Communensin F synthesis

Mohammed Movassaghi and co-workers reported in JACS on the synthesis of communensin F.

 

JACS paper

Towards eribulin

Yoshito Kishi and colleague have reported in JACS on a coupling reaction between a thioester and an alkyl bromide.

 

JACS paper

Gold catalyzed photoredox chemistry

Stephen Hashmi and co-workers have reported in ACIE on the use of a gold dimer catalyst with a diphenylphosphinomethane ligand to effect a difluoroalkylation reaction.

ACIE paper

Jungermannenones B and C synthesis

Xiaoguang Lei and co-workers from Peking University have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of jungermannenones B and C.

 

ACIE paper

Crotophorbolone synthesis

Masayuki Inouye and co-workers have reported in ACIE on the synthesis of crotophorbolone.

ACIE paper

Blue-LED induced cascade

Zhiyong Jiang and co-workers from Henan University have reported in ACIE on a radical cascade cyclization using blue light emitted diodes.

ACIE paper

Pauson-Khand followed by a radical cyclization to yield a propellanone

Laura Peterson and co-workers have reported in Tetrahedron on a molecule that looks like a propeller.

Tetrahedron paper

Guanacastepene syntheses

Chin-Kang Sha and colleague from National Tsing-Hua University have reported in Organic Letters on the syntheses of guanacastapenes N and O.

OL paper

Combining 2 concepts from sophmore organic chemistry (Sn2 and radical initiation)d

The Finkesltein reaction is a straightforward Sn2 reaction – however, you don’t normally think of displacing an aromatic halide as an Sn2 reaction. Chao-Jun Li and co-workers at McGill University reported on the aromatic Finkelstein reaction using light.

 

 

JACS paper

Synthesis of Paclitaxel exploiting new ways

Noritaka Chida and co-workers from Keio University have reported in Organic Letters on a radical cyclization approach toward taxol.

OL paper

They access the oxetane ring via intramolecular mesylate displacement.

OL paper2