Category: STEREOSELECTIVE REACTION

[NEW] M. Annunziata, C. Cardellicchio, et al., Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 2041-2047: A dichotomy in the enantioselective oxidation of aryl benzyl sulfides, A combined experimental and computational work.

M. Annunziata, M. Capozzi, C. Cardellicchio, Tatrahedron: Assym., 2017, 28, 1792-1796: Stereoselection in the Betti reaction of valine methyl esters.

[NEW] B. J. Levandowski, K. N. Houk, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 16731–16736: Hyperconjugative, Secondary Orbital, Electrostatic, and Steric Effects on the Reactivities and Endo and Exo Stereoselectivities of Cyclopropene Diels–Alder Reactions.

M. Annunziata, C. Cardellicchio, et al., Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 4810-4816: The search for exceptions in the highly enantioselective titanium catalysed oxidation of aryl benzyl sulfides.

E. H. Krenske, K. N. Houk, M. Harmata, J. Org. Chem. 2014, 80: Computational Analysis of the Stereochemical Outcome in the Imidazolidinone-Catalyzed Enantioselective (4 + 3)-Cycloaddition Reaction.

B. Castro et al., J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 5939–5947: Nonclassical CH-π Supramolecular Interactions in Artemisinic Acid Favor a Single Conformation, Yielding High Diastereoselectivity in the Reduction with Diazene.

S. E. Allen et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 12098-12103: Oxyanion steering and CH-π interactions as key elements in an N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed [4 + 2] cycloaddition.

Y.-. Liao et al., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 5867-6079: Tandem Aldol Condensation/Platinacycle-Catalyzed Addition Reactions of Aldehydes, Methyl Ketones, and Arylboronic Acids.

C. Cardellicchio et al., CrystEngComm. 2012, 14, 3972-3981: An Investigation on the Weak Interactions Assembling the Crystal Structures of Betti Bases.

G. N. Sastry et al., Int. J. Biol. Macromolec. 2011, 19, 540-552: Aromatic-Aromatic Interactions Database, A(2)ID: an analysis of aromatic π-networks in proteins.

E. H. Krenske, K. N. Houk, M. Harmata, Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 444–447: Origin of Stereoselectivity in the (4 + 3) Cycloadditions of Chiral Alkoxy Siloxyallyl Cations with Furan.

A. S. Mahadevi, G. N. Sastry et al., J. Chem. Phys. 2010, 133, 164308: Ab initio investigation of benzene clusters: Molecular tailoring approach.

G. G. Melikyan, R. Spencer, Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 5321-5328: Inter- and intramolecular isocarbon couplings of cobalt-complexed propargyl radicals: challenging the consensus.

G. Santoni et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 645-654: Stereoselective Control by Face-to-Face Versus Edge-to-Face Aromatic Interactions: The Case of C3-TiIV Amino Trialkolate Sulfoxidation Catalysts.

H. Wang et al., J. Org. Chem. 2010, DOI: 10.1021/jo902283a: Steric Control of alpha- and beta-Alkylation of Azulenone Intermediates in a Guanacastepene A Synthesis.

G. Hu et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 15615-15617: Evidence for a Boroxinate Based Bronsted Acid Derivative of VAPOL as the Active Catalyst in the Catalytic Asymmetric Aziridination Reaction.

A. Almesaker et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 1847-1850: One-pot synthesis of tripodal tris(2-aminoethyl)amine derivatives from seven molecular components.

C. Murali et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 261-269: Enhancing Intermolecular Benzoyl-Transfer Reactivity in Crystals by Growing a Reactive Metastable Polymorph by Using a Chiral Additive.

D. Coquiere et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11912-11917: Directional control and supramolecular protection allowing the chemo- and regioselective transformation of a triamine.

O. Gutierrez et al., Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4298-4301: Origin of Stereoselectivity in the Imidazolidinone-Catalyzed Reductions of Cyclic alpha,beta-Unsaturated Ketones.

V. L. Campo et al., Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 5343-5349: Novel and facile solution-phase synthesis of 2,5-diketopiperazines and O-glycosylated analogs.

U. Groselj et al., Helv. Chim. Acta 2009, 92, 1-13: 5-Benzyl-3-methylimidazolidin-4-one-Derived Reactive Intermediates of Organocatalysis ? A Comforting Resemblance of X-Ray, NMR, and DFT Solid-Phase, Liquid-Phase, and Gas-Phase Structures.

J. Y. L. Chung et al. , Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3037-3040: Diastereoselective Friedel-Crafts Alkylation of Indoles with Chiral alpha-Phenyl Benzylic Cations. Asymmetric Synthesis of Anti-1,1,2-Triarylalkanes.

C. D. Anderson et al., Org. Lett. 2008; 10, 2749-2752: Origin of Enantioselection in Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions Catalyzed by Naphthyl-TADDOL.

D. Sanhes et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 6720-6723. doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.09.083: Stereo-specific synthesis of hydroanthracene-dicarboximides.

P. Melsa et al., J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 3032-3039: Substituent effect on exo stereoselectivity in the 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of tulipalin A with nitrile ylides.

S. Karthikeyan, V. Ramamurthy, J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 452 -458. 10.1021/jo0617722: Templating Photodimerization of trans-Cinnamic Acid Esters with a Water-Soluble Pd Nanocage.

A. L. Gott et al., Organometallics, 2007, 26, 136-142. DOI: 10.1021/om0607649: Chiral Alkoxide-Functionalized Guanidinates from Ring-Opening Rearrangement of Aminooxazolinate Complexes.

C. Murali et al., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 1153-1159: Investigating organization of molecules that facilitates intermolecular acyl transfer in crystals : Reactivity and X-ray structures of O-benzoyl-myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthoesters.

R. Robiette et al., Chem. Commun. 2006, 741-743: Is phenyl a good migrating group in the rearrangement of organoborates generated from sulfur ylides?

R. Gordillo, K. N. Houk, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 3543-3553: Origins of stereoselectivity in Diels-Alder cycloadditions catalyzed by chiral imidazolidinones.

[NEW] G. Durdis-Sore et al, Chem. Eur. J. 2005 11, 1017-1029: A QM/MM Study of the Asymmetric Dihydroxylation of Terminal Aliphatic n-Alkenes with OsO4⋅(DHQD)2PYDZ, Enantioselectivity as a Function of Chain Length.

K. Matsumoto et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 5687-5690: Preparation of new bis(oxazoline) ligand bearing non-covalent interaction sites and an application in the highly asymmetric Diels-Alder reaction.

M. P. Sarmah et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 2103-2110: Benzoyl Transfer Reactivities of Racemic 2,4-Di-O-acyl-myo-inosityl 1,3,5-Orthoesters in the Solid State: Molecular Packing and Intermolecular Interactions Correlate with the Ease of the Reaction.

M. Nishio, Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 6923-6950: CH/pi hydrogen bonds in organic reactions. [Review: See page 'Our papers' for Abstract]

C. I. Turner et al., J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 1154 -1163. 10.1021/jo048108a: Double Diels-Alder Reactions of Linear Conjugated Tetraenes.

O. Takahashi et al., New J. Chem. 2004, 28, 355-360: Origin of the diastereofacial selectivity in the nucleophilic addition to chiral acyclic ketones. An ab initio MO study.[See page 'Our papers' for Abstract]

O.Takahashi et al., New J. Chem. 2003, 27, 1639-1643: The alkyl/phenyl-folded conformation of alkyl 1-phenylethyl sulphides and sulphones as evidenced by ab initio MO calculations. Implication to the 1,2-asymmetric induction. [See page 'Our papers' for Abstract]

B. W. Lee et al., Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 5905-5907: Diastereoselective synthesis of syn-aminoalcohols via contributing CH-pi interaction: simple synthesis of (-)-bestatin.

R. F. Winter et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 641-649: Computational Studies on 3-Aza-Cope Rearrangements: Protonation- Induced Switch of Mechanism in the Reaction of Vinylpropargylamine.

G. Ujaque et al., Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 3423-3430: The origin of endo stereoselectivity in the hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of aldehydes with ortho-xylylenes: CH-pi, pi-pi, and steric effects on stereoselectivity.

R. Noyori et al, J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7931-7944: Metal-ligand bifunctional catalysis: A nonclassical mechanism for asymmetric hydrogen transfer between alcohols and carbonyl cmpounds.

T. Ishikawa et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 7633-7637: Application of the silicon-ether strategy for controlling the regioselectivity and diastereoselcetivity of intramolecular nitrone cycoadditions for aminopolyol synthesis.

N. Baret et al., Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 1507-1516: The co-halogenation of 1-N-vinylpyrimidinediones: A new approach to nucleoside analogs. .

M. Barreau et al., Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 11501-11516: Stereoselective synthesis of racemic alpha-amino-acid derivatives with a beta-lactam skeleton: Application of the Staudinger reaction to chiral imines of methyl glyoxylate.

D. Stien et al., Tetrahedron, 1998, 54, 10779-10788: Chiral acyl radical equivalents: 5-exo-cyclization of conformationally constrained 1,3-dioxolanyl radicals.

S. Mataka et al., Tetrahedron 1997, 53, 6817-6824: Substituent effect on the selectivity of [3,3]orthoanthracenophanes in the Diels-Alder reaction with N-(p-substituted phenyl)meleimides.

M. Soduple et al., J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 4332-4238: A theoretical study of the endo/exo selectivity of the Diels-Alder reaction between cyclopropene and butadiene.

T. Yamato et al., J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1993, 3127-3137: Medium-sized cyclophanes. Part 31. Synthesis and electronic substitution of 8-substituted [2]metacyclo[2](1,3)pyrenophanes.