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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
Efficient Cesium Carbonate Promoted N-Alkylations of Aromatic Cyclic Imides
Under Microwave Irradiation
M. I. Escudero, L. D. Kremenchuzky, I. A. Perillo, H. Cerecetto, M. M. Blanco, Synthesis, 2011,
571-576.
Highly Chemoselective and Stereoselective Synthesis of Z-Enol Silanes
A. Herath, J. Montgomery, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008,
130, 8132-8133.
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Acetylenic Schmidt Reaction
D. J. Gorin, N. R. Davis, F. D. Toste, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2005,
127, 11260-11261.
Palladium-Catalyzed Addition of Alkynes to Cyclopropenes: An Entry to
Stereodefined Alkynylcyclopropanes
A. Tenaglia, K. Le Jeune, L. Giordano, G. Buono, Org. Lett., 2011,
13, 636-639.
Direct Oxidative Conversion of Alkyl Halides into Nitriles with Molecular
Iodine in Aqueous Ammonia
S. Iida, H. Togo, Synlett, 2008,
1639-1642.
Ring-Opening Cyclization of Alkylidenecyclopropyl Ketones with Amines. An
Efficient Synthesis of 2,3,4-Trisubstituted Pyrroles
L. Lu, G. Chen, S. Ma, Org. Lett.,
2006,
8, 835-838.
Synthesis of 2,4-Diiodoquinolines via the Photochemical Cyclization of
o-Alkynylaryl Isocyanides with Iodine
T. Mitamura, A. Ogawa, X. Pan, J. Org. Chem., 2011,
76, 1163-1166.
N-Propargylic β-Enaminones: Common Intermediates for the Synthesis of
Polysubstituted Pyrroles and Pyridines
S. Cacchi, G. Fabrizi, E. Filisti, Org. Lett., 2008,
10, 2629-2632.
Parallel Synthesis of a Library of Benzoxazoles and Benzothiazoles Using
Ligand-Accelerated Copper-Catalyzed Cyclizations of ortho-Halobenzanilides
G. Evindar, R. A. Batey, J. Org. Chem., 2006,
71, 1802-1808.
Copper(I) 1,2,3-Triazol-5-ylidene Complexes as Efficient Catalysts for Click
Reactions of Azides with Alkynes
T. Nakamura, T. Terashima, K. Ogata, S.-i. Fukuzawa, Org. Lett., 2011,
13, 620-623.
Easily Prepared Azopyridines As Potent and Recyclable Reagents for Facile
Esterification Reactions. An Efficient Modified Mitsunobu Reaction
N. Iranpoor, H. Firouzabadi, D. Khalili, S. Motevalli, J. Org. Chem., 2008,
73, 4882-4887.
Efficient Gold-Catalyzed Hydroamination of 1,3-Dienes
C. Brouwer, C. He, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006,
45, 1744-1747.
Catalyst-Free One-Pot Reductive Alkylation of Primary and Secondary Amines
and N,N-Dimethylation of Amino Acids Using Sodium Borohydride in
2,2,2-Trifluoroethanol
M. Taibakhsh, R. Hosseinzadeh, H. Alinezhad, S. Ghahari, A. Heydari, S.
Khaksar, Synthesis, 2011,
490-496.
A Broad Substrate-Scope Method for Fast, Efficient and Selective Hydrogen Peroxide-Epoxidation
I. Garcia-Bosch, X. Ribas, M. Costas, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2008,
351, 348-352.
Chiral Lithium Binaphtholate Aqua Complex as a Highly Effective Asymmetric
Catalyst for Cyanohydrin Synthesis
M. Hatano, T. Ikeno, T. Miyamoto, K. Ishihara, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2005,
127, 10776-10777.
C-O Hydrogenolysis Catalyzed by Pd-PMHS Nanoparticles in the Company of
Chloroarenes
R. J. Rahaim, Jr., R. E. Maleczka, Jr., Org. Lett., 2011,
13, 584-587.
Scandium(III) Fluoride as a Novel Catalyst for Hydroxymethylation of
Dimethylsilyl Enolates in Aqueous Media
M. Kokubo, S. Kobayashi, Synlett, 2008,
1562-1564.
Directed Ortho-Metalation of Unprotected Benzoic Acids. Methodology and
Regioselective Synthesis of Useful Contiguously 3- and 6-Substituted
2-Methoxybenzoic Acid Building Blocks
T.-H. Nguyen, A.-S. Castanet, J. Mortier, Org. Lett.,
2006,
8, 765-768.
Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted 3-Iodofurans via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling
and Iodocyclization of Terminal Alkynes
Z. Chen. G. Huang, H. Jiang, H. Huang, X. Pan, J. Org. Chem., 2011,
76, 1134-1139.
A New Entry to 1,5-Keto Esters and Their 4,4-Dideuterio Derivatives via
Methylene Chloride as “Methylene Dianion” Equivalents
K.-W. Lin, C. Y. Chen, W.-F. Chen, T.-H. Yan, J. Org. Chem., 2008,
73, 4759-4761.
Pyridinium Ylides in the Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydrofurans
S. Xue, L. He, Y.-K. Liu, K.-Z. Han, Q.-X. Guo,
Synthesis, 2006, 666-674.
Monofluorovinyl Tosylate: A Useful Building Block for the Synthesis of
Terminal Vinyl Monofluorides via Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling
H. Zhang, C.-B. Zhou, Q.-Y. Chen, J.-C. Xiao, R. Hong, Org. Lett., 2011,
13, 560-563.
Preparation of Substituted Enol Derivatives From Terminal Alkynes and Their
Synthetic Utility
J. R. DeBergh, K. M. Spivey, J. M. Ready, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008,
130, 7828-7829.
1,2-Halogen Migration in Haloallenyl Ketones: Regiodivergent Synthesis of
Halofurans
A. W. Sromek, M. Rubina, V. Gevorgyan, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,
2005,
127, 10500-10501.
Copper-Catalyzed Highly Regioselective Silylcupration of Terminal Alkynes to
Form α-Vinylsilanes
P. Wang, X.-L. Yeo, T.-P. Loh, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2011,
133, 1254-1256.
A high temperature investigation using microwave synthesis for
electronically and sterically disfavoured substrates of the Newman-Kwart
rearrangement
J. D. Moseley, P. Lenden, Tetrahedron, 2007,
63, 4120-4125.
Hydrogen Bond Catalyzed Direct Reductive Amination of Ketones
D. Menche, J. Hassfeld, J. Li, G. Menche, A. Ritter, S. Rudolph, Org. Lett.,
2006,
8, 741-744.
Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Amination of Benzoxazoles via C-H and C-N Bond
Activation: A New Strategy for Using Tertiary Amines as Nitrogen Group Sources
S. Guo, B. Qian, C. Xia, H. Huang, Org. Lett., 2011,
13, 522-525.
Oxidative Rearrangement of Tertiary Allylic Alcohols Employing Oxoammonium
Salts
M. Shibuya, M. Tomizawa, Y. Iwabuchi, J. Org. Chem., 2008,
73, 4750-4752.
Self-Assembled Bidentate Ligands for Ru-Catalyzed anti-Markovnikov Hydration
of Terminal Alkynes
F. Chevallier, B. Breit, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2006,
45, 1599-1602.
