Catalytic Enantioselective Cation Radical-Mediated Transformations

描述（由申请人提供）：催化对映选择性阳离子自由基介导的转化：不对称催化的新范例本研究奋进的主要目标是开发用于选择性有机转化的新催化剂体系，其将广泛适用于合成治疗相关的小有机分子。具体来说，我们的研究集中在开发新的实用化学试剂的不对称催化的自由基过程中操作平凡的方式。我们将开发对水分和氧气稳定的手性有机单电子氧化催化剂，这些催化剂可通过可见光活化以引发化学反应。我们将证明，我们的催化剂可以利用阳离子自由基物种介导的对映选择性转化。预计反应，如对映体选择性环加成和烯烃氢官能化反应将是可能的，并将提供生物医学研究人员与单一对映体药物合成的额外的实用工具。所提出的转换遵循原子经济，废物减少和整体氧化还原中性的理想租户。因此，我们预计这种催化剂系统可以在生产公众可用的药物方面提供经济效益。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Catalytic Enantioselective Cation Radical-Mediated Transformations: A New Paradigm in Asymmetric Catalysis The major goal of this research endeavor is to develop new catalyst systems for selective organic transformations that will be broadly applicable to the synthesis of therapeutically relevant small organic molecules. Specifically, our research is focused on developing new practical chemical reagents for the asymmetric catalysis of radical processes in an operationally trivial manner. We will develop moisture and oxygen stable chiral organic single-electron oxidation catalysts that are activated by visible light in order to initiate chemical reactivity. We will demonstrate that our catalysts can be utilized in enantioselective transformations mediated by cation radical species. It is anticipated that reactions such as enantioselective cycloaddition and alkene hydrofunctionalization reactions will be possible and will provide biomedical researchers with additional practical tools for single enantiomer medicinal agent synthesis. The proposed transformations follow the desirable tenants of atom economy, waste reduction and overall redox neutrality. As a consequence, we expect that this catalyst system could provide economic benefits in regards to the production of medicines available to the general public.