Title: The Application of L-Proline as an Enzyme Mimic and Further New Asymmetric Syntheses Using Small Organic Molecules as Chiral Catalysts
Abstract: Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 40, Issue 3 p. 529-532 Highlight The Application of L-Proline as an Enzyme Mimic and Further New Asymmetric Syntheses Using Small Organic Molecules as Chiral Catalysts Harald Gröger Dr., Harald Gröger Dr. [email protected] Chemische Forschung SKW Trostberg AG Postfach 1262, 83303 Trostberg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 8621-86-2172Search for more papers by this authorJörg Wilken Dr., Jörg Wilken Dr. Specialty Chemicals, SBE Pharma Honeywell GmbH Postfach 100262, 30918 Seelze, GermanySearch for more papers by this author Harald Gröger Dr., Harald Gröger Dr. [email protected] Chemische Forschung SKW Trostberg AG Postfach 1262, 83303 Trostberg, Germany, Fax: (+49) 8621-86-2172Search for more papers by this authorJörg Wilken Dr., Jörg Wilken Dr. Specialty Chemicals, SBE Pharma Honeywell GmbH Postfach 100262, 30918 Seelze, GermanySearch for more papers by this author First published: 30 January 2001 https://doi.org/10.1002/1521-3773(20010202)40:3<529::AID-ANIE529>3.0.CO;2-XCitations: 223Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract Can a simple amino acid act like an enzyme? This question is reviewed and discussed herein. In addition, new contributions in which simple organic molecules are used as efficient chiral catalysts in asymmetric synthesis (see scheme) are highlighted. References 1 For a comprehensive summary of methods in asymmetric catalysis, see: Google Scholar 1a G. Helmchen, R. W. Hoffmann, J. Mulzer, E. Schaumann, Methods Org. Chem. (Houben-Weyl) 1st ed., Vol. E21, 1995; Google Scholar 1b E. Jacobsen, A. Pfaltz, H. Yamamoto, Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis, Vol. 1–3, Springer, Heidelberg, 1999. 10.1007/978-3-642-58571-5 Google Scholar 2 For selected previous contributions about the application of simple organic molecules as chiral catalysts, see: Google Scholar 2a asymmetric hydrocyanation using cyclic dipeptides: K. Tanaka, A. Mori, S. Inoue, J. Org. 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Publication Date: 2001-01-30
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