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  • Organic Synthesis
  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Preparing both enantiomers of chiral molecules is crucial in various scientific fields.
  • This often requires reversing the absolute configuration of chiral components, which is challenging when only one configuration is naturally available.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a new method for synthesizing both enantiomers of chiral molecules.
  • To overcome the limitations of sourcing chiral components in both configurations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a time-dependent enantiodivergent synthesis approach.
  • Employed an iridium-catalyzed allylic substitution reaction.
  • Sequentially applied a single chiral catalyst to perform two kinetic resolution reactions.

Main Results:

  • Successfully synthesized both enantiomers of a target chiral molecule using the same enantiomer of the chiral catalyst.
  • Achieved high enantiopurity in the isolated chiral products by carefully controlling reaction times.
  • Demonstrated the importance of reaction rate permutations for obtaining products in opposite configurations.

Conclusions:

  • The reported method offers an alternative strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral molecules.
  • This approach simplifies the preparation of both enantiomers, especially when natural sources are limited.