Catalytic asymmetric synthesis is providing chemists with new and powerful tools for the
efficient synthesis of complex molecules. While many of the most notable catalytic systems …

Covering: 2005 to the end of 2009 In addition to their clinical importance in the treatment of
type II diabetes, α-glucosidase inhibitors have attracted considerable attention from the …

The exploration of β-lactone reactivity and transformations has continued since the first
synthesis of these strained heterocycles by Einhorn in 1883. The principal reactivity modes …

In an attempt to devise new antimicrobial treatments for biofilm infections, the bacterial cell–
cell communication system termed quorum sensing has emerged as an attractive target. It …

Enantioselective syntheses of the glucosidase inhibitors schulzeines B and C were
achieved by employing a Pictet− Spengler reaction of a β-lactone-derived, masked …

Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins comprises a comprehensive review of significant
developments at this biology/chemistry interface. Each volume of this Specialist Periodical …

Versatile trichloromethyl carbinols can be prepared in one pot from primary alcohols by
treatment with Dess–Martin periodinane (DMP) in CHCl3 followed by introduction of …

Abstract (Trichloromethyl) carbinols, which are formed in one operation from either alcohols
or aldehydes, can be converted into primary alcohols in a Jocic‐type reaction involving …

This review highlights recent synthetic applications of the Jocic-Reeve, Corey-Link, and
Bargellini reactions, all of which proceed through reactive gem-dichloroepoxide …

A comprehensive resource to the development and recent progress of zwitterion-oriented
cycloadditions promoted by organoamines, organophosphines, N-heterocyclic carbenes …