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Chemistry, Applied
Eri Ogino, Satoru Kuwano, Takayoshi Arai
Summary: In this study, chiral catalyst AMB2 was used to successfully catalyze the asymmetric epoxidation of acrylonitriles, resulting in highly enantioselective chiral epoxides.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yujiro Hayashi
Summary: The aldol reaction is a significant carbon-carbon bond-forming reaction in organic chemistry. The use of trifluoromethyl-substituted diarylprolinol as an organocatalyst has been found to be effective in promoting cross-aldol reactions with excellent selectivities.
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Engineering, Environmental
Celine Demeese, Clara Lods, David-Alexandre Buisson, Edmond Gravel, Irishi N. N. Namboothiri, Eric Doris
Summary: A proline analog assembled on carbon nanotubes was utilized as a heterogenized catalyst in asymmetric aldol reactions, showing high efficiency, good enantioselectivity, and sustainability using pure water as the solvent. The catalyst operates with low loadings and can be recycled without loss of performance, resulting in aldol products with yields up to 99% and enantiomeric excesses up to 98%.
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Hyoung Min Yeo, Sungmin Kang, Taek Hyeon Kim
Summary: The first chiral proline amide-isothiouronium based bifunctional organocatalyst was developed, showing high to quantitative yields in aldol products with excellent control performance of diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivity.
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Yujiro Hayashi, Masashi Tomikawa, Naoki Mori
Summary: The asymmetric cross-aldol reaction is a synthetically relevant reaction. The reactivity and stereoselectivity of different catalysts were compared for the reaction, and it was found that the proper selection of catalysts can lead to the synthesis of chiral building blocks with high diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Li Lin, Mei Wang, Jiawei Zhou, Fei Li, Huiyun Liu
Summary: The direct C2 addition of 5H-oxazol-4-ones to gamma-keto-alpha,beta-unsaturated esters catalyzed by a chiral squaramide has been achieved, resulting in diverse highly functionalized gamma-keto esters with a C2-oxazolone at the alpha-position in high yields and excellent stereoselectivities (d.r. > 20:1 and up to 98% ee).
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Fayang G. Qiu, Linping Wu, Yiming Guo
Summary: In this study, a highly diastereo- and enantioselective formal [4 + 2] cyclization was achieved through a tandem asymmetric Michael addition-intramolecular Henry reaction using dihydroquinine-based phase-transfer catalysis. This method allowed for the one-pot construction of compounds with four contiguous stereochemical centers and multiple functional groups in high yields, with excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities.
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Chemistry, Organic
Ying Zou, Chen-Yi Li, Min Xiang, Wen-Sheng Li, Jian Zhang, Wen-Juan Wan, Li-Xin Wang
Summary: The evaluation of a new scaffold organocatalyst shows excellent yields and good enantioselectivities in the enantioselective aldol condensation. The steric control plays a more important role in determining the enantioselectivity compared to amide NAH hydrogen bonding.
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Jingbo Ma, Xinhong Wang, Zhenting Liu, Xiangping Hu
Summary: In this study, a new copper-catalyzed reaction was described for the synthesis of chiral bispropargylic diamines with high yields and excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities. This research has broad applications.
ASIAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Ningning Zhang, Changzhu Wu
Summary: This study proposes an advanced artificial enzyme by polymeric modularity as an efficient aldolase mimic for aqueous asymmetric aldol reactions. The tailored conjugates exhibited remarkable catalytic performance and excellent selectivity. Additionally, the artificial enzyme showed high tolerance and reusability.
ACS SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Tolga A. Yesil, Taner Atalar, Mustafa Yavuz, Erkan Erturk
Summary: Effective synthesis of prolinamides of 2-(2-aminocyclohexyl)phenols was achieved. The novel prolinamides were found to catalyze the direct aldol reaction between ketones and aldehydes with high stereoselectivity, resulting in up to 99:1 anti/syn diastereomeric and 99:1 enantiomeric ratios. Experimental and computational studies revealed that the electrophile (e.g. aldehyde) was activated through dual hydrogen bonding with the amide NH and phenolic OH group of the catalyst. The most enantioselective catalyst exhibited remarkable structural features of rather large spacing between the H-bond donor groups and conformational flexibility.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Konstantin B. L. Borchert, Niklas Gerlach, Christine Steinbach, Berthold Reis, Simona Schwarz, Dana Schwarz
Summary: In this study, we investigated the influence of synthesis parameters on the porosity and particle morphology of PMF resin with SiO2 nanoparticles. We proposed a mechanism for the interaction between the pre-polymer and template particles, and successfully produced a column material with high specific surface area. This material exhibited effective adsorption capacity for aqueous dichromate, reducing contamination levels to safe levels.
JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Bert Biesemans, Noor Aljammal, Sambhu Radhakrishnan, Eric Breynaert, Christian V. Stevens, Jeroen Lauwaert, Joris W. Thybaut
Summary: The development of a high-performing aminated catalyst requires the adjustment of interactions between the active site, support, and solvent system. In this study, a pyrrolidine group was immobilized on a swellable polymer resin, leading to favorable interactions between the support and water as a solvent. Despite potential inhibition from iminium species, the catalyst exhibited a high turnover frequency. The solvent's affinity for the support resulted in efficient swelling, which was crucial for the observed catalytic performance.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Naveen Diddi, Dale E. Ward
Summary: The total synthesis of dolabriferol C was achieved by a series of unique chemical reactions, simplifying the synthetic process significantly. This synthetic approach combines different stereochemical selectivities and enantioselective reactions, providing new insights for the study of related compounds.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Puja Saha, Deepanjan Panda, Jyotirmayee Dash
Summary: Nucleic acids are crucial in cellular information transfer and gene regulation. DNA and RNA molecules are associated with human diseases and offer opportunities for small molecule-based therapeutics. However, developing target-selective molecules with defined biological activity has always been challenging.
CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Thomas C. Nugent, Peter Spiteller, Ishtiaq Hussain, Hussein Ali El Damrany Hussein, Foad Tehrani Najafian
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2016)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Thomas C. Nugent, Foad Tehrani Najafian, Hussein Ali El Damrany Hussein, Ishtiaq Hussain
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2016)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Thomas C. Nugent, Mohamed El-Shazly
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2010)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Thomas C. Nugent, Daniela E. Negru, Mohamed El-Shazly, Dan Hu, Abdul Sadiq, Ahtaram Bibi, M. Naveed Umar
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Richard Vaughan Williams, Andrei Dragan, Alejandro Alvarado Mendez, Andrei V. Iosub
BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Thomas C. Nugent, Abdul Sadiq, Ahtaram Bibi, Thomas Heine, Lei Liu Zeonjuk, Nina Vankova, Bassem S. Bassil
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2012)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Mohamed El-Shazly, Vijay N. Wakchaure
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2008)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Mohammad Shoaib, Amna Shoaib
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2011)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Ahtaram Bibi, Abdul Sadiq, Mohammad Shoaib, M. Naveed Umar, Foad N. Tehrani
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2012)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Sofiya M. Marinova
SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART
(2013)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Thomas C. Nugent, Falguni Goswami, Samarpita Debnath, Ishtiaq Hussain, Hussein Ali El Damrany Hussein, Alka Karn, Srinuvasu Nakka
Summary: This study demonstrates the chemoselectivity of aldol reactions in water, presenting a mechanistic hypothesis for the formation of aldol or Knoevenagel products under different reaction conditions. The role of water at the organic-water interface is expanded and reinforced by the developed hypothesis.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Thomas C. Nugent, Abhijit K. Ghosh
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2007)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Vijay N. Wakchaure, Rashmi R. Mohanty, Ahson J. Shaikh, Thomas C. Nugent
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2007)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
TC Nugent, R Seemayer
ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT
(2006)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Faiza Diaba, Gisela Trenchs
Summary: The first violet light-mediated synthesis of gamma- and delta-lactams from N-alkenyl trichloroacetamides is reported in this paper. The reactions are conducted in tetrahydrofuran or 2-methyltetrahydrofuran as the sole solvent without catalysts or additives, under non-anhydrous conditions in an air atmosphere where the solvent serves as the radical initiator.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Feroze Hussain, Sajjad Ahmed, Ashiq Hussain Padder, Qazi Naveed Ahmed
Summary: This study reports a novel and efficient one-pot synthesis method for mixed phosphorotrithioates, which does not require supplementary additives and shows broad applicability.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Hyunjin Oh, Ikyon Kim
Summary: A new 1,2,4-triazole-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine hybrid system, 6-acylpyrrolo[1,2-a][1,2,4]triazolo[5,1-c]pyrazine, was synthesized using a catalyst-free method. This method involved sequential exposure of pyrrole-2-carbonitrile-derived substrates to DMF-DMA and acyl hydrazide, resulting in the formation of acylated pyrazine and 1,2,4-triazole rings, enabling the installation of various substituents at specific positions on the core skeleton.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ming Yan, Si-fan Wang, Yong-po Zhang, Jin-zhong Zhao, Zhuo Tang, Guang-xun Li
Summary: Here we developed an efficient photocatalytic approach for the convenient preparation of sulfinamides. The reaction allows for the gram-scale preparation of sulfinamides and the one-pot synthesis of various sulfonyl amides.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Farzaneh Bandehali-Naeini, Zahra Tanbakouchian, Noushin Farajinia-Lehi, Nicolas Mayer, Morteza Shiri, Martin Breugst
Summary: Two tandem catalytic systems were developed for the synthesis of novel 3,4-disubstituted maleimides using the same Ugi adducts. Different maleimide structures can be synthesized using either Pd or Cu catalysis.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Tanya Raghava, Anjan Chattopadhyay, Subhadeep Banerjee, Nivedita Sarkar
Summary: Amine substitution of two ortho fluorine atoms of tetrafluoroterephthalonitrile through SNAr chemistry is easily achievable. But further fluorine substitution is only possible under forcing conditions, yielding valuable fluorophores for bioimaging.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)
Review
Chemistry, Organic
Anju Chadha, Santosh Kumar Padhi, Selvaraj Stella, Sowmyalakshmi Venkataraman, Thangavelu Saravanan
Summary: Alcohol dehydrogenases are enzymes that use cofactors for oxidation or reduction reactions of alcohols or carbonyl compounds. They are utilized in green chemistry and have applications in the production of pharmaceuticals. Recombinant enzymes have solved the challenge of producing purified enzymes in large quantities. Engineered alcohol dehydrogenases have been used in asymmetric synthesis in industry. Various methods have been established for regenerating expensive cofactors to make the enzymatic process more efficient and economically viable.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2024)