Catalysis with chalcogen bonds: neutral benzodiselenazole scaffolds with high-precision selenium donors of variable strength
Catalysis with chalcogen bonds: neutral benzodiselenazole scaffolds with high-precision selenium donors of variable strength
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DOI:
10.1039/c7sc03866f
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发表时间:
2017-12-01
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8.4
通讯作者:
Matile, Stefan
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作者:
Benz, Sebastian;Mareda, Jiri;Matile, Stefan
The benzodiselenazoles (BDS) introduced in this report fulfill, for the first time, all the prerequisites for non-covalent high-precision chalcogen-bonding catalysis in the focal point of conformationally immobilized sigma holes on strong selenium donors in a neutral scaffold. Rational bite-angle adjustment to the long Se-C bonds was the key for BDS design. For the unprecedented BDS motif, synthesis of 12 analogs from o-xylene, crystal structure, sigma hole variation strategies, optoelectronic properties, theoretical and experimental anion binding as well as catalytic activity are reported. Chloride binding increases with the depth of the s holes down to K-D = 11 mu M in THF. Catalytic activities follow the same trend and culminate in rate enhancements for transfer hydrogenation of quinolines beyond 100 000.