Organocatalysis - Organocatalysis lost: Modern chemistry, ancient chemistry, and an unseen biosynthetic apparatus

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作者
Barbas, Carlos F., III [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Scripps Res Inst, Skaggs Inst Chem Biol, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
[2] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Chem, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
[3] Scripps Res Inst, Dept Mol Biol, La Jolla, CA 92037 USA
关键词
aldolases; asymmetric synthesis; biosynthesis; catalytic antibodies; organocatalysis;
D O I
10.1002/anie.200702210
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
(Figure Presented) One enigma leads in three directions: The Hajos-Wiechert reaction presented an enigma that went unsolved for three decades. With the unravelling of this enigma, organocatalysis plays a major role in the development of efficient catalytic asymmetric methodologies. The mechanisms of organocatalysis also shed light on the origin of homochirality essential for life and provide clues to yet-to-be-discovered biosynthetic mechanisms at work in living organisms today. © 2008 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.
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