In this review, we summarize the origin and advancements of iridium-catalyzed asymmetric
allylic substitution reactions during the past two decades. Since the first report in 1997, Ir …

Conspectus The catalytic, asymmetric synthesis of complex molecules has been a core
focus of our research program for some time because developments in the area can have an …

Conspectus Metal catalyzed allylic substitution is a cornerstone of organometallic and
synthetic chemistry. Enantioselective versions have been developed with catalysts derived …

Covering: 2013–2018 Natural products bearing quaternary carbon stereocenters have
attracted tremendous interest from the synthetic community due to their diverse biological …

Suzuki‐Miyaura Coupling Reaction (SMCR) has been extensively used in the total synthesis
of natural products. We underscored these achievements in a report published in …

The macrodaphniphyllamine-type, calyciphylline A-type, daphnilongeranin A-type, and
daphnicyclidin D-type alkaloids are four structurally related classes of Daphniphyllum …

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 summarizes the advances in the catalytic enantioselective construction of vicinal
quaternary carbon stereocenters, introduces major synthetic strategies and discusses their …

One of the largest classes of naturally occurring bioactive compounds, the terpenoids, is of
extraordinary pharmacological importance. 1, 2 The sphere of activity of terpenoids covers …

The first enantioselective total synthesis of (−)‐aspidophylline A, including assignment of its
absolute configuration has been accomplished. A key element of the synthesis is a highly …