Asymmetric azide-alkyne Huisgen cycloaddition on chiral metal surfaces

Mechanistic insight into enantioselective reactions at intrinsically chiral surfaces can be challenging to obtain. Here the catalytic activity of Pd1- and Pd3-terminated PdGa{111} surfaces is shown to differ substantially, with Pd1-terminated surfaces promoting on-surface azide– alkyne cycloaddition...

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Main Authors: Samuel Stolz, Michael Bauer, Carlo A. Pignedoli, Nils Krane, Max Bommert, Elia Turco, Nicolò Bassi, Amogh Kinikar, Néstor Merino-Dìez, Roland Hany, Harald Brune, Oliver Gröning, Roland Widmer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-04-01
Series:Communications Chemistry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42004-021-00488-0
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Summary:Mechanistic insight into enantioselective reactions at intrinsically chiral surfaces can be challenging to obtain. Here the catalytic activity of Pd1- and Pd3-terminated PdGa{111} surfaces is shown to differ substantially, with Pd1-terminated surfaces promoting on-surface azide– alkyne cycloadditions enantioand regioselectively.
ISSN:2399-3669