The metathesis reactions, in their various versions, have become a powerful and extremely
valuable tool for the formation of carbon–carbon bonds in organic synthesis. The plethora of …

This feature article highlights total synthesis as one of the reliable tools for the structural
confirmation of natural products. Even though there has been substantial improvement in …

A convergent strategy for the stereoselective total synthesis of biologically active marine
natural product biselyngbyolide B has been developed. Key strategies of this synthesis …

A short and convergent strategy for the stereoselective total synthesis of biologically active
natural product carolacton has been accomplished. Our synthesis highlights the Urpi acetal …

A concise and convergent route for stereoselective total synthesis of promising anticancer
natural lipid mycalol has been achieved using cheap and readily available l-arabinose as a …

Stereoselective total synthesis of structurally intriguing antimalarial macrolide strasseriolide
A has been accomplished by adopting a convergent approach. The salient features of this …

The first stereoselective total syntheses of marine cyclodepsipeptides, calcaripeptides A–C,
have been accomplished. Emphasis was given particularly in identification of an efficient …

A short and convergent strategy for the first asymmetric total synthesis of cytotoxic
macrolides pestalotioprolides E and F has been developed. The key features of this …

A concise and convergent route for the stereoselective total synthesis of cytotoxic macrolides
pestalotioprolides G and H has been developed for the first time. Intramolecular Heck …

The Mitsunobu Reaction allows the conversion of primary and secondary alcohols to esters,
phenyl ethers, thioethers and some other compounds. The nucleophile employed should be …