Acyclic twisted amides

G Meng, J Zhang, M Szostak - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this contribution, we provide a comprehensive overview of acyclic twisted amides,
covering the literature since 1993 (the year of the first recognized report on acyclic twisted …

Amide bond activation of biological molecules

S Mahesh, KC Tang, M Raj - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Amide bonds are the most prevalent structures found in organic molecules and various
biomolecules such as peptides, proteins, DNA, and RNA. The unique feature of amide …

Bioinspired “cage traps” for closed-loop lead management of perovskite solar cells under real-world contamination assessment

H Luo, P Li, J Ma, X Li, H Zhu, Y Cheng, Q Li… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite the remarkable progress made in perovskite solar cells, great concerns regarding
potential Pb contamination risk and environmental vulnerability risks associated with …

Decarbonylative cross-coupling of amides

C Liu, M Szostak - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Cross-coupling reactions are among the most powerful C–C and C–X bond forming tools in
organic chemistry. Traditionally, cross-coupling methods rely on the use of aryl halides or …

Extreme pH‐resistant, highly cation‐selective poly (quaternary ammonium) membranes fabricated via menshutkin reaction‐based interfacial polymerization

S Jeon, H Kim, J Choi, JF Kim… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Membrane‐based separation technologies have attracted significant interest from various
industries owing to their high process efficiency. However, the wider applications of …

Reversible twisting of primary amides via ground state N–C (O) destabilization: highly twisted rotationally inverted acyclic amides

G Meng, S Shi, R Lalancette, R Szostak… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Since the seminal studies by Pauling in 1930s, planarity has become the defining
characteristic of the amide bond. Planarity of amides has central implications for the …

Chemistry of bridged lactams and related heterocycles

M Szostak, J Aube - Chemical reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The amide bond is one of the most important functional groups in chemistry and biology. 1
Due to the strong resonance interaction between nN and π* C O orbitals (Figure 1), 2 the …

“Amide resonance” correlates with a breadth of C− N rotation barriers

CR Kemnitz, MJ Loewen - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2007 - ACS Publications
Complete basis set calculations (CBS-QB3) were used to compute the CN rotation barriers
for acetamide and eight related compounds, including acetamide enolate and O-protonated …

Transition‐metal‐free activation of amides by N− C bond cleavage

G Li, M Szostak - The Chemical Record, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The amide bond N− C activation represents a powerful strategy in organic synthesis to
functionalize the historically inert amide linkage. This personal account highlights recent …

Synthesis and structural analysis of 2-quinuclidonium tetrafluoroborate

K Tani, BM Stoltz - Nature, 2006 - nature.com
The amide functional group is one of the most fundamental motifs found in chemistry and
biology, and it has been studied extensively for the past century. Typical acyclic amides are …