Organocatalysis II: Bioinspired and Supramolecular Catalysts
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Organic Chemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 February 2021) | Viewed by 5776
Special Issue Editor
Interests: asymmetric catalysis; organocatalysis; supramolecular catalysis; bioinspired catalysis
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Today, organocatalysis is a mature field that nonetheless continues to expand and introduce novel concepts to organic chemistry. Along with metal catalysis and biocatalysis, organocatalysis constitutes one of the pillars of modern asymmetric catalysis. Its future evolution can be envisaged to be pointing towards two intercrossing, interdependent directions: the discovery of new organocatalytic reactions and the search for novel catalytic structures. Although it is often impossible to separate one direction from the other, we want to emphasize in this Special Issue the latest organocatalysts that have been developed. In this respect, we will focus on bioinspired organocatalysts, which include structures such as small peptides and natural product-based catalysts as well as asymmetric catalysts inspired by the mode of action of enzymes. We would like to include supramolecular organocatalysts in this Special Issue as well, because weak interactions such as hydrophobic, pi–pi, or hydrogen bonding are ubiquitous in both biological catalysts and organocatalysts, determining the catalyst–substrate structure and the subsequent mechanistic scenario. Bioinspired and supramolecular organocatalysts are, therefore, strongly interrelated. Authors are encouraged to submit their research on this topic in the form of communications, research articles, or focused reviews. Those considering the submission of a review are kindly asked to contact the Guest Editor in advance to provide a brief outline of the subject to avoid overlapping.
Dr. Ciril Jimeno
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Organocatalysis
- Bioinspired catalysis
- Supramolecular catalysis
- Catalytic peptides
