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Deng Z, Padalino MA, Jan JEL, Park S, Danneman MW, Johnston JN. Generality-Driven Catalyst Development: A Universal Catalyst for Enantioselective Nitroalkene Reduction. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:1269-1275. [PMID: 38176098 PMCID: PMC10862354 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024]
Abstract
Cracking the selectivity-generality paradox is among the most pressing challenges in asymmetric catalysis. This obstacle prevents the immediate and successful translation of new methods to diverse small molecules. This is particularly rate-limiting for therapeutic development, where availability and structural diversity are often critical components of successful campaigns. Here we describe the union of generality-driven enantioselective catalysis and the preparation of diverse peptidomimetics. A single new organocatalyst provides high selectivity and substrate generality that is matched only by a combination of metal and organocatalysts. Within organocatalysis, this discovery breaks a 16-year monolithic paradigm, uncovering a powerful new scaffold for enantioselective reduction with behavior that suggests the recognition of a nitroethylene minimal catalaphile.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zihang Deng
- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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- Department of Chemistry and Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235
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Hassan IS, Fuller JT, Dippon VN, Ta AN, Danneman MW, McNaughton BR, Alexandrova AN, Rovis T. Tuning Through-Space Interactions via the Secondary Coordination Sphere of an Artificial Metalloenzyme Leads to Enhanced Rh(III)-Catalysis. Chem Sci 2022; 13:9220-9224. [PMID: 36093000 PMCID: PMC9384688 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc03674f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We report computationally-guided protein engineering of monomeric streptavidin Rh(iii) artificial metalloenzyme to enhance catalysis of the enantioselective coupling of acrylamide hydroxamate esters and styrenes. Increased TON correlates with calculated distances between the Rh(iii) metal and surrounding residues, underscoring an artificial metalloenzyme's propensity for additional control in metal-catalyzed transformations by through-space interactions. We report computationally-guided protein engineering of monomeric streptavidin Rh(iii) artificial metalloenzyme to enhance catalysis of the enantioselective coupling of acrylamide hydroxamate esters and styrenes.![]()
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- Isra S Hassan
- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University Fort Collins CO 80523 USA
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California Los Angeles Los Angeles CA 90095 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Columbia University New York NY 10027 USA
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Hassan IS, Ta AN, Danneman MW, Semakul N, Burns M, Basch CH, Dippon VN, McNaughton BR, Rovis T. Asymmetric δ-Lactam Synthesis with a Monomeric Streptavidin Artificial Metalloenzyme. J Am Chem Soc 2019; 141:4815-4819. [PMID: 30865436 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b01596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Reliable design of artificial metalloenzymes (ArMs) to access transformations not observed in nature remains a long-standing and important challenge. We report that a monomeric streptavidin (mSav) Rh(III) ArM permits asymmetric synthesis of α,β-unsaturated-δ-lactams via a tandem C-H activation and [4+2] annulation reaction. These products are readily derivatized to enantioenriched piperidines, the most common N-heterocycle found in FDA approved pharmaceuticals. Desired δ-lactams are achieved in yields as high as 99% and enantiomeric excess of 97% under aqueous conditions at room temperature. Embedding a Rh cyclopentadienyl (Cp*) catalyst in the active site of mSav results in improved stereocontrol and a 7-fold enhancement in reactivity relative to the isolated biotinylated Rh(III) cofactor. In addition, mSav-Rh outperforms its well-established tetrameric forms, displaying 11-33 times more reactivity.
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- Isra S Hassan
- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , United States.,Department of Chemistry , Colorado State University , Fort Collins , Colorado 80523 , United States
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The enantioselective desymmetrization of carboxylic acids by chiral Brønsted base catalysis is reported, leading to bridged bicyclic lactones with up to 94% ee. Crystallographic analysis of a substrate-catalyst complex suggests an origin of stereocontrol, reminiscent of functional Brønsted bases in biological settings, and enabled reaction optimization. The products contain an all-carbon quaternary stereocenter and can be derivatized to functionalized cyclopentanes.
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- Matthew T Knowe
- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, United States
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- Indiana University Molecular Structure Center , Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , Nashville, Tennessee 37235-1822, United States
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Danneman MW, Hong KB, Johnston JN. A Unified Approach to the Four Azaindoline Families by Inter-/Intramolecular Annulative Diamination of Vinylpyridines. Org Lett 2015; 17:3806-9. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.5b01783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Michael W. Danneman
- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Affiliation(s)
- Michael W. Danneman
- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and
Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Vara BA, Mayasundari A, Tellis JC, Danneman MW, Arredondo V, Davis TA, Min J, Finch K, Guy RK, Johnston JN. Organocatalytic, diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of nonsymmetric cis-stilbene diamines: a platform for the preparation of single-enantiomer cis-imidazolines for protein-protein inhibition. J Org Chem 2014; 79:6913-38. [PMID: 25017623 PMCID: PMC4120989 DOI: 10.1021/jo501003r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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finding by scientists at Hoffmann-La Roche that cis-imidazolines could disrupt the protein–protein interaction
between p53 and MDM2, thereby inducing apoptosis in cancer cells,
raised considerable interest in this scaffold over the past decade.
Initial routes to these small molecules (i.e., Nutlin-3) provided
only the racemic form, with enantiomers being enriched by chromatographic
separation using high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and a
chiral stationary phase. Reported here is the first application of
an enantioselective aza-Henry approach to nonsymmetric cis-stilbene diamines and cis-imidazolines. Two novel
mono(amidine) organocatalysts (MAM) were discovered to provide high
levels of enantioselection (>95% ee) across a broad range of substrate
combinations. Furthermore, the versatility of the aza-Henry strategy
for preparing nonsymmetric cis-imidazolines is illustrated
by a comparison of the roles of aryl nitromethane and aryl aldimine
in the key step, which revealed unique substrate electronic effects
providing direction for aza-Henry substrate–catalyst matching.
This method was used to prepare highly substituted cis-4,5-diaryl imidazolines that project unique aromatic rings, and
these were evaluated for MDM2-p53 inhibition in a fluorescence polarization
assay. The diversification of access to cis-stilbene
diamine-derived imidazolines provided by this platform should streamline
their further development as chemical tools for disrupting protein–protein
interactions.
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- Brandon A Vara
- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology, Vanderbilt University , 7330 Stevenson Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37235, United States
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Davis TA, Danneman MW, Johnston JN. Chiral proton catalysis of secondary nitroalkane additions to azomethine: synthesis of a potent GlyT1 inhibitor. Chem Commun (Camb) 2012; 48:5578-80. [PMID: 22543734 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc32225k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The first enantioselective synthesis of a potent GlyT1 inhibitor is described. A 3-nitroazetidine donor is used in an enantioselective aza-Henry reaction catalyzed by a bis(amidine)-triflic acid salt organocatalyst, delivering the key intermediate with 92% ee. This adduct is reductively denitrated and converted to the target through a short sequence, thereby allowing assignment of the absolute configuration of the more potent enantiomer.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tyler A Davis
- Department of Chemistry & Vanderbilt Institute of Chemical Biology Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37235-1822, USA
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