P-Stereogenic phosphorus ligands in asymmetric catalysis

T Imamoto - Chemical reviews, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Chiral phosphorus ligands play a crucial role in asymmetric catalysis for the efficient
synthesis of useful optically active compounds. They are largely categorized into two …

Recent advances in the enantioselective synthesis of chiral amines via transition metal-catalyzed asymmetric hydrogenation

A Cabré, X Verdaguer, A Riera - Chemical Reviews, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Chiral amines are key structural motifs present in a wide variety of natural products, drugs,
and other biologically active compounds. During the past decade, significant advances have …

Photochemical single-step synthesis of β-amino acid derivatives from alkenes and (hetero) arenes

G Tan, M Das, H Keum, P Bellotti, C Daniliuc… - Nature Chemistry, 2022‏ - nature.com
Abstract β-Amino acids are frequently found as important components in numerous
biologically active molecules, drugs and natural products. In particular, they are broadly …

Cooperative carbene photocatalysis for β-amino ester synthesis

N Tanaka, JL Zhu, OL Valencia, CR Schull… - Journal of the …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
β-Amino acids are useful building blocks of bioactive molecules, including peptidomimetics
and pharmaceutical compounds. The current limited accessibility to β2, 2-type amino acids …

Enzymatic asymmetric synthesis of chiral amino acids

YP Xue, CH Cao, YG Zheng - Chemical Society Reviews, 2018‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Chiral amino acids are extensively applied in the pharmaceutical, food, cosmetic,
agricultural, and feedstuff industries. The development of synthetic methodologies for …

Discovery, engineering, and synthetic application of transaminase biocatalysts

I Slabu, JL Galman, RC Lloyd, NJ Turner - ACS Catalysis, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
Transaminases have attracted considerable interest in their use as biocatalysts for the
synthesis of compounds containing chiral amine units, which are widespread within the …

Mechanochemical and mechanoenzymatic synthesis of pharmacologically active compounds: A green perspective

M Pérez-Venegas, E Juaristi - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Recently, the application of mechanochemical strategies in organic synthesis has attracted
the attention of both the academic and industrial chemical communities. The high efficiency …

Ligand-Enabled γ-C(sp3)–H Hydroxylation of Free Amines with Aqueous Hydrogen Peroxide

Z Li, JQ Yu - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Selective oxidation of the γ-C–H bonds from abundant amine feedstocks via palladium
catalysis is a valuable transformation in synthesis and medicinal chemistry. Despite …

Rhodium-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation as a valuable synthetic tool for the preparation of chiral drugs

P Etayo, A Vidal-Ferran - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
During the last few decades, rhodium-catalysed asymmetric hydrogenation of diverse
alkene classes has emerged as a powerful synthetic tool in the pharmaceutical industry …

Tailor‐made amino acids and fluorinated motifs as prominent traits in modern pharmaceuticals

H Mei, J Han, S White, DJ Graham… - … A European Journal, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Structural analysis of modern pharmaceutical practices allows for the identification of two
rapidly growing trends: the introduction of tailor‐made amino acids and the exploitation of …