Metal-hydride hydrogen atom transfer (MHAT) reactions in natural product synthesis

J Wu, Z Ma - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The metal-hydride hydrogen atom transfer (MHAT) reaction plays an important role in the
field of natural product synthesis. MHAT, as a powerful method, has been employed by …

Recent advances in the syntheses of guaianolides

RA Fernandes, S Moharana, GN Khatun - Organic & Biomolecular …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Sesquiterpene lactones, especially guaianolides representing a bigger class of natural
products, have served as appealing candidates for total synthesis due to their varied bio-and …

Asymmetric Synthesis of α‐Methylene‐γ‐Butyrolactones via Tandem Allylboration/Lactonization: a Kinetic Resolution Process

Z Tan, L Chen, L Li, Y Li, Y Luo, F Wang… - Angewandte …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The α‐methylene‐γ‐butyrolactone motif is a widely encountered unit in many natural
products and pharmaceutical compounds. Herein, a practical and efficient synthesis of α …

Carbon-Chain Elongation by Co-Catalyzed Selective C–C Bond Cleavage and Subsequent Silylperoxylation of Alkene Substrates

JH Xie, T Kato, K Maruoka - ACS Catalysis, 2024 - ACS Publications
A Co-catalyzed selective C–C bond cleavage followed by the silylperoxylation of alkene
substrates generated a series of alkylsilyl peroxides with good yields and selectivities …

Deciphering the quest in the divergent total synthesis of natural products

RA Fernandes - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The divergent synthesis of natural products is rapidly developing towards achieving the goal
of efficiency and economy in total synthesis. However, presently, the sustainable …

Evolution of Pauson-Khand Reaction: Strategic Applications in Total Syntheses of Architecturally Complex Natural Products (2016–2020)

S Chen, C Jiang, N Zheng, Z Yang, L Shi - Catalysts, 2020 - mdpi.com
Metal-mediated cyclizations are important transformations in a natural product total
synthesis. The Pauson-Khand reaction, particularly powerful for establishing …

Divergent biomimetic total syntheses of ganocins A–C, ganocochlearins C and D, and cochlearol T

H Shao, X Gao, ZT Wang, Z Gao… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A divergent synthetic approach to six Ganoderma meroterpenoids, namely ganocins A–C,
ganocochlearins C and D, and cochlearol T, has been developed for the first time. This …

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Eupalinilide E, a Promoter of Human HSPC Expansion

R Maity, S Hajra - Organic Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
A concise and scalable asymmetric total synthesis of eupalinilde E from (R)-(−)-carvone in
12 steps is reported with an overall yield of 20%. The key steps of the synthesis are a …

Selective preparative 'oxidase phase'in sesquiterpenoids: the radical approach

M Kourgiantaki, GG Bagkavou, CI Stathakis… - Organic Chemistry …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The necessity for highly selective oxidative transformations towards the synthesis of complex
natural compounds such as sesquiterpenoids makes total synthesis a rich terrain of …

Modular cyclopentenone synthesis through the catalytic molecular shuffling of unsaturated acid chlorides and alkynes

YH Lee, EH Denton, B Morandi - Journal of the American …, 2020 - ACS Publications
We describe a general strategy for the intermolecular synthesis of polysubstituted
cyclopentenones using palladium catalysis. Overall, this reaction is achieved via a …