Plectosphaeroic acid C syntheses

Larry Overman and colleague have reported in JOC on a synthesis of plectosphaeroic acid C.

JOC paper

Spirooliganones A and B

Shi-Shan Yu and co-workers from the Institute of Materia Medica have reported in Organic Letters on the isolation of spirooliganones A and B.

OL paper

Limazepine E synthesis

Ronalds Zemribo and colleague at the Latvian Institute of Organic Chemistry have reported in Org Lett on a an Ireland-Claisen rearrangement approach to synthesizing limazepine E and barmumycin.

OL paper

Benzyne intermediate

Akkattu Biju and co-workers from CSIR have reported in Org Lett on a multi-component reaction involving a benzyne intermediate.

OL paper

Azepine access

Jin-Heng Li and co-workers from Hunan University have reported in ACIE on a silver catalyzed method to yield azepine derivatives.

ACIE paper

Aza-Pauson Khand reaction

Chisato Mukai and co-workers at Kanazawa University have reported in ACIE on an aza-Pauson Khand reaction.

ACIE paper

Silyl Heck reaction

Donald Watson and colleague have reported in JACS on silyl Heck variant.

JACS paper

Voattingine and Tabertinggine

Toh-Seok Kham and co-workers at Malaya University have reported in Org Lett on some indole alkaloids.

OL paper

Asymmetric gold catalysis

Huw Davies and colleague have reported in JACS on an asymmetric gold catalyzed [3+2] reaction.

JACS paper

(−)-Aspidospermidine, (−)-Tabersonine, and (−)-Vincadifformine syntheses

Rodrigo Andrade and colleague at Temple University have reported in JACS on a cascade synthesis of some aspidosperma alkaloids.

JACS paper