Chain-walking reaction

Takuya Kochi and co-workers at Keio University have reported in JACS on a chain walking reaction.

JACS paper

Decaturin C synthesis

Hirosato Takikawa and co-workers at Kobe University have reported in Tetrahedron on the synthesis of decaturin C, a compound with insecticidal properties. I was curious about the hemiketal formation – whether or not the hemiketal is formed completely or it is in equilibrium with the ketone.

Tetrahedron paper

IMDA for cyclobutenones

Danishefsky and co-workers have published in JACS on aan intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction using a cyclobutenone precursor.

JACS paper

Communensin F synthesis

Raymond Funk and colleague at Penn State have reported in JACS on a racemic synthesis of communensin F.

 

JACS paper

Halogen migration

Jennifer Schomaker and co-workers from the University of Wisconsin have reported in JACS on a copper catalyzed 1,3-halogen migration reaction.

 

JACS paper

Polyketide syntheses

Matthew Shair and co-workers have reported in JACS on the syntheses of some polyketides:  HMP-Y1, hibarimicinone, and HMP-P1.

JACS paper

Epicoccin G, 8,8ʹ-epi-ent-Rostratin B, Gliotoxin, Gliotoxin G, Emethallicin E and Haematocin – total synthesis

Nicolaou and co-workers have reported in JACS on the syntheses and anti-malarial activities of some polythio compounds.

JACS paper

Copper catalyzed fluorination

Thomas Lectka and co-workers at Johns Hopkins University have reported in ACIE on a copper catalyzed fluorination process.

ACIE paper

Manganese catalyzed fluorination

John Groves and co-workers have reported in Science on a manganese promoted fluorination process of aliphatics.

 

Science paper

205B synthesis

Glenn Micalizio and colleague have reported in JACS on the synthesis of 205B.

JACS paper