Andrastin C synthesis

Masahiro Toyota and co-workers from Tohoku University have reported in JOC on the synthesis of andrastin C.

JOC paper

Rhodium catalyzed reaction

P. Andrew Evans (University of Liverpool) and Mu-Hyun Baik (Indiana University) and co-workers have published in JACS on a mechanistic investigation of a rhodium catalyzed [3+2+1] cyclization. The Los Alamos LACVP basis set was used to represent rhodium.

JACS 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

3 rings from 1

Jiong Yang and co-workers from Texas A&M have reported in JOC on a transannular Michael reaction.

JOC paper

Chain-walking reaction

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

JACS paper

Benzyne cascade

Richard Hsung and co-workers at the University of Wisconsin have reported in Organic Letters on a synthesis of chelidonine.

OL paper

Bi-mediated [3+2]

Elisabet Dunac and co-workers from CNRS have reported in Organic Letters on a Bi(OTf)3 mediated [3+2] between an allene and aryl group.

OL paper

Mucosin synthesis

Richard Whitby and co-workers from the University of Southampton have reported in Chemical Communications on the synthesis of mucosin via a zirconium catalyzed cyclization, which reminded me of the kind that Negishi had published before.

Chemical Communications paper

Access to bis-THF rings

Hiromichi Fujioka and co-workers at Osaka University have reported in Organic Letters on a method to synthesize bis-tetrahydrofurans from a diol.

OL paper