Linoxepin synthesis

Mark Lautens and co-workers at the University of Toronto have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of linoxepin.

ACIE paper

Calvicularin synthesis

Christopher Beaudry and co-workers from Oregon State have reported in Organic Letters on a synthesis of cavicularin using a vinyl sulfone for a Diels-Alder substrate.

OL paper

HIV-1 reverse transcriptase structure with catechol diether

Karen Anderson and co-workers at Yale have reported in JACS on a crystal structures of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase with catechol diether drugs.

JACS paper

Xestoquinones

Daniel Nagle and co-workers from the University of Mississippi have reported in JNP on the isolation of xestoquinones.

JNP paper

No that’s not BINAP

N. P. Dhammika Nanayakkara and co-workers from the University of Mississippi have reported in JNP on the isolation of some compounds that look like BINAP.

JNP paper

Angelone synthesis

Zhigang Weng and co-workers from Shenzhen University have reported in Tetrahedron on a synthesis of angelone.  The highlight is the cascade reaction forming the final product.

Tetrahedron paper

Psoromic acid inhibits RabGGTase

Yao-Wen Wu and co-workers at Max Planck have reported in JACS on the inhibition of RabGGTase using psoromic acid.

JACS paper

Baccharin

Satoshi Endo and co-workers from Gifu Pharmaceutical University have reported in JNP on the isolation of baccharin a 17-beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase inhibitor.

JNP paper

Rocaglamide via Nazarov

Phil Magnus and co-workers have published in JACS on a Nazarov cyclization approach to access rocaglamide.

JACS paper

Phaeosphaerins A-F

Hongxiang Lou and co-workers from Shandong University have reported in JNP on the isolation of phaeosphaerins that were more potent against cancer cells in the presence of light.

JNP paper