Advances in catalytic asymmetric dearomatization

C Zheng, SL You - ACS Central Science, 2021 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric catalysis has been recognized as the most enabling strategy for accessing
chiral molecules in enantioenriched forms. Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization is an …

Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reaction-enabled total synthesis of indole-based natural products

C Zheng, SL You - Natural Product Reports, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2000 up to 2019. Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reactions have
witnessed considerable development in recent years. As the most extensively studied sub …

Design and catalytic asymmetric construction of axially chiral 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons

C Ma, F Jiang, FT Sheng, Y Jiao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The first catalytic asymmetric construction of 3, 3′‐bisindole skeletons bearing both axial
and central chirality has been established by organocatalytic asymmetric addition reactions …

Enantioselective formation of quaternary carbon stereocenters in natural product synthesis: a recent update

C Li, SS Ragab, G Liu, W Tang - Natural Product Reports, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2013–2018 Natural products bearing quaternary carbon stereocenters have
attracted tremendous interest from the synthetic community due to their diverse biological …

Cascade asymmetric dearomative cyclization reactions via transition-metal-catalysis

YZ Liu, H Song, C Zheng, SL You - Nature Synthesis, 2022 - nature.com
Catalytic asymmetric dearomatization (CADA) reactions offer an efficient strategy for directly
converting aromatic compounds into chiral cyclic molecules. Cascade dearomative …

Enantioselective synthesis of pyrroloindolines via noncovalent stabilization of indole radical cations and applications to the synthesis of alkaloid natural products

EC Gentry, LJ Rono, ME Hale, R Matsuura… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
While interest in the synthetic chemistry of radical cations continues to grow, controlling
enantioselectivity in the reactions of these intermediates remains a challenge. Based on …

Recent advances in copper-catalyzed decarboxylative reactions of propargylic cyclic carbonates/carbamates

Y You, YP Zhang, ZH Wang, JQ Zhao, JQ Yin… - Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Copper-catalyzed decarboxylative reactions of propargylic cyclic carbonates/carbamates
enable the efficient construction of widely available skeletons such as allenes, ethynyl …

Enantioselective dearomative prenylation of indole derivatives

HF Tu, X Zhang, C Zheng, M Zhu, SL You - Nature Catalysis, 2018 - nature.com
Prenylation is a ubiquitous process common to almost all living organisms, and a key
transformation in organic synthesis. Dearomative prenylation reactions of tryptophan …

Organo-cation catalyzed asymmetric homo/heterodialkylation of bisoxindoles: construction of vicinal all-carbon quaternary stereocenters and total synthesis of (−) …

SK Chen, WQ Ma, ZB Yan, FM Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A novel chiral spirocyclic amide (SPA)-derived triazolium organocatalyst has been designed
and demonstrated to effect asymmetric homo-and heterodialkylations of various …

Phosphine‐Catalyzed (3+ 2) Annulation of Isoindigos with Allenes: Enantioselective Formation of Two Vicinal Quaternary Stereogenic Centers

WL Chan, X Tang, F Zhang, G Quek… - Angewandte …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Construction of contiguous all‐carbon quaternary stereogenic centers is a long‐standing
challenge in synthetic organic chemistry. In this report, a phosphine‐catalyzed …