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ArticleChemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)2022

Asymmetric Alkylation of Cyclic Ketones with Dehydroalanine via H-Bond-Directing Enamine Catalysis: Straightforward Access to Enantiopure Unnatural α-Amino Acids.

Michele Retini, Silvia Bartolucci, Francesca Bartoccini, Giovanni Piersanti

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Article in Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Michele RetiniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, PU, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0218-8505
Silvia BartolucciDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, PU, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2063-4230
Francesca BartocciniDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, PU, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0400-7771
Giovanni PiersantiDepartment of Biomolecular Sciences, University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Piazza Rinascimento 6, 61029, Urbino, PU, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0418-7143

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Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca 2020AEX4TA
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The growing importance of structurally diverse and functionalized enantiomerically pure unnatural amino acids in the design of drugs, including peptides, has stimulated the development of new synthetic methods. This study reports the challenging direct asymmetric alkylation of cyclic ketones with dehydroalanine derivatives via a conjugate addition reaction for the synthesis of enantiopure ketone-based α-unnatural amino acids. The key to success was the design of a bifunctional primary amine-thiourea catalyst that combines H-bond-directing activation and enamine catalysis. The simultaneous dual activation of the two relatively unreactive partners, confirmed by mass spectrometry studies, results in high reactivity while securing high levels of stereocontrol. A broad substrate scope is accompanied by versatile downstream chemical modifications. The mild reaction conditions and consistently excellent enantioselectivities (>95 % ee in most cases) render this protocol highly practical for the rapid construction of valuable noncanonical enantiopure α-amino-acid building blocks.

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Amino AcidsKetonesAlanineAlkylationAminesCatalysisPeptidesStereoisomerismThioureaAlanineAminesAmino AcidsdehydroalanineKetonesPeptidesThioureaconjugate additionketonesnoncovalent Interactionsorganocatalysisunnatural α-amino acids

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PMCPMC9805190

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