Organocatalytic atroposelective synthesis of indole derivatives bearing axial chirality: strategies and applications

HH Zhang, F Shi - Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Catalytic atroposelective syntheses of axially chiral compounds have stimulated
extensive interest in multiple communities, such as synthetic chemistry, biochemistry, and …

Recent advances in catalytic asymmetric construction of atropisomers

JK Cheng, SH Xiang, S Li, L Ye, B Tan - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atropisomerism is a stereochemical behavior portrayed by three-dimensional molecules that
bear rotationally restricted σ bond. Akin to the well-represented point-chiral molecules …

Organocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral N,N′‐Bisindoles

ZH Chen, TZ Li, NY Wang, XF Ma, SF Ni… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This study establishes the first organocatalytic enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral N,
N′‐bisindoles via chiral phosphoric acid‐catalyzed formal (3+ 2) cycloadditions of indole …

Stereodynamic strategies to induce and enrich chirality of atropisomers at a late stage

CB Roos, CH Chiang, LAM Murray, D Yang… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Enantiomers, where chirality arises from restricted rotation around a single bond, are
atropisomers. Due to the unique nature of the origins of their chirality, synthetic strategies to …

Organocatalytic atroposelective synthesis of N− N axially chiral indoles and pyrroles by de novo ring formation

KW Chen, ZH Chen, S Yang, SF Wu… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The first highly atroposelective construction of N− N axially chiral indole scaffolds was
established via a new strategy of de novo ring formation. This strategy makes use of the …

Asymmetric synthesis of axially chiral C− N atropisomers

P Rodríguez‐Salamanca, R Fernández… - … A European Journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Molecules with restricted rotation around a single bond or atropisomers are found in a wide
number of natural products and bioactive molecules as well as in chiral ligands for …

Transition metal‐catalyzed enantioselective C− H functionalization via chiral transient directing group strategies

G Liao, T Zhang, ZK Lin, BF Shi - … Chemie International Edition, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Transition metal‐catalyzed enantioselective functionalization of C− H bond, the most
abundant functionality in organic molecules, has emerged as an expedient synthetic …

Transition Metal Catalyzed Enantioselective C(sp2)–H Bond Functionalization

TK Achar, S Maiti, S Jana, D Maiti - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Direct catalytic transformation of C–H bonds to new functionalities has provided a powerful
strategy to synthesize complex molecular scaffolds in a straightforward way. Unstinting …

Construction of axially chiral compounds via asymmetric organocatalysis

YB Wang, B Tan - Accounts of chemical research, 2018 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Axially chiral compounds have received much attention from chemists because
of their widespread appearance in natural products, biologically active compounds, and …

Recent advances in the synthesis of axially chiral biaryls via transition metal-catalysed asymmetric C–H functionalization

G Liao, T Zhou, QJ Yao, BF Shi - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Axially chiral biaryl motifs are widely present in natural products and pharmaceuticals.
Moreover, they have been broadly used as privileged ligands in asymmetric catalysis. Over …