Reductive radical-polar crossover: traditional electrophiles in modern radical reactions

L Pitzer, JL Schwarz, F Glorius - Chemical science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The concept of reductive radical-polar crossover (RRPCO) reactions has recently emerged
as a valuable and powerful tool to overcome limitations of both radical and traditional polar …

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 …

Catalyst-and silane-controlled enantioselective hydrofunctionalization of alkenes by cobalt-catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer and radical-polar crossover

K Ebisawa, K Izumi, Y Ooka, H Kato… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The catalytic enantioselective synthesis of tetrahydrofurans, which are found in the
structures of many biologically active natural products, via a transition-metal-catalyzed …

Total synthesis of (−)-daphnezomines A and B

G Xu, J Wu, L Li, Y Lu, C Li - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Daphnezomines A and B are structurally unusual Daphniphyllum alkaloids that contain a
unique aza-adamantane core skeleton. Herein, a modular approach to these alkaloids is …

Divergent total syntheses of (−)-crinipellins facilitated by a HAT-initiated Dowd–Beckwith rearrangement

Y Zhao, J Hu, R Chen, F Xiong, H Xie… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A hydrogen atom transfer (HAT)-initiated Dowd–Beckwith rearrangement reaction was
developed, which enables the efficient assembly of diversely functionalized polyquinane …

Stereocontrolled radical bicyclizations of oxygenated precursors enable short syntheses of oxidized abietane diterpenoids

D Vrubliauskas, BM Gross… - Journal of the American …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The power of cation-initiated cyclizations of polyenes for the synthesis of polycyclic
terpenoids cannot be overstated. However, a major limitation is the intolerance of many …

Scalable total synthesis of (−)-triptonide: serendipitous discovery of a visible-light-promoted olefin coupling initiated by metal-catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (MHAT …

X Fang, N Zhang, SC Chen, T Luo - Journal of the American …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An efficient and scalable total synthesis of (−)-triptonide is accomplished based on a metal-
catalyzed hydrogen atom transfer (MHAT)-initiated radical cyclization. During the …

Synthesis of pleuromutilin

NJ Foy, SV Pronin - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2022 - ACS Publications
Synthesis of a potent inhibitor of bacterial protein synthesis, pleuromutilin, is described.
Assembly of the critical cyclooctane fragment relies on an oxidative ring-expansion, and …

Catalytic direct cyclization of alkenyl thioester

S Date, K Hamasaki, K Sunagawa, H Koyama… - ACS …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Herein we report a one-step, catalytic, Markovnikov-selective, and scalable method for the
synthesis of saturated sulfur heterocycles, which are found in the structures of …

Total syntheses of (–)-macrocalyxoformins A and B and (–)-ludongnin C

Z Cao, W Sun, J Zhang, J Zhuo, S Yang, X Song… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The complex and diverse molecular architectures along with broad biological activities of ent-
kauranoids natural products make them an excellent testing ground for the invention of …