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 acidSubstrateCarbocyclesCyclocondensationHeterocyclesHeteroatomsScaffoldsReactionSynthesisReactivityYield
2015
Structure Diversification of Vancomycin through Peptide-Catalyzed, Site-Selective Lipidation: A Catalysis-Based Approach To Combat Glycopeptide-Resistant Pathogens
Yoganathan S, Miller SJ. Structure Diversification of Vancomycin through Peptide-Catalyzed, Site-Selective Lipidation: A Catalysis-Based Approach To Combat Glycopeptide-Resistant Pathogens. Journal Of Medicinal Chemistry 2015, 58: 2367-2377. PMID: 25671771, PMCID: PMC4364393, DOI: 10.1021/jm501872s.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStructure diversificationLipid chain lengthStructure-activity relationship studiesPeptide catalystsCatalytic approachAliphatic hydroxylDerivatization sitesDerivatives 9aGlycopeptide-resistant pathogensNovel antibiotic leadsChain lengthLipid chainsRelationship studiesAntibiotic leadsCatalystCatalysisAntibiotic-resistant infectionsHydroxylHereinScaffoldsBioactivityChainSpectraLipidationIncorporationRegioselective Derivatizations of a Tribrominated Atropisomeric Benzamide Scaffold
Barrett KT, Miller SJ. Regioselective Derivatizations of a Tribrominated Atropisomeric Benzamide Scaffold. Organic Letters 2015, 17: 580-583. PMID: 25582814, PMCID: PMC4364386, DOI: 10.1021/ol503593y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLithium-halogen exchangeAsymmetric ligandsBenzamide scaffoldChiral moleculesRegioselective derivatizationEnantioselective synthesisGroup installationRegioselective transformationSequential PdAllylic alkylationHigh regioselectivityMoleculesBenzamidesPhosphinoDerivatizationRegioselectivityAlkylationLigandsTribromideSynthesisDerivativesPdScaffoldsPotential utility