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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Won Jun Jang, Jeongkyu Woo, Jaesook Yun
Summary: The study reported a method to synthesize enantioenriched alkylboron compounds through conjugate addition, which are influenced by two contiguous carbon stereogenic centers, with high yield and enantioselectivity.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
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Chemistry, Organic
Tian-Yuan Zhang, Lu-Yue Zhang, Xiao Liang, Kun Wei, Yu-Rong Yang
Summary: The first collectively asymmetric total synthesis of all members of lycorane has been achieved via a catalytic method. The key step of this synthesis involves an asymmetric, stereodivergent Ir/amine dual catalytic alpha-allylation of 2-phthalimidoacetaldehyde.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Chihiro Homma, Taichi Kano, Keiji Maruoka
Summary: A bifunctional amino sulfonamide-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of aldehydes to alkenyl alkynyl ketimines has been developed, yielding the desired conjugate adducts with high chemo-, diastereo- and enantioselectivity.
CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jing-Yi Wang, Meng Sun, Xian-Yang Yu, Yu-Chen Zhang, Wei Tan, Feng Shi
Summary: This work presents a catalytic enantioselective construction of axially chiral alkene-indole frameworks using alpha-amido sulfones as nucleophiles and chiral phosphoric acid as catalyst. The strategy resulted in high yields, excellent (E/Z)-selectivity, and good enantioselectivities, representing the first of its kind in the construction of axially chiral alkene-indole scaffolds.
CHINESE JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Marie L. J. Wong, Alistair J. Sterling, James J. Mousseau, Fernanda Duarte, Edward A. Anderson
Summary: Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes (BCPs) are essential in contemporary drug design, yet methods to access BCPs with adjacent stereocenters are limited. This study presents a photo- and organocatalyzed asymmetric addition of simple aldehydes to [1.1.1]propellane to generate enantioenriched alpha-chiral BCPs.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Hu Tian, Hong-Ming Zhang, Liang Yin
Summary: In this article, a copper(I)-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition/protonation with selenols and alpha-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides is described, which produces a series of chiral selenides with high to excellent enantioselectivity. The reaction shows a broad substrate scope for both selenols and alpha-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides. The catalytic system is also successfully used for asymmetric selenation of beta-substituted alpha,beta-unsaturated thioamides. A [Cu-(R,R-P)-TANIAPHOS]-SePh species is identified by Se-77 NMR spectra, with a chemical shift at delta 462 ppm. Furthermore, a {[Cu-(R)-TOL-BINAP]-SePh}(2) species is characterized by X-ray analysis, confirming the formation of Cu-Se bond in the reaction. Finally, the straightforward transformations of the thioamide group to amine and thioester are demonstrated.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Ping Zhang, Guo-Li Chai, En-Ze Yao, Li-Xiao Guo, Xue-Yu Liu, Junbiao Chang
Summary: Asymmetric conjugate addition of organic boronic acids to dienones was achieved using chiral catalysts, resulting in high yields of enantiopure bis-adducts with excellent chemoselectivities and enantioselectivities. These catalytic systems demonstrated high efficiency and broad substrate scope.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY FRONTIERS
(2021)
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Chemistry, Physical
Junwen Wang, Jun Li, Yan Wang, Sisi He, Hengzhi You, Fen -Er Chen
Summary: In this study, a polymer-supported chiral heterogeneous copper catalyst was reported, which demonstrated high reactivity and enantioselectivity in asymmetric conjugate addition reactions.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Hao Xie, Yi-Ming Hou, Zuolijun Feng, Shu-Li You
Summary: Here, we describe a synthesis method for cyclohexanones with multiple continuous stereocenters by combining copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of dialkylzinc reagents to cyclic enones with iridium-catalyzed asymmetric allylic substitution reaction. The reaction yields good to excellent results in terms of yield, diastereoselectivity, and enantioselectivity. Unlike previous studies focusing on adjacent stereocenter construction (1,2-position), this reaction achieves stereodivergent construction of nonadjacent stereocenters (1,3-position) by utilizing two chiral catalysts with different enantiomers.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Xiao Lin, Boming Shen, Ziyang Wang, Yuyu Cheng, Xuling Chen, Pengfei Li, Peiyuan Yu, Wenjun Li
Summary: In this study, an asymmetric organocatalytic reaction was developed for the first time, enabling the remote 1,10-addition of alkynyl indole imine methides generated in situ from alpha-(6indolyl) propargylic alcohols with thiazolones. The reaction yielded axially chiral tetrasubstituted allenes featuring vicinal sulfur-containing quaternary carbon stereocenters, with high yields and excellent stereoselectivities. The scalability of the reaction and the chemical transformations of the 1,10-adduct were also investigated. Control experiments and DFT calculations were conducted to elucidate the reaction mechanism.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Daniel Rozsar, Alistair J. M. Farley, Iain McLauchlan, Benjamin D. A. Shennan, Ken Yamazaki, Darren J. Dixon
Summary: This article describes the enantioselective intermolecular conjugate addition of nitroalkanes to unactivated alpha,beta-unsaturated esters catalyzed by a bifunctional iminophosphorane (BIMP) superbase. It provides a straightforward approach to the synthesis of pharmaceutically relevant enantioenriched gamma-nitroesters with unprecedented selectivity. The methodology demonstrates broad substrate scope and has been successfully applied on a gram scale with reduced catalyst loading, allowing for catalyst recovery.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2023)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Jia-Ju Tao, Jia-Dong Tang, Tao Hong, Jia-Wen Ye, Jia-Yu Chen, Chunsong Xie, Zibin Zhang, Shijun Li
Summary: A new class of aza-crown ether-derived chiral BINOL catalysts showed higher enantioselectivity in the asymmetric Michael addition, although the host-guest complexation of alkali ions by the aza-crown ethers did not enhance the catalysis effectiveness. Chiral gamma,delta-unsaturated ketones were obtained in good enantioselectivities (81-95% ees) under mediation of the aza-crown ether-derived chiral BINOL and in the presence of a magnesium salt.
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Chemistry, Organic
Kristen M. Baker, Amanda Tallon, Richard P. Loach, Olivia P. Bercher, Matthew A. Perry, Mary P. Watson
Summary: The deaminative reaction of Katritzky alkylpyridinium salts and sulfinimines has been developed to synthesize enantiopure alpha-chiral amines. This method exhibits excellent diastereoselectivity over the alpha-stereocenter along with broad functional group and heterocycle tolerance.
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Chemistry, Organic
David A. Gutierrez, James Fettinger, K. N. Houk, Kaori Ando, Jared T. Shaw
Summary: This study describes the Lewis-acid-promoted addition of prochiral E- and Z-allyl nucleophiles to chiral alpha-alkoxy N-tosyl imines with stereochemical control, resulting in the synthesis of two isomers of clausenamide.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Alejandro Torregrosa-Chinillach, Rafael Chinchilla
Summary: This study demonstrates the enantioselective synthesis of succinimides by the conjugated addition of ketones to maleimides, catalyzed by a simple primary amine-salicylamide. The reaction gives the desired compounds in good to excellent yields and with moderate to excellent enantioselectivities.