Recent developments in enantioselective transition metal catalysis featuring attractive noncovalent interactions between ligand and substrate

A Fanourakis, PJ Docherty, P Chuentragool… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Enantioselective transition metal catalysis is an area very much at the forefront of
contemporary synthetic research. The development of processes that enable the efficient …

Noncovalent interaction-assisted ferrocenyl phosphine ligands in asymmetric catalysis

Q Zhao, C Chen, J Wen, XQ Dong… - Accounts of Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Conspectus Noncovalent interactions are ubiquitous in nature and are responsible for the
precision control in enzyme catalysis via the cooperation of multiple active sites. Inspired by …

Phosphorus ligands from the Zhang lab: Design, asymmetric hydrogenation, and industrial applications

F Wan, W Tang - Chinese Journal of Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Chiral phosphorus ligands have played a crucial role for the recent advances in asymmetric
catalysis. This review summarizes chiral phosphorus ligands developed from the Laboratory …

Reactions of 2‐Aryl‐1, 3‐Dithianes and [1.1. 1] Propellane

N Trongsiriwat, Y Pu, Y Nieves‐Quinones… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Bicyclo [1.1. 1] pentanes (BCPs) have sparked the interest of medicinal chemists
due to their recent discovery as bioisosteres of aromatic rings. To study the biological activity …

Enantiodivergent synthesis of chiral tetrahydroquinoline derivatives via Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation: Solvent-dependent enantioselective control and …

Z Han, G Liu, X Yang, XQ Dong, X Zhang - ACS Catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of quinolines was developed, and both enantiomers
of chiral tetrahydroquinoline derivatives could be easily obtained, respectively, in high yields …

Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of unprotected indoles: scope investigations and mechanistic studies

G Liu, L Zheng, K Tian, H Wang, L Wa Chung… - CCS …, 2023 - chinesechemsoc.org
Transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation (AH) of unprotected indoles has
mainly been applied to alkyl substituted unprotected indoles. However, the challenging aryl …

Dual photoredox and nickel-catalyzed desymmetric C–O coupling reactions: visible light-mediated enantioselective synthesis of 1, 4-benzodioxanes

QQ Zhou, FD Lu, D Liu, LQ Lu, WJ Xiao - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
1, 4-Benzodioxane widely exists as the core structure in many therapeutic agents and
bioactive natural compounds. Hence, to access this kind of molecule, an enantioselective …

Efficient enzymatic synthesis of chiral 2, 3-dihydro-1, 4-benzodioxane motif using engineered Candida antarctica lipase B

Z Wu, W Shi, M Jin, W Zhou - RSC advances, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Chiral motifs of 2, 3-dihydro-1, 4 benzodioxane are extensively utilized in diverse medicinal
substances and bioactive natural compounds, exhibiting significant biological activities …

Highly efficient Ir-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation of benzoxazinones and derivatives with a Brønsted acid cocatalyst

Z Han, G Liu, R Wang, XQ Dong, X Zhang - Chemical Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The Ir-catalyzed highly efficient asymmetric hydrogenation of benzoxazinones and
derivatives was successfully developed with N-methylated ZhaoPhos L5 as the ligand …

Iridium-Catalyzed Double Asymmetric Hydrogenation of 2, 5-Dialkylienecyclopentanones for the Synthesis of Chiral Cyclopentanones

Y Nie, Q Yuan, F Gao, M Terada, W Zhang - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
Herein, we report an efficient iridium-catalyzed double asymmetric hydrogenation of 2, 5-
dialkylienecyclopentanones, delivering the chiral 2, 5-disubstituted cyclopentanones in …