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Organic Chemistry Highlights

2004 / 2005 / 2006

January
03 Enantioselective Synthesis of (+)-Tricycloclavulone Douglass F. Taber
10 Best Methods for C-C Bond Formation: Part One of Three Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights C. Oliver Kappe
17 Best Methods for C-C Bond Formation: Part Two of Three Douglass F. Taber
24 Best Methods for C-C Bond Formation: Part Three of Three Douglass F. Taber
31 Formation of Aromatic-Amino and Aromatic-Carbon Bonds Douglass F. Taber
February
04 Copper-Catalyzed Conjugate Addition to α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds M. M. B. Marques
07 Synthesis of the Dendrobatid Alkaloid 251F Douglass F. Taber
14 Enantioselective Construction of Aldol Products: Part One of Two Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
21 Enantioselective Construction of Aldol Products: Part Two of Two Douglass F. Taber
25 Boranes in Cancer Therapy Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
28 Enantioselective α-Functionalization of Carbonyl Compounds Douglass F. Taber
March
07 Synthesis of (-)-Hamigeran B Douglass F. Taber
14 Catalytic C-C Bond-Forming Reactions Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Bimbisar Desai
21 Rare Sugars Are Now Readily Available Chiral Pool Starting Materials Douglass F. Taber
24 Borane Complexes in Organic Synthesis Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
28 Alkyne Methathesis in Organic Synthesis Douglass F. Taber
April
04 Total Synthesis of (±)-Sordaricin Douglass F. Taber
05 Multicomponent Reactions - Superior Chemistry Technology For The New Millennium Alexander Doemling
11 Ru-Mediated Intramolecular Alkene Metathesis: Improved Substrate and Catalyst Design Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
18 Heterocycle Construction by Grubbs Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
25 Synthesis of Carotenoids and Retinoids: Novel Approaches involving the Stille Reaction as a Key Step M. M. B. Marques
25 Natural Product Synthesis Using Grubbs Metathesis: Lasubine II, Ingenol, and Ophirin B Douglass F. Taber
May
02 Synthesis of (-)-Tetrodotoxin Douglass F. Taber
05 Toluenesulphonylmethyl isocyanide (TOSMIC) and the van Leusen MCR Alexander Doemling
09 Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Construction of Aza-Heterocycles Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Bimbisar Desai
16 Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Construction of Cyclic Ethers Douglass F. Taber
23 Synthesis of Heterocyclic Natural Products: (-)-Ephedradine A, (-)-α-Tocopherol, (-)-Lepadin D and (-)-Phenserine Douglass F. Taber
25 Hypervalent Iodine Chemistry Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
30 Protection of N- and O-Functional Groups Douglass F. Taber
June
05 The Petasis Reaction of Boronic Acids, Oxo Components and Amines (Pt-3CR) Alexander Doemling
06 Synthesis of (-)-Norzoanthamine Douglass F. Taber
13 Best Synthetic Methods: C-C Bond Formation Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
20 Enantioselective Construction of Single Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
25 Asymmetric Cross-Aldol Reactions Of Aldehydes: A Formidable Synthetic Challenge M. M. B. Marques
27 Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
July
04 Synthesis of (+)-Brasilenyne Douglass F. Taber
05 Convergent and Fast Route to Piperazines via IMCR Alexander Doemling
11 Best Synthetic Methods: Functional Group Transformations Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Bimbisar Desai
18 Enantioselective Construction of Oxygenated and Halogenated Secondary Stereocenters Douglass F. Taber
25 Enantioselective Construction of Aminated Secondary Stereocenters Douglass F. Taber
25 Organic Synthesis in Water Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
August
01 Enantioselective Synthesis of the Polyene Antiobiotic Aglycone Rimocidinolide Methyl Ester Douglass F. Taber
08 Enantioselective Transformations of Prochiral Rings Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Bimbisar Desai
15 Michael Reactions for Enantioselective Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
22 Enantioselective Ring Construction by Intramolecular C-H Insertion and by Cycloaddition Douglass F. Taber
29 Best Synthetic Methods: Construction of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Rings Douglass F. Taber
September
05 Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Epoxomycin Douglass F. Taber
12 Best Synthetic Methods: Functionalization of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Rings Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
19 Best Synthetic Methods: Oxidation Douglass F. Taber
25 Enantioselective Sulfoxidation Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
26 Enantioselective Allylic Carbon-Carbon Bond Construction Douglass F. Taber
October
03 Synthesis of (+)-Cyanthiwigin U Douglass F. Taber
10 Catalysts and Strategies for Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
17 N-Heterocycle Construction by Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
24 O-Heterocyclic Construction by Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
25 Enantioselective Aza-Henry and Aza-Michael Reactions Vasco D.B. Bonifacio
31 Alkene metathesis in total synthesis: Valienamine, Agelastatin and Tonantzitlolone Douglass F. Taber
November
07 Total Synthesis of the Tetracyclines Douglass F. Taber
14 Enantioselective Construction of N-Heterocycles Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
21 Stereocontrolled Construction of Cyclic Ethers Douglass F. Taber
28 Synthesis of the Proteasome Inhibitors Salinosporamide A, Omuralide and Lactacystin Douglass F. Taber
30 Enantioselective Organocatalytic Indole Alkylation M. M. B. Marques
December
05 Total Synthesis of (-)-Sordaricin Douglass F. Taber
12 Recent Advances in Carbocyclic Ketone Construction Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
19 Stereoselective Construction of Carbocyclic Rings Douglass F. Taber
26 Asymmetric Transformation of Prochiral Carbocyclic Rings Douglass F. Taber
30 Enantioselective Indole Alkylation - Part Two of Two: Friedel Crafts reaction M. M. B. Marques