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