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Towards Enzyme‐like, Sustainable Catalysis: Switchable, Highly Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Enantiopure Biginelli Dihydropyrimidinones or Hexahydropyrimidinones
Author(s) -
Lillo V. J.,
Saá J. M.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201604433
Subject(s) - enantiopure drug , enantioselective synthesis , chemistry , catalysis , hydrogen bond , combinatorial chemistry , biginelli reaction , organocatalysis , organic chemistry , molecule
Organocatalysts displaying a network of cooperative hydrogen bonds (NCHB) have been employed in an enzyme‐like manner for a direct, switchable synthesis of enantiopure hexahydropyrimidinones (HHPMs) or dihydropyrimidinones (DHPMs), which starts at a common, easily accessible α‐ureidosulfone stage. The NCHB organocatalyst exploits all its potential as a pure hydrogen‐bond biomimetic catalyst even in the presence of organic bases. This one‐pot, diastereo‐ and enantioselective synthetic procedure has been proven to be robust, scalable, highly efficient, and environmentally benign. A straightforward and truly practical entry to enantiopure HHPMs is reported for the first time.