Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies

Autores
Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina; Marcarino, Maribel Oriana; Spanevello, Rolando Angel; Suarez, Alejandra Graciela; Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo
Año de publicación
2020
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The discovery of efficient organocatalysts is generally carried out by thorough experimental screening of different candidates. We recently reported an efficient organocatalyst for iminium-ion-based asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions following a rational design approach. This result encouraged us to test this optimal catalyst in the mechanistically related Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles, but to our surprise, almost null enantioselectivity was observed. The results did not significantly improve with structurally related catalysts, and a totally unexpected facial selectivity inversion was also noticed. Using DFT calculations by modeling the competing transition structures with ONIOM, we could unravel the origins of those findings, further employed to predict the most efficient catalyst for this new transformation. The computational results were validated experimentally (up to 92:8 er), providing another successful example of a general strategy to accelerate catalyst development which still remains underexplored.
Fil: Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Marcarino, Maribel Oriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Spanevello, Rolando Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Suarez, Alejandra Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
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LEVOGLUCOSENONE
ORGANOCATALYSTS
BIOMASS
FRIELD-CRAFTS
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spelling Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational StudiesGerosa, Gabriela GuillerminaMarcarino, Maribel OrianaSpanevello, Rolando AngelSuarez, Alejandra GracielaSarotti, Ariel MarceloLEVOGLUCOSENONEORGANOCATALYSTSBIOMASSFRIELD-CRAFTShttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1The discovery of efficient organocatalysts is generally carried out by thorough experimental screening of different candidates. We recently reported an efficient organocatalyst for iminium-ion-based asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions following a rational design approach. This result encouraged us to test this optimal catalyst in the mechanistically related Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles, but to our surprise, almost null enantioselectivity was observed. The results did not significantly improve with structurally related catalysts, and a totally unexpected facial selectivity inversion was also noticed. Using DFT calculations by modeling the competing transition structures with ONIOM, we could unravel the origins of those findings, further employed to predict the most efficient catalyst for this new transformation. The computational results were validated experimentally (up to 92:8 er), providing another successful example of a general strategy to accelerate catalyst development which still remains underexplored.Fil: Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Marcarino, Maribel Oriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Spanevello, Rolando Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Suarez, Alejandra Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaFil: Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; ArgentinaAmerican Chemical Society2020-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:ar-repo/semantics/articuloapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/11336/127611Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina; Marcarino, Maribel Oriana; Spanevello, Rolando Angel; Suarez, Alejandra Graciela; Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo; Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies; American Chemical Society; Journal of Organic Chemistry; 85; 15; 8-2020; 9969-99780022-3263CONICET DigitalCONICETenginfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.0c01256info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/url/https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acs.joc.0c01256info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ar/reponame:CONICET Digital (CONICET)instname:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas2025-09-03T10:03:48Zoai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/127611instacron:CONICETInstitucionalhttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/Organismo científico-tecnológicoNo correspondehttp://ri.conicet.gov.ar/oai/requestdasensio@conicet.gov.ar; lcarlino@conicet.gov.arArgentinaNo correspondeNo correspondeNo correspondeopendoar:34982025-09-03 10:03:48.259CONICET Digital (CONICET) - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicasfalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
title Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
spellingShingle Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina
LEVOGLUCOSENONE
ORGANOCATALYSTS
BIOMASS
FRIELD-CRAFTS
title_short Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
title_full Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
title_fullStr Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
title_full_unstemmed Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
title_sort Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina
Marcarino, Maribel Oriana
Spanevello, Rolando Angel
Suarez, Alejandra Graciela
Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo
author Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina
author_facet Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina
Marcarino, Maribel Oriana
Spanevello, Rolando Angel
Suarez, Alejandra Graciela
Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo
author_role author
author2 Marcarino, Maribel Oriana
Spanevello, Rolando Angel
Suarez, Alejandra Graciela
Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv LEVOGLUCOSENONE
ORGANOCATALYSTS
BIOMASS
FRIELD-CRAFTS
topic LEVOGLUCOSENONE
ORGANOCATALYSTS
BIOMASS
FRIELD-CRAFTS
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.4
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv The discovery of efficient organocatalysts is generally carried out by thorough experimental screening of different candidates. We recently reported an efficient organocatalyst for iminium-ion-based asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions following a rational design approach. This result encouraged us to test this optimal catalyst in the mechanistically related Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles, but to our surprise, almost null enantioselectivity was observed. The results did not significantly improve with structurally related catalysts, and a totally unexpected facial selectivity inversion was also noticed. Using DFT calculations by modeling the competing transition structures with ONIOM, we could unravel the origins of those findings, further employed to predict the most efficient catalyst for this new transformation. The computational results were validated experimentally (up to 92:8 er), providing another successful example of a general strategy to accelerate catalyst development which still remains underexplored.
Fil: Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Marcarino, Maribel Oriana. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Spanevello, Rolando Angel. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Suarez, Alejandra Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
Fil: Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Rosario. Instituto de Química Rosario. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Instituto de Química Rosario; Argentina
description The discovery of efficient organocatalysts is generally carried out by thorough experimental screening of different candidates. We recently reported an efficient organocatalyst for iminium-ion-based asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions following a rational design approach. This result encouraged us to test this optimal catalyst in the mechanistically related Friedel-Crafts alkylation of indoles, but to our surprise, almost null enantioselectivity was observed. The results did not significantly improve with structurally related catalysts, and a totally unexpected facial selectivity inversion was also noticed. Using DFT calculations by modeling the competing transition structures with ONIOM, we could unravel the origins of those findings, further employed to predict the most efficient catalyst for this new transformation. The computational results were validated experimentally (up to 92:8 er), providing another successful example of a general strategy to accelerate catalyst development which still remains underexplored.
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Gerosa, Gabriela Guillermina; Marcarino, Maribel Oriana; Spanevello, Rolando Angel; Suarez, Alejandra Graciela; Sarotti, Ariel Marcelo; Re-Engineering Organocatalysts for Asymmetric Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles through Computational Studies; American Chemical Society; Journal of Organic Chemistry; 85; 15; 8-2020; 9969-9978
0022-3263
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