Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
62(23)
Published: April 5, 2023
Abstract
Chiral
sulfones
are
recurrent
motifs
in
pharmaceuticals
and
bioactive
molecules.
Although
chemical
methods
have
been
developed
to
afford
α‐
or
β‐
chiral
sulfones,
these
protocols
rely
heavily
on
the
pre‐synthesis
of
structurally
complicated
starting
materials
metal
complexes.
Herein,
we
described
a
photoenzymatic
approach
for
radical‐mediated
stereoselective
hydrosulfonylation.
Engineered
variants
ene
reductases
provide
efficient
biocatalysts
this
transformation,
enabling
achieve
series
β‐chiral
sulfonyl
compounds
with
high
yields
(up
92
%)
excellent
e.r.
values
99
:
1).
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(2), P. 1654 - 1716
Published: Oct. 4, 2021
Asymmetric
catalysis
is
a
major
theme
of
research
in
contemporary
synthetic
organic
chemistry.
The
discovery
general
strategies
for
highly
enantioselective
photochemical
reactions,
however,
has
been
relatively
recent
development,
and
the
variety
photoreactions
that
can
be
conducted
stereocontrolled
manner
consequently
somewhat
limited.
photocatalysis
complicated
by
short
lifetimes
high
reactivities
characteristic
photogenerated
reactive
intermediates;
design
catalyst
architectures
provide
effective
enantiodifferentiating
environments
these
intermediates
while
minimizing
participation
uncontrolled
racemic
background
processes
proven
to
key
challenge
progress
this
field.
This
review
provides
summary
chiral
structures
have
studied
solution-phase
asymmetric
photochemistry,
including
sensitizers,
inorganic
chromophores,
soluble
macromolecules.
While
some
photocatalysts
are
derived
from
privileged
both
ground-state
transformations,
others
structural
designs
unique
offer
insight
into
logic
required
photocatalysis.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
122(2), P. 2907 - 2980
Published: Sept. 24, 2021
In
the
pursuit
of
new
pharmaceuticals
and
agrochemicals,
chemists
in
life
science
industry
require
access
to
mild
robust
synthetic
methodologies
systematically
modify
chemical
structures,
explore
novel
space,
enable
efficient
synthesis.
this
context,
photocatalysis
has
emerged
as
a
powerful
technology
for
synthesis
complex
often
highly
functionalized
molecules.
This
Review
aims
summarize
published
contributions
field
from
industry,
including
research
industrial-academic
partnerships.
An
overview
developed
strategic
applications
synthesis,
peptide
functionalization,
isotope
labeling,
both
DNA-encoded
traditional
library
is
provided,
along
with
summary
state-of-the-art
photoreactor
effective
upscaling
photocatalytic
reactions.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
50(14), P. 8003 - 8049
Published: Jan. 1, 2021
Technological
developments
enable
the
discovery
of
novel
enzymes,
advancement
enzyme
cascade
designs
and
pathway
engineering,
moving
biocatalysis
into
an
era
technology
integration,
intelligent
manufacturing
enzymatic
total
synthesis.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
143(31), P. 12304 - 12314
Published: July 28, 2021
We
report
herein
a
modular
class
of
organic
catalysts
that,
acting
as
donors,
can
readily
form
photoactive
electron
donor-acceptor
(EDA)
complexes
with
variety
radical
precursors.
Excitation
visible
light
generates
open-shell
intermediates
under
mild
conditions,
including
nonstabilized
carbon
radicals
and
nitrogen-centered
radicals.
The
nature
the
commercially
available
xanthogenate
dithiocarbamate
anion
organocatalysts
offers
versatile
EDA
complex
catalytic
platform
for
developing
mechanistically
distinct
reactions,
encompassing
redox-neutral
net-reductive
processes.
Mechanistic
investigations,
by
means
quantum
yield
determination,
established
that
closed
cycle
is
operational
all
developed
processes,
highlighting
ability
to
turn
over
iteratively
drive
every
cycle.
also
demonstrate
how
catalysts'
stability
method's
high
functional
group
tolerance
could
be
advantageous
direct
functionalization
abundant
groups,
aliphatic
carboxylic
acids
amines,
applications
in
late-stage
elaboration
biorelevant
compounds
enantioselective
catalysis.
Science,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
374(6575), P. 1612 - 1616
Published: Dec. 23, 2021
Naturally
occurring
enzymes
can
be
a
source
of
unnatural
reactivity
that
molded
by
directed
evolution
to
generate
efficient
biocatalysts
with
valuable
activities.
Owing
the
lack
exploitable
stereocontrol
elements
in
synthetic
systems,
steering
absolute
and
relative
stereochemistry
free-radical
processes
is
notoriously
difficult
asymmetric
catalysis.
Inspired
innate
redox
properties
first-row
transition-metal
cofactors,
we
repurposed
cytochromes
P450
catalyze
stereoselective
atom-transfer
radical
cyclization.
A
set
metalloenzymes
was
engineered
impose
substantial
over
addition
step
halogen
rebound
these
processes,
allowing
enantio-
diastereodivergent
This
evolvable
metalloenzyme
platform
represents
promising
solution
tame
fleeting
intermediates
for
Accounts of Chemical Research,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
55(8), P. 1087 - 1096
Published: March 30, 2022
Harnessing
biocatalysts
for
novel
abiological
transformations
is
a
longstanding
goal
of
synthetic
chemistry.
Combining
the
merits
biocatalysis
and
photocatalysis
allows
selective
fueled
by
visible
light
offers
many
advantages
including
new
reactivity,
high
enantioselectivity,
greener
syntheses,
yields.
Photoinduced
electron
or
energy
transfer
enables
methodologies
that
complement
conventional
two
processes
offer
orthogonal
pathways
developing
reactions.
Enzymes
are
well
suited
can
be
tuned
directed
evolution
to
exert
control
over
open-shell
intermediates,
thereby
suppressing
undesirable
reactions
delivering
chemo-
stereoselectivities.
Within
past
decade,
combination
was
mainly
focused
on
exploiting
light-regenerated
cofactors
function
native
enzymatic
activity.
However,
recent
developments
have
demonstrated
unlock
new-to-nature
Particularly,
discovery
application
strategies
poised
expand
applications
photobiocatalysis.In
five
years,
our
lab
has
been
studying
combinations
applied
create
solve
challenges
in
organic
Our
efforts
expanded
combining
external
photocatalysts
with
enzymes
through
construction
synergistic
cooperative
stereoconvergent
reduction
system
consisting
photosensitized
ene-reductase-catalyzed
alkene
reduction.
Additionally,
also
extended
capability
cofactor-dependent
photoenzymatic
systems
include
enantioselective
bimolecular
radical
hydroalkylations
alkenes
irradiating
donor-acceptor
complexes
comprised
redox
active
unnatural
substrates.In
this
Account,
we
highlight
developed
group
others
aim
introducing
non-natural
reactivity
enzymes.
Presently,
achieve
repurposing
natural
photoenzymes,
elucidation
photoreactivity
within
enzymes,
artificial
photoenzymes.
By
demonstrating
successful
these
achieving
transformations,
hope
spur
interest
expanding
scope
photobiocatalytic
use
extension
creation
strategies.
elucidate
intuition
synergizing
unique
capabilities
so
photobiocatalysis
recognized
as
potential
solution
difficult
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(9), P. 5459 - 5520
Published: April 28, 2023
Biocatalysis
has
revolutionized
chemical
synthesis,
providing
sustainable
methods
for
preparing
various
organic
molecules.
In
enzyme-mediated
most
reactions
involve
molecules
operating
from
their
ground
states.
Over
the
past
25
years,
there
been
an
increased
interest
in
enzymatic
processes
that
utilize
electronically
excited
states
accessed
through
photoexcitation.
These
photobiocatalytic
a
diverse
array
of
reaction
mechanisms
are
complementary
to
one
another.
This
comprehensive
review
will
describe
state-of-the-art
strategies
photobiocatalysis
synthesis
until
December
2022.
Apart
reviewing
relevant
literature,
central
goal
this
is
delineate
mechanistic
differences
between
general
employed
field.
We
organize
based
on
relationship
photochemical
step
and
transformations.
The
include
studies,
substrate
scopes,
protein
optimization
strategies.
By
clearly
defining
mechanistically-distinct
chemistry,
we
hope
illuminate
future
synthetic
opportunities
area.