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ArticleScience advances2025

Highly enantioselective synthesis controlled by spin-exchange interaction.

Yong Yan, Melad Shaikh, Matthew C Beard, Jing Gu, Isaac Hendrix

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Article in Science advances, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Spin-Polarized Interfaces Redirect COAngewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026
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Yong YanDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6361-0541
Melad ShaikhDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.
Matthew C BeardNational Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, CO 80401, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2711-1355
Jing GuDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5506-0049
Isaac HendrixDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.ORCID 0009-0008-6585-8442

Funding

Light-Induced Atroposelective N-Heterocyclization via Chiral Perovskite NanocrystalsR35GM147260 · NIGMS · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Yong Yan · 2022 to 2026
$1.9M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM147260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a strategy to achieve absolute asymmetric catalysis that is effectively controlled by an external magnetic field via a spin-exchange reaction leveraging the chirality-induced spin selectivity effect. Using an external magnetic field to achieve asymmetric synthesis has long been desired. Here, we demonstrate 90% enantiomeric excess (ee) in [3 + 2] cycloadditions and 89% ee in aldol reactions, where the handedness of the product is determined by the ~±150 mT external magnetic polarization of a ferromagnet (FM). Our approach uses an enantioselective crystallization of racemic catalysts on a FM surface, using a small-scale crystallization vial connected to a bulk racemic solution. Racemic catalysts controllably crystallize into their respective enantiopure forms and are directly used in asymmetric reactions. Thus, we demonstrate that an external magnetic field can serve as a versatile symmetry-breaking tool to achieve highly enantioselective organic synthesis eliminating the need of any enantioenriched reagents.

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PMCPMC12175882

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