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Mousavi-Ebadia M, Safaei-Ghomi J, Nejad MJ. Synthesis of thiopyran derivatives via [4 + 2] cycloaddition reactions. RSC Adv 2025; 15:11160-11188. [PMID: 40206353 PMCID: PMC11979589 DOI: 10.1039/d5ra01222h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2025] [Accepted: 03/31/2025] [Indexed: 04/11/2025] Open
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In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the synthesis of thiopyran family compounds via cycloaddition reactions, with examples spanning from the year 2000 to the present. We have categorized the [4 + 2] cycloaddition processes using several criteria, particularly distinguishing between intermolecular and intramolecular types based on the Diels-Alder partners. Additionally, from a mechanism standpoint, we differentiate between concerted and stepwise [4 + 2] processes, offering an analysis of these mechanisms based on the current literature.
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- Maryam Mousavi-Ebadia
- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan Kashan 51167 I. R. Iran
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan Kashan 51167 I. R. Iran
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Wu M, Torrence I, Liu Y, Wu J, Ge R, Ma K, Liu D, Ren J, Fan S, Ma M, Siegel JB, Tantillo DJ, Lin W, Fan A. Characterization and Engineering of a Bisabolene Synthase Reveal an Unusual Hydride Shift and Key Residues Critical for Mono-, Bi-, and Tricyclic Sesquiterpenes Formation. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:10413-10422. [PMID: 40071547 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c17818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2025]
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Sesquiterpene synthases (STSs) catalyze carbocation cascade reactions with various hydrogen shifts and cyclization patterns that generate structurally diverse sesquiterpene skeletons. However, the molecular basis for hydrogen shifts and cyclizations, which determine STS product distributions, remains enigmatic. In this study, an elusive STS SydA was identified in the biosynthesis of sydonol, which synthesized a new bisabolene-type sesquiterpene 6 with a unique saturated terminal pendant isopentane. Extensive evidence from isotope labeling experiments, crystal structures of SydA and its variant, quantum chemical calculations, and mutagenesis experiments reveal a plausible mechanism for the formation of 6 involving an unusual 1,7-hydride shift, which may be a key branchpoint for monocyclic, bicyclic, and tricyclic products. Structure-based engineering resulted in SydA variants that promote different reaction pathways, leading to the production of bicyclic α-cuprenene and (+)-β-chamigrene and tricyclic 7-epi-β-cedrene and β-microbiotene. These findings not only reveal a new bisabolene and its biosynthesis but also provide insights into the molecular basis of the hydride shifts and cyclizations, which pave the way for engineering STSs to produce complex terpenoid products.
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- Mengyue Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, Untied States
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Ningbo 315832 Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Mycology, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Protein Sciences, Center for Structural Biology, School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, 100084 Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, Untied States
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Genome Center, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Davis, Davis, California 95616, Untied States
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
- Ningbo Institute of Marine Medicine, Ningbo 315832 Zhejiang, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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Li J, Reid JP. Connecting the complexity of stereoselective synthesis to the evolution of predictive tools. Chem Sci 2025; 16:3832-3851. [PMID: 39911341 PMCID: PMC11791519 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc07461k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2025] [Indexed: 02/07/2025] Open
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Synthetic methods have seemingly progressed to an extent where there is an apparent and increasing need for predictive models to navigate the vast chemical space. Methods for anticipating and optimizing reaction outcomes have evolved from simple qualitative pictures generated from chemical intuition to complex models constructed from quantitative methods like quantum chemistry and machine learning. These toolsets are rooted in physical organic chemistry where fundamental principles of chemical reactivity and molecular interactions guide their development and application. Here, we detail how the evolution of these methods is a successful outcome and a powerful response to the diverse synthetic challenges confronted and the innovative selectivity concepts introduced. In this review, we perform a periodization of organic chemistry focusing on strategies that have been applied to guide the synthesis of chiral organic molecules.
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- Jiajing Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia 2036 Main Mall Vancouver British Columbia V6T 1Z1 Canada
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Rana A, Mishra A, Awasthi SK. Recent advancements in the chemistry of Diels-Alder reaction for total synthesis of natural products: a comprehensive review (2020-2023). RSC Adv 2025; 15:4496-4525. [PMID: 39931410 PMCID: PMC11808662 DOI: 10.1039/d4ra07989b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2024] [Accepted: 01/22/2025] [Indexed: 02/13/2025] Open
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Despite being discovered nearly a century ago, the Diels-Alder (DA) reaction remains a crucial tool in the total synthesis of natural products. It accommodates a broad range of building blocks with varying complexity and levels of derivatization, allowing the formation of six-membered rings with precise stereochemistry. This, in turn, simplifies the synthesis of core structures found in many natural products. In recent years, modifications to the traditional Diels-Alder reaction have expanded its scope. These modifications include the inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reaction, dehydro Diels-Alder reaction, hetero-Diels-Alder reaction, photoenolization Diels-Alder reaction, asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction, and domino Diels-Alder reaction have been employed to extend the scope of this process in the synthesis of natural products. This review discusses the application of the Diels-Alder reaction in the total synthesis of natural products from 2020 to 2023, along with select methodologies that are inspired by or can be used to synthesize natural products.
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- Anitesh Rana
- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi Delhi 110007 India
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi Delhi 110007 India
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- Chemical Biology Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Delhi Delhi 110007 India
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Champciaux B, Jamey N, Figadère B, Ferrié L. Peroxycarbenium-Mediated Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,2-Dioxanes and 1,2-Dioxolanes. J Am Chem Soc 2025; 147:3353-3359. [PMID: 39823575 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2025]
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The endoperoxide scaffold is found in numerous natural products and synthetic substances of pharmaceutical interest. The main challenge to their synthetic access remains the preparation of chiral compounds due to the weakness of the peroxide bond, which limits the scope of available or applicable methods. Here, we demonstrate how peroxycarbenium species can be trapped by silylated nucleophiles with high enantioselectivities and diastereoselectivities when applicable, using a chiral imidophosphorimidate (IDPi) as a catalyst. The scope of the methodology is broad, encompassing a large variety of enoxysilanes and yielding 1,2-dioxanes or 1,2-dioxolanes. Peroxides can be converted into alcohols or trans-epoxides, and the methodology was applied in a key step of the total synthesis of ethyl plakortide Z, enhancing the selectivity compared to a conventional Lewis acid-catalyzed transformation. Kinetic studies have shown that the reaction necessitates an induction period, indicating the formation of a silylium species that behaves as a true catalyst.
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- Bastien Champciaux
- BioCIS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91400, France
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- BioCIS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91400, France
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- BioCIS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91400, France
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- BioCIS, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, Orsay 91400, France
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Shen JY, Mao FH, Wang Q, Ou PP, Liu JK, Zhao Q, He QL. Efficient genome editing using CRISPR/Cas9 technology and its application for identifying Sesquiterpene synthases involved in the biosynthesis of Steperoxides in Steccherinum ochraceum. Fungal Genet Biol 2024; 175:103944. [PMID: 39592077 DOI: 10.1016/j.fgb.2024.103944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2024] [Revised: 11/20/2024] [Accepted: 11/22/2024] [Indexed: 11/28/2024]
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CRISPR technology has been widely used for gene editing in various species,but the genetic manipulation in basidiomycete mushrooms is still notoriously difficult for unknown endogenous promoters and inefficient DNA delivery. Steccherinum ochraceum is a white rot basidiomycete fungus with abundant secondary metabolites and plays an important ecological role worldwide. To facilitate the study of gene function in S. ochraceum, an effective CRISPR/Cas9 system was successfully developed by identifying highly efficient endogenous promoters, and utilizing the Agrobacterium-transformation method. Two efficient endogenous RNA polymerase II promoters (Psogpd and Psotef1) and one efficient RNA polymerase III promoter (Pu6-d) were identified and characterized, with an editing efficiency of 61.5 % at the ura3 locus. Using this optimized system, the sesquiterpene gene A0064, which could produce 10 possible sesquiterpenes in the heterologous expression system of A. oryzae, was knocked out to obtain A0064 knockout strain S. ochraceum (∆A0064). Steperoxide A could not be detected in S. ochraceum (∆A0064), demonstrating that A0064 was the only enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of β-chamigrene (the sesquiterpene skeleton of steperoxide A) in S. ochraceum. This efficient system will enable precise targeting and multiplex editing of S. ochraceum genes, facilitating functional studies of genes involved in lignin degradation and natural product biosynthesis in S. ochraceum, and providing some valuable guidance for gene editing in tens of thousands of macrofungi.
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- Jia-Yu Shen
- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China
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- National Demonstration Center for Experimental Ethnopharmacology Education, South-Central University for Nationalities, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- Innovation Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1200 Cailun Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
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Zhao Q, Li Y, Ren Z, Shao YB, Chen L, Li X. Catalytic Asymmetric Reactions of Ketimines and Alkenes via [2 + 2] Cycloaddition: Chemical Reactivity Controlled by Switching a Heteroatom. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:32088-32097. [PMID: 39513761 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c13302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2024]
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Azetidine units are commonly found in natural products and biologically active drugs. The [2 + 2] cycloaddition of imines and alkenes has been extensively used in the synthesis of such structures, while enantioselective approaches remain elusive. Herein, an efficient B(C6F5)3/chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed asymmetric [2 + 2] cycloaddition of ketimines and aryl vinyl selenides was presented, delivering valuable chiral azetidines with excellent stereoselectivities (>20:1 dr and up to 96:4 er). What's even more interesting was that when a "Se" atom was switched to an "S" atom, the reaction proceeded through a [2 + 2] cycloaddition/ring-opening cascade process, affording a range of chiral thioacetals with high enantioselectivities (up to 98:2 er), which were also important organic sulfur compounds. Mechanistic experiments, coupled with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, shed light on a mechanism involving stepwise [2 + 2] cycloaddition and ring-opening processes, with the initial alkenylation step identified as crucial for achieving stereoselective control.
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- Qun Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 300071, China
- Haihe Laboratory of Sustainable Chemical Transformations, Tianjin, 300192, China
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Raut RK, Matsutani S, Shi F, Kataoka S, Poje M, Mitschke B, Maeda S, Tsuji N, List B. Catalytic asymmetric fragmentation of cyclopropanes. Science 2024; 386:225-230. [PMID: 39388547 DOI: 10.1126/science.adp9061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 09/05/2024] [Indexed: 10/12/2024]
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The stereoselective activation of alkanes constitutes a long-standing and grand challenge for chemistry. Although metal-containing enzymes oxidize alkanes with remarkable ease and selectivity, chemical approaches have largely been limited to transition metal-based catalytic carbon-hydrogen functionalizations. Alkanes can be protonated to form pentacoordinated carbonium ions and fragmented into smaller hydrocarbons in the presence of strong Brønsted acids. However, catalytic stereocontrol over such reactions has not previously been accomplished. We show here that strong and confined acids catalyze highly enantioselective fragmentations of a variety of cyclopropanes into the corresponding alkenes, expanding the boundaries of catalytic selective alkane activation. Computational studies suggest the involvement of the long-debated cycloproponium ions.
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- Ravindra Krushnaji Raut
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Graduate School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Department of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
- ERATO Maeda Artificial Intelligence for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery Project, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan
- Research and Services Division of Materials Data and Integrated System (MaDIS), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Zheng T, Nöthling N, Wang Z, Mitschke B, Leutzsch M, List B. A solid noncovalent organic double-helix framework catalyzes asymmetric [6 + 4] cycloaddition. Science 2024; 385:765-770. [PMID: 39146417 DOI: 10.1126/science.adp1127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2024] [Accepted: 07/15/2024] [Indexed: 08/17/2024]
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Whereas [4 + 2] cycloadditions are among the most powerful tools in the chemist's synthetic arsenal, controlling reactivity and selectivity of [6 + 4] cycloadditions has proven to be extremely challenging. Such transformations, especially if compatible with simple hydrocarbon-based substrates, could ultimately provide a general approach to highly valuable and otherwise difficult to access 10-membered rings. We report here that highly acidic and confined imidodiphosphorimidate catalysts do not catalyze this reaction under homogeneous conditions. Notably, however, they can spontaneously precipitate an insoluble and double helix-shaped noncovalent organic framework, which acts as a distinctively reactive and stereoselective catalyst of [6 + 4] cycloadditions of simple dienes with tropone.
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- Tianyu Zheng
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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Shi T, Hu W. Asymmetric Carbene Transfer: Enhancing Chemical Diversity for Drug Discovery. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400971. [PMID: 38735847 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2024] [Revised: 05/10/2024] [Accepted: 05/12/2024] [Indexed: 05/14/2024]
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The quest to explore chemical space is vital for identifying novel disease targets, impacting both the effectiveness and safety profile of therapeutic agents. The tangible chemical space, currently estimated at a conservative 108 synthesized compounds, pales in comparison to the theoretically conceivable diversity of 1060 molecules. To bridge this vast gap, organic chemists are spearheading innovative methodologies that promise to broaden this limited chemical diversity. A beacon of this progressive wave is Asymmetric Carbene Transfer (ACT), a burgeoning strategy that significantly boosts molecular diversity with efficient bond-formation and precise chiral control. This review focuses on the capabilities of ACT in creating pharmaceutically significant molecules, encompassing an array of natural products and bioactive compounds. Through the lens of ACT, we discern its substantial influence on drug discovery, paving the way for novel therapeutic avenues by expanding the boundaries of molecular diversity. This review will shed light on prospective methodological developments of ACT and articulate their conceivable contributions to the medicinal chemistry arena.
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- Taoda Shi
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, 510006
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education", Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education", Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, China
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León Rojas AF, Chong YY, Kyne SH, Xia B, Chan PWH. Enantioselective and Regiodivergent Gold and Chiral Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder Reaction of 1,10-Dien-4-yn-3-yl Acetates: Synthesis of Norbornene-Embedded Tricarbocycles. Org Lett 2024; 26:3037-3042. [PMID: 38557076 DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c00621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
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A synthetic method for the enantioselective and regiodivergent synthesis of hexahydro-2H-2,4a-methanonaphthalen-4-yl and octahydro-2,4-methanoazulen-1-yl esters that relies on the gold(I)- and chiral Brønsted acid-catalyzed cycloisomerization/Diels-Alder (CDA) reaction of (E)-1,10-dien-4-yn-3-yl acetates is described.
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- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia
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- Department of the Biological Environment, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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- Department of the Biological Environment, Jiyang College of Zhejiang A&F University, Zhuji 311800, China
- School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia
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Li LJ, Zhang JC, Li WP, Zhang D, Duanmu K, Yu H, Ping Q, Yang ZP. Enantioselective Construction of Quaternary Stereocenters via Cooperative Photoredox/Fe/Chiral Primary Amine Triple Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9404-9412. [PMID: 38504578 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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The catalytic and enantioselective construction of quaternary (all-carbon substituents) stereocenters poses a formidable challenge in organic synthesis due to the hindrance caused by steric factors. One conceptually viable and potentially versatile approach is the coupling of a C-C bond through an outer-sphere mechanism, accompanied by the realization of enantiocontrol through cooperative catalysis; however, examples of such processes are yet to be identified. Herein, we present such a method for creating different compounds with quaternary stereocenters by photoredox/Fe/chiral primary amine triple catalysis. This approach facilitates the connection of an unactivated alkyl source with a tertiary alkyl moiety, which is also rare. The scalable process exhibits mild conditions, does not necessitate the use of a base, and possesses a good functional-group tolerance. Preliminary investigations into the underlying mechanisms have provided valuable insights into the reaction pathway.
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- Lian-Jie Li
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, People's Republic of China
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Wijeratne EMK, Xu YM, Padumadasa C, Astashkin AV, Gunatilaka AAL. A Homodimer of Withaferin A Formed by Base-Promoted Elimination of Acetic Acid from 27- O-Acetylwithaferin A Followed by a Diels-Alder Reaction. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2024; 87:583-590. [PMID: 38414352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.3c01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/29/2024]
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Treatment of 27-O-acetylwithaferin A (2) with the non-nucleophilic base, 1,8-diazabicyclo[5,4,0]undec-7-ene (DBU), afforded 5β,6β-epoxy-4β-hydroxy-1-oxo-witha-2(3),23(24),25(27)-trienolide (3) and 4, a homodimer of withaferin A resulting from a Diels-Alder [4 + 2] type cycloaddition of the intermediate α,β-dimethylene-δ-lactone (9). Structures of 3 and 4 were elucidated using HRMS and 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data. The structure of 4 was also confirmed by single crystal X-ray crystallographic analysis of its bis-4-O-p-nitrobenzoate (8). Formation of withaferin A homodimer (4) as the major product suggests regio- and stereoselectivity of the Diels-Alder [4 + 2] cycloaddition reaction of 9. Acetylation of 2-4 afforded their acetyl derivatives 5-7, respectively. Compounds 2-4 and 6-8 were evaluated for their cytotoxic activities against four prostate cancer (PC) cell lines (LNCaP, 22Rv1, DU-145, and PC-3) and normal human foreskin fibroblast (HFF) cells. Significantly, 4 exhibited improved activity compared to the other compounds for most of the tested cell lines.
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- E M Kithsiri Wijeratne
- Southwest Center for Natural Products Research, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States
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- Southwest Center for Natural Products Research, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States
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- Southwest Center for Natural Products Research, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda 10250, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, United States
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- Southwest Center for Natural Products Research, School of Natural Resources and the Environment, College of Agriculture, Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Arizona, 1064 E. Lowell Street, Tucson, Arizona 85719, United States
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Covering: January to the end of December 2022This review covers the literature published in 2022 for marine natural products (MNPs), with 645 citations (633 for the period January to December 2022) referring to compounds isolated from marine microorganisms and phytoplankton, green, brown and red algae, sponges, cnidarians, bryozoans, molluscs, tunicates, echinoderms, the submerged parts of mangroves and other intertidal plants. The emphasis is on new compounds (1417 in 384 papers for 2022), together with the relevant biological activities, source organisms and country of origin. Pertinent reviews, biosynthetic studies, first syntheses, and syntheses that led to the revision of structures or stereochemistries, have been included. An analysis of NP structure class diversity in relation to biota source and biome is discussed.
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- Anthony R Carroll
- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia.
- Griffith Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
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- School of Chemical Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Natural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, and Molecular Targets Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Centre for Biodiscovery, and School of Chemical and Physical Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand
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Zhao K, Yang Z, Yang J, Li X, Quintanilla CD, Zhang L. Desymmetrization and Parallel Kinetic Resolution of 1-Ethynylcyclobutanols via Asymmetric Cooperative Gold Catalysis. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:27205-27210. [PMID: 38064639 PMCID: PMC11572530 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c09288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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Enantioselective gold catalysis remains a challenging area of research. By harnessing gold-ligand cooperation in the presence of a chiral bifunctional phosphine ligand featuring a novel 3'-phosphine oxide moiety, highly enantioselective desymmetrization of 1-ethynylcyclobutanols is achieved, permitting access to chiral α-methylenecyclopentanones featuring a diverse array of chiral quaternary and tertiary centers. This cooperative gold catalysis also enables parallel kinetic resolution in gold catalysis, delivering cyclopentanone regioisomers with excellent enantiomeric excesses. DFT calculations of the transition states support the distinct mechanism of asymmetric induction via controlling the conformation of the bound substrate and hence dictating the ring bond undergoing migration.
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- Ke Zhao
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93117, United States
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Chambers KJ, Sanghong P, Carter Martos D, Casoni G, Mykura RC, Prasad Hari D, Noble A, Aggarwal VK. Stereospecific Conversion of Boronic Esters into Enones using Methoxyallene: Application in the Total Synthesis of 10-Deoxymethynolide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312054. [PMID: 37877778 PMCID: PMC10953306 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Enones are widely utilized linchpin functional groups in chemical synthesis and molecular biology. We herein report the direct conversion of boronic esters into enones using commercially available methoxyallene as a three-carbon building block. Following boronate complex formation by reaction of the boronic ester with lithiated-methoxyallene, protonation triggers a stereospecific 1,2-migration before oxidation generates the enone. The protocol shows broad substrate scope and complete enantiospecificity is observed with chiral migrating groups. In addition, various electrophiles could be used to induce 1,2-migration and give a much broader range of α-functionalized enones. Finally, the methodology was applied to a 14-step synthesis of the enone-containing polyketide 10-deoxymethynolide.
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of BristolCantock's CloseBS8 1TSBristolUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of BristolCantock's CloseBS8 1TSBristolUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of BristolCantock's CloseBS8 1TSBristolUK
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- School of ChemistryUniversity of BristolCantock's CloseBS8 1TSBristolUK
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Zhao CG, Du C, Guo Z, Li W, Han J, Xie J. Merging Manganese and Iminium Catalysis: Selective Hydroalkenylation of Unsaturated Aldehydes and Ketones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312414. [PMID: 37696774 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The use of synergistic catalytic strategy can usually circumvent the intrinsic limitations of one catalytic system. In this communication, we disclose a cooperative catalysis strategy of manganese and iminium catalysis to realize selective hydroalkenylation of unsaturated aldehydes and ketones. Its success stems from the LUMO activation of unsaturated carbonyl compounds with secondary amines as the organocatalyst and the synergistic HOMO activation of alkenylboronic acids with Mn2 (CO)8 Br2 . This protocol exhibits several synthetic advances, e.g., simple operation, good functional group compatibility and good regioselectivity. The theoretical calculation indicates the migratory insertion followed by demetallation-isomerization process is kinetically more favorable than Michael-like nucleophilic addition. The use of proline-derived organocatalyst can deliver the desired products in moderate enantioselectivity.
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- Chuan-Gang Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, Chemistry and Biomedicine Innovation Center (ChemBIC), School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Harden I, Neese F, Bistoni G. Dimerization of confined Brønsted acids in enantioselective organocatalytic reactions. Chem Sci 2023; 14:10580-10590. [PMID: 37799993 PMCID: PMC10548523 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc03769j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/07/2023] Open
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The formation of Brønsted acid aggregates in the course of asymmetric organocatalytic reactions is often overlooked in mechanistic studies, even though it might have a deep impact on the stereo-controlling factors of the transformations. In this work, we shed light on the influence of the catalyst structure and reaction conditions on the spontaneity of the aggregation process for popular chiral organocatalysts derived from phosphoric acids using high-level quantum mechanical calculations. Our study encompasses small and sterically unhindered chiral phosphoric acids as well as large and "confined" imidodiphosphates and imidodiphosphorimidates. These systems have recently proven particularly effective in promoting a large number of highly relevant asymmetric transformations. While cooperative catalytic effects of sterically less hindered chiral phosphoric acid catalysts are well appreciated in literature, it is found that the formation of catalyst dimers in solution is possible for both standard and confined catalysts. The spontaneity of the aggregation process depends on reaction conditions like solvent polarity, polarizability, temperature, the nature of the interaction with the substrate, as well as the catalyst architecture. Finally, it is shown that, at low temperatures (153 K), the aggregation process can profoundly influence the reaction kinetics and selectivity.
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- Ingolf Harden
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung Kaiser-Wilhelm Platz 1 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia Via Elce di Sotto, 8 06123 Perugia Italy
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Mlostoń G, Celeda M, Palusiak M. Higher-order [8+2]-cycloadditions of tropothione with levoglucosenone (LGO) and structurally similar exo-cyclic enones derived from cyrene. Carbohydr Res 2023; 529:108844. [PMID: 37210942 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2023.108844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Levoglucosenone (LGO) and structurally similar exo-cyclic enones derived from cyrene (dihydrolevoglucosenone) react with tropothione following the higher-order [8 + 2]-cycloaddition pathway. Reactions were performed at room temperature in CH2Cl2 solutions in absence of any activating reagent. Whereas reaction of tropothione with LGO occurred with complete stereoselectivity, leading to a single, sterically favored exo cycloadduct, identified as polycylic thiophene derivative, reactions performed with exo-cyclic enones yielded in some instances mixtures of two isomeric exo and endo cycloadducts, derived from spiro-tetrahydrothiophene as major and minor components, respectively, of the studied reaction mixtures. Exo and endo [8 + 2] cycloadducts differ in absolute configuration at the newly created chiral centers. Structures of exo and endo cycloadducts were confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.
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- Grzegorz Mlostoń
- Department of Organic & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, PL-91-403, Lodz, Poland.
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- Department of Organic & Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Tamka 12, PL-91-403, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Lodz, Pomorska 163/165, PL-90-236, Lodz, Poland
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Maji R, Ghosh S, Grossmann O, Zhang P, Leutzsch M, Tsuji N, List B. A Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrolactonization. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:8788-8793. [PMID: 37043821 PMCID: PMC10141295 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Despite recent advancements in the development of catalytic asymmetric electrophile induced lactonization reactions of olefinic carboxylic acids, the archetypical hydrolactonization has long remained an unsolved and well-recognized challenge. Here, we report the realization of a catalytic asymmetric hydrolactonization using a confined imidodiphosphorimidate (IDPi) Brønsted acid catalyst. The method is operationally simple, scalable, and compatible with a wide variety of substrates. Its potential is showcased with concise syntheses of the sesquiterpenes (-)-boivinianin A and (+)-gossonorol. Through in-depth physicochemical and DFT analyses, we derive a nuanced picture of the mechanism and enantioselectivity of this reaction.
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- Rajat Maji
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICRedd), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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- Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Platz 1, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
- Institute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICRedd), Hokkaido University, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan
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Hagiwara H. Recent Progress in the Synthesis of Sesquiterpenoid Involving Spirocyclic Carbon Framework. Nat Prod Commun 2023. [DOI: 10.1177/1934578x231156702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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Spirocarbocyclic natural products have been attracting considerable attention from synthetic organic chemists. This review focused on total syntheses of sesquiterpenoids involving spiro[4.5]decane and spiro[5.5]undecane scaffolds, compiling syntheses of colletoic acid, cubebol, axenol, vetispirene, hinesol, agarospirol, axenol, gleenol, exiguamide, exigurin, erythrodiene, spirojatamol, antroalbocin A, omphalic acid, dactylone, and aplydactonee since 2015.
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- Hisahiro Hagiwara
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan
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Zhang X, Tian X, Li J, Li M, Gao T, Zou S, Chen J, Xu X, Gou Q, Grabow JU. Insights into the Diels-Alder Reaction of Furan with Maleic Anhydride from Its Prereactive Intermediate. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:604-608. [PMID: 36633594 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The prereactive intermediate in the furan-maleic anhydride cycloaddition, a classical Diels-Alder reaction, has been captured and characterized in pulsed jets by Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy for the first time. The observed species is stabilized by the π-π* interaction between the two moieties, which connects to the endo channel of the cycloaddition. The secondary interactions between the C=C and C=O in the observed isomer are accountable for its lower energy with respect to the one with the exo channel. The present study tries to fill the significant void of the experimental information on prereactive intermediates as the first stage of Diels-Alder cycloadditions, by outlining the stability of the prereactive intermediate and its accurate molecular structure and by emphasizing the role of the π-π* interaction in governing the stereochemical outcome of the reaction.
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- Xinyue Zhang
- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie & Elektrochemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 401331, China
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- Institut für Physikalische Chemie & Elektrochemie, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany
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