Iron catalyzed [2+2]

Paul Chirik and co-workers from Princeton have reported in JACS on a mechanistic study of an iron catalyzed [2+2].

JACS paper

Rh-cascade

Richmond Sarpong and colleague have reported in JACS on a synthesis of a cycloprodigiosin.

JACS paper

ATR-FTIR-UV/Vis monitoring of a reaction

Ursula Bentrup and co-workers at Universitat Rostock in Germany have reported in Tetrahedron on an interesting setup to monitor a reaction.

Tetrahedron paper

Kinetic resolution with phosphoric acid

William Roush and co-workers have reported in Org Lett on a kinetic resolution using phosphoric acid.

OL paper

Pd-catalyzed 3 component coupling

Matthew Sigman and colleague at the University of Utah have reported in JACS on a palladium catalyzed three component coupling reaction.

JACS paper

Ca-catalyzed cyclopropanation

Meike Niggemann and co-workers at RWTH Aachen University have reported in ACIE on a calcium catalyzed cyclopropanation reaction.

ACIE paper

Spongiastatin 2 synthesis

Steven Ley and co-workers have reported in Chemical Science on the synthesis of spongiastatin 2.

Chemical Science paper

Mitsunobu with a catalytic twist

Hiroyuki Ishibashi and co-workers at Kanazawa University have reported in ACIE on a Mitsunobu reaction where they use an iron catalyst and oxygen to regenerate the active azo reagent.

ACIE paper

Kingianin synthesis

Michael Sherburn and co-workers from Australian National University have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of kingianins A, D, and F from a poly-yne precursor.  Ledwith-Weitz salt was used to promote a Diels-Alder dimerization.

 

ACIE paper

What makes beer bitter…

Werner Kaminsky and co-workers from the University of Washington have reported in ACIE on the isolation of humulone.

ACIE paper