title: Ligand denticity controls enantiomeric preference in DNA-based asymmetric catalysis.
abstract: DNA-based catalysis can be used to control the enantioselectivity of copper-catalysed Diels-Alder and Friedel-Crafts reactions to produce either enantiomer of the product by changing the denticity of the ligand coordinated to the Cu(II) ion, even though the DNA adopts a right handed helical conformation only.
authors.affiliation: Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Arnold J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Boersma
authors.forename: Bas
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: de Bruin
authors.forename: Ben L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Feringa
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Roelfes
mesh_terms: D002384:Catalysis; D004247:DNA / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D011725:Pyridines / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D028561:Transition Elements / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D011725:Pyridines; D028561:Transition Elements; D004247:DNA; C023666:pyridine