2024
Catalyst–Substrate Pairings for Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Systems in Atroposelective Quinazolinone Synthesis
Guo M, Miller S. Catalyst–Substrate Pairings for Carbocyclic and Heterocyclic Systems in Atroposelective Quinazolinone Synthesis. ACS Catalysis 2024, 17226-17232. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.4c05014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChiral phosphoric acidPositive nonlinear effectNon-covalent interactionsQuinazolinone synthesisHeterocyclic systemsCatalyst scaffoldHigh enantioselectivityNitrogen heteroatomsEnantiomeric ratioCatalystReaction developmentCatalytic scaffoldMechanistic studiesEnantioselectivityPhosphoric acidSubstrateCarbocyclesCyclocondensationHeterocyclesHeteroatomsScaffoldsReactionSynthesisReactivityYieldEnantioselective Sulfonimidamide Acylation via a Cinchona Alkaloid-Catalyzed Desymmetrization: Scope, Data Science, and Mechanistic Investigation
Haas B, Lim N, Jermaks J, Gaster E, Guo M, Malig T, Werth J, Zhang H, Toste F, Gosselin F, Miller S, Sigman M. Enantioselective Sulfonimidamide Acylation via a Cinchona Alkaloid-Catalyzed Desymmetrization: Scope, Data Science, and Mechanistic Investigation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2024, 146: 8536-8546. PMID: 38480482, PMCID: PMC10990064, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c00374.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDensity functional theoryStructure-activity relationshipBis-acylationExcellent yieldsAsymmetric acylationTetrahedral intermediateSynthetic chemistryFunctional theoryMechanistic investigationsReaction kineticsMechanistic studiesSulfonimidamidesDesymmetrizationEnantioselectivityStructural studiesCatalystAcylPharmacophoreCinchonaIntermediateReactionChemistryKineticsYield
2016
Distal Stereocontrol Using Guanidinylated Peptides as Multifunctional Ligands: Desymmetrization of Diarylmethanes via Ullman Cross-Coupling
Kim B, Chinn AJ, Fandrick DR, Senanayake CH, Singer RA, Miller SJ. Distal Stereocontrol Using Guanidinylated Peptides as Multifunctional Ligands: Desymmetrization of Diarylmethanes via Ullman Cross-Coupling. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2016, 138: 7939-7945. PMID: 27254785, PMCID: PMC5127171, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b03444.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Enantioselective Synthesis of 3‑Arylquinazolin-4(3H)‑ones via Peptide-Catalyzed Atroposelective Bromination
Diener ME, Metrano AJ, Kusano S, Miller SJ. Enantioselective Synthesis of 3‑Arylquinazolin-4(3H)‑ones via Peptide-Catalyzed Atroposelective Bromination. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2015, 137: 12369-12377. PMID: 26343278, PMCID: PMC5134330, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b07726.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAtroposelective brominationDensity functional theory calculationsBroad substrate scopeX-ray crystallographyΒ-turn peptideFunctional theory calculationsCross-coupling sequenceFree catalystsSubstrate scopeAmination procedureStereochemical informationEnantioselective synthesisTheory calculationsHigh enantioselectivityRotational barriersMechanistic studiesSubsequent transformationBrominationMono-orthoProduct of interestCatalystEnantioinductionCrystallographyEnantioselectivityIsomers
2013
Asymmetric Catalysis at a Distance: Catalytic, Site-Selective Phosphorylation of Teicoplanin
Han S, Miller SJ. Asymmetric Catalysis at a Distance: Catalytic, Site-Selective Phosphorylation of Teicoplanin. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 12414-12421. PMID: 23924210, PMCID: PMC3790668, DOI: 10.1021/ja406067v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTeicoplanin A2-2Site-selective phosphorylationPeptide-based catalystsSmall-molecule catalystsX-ray crystal structureCatalyst-substrate interactionsSet of catalystsDistinct hydroxyl groupsAsymmetric catalysisCatalytic controlStructural assignmentCatalystTeicoplanin derivativesNatural productsGlycopeptide structuresHydroxyl groupsCrystal structureMass spectrometryMechanistic studiesBiological activityCatalytic moietyAdditional functionalityCatalysisMoietySpectroscopy