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
2014
Function-oriented investigations of a peptide-based catalyst that mediates enantioselective allylic alcohol epoxidation.
Abascal NC, Lichtor PA, Giuliano MW, Miller SJ. Function-oriented investigations of a peptide-based catalyst that mediates enantioselective allylic alcohol epoxidation. Chemical Science 2014, 5: 4504-4511. PMID: 25386335, PMCID: PMC4224318, DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01440e.Peer-Reviewed Original Research