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Rational design of CH/pi interaction sites in a basic resolving agent.

Yuka Kobayashi1, Toshie Kurasawa, Kazushi Kinbara

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.

The Journal of Organic Chemistry
|October 23, 2004
PubMed
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A new chiral resolving agent, cis-1-aminobenz[f]indan-2-ol (ABI), demonstrates enhanced chiral recognition for arylalkanoic acids. This improvement is attributed to novel CH/pi interactions, surpassing its predecessor cis-1-aminoindan-2-ol (AI).

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Area of Science:

  • Organic Chemistry
  • Chiral Separations
  • Crystallography

Background:

  • Chiral recognition is crucial for separating enantiomers in pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals.
  • Previous work established cis-1-aminoindan-2-ol (AI) as a chiral resolving agent.
  • The need for improved resolving agents with higher efficiency and broader applicability exists.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and synthesize a novel chiral resolving agent, cis-1-aminobenz[f]indan-2-ol (ABI).
  • To evaluate the chiral recognition ability of ABI for various racemic arylalkanoic acids.
  • To elucidate the role of CH/pi interactions in the chiral recognition mechanism of ABI.

Main Methods:

  • Rational design of ABI by incorporating CH/pi interaction sites into the AI structure.

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  • Application of ABI for the resolution of diverse racemic arylalkanoic acids.
  • X-ray crystallographic analysis to investigate the molecular interactions involved in chiral recognition.

    • Main Results:

    • ABI exhibited moderate to excellent chiral recognition ability across a wide range of arylalkanoic acids.
    • The chiral recognition ability of ABI was significantly higher than that of the parent compound AI.
    • X-ray crystallography confirmed the critical role of tunable CH(sp(2))/pi and CH(sp(3))/pi interactions in ABI's efficacy.

    Conclusions:

    • ABI is a novel and effective basic resolving agent for chiral separation.
    • The introduction of CH/pi interaction sites substantially enhances chiral recognition capabilities.
    • This study highlights the importance of CH/pi interactions in the design of advanced chiral resolving agents.