2016
Synthesis and evaluation of phenylalanine-derived trifluoromethyl ketones for peptide-based oxidation catalysis
Featherston AL, Miller SJ. Synthesis and evaluation of phenylalanine-derived trifluoromethyl ketones for peptide-based oxidation catalysis. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2016, 24: 4871-4874. PMID: 27452284, PMCID: PMC5053897, DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2016.07.012.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Regioselective Derivatizations of a Tribrominated Atropisomeric Benzamide Scaffold
Barrett KT, Miller SJ. Regioselective Derivatizations of a Tribrominated Atropisomeric Benzamide Scaffold. Organic Letters 2015, 17: 580-583. PMID: 25582814, PMCID: PMC4364386, DOI: 10.1021/ol503593y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLithium-halogen exchangeAsymmetric ligandsBenzamide scaffoldChiral moleculesRegioselective derivatizationEnantioselective synthesisGroup installationRegioselective transformationSequential PdAllylic alkylationHigh regioselectivityMoleculesBenzamidesPhosphinoDerivatizationRegioselectivityAlkylationLigandsTribromideSynthesisDerivativesPdScaffoldsPotential utility
2014
Catalyst Control over Regio- and Enantioselectivity in Baeyer–Villiger Oxidations of Functionalized Ketones
Romney DK, Colvin SM, Miller SJ. Catalyst Control over Regio- and Enantioselectivity in Baeyer–Villiger Oxidations of Functionalized Ketones. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2014, 136: 14019-14022. PMID: 25250713, PMCID: PMC4195385, DOI: 10.1021/ja508757g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBaeyer-Villiger oxidationPeptide-based catalystsHydrogen bonding interactionsTypes of selectivityParallel kinetic resolutionCatalyst controlFunctionalized KetonesCyclic ketonesFunctional groupsNatural productsComplex moleculesKinetic resolutionAsymmetric processEnantioselectivityRegioKetonesOxidationBroad utilityCatalystCatalysisSelectivityAmidesSynthesisMoleculesProductsTotal 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
2013
A Fully Synthetic and Biochemically Validated Phosphatidyl Inositol-3-Phosphate Hapten via Asymmetric Synthesis and Native Chemical Ligation
Chandler BD, Burkhardt AL, Foley K, Cullis C, Driscoll D, D’Amore N, Miller SJ. A Fully Synthetic and Biochemically Validated Phosphatidyl Inositol-3-Phosphate Hapten via Asymmetric Synthesis and Native Chemical Ligation. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 136: 412-418. PMID: 24344932, PMCID: PMC3919123, DOI: 10.1021/ja410750a.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChiral 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 stepsFunctionalizationChemistryElectrophilesChiralRegioselectivityEnantiomersSynthesisMoleculesHereinCopperSugarsAn efficient chemical synthesis of carboxylate-isostere analogs of daptomycin
Yoganathan S, Yin N, He Y, Mesleh MF, Gu YG, Miller SJ. An efficient chemical synthesis of carboxylate-isostere analogs of daptomycin. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2013, 11: 4680-4685. PMID: 23752953, PMCID: PMC4033608, DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40924d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSide-chain carboxylic acid groupsDirect synthetic procedureEfficient chemical synthesisCarboxylic acid groupsCarboxylic acid moietySynthetic procedureChemical synthesisBackbone cyclizationEsterification protocolAcid groupsAcid moietyCarboxylate isosteresBackbone amidesSynthesisAspartic acidGlutamic acidAcidMoietyAnaloguesCyclizationEfficient methodIsosteresAmidesHereinEnantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Benzamides through Peptide-Catalyzed Bromination
Barrett KT, Miller SJ. Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Benzamides through Peptide-Catalyzed Bromination. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2013, 135: 2963-2966. PMID: 23410090, PMCID: PMC3596792, DOI: 10.1021/ja400082x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnantioselective synthesisElectrophilic aromatic substitution reactionsSeries of triAromatic substitution reactionMetal-halogen exchangeRange of compoundsCatalytic brominationNMR spectroscopySubstitution reactionsBrønsted baseObserved productsOrtho functionalizationTertiary aminesLow conversionSubstitution patternBrominationCatalystHigh barrierBenzamidesReactionTertiary benzamidesAppropriate substrateSynthesisFunctionalizationDibromination
2012
Combinatorial evolution of site- and enantioselective catalysts for polyene epoxidation
Lichtor PA, Miller SJ. Combinatorial evolution of site- and enantioselective catalysts for polyene epoxidation. Nature Chemistry 2012, 4: 990-995. PMID: 23174978, PMCID: PMC3506257, DOI: 10.1038/nchem.1469.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeptide-based catalystsPossible stereochemical outcomesNon-enzymatic catalystsSimilar functional groupsCatalytic functionalizationEnantioselective catalystsChemical synthesisCombinatorial synthesisOxidation catalystAsymmetric oxidationEnzymatic catalysisCatalystEnantioselective oxidationFunctional groupsComplex moleculesStereochemical outcomeEvolution of enzymesSame moleculeOxidationSelectivitySynthesisCombinatorial evolutionMoleculesExhibit siteOnly precedent
2011
Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Each Enantiomer of Orthogonally Protected 4,4-Difluoroglutamic Acid: A Candidate Monomer for Chiral Brønsted Acid Peptide-Based Catalysts
Li Y, Miller SJ. Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of Each Enantiomer of Orthogonally Protected 4,4-Difluoroglutamic Acid: A Candidate Monomer for Chiral Brønsted Acid Peptide-Based Catalysts. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2011, 76: 9785-9791. PMID: 22039908, PMCID: PMC3228520, DOI: 10.1021/jo2018679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDifluoroglutamic acidEnhanced catalytic activityFunctional group manipulationsΑ-amino acidGlutamic acid derivativesReduction reactionOxidation reactionParent amino acidCoupling reactionCatalytic activityCandidate monomersChemoenzymatic synthesisSelective formationAsymmetric synthesisGroup manipulationsScalable procedurePeptide bondEnzymatic resolutionAcid derivativesSynthetic materialsSynthesisReactionEnantiomersAcidCatalystQuasi-biomimetic ring contraction promoted by a cysteine-based nucleophile: Total synthesis of Sch-642305, some analogs and their putative anti-HIV activities
Dermenci A, Selig PS, Domaoal RA, Spasov KA, Anderson KS, Miller SJ. Quasi-biomimetic ring contraction promoted by a cysteine-based nucleophile: Total synthesis of Sch-642305, some analogs and their putative anti-HIV activities. Chemical Science 2011, 2: 1568-1572. PMID: 24179673, PMCID: PMC3811095, DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00221j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research