Controlled self-assembly of multiple diastereomeric macrocyclic boronic esters composed of two chiral units

J Am Chem Soc. 2012 Aug 29;134(34):13962-5. doi: 10.1021/ja306249f. Epub 2012 Aug 17.

Abstract

Controlled construction of four out of five diastereomers of macrocyclic boronic ester was achieved in high yield by utilizing the self-assembly of two chiral components with the proper choice of reaction conditions. Three diastereomers could be constructed as enantiopure forms by properly changing the chirality combination between the two building blocks. Furthermore, the methodology could be applicable to the three-component self-assembly of enantiopure macrocyclic boronic esters having two different diboronic acid moieties.