The development of new strategies and chemical reactions continues to be a major focus of
research efforts in the modern synthetic organic community. 1 Of the various types of …

This article provides a survey of four “unconventional” methods employed in the synthesis of
natural products in the Hudlicky group. The utility of flash vacuum pyrolysis is highlighted by …

Whole-cell biooxidation of bromobenzene with Pseudomonas putida 39D or the
recombinant Escherichia coli JM109 (pDTG601) yields (1 S, 2 S)-3-bromocyclohexa-3, 5 …

This account is a tribute to Professor David Gibson in recognition of his discovery of
enzymatic dihydroxylation of aromatic compounds four decades ago. Here are highlighted …

The possibility of a major influenza pandemic (especially the avian H5N1 influenza)
continues to be a serious health concern. The development of effective antiviral medicines is …

Pyrrolizidine and Indolizidine Syntheses Involving 1,3-Dipolar Cycloadditions Page 1 REVIEW
905 Synthesis 1999, No. 6, 905–917 ISSN 0039-7881 © Thieme Stuttgart · New York …

Allylic sulfonium salts 3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 13, and arsonium salt 14 react with aromatic,
heteroaromatic, and α, β-unsaturated N-sulfonylimines under solid− liquid phase-transfer …

Three approaches were examined for the synthesis of 3-(hydroxymethyl) pyrrolizidines, a
class of compounds that includes the polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloids alexine (1) …

Abstract Several 2, 3‐disubstituted vinylaziridines have been N‐acylated and subjected to
LiHMDS in THF at− 78° C. Upon warming to room temperature, the resulting amide enolates …

A new method for the stereocontrolled synthesis of pyrrolizidine and indolizidine alkaloids
by means of titanium-mediated cyclization of ω-vinyl imides is described. The general …