Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of sulfur-containing atropisomers by CS bond formations

RF Cao, ZM Chen - Science China Chemistry, 2023 - Springer
Chiral organosulfur compounds are not only widely distributed in bioactive natural products
and pharmaceuticals, but also play a significant role in chiral ligands/catalysts. Throughout …

Organocatalytic diastereo-and atroposelective construction of N–N axially chiral pyrroles and indoles

SJ Wang, X Wang, X Xin, S Zhang, H Yang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The construction of N–N axially chiral motifs is an important research topic, owing to their
wide occurrence in natural products, pharmaceuticals and chiral ligands. One efficient …

Alkynyl Acylazolium: A Versatile 1, 3‐Bielectrophilic 3C‐Synthon in NHC‐Organocatalysis

J Gao, S Zhang, D Du - The Chemical Record, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
N‐Heterocyclic carbene (NHC) organocatalysis has emerged as a powerful tool in the field
of modern organic synthesis especially in the asymmetric construction of various cyclic …

Enantioselective synthesis of axially chiral diaryl ethers via NHC catalyzed desymmetrization and following resolution

BA Zhou, XN Li, CL Zhang, ZX Wang… - Angewandte Chemie, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Axially chiral diaryl ethers are present in numerous natural products and bioactive
molecules. However, only few catalytic enantioselective approaches have been established …

Enantioselective access to triaryl-2-pyrones with monoaxial or contiguous C–C diaxes via oxidative NHC catalysis

SC Zhang, S Liu, X Wang, SJ Wang, H Yang, L Li… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
We present herein an unprecedented stereoselective synthesis of triaryl-2-pyrones with
monoaxial or contiguous diaxes from readily available starting materials. This N-heterocyclic …

Atroposelective Synthesis of Triaryl α‐Pyranones with 1, 2‐Diaxes by N‐Heterocyclic Carbene Organocatalysis

S Zhang, X Wang, LL Han, J Li, Z Liang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Atropisomers bearing multiple stereogenic axes are of increasing importance to the field of
material science, pharmaceuticals, and catalysis. However, the atroposelective construction …

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed atroposelective synthesis of N–N axially chiral 3-amino quinazolinones

K Balanna, S Barik, S Barik, S Shee, N Manoj… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Although the atroposelective synthesis of biaryls and related compounds bearing axially
chiral C–C bonds is well-known, the synthesis of axially chiral C–N bond-containing …

Synthesis of Chiral Biphenyl Monophosphines as Ligands in Enantioselective Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling

HY Qu, WH Zheng - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Herein, we describe our design and synthesis of novel chiral monophosphine ligands by the
short-step addition of chiral lactates as side chains to the well-known ligand SPhos/RuPhos …

NHC-Catalyzed Chemo-and Enantioselective Reaction between Aldehydes and Enals for Access to Axially Chiral Arylaldehydes

Z Zheng, Q Liu, X Peng, Z Jin, J Wu - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
A chiral carbene-catalyzed chemo-and enantioselective reaction with racemic biaryl
aldehydes and α-bromoenals is developed for access to axially chiral 2-arylbenzaldehydes …

N‐Heterocyclic Carbene‐Catalyzed Atroposelective Synthesis of 5‐Indo‐1‐yl Pyran‐2‐ones with an N− C axis from Enals

L Zhang, Q Wu, M Ren, H Zhang… - Advanced Synthesis …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A variety of 5‐indo‐1‐yl pyran‐2‐ones with an N− C axis were prepared via a
carbene‐catalyzed oxidative [3+ 3] annulation of indole‐1‐pyruvate esters and enals …