Hirsutellone B synthesis

Hiromi Uchiro and co-workers from Tokyo University of Science have reported in Organic Letters on the total synthesis of hirsutellone.

OL paper

Acyloxylation with gold

Veronique Michelet and co-workers at CNRS have reported in JACS on a gold catalyzed C-H activation process.

JACS paper

Proteomes vs. Disease

Theo Luider and colleagues at Erasmus Medical Center in the Netherlands have reported in the Journal of Proteome Research on the higher concentration of PZP (Pregnancy Zone Protein) in presymptomatic Alzheimer’s disease group of women.

Journal of Proteome Research paper

Heparin’s chemoenzymatic synthesis

Jian Liu and co-workers at UNC have reported in Science on a chemoenzymatic synthesis of the sulfated glycan, heparin – a blood thinner.

 

Science paper

Acetylaranotin synthesis

Sarah Reisman and co-workers have reported in JACS on a synthesis of acetylaranotin.

JACS paper

Science careers

Here’s a Science article about careers in science.
Science article

[3+2] between aziridine and aldehyde

Takeshi Hanamoto and co-workers from Saga University have reported in Organic Letters on a AgSbF6 catalyzed [3+2] reaction between an aldehyde and an aziridine.

OL paper

E or Z is easy

Shuji Akai and co-workers from the University of Shizuoka have reported in ACIEE on a Meyer Schuster rearrangement that gives rise to selectively the E- or Z-alpha,beta-unsaturated carbonyl compound depending on whether the cationic counterion of the heteropoly acid.

ACIEE paper

Ascorbyl phloroglucinol synthesis

Shawn Campagna and co-workers at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville have reported in Tetrahedron on a synthesis of ascorbyl phloroglucinol.

Tetrahedron paper

Bacteria talking to algae

Jon Clardy and co-workers at Harvard have reported in JACS on some new molecules isolated from bacteria.

JACS paper