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Naghim A, Rodriguez J, Chuzel O, Chouraqui G, Bonne D. Enantioselective Synthesis of Heteroatom-Linked Non-Biaryl Atropisomers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407767. [PMID: 38748462 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407767] [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: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 06/16/2024]
Abstract
Atropisomers hold significant fascination, not only for their prevalence in natural compounds but also for their biological importance and wide-ranging applications as chiral materials, ligands, and organocatalysts. While biaryl and heterobiaryl atropisomers are commonly studied, the enantioselective synthesis of less abundant heteroatom-linked non-biaryl atropisomers presents a formidable challenge in modern organic synthesis. Unlike classical atropisomers, these molecules allow rotation around two bonds, resulting in low barriers to enantiomerization through concerted bond rotations. In recent years the discovery of new configurationally stable rare non-biaryl scaffolds such as aryl amines, aryl ethers and aryl sulfones as well as innovative methodologies to control their configuration have been disclosed in the literature and constitute the topic of this minireview.
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- Abdelati Naghim
- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, Centrale Méditerranée, iSm2, 13397, Marseille, France
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Xu Z, Wang Z, Shi X, Ding R, Han L, Yang X, Zhang H, Hobson AD. Impact of atropisomerism on a non-steroidal glucocorticoid receptor agonist. RSC Med Chem 2024; 15:2357-2371. [PMID: 39026657 PMCID: PMC11253871 DOI: 10.1039/d4md00245h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/30/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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To investigate atropisomers of non-steroidal glucocorticoid receptor modulator GSK866, a virtual library of substituted benzoic acid analogues was enumerated. Compounds from this library were subjected to a torsion angle scan using Spartan'20 to calculate the torsion rotation energy barrier which identified compounds predicted to be stable as atropisomers. After synthesis of the library, analysis showed that compounds 13 and 14 existed as stable atropisomers 13a, 13b, 14a and 14b, in agreement with the earlier calculations. Screening in a glucocorticoid receptor cellular assay showed that one compound from each atropisomer pair was significantly more potent than the other. Docking in a public structure of the glucocorticoid receptor (PBD code 3E7C) enabled the stereochemistry of the two most potent compounds 13a and 14b to be assigned as (R a) and (S a), respectively.
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- Zhou Xu
- WuXi AppTec, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area TEDA 168 Nanhai Road, TJS 300457 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area TEDA 168 Nanhai Road, TJS 300457 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area TEDA 168 Nanhai Road, TJS 300457 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area TEDA 168 Nanhai Road, TJS 300457 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 288 Fute Zhong Road, Pudong New Area Shanghai 200131 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 288 Fute Zhong Road, Pudong New Area Shanghai 200131 China
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- WuXi AppTec, Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 288 Fute Zhong Road, Pudong New Area Shanghai 200131 China
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- AbbVie Bioresearch Center 381 Plantation Street Worcester Massachusetts 01605 USA
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Ge FB, Lu CJ, Chen X, Yao W, An M, Jiang YK, Xu LP, Liu RR. Enantioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Denitrogenative Transannulation En Route to N-N Atropisomers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202400441. [PMID: 38587149 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202400441] [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: 01/31/2024] [Revised: 04/06/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/09/2024]
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Nickel-catalyzed transannulation reactions triggered by the extrusion of small gaseous molecules have emerged as a powerful strategy for the efficient construction of heterocyclic compounds. However, their use in asymmetric synthesis remains challenging because of the difficulty in controlling stereo- and regioselectivity. Herein, we report the first nickel-catalyzed asymmetric synthesis of N-N atropisomers by the denitrogenative transannulation of benzotriazones with alkynes. A broad range of N-N atropisomers was obtained with excellent regio- and enantioselectivity under mild conditions. Moreover, density functional theory (DFT) calculations provided insights into the nickel-catalyzed reaction mechanism and enantioselectivity control.
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- Fang-Bei Ge
- 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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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, 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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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Ningxia Road 308#, Qingdao, 266071, China
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Hou J, Hao W, Chen Y, Wang Z, Yao W. Phosphine-Catalyzed Stereospecific and Enantioselective Desymmetrizative [3+2] Cycloaddition of MBH Carbonates and N-(2- tert-Butylphenyl)maleimides. J Org Chem 2024; 89:9068-9077. [PMID: 38822804 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.4c00555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2024]
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Herein, we report an l-valine-derived amide phosphine-catalyzed [3+2] cyclization of MBH carbonates and N-(2-tert-butylphenyl)maleimides via asymmetric desymmetrization. Bicyclic N-aryl succinimide derivatives bearing three continuous chiral centers with a remote C-N atropisomeric chirality were constructed stereospecifically and enantioselectively. A wide variety of MBH carbonates could be employed in this process to deliver highly optically pure succinimide derivatives in moderate to excellent yields.
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- Jie Hou
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Chongqing Key Laboratory of Natural Drug Research, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, P. R. China
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Kingsbury CJ, Senge MO. Molecular Symmetry and Art: Visualizing the Near-Symmetry of Molecules in Piet Mondrian's De Stijl. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403754. [PMID: 38619527 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403754] [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: 02/22/2024] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 04/16/2024]
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Symmetry and shape are essential aspects of molecular structure and how we interpret molecules and their properties. We, as chemists, are comfortable with pictorial representations of structure, in which some nuance is lost-investigating molecular shape numerically by looking at how closely it fits a reference, such as a plane, or a set of vectors or coordinates, is informative, though far from engaging. Often relationships between chemical structure and derived values are obscured. Taking our inspiration from Piet Mondrian's Compositions, we have depicted the symmetry information encoded within 3D data as blocks of color, to show clearly how chemical arguments and resultant molecular distortion may contribute to symmetry. Great art gives us a new perspective on the world; as a pastiche, this art may allow us to look at familiar molecules, such as porphyrins, in a new light, understanding how their shape and properties are intertwined.
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- Christopher J Kingsbury
- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Focus Group-Molecular and Interfacial Engineering of Organic Nanosystems, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg-Str. 2a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Maguire S, Strachan G, Norvaiša K, Donohoe C, Gomes-da-Silva LC, Senge MO. Porphyrin Atropisomerism as a Molecular Engineering Tool in Medicinal Chemistry, Molecular Recognition, Supramolecular Assembly, and Catalysis. Chemistry 2024:e202401559. [PMID: 38787350 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202401559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2024] [Revised: 05/18/2024] [Accepted: 05/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Porphyrin atropisomerism, which arises from restricted σ-bond rotation between the macrocycle and a sufficiently bulky substituent, was identified in 1969 by Gottwald and Ullman in 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(o-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrins. Henceforth, an entirely new field has emerged utilizing this transformative tool. This review strives to explain the consequences of atropisomerism in porphyrins, the methods which have been developed for their separation and analysis and present the diverse array of applications. Porphyrins alone possess intriguing properties and a structure which can be easily decorated and molded for a specific function. Therefore, atropisomerism serves as a transformative tool, making it possible to obtain even a specific molecular shape. Atropisomerism has been thoroughly exploited in catalysis and molecular recognition yet presents both challenges and opportunities in medicinal chemistry.
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- Sophie Maguire
- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- CQC, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, 3004-535, Portugal
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- School of Chemistry, Chair of Organic Chemistry, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin, 152-160 Pearse Street, Dublin, D02R590, Ireland
- Institute for Advanced Study (TUM-IAS), Focus Group-Molecular and Interfacial Engineering of Organic Nanosystems, Technical University of Munich, Lichtenberg Str. 2a, 85748, Garching, Germany
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Sun Y, Sun L, Zhang S, Zhang Z, Wang T. Synthesis of C-N Axially Chiral N-Arylbenzo[ g]indoles via a Central-to-Axial Chirality Conversion Strategy. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 38780223 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c01576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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Gold-catalyzed cascade cyclization of diynes for the synthesis of previously unexplored C-N axially chiral N-arylbenzo[g]indoles was described. The transformation was achieved via a central-to-axial chirality conversion strategy. The chiral conversion exhibited high efficiency. Besides single C-N chiral axis, N-arylbenzo[g]indoles bearing both C-N and C-C chiral axes were also afforded. The title compound derived monophosphine ligand was prepared and was evaluated in Pd-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitutions, showing excellent chiral induction ability.
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- Yuan Sun
- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119 Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119 Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119 Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119 Shaanxi Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University, No. 620 West Chang'an Avenue, Xi'an, 710119 Shaanxi Province, China
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Đorđević Zlatković MR, Radulović NS, Dangalov M, Vassilev NG. Conformation Analysis and Stereodynamics of Symmetrically ortho-Disubstituted Carvacrol Derivatives. Molecules 2024; 29:1962. [PMID: 38731453 PMCID: PMC11085911 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29091962] [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: 03/22/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/19/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
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The design and synthesis of analogs of natural products can be a valuable source of medicinal preparations for the pharmaceutical industry. In the present study, the structural elucidation of eleven derivatives of 2,4-dihalogeno substituted synthetic analogues of the natural compound carvacrol was carried out by means of NMR experiments, and of another thirteen by DFT calculations. By selective NOE experiments and the irradiation of CH signals of the isopropyl group, individual conformers were assigned as syn and anti. By comparing GIAO/B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)-calculated and experimentally measured vicinal 3JCH spin-spin constants, this assignment was confirmed. An unusual relationship is reported for proton-carbon vicinal couplings: 3JCH (180°) < 3JCH (0°). The conformational mobility of carvacrols was studied by 2D EXSY spectra. The application of homonuclear decoupling technique (HOBS) to these spectra simplifies the spectra, improves resolution without reducing the sensitivity, and allows a systematic examination of the rotational barrier of all compounds via their CH signals of the isopropyl group in a wider temperature interval. The rate constants of the isopropyl rotation between syn and anti conformers were determined and the corresponding energy barriers (14-17 kcal/mol) were calculated. DFT calculations of the energy barriers in carvacrol derivatives allowed the determination of the steric origin of the restricted isopropyl rotation. The barrier height depends on the size of the 2- and 4-position substituents, and is independent of the derivatization of the OH group.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000 Niš, Serbia;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bontchev Str. Bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. G. Bontchev Str. Bl. 9, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria;
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Garai B, Das A, Kumar DV, Sundararaju B. Enantioselective C-H bond functionalization under Co(III)-catalysis. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:3354-3369. [PMID: 38441168 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05329f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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While progress in enantioselective C-H functionalization has been accomplished by employing 4d and 5d transition metal-based catalysts, the rapid depletion of these metals in the earth's crust poses a serious threat to making these protocols sustainable. On the other hand, because of their unique reactivity, low toxicity, and high earth abundance, newer strategies utilizing affordable 3d transition metals have come to the forefront. Among the first-row transition metals, high-valent cobalt has recently attracted a lot of attention for catalytic C-H functionalization with mono and bidentate directing groups. This approach was extended for asymmetric catalysis due to a fairly thorough knowledge of its catalytic cycles. Four major themes have been investigated as a result of this insight: (1) rational design of a chiral Cp#Co(III)-catalyst, (2) chiral carboxylic acid with achiral Cp*Co(III)-catalysts using monodentate directing groups, (3) cobalt/salox-based systems, and (4) cobalt/chiral phosphoric acid-based hybrid systems with bidentate directing groups. Herein, we highlight the recent developments in high-valent cobalt-catalyzed enantioselective C-H functionalization up to October 2023, with the strong belief that the current state-of-the-art can attract considerable interest in the synthetic community, encouraging discoveries in the evolving landscape of asymmetric catalysis.
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- Bholanath Garai
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India.
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh - 208016, India.
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Liu SJ, Zhao Q, Liu XC, Gamble AB, Huang W, Yang QQ, Han B. Bioactive atropisomers: Unraveling design strategies and synthetic routes for drug discovery. Med Res Rev 2024. [PMID: 38515232 DOI: 10.1002/med.22037] [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: 12/11/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/10/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
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Atropisomerism, an expression of axial chirality caused by limited bond rotation, is a prominent aspect within the field of medicinal chemistry. It has been shown that atropisomers of a wide range of compounds, including established FDA-approved drugs and experimental molecules, display markedly different biological activities. The time-dependent reversal of chirality in atropisomers poses complexity and obstacles in the process of drug discovery and development. Nonetheless, recent progress in understanding atropisomerism and enhanced characterization methods have greatly assisted medicinal chemists in the effective development of atropisomeric drug molecules. This article provides a comprehensive review of their special design thoughts, synthetic routes, and biological activities, serving as a reference for the synthesis and biological evaluation of bioactive atropisomers in the future.
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- Shuai-Jiang Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- School of Pharmacy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, School of Pharmacy, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China
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Xu Q, Jia J, Fan H, Ma Z, Wu Y, Zhang Y, Su P, Gao W, Wang Y, Li D. Catalytic Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Heterobiaryl Oxime Ethers via the One-Step Dynamic Kinetic Condensation Reaction. Org Lett 2024. [PMID: 38502802 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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The catalytic atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral heterobiaryls was first developed through the direct one-step dynamic kinetic condensation reaction with the simple transformation of the C═O bond to the C═N bond, delivering a series of novel axially chiral heterobiaryl oxime ethers.
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- Qianqian Xu
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Chemistry and Environment, Yunnan Minzu University, Kunming, Yunnan 650500, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chi-nese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijng 100700, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Quality Ensurance and Sustainable Use of Dao-di Herbs, National Resource Center for Chi-nese Materia Medica, China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Beijng 100700, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Yang Y, Wu C, Xing J, Dou X. Developing Biarylhemiboronic Esters for Biaryl Atropisomer Synthesis via Dynamic Kinetic Atroposelective Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:6283-6293. [PMID: 38381856 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c14450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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We herein introduce biarylhemiboronic esters as a new type of bridged biaryl reagent for asymmetric synthesis of axially chiral biaryl structures, and the palladium-catalyzed asymmetric Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling of biarylhemiboronic esters is developed. This dynamic kinetic atroposelective coupling reaction exhibits high enantioselectivity, good functional group tolerance, and a broad substrate scope. The synthetic application of the current method was demonstrated by transformations of the product and a programmed synthesis of chiral polyarene. Preliminary mechanistic studies suggested that the reaction proceeded via an enantio-determining dynamic kinetic atroposelective transmetalation step.
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- Yiming Yang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, P. R. China
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McVicker R, O’Boyle NM. Chirality of New Drug Approvals (2013-2022): Trends and Perspectives. J Med Chem 2024; 67:2305-2320. [PMID: 38344815 PMCID: PMC10895675 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.3c02239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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Many drugs are chiral with their chirality determining their biological interactions, safety, and efficacy. Since the 1980s, there has been a regulatory preference to bring single enantiomer to market. This perspective discusses trends related to chirality that have developed in the past decade (2013-2022) of new drug approvals. The EMA has not approved a racemate since 2016, while the average for the FDA is one per year from 2013 to 2022. These 10 include drugs which have been previously marketed elsewhere for several decades, analogues of pre-existing drugs, or drugs where the undefined stereocenter does not play a role in therapeutic activity. Two chiral switches were identified which were both combined with drug repurposing. This combination strategy has the potential to produce therapeutically valuable drugs in a faster time frame. Two class III atropisomers displaying axial chirality were approved between 2013 and 2022, one as a racemate and one as a single enantiomer.
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- Rebecca
U. McVicker
- School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences
Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152−160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 R590, Ireland
- Gamlen
Tableting Ltd, 3 Stanton
Way, London SE26 5FU, United Kingdom
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- School
of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Trinity Biomedical Sciences
Institute, Trinity College Dublin, 152−160 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, D02 R590, Ireland
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Li Y, Li X. Theoretical insights into the enantiodivergence induced by chiral phosphoric acid catalysis with a Lewis acid for the synthesis of N-N axially chiral atropisomers. Org Biomol Chem 2024; 22:1654-1661. [PMID: 38295370 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob02011h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2024]
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A detailed theoretical mechanistic investigation on chiral phosphoric acid (CPA)-catalyzed Paal-Knorr reactions, in the presence and absence of a Lewis acid, for the synthesis of N-N axially chiral atropisomers is described herein. Density functional theory (DFT) studies elucidate that in the absence of a Lewis acid, CPA catalyzes both the initial cyclization and the subsequent dehydroxylation processes, ambiguously identified as the rate-determining step in the reactions. Conversely, when a Lewis acid participates in the reaction, it facilitates the second dehydroxylation process with a significantly lower energy barrier, thereby reversing the rate-determining step to the initial cyclization step. It is noteworthy that in the case of N-aminoindoles, both the S-configurational transition state TS1 in the cyclization step and TS2 in the dehydroxylation process are favourable. In contrast, for the synthesis of a bispyrrole, the R-configurational TS1 and the S-configurational TS2 are dominant. Therefore, the enantiodivergence observed is essentially induced by the reversed rate-determining steps in the absence or presence of a Lewis acid in the case of a bispyrrole. Furthermore, the non-covalent interaction (NCI) and atoms-in-molecules (AIM) analysis of the TS structures reveal that the non-covalent interactions play a pivotal role in determining the enantiodivergence observed in these reactions.
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- Yanze Li
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Organ Repair, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China.
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Wang JY, Gao CH, Ma C, Wu XY, Ni SF, Tan W, Shi F. Design and Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Furan-Indole Compounds Bearing both Axial and Central Chirality. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316454. [PMID: 38155472 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316454] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/30/2023]
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In the chemistry community, catalytic asymmetric synthesis of furan-based compounds bearing both axial and central chirality has proven to be a significant but challenging issue owing to the importance and difficulty in constructing such frameworks. In this work, we have realized the first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of five-five-membered furan-based compounds bearing both axial and central chirality via organocatalytic asymmetric (2+4) annulation of achiral furan-indoles with 2,3-indolyldimethanols with uncommon regioselectivity. By this strategy, furan-indole compounds bearing both axial and central chirality were synthesized in high yields with excellent regio-, diastereo-, and enantioselectivities. Moreover, theoretical calculations were conducted to provide an in-depth understanding of the reaction pathway, activation mode, and the origin of the selectivity.
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- Jing-Yi Wang
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Shantou, 515063, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, 221116, China
- School of Petrochemical Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, 453007, China
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Listro R, Marra A, Cavalloro V, Rossino G, Linciano P, Rossi D, Casali E, De Amici M, Mazzeo G, Longhi G, Fusè M, Dondio G, Pellavio G, Laforenza U, Schepmann D, Wünsch B, Collina S. Sigma receptor and aquaporin modulators: chiral resolution, configurational assignment, and preliminary biological profile of RC752 enantiomers. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 239:115902. [PMID: 38101238 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115902] [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: 10/30/2023] [Revised: 11/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/01/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
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The key role of chiral small molecules in drug discovery programs has been deeply investigated throughout last decades. In this context, our previous studies highlighted the influence of the absolute configuration of different stereocenters on the pharmacokinetic, pharmacodynamic and functional properties of promising Sigma receptor (SR) modulators. Thus, starting from the racemic SR ligand RC752, we report herein the isolation of the enantiomers via enantioselective separation with both HPLC and SFC. After optimization of the eco-sustainable chiral SFC method, both enantiomers were obtained in sufficient amount (tens of mg) and purity (ee up to 95%) to allow their characterization and initial biological investigation. Both enantiomers a) displayed a high affinity for the S1R subtype (Ki = 15.0 ± 1.7 and 6.0 ± 1.2 nM for the (S)- and (R)-enantiomer, respectively), but only negligible affinity toward the S2R (> 350 nM), and b) were rapidly metabolized when incubated with mouse and human hepatic microsomes. Furthermore, the activity on AQP-mediated water permeability indicated a different functional profile for the enantiomers in terms of modulatory effect on the peroxiporins gating.
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- Roberta Listro
- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Sant 'Epifanio 14, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via Luigi Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular and Translational Medicine, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Aphad SrL, Via della Resistenza, 65, Buccinasco 20090, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Human Physiology Unit, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Human Physiology Unit, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, Corrensstraße 48, Münster D-48149, Germany
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- Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, Corrensstraße 48, Münster D-48149, Germany; Institut für Pharmazeutische und Medizinische Chemie, Universität Münster, Corrensstraße 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Department of Drug Sciences, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
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Maclean I, Gallent E, Orozco O, Molina A, Rodríguez N, Adrio J, Carretero JC. Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Naphthylpyrroles by a Catalytic Asymmetric 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition/Aromatization Sequence. Org Lett 2024; 26:922-927. [PMID: 38266629 PMCID: PMC10845160 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 01/13/2024] [Accepted: 01/19/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024]
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A straightforward methodology for the enantioselective preparation of axially chiral 2-naphthylpyrroles has been developed. This protocol is based on a CuI/Fesulphos-catalyzed highly enantioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of an azomethine ylide followed by pyrrolidine alkylation and pyrrolidine to pyrrole oxidation. The mild conditions employed in the DDQ/blue light-mediated aromatization process facilitate an effective central-to-axial chirality transfer affording the corresponding pyrroles with high atroposelectivity.
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- Ian Maclean
- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Center for
Innovation in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Center for
Innovation in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Institute
for Advanced Research in Chemical Sciences (IAdChem) and Center for
Innovation in Advanced Chemistry (ORFEO-CINQA), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain
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Vedovato V, Gangano AJ, Ghiviriga I, Grenning AJ. Three-Component cine, ipso-Disubstitution of Nitrocoumarins. Org Lett 2024; 26:647-652. [PMID: 38215699 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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The development of a three-component cine,ipso-disubstitution of nitrocoumarins is reported. The reaction leverages the electrophilicity of nitrocoumarins, the nucleophilicity of nitronates, and the leaving group ability of nitrite (NO2-) to yield complex polyfunctionalized biaryls that often display stable axial chirality.
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- Vincent Vedovato
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, P.O. Box 117200, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Bhattacharya P, Mandal A. Identification of amentoflavone as a potent SARS-CoV-2 M pro inhibitor: a combination of computational studies and in vitro biological evaluation. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-19. [PMID: 38263736 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2304676] [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: 08/17/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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Small-molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 Mpro that block the active site pocket of the viral main protease have been considered potential therapeutics for the development of drugs against SARS-CoV-2. Here, we report the identification of amentoflavone (a biflavonoid) through docking-based virtual screening of a library comprised of 231 compounds consisting of flavonoids and isoflavonoids. The docking results were further substantiated through extensive analysis of the data obtained from all-atom 150 ns MD simulation. End-state effective free energy calculations using MM-PBSA calculations further suggested that (Ra)-amentoflavone (C3'-C8''-atropisomer) may show a greater binding affinity towards the Mpro than (Sa)-amentoflavone. In vitro cytotoxicity assay established that amentoflavone showed a high CC50 value indicating much lower toxicity. Further, potent inhibition of the Mpro by amentoflavone was established by studying the effect on HEK293T cells treated with SARS-CoV-2 Mpro expressing plasmid.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Department of Microbiology, Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith, Kolkata, India
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Ishida M, Adachi R, Kobayashi K, Yamamoto Y, Kawahara C, Yamada T, Aoyama H, Kanomata K, Akai S, Lam PYS, Sajiki H, Ikawa T. First atroposelective Chan-Lam coupling for the synthesis of C-N linked biaryls. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:678-681. [PMID: 38165949 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05447k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2024]
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The first atroposelective Chan-Lam coupling for the synthesis of C-N axial enantiomers is reported with good yields and ee. MnO2 additive is crucial for the success of the coupling. The longstanding problem of the lack of enantioselective synthesis to make chiral C-N linked atropisomers is solved.
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- Moeka Ishida
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, 1-6 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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- Baruch S. Blumberg Institute, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18902, USA
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, Daigaku-Nishi, Gifu 501-1196, Japan.
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Fontana C, de Meirelles JL, Verli H. Theoretical models of staurosporine and analogs uncover detailed structural information in biological solution. J Mol Graph Model 2024; 126:108653. [PMID: 37922640 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2023.108653] [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: 08/08/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Staurosporine and its analogs (STA-analogs) are indolocarbazoles (ICZs) compounds able to inhibit kinase proteins in a non-specific way, while present antimicrobial and cytostatic properties. The knowledge of molecular features associated to the complexation, including the ligand shape in solution and thermodynamics of complexation, is substantial to the development of new bioactive ICZs with improved therapeutic properties. In this context, the empirical approach of GROMOS force field is able to accurately reproduce condensed phase physicochemical properties of molecular systems after parameterization. Hence, through parameterization under GROMOS force field and molecular simulations, we assessed STA-analogs dynamics in aqueous solution, as well as its interaction with water to probe conformational and structural features involved in complexation to therapeutic targets. The coexistence of multiple conformers observed in simulations, and confirmed by metadynamics calculations, expanding the conformational space knowledge of these ligands with potential implications in understanding the ligand conformational selection during complexation. Also, changes in availability to H-bonding concerning the different substituents and water can reflect on effects at complexation free energy due to variation at the desolvation energetic costs. Based on these results, we expect the obtained structural data provide systemic framework for rational chemical modification of STA-analogs.
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- Crisciele Fontana
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Centro de Biotecnologia, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500 (Caixa Postal 15005), Porto Alegre, CEP 91501-970, RS, Brazil.
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Denhez C, Lameiras P, Berber H. Atropisomerism about aryl-C(sp 3) bonds: chemically driven rotational pathway in cannabidiol derivatives. Org Biomol Chem 2023. [PMID: 38009203 DOI: 10.1039/d3ob01617j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2023]
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The conformational behaviour arising from the restricted C(sp2)-C(sp3) axis in ortho O-substituted naphthylcyclohexane and naphthylcyclohexene oxide derivatives of cannabidiol was examined by means of VT-NMR experiments and DFT calculations. Atropisomeric compounds with barriers in the range of 91.1 to 95.1 kJ mol-1 were obtained at 298 K. Two possible transition states (TS1 and TS2) were located, one is more stable depending on the chemical modification made on the monoterpene ring close to the pivot bond. Extended analysis of TS structures to previously reported phenyl derivatives bearing the same O-substituent led to similar rotational pathways according to the series: through TS1 in arylcylohexenes and TS2 in arylcyclohexanes. Likewise, conversion of arylcyclohexenes into both series affects the rotation speed by decelerating it, and the nature of the aryl ring seems to have a very minor effect on this phenomenon.
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- Clément Denhez
- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097 Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097 Reims, France.
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- Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, CNRS, ICMR UMR 7312, 51097 Reims, France.
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Fang S, Liu Z, Wang T. Design and Application of Peptide-Mimic Phosphonium Salt Catalysts in Asymmetric Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202307258. [PMID: 37408171 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307258] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/07/2023]
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Chiral phosphonium salt catalysis, traditionally classified as a type of phase transfer catalysis, has proven to be a powerful strategy for the stereoselective preparation of diverse optically active molecules. However, there still remain numerous forbidding issues of reactivity and selectivity in such well-known organocatalysis system. Accordingly, the development of new and high-performance phosphonium salt catalysts with unique chiral backbones is highly desirable, yet challenging. This Minireview describes the prominent endeavours in the development of a new family of chiral peptide-mimic phosphonium salt catalysts with multiple hydrogen-bonding donors and their applications in a plethora of enantioselective synthesis during the past few years. Hopefully, this minireview will pave a way for further developing much more efficient and privileged chiral ligands/catalysts featuring exclusively catalytic ability in asymmetric synthesis.
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- Siqiang Fang
- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, 29 Wangjiang Road, Chengdu, 610064, P. R. China
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Zhan LW, Lu CJ, Feng J, Liu RR. Atroposelective Synthesis of C-N Vinylindole Atropisomers by Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydroarylation of 1-Alkynylindoles. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312930. [PMID: 37747364 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312930] [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: 09/01/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Transition-metal-catalyzed hydroarylation of unsymmetrical internal alkynes remains challenging because of the difficulty in controlling regioselectivity and stereoselectivity. Moreover, the enantioselective hydroarylation of alkynes using organoboron reagents has not been reported. Herein, we report for the first time that palladium compounds can catalyze the hydroarylation of 1-alkynylindoles with organoborons for the synthesis of chiral C-N atropisomers. A series of rarely reported vinylindole atropisomers was synthesized with excellent regio-, stereo- (Z-selectivity), and enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions. The ready availability of organoborons and alkynes and the simplicity, high stereoselectivity, and good functional group tolerance of this catalytic system make it highly attractive.
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- Li-Wen Zhan
- 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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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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Ren Q, Lang M, Liu H, Li X, Wu D, Wu J, Yang M, Wei J, Ren Z, Wang L. Stereocontrol of C-N Axial and Spiro-Central Chirality via Rh(II)-Catalyzed Enantioselective N-H Bond Insertion of Indolinone-Spiroacetal. Org Lett 2023; 25:7745-7750. [PMID: 37843414 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c03163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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A rhodium-catalyzed carbene N-H insertion protocol for simultaneously controlling the C-N axial and spiro-central chiralities is disclosed, resulting in the rapid assembly of enantiopure N-arylindolinone-spiroacetal derivatives in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities. This promising strategy features the chiral C-N axis, spiro-central chirality, functional group tolerance, and late-stage diversification. DFT calculations indicate that the N-H insertion is the axial-chirality-determining step and that the 1,5-H shift step is regiospecifically caused by the spirocycle.
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- Qiao Ren
- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, China
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- Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
- Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
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- Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100193, China
- Hainan Branch of the Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Haikou, Hainan 570311, China
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Steen EA, Basilaia M, Kim W, Getz T, Gustafson JL, Zage PE. Targeting the RET tyrosine kinase in neuroblastoma: A review and application of a novel selective drug design strategy. Biochem Pharmacol 2023; 216:115751. [PMID: 37595672 PMCID: PMC10911250 DOI: 10.1016/j.bcp.2023.115751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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The RET (REarranged during Transfection) gene, which encodes for a transmembrane receptor tyrosine kinase, is an established oncogene associated with the etiology and progression of multiple types of cancer. Oncogenic RET mutations and rearrangements resulting in gene fusions have been identified in many adult cancers, including medullary and papillary thyroid cancers, lung adenocarcinomas, colon and breast cancers, and many others. While genetic RET aberrations are much less common in pediatric solid tumors, increased RET expression has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in children with solid tumors such as neuroblastoma, prompting an interest in RET inhibition as a form of therapy for these children. A number of kinase inhibitors currently in use for patients with cancer have RET inhibitory activity, but these inhibitors also display activity against other kinases, resulting in unwanted side effects and limiting their safety and efficacy. Recent efforts have been focused on developing more specific RET inhibitors, but due to high levels of conservation between kinase binding pockets, specificity remains a drug design challenge. Here, we review the background of RET as a potential therapeutic target in neuroblastoma tumors and the results of recent preclinical studies and clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of RET inhibition in adults and children. We also present a novel approach to drug discovery leveraging the chemical phenomenon of atropisomerism to develop specific RET inhibitors and present preliminary data demonstrating the efficacy of a novel RET inhibitor against neuroblastoma tumor cells.
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- Erica A Steen
- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA; Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology-Oncology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA; Peckham Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA.
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Moser D, Jana K, Sparr C. Atroposelective P III /P V =O Redox Catalysis for the Isoquinoline-Forming Staudinger-aza-Wittig Reaction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202309053. [PMID: 37486685 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202309053] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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Herein, we describe the feasibility of atroposelective PIII /PV =O redox organocatalysis by the Staudinger-aza-Wittig reaction. The formation of isoquinoline heterocycles thereby enables the synthesis of a broad range of valuable atropisomers under mild conditions with enantioselectivities of up to 98 : 2 e.r. Readily prepared azido cinnamate substrates convert in high yield with stereocontrol by a chiral phosphine catalyst, which is regenerated using a silane reductant under Brønsted acid co-catalysis. The reaction provides access to diversified aryl isoquinolines, as well as benzoisoquinoline and naphthyridine atropisomers. The products are expeditiously transformed into N-oxides, naphthol and triaryl phosphine variants of prevalent catalysts and ligands. With dinitrogen release and aromatization as ideal driving forces, it is anticipated that atroposelective redox organocatalysis provides access to a multitude of aromatic heterocycles with precise control over their configuration.
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- Daniel Moser
- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Basel, St. Johanns-Ring 19, 4056, Basel, Switzerland
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Wu M, Chen YW, Lu Q, Wang YB, Cheng JK, Yu P, Tan B. Organocatalytic Si-C Aryl Bond Functionalization-Enabled Atroposelective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryl Siloxanes. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:20646-20654. [PMID: 37695885 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c07839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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Chiral organosilanes are valuable chemical entities in the development of functional organic materials, asymmetric catalysis, and medicinal chemistry. As an important strategy for constructing chiral organosilanes, the asymmetric functionalization of the Si-CAryl bond typically relies on transition-metal catalysis. Herein, we present an efficient method for atroposelective synthesis of biaryl siloxane atropisomers via organocatalytic Si-C bond functionalization of dinaphthosiloles with silanol nucleophiles. The reaction proceeds through an asymmetric protonation and simultaneous Si-C bond cleavage/silanolysis sequence in the presence of a newly developed chiral Brønsted acid catalyst. The versatile nature of the Si-C bond streamlines the derivatization of axially chiral products into other functional atropisomers, thereby expanding the applicability of this method.
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- Ming Wu
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, 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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Roos CB, Chiang CH, Murray LAM, Yang D, Schulert L, Narayan ARH. Stereodynamic Strategies to Induce and Enrich Chirality of Atropisomers at a Late Stage. Chem Rev 2023; 123:10641-10727. [PMID: 37639323 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.3c00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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Enantiomers, where chirality arises from restricted rotation around a single bond, are atropisomers. Due to the unique nature of the origins of their chirality, synthetic strategies to access these compounds in an enantioselective manner differ from those used to prepare enantioenriched compounds containing point chirality arising from an unsymmetrically substituted carbon center. In particular stereodynamic transformations, such as dynamic kinetic resolutions, thermodynamic dynamic resolutions, and deracemizations, which rely on the ability to racemize or interconvert enantiomers, are a promising set of transformations to prepare optically pure compounds in the late stage of a synthetic sequence. Translation of these synthetic approaches from compounds with point chirality to atropisomers requires an expanded toolbox for epimerization/racemization and provides an opportunity to develop a new conceptual framework for the enantioselective synthesis of these compounds.
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Kim A, Lee C, Song J, Lee SK, Kwon Y. All-round catalytic and atroposelective strategy via dynamic kinetic resolution for N-/2-/3-arylindoles. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5502. [PMID: 37679348 PMCID: PMC10485016 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-41299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/30/2023] [Indexed: 09/09/2023] Open
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As the complexity of organic molecules utilized by mankind increases, the phenomenon of atropisomerism is more frequently encountered. While a variety of well-established methods enable the control of a stereogenic center, a catalytic method for controlling a stereogenic axis in one substrate is typically unavailable for controlling axial chirality in other substrates with a similar structure. Herein, we report o-amidobiaryl as a flexible platform for chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed atroposelective dynamic kinetic resolution. To demonstrate our strategy, three distinct types of arylindoles were utilized and reacted intermolecularly with ketomalonate in the presence of chiral phosphoric acid. An investigation of 46 substrates having an aromatic ring in different positions yields the desired products with excellent enantioselectivities. Computational investigation into the origin of enantioselectivity highlights the importance of the NH group. Given the biological significance of indoles, antiproliferative effects have been investigated; our scaffold exhibits good efficacy in this regard.
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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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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Wang X, Si XJ, Sun Y, Wei Z, Xu M, Yang D, Shi L, Song MP, Niu JL. C-N Axially Chiral Heterobiaryl Isoquinolinone Skeletons Construction via Cobalt-Catalyzed Atroposelective C-H Activation/Annulation. Org Lett 2023; 25:6240-6245. [PMID: 37595028 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Herein, the atroposelective construction of isoquinolinones bearing a C-N chiral axis has been successfully developed via a Co-catalyzed C-H bond activation and annulation process. This conversion can be effectively carried out in an environmentally friendly oxygen atmosphere to generate the target C-N axially chiral frameworks with excellent reactivities and enantioselectivities (up to >99% ee) in the absence of any additives. Additionally, the current protocol has proved to be an alternative approach for the C-N axial architectures fabrication under electrochemical conditions for cobalt/Salox catalysis, and this strategy allowed the efficient and atom-economical synthesis of various axially chiral isoquinolinones under mild reaction conditions.
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- Xinhai Wang
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, P. R. China
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Heeb JP, Clayden J, Smith MD, Armstrong RJ. Interrogating the configurational stability of atropisomers. Nat Protoc 2023; 18:2745-2771. [PMID: 37542183 DOI: 10.1038/s41596-023-00859-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/06/2023]
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Atropisomers are molecules whose stereogenicity arises from restricted rotation about a single bond. They are of current importance because of their applications in catalysis, medicine and materials science. The defining feature of atropisomeric molecules is that their stereoisomers are related to one another by bond rotation: as a result, evaluating their configurational stability (i.e., the rate at which their stereoisomers interconvert) is central to any work in this area. Important atropisomeric scaffolds include C-C linked biaryls, such as the ligand BINAP and the drug vancomycin, and C-N linked amine derivatives such as the drug telenzepine. This article focuses on the three most widely used experimental methods that are available to measure the rate of racemization in atropisomers, namely: (i) kinetic analysis of the racemization of an enantioenriched sample, (ii) dynamic HPLC and (iii) variable-temperature NMR. For each technique, an explanation of the theory is set out, followed by a detailed experimental procedure. A discussion is also included of which technique to try when confronted with a new molecular structure whose properties are not yet known. None of the three procedures require complex experimental techniques, and all can be performed by using standard analytical equipment (NMR and HPLC). The time taken to determine a racemization rate depends on which experimental method is required, but for a new compound it is generally possible to measure a racemization rate in <1 d.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- School of Natural and Environmental Sciences (Chemistry), Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK.
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Li T, Shi L, Wang X, Yang C, Yang D, Song MP, Niu JL. Cobalt-catalyzed atroposelective C-H activation/annulation to access N-N axially chiral frameworks. Nat Commun 2023; 14:5271. [PMID: 37644016 PMCID: PMC10465517 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40978-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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The N-N atropisomer, as an important and intriguing chiral system, was widely present in natural products, pharmaceutical lead compounds, and advanced material skeletons. The anisotropic structural characteristics caused by its special axial rotation have always been one of the challenges that chemists strive to overcome. Herein, we report an efficient method for the enantioselective synthesis of N-N axially chiral frameworks via a cobalt-catalyzed atroposelective C-H activation/annulation process. The reaction proceeds under mild conditions by using Co(OAc)2·4H2O as the catalyst with a chiral salicyl-oxazoline (Salox) ligand and O2 as an oxidant, affording a variety of N-N axially chiral products with high yields and enantioselectivities. This protocol provides an efficient approach for the facile construction of N-N atropisomers and further expands the range of of N-N axially chiral derivatives. Additionally, under the conditions of electrocatalysis, the desired N-N axially chiral products were also successfully achieved with good to excellent efficiencies and enantioselectivities.
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- Tong Li
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China.
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, P. R. China.
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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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Arunachalampillai A, Chandrappa P, Cherney A, Crockett R, Doerfler J, Johnson G, Kommuri VC, Kyad A, McManus J, Murray J, Myren T, Fine Nathel N, Ndukwe I, Ortiz A, Reed M, Rui H, Silva Elipe MV, Tedrow J, Wells S, Yacoob S, Yamamoto K. Atroposelective Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Photocyclization to Access Chiral N-Aryl Quinolones with Low Rotational Barriers. Org Lett 2023; 25:5856-5861. [PMID: 37499637 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023]
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Herein, a novel route to atropisomeric N-aryl quinolones with low rotational barriers is demonstrated, leveraging a dual photochemical/organocatalytic approach to the required ring closure in up to 94% yield and up to >99% ee. The use of a continuous flow system allows for impurity suppression and enables rapid scale-up to a decagram scale.
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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- Amgen, One Amgen Center Drive, Thousand Oaks, California 91320, United States
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Zhu X, Mi R, Yin J, Wang F, Li X. Rhodium-catalyzed atroposelective access to trisubstituted olefins via C-H bond olefination of diverse arenes. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7999-8005. [PMID: 37502336 PMCID: PMC10370552 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02714g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The atroposelective synthesis of axially chiral acyclic olefins remains a daunting challenge due to their relatively lower racemization barriers, especially for trisubstituted ones. In this work, atroposelective C-H olefination has been realized for synthesis of open-chain trisubstituted olefins via C-H activation of two classes of (hetero)arenes in the coupling with sterically hindered alkynes. The employment of phenyl N-methoxycarbamates as arene reagents afforded phenol-tethered olefins, with the carbamate being a traceless directing group. The olefination of N-methoxy-2-indolylcarboxamides afforded the corresponding chiral olefin by circumventing the redox-neutral [4 + 2] annulation. The reactions proceeded with excellent Z/E selectivity, chemoselectivity, regioselectivity, and enantioselectivity in both hydroarylation systems.
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- Xiaohan Zhu
- 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
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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
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shaanxi Normal University Xi'an 710062 China
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Yang K, Mao Y, Zhang Z, Xu J, Wang H, He Y, Yu P, Song Q. Construction of C-B axial chirality via dynamic kinetic asymmetric cross-coupling mediated by tetracoordinate boron. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4438. [PMID: 37488114 PMCID: PMC10366327 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40164-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023] Open
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Catalytic dynamic kinetic asymmetric transformation (DyKAT) provides a powerful tool to access chiral stereoisomers from racemic substrates. Such transformation has been widely employed on the construction of central chirality, however, the application in axial chirality remains underexplored because its equilibrium of substrate enantiomers is limited to five-membered metalacyclic intermediate. Here we report a tetracoordinate boron-directed dynamic kinetic asymmetric cross-coupling of racemic, configurationally stable 3-bromo-2,1-azaborines with boronic acid derivatives. A series of challenging C-B axially chiral compounds were prepared with generally good to excellent enantioselectivities. Moreover, this transformation can also be extended to prepare atropisomers bearing adjacent C-B and C-C diaxes with excellent diastereo- and enantio-control. The key to the success relies on the rational design of a reversible tetracoordinate boron intermediate, which is supported by theoretical calculations that dramatically reduces the rotational barrier of the original C-B axis and achieves the goal of DyKAT.
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- Kai Yang
- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, 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, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, 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, Guangdong, 518055, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Molecule Synthesis and Function Discovery, Fujian Province University, College of Chemistry at Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian, 350108, China.
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang, Henan, 453007, China.
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Li Y, Duan XY, Yang C, Wei Y, Li J, Ren X, Qi J. Atroposelective Access to Dihydropyridinones with C-N Axial and Point Chirality via NHC-Catalyzed [3 + 3] Annulation. J Org Chem 2023. [PMID: 37449806 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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An N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective [3 + 3] annulation of enals with 2-aminomaleate derivatives is described. A series of substituted dihydropyridones bearing both C-N axis and point chirality were synthesized with good diastereo- and enantioselectivity under mild conditions. This efficient strategy successfully superpositions an extra point chiral element with an axial backbone, and the generated structurally interesting atropisomers may have potential application in drug discovery.
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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: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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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Kearney SE, Gangano AJ, Barrus DG, Rehrauer KJ, Reid TER, Navaratne PV, Tracy EK, Roitberg A, Ghiviriga I, Cunningham CW, Gamage T, Grenning AJ. Axially Chiral Cannabinoids: Design, Synthesis, and Cannabinoid Receptor Affinity. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:13581-13591. [PMID: 37314891 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The resorcinol-terpene phytocannabinoid template is a privileged scaffold for the development of diverse therapeutics targeting the endocannabinoid system. Axially chiral cannabinols (axCBNs) are unnatural cannabinols (CBNs) that bear an additional C10 substituent, which twists the cannabinol biaryl framework out of planarity creating an axis of chirality. This unique structural modification is hypothesized to enhance both the physical and biological properties of cannabinoid ligands, thus ushering in the next generation of endocannabinoid system chemical probes and cannabinoid-inspired leads for drug development. In this full report, we describe the philosophy guiding the design of axCBNs as well as several synthetic strategies for their construction. We also introduce a second class of axially chiral cannabinoids inspired by cannabidiol (CBD), termed axially chiral cannabidiols (axCBDs). Finally, we provide an analysis of axially chiral cannabinoid (axCannabinoid) atropisomerism, which spans two classes (class 1 and 3 atropisomers), and provide first evidence that axCannabinoids retain─and in some cases, strengthen─affinity and functional activity at cannabinoid receptors. Together, these findings present a promising new direction for the design of novel cannabinoid ligands for drug discovery and exploration of the complex endocannabinoid system.
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- Sara E Kearney
- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Mequon, Wisconsin 53097, United States
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- Concordia University Wisconsin School of Pharmacy, Mequon, Wisconsin 53097, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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- Analytical Chemistry and Pharmaceutics, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida 32611, United States
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Choi S, Guo MC, Coombs GM, Miller SJ. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atropisomeric N-Aryl 1,2,4-Triazoles. J Org Chem 2023; 88:7815-7820. [PMID: 36705994 PMCID: PMC10277228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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The atroposelective synthesis of N-aryl 1,2,4-triazoles was developed. A cyclodehydration reaction was rendered asymmetric with the use of a chiral phosphoric acid catalyst to afford atropisomeric N-aryl 1,2,4-triazoles in up to 91:9 er. Recrystallization of the isolated heterocycle further enriched the atropisomeric ratio of several analogs to 99:1 er or greater. A divergent and substrate-dependent reaction pathway yielding a different heterocyclic product is also disclosed.
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- Sooyun Choi
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8107 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8107 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8107 (USA)
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, 225 Prospect Street, New Haven, CT 06511-8107 (USA)
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Lim J, Guo M, Choi S, Miller SJ, Anslyn EV. High-throughput determination of enantiopurity in atroposelective synthesis of aryl triazoles. Chem Sci 2023; 14:5992-5999. [PMID: 37293656 PMCID: PMC10246677 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01559a] [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: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Atropisomeric scaffolds are a common design element found in pharmaceuticals, many deriving from an N-C axis of chirality. The handedness associated with atropisomeric drugs is oftentimes crucial for their efficacy and/or safety. With the increased use of high-throughput screening (HTS) for drug discovery, the need for rapid enantiomeric excess (ee) analysis is needed to keep up with the fast workflow. Here, we describe a circular dichroism (CD) based assay that could be applied to the ee determination of N-C axially chiral triazole derivatives. Analytical samples for CD were prepared from crude mixtures by three sequential steps: liquid-liquid extraction (LLE), a wash-elute, and complexation with Cu(ii) triflate. The initial ee measurement of five samples of atropisomer 2 was conducted by the use of a CD spectropolarimeter with a 6-position cell changer, resulting in errors of less than 1% ee. High-throughput ee determination was performed on a CD plate reader using a 96-well plate. A total of 28 atropisomeric samples (14 for 2 and 14 for 3) were screened for ee. The CD readings were completed in 60 seconds with average absolute errors of ±7.2% and 5.7% ee for 2 and 3, respectively.
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- Jongdoo Lim
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University New Haven Connecticut 06520-8107 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Texas at Austin Austin Texas 78712 USA
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Zhang ZJ, Li SW, Oliveira JCA, Li Y, Chen X, Zhang SQ, Xu LC, Rogge T, Hong X, Ackermann L. Data-driven design of new chiral carboxylic acid for construction of indoles with C-central and C-N axial chirality via cobalt catalysis. Nat Commun 2023; 14:3149. [PMID: 37258542 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-38872-0] [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: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023] Open
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Challenging enantio- and diastereoselective cobalt-catalyzed C-H alkylation has been realized by an innovative data-driven knowledge transfer strategy. Harnessing the statistics of a related transformation as the knowledge source, the designed machine learning (ML) model took advantage of delta learning and enabled accurate and extrapolative enantioselectivity predictions. Powered by the knowledge transfer model, the virtual screening of a broad scope of 360 chiral carboxylic acids led to the discovery of a new catalyst featuring an intriguing furyl moiety. Further experiments verified that the predicted chiral carboxylic acid can achieve excellent stereochemical control for the target C-H alkylation, which supported the expedient synthesis for a large library of substituted indoles with C-central and C-N axial chirality. The reported machine learning approach provides a powerful data engine to accelerate the discovery of molecular catalysis by harnessing the hidden value of the available structure-performance statistics.
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- Zi-Jing Zhang
- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies, Department of Chemistry, State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, PR China.
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Zhongguancun North First Street No. 2, Beijing, 100190, PR China.
- Key Laboratory of Precise Synthesis of Functional Molecules of Zhejiang Province, School of Science, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou, 310024, Zhejiang Province, PR China.
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- Institut für Organische und Biomolekulare Chemie, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
- Wöhler Research Institute for Sustainable Chemistry (WISCh), Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Tammannstraße 2, 37077, Göttingen, Germany.
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Zhang X, Xue X, Gu Z. Stereoselective Synthesis Axially Chiral Arylnitriles through Base-Induced Chirality-Relay β-Carbon Elimination of α-Hydroxyl Ketoxime Esters. Org Lett 2023; 25:3602-3606. [PMID: 37191641 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c00805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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We report herein a point-to-axial chirality transfer reaction of α-hydroxyl oxime esters for the synthesis of axially chiral arylnitriles. The reaction proceeds smoothly through a base-promoted retro-benzoin condensation reaction of α-hydroxyl oxime esters, where the axial chirality is created via the C-C bond cleavage based on a proper distorted conformation of the biaryl structure induced by its stereogenic carbon center.
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- Xue Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
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- College of Science, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan 450002, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China
- College of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Minjiang University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, P. R. China
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Ciceri S, Colombo D, Fassi EMA, Ferraboschi P, Grazioso G, Grisenti P, Iannone M, Castellano C, Meneghetti F. Elagolix Sodium Salt and Its Synthetic Intermediates: A Spectroscopic, Crystallographic, and Conformational Study. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28093861. [PMID: 37175271 PMCID: PMC10180344 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28093861] [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: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 04/28/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023] Open
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Elagolix sodium salt is the first marketed orally active non-peptide gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist (GnRHR-ant) for the management of hormone dependent diseases, such as endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Despite its presence on the market since 2018, a thorough NMR analysis of this drug, together with its synthetic intermediates, is still lacking. Hence, with the aim of filling this literature gap, we here performed a detailed NMR investigation, which allowed the complete assignment of the 1H, 13C, and 15N NMR signals. These data allowed, with the support of the conformational analysis, the determination of the stereochemical profile of the two atropisomers, detectable in solution. Moreover, these latter were also detected by means of cellulose-based chiral HPLC, starting from a sample prepared through an implemented synthetic procedure with respect to the reported ones. Overall, these results contribute to further understanding of the topic of atropisomerism in drug discovery and could be applied in the design of safe and stable analogs, endowed with improved target selectivity.
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- Samuele Ciceri
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via C. Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via C. Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Translational Medicine, University of Milan, Via C. Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Chemical-Pharmaceutical Consulting and IP Management, Viale G. da Cermenate 58, 20141 Milano, Italy
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- Tecnomed Foundation, University of Milano-Bicocca, Via Pergolesi 33, 20900 Monza, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Golgi 19, 20133 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Milan, Via L. Mangiagalli 25, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Song J, Kim A, Hong I, Kim S, Byun WS, Lee HS, Kim HS, Lee SK, Kwon Y. Synthesis and biological evaluation of atropisomeric tetrahydroisoquinolines overcoming docetaxel resistance in triple-negative human breast cancer cells. Bioorg Chem 2023; 137:106573. [PMID: 37229969 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioorg.2023.106573] [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: 02/23/2023] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Herein, atropisomeric 8-aryltetrahydroisoquinolines have been synthesized and biologically evaluated. Based on our structure-activity relationship study, a highly bioactive racemic compound has been produced, and it exhibited high antiproliferative activities against various cancer cell lines, including docetaxel-resistant breast cancer cell lines. Each enantiomer can be synthesized in an enantioselective manner by employing the chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed atroposelective Pictet-Spengler cyclization. An axially (R)-configured enantiomer showed a higher biological activity compared with the axially (S)-configured enantiomer. Further biological studies suggested that the (R)-enantiomer overcomes docetaxel resistance via the downregulation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation and consequently induces cellular apoptosis in docetaxel-resistant triple-negative breast cancer cell lines.
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- Jayoung Song
- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, 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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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, 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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- Natural Products Research Institute, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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Da BC, Wang YB, Cheng JK, Xiang SH, Tan B. Organocatalytic Atroposelective Cross-Coupling of 1-Azonaphthalenes and 2-Naphthols. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023:e202303128. [PMID: 37186009 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202303128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Atroposelective cross-coupling is one of the most appealing routes to construct axially chiral binaphthyl molecules due to the modular and succinct nature. Although transition-metal-catalyzed cross-couplings offer reliable synthetic means, alternative reaction modes that could be applied to broader substrate range without their pre-functionalization is highly desirable. Herein we show that the application of chiral Brønsted acid catalyst as organocatalyst could accomplish cross-coupling of 1-azonaphthalenes and 2-naphthols with high efficiency, exclusive C4-selectivity as well as excellent enantioselectivity and functional group compatibility. The identification of acylimidazolinone auxiliary for azo activating group, effective remote catalyst control and arene resonance effect synergistically play key roles in the development of this method. The utility is further demonstrated by transformations of the products into other binaphthyl compounds with perfectly retained axial chirality.
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- Bing-Chao Da
- Southern University of Science and Technology, Chemistry, CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology, Chemistry, CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology, Chemistry, CHINA
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- Southern University of Science and Technology, Chemistry, No 1088, Xueyuan Rd., Nanshan District, 518055, Shenzhen, CHINA
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Pecorari D, Mazzanti A, Mancinelli M. Atropostatin: Design and Total Synthesis of an Atropisomeric Lactone–Atorvastatin Prodrug. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28073176. [PMID: 37049939 PMCID: PMC10095771 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28073176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
Abstract
Atorvastatins play an important role in the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, an enzyme present in the liver that takes part in the biosynthesis of cholesterol. In this article, we report the total synthesis of a lactone–atorvastatin prodrug with additional atropisomeric features. Conformational and experimental studies of model compounds were designed to test the stability of the chiral axis. Docking calculations were performed to evaluate the constant inhibition of a library of atorvastatins. Full synthesis of the best candidate was achieved and thermally stable atropisomeric lactone–atorvastatin was obtained. The absolute configuration of the chiral axis of the atropisomers was assigned by means of chiroptical ECD spectroscopy coupled with TD-DFT calculations.
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Affiliation(s)
- Daniel Pecorari
- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry “Toso Montanari”, University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento 4, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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