Assembly state of catalytic modules as chiral switches in asymmetric strecker amino acid synthesis
Assembly state of catalytic modules as chiral switches in asymmetric strecker amino acid synthesis
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DOI:
10.1021/ja060841r
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发表时间:
2006-05-31
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15
通讯作者:
Shibasaki, Masakatsu
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作者:
Kato, Nobuki;Mita, Tsuyoshi;Shibasaki, Masakatsu
Self-assembled chiral polymetallic complexes often demonstrate novel properties as asymmetric catalysts. We report the three-dimensional structures of two such asymmetric catalysts (crystalsAandB) for Strecker α,α-disubstituted amino acid synthesis. These complexes are constructed via assembly of the same chiral modules derived fromd-glucose, but their assembly modes differ. The enantioselectivity in the Strecker reaction was dramatically switched, depending on which assembly mode was used: the catalyst generated in situ whose structure is represented by crystalB, or by crystalA. These findings provide insight into the functional importance of higher-order structures of an artificial catalyst.