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
2014
Total synthesis and isolation of citrinalin and cyclopiamine congeners
Mercado-Marin EV, Garcia-Reynaga P, Romminger S, Pimenta EF, Romney DK, Lodewyk MW, Williams DE, Andersen RJ, Miller SJ, Tantillo DJ, Berlinck RG, Sarpong R. Total synthesis and isolation of citrinalin and cyclopiamine congeners. Nature 2014, 509: 318-324. PMID: 24828190, PMCID: PMC4117207, DOI: 10.1038/nature13273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitrogen atomsChemical synthesisMultiple nitrogen atomsBasic nitrogen atomTotal synthesisFunctional groupsNatural productsSelective introductionTarget moleculesSuch compoundsChemical connectionsSynthesisAtomsBiogenetic precursorBasicityCompoundsMoleculesBroad rangePrecursorsAlkaloidsPresenceCongenersProducts
2012
Catalytic Site-Selective Thiocarbonylations and Deoxygenations of Vancomycin Reveal Hydroxyl-Dependent Conformational Effects
Fowler BS, Laemmerhold KM, Miller SJ. Catalytic Site-Selective Thiocarbonylations and Deoxygenations of Vancomycin Reveal Hydroxyl-Dependent Conformational Effects. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2012, 134: 9755-9761. PMID: 22621706, PMCID: PMC3374881, DOI: 10.1021/ja302692j.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptide-based catalystsForm of vancomycinNew compoundsVancomycin derivativesRational designConformational consequencesCatalystConformational effectsNew analoguesSelectivity profileBiological activityThiocarbonylationDeoxygenationNative structureStructural roleHydroxylCompoundsDerivativesAnaloguesSubstrateStructure