Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(24)
Published: March 25, 2022
Ladderane
phospholipids,
with
their
unusual
ladder-like
arrangement
of
concatenated
cyclobutane
rings,
represent
an
architecturally
unique
class
natural
products.
However,
despite
fascinating
structure
and
other
necessary
impetus,
only
a
few
synthetic
studies
these
molecules
have
been
reported
so
far.
We
now
devised
concise
total
synthesis
[3]-ladderanol,
component
ladderane
using
organocatalytic
enantioselective
desymmetrizing
formal
C(sp2
)-H
alkylation.
Our
strategy
rests
on
the
late-stage
introduction
chirality,
thus
allowing
facile
access
to
both
enantiomers
[3]-ladderanol
as
well
analogue.
This
is
first
time
desymmetrization
applied
[3]-ladderanol.
The
scope
this
alkylation
meso-cyclobutane-fused
cyclohexenediones
also
presented.
ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(23), P. 14609 - 14618
Published: Nov. 15, 2022
Enantio-enriched
9,10-dihydroacridines
are
useful
chiral
N-heterocycles
in
many
aspects;
however,
their
asymmetric
catalytic
synthesis
is
rather
challenging,
as
the
stereocenter
remote
to
functional
group.
Herein,
we
disclose
an
efficient
enantioselective
desymmetrization
protocol
through
aromatic
aminations
enabled
by
a
new
type
of
spirocyclic
phosphoric
acid
(CPA)
catalyst,
which
gave
access
wide
range
dihydroacridines
bearing
9,9-disubstitutions
with
extremely
broad
scope
(compatible
both
aryl,alkyl-
and
dialkyl-substitutions)
excellent
enantioselectivities
(up
>99%
ee).
In
addition,
this
method
was
also
applicable
construction
stereogenic
silicon
center
kinetic
resolution
unsymmetrical
dihydroacridine
derivatives.
Density
theory
calculations
were
performed
elucidate
origin
regio-
enantioselectivity
these
reactions,
arose
from
skeletons
bulky
polyaromatic
substitutions
CPA
catalyst.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 28, 2025
The
attractive
force
between
two
oppositely
charged
ions
can
constitute
a
powerful
design
tool
in
selective
catalysis.
Enzymes
make
extensive
use
of
ionic
interactions
alongside
variety
other
noncovalent
interactions;
recent
years
have
seen
synthetic
chemists
begin
to
seriously
explore
these
catalyst
designs
that
also
incorporate
reactive
transition
metal.
In
isolation,
single
interaction
exhibits
low
directionality,
but
many
successful
systems
they
exist
additional
which
provide
high
degree
organization
at
the
selectivity-determining
state.
Even
situations
with
key
interaction,
directionality
is
not
always
detrimental,
and
even
be
advantageous,
conferring
generality
catalyst.
This
Review
explores
approaches
utilize
control
selectivity
metal
It
divided
into
halves:
first,
occurs
outer
sphere
complex,
using
ligand
or
bound
an
anion;
second,
bears
formal
charge,
associated
counterion.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: March 5, 2025
The
β-H
elimination
is
a
crucial
elementary
step
in
transition-metal
catalysis,
but
controlling
the
stereochemistry
of
this
process
has
been
underdeveloped.
limited
works
reported
so
far
have
only
focused
on
creating
axial
chirality
allenes,
and
no
report
able
to
build
central
using
asymmetric
elimination.
In
study,
we
Trost
ligand-enabled
enantioselective
desymmetric
reaction
from
π-allyl-Pd.
This
transformation
provides
rapid
access
cyclohexenes
bearing
C4-remoted
stereocenter,
total
synthesis
(-)-oleuropeic
acid
(-)-7-hydroxyterpineol
demonstrated.
Computational
studies
shown
that
rate-determining
step,
non-covalent
interactions
between
amide
moiety
ligand
benzene
cyclohexane
moieties
substrate
play
key
role
stereocontrol
during
Chemical Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Recent
sulfinate
esters
chemistry
is
summarized
in
this
feature
article.
Efficient
methods
to
synthesize
diverse
from
readily
available
starting
materials
and
various
modern
transformations
of
are
introduced.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
61(24)
Published: March 25, 2022
Ladderane
phospholipids,
with
their
unusual
ladder-like
arrangement
of
concatenated
cyclobutane
rings,
represent
an
architecturally
unique
class
natural
products.
However,
despite
fascinating
structure
and
other
necessary
impetus,
only
a
few
synthetic
studies
these
molecules
have
been
reported
so
far.
We
now
devised
concise
total
synthesis
[3]-ladderanol,
component
ladderane
using
organocatalytic
enantioselective
desymmetrizing
formal
C(sp2
)-H
alkylation.
Our
strategy
rests
on
the
late-stage
introduction
chirality,
thus
allowing
facile
access
to
both
enantiomers
[3]-ladderanol
as
well
analogue.
This
is
first
time
desymmetrization
applied
[3]-ladderanol.
The
scope
this
alkylation
meso-cyclobutane-fused
cyclohexenediones
also
presented.