Conspectus An ortho-quinone methide (o-QM) is a highly reactive chemical motif harnessed
by nature for a variety of purposes. Given its extraordinary reactivity and biological …

Covering: 2000–2020 The 1, 4-diene motif, also known as a skipped diene, is widespread
across various classes of natural products including alkaloids, fatty acids, terpenoids, and …

Here we report a new type of chiral all‐carbon tetrasubstituted VQMs generated via chiral
phosphoric acids catalyzed nucleophilic addition of 2‐alkynylnaphthols to o‐quinone …

Abstract ortho‐Quinone methides (o‐QMs) are emerging as highly useful intermediates, the
inherent reactivity of which can be used in linchpin reactions for the construction of complex …

Chiral contact ion-pair catalysis with particular focus on metal-free processes is gaining in
interest. As a result, new perspectives are opened, and highly stereoselective …

A visible light-promoted radical (3+ 3) annulation of vinyldiazo compounds and
bromodifluoromethyl alkynyl ketones for the construction of gem-difluoro-masked o-quinone …

The combination of an in situ formed MnL3 complex (HL= Hacac or R (C O) CH2CO2R)
and a chiral phosphoric acid HX* allows for a fully catalytic, asymmetric synthesis of 4 H …

A concise synthesis of rubioncolin B is described, which features an unprecedented
intramolecular Diels− Alder reaction involving an ortho-quinone methide and a …

A visible light photoredox-catalyzed carbon radical-mediated strategy for in situ formation of
ortho-quinone methides from 2-vinyl phenols is described. This strategy enables a …

Meroterpenes are widely distributed among marine organisms; they are particularly
abundant within brown algae, but other important sources include microorganisms and …