Recent progress of asymmetric catalysis from a chinese perspective

YM He, YZ Cheng, Y Duan, YD Zhang, QH Fan… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
The precise construction of chiral molecules is a core research area in chemical science and
technology. Among the plethora of reported synthetic methods, asymmetric catalysis has …

New Insights into the Cooperativity and Dynamics of Dimeric Enzymes

KW Chen, TY Sun, YD Wu - Chemical Reviews, 2023 - ACS Publications
A survey of protein databases indicates that the majority of enzymes exist in oligomeric
forms, with about half of those found in the UniProt database being homodimeric …

Dual-Catalyzed Stereodivergent Electrooxidative Homocoupling of Benzoxazolyl Acetate

J Zhang, W Zhu, Z Chen, Q Zhang… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The development of a reliable strategy for stereodivergent radical reactions that allows
convenient access to all stereoisomers of homocoupling adducts with multiple stereogenic …

Stereodivergent Synthesis of Allenes with α, β‐Adjacent Central Chiralities Empowered by Synergistic Pd/Cu Catalysis

L Zhao, Y Luo, J Xiao, X Huo, S Ma… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The stereodivergent synthesis of allene compounds bearing α, β‐adjacent central chiralities
has been realized via the Pd/Cu‐catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric alkylation of racemic …

Stereodivergent Construction of 1, 3‐Chiral Centers via Tandem Asymmetric Conjugate Addition and Allylic Substitution Reaction

JH Xie, YM Hou, Z Feng, SL You - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a synthesis of cyclohexanones bearing multi‐continuous stereocenters by
combining copper‐catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of dialkylzinc reagents to cyclic …

Desymmetrization of Geminal Difluoromethylenes using a Palladium/Copper/Lithium Ternary System for the Stereodivergent Synthesis of Fluorinated Amino Acids

Y Luo, Y Ma, G Li, X Huo… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fluorinated amino acids and related peptides/proteins have been found widespread
applications in pharmaceutical and agricultural compounds. However, strategies for …

Asymmetric Synthesis of Chiral 1, 2‐Bis (Boronic) Esters Featuring Acyclic, Non‐Adjacent 1, 3‐Stereocenters

XM Jiang, CL Ji, JF Ge, JH Zhao, XY Zhu… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The construction of acyclic, non‐adjacent 1, 3‐stereogenic centers, prevalent motifs in drugs
and bioactive molecules, has been a long‐standing synthetic challenge due to acyclic …

Enantioselective C3‐Allylation of Pyridines via Tandem Borane and Palladium Catalysis

JJ Tian, RR Li, GX Tian, XC Wang - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report a one‐pot method for enantioselective C− H allylation of pyridines at C3
via tandem borane and palladium catalysis. This method involves borane‐catalyzed …

Stereodivergent Construction of Csp3−Csp3 Bonds Bearing Vicinal Stereocenters by Synergistic Palladium and Phase‐Transfer Catalysis

J Han, R Liu, Z Lin, W Zi - Angewandte Chemie, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Synergistic catalysis has emerged as one of the most powerful tools for stereodivergent
formation of Csp3− Csp3 bonds bearing vicinal stereocenters. Despite the many successes …

Stereodivergent access to non-natural α-amino acids via enantio- and Z/E-selective catalysis

P Li, E Zheng, G Li, Y Luo, X Huo, S Ma, W Zhang - Science, 2024 - science.org
The precise control of Z and E configurations of the carbon-carbon double bond in alkene
synthesis has long been a fundamental challenge in synthetic chemistry, even more …