scholarly journals Harnessing Chemical Energy for the Activation and Joining of Prebiotic Building Blocks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziwei Liu ◽  
Long-Fei Wu ◽  
Jianfeng Xu ◽  
Claudia Bonfio ◽  
David Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Peptide Nucleic Acid ◽  
Reactive Intermediates ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Acid System ◽  
Rna Oligomers ◽  
Prebiotic Activation ◽  
Simultaneous Activation ◽  
Acid Anhydrides

Simultaneous activation of carboxylates and phosphates provides multiple pathways for the generation of reactive intermediates, including mixed carboxylic acid-phosphoric acid anhydrides, for the synthesis of peptidyl-RNAs, peptides, RNA oligomers and primordial phospholipids. These results indicate that unified prebiotic activation chemistry could have enabled the joining of building blocks in aqueous solution from a common pool and enabled the progression of a system towards higher complexity foreshadowing the modern encapsulated peptide-nucleic acid system

scholarly journals Harnessing Chemical Energy for the Activation and Joining of Prebiotic Building Blocks

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziwei Liu ◽  
Long-Fei Wu ◽  
Jianfeng Xu ◽  
Claudia Bonfio ◽  
David Russell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Nucleic Acid ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Peptide Nucleic Acid ◽  
Reactive Intermediates ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Rna Oligomers ◽  
Prebiotic Activation ◽  
Simultaneous Activation ◽  
Acid Anhydrides

Simultaneous activation of carboxylates and phosphates provides multiple pathways for the generation of reactive intermediates, including mixed carboxylic acid-phosphoric acid anhydrides, for the synthesis of peptidyl-RNAs, peptides, RNA oligomers and primordial phospholipids. These results indicate that unified prebiotic activation chemistry could have enabled the joining of building blocks in aqueous solution from a common pool and enabled the progression of a system towards higher complexity foreshadowing the modern encapsulated peptide-nucleic acid systemThis paper has been accepted by Nature Chemistry<div>https://www.nature.com/articles/s41557-020-00564-3<br></div>

Synthesis and Acylation of 4-Chloroalkyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)- ones

2012 ◽  
Vol 67 (9) ◽  
pp. 921-924 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maksim A. Kolosov ◽  
Olesia G. Kulyk ◽  
Muataz Al-Ogaili ◽  
Valeriy D. Orlov
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Low Molecular Weight ◽  
One Pot ◽  
Acid Anhydrides ◽  
Acyl Derivatives

4-Chloroalkyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones are useful multifunctional 3,4-dihydropyrimidine building blocks with low molecular weight and sufficient solubility, which may be modified selectively by substituents in different positions. Here we propose a simple one-pot protocol for the synthesis of these compounds, which is based on the use of common reagents viz. urea, chloroaliphatic aldehydes and 3-ketoesters. Acylation of 4-chloroalkyl-3,4-dihydropyrimidin-2(1H)-ones by carboxylic acid anhydrides leads to 3-acyl derivatives

Oxygenation of methane with atmospheric oxygen in aqueous solution promoted by H2O2 and catalyzed by a vanadate ion—pyrazine-2-carboxylic acid system

1997 ◽  
Vol 46 (10) ◽  
pp. 1801-1803 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Süss-Fink ◽  
Hong Yan ◽  
G. V. Nizova ◽  
S. Stanislas ◽  
G. B. Shul'pin
Keyword(s):  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Atmospheric Oxygen ◽  
Acid System

Stereospecific, Palladium-catalyzed C(sp3)–H Alkenylation and Alkynylation of a Proline Derivative Enabled by 8-Aminoquinoline as a Directing Group

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Balliu ◽  
Aaltje Roelofje Femmigje Strijker ◽  
Michael Oschmann ◽  
Monireh Pourghasemi Lati ◽  
Oscar Verho
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Palladium Catalyzed ◽  
Directing Group ◽  
High Yields ◽  
Vinyl Iodides ◽  
Initial Results

<p>In this preprint, we present our initial results concerning a stereospecific Pd-catalyzed protocol for the C3 alkenylation and alkynylation of a proline derivative carrying the well utilized 8‑aminoquinoline directing group. Efficient C–H alkenylation was achieved with a wide range of vinyl iodides bearing different aliphatic, aromatic and heteroaromatic substituents, to furnish the corresponding C3 alkenylated products in good to high yields. In addition, we were able show that this protocol can also be used to install an alkynyl group into the pyrrolidine scaffold, when a TIPS-protected alkynyl bromide was used as the reaction partner. Furthermore, two different methods for the removal of the 8-aminoquinoline auxiliary are reported, which can enable access to both <i>cis</i>- and <i>trans</i>-configured carboxylic acid building blocks from the C–H alkenylation products.</p>

Modular, Stereocontrolled Cβ–H/Cα–C Activation of Alkyl Carboxylic Acids

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Shang ◽  
Karla S. Feu ◽  
Julien C. Vantourout ◽  
Lisa M. Barton ◽  
Heather L. Osswald ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carboxylic Acid ◽  
Heterocyclic Compounds ◽  
Cross Coupling ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Enantioselective Synthesis ◽  
Carbon Centers ◽  
Drug Candidates ◽  
Rapid Diversification ◽  
Directing Group ◽  
Compound Series

<div> <div> <div> <p>The union of two powerful transformations, directed C–H activation and decarboxylative cross-coupling, for the enantioselective synthesis of vicinally functionalized alkyl, carbocyclic, and heterocyclic compounds is described. Starting from simple carboxylic acid building blocks, this modular sequence exploits the residual directing group to access more than 50 scaffolds that would be otherwise extremely difficult to prepare. The tactical use of these two transformations accomplishes a formal vicinal difunctionalization of carbon centers in a way that is modular and thus amenable to rapid diversity incorporation. A simplification of routes to known preclinical drug candidates is presented along with the rapid diversification of an antimalarial compound series. </p> </div> </div> </div>

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