Autocatalysis and Organocatalysis with Kemp’s Triacid Compounds
摘要:
Synthetic structures capable of autocatalysis based on molecular recognition - self-replication - were introduced nearly 20 years ago. These systems involved neither informational oligomers such as nucleic acids nor conditions that are generally regarded as prebiotic, but they revealed how self-complementary molecules could act as templates for their own formation and helped define the structure of minimalist replicators. Recent expansions in the field of organocatalysis raise the possibility that a synthetic structure might behave as an autocatalyst and function as a chemical catalyst for other reactions. We show here that these properties can be engineered into a single synthetic structure: the compound can selectively accelerate its own formation and catalyzes hydrogenation reactions of nitrostyrene. It is likely that a wide variety of synthetic structures can be modified for autocatalysis and organocatalysis.
Podand ionophores capable of forming cation-binding cavities through intramolecular interactions between the terminal groups
作者:Kyu-Sung Jeong、Young Lag Cho、Seung Yup Pyun
DOI:10.1016/0040-4039(95)00408-5
日期:1995.4
A series of podand hosts having suitable cavities for metal cations in virtue of intramolecularinteractionsbetween the terminalgroups were designed and synthesized. The conformational informations of hosts were obtained by NMR studies including homonuclear NOE difference experiments. Intramolecularinteractionsbetween the terminalgroups of podand hosts markedly increase binding affinities and