Natural Product Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
41(10), P. 1543 - 1578
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
This
review
highlights
methods
for
studying
structure
activity
relationships
of
natural
products
and
proposes
that
these
are
complementary
could
be
used
to
build
an
iterative
computational-experimental
workflow.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
52(23), P. 8106 - 8125
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
tutorial
review
delves
into
the
unique
advantages
of
electrochemistry
in
context
asymmetric
catalysis,
first
providing
a
brief
introduction
to
electrosynthesis,
then
exploring
representative
case
studies
with
mechanistic
focus.
Synthesis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
55(16), P. 2439 - 2459
Published: May 3, 2023
Abstract
Although
known
for
millennia,
it
is
only
recently
that
mechanochemistry
has
received
serious
attention
by
chemists.
Indeed,
during
the
past
15
years
an
extraordinary
number
of
reports
concerning
solid-state
chemical
transformations
through
grinding
and
milling
techniques
have
been
recorded.
This
short
review
discusses
circumstances
led
this
renaissance,
highlighting
present
intense
interest
in
so-called
green
chemistry,
enabling
capacity
to
handle
insoluble
substrates,
identification
profound
influence
additives
can
on
mechanochemically
activated
reactions.
The
core
account
focuses
salient
developments
synthetic
organic
especially
amino
acid
peptide
mechanosynthesis,
successful
employment
mechanochemical
activation
combination
with
asymmetric
organocatalysis,
promising
enzymatic
whole
cell
biocatalysis,
remarkable
achievement
multicomponent
selective
reactions
via
complex,
multistep
reaction
pathways,
mechanosynthesis
representative
heterocycles.
final
section
comments
some
pending
tasks
area,
such
as
scaling-up
processes
be
practical
use
industry,
requirement
easier
more
efficient
control
parameters
monitoring
devices,
consequently
careful
analysis
additional
procedures
a
proper
understanding
phenomena.
1
Introduction
2
Brief
History
Mechanochemistry
3
Milling
Equipment
Reaction
Parameters
4
Attributes
That
Propelled
Its
Present
Renaissance
4.1
Enormous
Attention
Being
Presently
Paid
Sustainable
Chemistry
4.2
Reduced
Energy
Consumption
4.3
Additive-Based
4.4
Handling
Insoluble
Reactants
4.5
‘Impossible’
Reactions
Are
Successful
4.6
Air-
Water-Sensitive
Reagents
Ball
5
Salient
Developments
Mechanochemical
Activation
Synthetic
Organic
5.1
Amino
Acid
Peptide
Mechanosynthesis
5.2
Asymmetric
Synthesis
Organocatalysis
under
Ball-Milling
Conditions
5.3
Mechanoenzymology
5.4
Multicomponent
Activated
5.5
Heterocycles
Modification
6
Future
Directions
6.1
Scaling-Up
Protocols
6.2
Temperature-Controlled
6.3
Understanding
Transformations
6.4
Emerging
Techniques
7
Conclusions
Science,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
380(6646), P. 706 - 712
Published: May 18, 2023
Catalytic
enantioselective
methods
that
are
generally
applicable
to
a
broad
range
of
substrates
rare.
We
report
strategy
for
the
oxidative
desymmetrization
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Macrolactones
exhibit
distinct
conformational
and
configurational
properties
are
widely
found
in
natural
products,
medicines,
agrochemicals.
Up
to
now,
the
major
effort
for
macrolactonization
is
directed
toward
identifying
suitable
carboxylic
acid/alcohol
coupling
reagents
address
challenges
associated
with
macrocyclization,
wherein
stereochemistry
of
products
usually
controlled
by
substrate's
inherent
chirality.
It
remains
largely
unexplored
using
catalysts
govern
both
macrolactone
formation
stereochemical
control.
Here,
we
disclose
a
non-enzymatic
organocatalytic
approach
construct
macrolactones
bearing
chiral
planes
from
achiral
substrates.
Our
strategy
utilizes
N-heterocyclic
carbene
(NHC)
as
potent
acylation
catalyst
that
simultaneously
mediates
macrocyclization
controls
planar
chirality
during
catalytic
process.
varying
ring
sizes
sixteen
twenty
members
obtained
good-to-excellent
yields
enantiomeric
ratios.
study
shall
open
new
avenues
accessing
various
stereogenic
elements
structures
readily
available
small-molecule
catalysts.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: March 18, 2025
Chiral
phosphoric
acids
(CPAs)
have
emerged
as
highly
effective
Brønsted
acid
catalysts
in
an
expanding
range
of
asymmetric
transformations,
often
through
novel
multifunctional
substrate
activation
modes.
Versatile
and
broadly
appealing,
these
benefit
from
modular
tunable
structures,
compatibility
with
additives.
Given
the
unique
types
noncovalent
interactions
(NCIs)
that
can
be
established
between
CPAs
various
reactants─such
hydrogen
bonding,
aromatic
interactions,
van
der
Waals
forces─it
is
unsurprising
catalyst
systems
become
a
promising
approach
for
accessing
diverse
chiral
product
outcomes.
This
review
aims
to
provide
in-depth
exploration
mechanisms
by
which
impart
stereoselectivity,
positioning
NCIs
central
feature
connects
broad
spectrum
catalytic
reactions.
Spanning
literature
2004
2024,
it
covers
nucleophilic
additions,
radical
atroposelective
bond
formations,
highlighting
applicability
CPA
organocatalysis.
Special
emphasis
placed
on
structural
mechanistic
features
govern
CPA-substrate
well
tools
techniques
developed
enhance
our
understanding
their
behavior.
In
addition
emphasizing
details
stereocontrolling
elements
individual
reactions,
we
carefully
structured
this
natural
progression
specifics
broader,
class-level
perspective.
Overall,
findings
underscore
critical
role
catalysis
significant
contributions
advancing
synthesis.
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
54(16), P. 3136 - 3148
Published: Aug. 5, 2021
ConspectusAt
the
heart
of
synthetic
chemistry
is
holy
grail
predictable
catalyst
design.
In
particular,
researchers
involved
in
reaction
development
asymmetric
catalysis
have
pursued
a
variety
strategies
toward
this
goal.
This
driven
by
both
pragmatic
need
to
achieve
high
selectivities
and
inability
readily
identify
why
certain
effective
for
given
reaction.
While
empiricism
intuition
dominated
field
since
its
inception,
enantioselectivity
offers
mechanistically
rich
platform
interrogate
catalyst-structure
response
patterns
that
explain
performance
particular
or
substrate.In
early
stages
an
campaign,
overarching
mechanism
reaction,
speciation,
turnover
limiting
step,
many
other
details
are
unknown
posited
based
on
related
reactions.
Considering
unclear
leading
successful
initial
data
often
used
intuitively
guide
ultimate
direction
optimization.
However,
if
conditions
Curtin–Hammett
principle
satisfied,
then
measured
can
be
directly
connected
ensemble
diastereomeric
transition
states
(TSs)
lead
enantiomeric
products,
associated
free
energy
difference
between
competing
TSs
(ΔΔG⧧
=
−RT
ln[(S)/(R)],
where
(S)
(R)
represent
concentrations
products).
We,
others,
speculated
important
piece
information
leveraged
optimization
quantitative
way.Although
traditional
linear
relationships
(LFERs),
such
as
Hammett
plots,
been
illuminate
mechanistic
features,
we
sought
develop
science
derived
tools
expand
power
LFERs
order
describe
complex
reactions
frequently
encountered
modern
catalysis.
Specifically,
investigated
whether
from
quantitatively
attributes
components,
substrate
structural
harness
design.In
context,
developed
workflow
relate
computationally
features
components
using
tools.
The
mathematical
representation
molecules
incorporate
aspects
transformation,
molecular
substrate,
product,
catalyst,
proposed
states.
Statistical
models
relating
these
outputs
various
tasks,
prediction
untested
molecules.
Perhaps
most
importantly,
statistical
generation
hypotheses
embedded
within
responses.
Overall,
merging
physical
organic
experiments
with
modeling
techniques
creates
feedback
loop
enables
evaluation
multiple
future
Account,
highlight
evolution
application
approach
context
collaborative
program
chiral
phosphoric
acid
catalysts
(CPAs)
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(29), P. 11209 - 11217
Published: July 19, 2021
The
photochemical
deracemization
of
2,4-disubstituted
2,3-butadienamides
(allene
amides)
was
investigated
both
experimentally
and
theoretically.
reaction
catalyzed
by
a
thioxanthone
which
is
covalently
linked
to
chiral
1,5,7-trimethyl-3-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-2-one
skeleton
providing
U-shaped
arrangement
the
sensitizing
unit
relative
potential
hydrogen-bonding
site.
Upon
irradiation
at
λ
=
420
nm
in
presence
sensitizer
(2.5
mol
%),
amides
reached
−10
°C
photostationary
state
one
enantiomer
prevailed.
enantioenriched
allene
(70–93%
ee)
were
isolated
74%
quantitative
yield
(19
examples).
Based
on
luminescence
data
DFT
calculations,
energy
transfer
from
thermodynamically
feasible,
achiral
triplet
intermediate
structurally
characterized.
Hydrogen
bonding
amide
enantiomers
monitored
NMR
titration.
experimental
association
constants
(Ka)
similar
(59.8
vs
25.7
L·mol–1).
however,
revealed
significant
difference
binding
properties
two
enantiomers.
major
product
exhibits
noncovalent
dispersion
interaction
its
arylmethyl
group
external
benzene
ring
thioxanthone,
thus
moving
away
carbonyl
chromophore.
minor
displays
CH−π
hydrogen
atom
terminal
carbon
same
ring,
forcing
into
close
proximity
behavior
explains
observed
enantioselectivity
which,
as
corroborated
additional
due
rapid
within
substrate-catalyst
complex
enantiomer.
Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
371(6530), P. 702 - 707
Published: Feb. 11, 2021
We
report
the
catalytic
stereocontrolled
synthesis
of
dinucleotides.
have
demonstrated,
for
first
time
to
our
knowledge,
that
chiral
phosphoric
acid
(CPA)
catalysts
control
formation
stereogenic
phosphorous
centers
during
phosphoramidite
transfer.
Unprecedented
levels
diastereodivergence
also
been
enabling
access
either
phosphite
diastereomer.
Two
different
CPA
scaffolds
proven
be
essential
achieving
stereodivergence:
peptide-embedded
phosphothreonine-derived
CPAs,
which
reinforce
and
amplify
inherent
substrate
preference,
C2-symmetric
BINOL-derived
completely
overturn
this
stereochemical
preference.
The
presently
reported
method
does
not
require
stoichiometric
activators
or
auxiliaries
enables
asymmetric
catalysis
with
readily
available
phosphoramidites.
was
applied
diastereomeric
dinucleotides
as
well
cyclic
dinucleotides,
are
broad
interest
in
immuno-oncology
agonists
stimulator
interferon
genes
(STING)
pathway.