Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Samir Manna, Shunta Kakumachi, Kanak Kanti Das, Youichi Tsuchiya, Chihaya Adachi, Santanu Panda
Summary: The solvent plays a crucial role in the photophysical properties of donor-acceptor based photocatalysts. The access to E vs. Z-allylic amines, depending on the solvent, was achieved through decarboxylative vinylation of amino acids with vinyl sulfones. Detailed experimental studies were conducted to understand the role of the solvent in the reactivity and stereoselectivity of the vinylation reactions.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Takeshi Yasui, Rine Tatsumi, Yoshihiko Yamamoto
Summary: In this study, a dual cobalt and photoredox catalysis was utilized for the [2+2+2] cycloaddition of enediynes to produce tricyclic cyclohexadienes with a quaternary bridgehead carbon. The use of a chiral ligand, (S)-Segphos, enabled highly enantioselective reactions, leading to highly enantio-enriched cyclohexadienes.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Wen-Qian Zhang, Hong-Cheng Shen
Summary: All-carbon quaternary stereocenters are important components of natural products and bioactive compounds, and a nickel and chiral amine cooperative catalysis has been disclosed to enable highly enantioselective allylic alkylation reactions. This method allows for the synthesis of diverse compounds with excellent enantioselectivity, and has been demonstrated in the synthesis of key chiral building blocks for bioactive compounds such as (+)-eptazocine and (-)-aphanorphine.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cornelius V. Gaertner, Christoph Schneider
Summary: Chiral diphosphane Pd-aqua complexes have been used as efficient cooperative Bronsted acid-base catalysts in asymmetric transformations for the past 25 years. By deprotonating beta-dicarbonyl compounds, they readily form reactive chiral Pd enolates, while a Bronsted acid released from the catalyst activates the electrophile. After a period of dormancy, new developments in the enantioselective synthesis of heterocycles and other useful compounds have recently emerged, utilizing the unique properties of chiral Pd-aqua complexes.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marvin Titze, Juliane Heitkaemper, Thorsten Junge, Johannes Kaestner, Rene Peters
Summary: Enantiopure secondary alcohols are high-value synthetic building blocks, and a new concept for catalytic hydroboration has been proposed with exceptional catalytic turnover numbers. The catalyst, accessible in few steps, is stable, recyclable, and efficient for at least 10 times of reuse.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiangpei Chai, Xinheng Hu, Xiaowei Zhao, Yanli Yin, Shanshan Cao, Zhiyong Jiang
Summary: This research reports a radical-based manifold that achieves highly enantioselective transformations of N-arylglycines. The dual catalytic system involving a chiral phosphoric acid and a photoredox sensitizer offers a new approach for the synthesis of valuable organic compounds with satisfactory results and high enantiocontrol.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ming Bao, Su Zhou, Wenhao Hu, Xinfang Xu
Summary: This article reviews two general protocols in homogeneous gold catalysis, including relay catalysis and synergistic catalysis, with a focus on the role of cooperative catalyst models and the potential synthetic opportunities offered by asymmetric cooperative catalysis.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Andreas C. Hans, Patrick M. Becker, Johanna Haussmann, Simon Suhr, Daniel M. Wanner, Vera Lederer, Felix Willig, Wolfgang Frey, Biprajit Sarkar, Johannes Kaestner, Rene Peters
Summary: This article discloses a catalyst type that enables highly efficient direct 1,4-additions. The catalyst is a zwitterionic entity, with acetate binding to negatively charged Cu-II and serving as a counterion for benzimidazolium. All three functionalities are involved in the catalytic activation. The productivity of maleimides increased by a factor greater than 300 compared to the literature (TONs up to 6700). High stereoselectivity and productivity were achieved for a wide range of other Michael acceptors as well. The polyfunctional catalyst, accessible in only 4 steps from N-Ph-benzimidazole with an overall yield of 96%, remained robust during catalysis, allowing for multiple reuse with nearly constant efficiency. Mechanistic studies, particularly using DFT, provided a detailed understanding of how the catalyst operates. The benzimidazolium unit stabilizes the coordinated enolate nucleophile and prevents the dissociation of acetate/acetic acid from the catalyst.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Kristina Zivkovic, Lilia M. Baldauf, Jessica L. Cryder, Alexa Villasenor, Valeria Reyes, Lauren E. Bernier, Theresa J. Thomas, Maxwell O'Toole, Kayleen Fulton, Curtis E. Moore, Arnold L. Rheingold, Christopher J. A. Daley
Summary: The study reports the first isolation and structural characterization of a series of chiral trinitrogen pincer ligands, as well as the methods for their preparation. Experimental results show that a novel microwave-based technique is more efficient, although currently not scalable.
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Wen-Wen Zhang, Qiang Wang, Su-Zhen Zhang, Chao Zheng, Shu-Li You
Summary: Satoh-Miura reaction is an important method for extending pi-systems via C-H activation and alkynyl annulation. However, achieving high enantioselectivity remains challenging. In this study, an asymmetric Satoh-Miura reaction using a SCpRh-catalyst is reported, and it is found that choosing the counteranion of the catalyst is crucial for the desired reactivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Feng-Tao Sheng, Shi-Chao Wang, Junqian Zhou, Changpeng Chen, You Wang, Shaolin Zhu
Summary: Catalytic asymmetric hydrofunctionalization of alkenes is a well-established method for constructing complex C(sp3)-enriched molecules with central chirality. However, the use of this method for producing valuable multisubstituted alkenes with axial chirality from abundant alkyne substrates remains largely unexplored. In this study, a general procedure for catalytic asymmetric hydrofunctionalization of alkynes using abundant Ni(II) salts and a structurally simple chiral PyrOx ligand was developed. The reaction exhibited high efficiency, complete Z-selectivity, and excellent enantioselectivity, leading to the synthesis of diverse atropisomeric chiral styrenes.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lu Xiao, Xin Chang, Hui Xu, Qi Xiong, Yanfeng Dang, Chun-Jiang Wang
Summary: Cooperative bimetallic catalysis enables regio-/stereodivergent asymmetric alpha-allylations of aldimine esters. By employing Et3B as the key activator, racemic allylic alcohols can be directly ionized to form Pd or Ir-pi-allyl species in the presence of achiral Pd or chiral Ir complexes, respectively. The reaction exhibits high regioselectivity and excellent stereoselectivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Cui Xiaoyuan, Zhou Feng, Wu Haihong, Zhou Jian
Summary: Cooperative catalysis is an effective strategy to improve the efficiency and selectivity of organic reactions. Combining chiral amines and gold(I) catalysts can achieve asymmetric tandem reactions, allowing the construction of complex chiral compounds.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ziyong Li, Ying Chen, Chuang Wang, Guangyang Xu, Ying Shao, Xinhao Zhang, Shengbiao Tang, Jiangtao Sun
Summary: The atroposelective synthesis of biaryl atropisomers via asymmetric C(sp(2))-H bond insertion reaction of arenes under rhodium catalysis has been achieved, providing moderate to excellent yields with good enantiomeric ratios. Further investigation suggests that this type of axially biaryl scaffold may have promising potentials in developing novel chiral ligands.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Paul Zebrowski, Uwe Monkowius, Mario Waser
Summary: We report a two-step approach for the enantioselective synthesis of novel chiral δ-lactams. The protocol involves an asymmetric α-allylation of activated aryl esters followed by an acid-mediated lactam formation. The method provides highly enantioselective and reasonably high-yielding products, which can be further utilized via transformations of the exocyclic double bond.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Subhrakant Jena, Kiran Devi Tulsiyan, Rajiv K. Kar, Hemanta K. Kisan, Himansu S. Biswal
Summary: This study highlights the importance of designing protein-ligand pairs for tracking protein dynamics and assisting in drug delivery. Using a small model thioamide probe, the enhanced FRET efficiency in studying albumin proteins is demonstrated. Selective sulfur atom substitution and noncovalent interactions with sulfur are shown to substantially enhance FRET efficiency, offering a potential avenue for designing FRET probes for studying biomolecular structure and dynamics.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: Computational chemistry has evolved into a highly interdisciplinary domain, shaping our molecular view of the world. This essay covers the historic, personal, and most modern manifestations of computational chemistry.
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Manajit Das, Achyut Ranjan Gogoi, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: In this paper, the molecular understanding of the role of protic solvents in organic transformations is explored using density functional and ab initio computational studies. The inclusion of explicit solvent molecules in crucial transition states has been found to improve the energetic estimates of organocatalytic and transition-metal-catalyzed reactions. An overview of the importance of an explicit-implicit solvation model is provided with the help of interesting examples.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Supratim Ghosh, Shilpa Shilpa, C. Athira, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: This review highlights the importance of additives in transition metal catalyzed reactions and the establishment of molecular understanding of their role using modern computational chemistry tools. Explicit consideration of additives is crucial in identifying a more reasonable reaction mechanism of catalytic reactions.
TOPICS IN CATALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Soumi Tribedi, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: The article discusses a novel method of chiral induction, utilizing DAPCy as a chiral catalyst to form chiral pyrrolidine derivatives through intramolecular nucleophilic addition, achieving a quantum conversion with 95% ee.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Md Emdadul Hoque, Ranjana Bisht, Anju Unnikrishnan, Sayan Dey, Mirja Md Mahamudul Hassan, Saikat Guria, Rama Nand Rai, Raghavan B. Sunoj, Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay
Summary: A method of para-selective borylation of aromatic amides is described using a newly designed ligand framework (defa), which shows excellent selectivity and reactivity for the para position. This method can contribute to the development of new catalytic systems and the synthesis of para-functionalized compounds.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Manajit Das, Pooja Sharma, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: The integration of machine learning into chemical catalysis has become a new paradigm for reaction development. In this study, a ML workflow was developed to predict the enantioselectivity of a class of catalytic asymmetric transformation, namely the relay Heck reaction. The ML model, built using quantum chemically derived descriptors, showed a remarkable prediction accuracy and assisted in exploring unexplored reactions.
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Mirja Md Mahamudul Hassan, Biplab Mondal, Sukriti Singh, Chabush Haldar, Jagriti Chaturvedi, Ranjana Bisht, Raghavan B. Sunoj, Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay
Summary: An efficient method for ligand-free Ir-catalyzed ortho borylation of arenes has been developed, which can be applied to various important compounds and pharmaceuticals. The mechanistic pathway of the reaction has been revealed through detailed investigations. The method displays a broad substrate scope and functional group tolerance, and has achieved successful borylation of various important molecules and drugs.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Sukriti Singh, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: Sustainable practices in chemical sciences can be better achieved by adopting interdisciplinary approaches that combine the advantages of machine learning in reaction discovery with small initial data. The use of a recurrent neural network-based deep generative model allows for effective learning and exploration of the chemical space, generating high-quality novel alcohol molecules.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Ambarish Mondal, Priyanka Sahu, Hemanta K. Kisan, Anvarhusein A. Isab, Swapan K. Chandra, Joydev Dinda
Summary: Here, a new family of cationic Ag(I)- and Au(I)- complexes ligated to a novel C boolean AND N donor N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand 3-methyl-1-(1-methyl-2-methylbenzoyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene, (1) was described. The synthesis of the complexes involved the use of compound 3-methyl-1-(1-methyl-2-methylbenzoyl)imidazolium hexafluorophosphate (1.HPF6) as a carbene precursor. The structures of the complexes were characterized using various analytical techniques and confirmed by X-ray crystallographic studies.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR STRUCTURE
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sukriti Singh, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: In reaction development, higher efficiencies are desired and machine learning models can predict reaction outcomes for new choices of substrates/catalysts. However, applying machine learning to reaction discovery is challenging due to difficulties in molecular featurization, availability of quality data, and the choice of suitable models and their deployment. Feature engineering and feature learning methods can be effective in predicting reaction outcomes.
ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Supratim Ghosh, Avtar Changotra, David A. Petrone, Mayuko Isomura, Erick M. Carreira, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: In this study, the mechanism of a chiral Ir-phosphoramidite-catalyzed asymmetric reductive deoxygenation reaction was investigated using density functional theory. It was found that Bi(OTf)3 promotes ionic and noncovalent interactions, which play a crucial role in nucleophile selectivity.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
C. Athira, A. Sreenithya, Christopher M. Hadad, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: The increasing number of examples on cooperative dual catalysis involving organocatalysts and transition metal catalysts indicate their wider acceptance and utility in synthetic applications. In this study, computational investigation using density functional theory reveals the molecular mechanism and energetic features responsible for the high enantio-/diastereoselectivities and cooperativity in dual catalytic reactions.
Review
Chemistry, Physical
Shilpa Shilpa, Gargee Kashyap, Raghavan B. Sunoj
Summary: The burgeoning developments in machine learning have found notable applications in chemistry, particularly in the prediction of molecular properties and chemical reactions. This review highlights the recent advancements in ML implementations, ranging from ensemble-based models to graph neural networks. Accurate predictions in molecular property prediction, using methods such as D-MPNN, MolCLR, SMILES-BERT, and MolBERT, offer promising prospects in molecular design and drug discovery. Challenges in dealing with reaction data sets are discussed, alongside an optimistic outlook on the benefits of ML-driven workflows for various chemistry tasks.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sandip Kumar Das, Subrata Das, Supratim Ghosh, Satyajit Roy, Monika Pareek, Brindaban Roy, Raghavan B. Sunoj, Buddhadeb Chattopadhyay
Summary: A new iron-porphyrin based catalytic system has been developed for intramolecular C-H amination of substituted tetrazolopyridines. This method exhibits high regioselectivity and excellent functional group tolerance, enabling the synthesis of three different classes of high-value N-heterocyclic scaffolds. The study also reveals the metalloradical activation mechanism of this catalytic system.