Enzymatic CH Functionalizations for Natural Product Synthesis

Overview

Journal Curr Opin Chem Biol

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Biochemistry

Date 2018 Oct 1

PMID 30269011

Citations 16

Authors

Fuzhuo Li

Xiao Zhang

Hans Renata

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Abstract

Direct functionalization of CH bond is rapidly becoming an indispensible tool in chemical synthesis. However, due to the ubiquity of CH bonds, achieving site-selective functionalization remains an arduous task, especially on advanced synthetic intermediates or natural products. In contrast, Nature has evolved a multitude of enzymes capable of performing this task with extraordinary selectivity, and the use of these enzymes in organic synthesis may provide a viable solution to contemporary challenges in site-selective functionalization of complex molecules. This review covers recent applications of enzymatic CH functionalization strategies in natural product synthesis, both in the context of key building block preparation and late-stage functionalization of advanced synthetic intermediates.

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