Electronic control over site-selectivity in hydrogen atom transfer (HAT) based C (sp 3)–H functionalization promoted by electrophilic reagents

M Galeotti, M Salamone, M Bietti - Chemical Society Reviews, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The direct functionalization of C (sp3)–H bonds represents one of the most investigated
approaches to develop new synthetic methodology. Among the available strategies for …

[HTML][HTML] Late-stage modification of bioactive compounds: Improving druggability through efficient molecular editing

T Huo, X Zhao, Z Cheng, J Wei, M Zhu, X Dou… - … Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2024 - Elsevier
Synthetic chemistry plays an indispensable role in drug discovery, contributing to hit
compounds identification, lead compounds optimization, candidate drugs preparation, and …

Rational design of bioinspired catalysts for selective oxidations

L Vicens, G Olivo, M Costas - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
Recognizing Nature's unique ability to perform challenging oxygenation reactions with
exquisite selectivity parameters at iron-dependent oxygenases, chemists have long sought …

Hydrogen bonding-assisted and nonheme manganese-catalyzed remote hydroxylation of C–H bonds in nitrogen-containing molecules

J Chen, W Song, J Yao, Z Wu, YM Lee… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The development of catalytic systems capable of oxygenating unactivated C–H bonds with
excellent site-selectivity and functional group tolerance under mild conditions remains a …

A preparative small-molecule mimic of liver CYP450 enzymes in the aliphatic C–H oxidation of carbocyclic N-heterocycles

RK Chambers, JD Weaver, J Kim… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
An emerging trend in small-molecule pharmaceuticals, generally composed of nitrogen
heterocycles (N-heterocycles), is the incorporation of aliphatic fragments. Derivatization of …

Strategy evolution in a skeletal remodeling and C–H functionalization-based synthesis of the longiborneol sesquiterpenoids

RF Lusi, G Sennari, R Sarpong - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Detailed herein are our synthesis studies of longiborneol and related natural products. Our
overarching goals of utilizing a “camphor first” strategy enabled by skeletal remodeling of …

Direct solar energy-mediated synthesis of tertiary benzylic alcohols using a metal-free heterogeneous photocatalyst

Y Zhang, S Qin, N Claes, W Schilling… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Direct hydroxylation via the functionalization of tertiary benzylic C (sp3)–H bonds is of great
significance for obtaining tertiary alcohols, which find wide applications in pharmaceuticals …

Bromoacetic acid-promoted nonheme manganese-catalyzed alkane hydroxylation inspired by α-ketoglutarate-dependent oxygenases

J Chen, J Yao, XX Li, Y Wang, W Song, KB Cho… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic iron and manganese complexes have emerged as important catalysts in chemo-,
regio-, and stereoselective oxidation reactions. In this study, we describe a remote …

Bioinspired Non‐Heme Mn Catalysts for Regio‐ and Stereoselective Oxyfunctionalizations with H2O2

RV Ottenbacher, AA Bryliakova… - … A European Journal, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, metalloenzymes‐mediated highly selective oxidations of organic substrates
under mild conditions have been inspiration for developing synthetic bioinspired catalyst …

Allylic hydroxylation of enones useful for the functionalization of relevant drugs and natural products

CY Zheng, JM Yue - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Enones are privileged structural motifs in bioactive natural products and pharmaceuticals,
but the γ-hydroxylation of enones is challenging. Here we show a mild and efficient method …