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SUBMITTER: Zhou Z
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8353628 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
ACS catalysis 20210713 15
Enantioselective protonation is conceptually one of the most attractive methods to generate an α-chiral center. However, enantioselective protonation presents major challenges, especially in water. Herein, we report a tandem Michael addition/enantioselective protonation reaction catalyzed by an artificial enzyme employing two abiological catalytic sites in a synergistic fashion: a genetically encoded noncanonical <i>p</i>-aminophenylalanine residue and a Lewis acid Cu(II) complex. The exquisite ...[more]