Complex molecular architectures containing cyclopropanes present significant challenges
for any synthetic chemist. This review aims to highlight the strategic considerations for …

In this tutorial review, recent advances in the synthesis of cyclopropane-containing natural
products are discussed, highlighting the application of novel synthetic methodologies and …

Covering: 2000 to 2015 Molecules containing vicinal all-carbon quaternary stereocenters
are found in many secondary metabolites, and they exhibit a variety of biological and …

This review is an update of the Nazarov cyclisation and covers the literature from 1993 to
2005. The Nazarov cyclisation was most recently reviewed in 1994. 1 Prior to that, this …

In recent decades there have been significant improvements in the efficiency of synthesis as
a result of considerable progress in tandem reactions, cascade transformations and related …

The cyclopentane carbocyclic ring system, while ubiquitous in nature, is not usually
considered a privileged core structure for the development of a drug candidate due, in part …

The reactive intermediates known as acylketenes exhibit a rich chemistry and have been
extensively utilized for many types of inter-and intramolecular bond-forming reactions within …

The electrocyclic reaction is one of the most powerful tools for the construction of complex
polycyclic scaffolds in a highly stereocontrolled fashion. In this review, recent advances in its …

Treatment of 2, 4-dien-1-als with allylsilanes and PPh3AuSbF6 (3 mol%) led to formation of
1, 4-bis (allyl) cyclopentenyl products; this gold catalyst is superior to commonly used Lewis …

An efficient domino reaction combining different classes of pericyclic reactions leads to
chiral complex polycyclic indoline-based architectures from achiral starting materials under …