Impact of ethylene on efficiency and stereocontrol in olefin metathesis: when to add it, when to remove it, and when to avoid it

AH Hoveyda, Z Liu, C Qin, T Koengeter… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ethylene is the byproduct of olefin metathesis reactions that involve one or more terminal
alkenes. Its volatility is one reason why many cross‐metathesis or ring‐closing metathesis …

Synthetic Approaches to Natural and Unnatural Tetraquinanes

S Kotha, A Fatma - Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this article we have highlighted various synthetic methodologies related to tetraquinane
frameworks present in crinipellin derivatives. Additionally, we have also included other …

Molecular Acrobatics in Polycyclic Frames: Synthesis of “Kurmanediol” via Post-synthetic Modification of Cage Molecules by Olefinic Metathesis

S Kotha, G Mehta - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report late-stage ring-opening metathesis (ROM), ring-rearrangement metathesis (RRM),
and ring-closing metathesis (RCM) approaches to generate expanded pentacycloundecane …

Modular approaches to cyclopentanoids and their heteroanalogs

S Kotha, Y Tangella - Synlett, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Cyclopentanoids and their derivatives are interesting targets in synthetic organic chemistry
due to their extensive applications in various branches of chemical sciences like …

Synthetic Approaches to Crinipellin Based Tetraquinanes via Ring‐Rearrangement Metathesis and Ring‐Closing Metathesis

S Kotha, RR Keesari - Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we have studied the synthetic approaches to tetraquinanes that are present in
crinipellin type natural products by employing ring‐rearrangement metathesis (RRM) and …

A Modular Approach to Angularly Fused Polyquinanes via Ring-Rearrangement Metathesis: Synthetic Access to Cameroonanol Analogues and the Basic Core of …

S Kotha, RR Keesari - The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
We describe a modular approach to angularly fused polyquinanes that are core units of
many natural products such as cameroonanol, subergorgic acid, and crinepellin, etc. in …

Synthesis of Macrocyclic Musk‐Like Compounds through Ring‐Expansion Metathesis and Tebbe Olefination as Key Steps

S Kotha, A Agrawal - ChemistrySelect, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Herein, we report the 16‐and 19‐membered macrocycles which are closely resembles
structurally musk like compounds such as “muscone”. These macrocycles were prepared …

Ten-Step Total Synthesis of (−)-Andranginine

Y Zhao, J Li, R Ma, F He, H Shi, X Duan, H Li… - Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The total synthesis of the indole alkaloid (−)-andranginine has been achieved in 10 steps.
Key reactions of the synthesis include a nucleophilic addition of acetylenyl anion to chiral N …

Synthesis of Linear Tetraquinanes by [3+ 2] Cycloaddition, Chemoselective Allylation of 7-Ketonorbornene, and Ring-Rearrangement Metathesis as Key Steps

S Kotha, A Agrawal - Synlett, 2023 - thieme-connect.com
A nine-step synthetic sequence to linear tetraquinanes involving [3+ 2] cycloaddition,
chemoselective allylation, and ring-rearrangement metathesis as key steps is reported. A …

Synthesis of 1,3‐cis‐Fused Tricyclic System through Regio‐ and Stereoselective Epoxidation and Ring‐Rearrangement Metathesis: Access To Basic Core of …

S Kotha, R Reddy Keesari… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we report a new synthetic approach to a highly strained 1, 3‐fused cis‐cis‐cis‐5/5/6
tricyclic system that appeared among the presilphiperfolanol analogues. The cis‐fusion of …