Issue 24, 2021

An ATP–Cu(ii) catalyst efficiently catalyzes enantioselective Michael reactions in water

Abstract

Biological hybrid catalysts have emerged as promising approaches to achieve enantioselective reactions in aqueous media. Enantioselective Michael reactions are one of the most important carbon–carbon bond formation reactions in organic synthesis, yet their aqueous-phase catalysis remains challenging. Herein, a single nucleotide-based catalyst (ATP·Cu2+) has been constructed using ATP and Cu2+ ions and catalyzes Michael reactions in aqueous media with high reactivities and good enantioselectivities up to 83% ee. The enantioselective catalytic performances of ATP·Cu2+ originate from specific binding between ATP and Cu2+ ions that exhibit both pH-dependent and temperature-dependent behaviors. The ATP·Cu2+ has been demonstrated to be successfully applied to a wide spectrum of enone substrates and carbon nucleophiles.

Graphical abstract: An ATP–Cu(ii) catalyst efficiently catalyzes enantioselective Michael reactions in water

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
06 Sep 2021
Accepted
14 Nov 2021
First published
15 Nov 2021

Green Chem., 2021,23, 9876-9880

An ATP–Cu(II) catalyst efficiently catalyzes enantioselective Michael reactions in water

X. Dong, Z. Yuan, Y. Qu, Y. Gao, X. Pei, Q. Qi, Y. Pei, J. Li, Y. Chen and C. Wang, Green Chem., 2021, 23, 9876 DOI: 10.1039/D1GC03259C

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