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SUBMITTER: Jimeno C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7915246 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) 20210205 4
The binding and stabilizing effect of arginine residues in certain aldolases served as inspiring source for the development of a family of amino acylguanidine organocatalysts. Screening and optimization led to identify the threonine derivative as the most suitable catalyst for the asymmetric aldol addition of hydroxyacetone, affording the <i>syn</i> diastereomer in high ee. In contrast, the proline derivative yielded the <i>anti</i> diasteromer. MMFF models suggest the presence of an extensive h ...[more]