Asymmetric Construction of the Core of C6, C7-Epoxy Daphnane Diterpenoid Orthoesters

Y Sun, J Feng, S Qin, S Fu, B Liu - Organic Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Asymmetric construction of the core of C6, C7-epoxy daphnane diterpenoid orthoesters is
developed through a convergent synthetic strategy. The salient features include a …

A Photoinduced Radical Cascade Cyclization for the Synthesis of Angularly Fused Tricyclic Compounds

J Du, S Fu, B Liu - Organic Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
A photoinduced electron transfer (PET)-triggered cascade reaction has been devised for the
conversion of second-generation enol silyl ethers into angularly fused tricyclic scaffolds …

Concise Total Synthesis of (−)-Bipolarolide D

S Sun, Q Wei, Y Liu, Z Lu - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Here we report the first and concise total synthesis of a complex ophiobolin-derived
sesterterpene, bipolarolide D, which hinges on two strategic applications of pentafulvene:(1) …

Discovery of sesquiterpenoids from an actinomycete Crossiella cryophila through genome mining and heterologous expression

Q Yang, J Tian, S Chen, Z Yang, Z Wang, HM Xu… - Bioorganic …, 2024 - Elsevier
Genome mining of the Actinomycete Crossiella cryophila facilitated the discovery of a
minimal terpenoid biosynthetic gene cluster of cry consisting of a class I terpene cyclase …