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. 2020 Sep 22;11:4792. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18554-x

Fig. 1. Schematic representation of enantioselective Diels–Alder reactions catalysed by a Cu(II)-ATP complex.

Fig. 1

The Cu(II)–ATP complex (Cu2+·ATP) is composed of copper(II) trifluoromethanesulfonate (Cu(OTf)2) and ATP. The coordination structure of Cu2+·ATP is supported by spectroscopic characterisations and theoretical calculations, in which Cu2+ ion binds to one nitrogen atom (N7) from adenine, one oxygen atom from β-phosphate, one oxygen atom from γ-phosphate and one trifluoromethanesulfonate anion (OTf-) and simultaneously an intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed between a hydrogen atom from 6-amino and an oxygen atom from γ-phosphate. Typical Diels–Alder reactions of azachalcones (1a–h) and cyclopentadiene (2) are selected in this study, and the detailed reaction procedure is described in “Methods” section.