ACS Catalysis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(11), P. 7310 - 7321
Published: May 15, 2023
Anilines
are
important
moieties
in
organic
chemistry,
pharmaceuticals,
and
materials
science.
Although
para-selective
functionalization
of
anilides
tertiary
anilines
is
well
established,
unprotected
have
posed
a
challenge.
Herein,
we
report
visible-light-mediated
Ru(II)-catalyzed
para-alkylation
anilines.
The
distinct
Ru(II)–aniline
complex
enabled
the
reaction
to
proceed
with
extremely
high
efficiency
(2
h)
under
mild
conditions.
good
functional
group
tolerance
allowed
late-stage
even
aggregation-induced
emission
luminogen
labeling
natural
products
drugs.
A
mechanistic
investigation
suggests
that
crucial
for
both
triggering
controlling
para-selectivity.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(3), P. 1068 - 1089
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Leveraging
light
energy
to
expose
the
‘dark’
reactive
states
describes
whole
essence
of
triplet–triplet
transfer.
This
offers
an
impressive
opportunity
conduct
a
multitude
diverse
reactions
and
access
sought-after
molecular
motifs.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(17), P. 10641 - 10727
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
Enantiomers,
where
chirality
arises
from
restricted
rotation
around
a
single
bond,
are
atropisomers.
Due
to
the
unique
nature
of
origins
their
chirality,
synthetic
strategies
access
these
compounds
in
an
enantioselective
manner
differ
those
used
prepare
enantioenriched
containing
point
arising
unsymmetrically
substituted
carbon
center.
In
particular
stereodynamic
transformations,
such
as
dynamic
kinetic
resolutions,
thermodynamic
and
deracemizations,
which
rely
on
ability
racemize
or
interconvert
enantiomers,
promising
set
transformations
optically
pure
late
stage
sequence.
Translation
approaches
with
atropisomers
requires
expanded
toolbox
for
epimerization/racemization
provides
opportunity
develop
new
conceptual
framework
synthesis
compounds.
Angewandte Chemie International Edition,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
63(23)
Published: April 3, 2024
Abstract
Over
the
last
two
decades
ratchet
mechanisms
have
transformed
understanding
and
design
of
stochastic
molecular
systems—biological,
chemical
physical—in
a
move
away
from
mechanical
macroscopic
analogies
that
dominated
thinking
regarding
dynamics
in
1990s
early
2000s
(e.g.
pistons,
springs,
etc),
to
more
scale‐relevant
concepts
underpin
out‐of‐equilibrium
research
sciences
today.
Ratcheting
has
established
nanotechnology
as
frontier
for
energy
transduction
metabolism,
enabled
reverse
engineering
biomolecular
machinery,
delivering
insights
into
how
molecules
‘walk’
track‐based
synthesisers
operate,
acceleration
reactions
enables
be
transduced
by
catalysts
(both
motor
proteins
synthetic
catalysts),
dynamic
systems
can
driven
equilibrium
through
catalysis.
The
recognition
biology,
their
invention
systems,
is
proving
significant
areas
diverse
supramolecular
chemistry,
covalent
DNA
nanotechnology,
polymer
materials
science,
heterogeneous
catalysis,
endergonic
synthesis,
origin
life,
many
other
branches
science.
Put
simply,
give
chemistry
direction.
Kinetic
asymmetry,
key
feature
ratcheting,
counterpart
structural
asymmetry
(i.e.
chirality).
Given
ubiquity
processes
significance
behaviour
function
it
surely
just
fundamentally
important.
This
Review
charts
recognition,
development
ratchets,
focussing
particularly
on
role
which
they
were
originally
envisaged
elements
machinery.
Different
kinetically
asymmetric
are
compared,
consequences
discussed.
These
archetypal
examples
demonstrate
inexorably
equilibrium,
rather
than
relax
towards
it.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
146(4), P. 2748 - 2756
Published: Jan. 12, 2024
Controlling
the
enantioselectivity
of
hydrogen
atom
transfer
(HAT)
reactions
has
been
a
long-standing
synthetic
challenge.
While
recent
advances
on
photoenzymatic
catalysis
have
demonstrated
great
potential
non-natural
photoenzymes,
all
transformations
are
initiated
by
single-electron
reduction
substrate,
with
only
one
notable
exception.
Herein,
we
report
an
oxidation-initiated
enantioselective
hydrosulfonylation
olefins
using
novel
mutant
gluconobacter
ene-reductase
(GluER-W100F-W342F).
Compared
to
known
systems,
our
approach
does
not
rely
formation
electron
donor–acceptor
complex
between
substrates
and
enzyme
cofactor
simplifies
reaction
system
obviating
addition
regeneration
mixture.
More
importantly,
GluER
variant
exhibits
high
reactivity
broad
substrate
scope.
Mechanistic
studies
support
proposed
mechanism
reveal
that
tyrosine-mediated
HAT
process
is
involved.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
15(1)
Published: April 16, 2024
Abstract
The
past
century
has
witnessed
a
large
number
of
reports
on
the
Z
/
E
isomerization
alkenes.
However,
vast
majority
them
are
still
limited
to
di-
and
tri-substituted
stereospecific
tetrasubstituted
alkenes
remains
be
an
underdeveloped
area,
thus
lacking
in
stereodivergent
synthesis
axially
chiral
Herein
we
report
atroposelective
alkene
analogues
by
asymmetric
allylic
substitution-isomerization,
followed
their
via
triplet
energy
transfer
photocatalysis.
In
this
regard,
N
-vinylquinolinones
is
achieved
efficiently.
Mechanistic
studies
indicate
that
benzylic
radical
generation
distribution
two
key
factors
for
preserving
enantioselectivities
compounds.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(32), P. 17527 - 17550
Published: Aug. 2, 2023
The
C–O
bond
is
ubiquitous
in
biologically
active
molecules,
pharmaceutical
agents,
and
functional
materials,
thereby
making
it
an
important
group.
Consequently,
the
development
of
bond-forming
reactions
using
catalytic
strategies
has
become
increasingly
research
topic
organic
synthesis
because
more
conventional
methods
involving
strong
base
acid
have
many
limitations.
In
contrast
to
ionic-pathway-based
methods,
copper-promoted
radical-mediated
formation
experiencing
a
surge
interest
owing
renaissance
free-radical
chemistry
photoredox
catalysis.
This
Perspective
highlights
appraises
state-of-the-art
techniques
this
burgeoning
field.
contents
are
organized
according
different
reaction
types
working
models.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(20), P. 10917 - 10929
Published: May 13, 2023
Deracemization,
which
converts
a
racemate
into
its
single
enantiomer
without
separation
of
the
intermediate,
has
gained
renewed
interest
in
asymmetric
synthesis
with
inherent
atomic
economy
and
high
efficiency.
However,
this
ideal
process
requires
selective
energy
input
delicate
reaction
design
to
surmount
thermodynamical
kinetical
constraints.
With
rapid
development
catalysis,
many
catalytic
strategies
concert
exogenous
have
been
exploited
facilitate
nonspontaneous
enantioenrichment.
In
perspective,
we
will
discuss
basic
ideas
accomplish
deracemization,
categorized
by
three
major
sources
including
chemical
(redox)-,
photo-
mechanical
from
attrition.
Emphasis
be
given
features
underlying
deracemization
mechanism
together
perspectives
on
future
development.
Journal of the American Chemical Society,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
145(22), P. 12233 - 12243
Published: May 24, 2023
Photocatalytic
[3
+
2]
cycloadditions
and
control
of
stereochemistry
have
remained
a
substantial
challenge,
particularly
in
the
context
heterocycle
synthesis;
sporadic
successful
examples
involved
enantioselective
photocycloaddition
between
redox-active
direct
group-containing
cyclopropanes
alkenes
for
creation
cyclopentanes.
Herein,
we
report
cooperative
catalytic
system
comprising
chiral
nickel
Lewis
acid
catalyst
an
organic
photocatalyst
fueled
by
visible-light
irradiation
that
allows
hitherto
elusive
asymmetric
β-keto
esters
with
vinyl
azides
under
redox-neutral
conditions.
This
protocol
enables
highly
construction
polycyclic
densely
substituted
3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole
heterocycles
featuring
two
contiguous
tetrasubstituted
carbon
stereocenters,
including
useful
N,O-ketal
motif
is
not
easily
accessible
other
methods.
Mechanistic
studies
revealed
overall
reactivity
relies
on
seamless
integration
dual
roles
catalysts
formation
substrate/Ni
complex,
assisting
both
photoredox
event
radical
addition.