Pnictogen-bonding catalysis: brevetoxin-type polyether cyclizations
Andrea Gini, Miguel Paraja, Bartomeu Galmés, Céline Besnard, Amalia I. Poblador‐Bahamonde, Naomi Sakai, Antonio Frontera, Stefan Matile
Abstract
), Brønsted (AcOH) and π acids fail to provide similar access to these forbidden rings. Like hydrogen-bonding catalysis differs from Brønsted acid catalysis, pnictogen-bonding catalysis thus emerges as the supramolecular counterpart of covalent Lewis acid catalysis.
Topics & Concepts
PnictogenCatalysisHypervalent moleculeChemistryLewis acids and basesBrønsted–Lowry acid–base theoryStereoselectivityEpoxideSupramolecular chemistryStereochemistryOrganic chemistryCrystal structurePhysicsReagentQuantum mechanicsSuperconductivityOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistryAsymmetric Synthesis and CatalysisSynthetic Organic Chemistry Methods