Conformational Sampling over Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Reaction Pathways: Toward Revealing Atroposelectivity

Org Lett. 2024 Apr 12;26(14):2867-2871. doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c04047. Epub 2024 Jan 19.

Abstract

The Py-Conformational-Sampling (PyCoSa) technique is introduced as a systematic computational means to sample the configurational space of transition-metal-catalyzed stereoselective reactions. When applied to atroposelective Suzuki-Miyaura coupling to create axially chiral biaryl products, the results show a range of mechanistic possibilities that include multiple low-energy channels through which C-C bonds can be formed.