Data‐Driven Modeling of <i>N,N′</i> ‐Dioxide/Metal‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael Additions
Abstract
Abstract Rational catalyst design and accurate selectivity prediction remain major challenges in asymmetric synthesis, which is critical for improving and innovating existing catalytic systems. Among them, chiral N , N ′‐dioxide/metal complexes have emerged as a powerful and broadly effective class of privileged catalysts, yet systematic tools for understanding and optimizing their performance remain underdeveloped. Here, we present an integrated data platform that unifies literature curation, mechanistic modeling, and predictive analytics to support intelligent catalyst selection for asymmetric N , N ′‐dioxide/metal‐catalyzed Michael additions. We curated over 2,000 reactions from two decades of research into a chemically annotated, machine‐readable dataset encompassing catalyst structure, reaction conditions, and stereochemical outcomes. This dataset enabled global statistical analyses of application patterns across metal–ligand–substrate combinations and supported a modeling framework that combines intermediate‐informed data augmentation with similarity‐weighted tuning, which improved predictive ability on reactions involving previously unseen substrates. Comprehensive experimental validations covering diverse substrates, ligands, and metals confirmed the model's robustness and transferability across a wide selectivity range, including the accurate identification of new highly enantioselective transformations. These findings highlight the value of data‐integrated platforms in advancing the development of new reactions within complex asymmetric systems and provide an intelligent framework for future expansion of the N , N ′‐dioxide catalysis.
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Authors (11)
Miao‐Jiong Tang
Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
Tinghui Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Crystal Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Functional Crystal Materials, Institute of Functional Crystal
Qiuhao Huang
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Sichuan University Chengdu 610064 P.R. China
Shuwen Li
Center of Chemistry for Frontier Technologies Department of Chemistry Zhejiang University Hangzhou 310027 P.R. China
Rui Liu
Hongye Li
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
Xiaofan Chen
Shunxi Dong
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
Xiaohua Liu
Key Laboratory of Green Chemistry & Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry
Xiaoming Feng
Institute of Chemical Biology
Xin Hong
State Key Laboratory of Advanced Environmental Technology, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering