2018
Divergent Control of Point and Axial Stereogenicity: Catalytic Enantioselective C−N Bond‐Forming Cross‐Coupling and Catalyst‐Controlled Atroposelective Cyclodehydration
Kwon Y, Chinn AJ, Kim B, Miller SJ. Divergent Control of Point and Axial Stereogenicity: Catalytic Enantioselective C−N Bond‐Forming Cross‐Coupling and Catalyst‐Controlled Atroposelective Cyclodehydration. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2018, 57: 6251-6255. PMID: 29637680, PMCID: PMC5964046, DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802963.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAxis of chiralityCopper complexesChiral phosphoric acid catalystChiral copper complexesPhosphoric acid catalystStereogenic carbon centersMultiple stereoisomersCatalytic approachCatalytic reactionStereogenic elementsAcid catalystRemote desymmetrizationCatalyst controlAxial chiralityCarbon centerStereogenic centersCross couplingHigh diastereoselectivityPhosphoric acidCatalystChiralityStereoisomersCyclodehydrationStereogenicityReaction
2017
Enantioselective Intermolecular C–O Bond Formation in the Desymmetrization of Diarylmethines Employing a Guanidinylated Peptide-Based Catalyst
Chinn AJ, Kim B, Kwon Y, Miller SJ. Enantioselective Intermolecular C–O Bond Formation in the Desymmetrization of Diarylmethines Employing a Guanidinylated Peptide-Based Catalyst. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2017, 139: 18107-18114. PMID: 29116792, PMCID: PMC5738244, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b11197.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsComplex molecular settingsO bond formationPeptide-based ligandsCross-coupling reactionsPhenolic hydroxyl groupsIntermolecular CuIntermolecular CChemoselective reactionTBu groupBond formationAppreciable selectivityReactive sitesPhenolic nucleophilesHydroxyl groupsSteric perturbationsMaximum enantioselectivitySecond reactive siteMolecular settingNucleophilesDesymmetrizationUncommon levelReactionSubstrateCatalystChemistry
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
2013
Chiral Copper(II) Complex-Catalyzed Reactions of Partially Protected Carbohydrates
Allen CL, Miller SJ. Chiral Copper(II) Complex-Catalyzed Reactions of Partially Protected Carbohydrates. Organic Letters 2013, 15: 6178-6181. PMID: 24274325, DOI: 10.1021/ol4033072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoupling of electrophilesCarbohydrate chemistryDivergent regioselectivityRegioselective functionalizationCatalyzed reactionsSaccharide moleculesSuch reactionsCatalystReactionManipulation stepsFunctionalizationChemistryElectrophilesChiralRegioselectivityEnantiomersSynthesisMoleculesHereinCopperSugars