Jonathan George and co-workers at the University of Adelaide have reported in Organic Letters on a Paterno Buchi reaction approach to access the 5 membered ring of frondosin.
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Frondosin via Paterno Buchi
Posted by naturalproductman on February 29, 2012
Posted in Alkaloids, Cycloaddition, Light Mediated, Methodology, Named Reactions, Paterno-Buchi, Pericyclic reactions, [2+2] | Leave a Comment »
[2+2] Catalyzed by a Cytochrome P450
Posted by naturalproductman on October 14, 2010
Cytochrome P450 enzymes are usually notorious with their hydroxylation reactions, however F. Peter Guengerich and co-workers at Vanderbilt have shown that they can also catalyze [2+2] reactions to form an oxetane ring.
Posted in Chemical Biology, Enzymatic, Iron, Methodology, Named Reactions, Paterno-Buchi, Transition Metal | Leave a Comment »
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