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Upstream product

• 2227-64-7 3'-nitro-2-bromoacetophenone 
• 603-35-0 triphenylphosphine 
• 121-89-1 3-Nitroacetophenone 

Downstream Products

• 77312-97-1 (E)-1-(3-Nitro-phenyl)-3-((3aS,5aR,8aR,8bS)-2,2,7,7-tetramethyl-tetrahydro-bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-b;4',5'-d]pyran-3a-yl)-propenone 
• 131497-30-8 1-(3-nitro-phenyl)-5-phenyl-penta-2,4-dien-1-one 
• 1185985-25-4 ethyl (E)-4-(3-nitrophenyl)-4-oxo-2-butenoate 
• 603-35-0 triphenylphosphine 
• 77312-87-9 2-[(3aR,5S,6aR)-5-((R)-2,2-Dimethyl-[1,3]dioxolan-4-yl)-2,2-dimethyl-dihydro-furo[2,3-d][1,3]dioxol-(6Z)-ylidene]-1-(3-nitro-phenyl)-ethanone 
• 77312-91-5 (E)-1-(3-Nitro-phenyl)-3-((3aR,5R,5aS,8aS,8bR)-2,2,7,7-tetramethyl-tetrahydro-bis[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-b;4',5'-d]pyran-5-yl)-propenone 

Relevant academic research and scientific papers

Ground-State Electron Transfer as an Initiation Mechanism for Biocatalytic C-C Bond Forming Reactions

The development of non-natural reaction mechanisms is an attractive strategy for expanding the synthetic capabilities of substrate promiscuous enzymes. Here, we report an "ene"-reductase catalyzed asymmetric hydroalkylation of olefins using α-bromoketones as radical precursors. Radical initiation occurs via ground-state electron transfer from the flavin cofactor located within the enzyme active site, an underrepresented mechanism in flavin biocatalysis. Four rounds of site saturation mutagenesis were used to access a variant of the "ene"-reductase nicotinamide-dependent cyclohexanone reductase (NCR) from Zymomonas mobiles capable of catalyzing a cyclization to furnish β-chiral cyclopentanones with high levels of enantioselectivity. Additionally, wild-type NCR can catalyze intermolecular couplings with precise stereochemical control over the radical termination step. This report highlights the utility for ground-state electron transfers to enable non-natural biocatalytic C-C bond forming reactions.

Tandem Wittig Reaction-Ring Contraction of Cyclobutanes: A Route to Functionalized Cyclopropanecarbaldehydes

An original tandem reaction consisting of a Wittig reaction-ring contraction process between α-hydroxycyclobutanone and phosphonium ylides has been developed. Highly functionalized cyclopropanecarbaldehydes are obtained in good to high yield.

Nonenzymatic Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of in situ Generated Hemithioacetals: Access to 1,3-Disubstituted Phthalans

The first nonenzymatic DKR reaction of hemithioacetals is developed. Hemithioacetals were formed in situ via thiol addition and subsequently underwent an intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction. The scope of the reaction was quite broad ranging from aliphatic to aromatic substituents and 1,3-disubstituted-1,3-dihyroisobenzofuran products were obtained in good yields with moderate diastereoselectivities and high enantioselectivities. (Figure presented.).

Asymmetric 1,4-Conjugate Addition of Diarylphosphines to α,β,γ,δ-Unsaturated Ketones Catalyzed by Transition-Metal Pincer Complexes

An enantioselective asymmetric 1,4-addition of diarylphosphines to linear α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated dienones was developed. A series of chiral PCP- and PCN-transition-metal (Pd, Pt and Ni) pincers, themselves prepared catalytically via asymmetric hydrophosphination, were sequentially screened to reveal the roles of backbone architecture and metal ion in catalyst design. The selected ester-functionalized PCP-palladium pincer afforded the chiral 1,4-phosphine adducts in excellent yields with up to >99% ee. The same catalyst when utilized for the hydrophosphination of an α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated malonate ester also revealed the critical role played by the ester functionality on the ligand backbone in dictating the enantioselectivity of the 1,6-adduct.