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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ken-Loon Choo, Bijan Mirabi, Karl Z. Demmans, Mark Lautens
Summary: Enantioenriched spiro-oxiranes with three contiguous stereocenters were synthesized using a rhodium-catalyzed cascade reaction, enabling the formation of a spirocyclic framework in a single step. Both sp(2)- and sp-hybridized carbon nucleophiles were found to be efficient initiators, yielding products with different functional groups. Derivatization studies demonstrated the synthetic versatility of the products' epoxide and alkyne moieties. DFT calculations were employed to explain spectroscopic discrepancies between solution- and solid-state structures of the products.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Applied
Tao Wang, Bo Huang, You-Qing Wang
Summary: Using chiral phosphoric acids as organocatalysts, a formal asymmetric (4+2) cycloaddition of 3-methylene isoindolinone and in situ-generated ortho-quinone methide substrates is achieved. This reaction allows the construction of spiro chroman-isoindolinones containing spiro-N,O-heterocycles with high enantioselectivity, with a broad substrate scope.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chiara Portolani, Giovanni Centonze, Sara Luciani, Andrea Pellegrini, Paolo Righi, Andrea Mazzanti, Alessia Ciogli, Andrea Sorato, Giorgio Bencivenni
Summary: The first catalytic enantioselective and diastereoselective synthesis of atropisomeric hydrazides was achieved using a sequential catalysis protocol, providing a stereodivergent approach to enantioenriched atropisomeric hydrazides. The resulting axially chiral hydrazides were obtained directly from commercially available reagents in high yields and with good stereocontrol, demonstrating the effectiveness of this strategy.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Zsuzsanna Feher, Dora Richter, Sandor Nagy, Peter Bagi, Zsolt Rapi, Andras Simon, Laszlo Drahos, Peter Huszthy, Peter Bako, Jozsef Kupai
Summary: This study synthesized six new phase-transfer organocatalysts with different chiral units and crown ethers of varying sizes to catalyze alpha-alkylation and Michael addition reactions, yielding alpha,alpha-disubstituted malonic ester derivatives with excellent yields up to 98%.
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Chemistry, Applied
Byungjun Kim, Sukwoo Lee, Sarah Yunmi Lee
Summary: In this study, a new method was reported to successfully promote the catalytic asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions using a chiral catalyst in conjunction with a chiral isothiourea catalyst or a Bronsted acid, resulting in the synthesis of densely functionalized cyclohexenes with multiple stereocenters.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Feng-Tao Sheng, Shuang Yang, Shu-Fang Wu, Yu-Chen Zhang, Feng Shi
Summary: A new strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral 3,3'-bisindoles was developed by directly coupling two indole rings using the C3-umpolung reactivity of 2-indolylmethanols. The synthesized compounds can be further modified to create axially chiral 3,3'-bisindole-based organocatalysts for asymmetric catalysis.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhibin Guo, Daehyun Oh, Min Sagong, Jewon Yang, Geumwoo Lee, Hyeung-geun Park
Summary: An efficient method for synthesizing chiral malonates was established using enantioselective phase transfer catalysis. The a-alkylation reaction of 2,2-diphenylethyl tert-butyl a-methylmalonates with (S,S)-3,4,5-trifluorophenyl-NAS bromide as a phase-transfer catalyst successfully yielded corresponding a-methyl-a-alkylmalonates. These compounds are versatile chiral building blocks with a quaternary carbon center, obtained in high chemical yields (up to 99%) and excellent enantioselectivities (up to 98% ee). Selective hydrolysis of a,a-dialkylmalonates to the corresponding chiral malonic monoacids was achieved using basic (KOH/MeOH) and acidic conditions (TFA/CH2Cl2), demonstrating the practicality of the method.
FRONTIERS IN CHEMISTRY
(2023)
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Chemistry, Organic
Istvan Orban, Bertalan Varga, Peter Bagi, Tamas Holczbauer, Zsolt Rapi
Summary: Enantioenriched, highly functionalized cyclopropane derivatives with complete diastereoselectivity and up to 87% enantioselectivity were prepared using monosaccharide-based chiral crown ethers as phase transfer catalysts. Among the catalysts tested, the monoaza-15-crown-5 lariat ether with a methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside unit and a 2-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)ethyl group on the nitrogen exhibited the highest asymmetric induction.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Patryk Niedbala, Maciej Majdecki, Piotr Grodek, Janusz Jurczak
Summary: This work describes the development of a highly optimized method for generating quaternary stereogenic centers in beta-keto esters. The method utilizes a phase-transfer alkylation reaction catalyzed by hybrid Cinchona catalysts, resulting in efficient generation of optically active products with excellent enantioselectivity using only 1 mol% catalyst.
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Hongxiang Li, Honglei Liu, Hongchao Guo
Summary: Quaternary phosphonium salts are extensively used as Lewis acid organocatalysts in organic synthesis, particularly for Mannich, Strecker, and Friedel-Crafts reactions, allowing the construction of structurally diverse and synthetically useful architectures.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Applied
I-Ting Chen, Ren-You Guan, Jeng-Liang Han
Summary: In this study, a catalytic asymmetric vinylogous Mannich/annulation/acylation reaction was developed for the synthesis of chiral spiro-oxindole piperidine derivatives with polyaromatic scaffolds. The reaction provided the desired products in good yields and high enantioselectivity. DFT computational calculations were used to explain the mechanism and origin of the observed enantioselectivity and O-acetylated products.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
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Chemistry, Physical
Ming-Sheng Xie, Ning Li, Yin Tian, Xiao-Xia Wu, Yun Deng, Gui-Rong Qu, Hai-Ming Guo
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Chemistry, Applied
Andreas Eitzinger, Jan Otevrel, Victoria Haider, Antonio Macchia, Antonio Massa, Kirill Faust, Bernhard Spingler, Albrecht Berkessel, Mario Waser
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ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
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Peng Zhang, Qi Xu, Xiao-Mei Wang, Jia Feng, Chuan-Jun Lu, Yingzi Li, Ren-Rong Liu
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ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Divyang M. Patel, Paras J. Patel, Hitendra M. Patel
Summary: This Review discusses pioneering advances in catalytic stereoselective multicomponent reactions for the preparation of spiro derivatives, highlighting the stereoselective reactions and catalytic mechanisms used in different reactions.
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(2022)
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Hongming Li, Kevin M. Belyk, Jingjun Yin, Qinghao Chen, Alan Hyde, Yining Ji, Steven Oliver, Matthew T. Tudge, Louis-Charles Campeau, Kevin R. Campos
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(2016)
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Guy R. Humphrey, Stephen M. Dalby, Teresa Andreani, Bangping Xiang, Michael R. Luzung, Zhiguo Jake Song, Michael Shevlin, Melodie Christensen, Kevin M. Belyk, David M. Tschaen
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(2016)
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Mark McLaughlin, Jongrock Kong, Kevin M. Belyk, Billy Chen, Andrew W. Gibson, Stephen P. Keen, David R. Lieberman, Erika M. Milczek, Jeffrey C. Moore, David Murray, Feng Peng, Ji Qi, Robert A. Reamer, Zhiguo J. Song, Lushi Tan, Lin Wang, Michael J. Williams
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(2017)
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(2011)
Correction
Chemistry, Organic
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(2011)
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(2012)
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(2013)
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ACS MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS
(2014)