Deracemization via ketene dithioacetal intermediate

Benjamin List and colleague have reported in JACS on a deracemization reaction taking advantage of a ketene-dithioacetal intermediate.

JACS paper

Baeyer-Villiger reaction in the glivocarcin and jadomycin biosynthesis

Jurgen Rohr and co-workers from the University of Kentucky have reported in JACS on a Baeyer-Villiger reaction in the glivocarcin and jadomycin biosynthesis.

JACS paper

Asymmetric allylic amination

Uttam Tambar and colleague at UT Southwestern have reported in JACS on a process involving the allylic amination of terminal olefins using a benzene using a benzenesulfonyl sulfurdiimide reagent.

JACS paper

CPRIT scandalous?

The big funding agency that is providing the money to recruit Nicolaou to Rice University is in the news spotlight…

Urushiol detection using a boronate.

Rebecca Braslau and co-workers published in JOC on the detection of urushiol, the compound in poison ivy that causes the allergic skin rash.

JOC paper

Tubulexin chemical biology

Herbert Waldmann and co-workers at Max Planck have reported in ACIE on the chemical biology of tubulexins.

ACIE paper

FD-895 synthesis

Michael Burkart and James J. La Clair and colleagues at UCSD have reported in Org Lett on the synthesis of

OL paper

Cyclization through fluorination

Guosheng Liu and colleague at the Chinese Academy of Science have reported in Org Lett on a fluorination reaction that involves ring formation.

OL paper

Mollipilins A and B

Teigo Asai and co-workers from Tohoku University have reported in Organic Letters on the isolation of mollipilins A and B, which had moderate cytotoxicity against human colon cancer cells at 1.8 and 3.7 micomolar IC50 values.

OL paper

Aromatization with palladium

Naohiko Yoshikai and co-workers from Nanyang Technological University have reported in Organic Letters on the conversion of cyclohexanone to anlines using palladium and 1 atmosphere of oxygen.

OL paper