Withanolide synthesis

Karl Gademann and co-workers at the University of Basel have reported in ACIEE on their synthesis of withanolide.

ACIEE paper

Awajanomycin synthesis

Ulrich Koert and co-workers at Philipps-Universitat Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse have reported in ACIEE on an asymmetric allylboration reaction to synthesize awajanomycin.

ACIEE paper

Heimiol A

Scott Snyder and co-workers have reported in ACIEE on their synthesis of heimiol A.

ACIEE paper

Clividine synthesis

Martin Banwell and co-workers at the Australian National University have reported in JOC on their synthesis of clividine.

JOC paper

Prins/Conia cascade

Chi-Sing Lee and co-workers at Shenzhen University have reported in JOC on a Prins-Conia cascade to form two rings.

JOC paper

Przewalskin B synthesis

Yong-Qiang Tu and co-workers from Lanzhou University have reported in JOC on their synthesis of przewalskin B.

JOC paper

Landomycin A synthesis

Biao Yu and co-workers from the Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry have reported in JACS on their synthesis of landomycin.

JACS paper

Dual catalysis

Barry Trost and co-workers have reported in JACS on a dual catalysis reaction using a vanadium allenoate and a palladium pi allyl unit to form alpha,beta-unsaturated ketones.

JACS paper

Nazarov cyclization via conjugate addition

Alison Frontier and co-workers at the University of Rochester have reported in JACS on a Nazarov cyclization

JACS paper

Formylation of indoles using N-methylanilines

Weiping Su and co-workers at Chinese Academy of Sciences have reported in JACS on an acylation reaction involving an N-alkylaniline and an indole using  either an iron or ruthenium catalyst.

JACS paper