The principle of vinylogy states that the electronic effects of a functional group in a molecule
are possibly transmitted to a distal position through interposed conjugated multiple bonds …

Limonoid and limonoid-like natural products have demonstrated diverse bioactive properties
and attracted considerable synthetic efforts. They provide a good platform to examine the …

A concise bioinspired synthesis of Schisandra nortriterpenoid propindilactone G has been
accomplished from a readily accessible steroidal lactone. Key transformations include a …

The first total syntheses of schilancidilactones A and B, schilancitrilactone A, and 20-epi-
schilancitrilactone A have been accomplished using a nickel-catalyzed cross coupling of …

Rubriflordilactone B (1) is a schinortriterpenoid isolated by Sun and colleagues, which
possesses a tetrasubstituted benzene moiety and eight stereocenters. The previous …

Since the pioneering days of total synthesis and retrosynthetic analysis, the community has
embraced guiding principles for planning synthetic approaches towards complex natural …

Full details of the total synthesis of the Schisandraceae nortriterpenoid natural product
rubriflordilactone A are reported. Palladium‐and cobalt‐catalyzed polycyclizations were …

Summary of main observation and conclusion Schisandraceae triterpenoids are novel
natural products that contain highly fused ring systems bearing multiple chiral centers …

Summary of main observation and conclusion The natural product propindilactone G is a
complex Schisandra nortriterpenoid with a unique 5/5/7/6/5 pentacyclic framework. This full …

The vinylogous Mukaiyama aldol (VMA) reaction allows efficient access to larger segments
for complex natural product synthesis, primarily polyketides, through the construction of …