomer of the axially chiral compounds 9f were studied by both molecule docking and defensive enzyme activity tests. CONCLUSION Mechanistic studies demonstrated that the axially chiral configurations of the compounds played significant roles in the molecule PVY-CP (PVY Coat Protein) interactions and could enhance the activities of the defense enzymes. The (S)-9f showed only one carbon-hydrogen bond and one π-cation interaction between the chiral molecule and the PVY-CP amino acid sites. In contrast, the (R)-enantiomer of 9f exhibited three hydrogen bonding interactions between the carbonyl groups and the PVY-CP active sites of ARG157 and GLN158. The current study provides significant information on the roles that axial chiralities play in plant protection against viruses, which will facilitate the development of novel green pesticides bearing axial chiralities with excellent optical purities. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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Grants
- Frontiers Science Center for Asymmetric Synthesis and Medicinal Molecules, Department of Education, Guizhou Province [Qianjiaohe KY number (2020)004]
- The 10 Talent Plan (Shicengci) of Guizhou Province ([2016]5649)
- Ministry of Education, Singapore, under its MOE AcRF Tier 1 Award (RG7/20, RG5/19), MOE AcRF Tier 2 (MOE2019-T2-2-117), and MOE AcRF Tier 3 Award (MOE2018-T3-1-003)
- National Natural Science Foundation of China (32172459, 21961006, 22071036)
- Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities of China (111 Program, D20023) at Guizhou University
- Science and Technology Department of Guizhou Province ([2018]2802, [2019]1020, Qiankehejichu-ZK[2021]Key033)
- Singapore National Research Foundation under its NRF Investigatorship (NRF-NRFI2016-06) and Competitive Research Program (NRF-CRP22-2019-0002)
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- Jiamiao Jin
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guiyang, China
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- Department of Plant Pathology, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
- School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
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de Ceuninck van Capelle LA, Wales SM, Macdonald JM, Kruger M, Richardson C, Gardiner MG, Hyland CJT. Synthesis and Atropisomeric Properties of Benzoazepine-Fused Isoindoles. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37326851 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Atropisomeric, bench-stable benzoazepine-fused isoindoles were synthesized via oxidation from isoindoline precursors. Using the isoindoles 5d-f as models, the stereochemistry and conformational folding of the systems were examined. Chiral UHPLC was used to analyze the rate of racemization and calculate the Gibbs free energy of enantiomerization (ΔG‡Enant). X-ray crystallography, 1H NMR spectroscopy, and DFT calculations were used to elucidate the three axes of chirality and clarify the structural factors contributing to ΔG‡Enant. Tandem rotation around the axes of chirality precludes the formation of diastereomers, with rotational restriction of the Caryl-Nsulfonamide bond determined as the moderator of atropisomeric stability in the system, affected primarily by steric hindrance as well as by π-stacking interactions facilitated by the folded conformation of the sulfonamide over the isoindole moiety.
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- Lillian A de Ceuninck van Capelle
- Molecular Horizons Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- Molecular Horizons Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Biomedical Manufacturing Program, Bag 10, Clayton South, Melbourne, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- CSIRO Manufacturing, Materials Characterisation and Modelling Program, Bag 10, Clayton South, Melbourne, Victoria 3168, Australia
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- Molecular Horizons Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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- School of Physical Sciences-Chemistry, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
- Research School of Chemistry, Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 2601, Australia
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- Molecular Horizons Research Institute, School of Chemistry and Molecular Bioscience, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia
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Rodríguez-Salamanca P, de Gonzalo G, Carmona JA, López-Serrano J, Iglesias-Sigüenza J, Fernández R, Lassaletta JM, Hornillos V. Biocatalytic Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral N-Arylindoles via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. ACS Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c06175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Patricia Rodríguez-Salamanca
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain
- Departamento de Química Orgánica, Universidad de Sevilla and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), C/Prof. García González, 1, 41012 Sevilla, Spain
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Corti V, Thøgersen MK, Enemærke VJ, Rezayee NM, Barløse CL, Anker Jørgensen K. Construction of C‐N Atropisomers by Aminocatalytic Enantioselective Addition of Indole‐2‐carboxaldehydes to
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‐Quinone Derivatives. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202202395. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Vasco Corti
- Department of Chemistry Aarhus University Aarhus 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry Aarhus University Aarhus 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Department of Chemistry Aarhus University Aarhus 8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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Rodríguez‐Salamanca P, Fernández R, Hornillos V, Lassaletta JM. Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral C-N Atropisomers. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202104442. [PMID: 35191558 PMCID: PMC9314733 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202104442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Molecules with restricted rotation around a single bond or atropisomers are found in a wide number of natural products and bioactive molecules as well as in chiral ligands for asymmetric catalysis and smart materials. Although most of these compounds are biaryls and heterobiaryls displaying a C-C stereogenic axis, there is a growing interest in less common and more challenging axially chiral C-N atropisomers. This review offers an overview of the various methodologies available for their asymmetric synthesis. A brief introduction is initially given to contextualize these axially chiral skeletons, including a historical background and examples of natural products containing axially chiral C-N axes. The preparation of different families of C-N based atropisomers is then presented from anilides to chiral five- and six-membered ring heterocycles. Special emphasis has been given to modern catalytic asymmetric strategies over the past decade for the synthesis of these chiral scaffolds. Applications of these methods to the preparation of natural products and biologically active molecules will be highlighted along the text.
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- Patricia Rodríguez‐Salamanca
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro deInnovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)C/ Américo Vespucio, 4941092SevillaSpain
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- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de Sevilla) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) C/ Prof. García González, 141012SevillaSpain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro deInnovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)C/ Américo Vespucio, 4941092SevillaSpain
- Departamento de Química OrgánicaUniversidad de Sevilla) and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA) C/ Prof. García González, 141012SevillaSpain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (CSIC-US) and Centro deInnovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)C/ Américo Vespucio, 4941092SevillaSpain
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Kim A, Moon J, Lee C, Song J, Kim J, Kwon Y. Organocatalytic Atroposelective Synthesis of Isoquinolines via Dynamic Kinetic Resolution. Org Lett 2022; 24:1077-1082. [PMID: 35076251 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c04330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Herein, a highly enantioselective Pictet-Spengler reaction for the synthesis of axially chiral tetrahydroisoquinolines via dynamic kinetic resolution is described. Chiral phosphoric acids catalyze cyclization to yield single regioisomeric isoquinolines with excellent enantioselectivities around the C-C bond up to 99% ee. The current protocol is effective for a wide range of substrates, and the observed enantiodivergence depends on the substituents on the catalysts.
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- Ahreum Kim
- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Life Sciences, Sogang University, Seoul 04107, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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Belen’kii LI, Gazieva GA, Evdokimenkova YB, Soboleva NO. The literature of heterocyclic chemistry, Part XX, 2020. ADVANCES IN HETEROCYCLIC CHEMISTRY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.aihch.2022.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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Xu WL, Zhao WM, Zhang RX, Chen J, Zhou L. Organocatalytic cycloaddition-elimination cascade for atroposelective construction of heterobiaryls. Chem Sci 2021; 12:14920-14926. [PMID: 34820108 PMCID: PMC8597853 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05161j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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The first chiral phosphoric acid (CPA) catalyzed cycloaddition–elimination cascade reaction of 2-naphthol- and phenol-derived enecarbamates with azonaphthalenes has been established, providing a highly atroposelective route to an array of axially chiral aryl-C3-benzoindoles in excellent yields with excellent enantioselectivities. The success of this strategy derives from the stepwise process involving CPA-catalyzed asymmetric formal [3 + 2] cycloaddition and subsequent central-to-axial chirality conversion by elimination of a carbamate. In addition, the practicality of this reaction had been verified by varieties of transformations towards functionalized atropisomers. An organocatalytic asymmetric cycloaddition–elimination cascade reaction of aryl enecarbamates with azonaphthalenes has been developed to access axially chiral heterobiaryls in excellent yields and enantioselectivities.![]()
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- Wen-Lei Xu
- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710102 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710102 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710102 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710102 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry & Materials Science, Northwest University Xi'an 710102 P. R. China
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An QJ, Xia W, Ding WY, Liu HH, Xiang SH, Wang YB, Zhong G, Tan B. Nitrosobenzene-Enabled Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Construction of Atropisomeric N-Arylbenzimidazoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:24888-24893. [PMID: 34553823 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202111251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Described herein is an imidazole ring formation strategy for the synthesis of axially chiral N-arylbenzimidazoles by means of chiral phosphoric acid catalysis. Two sets of conditions were developed to transform two classes of 2-naphthylamine derivatives into structurally diverse N-arylbenzimidazole atropisomers with excellent chemo- and regioselectivity as well as high levels of enantiocontrol. It is worth reflecting on the unique roles played by the nitroso group in this domino reaction. It functions as a linchpin by first offering an electrophilic site (N) for the initial C-N bond formation while the resulting amine performs the nucleophilic addition to form the second C-N bond. Additionally, it could facilitate the final oxidative aromatization as an oxidant. The atropisomeric products could be conveniently elaborated to a series of axially chiral derivatives, enabling the exploitation of N-arylbenzimidazoles for their potential utilities in asymmetric catalysis.
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- Qian-Jin An
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, 311121, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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An Q, Xia W, Ding W, Liu H, Xiang S, Wang Y, Zhong G, Tan B. Nitrosobenzene‐Enabled Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Enantioselective Construction of Atropisomeric
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‐Arylbenzimidazoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202111251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Qian‐Jin An
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- College of Materials, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Hangzhou Normal University Hangzhou 311121 China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute and Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis Southern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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Zhang P, Wang XM, Xu Q, Guo CQ, Wang P, Lu CJ, Liu RR. Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Biaryls by Pd-Catalyzed Asymmetric Buchwald-Hartwig Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:21718-21722. [PMID: 34374189 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202108747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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N-C Biaryl atropisomers are prevalent in natural products and bioactive drug molecules. However, the enantioselective synthesis of such molecules has not developed significantly. Particularly, the enantioselective synthesis of N-C biaryl atropisomers by stereoselective metal-catalyzed aryl amination remains unprecedented. Herein, a Pd-catalyzed cross-coupling strategy is presented for the synthesis of N-C axially chiral biaryl molecules. A broad spectrum of N-C axially chiral compounds was obtained with excellent enantioselectivities (up to 99 % ee) and good yields (up to 98 %). The practicality of this reaction was validated in the synthesis of useful biological molecules.
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- Peng Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Wang XM, Zhang P, Xu Q, Guo CQ, Zhang DB, Lu CJ, Liu RR. Enantioselective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Nitrogen Biaryl Atropisomers via Copper-Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:15005-15010. [PMID: 34496212 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nitrogen-nitrogen bonds containing motifs are ubiquitous in natural products and bioactive compounds. However, the atropisomerism arising from a restricted rotation around an N-N bond is largely overlooked. Here, we describe a method to access the first enantioselective synthesis of N-N biaryl atropisomers via a Cu-bisoxazoline-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. A wide range of axially chiral N-N bisazaheterocycle compounds were efficiently prepared in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities via desymmetrization and kinetic resolution. Heating experiments showed that the axially chiral bisazaheterocycle products have high rotational barriers.
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- Xiao-Mei Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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Zhang P, Wang X, Xu Q, Guo C, Wang P, Lu C, Liu R. Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Biaryls by Pd‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Buchwald–Hartwig Amination. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202108747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Peng Zhang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Qingdao University Ningxia Road 308# Qingdao 266071 China
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Yang J, Zhang JW, Bao W, Qiu SQ, Li S, Xiang SH, Song J, Zhang J, Tan B. Chiral Phosphoric Acid-Catalyzed Remote Control of Axial Chirality at Boron-Carbon Bond. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:12924-12929. [PMID: 34384026 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The previously elusive catalytic enantioselective construction of axially chiral B-aryl-1,2-azaborines with a C-B stereogenic axis has been realized through a chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed desymmetrization strategy reported herein. The electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction of 3,5-disubsituted phenols with diazodicarboxamides could afford these axially chiral structures in good efficiency with excellent enantiocontrol. The efficient long-range stereochemical control is achieved by multiple well-defined H-bonding interactions between chiral phosphoric acid and both substrates. Meanwhile, the reaction duration could be markedly shortened with weakly acidic N-H in 1,2-azaborine acting as H-bond donor. The scalability of the reaction and facile cleavage of the N-N bond in the product further demonstrated the practicality of this method.
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- Junxian Yang
- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.,Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.,Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Ma R, Wang X, Zhang Q, Chen L, Gao J, Feng J, Wei D, Du D. Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral 4-Aryl α-Carbolines via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysis. Org Lett 2021; 23:4267-4272. [PMID: 33973794 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The first catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral 4-aryl α-carboline skeletons has been accomplished through an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC)-catalyzed atroposelective formal [3 + 3] annulation of 4-nitrophenyl 3-arylpropiolates with 2-sulfonamidoindolines. The synthetic utility of the title compounds has been demonstrated by the diverse late-stage structural modifications. Density functional theory calculations were also conducted to illuminate the key factors for controlling the origin of the enantioselectivity. This strategy not only provides an efficient pathway to access axially chiral α-carboline atropisomers but also offers a novel catalytic enantioselective mode for the construction of axially chiral heterobiaryls by using NHC-bound alkynyl acylazoliums.
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- Rui Ma
- 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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- 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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Kim A, Kim A, Park S, Kim S, Jo H, Ok KM, Lee SK, Song J, Kwon Y. Catalytic and Enantioselective Control of the C-N Stereogenic Axis via the Pictet-Spengler Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12279-12283. [PMID: 33651459 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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An unprecedented example of a chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed atroposelective Pictet-Spengler reaction of N-arylindoles is reported. Highly enantioenriched N-aryl-tetrahydro-β-carbolines with C-N bond axial chirality are obtained via dynamic kinetic resolution. The hydrogen bond donor introduced on the bottom aromatic ring, forming a secondary interaction with the phosphoryl oxygen, is essential to achieving high enantioselectivity. A wide variety of substituents are tolerable with this transformation to provide up to 98 % ee. The application of electron-withdrawing group-substituted benzaldehydes enables the control of both axial and point stereogenicity. Biological evaluation of this new and unique scaffold shows promising antiproliferative activity and emphasizes the significance of atroposelective synthesis.
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- Ahreum Kim
- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Sogang University, 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Da B, Xiang S, Li S, Tan B. Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of Axially Chiral Compounds
†. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202000751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bing‐Chao Da
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
- Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen Guangdong 518055 China
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Jin J, Huang X, Xu J, Li T, Peng X, Zhu X, Zhang J, Jin Z, Chi YR. Carbene-Catalyzed Atroposelective Annulation and Desymmetrization of Urazoles. Org Lett 2021; 23:3991-3996. [PMID: 33979174 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c01191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An NHC-catalyzed atroposelective reaction between ynals and urazoles is disclosed. The reaction establishes a chiral C-N axis via an atroposelective [3 + 2] annulation/desymmetrization process. Our reaction allows efficient access to axially chiral and heteroatom-rich urazole derivatives with potential applications in bioactive molecules and catalysis.
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- Jiamiao Jin
- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- International Joint Research Center for Molecular Science, College of Chemistry and Environmental Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China
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- State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Huaxi District, Guiyang 550025, China.,Division of Chemistry & Biological Chemistry, School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore
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The atroposelective formation of C-N bonds has recently emerged within the field of amination reactions. On first sight, it may seem quite surprising that such an ancient class of organic coupling reactions (Gabriel, Ullmann, Goldberg, Buchwald, Hartwig and many others) has so few enantioselective solutions, and this in spite of asymmetric synthesis being now a mature concept and field. Why should enantioselective C-N bond formation be so difficult? This question and some of the first examples that promise an imminent change of paradigm are herein discussed.
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- Vinzenz Thönnißen
- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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- Institute of Organic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152074AachenGermany
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Kim A, Kim A, Park S, Kim S, Jo H, Ok KM, Lee SK, Song J, Kwon Y. Catalytic and Enantioselective Control of the C–N Stereogenic Axis via the Pictet–Spengler Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202100363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Ahreum Kim
- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro Gwanak-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy Seoul National University 1 Gwanak-ro Gwanak-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry Sogang University 35 Baekbeom-ro, Mapo-gu Seoul Republic of Korea
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Cheng JK, Xiang SH, Li S, Ye L, Tan B. Recent Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Construction of Atropisomers. Chem Rev 2021; 121:4805-4902. [PMID: 33775097 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c01306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 388] [Impact Index Per Article: 129.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Atropisomerism is a stereochemical behavior portrayed by three-dimensional molecules that bear rotationally restricted σ bond. Akin to the well-represented point-chiral molecules, atropisomerically chiral compounds are finding increasing utilities in many disciplines where molecular asymmetry is influential. This provides steady demand on atroposelective synthesis, where numerous synthetic pursuits have been rewarded with conceptually novel and streamlined methods while expanding the structural diversity of atropisomers. This review summarizes key achievements in stereoselective preparation of biaryl, heterobiaryl, and nonbiaryl atropisomers documented between 2015 and 2020. Emphasis is placed on the synthetic strategies for each structural class, while examples are cited to illustrate the potential applications of the accessed atropochiral targets.
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- Jun Kee Cheng
- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Academy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Shao YD, Han DD, Dong MM, Yang XR, Cheng DJ. A one-pot stepwise approach to axially chiral quinoline-3-carbaldehydes enabled by iminium–allenamine cascade catalysis. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qo01339k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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An organocatalytic atroposelective annulation between 2-(tosylamino)aryl ketones and 2-alkynals for the construction of enantioenriched axially chiral 4-arylquinoline-3-carbaldehydes is achieved.
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- You-Dong Shao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Heze University
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Heze University
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Heze University
- China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Heze University
- China
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- School of Pharmacy
- Anhui University of Chinese Medicine
- China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Heze University
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Zhao Q, Peng C, Wang YT, Zhan G, Han B. Recent progress on the construction of axial chirality through transition-metal-catalyzed benzannulation. Org Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1qo00307k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Useful chiral biaryls have been constructed through rhodium and gold complex-catalyzed asymmetric benzannulation strategies.
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- Qian Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu 611137
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu 611137
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu 611137
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu 611137
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources
- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- School of Basic Medical Sciences
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Chengdu 611137
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Shao Y, Cheng D. Chiral Phosphoric Acid: A Powerful Organocatalyst for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Heterocycles with Chiral Atropisomerism. ChemCatChem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202001750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- You‐Dong Shao
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Heze University Heze 274015 P. R. China
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- School of Pharmacy Anhui University of Chinese Medicine Hefei 230012 P. R. China
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