Expanding the synthetic toolbox through metal–enzyme cascade reactions

S González-Granda, J Albarrán-Velo… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The combination of metal-, photo-, enzyme-, and/or organocatalysis provides multiple
synthetic solutions, especially when the creation of chiral centers is involved. Historically …

Biaryl synthesis with arenediazonium salts: cross-coupling, CH-arylation and annulation reactions

FX Felpin, S Sengupta - Chemical Society Reviews, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The rich legacy of arenediazonium salts in the synthesis of unsymmetrical biaryls, built
around the seminal works of Pschorr, Gomberg and Bachmann more than a century ago …

Data science enables the development of a new class of chiral phosphoric acid catalysts

JP Liles, C Rouget-Virbel, JLH Wahlman, R Rahimoff… - Chem, 2023 - cell.com
The widespread success of BINOL-chiral phosphoric acids (CPAs) has led to the
development of several high molecular weight, sterically encumbered variants. Herein, we …

Engineering enzymes for noncanonical amino acid synthesis

PJ Almhjell, CE Boville, FH Arnold - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The standard proteinogenic amino acids grant access to a myriad of chemistries that
harmonize to create life. Outside of these twenty canonical protein building blocks are …

Reprogramming natural proteins using unnatural amino acids

A Adhikari, BR Bhattarai, A Aryal, N Thapa, KC Puja… - RSC …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Unnatural amino acids have gained significant attention in protein engineering and drug
discovery as they allow the evolution of proteins with enhanced stability and activity. The …

Aryl fluorosulfates: powerful and versatile partners in cross-coupling reactions

SK Saraswat, R Seemaladinne, H Zaini, N Ahmad… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Aryl fluorosulfates are versatile building blocks in organic synthesis and have gained
increasing attention in SuFEx (Sulfur Fluoride Exchange) click chemistry. They are easily …

Synthesis of CBD and its derivatives bearing various C4′-side chains with a late-stage diversification method

X Gong, C Sun, MA Abame, W Shi, Y Xie… - The Journal of …, 2019 - ACS Publications
A novel synthetic route for making (−)-CBD and its derivatives bearing various C4′-side
chains is developed by a late-stage diversification method. Starting from commercially …

Transition metal-catalyzed cross-coupling methodologies for the engineering of small molecules with applications in organic electronics and photovoltaics

L Zani, A Dessì, D Franchi, M Calamante… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2019 - Elsevier
Cross-coupling reactions have played a key role in producing numerous types of π-
conjugated small molecules having appealing properties for practical applications in organic …

Improved Synthesis of 4-Cyanotryptophan and Other Tryptophan Analogues in Aqueous Solvent Using Variants of TrpB from Thermotoga maritima

CE Boville, DK Romney, PJ Almhjell… - The Journal of …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The use of enzymes has become increasingly widespread in synthesis as chemists strive to
reduce their reliance on organic solvents in favor of more environmentally benign aqueous …

New TRPM8 blockers exert anticancer activity over castration-resistant prostate cancer models

V Di Sarno, P Giovannelli, A Medina-Peris… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
TRPM8 has recently emerged as a druggable target in prostate cancer (PC) and TRPM8
modulators have been proposed as potential anticancer agents in this pathology. We have …