Abstract
The field of biomimetic chemistry encompasses a wide variety of subfields, including biomimetic catalysis, bioinspired self-assembly, and biomimetic reactions in total synthesis. Reviewed herein are select examples of biomimetic catalysis using macrocycles and polymeric catalysts. Such catalysts have been used in a variety of synthetic reactions, including several examples of Diels-Alder cycloadditions. Moreover, biomimetic catalysis has influenced the development of the highly active research area of organocatalysis. Several examples of the connections between biomimetic catalysis and organocatalysis are also discussed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1090-1118 |
| Number of pages | 29 |
| Journal | ACS Catalysis |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Sep 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- biomimetic
- catalysis
- cyclodextrin
- hydrophobic effect
- polyethyleneimine