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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Huang Qiuhong, Li Wenjun, Li Xin
Summary: Chiral 3,3'-disubstituted oxindoles are commonly found in natural products and bioactive molecules, and the nature of substituents and stereochemistry at the C3 position greatly affect their bioactivities. Therefore, it is significant to develop efficient methods for synthesizing chiral 3,3'-disubstituted oxindole compounds.
CHEMICAL JOURNAL OF CHINESE UNIVERSITIES-CHINESE
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Applied
Anshul Jain, Nirmal K. Rana
Summary: Heterocycles are crucial in organic chemistry, and recent research has focused on the synthesis of these compounds. One of the strategic synthons, 5H-oxazol-4-one, has emerged as a potential nucleophile in asymmetric transformations. Progress has been made in establishing new and efficient methodologies using metal- and organo-catalysis.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
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
Bo Zhu, Tianxiao Yang, Yingxin Gu, Shuping Zhu, Gongming Zhu, Junbiao Chang
Summary: In this study, a highly enantioselective amination at the C-2 position of 2-perfluoroalkyl-oxazol-5(2H)-ones to phenylazocarboxylates is achieved using a (1R,2R)-cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-derived urea-tertiary amine as a bifunctional catalyst. Two efficient asymmetric transformation processes leading to chiral N,O-aminal derivatives with a quaternary center in good yields and excellent enantioselectivities are described. These strategies enable the construction of N,O-acetal derivatives containing perfluoroalkyl and amino moieties with high enantioselectivity.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Zhao Han, Jiaping Jin, Alemayehu Gashaw Woldegiorgis, Xufeng Lin
Summary: An efficient organocatalytic method has been developed for the synthesis of enantioenriched triflouromethylated indolin-2-ones bearing adjacent tertiary chiral centers. The use of a newly developed chiral spirobiindane-derived squaramide catalyst is essential in achieving high diastereo- and enantioselectivities.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ruslan A. Kovalevsky, Maxim Smirnov, Alexander S. Kucherenko, Kseniya A. Bykova, Elizaveta Shikina, Sergei G. Zlotin
Summary: In this study, 2-nitroallylic carbonates were used for the first time as promising biselectrophilic C3 synthons. They reacted with kojic acid derivatives in a bifunctional squaramide catalyzed asymmetric domino reaction, yielding nitro compounds that contain two hydroxypyranone units. The reaction products undergo noncatalytic epimerization at the carbon atom next to the nitro group. A plausible mechanism of the epimerization based on reversible formation of intermediate aci-nitro compound is proposed. The double addition products were transformed into configurationally stable acetates and chiral nitro glutarates, which are promising precursors for chiral amino glutaric acid derivatives.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Emmanuel Deau, Alexandra Le Foll, Clemence Fouache, Emilie Corrot, Laetitia Bailly, Vincent Levacher, Pierric Marchand, Florian Querniard, Laurent Bischoff, Jean-Francois Briere
Summary: An unprecedented enantioselective conjugate addition reaction of sodium bisulfite to various nitrostyrenes was achieved with the influence of a bifunctional amino-thiourea organocatalyst, leading to a straightforward route to unprotected chiral taurine derivatives by reducing the obtained beta-nitroethanesulfonic acids into the corresponding amino derivatives.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Hongwen Mu, Yan Jin, Rongrong Zhao, Liming Wang, Ying Jin
Summary: In this study, bifunctional Takemoto's catalysts were used to catalyze the enantioselective Michael reaction of aminomaleimides with nitroolefins. The resulting products showed good yields and high enantiomeric excess.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Shiqiang Wei, Xiaoze Bao, Shah Nawaz, Jingping Qu, Baomin Wang
Summary: A novel tartrate-derived guanidine catalyst was identified through a modular approach for the Michael addition of 3-aminooxindoles to nitroolefins. Quaternary 3-aminooxindoles with adjacent quaternary-tertiary stereocenters were obtained in good to excellent yields (up to 95%) with good to excellent diastereo- and enantioselectivities (up to >20:1 dr and 98% ee).
TETRAHEDRON LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
David P. Tilly, Catherine McColl, Mingda Hu, Inigo J. Vitorica-Yrezabal, Simon J. Webb
Summary: This article describes the study of two short pentapeptides rich in alpha-aminoisobutyric acid (Aib) as enantioselective organocatalysts. The findings show that folding into a 310 helical structure allows the peptides to transmit chiral information and promote the enantioselectivity of the reaction. This demonstrates the important role of achiral residues in catalysis.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tapaswini Das, Seetaram Mohapatra, Nilima P. Mishra, Sabita Nayak, Bishnu P. Raiguru
Summary: The recent advancements in organocatalytic Michael addition reactions to alpha, beta-unsaturated nitroolefins have been discussed, highlighting the rapid innovations made possible by newly developed chiral organocatalysts and the essential role of nitroolefins as well-known Michael acceptors providing structurally necessary nitro-functionalized frameworks.
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Fushuai Li, Zhihong Yang, Yanyan Yang, Qiuhong Huang, Xuling Chen, Pengfei Li, Mingxin Dong, Wenjun Li
Summary: A chiral phosphorus acid catalyzed enantioselective 1,4-conjugate addition of arylamines to in situ formed 7-methylene-7H-indoles from 7-indolylmethanols has been successfully developed for the first time without the use of additives. The catalytic protocol enables the formation of 1,4-adducts with a nitrogen-containing tertiary carbon stereocenter in moderate to high yields and good enantioselectivity under mild reaction conditions.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Prasenjit Gayen, Prasanta Ghorai
Summary: A highly chemoselective 1,2-addition of thiols with 2-isothiocyanatochalcones followed by an enantioselective intramolecular thia-Michael addition cascade has been developed for the synthesis of enantioenriched [1,3]-benzothiazine derivatives. The squaramide catalyst derived from cinchona provides excellent yield and enantioselectivity with a wide range of substrates. Furthermore, this strategy can be extended to access enantioenriched organophosphorus-substituted [1,3]-benzothazines using diphenylphosphine oxide nucleophile.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiu-Ning Hu, Dong-Ping Wu, Ye-Peng Xu, Pei-Qiang Huang
Summary: The first organocatalytic asymmetric synthesis of an advanced intermediate of (+)-sarain A was achieved by combining organocatalytic asymmetric Michael addition reaction and a nitrogen-to-carbon chirality transfer. This method allows for the construction of three chiral centers and chemoselective reduction of a key lactam intermediate, providing a tricyclic intermediate with all necessary functionalities for further elaboration into (+)-sarain A.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Jen-Yu Kuan, I-Ting Chen, Hsuan Lin, Jeng-Liang Han
Summary: We have developed a substrate-dependent, regio- and stereocontrolled diversity-oriented organocatalytic vinylogous Michael addition/cyclization cascade of 2-alkylidene indane-1,3-diones with enals, using secondary amines as the catalyst. This method allows for the selective synthesis of spiroindane-1,3-diones, tetrahydrofluoren-9-one derivatives, and benzofused oxabicyclo[3.3.1]nonanes. Plausible catalytic pathways have been proposed, and DFT calculations have clarified the mechanisms involved.
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Xiangbin Bai, Zhenzhong Jing, Qian Liu, Xinyi Ye, Gao Zhang, Xiaowei Zhao, Zhiyong Jiang
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2015)
Article
Chemistry, Applied
Qian Liu, Baokun Qiao, Kek Foo Chin, Choon-Hong Tan, Zhiyong Jiang
ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS
(2014)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ryan L. Hard, Jiangxin Liu, Juan Shen, Pei Zhou, Dehua Pei
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Baokun Qiao, Qian Liu, Hongjun Liu, Lin Yan, Zhiyong Jiang
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2014)
Review
Microbiology
Aashish Srivastava, Meliza Talaue, Shuang Liu, David Degen, Richard Y. Ebright, Elena Sineva, Anirban Chakraborty, Sergey Y. Druzhinin, Sujoy Chatterjee, Jayanta Mukhopadhyay, Yon W. Ebright, Alex Zozula, Juan Shen, Sonali Sengupta, Rui Rong Niedfeldt, Cai Xin, Takushi Kaneko, Herbert Irschik, Rolf Jansen, Stefano Donadio, Nancy Connell, Richard H. Ebright
CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY
(2011)
Editorial Material
Chemistry, Organic
Feng Liang, Juan Shen
MINI-REVIEWS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Dasheng Leow, Juan Shen, Ying Su, GuangRong Peh
MINI-REVIEWS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Xiaowei Zhao, Juan Shen, Zhiyong Jiang
MINI-REVIEWS IN ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Juan Shen, Choon-Hong Tan
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2008)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Juan Shen, Choon-Hong Tan
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2008)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Cham-Chuen Liu, Qian Liu, Po-Kam Lo, Kai-Chung Lau, Shek-Man Yiu, Michael C. W. Chan
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Juan Shen, Thanh Truc Nguyen, Yong-Peng Goh, Weiping Ye, Xiao Fu, Junye Xu, Choon-Hong Tan
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2006)