Selective Hydrolysis of Nonactivated Aryl Esters at pH 7 through Cooperative Catalysis
作者:MD Arifuzzaman、Yan Zhao
DOI:10.1021/acs.joc.2c02570
日期:2023.3.3
Most reported artificial esterases only hydrolyze highly activated substrates. We here report synthetic catalysts that hydrolyze nonactivated aryl esters at pH 7, via cooperative action of a thiourea group that mimics the oxyanion hole of a serine protease and a nearby nucleophilic/basic pyridyl group. The molecularly imprinted active site distinguishes subtle structural changes in the substrate, including