@article { ISI:000336942100020,
	title = {Investigation of C-C bond formation mediated by bombyx mori silk fibroin materials},
	journal = {ACS Sustainable Chemistry \& Engineering},
	volume = {2},
	number = {6},
	year = {2014},
	month = {JUN},
	pages = {1510-1517},
	publisher = {AMER CHEMICAL SOC},
	address = {1155 16TH ST, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20036 USA},
	abstract = {<p>The formation of C-C bonds is a prerequisite for all life on earth. Understanding the role of proteins in mediating the formation of these bonds is important for understanding biological mechanisms in evolution, as well as for designing {\textquoteleft}{\textquoteleft}green catalysts{\textquoteright}{\textquoteright}. In this work, the ability of silk fibroin (SF) proteins to mediate selective C-C bond formation under mild conditions was comprehensively evaluated and compared between different SF-based materials and other proteins. Aqueous SF solution (ASFS), freeze-dried SF (FDSF), mesoporous SF (MPSF), and SF hydrogel (SFHG) materials were prepared and characterized by a variety of techniques including, among others, FE-SEM, ICP-OES, FT-IR, and TGA. The nitroaldol (Henry) reaction, Knoevenagel condensation, and direct aldol reaction were used as models for this study, in which the recovery and reusability of the protein was also evaluated.</p>},
	keywords = {Aldol-like reactions, C-C Bond formation, Knoevenagel condensation, Proteins, Silk fibroin},
	issn = {2168-0485},
	doi = {10.1021/sc500184r},
	author = {Kuehbeck, Dennis and Ghosh, Munmun and Sen Gupta, Sayam and Diaz, David Diaz}
}
@article {43461,
	title = {Iron complex catalyzed selective C-H bond oxidation with broad substrate scope},
	journal = {Organic Letters},
	volume = {19},
	year = {2017},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {746-749},
	abstract = {<p>The use of a peroxidase-mimicking Fe complex has been reported on the basis of the biuret-modified TAML macrocyclic ligand {\textquoteright}framework (Fe-bTAML) as a catalyst to perform selective oxidation of unactivated 3 degrees C-H bonds and activated 2 degrees C-H bonds with low catalyst loading (1 mol \%) and high product yield (excellent mass balance) under near neutral conditions and broad substrate scope (18 substrates which includes arenes, heteroaromatics, and polar functional groups). Aliphatic C-H oxidation of 3 and 2 sites of complex substrates was achieved with predictable selectivity using steric, electronic, and stereoelectronic rules that govern site selectivity, which included oxidation of (+)-artemisinin to (+)-10 beta-hydroxyartemisinin. Mechanistic studies indicate Fe-V(O) to be the active oxidant during these reactions.</p>},
	doi = {10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03359},
	author = {Jana, Sandipan and Ghosh, Munmun and Ambule, Mayur and Sen Gupta, Sayam}
}
