Synthesis 2022; 54(15): 3473-3481
DOI: 10.1055/a-1729-9223
special topic
Bürgenstock Special Section 2021 – Future Stars in Organic Chemistry

Mimicking Enzymes: Taking Advantage of the Substrate-Recognition Properties of Metalloporphyrins in Supramolecular Catalysis

Naba Abuhafez
,
Antoine Perennes
,

This work was financially supported by the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Rennes 1 (Défis scientifiques 2020), the Agence Nationale de la Recherche–Jeune Chercheuse-Jeune Chercheur (ANR–JCJC) (ANR-19-CE07-0039), Région­ Bretagne (ARED 2020 No. 1715) and College de France (PAUSE, Ph.D. grant to N.A.).


Abstract

The present review describes the most relevant advances dealing with supramolecular catalysis in which metalloporphyrins are employed as substrate-recognition sites in the second coordination sphere of the catalyst. The kinetically labile interaction between metallo­porphyrins (typically, those derived from zinc) and nitrogen- or oxygen-containing substrates is energetically comparable to the non-covalent interactions (i.e., hydrogen bonding) found in enzymes enabling substrate preorganization. Much inspired from host–guest phenomena, the catalytic systems described in this account display unique activities, selectivities and action modes that are difficult to reach by applying purely covalent strategies.



Publikationsverlauf

Eingereicht: 06. Dezember 2021

Angenommen nach Revision: 03. Januar 2022

Accepted Manuscript online:
03. Januar 2022

Artikel online veröffentlicht:
23. März 2022

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