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SUBMITTER: Kerr WJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7587147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS catalysis 20200901 19
Herein, we report the rational, computationally-guided design of an iridium(I) catalyst system capable of enabling directed hydrogen isotope exchange (HIE) with the challenging sulfone directing group. Substrate binding energy was used as a parameter to guide rational ligand design via an <i>in silico</i> catalyst screen, resulting in a lead series of chelated iridium(I) NHC-phosphine complexes. Subsequent preparative studies show that the optimal catalyst system displays high levels of activity ...[more]