Organic Chemistry Frontiers,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(9), P. 2566 - 2571
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
general,
efficient,
and
mild
Dha
electrochemical
modification
strategy
is
reported,
which
enables
a
divergent
route
to
various
α,α-disubstituted
amino
esters
via
anodic
cascade
oxidation
nucleophilic
attack.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 23, 2025
Despite
the
increasing
interest
in
radical-based
fluoroalkylation
techniques,
organofluorine
compounds
bearing
partially
fluorinated
hexafluoroisopropyl
group
remain
extremely
scarce
due
to
lack
of
appropriate
reagents.
Herein
we
report
an
unprecedented
photoelectrocatalytic
method
for
C-H
hexafluoroisopropylation
indoles
and
tryptophan
peptides,
utilizing
readily
available
hexafluoro-2-propanol
(HFIP)
as
reagent.
In
this
process,
HFIP
is
converted
into
radicals,
enabling
reactions.
This
study
broadens
potential
applications
molecular
photoelectrocatalysis,
highlighting
its
capacity
enable
transformations
that
are
difficult
accomplish
through
traditional
electrochemical
or
photochemical
approaches.
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
59(4), P. 422 - 425
Published: Dec. 6, 2022
Vicinal
diamines
are
an
important
structural
motif
in
bioactive
natural
products
and
pharmaceutical
intermediates.
Herein,
environmentally
friendly
efficient
electrochemical
approach
to
azidoacetamides,
as
one
variant
of
vicinal
diamines,
has
been
developed.
This
reaction
features
mild
conditions
broad
substrate
scope,
without
the
use
any
chemical
oxidant
or
transition-metal
catalysts.
The
obtained
azidoacetamides
could
be
conveniently
converted
into
various
other
diamine
derivatives.
Abstract
The
electrochemical
platform
that
underpins
the
promising
future
of
selective
modifications
peptides
and
proteins,
however,
is
still
rather
underdeveloped.
Here
in,
an
electro-induced
umpolung
approach
enables
efficient
functionalization/macrocyclization
cysteine-containing
reported.
Notably,
this
method
utilizes
simple
halogen
source
takes
metal-mediated
atom
transfer
as
main
pathway
to
enable
in-situ
polarity
reversal,
highlighting
unique
possibilities
associated
with
activation
methods.
Under
mild
conditions,
cysteine
residue
can
be
well-labelled
high
chemo-selectivity
excellent
conversion.
This
transformation
tolerate
a
wide
range
valuable
enamines,
azoles,
partners,
also
utilized
macrocyclization
tactic
for
cyclic
peptide
synthesis
other
areas.
Small,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
20(4)
Published: Sept. 15, 2023
Abstract
Conventional
designing
principal
of
electrocatalyst
is
focused
on
the
electronic
structure
tuning,
which
effectively
promotes
electrocatalysis.
However,
as
a
typical
kind
electrode–electrolyte
interface
reaction,
electrocatalysis
performance
also
closely
dependent
interfacial
micro‐environment
(IME),
including
pH,
reactant
concentration,
electric
field,
surface
geometry
structure,
hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity,
etc.
Recently,
organic
electro‐oxidation
reaction
(OEOR),
simultaneously
reduces
anodic
polarization
potential
and
produces
value‐added
chemicals,
has
emerged
competitive
alternative
to
oxygen
evolution
role
IME
played
in
OEOR
receiving
great
interest.
Thus,
this
article
provides
timely
review
its
applications
toward
OEOR.
In
review,
for
conventional
gas‐involving
reactions,
contrast,
first
presented,
then
recent
progresses
diverse
are
summarized;
especially,
some
representative
works
thoroughly
discussed.
Additionally,
cutting‐edge
analytical
methods
characterization
techniques
introduced
comprehensively
understand
last
section,
perspectives
challenges
regulation
shared.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(22), P. 4390 - 4419
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
The
merger
of
organic
electrosynthesis
with
3d
transition-metal
catalysis
has
offered
huge
opportunities
for
modern
synthesis.
This
review
summarizes
the
key
advancements
in
this
direction
published
recent
two
years.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
22(29), P. 5897 - 5901
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Sulfonyl
groups
are
motifs
that
widely
found
in
biologically
active
compounds
and
drug
molecules,
many
isolated
natural
products
as
well
pharmaceuticals
contain
sulfonyl
groups.
Herein,
we
present
the
synthesis
of
sulfonyl-substituted
isoindolones
by
a
electrochemical
oxidative
radical
cascade
cycloaddition
reaction
olefinic
amides
with
sodium
sulfite
under
oxidant-
catalyst-free
conditions.
Various
sulfinates
were
compatible
gave
desired
yields
up
to
99%.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Nov. 13, 2024
Abstract
Amino
alcohols,
particularly
remote
amino
alcohols
and
peptide
are
valuable
due
to
their
functional
diversity
in
biologically
active
compounds.
However,
traditional
synthesis
methods
face
significant
challenges,
making
electrochemistry
an
attractive
alternative.
We
have
developed
a
mild
biocompatible
sequential
paired
electrolysis
strategy,
leveraging
copper‐electrocatalysis
synthesize
diverse
including
unnatural
alcohols.
Both
experimental
results
density
theory
(DFT)
calculations
demonstrated
that
water
serves
as
both
the
hydroxyl
source
solvent,
facilitating
generation
of
CuH
with
Cu(I)
at
cathode,
which
turn
reduces
aldehyde
intermediates
formed
during
reaction.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(50)
Published: Oct. 11, 2023
Abstract
Mild
strategies
for
the
selective
modification
of
peptides
and
proteins
are
in
demand
applications
therapeutic
peptide
protein
discovery,
study
fundamental
biomolecular
processes.
Herein,
we
describe
development
an
electrochemical
selenoetherification
(e‐SE)
platform
efficient
site‐selective
functionalization
polypeptides.
This
methodology
utilizes
unique
reactivity
21st
amino
acid,
selenocysteine,
to
effect
formation
valuable
bioconjugates
through
stable
selenoether
linkages
under
mild
conditions.
The
power
e‐SE
is
highlighted
late‐stage
C‐terminal
FDA‐approved
cancer
drug
leuprolide
assembly
a
library
anti‐HER2
affibody
conjugates
bearing
complex
cargoes.
Following
by
e‐SE,
utility
functionalized
affibodies
vitro
imaging
targeting
HER2
positive
breast
lung
cell
lines
also
demonstrated.
Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
22(6), P. 1085 - 1101
Published: Dec. 29, 2023
This
review
focuses
on
up-to-date
developments
of
electrochemistry-promoted
residue-specific
modification
peptides
and
proteins.
Specific
protocols
for
five
redox-active
amino
acid
residues,
namely
cysteine,
tyrosine,
tryptophan,
histidine
methionine,
were
explained
in
detail.