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Asymmetric N-oxidation catalyzed by bisguanidinium dinuclear oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate

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  • Wentao Wu

    (Zhejiang University of Technology)

  • Esther Cai Xia Ang

    (Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Nanyang Technological University)

  • Xinru Xu

    (Zhejiang University of Technology)

  • Qi Wang

    (Zhejiang University of Technology)

  • Hong Wang

    (Zhejiang University of Technology)

  • Richmond Lee

    (University of Wollongong
    Molecular Horizons)

  • Choon-Hong Tan

    (Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, 21 Nanyang Link, Singapore 637371, Nanyang Technological University)

  • Xinyi Ye

    (Zhejiang University of Technology)

Abstract

N-oxides play a pivotal role in natural products and emerging drug design, while also serving as valuable ligand scaffolds in organometallic chemistry. Among heteroatom oxidations, the conversion of amines to N-oxides is a critical and challenging facet. We present here a highly enantioselective N-oxidation methodology for both cyclic and acyclic amines. The method employs an ion-pair catalyst comprising a chiral bisguanidinium [BG]2+ cation and an achiral oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate anion [(µ-SO4)2Mo2O2(µ-O2)2(O2)2]2-. Notably, the bisguanidinium cation undergoes modification through silyl group incorporation and is elucidated by X-ray crystallography. Our findings underscore the crucial role of the side chain in the determination of the chiral pocket size, allowing for the oxidation of diverse tertiary amines with enantioselectivities. Comprehensive mechanistic investigations are conducted to explain the catalytic system’s efficacy in achieving dynamic kinetic resolution (DKR) with high efficiency.

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  • Wentao Wu & Esther Cai Xia Ang & Xinru Xu & Qi Wang & Hong Wang & Richmond Lee & Choon-Hong Tan & Xinyi Ye, 2024. "Asymmetric N-oxidation catalyzed by bisguanidinium dinuclear oxodiperoxomolybdosulfate," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-10, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:natcom:v:15:y:2024:i:1:d:10.1038_s41467-024-51765-0
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51765-0
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