The allene functionality has participated in one of the most exciting voyages in organic
chemistry, from chemical curiosities to a recurring building block in modern organic …

Nitrones are important compounds and are highly useful in many aspects. The first part
describes the methods for synthesis of nitrones, which are useful and environmentally …

Covering: 2013 up to the end of 2015 This review covers the isolation and structure of new
pyrrolizidines; pyrrolizidine biosynthesis; biological activity, including the occurrence of …

Alkoxyallenes are unusually versatile C3 building blocks in organic synthesis. Hence this
tutorial review summarizes the most important transformations, including subsequent …

Naturally occurring pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) are isolated from plants and other sources.
The interest of the scientific community in these compounds owes itself to their high toxicity …

Iminosugars have attracted increasing attention as chemical probes, chaperones and leads
for drug discovery. Despite several clinical successes, their de novo synthesis remains a …

In the era of green economy, trehalase inhibitors represent a valuable chance to develop
non-toxic pesticides, being hydrophilic compounds that do not persist in the environment …

A collection of carbohydrate‐derived iminosugars belonging to three structurally diversified
sub‐classes (polyhydroxylated pyrrolidines, piperidines, and pyrrolizidines) was evaluated …

Australine (1), 7-epi-australine (2), and their C-7-fluorinated derivatives 4 and 5 have been
synthesized efficiently from d-arabinose-derived cyclic nitrone 11. Fluorination at the C-7 …

The natural occurrence of enantiomers and diastereomers is often encountered. In addition,
the synthesis of these stereoisomers is important for structure determination and for the …