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Relevant academic research and scientific papers

DNA-cellulose: An economical, fully recyclable and highly effective chiral biomaterial for asymmetric catalysis

The challenge in DNA-based asymmetric catalysis is to perform a reaction in the vicinity of the helix by incorporating a small-molecule catalyst anchored to the DNA in a covalent, dative, or non-covalent yet stable fashion in order to ensure high levels o

DNA-Based Asymmetric Inverse Electron-Demand Hetero-Diels–Alder

While artificial cyclases hold great promise in chemical synthesis, this work presents the first example of a DNA-catalyzed inverse electron-demand hetero-Diels–Alder (IEDHDA) between dihydrofuran and various α,β-unsaturated acyl imidazoles. The resulting

Diastereoselective Trapping of Transient Carboxylic Oxonium Ylides with α,β-Unsaturated 2-Acyl Imidazoles

By developing a diastereoselective reaction of cyclopropene carboxylic acids with α,β-unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles, we reported here a Michael-type trapping of transient carboxylic oxonium ylides. This transformation provides a direct approach for the construction of valuable γ-butenolide derivatives in good yields (60–99%) with high diastereoselectivities (up to >95:5 dr) under mild reaction conditions. (Figure presented.).

Direct Access to Highly Enantioenriched α-Branched Acrylonitriles through a One-Pot Sequential Asymmetric Michael Addition/Retro-Dieckmann/Retro-Michael Fragmentation Cascade

A highly enantioselective synthesis of α-branched acrylonitriles is reported featuring a one-pot sequential asymmetric Michael addition/retro-Dieckmann/retro-Michael fragmentation cascade. The method, which relies on a solid, bench-stable, and commercially available acrylonitrile surrogate, is practical, scalable, and highly versatile and provides a direct access to a wide range of enantioenriched nitrile-containing building blocks. Most importantly, the method offers a new tool to incorporate an acrylonitrile moiety in an asymmetric fashion.

Guanosine-based self-assembly as an enantioselective catalyst scaffold

A self-assembled G-quadruplex formed by guanosine and borate as the chiral scaffold was used to catalyze the asymmetric Friedel-Crafts reaction in water. Catalysis, depending on the self-assembly of guanosine and borate into a fibrillar structure in the p

Expanding biohybrid-mediated asymmetric catalysis into the realm of RNA

The recent development of biohybrid catalytic systems has allowed synthetic chemists to reach high levels of selectivity on a wide variety of valuable synthetic transformations. In this context, DNA-based catalysts have emerged as particularly appealing t

Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Dimethylzinc to Acyl-N-methylimidazole Michael Acceptors: A Powerful Synthetic Platform

An efficient copper-catalyzed enantioselective conjugate addition of dimethylzinc to α,β- and α,β,γ,δ-unsaturated 2-acyl-N-methylimidazoles has been achieved using a chiral bidentate hydroxyalkyl-NHC ligand. The reactions proceeded with both excellent regio- and enantioselectivity (14 examples, 87-95 % ee) to afford the desired 1,4-adducts, which were easily transformed to the corresponding aldehydes, esters, and ketones. Subsequently, this powerful methodology was therefore successfully applied in the synthesis of natural products. Furthermore, an iterative process was also disclosed leading to highly desirable 1,3-desoxypropionate skeletons (up to 94 % d.e.). The enantioselective conjugate addition of dimethylzinc to (poly)unsaturated 2-acyl-N-methylimidazoles proceeds under Cu catalysis with excellent regio- and enantioselectivities (up to 95 % ee). The resulting 1,4-adducts can be easily transformed to the corresponding aldehydes, esters, ketones, and amines. This methodology was successfully applied in the synthesis of 1,3-desoxypropionate subunits and natural products.

DNA vs. mirror-image DNA: A universal approach to tune the absolute configuration in DNA-based asymmetric catalysis

Mirror mirror on the wall: By taking advantage of the unique structural features of L-DNA, the first examples of left-helical enantioselective induction in the field of DNA-based asymmetric catalysis were realized. Most importantly, this approach is the o

α,β-Unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles as a practical class of dienophiles for the DNA-based catalytic asymmetric diels-alder reaction in water

α,β-Unsaturated 2-acyl imidazoles are a novel and practical class of dienophiles for the DNA-based catalytic asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction in water. The Diels-Alder products are obtained with very high diastereoselectivities and enantioselectivities in

Catalytic conjugate additions of carbonyl anions under neutral aqueous conditions

The conjugate addition of carbonyl anions catalyzed by thiazolium salts that is fully operative under neutral aqueous conditions has been accomplished. The combination of α-keto carboxylates and thiazolium-derived zwitterions produces reactive carbonyl an