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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nicolas Adet, David Specklin, Christophe Gourlaouen, Thibault Damiens, Beatrice Jacques, Rudolf J. Wehmschulte, Samuel Dagorne
Summary: The synthesis of Zn[HexCB(11)Cl(11)](2), 3, using the hexyl-substituted anion showed high catalytic activity in hydrosilylation reactions, attributed to its high solution Lewis acidity. This compound exhibited facile displacement of counterions and was characterized through various techniques including NMR, mass spectrometry, and DFT studies.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ling Zhao, Yicong Luo, Junzhe Xiao, Xiaohong Huo, Shengming Ma, Wanbin Zhang
Summary: The stereodivergent synthesis of allene compounds with adjacent chiralities has been achieved through Pd/Cu-catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric alkylation. The matched reactivity of a bimetallic catalytic system allows for a smooth reaction of racemic aryl-substituted allenylic acetates with sterically crowded aldimine esters. Various chiral non-natural amino acids with a terminal allenyl group can be easily synthesized with high yields and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Youbin Peng, Chongyu Han, Yicong Luo, Guanlin Li, Xiaohong Huo, Wanbin Zhang
Summary: The first asymmetric Ni/Cu cocatalyzed benzylation of aldimine esters is reported, allowing the synthesis of benzyl-substituted alpha-quaternary amino acids in high yield and with high enantioselectivity. The strong electrophilicity of the eta(3)-benzylnickel intermediate was found to be crucial for the high reactivity, enabling the reaction under base-free conditions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yue Jia, Zhihan Zhang, Guo-Ming Yu, Xuan Jiang, Liang-Qiu Lu, Wen-Jing Xiao
Summary: A visible light induced enantioselective deaminative arylation of amino acid derivatives by bifunctional copper catalysis is disclosed. A variety of alpha-aryl-N-phenylamides are prepared with good efficiency and high enantioselectivity. Experimental investigations and theoretical calculations reveal the crucial role of additional phenols in improving catalytic efficiency and enantiocontrol.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Aibo Li, Xinjian Song, Qiao Ren, Peiwang Bao, Xinyu Long, Fuli Huang, Lvjiang Yuan, Jianrong Steve Zhou, Xurong Qin
Summary: A cobalt-catalyzed deuteration of amidoacrylates using deuterated methanol resulted in the synthesis of highly enantioselective α,β-dideuterio-α-amino esters with almost complete deuteration (99%). This new protocol was successfully employed for the preparation of dideuterio-α-amino acid fragments in certain drugs, and also applied in the concise synthesis of dideuterio L-DOPA.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fujie Tanaka
Summary: This article discusses catalysts and catalyst systems that use amino acids, primary, secondary, and/or tertiary amines as key catalytic functional groups to accelerate chemical transformations. It also explores strategies and methods that utilize amine derivatives as catalysts. The understanding of dynamics and kinetic controls in amine-catalyzed reactions has enabled the synthesis of complex molecules in stereocontrolled manners.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Taku Kitanosono, Tomoya Hisada, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Shu Kobayashi
Summary: Metal-bound water molecules have been recognized as a new aspect of soft Lewis acid catalysis. A chiral palladium aqua complex was constructed using a chiral ligand and hydrogen-bond donor, allowing efficient functionalization of carbon-hydrogen bonds of indoles in water. The use of aqueous environments enabled highly enantioselective reactions of sigma-indolylpalladium intermediates, presenting a potentially powerful approach for organometallic transformations under mild conditions.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Mamta Bhandari, Sandeep Rawat, Mandeep Kaur, Sanjay Singh
Summary: In this study, the catalytic activity of electronically unsaturated three coordinated aluminum hydride cations [LAlH](+)[HB(C6F5)(3)](-) (1) and [LAlH](+)[B(C6F5)(4)](-) (2) in the hydrosilylation of imines was investigated. Various organo-silanes were screened, and the amines were obtained in good to excellent yields. NMR analysis revealed the formation of Lewis adduct between the cationic aluminum center and the imine nitrogen, followed by reaction with silane to afford the product. However, the unique behavior of 1 was also observed, where the anion competes for hydride delivery and in-situ generates B(C6F5)(3) to reinforce the catalytic activity of 1.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Kuldeep Singh, Idan Avigdori, Alexander Kaushansky, Natalia Fridman, Dor Toledano, Mark Gandelman
Summary: Nitrogen Lewis acids (NLAs) have emerged as a powerful tool in strong bond activation and catalysis. This article presents the synthesis and characterization of a new generation of nitrenium-based Lewis acids and demonstrates their efficiency in gram-scale hydrosilylation reactions. Experimental and theoretical studies provide insights into the mechanistic action of nitrenium Lewis acids in reduction-type reactions.
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Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Ishfaq Ibni Hashim, Nikolaos Tzouras, Xinyuan Ma, Laurens Bourda, Kristof Van Hecke, Steven P. Nolan, Catherine S. J. Cazin
Summary: In this study, a simple and scalable method for synthesizing widely used NHC-metal-diketonate complexes was reported. The complexes were synthesized for the first time under mild, aerobic conditions and in excellent yields. Characterization of the complexes revealed a bidentate binding mode of the diketonate ligand to copper and a C-bound binding mode to gold. Furthermore, the gold complex showed high efficiency as a pre-catalyst for the hydrocarboxylation of alkynes.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Cong Fu, Qi Xiong, Lu Xiao, Ling He, Tian Bai, Zongpeng Zhang, Xiu-Qin Dong, Chun-Jiang Wang
Summary: This article proposes a novel approach to the stereodivergent synthesis of carbocyclic alpha-quaternary amino acid derivatives through sequential dual Cu/Ir-catalyzed asymmetric allylation and ring-closing metathesis. The method exhibits high yields, exclusive regioselectivities, and excellent diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities. Furthermore, it is capable of synthesizing challenging seven and eight-membered carbocyclic alpha-amino acid derivatives.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Avijit Roy, Martin Oestreich
Summary: The hydrosilylation of ketenes promoted by boron Lewis acid catalyst accelerates the reaction with hydrosilanes, providing access to a new class of aldehyde-derived silyl enol ethers. Moderate to high yields are obtained, with a preference for Z configuration.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Anna S. Tovmasyan, Anna F. Mkrtchyan, Hamlet N. Khachatryan, Mary V. Hayrapetyan, Robert M. Hakobyan, Artavazd S. Poghosyan, Avetis H. Tsaturyan, Ela V. Minasyan, Victor I. Maleev, Vladimir A. Larionov, Armen G. Ayvazyan, Norio Shibata, Giovanni N. Roviello, Ashot S. Saghyan
Summary: A new family of Cu(II) and Ni(II) salen complexes was synthesized and characterized. These complexes were evaluated for their catalytic activity in the C-alpha-alkylation reaction of Schiff bases. It was found that introducing a chlorine atom into the phenyl ring of the substrate increased both the chemical yield and asymmetric induction. The highest enantiomeric excess was achieved using a Cu(II) salen complex based on (S,S)-cyclohexanediamine and salicylaldehyde at -20 degrees C. Bulky substituents in the ligand led to a decrease in both the enantioselectivity and chemical yield, with complete loss of stereoselectivity achieved with certain substituents at positions 3 and 5 of the phenyl ring.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Bastian Jakob, Andreas M. Diehl, Kathrin Horst, Harald Kelm, Georg Manolikakes
Summary: Here we report a palladium-catalyzed asymmetric three-component synthesis of α-arylglycine derivatives. This operationally simple method utilizes glyoxylic acid, sulfonamides, and arylboronic acids as starting materials to obtain α-arylglycine scaffold in good yields and enantioselectivities. The synthesized products can be directly used as building blocks in peptide synthesis.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Neha Antil, Naved Akhtar, Rajashree Newar, Wahida Begum, Ajay Kumar, Manav Chauhan, Kuntal Manna
Summary: The development of efficient and enantioselective heterogeneous catalysts based on abundant elements and inexpensive ligands is crucial for environmentally friendly and cost-effective production of optically active compounds. This study demonstrates the synthesis of chiral amino alcohol-functionalized metal-organic frameworks as highly enantioselective base-metal catalysts for asymmetric organic transformations.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yonghong Zhang, Yiming Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Xuefeng Jiang
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(2015)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhang Yonghong, Li Liangchun, Yuan Weicheng, Zhang Xiaomei
CHEMICAL RESEARCH IN CHINESE UNIVERSITIES
(2015)
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Chemistry, Organic
Yonghong Zhang, Dawei Cao, Wenbo Liu, Haiyan Hu, Xiaomei Zhang, Chenjiang Liu
CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2015)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yonghong Zhang, Bin Wang, Xiaomei Zhang, Jianbin Huang, Chenjiang Liu
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Chemistry, Organic
Wenbo Liu, Chenjiang Liu, Yonghong Zhang, Yadong Sun, Ablimit Abdukadera, Bin Wang, He Li, Xuecheng Ma, Zengpeng Zhang
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2015)
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Chemistry, Organic
He Li, Chenjiang Liu, Yonghong Zhang, Yadong Sun, Bin Wang, Wenbo Liu
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Chemistry, Analytical
Yonghong Zhang, Fangzhi Hu, Bin Wang, Xiaomei Zhang, Chenjiang Liu
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Chemistry, Organic
Dawei Cao, Yonghong Zhang, Chenjiang Liu, Bin Wang, Yadong Sun, Ablimit Abdukadera, Haiyan Hu, Qiang Liu
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Chemistry, Organic
Yonghong Zhang, Haiyan Hu, Chen-Jiang Liu, Dawei Cao, Bin Wang, Yadong Sun, Ablimit Abdukader
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2017)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Fen Mou, Yadong Sun, Weiwei Jin, Yonghong Zhang, Bin Wang, Zhiqing Liu, Lei Guo, Jianbin Huang, Chenjiang Liu
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Chemistry, Physical
Changyan Guo, Yonghong Zhang, Xi Nan, Chao Feng, Yuan Guo, Jide Wang
MOLECULAR CATALYSIS
(2017)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Changyan Guo, Yonghong Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jide Wang
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2018)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Changyan Guo, Yonghong Zhang, Yuan Guo, Liugen Zhang, Yi Zhang, Jide Wang
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(2018)
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Chemistry, Applied
Xiao-Yan Hu, Min-Min Zhang, Chang Shu, Yong-Hong Zhang, Li-Hua Liao, Wei-Cheng Yuan, Xiao-Mei Zhang
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2014)
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Chemistry, Organic
Chang Shu, Li-Hua Liao, Yi-Jun Liao, Xiao-Yan Hu, Yong-Hong Zhang, Wei-Cheng Yuan, Xiao-Mei Zhang
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2014)