This full account presents the background on, discovery of, and extensive insight that has
been gained into the oxidative intermolecular coupling of two different carbonyl species …

Phytochemical investigation of the stems of Kadsura heteroclita led to isolation of 16
compounds, including the triterpenoid named longipedlactone J (2), and two …

Oxidative cyclizations create many unique chemical structures that are characteristic of
biologically active natural products. Many of these reactions are catalysed by 'non …

The family Schisandraceae (Magnoliiadae) contains approximately sixty species which are
disjunctly distributed in the southeast of Asia and North America. It was divided into two …

Phytochemical investigation of Kadsura angustifolia led to the isolation and identification of
26 lignans and two triterpenoids, including 11 new lignans named kadangustins A− K (1 …

Ten new highly oxygenated triterpenoids, kadcoccilactones A− J (1− 10), and two known
triterpenoids, kadsuphilactone A and micrandilactone B, were isolated from the stems of the …

Phytochemical investigation on the stems of Kadsura coccinea led to the isolation of 8 new
triterpenoids, kadcoccilactones K–R (1–8), and 10 known analogues. Their structures were …

Eleven triterpene acids including 10 new compounds (kadcoccinic acids A–J, 1–10) were
isolated from the stems of Kadsura coccinea. Except for 10, these compounds feature a …

Through the use of model studies, an approach was conceived towards the synthesis of the
taiwanschirin family of natural products. These are structurally complex compounds which …

An acetone extract of the fruits of the Taiwanese medicinal plant Schisandra arisanensis has
yielded 11 new oxygenated lignans. Four of these, named arisantetralones A− D (1− 4) …