Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(20), P. 13754 - 13759
Published: May 13, 2024
a-Tertiary
amino
acids
are
essential
components
of
drugs
and
agrochemicals,
yet
traditional
syntheses
step-intensive
provide
access
to
a
limited
range
structures
with
varying
levels
enantioselectivity.
Here,
we
report
the
α-alkylation
unprotected
alanine
glycine
by
pyridinium
salts
using
pyridoxal
(PLP)-dependent
threonine
aldolases
Rose
Bengal
photoredox
catalyst.
The
strategy
efficiently
prepares
various
a-tertiary
in
single
chemical
step
as
enantiomer.
UV–vis
spectroscopy
studies
reveal
ternary
interaction
between
salt,
protein,
photocatalyst,
which
hypothesize
is
responsible
for
localizing
radical
formation
active
site.
This
method
highlights
opportunity
combining
catalysts
enzymes
new
catalytic
functions
known
enzymes.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(7)
Published: Jan. 2, 2024
Chromium-catalyzed
enantioselective
Nozaki-Hiyama-Kishi
(NHK)
reaction
represents
one
of
the
most
powerful
approaches
for
formation
chiral
carbon-heteroatom
bond.
However,
construction
sterically
encumbered
tetrasubstituted
stereocenter
through
NHK
still
posts
a
significant
challenge.
Herein,
we
disclose
cobalt-catalyzed
aza-NHK
ketimine
with
alkenyl
halide
to
provide
convenient
synthetic
approach
manufacture
enantioenriched
α-vinylic
amino
acid.
This
protocol
exhibits
excellent
functional
group
tolerance
99
%
ee
in
cases.
Additionally,
this
asymmetric
reductive
method
is
also
applicable
aldimine
access
trisubstituted
stereogenic
centers.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(28), P. 18892 - 18898
Published: July 5, 2024
Herein,
we
designed
a
reaction
for
the
desymmetrization-addition
of
cyclopropenes
to
imines
by
leveraging
synergy
between
photoredox
and
asymmetric
cobalt
catalysis.
This
protocol
facilitated
synthesis
series
chiral
functionalized
cyclopropanes
with
high
yield,
enantioselectivity,
diastereoselectivity
(44
examples,
up
93%
yield
>99%
ee).
A
possible
mechanism
involving
cyclopropene
desymmetrization
Co-H
species
imine
addition
Co-alkyl
was
proposed.
study
provides
novel
route
important
extends
frontier
metallaphotoredox
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(37)
Published: June 25, 2024
Abstract
Chiral
allylic
alcohols
are
highly
prized
in
synthetic
chemistry
due
to
their
versatile
reactivity
stemming
from
both
alkenyl
and
hydroxyl
functionalities.
While
the
Nozaki–Hiyama–Kishi
(NHK)
reaction
is
a
widely
used
method
for
synthesis
of
alcohols,
it
suffers
drawbacks
such
as
use
toxic
chromium
salts,
high
amounts
metal
reductants,
poor
enantiocontrol.
To
address
these
limitations,
we
present
novel
approach
involving
metallaphotoredox‐catalyzed
asymmetric
NHK
production
chiral
alcohols.
This
marries
(pseudo)halides
with
aldehydes,
leveraging
synergistic
blend
nickel
catalyst
photocatalyst.
innovative
technique
enables
oxidative
addition
insertion
just
using
nickel,
diverging
significantly
conventional
pathway
mediated
by
salts.
The
adoption
this
methodology
holds
immense
promise
crafting
spectrum
intricate
compounds,
particularly
those
significance
pharmaceuticals.
Detailed
experimental
investigations
have
shed
light
on
metallaphotoredox
process,
further
enhancing
our
understanding
enabling
advancements.
Organic Letters,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
26(8), P. 1601 - 1606
Published: Feb. 19, 2024
An
enantioselective
difunctionalization
of
activated
alkynes
using
chiral
sulfinamide
reagents
is
developed.
It
an
atom
and
chirality
transfer
process
that
allows
for
the
modular
synthesis
optically
active
α-amino
acid
derivatives
under
mild
conditions.
The
reaction
proceeds
through
acid-catalyzed
[2,3]-sigmatropic
rearrangement
mechanism
with
predictable
stereochemistry
a
broad
scope.
Chemical Science,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(23), P. 8888 - 8895
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
A
highly
efficient
method
achieves
precise
construction
of
alkyl
chiral
centers
at
remote
C3-positions
in
five-membered
S/O-heterocycles
via
cobalt-catalyzed
asymmetric
hydroalkylation
heterocyclic
alkenes.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(40), P. 27267 - 27273
Published: Sept. 27, 2024
α-Amino
esters
are
precursors
to
noncanonical
amino
acids
used
in
developing
small-molecule
therapeutics,
biologics,
and
tools
chemical
biology.
α-C-H
amination
of
abundant
inexpensive
carboxylic
acid
through
nitrene
transfer
presents
a
direct
approach
α-amino
esters.
Methods
for
nitrene-mediated
the
protic
bonds
esters,
however,
underdeveloped.
This
gap
arises
because
hydrogen
atom
abstraction
(HAA)
C-H
by
electrophilic
metal-nitrenoids
is
slow:
preferentially
react
with
polarity-matched,
hydridic
bonds,
even
when
weaker
present.
study
describes
discovery
evolution
highly
stable
protoglobin
transferases
that
catalyze
enantioselective
intermolecular
We
developed
high-throughput
assay
evaluate
activity
enantioselectivity
mutant
enzymes
together
their
sequences
using
Every
Variant
Sequencing
(evSeq)
method.
The
enabled
identification
enantiodivergent
function
at
ambient
conditions