Organic Chemistry Portal
Organic Chemistry Highlights

2006 / 2007 / 2008

January
01 Synthesis of (-)-Colombiasin A and (-)-Elisapterosin B Douglass F. Taber
08 Enantioselective Synthesis of C-N Ring Containing Natural Products Douglass F. Taber
15 New Catalysts and Strategies for Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
22 Heterocyclic Natural Products by Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
29 Carbocyclic Natural Products by Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
February
01 Clean Chemical Synthesis in Water Rajender S. Varma
05 The Crimmins Synthesis of (+)-SCH 351448 Douglass F. Taber
12 Enantioselective Construction of Alcohols and Amines Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
19 Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
26 Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
March
05 The Sorensen Synthesis of (-)-Guanacastepene E Douglass F. Taber
12 Selective Reactions of Alkenes Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights  Doris Dallinger, C. Oliver Kappe
19 Best Synthetic Methods: C-C Bond Formation Douglass F. Taber
25 Proline Derivatives in Organic Synthesis Vasco D. B. Bonifacio
26 Functional Group Protection and Deprotection Douglass F. Taber
April
02 The Nicolaou Synthesis of Platensimycin Douglass F. Taber
09 Stereocontrolled C-O Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger, C. Oliver Kappe
16 Stereocontrolled Natural Product Synthesis: Cyclic Ethers and Macrolides Douglass F. Taber
23 Stereocontrolled C-N Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
30 Stereocontrolled Alkaloid Total Synthesis Douglass F. Taber
May
07 The Fukuyama Synthesis of Morphine Douglass F. Taber
14 Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Synthesis Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger, C. Oliver Kappe
21 Interconversion of Organic Functional Groups Douglass F. Taber
28 Best Synthetic Methods: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Douglass F. Taber
June
04 The Overman Synthesis of (-)-Sarain A Douglass F. Taber
11 Recent Developments in Alkene Metathesis Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
18 Pushing the Limits of Alkene Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis Douglass F. Taber
25 Preparation of Benzene Derivatives Douglass F. Taber
July
02 The Padwa Synthesis of Aspidophytidine Douglass F. Taber
09 Synthesis of Heteroaromatics Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
16 Enantioselective Construction of Alcohols and Amines Douglass F. Taber
23 Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
30 Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers Douglass F. Taber
August
06 The Gin Synthesis of Nominine Douglass F. Taber
13 The Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction in Natural Product Synthesis Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
20 Catalytic Enantioselective Carbon-Carbon Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
27 New Directions in C-C Ring Construction: The Overman Synthesis of Guanacastepene N Douglass F. Taber
September
03 The Pettus Synthesis of (+)-Rishirilide B Douglass F. Taber
10 Selective Reactions of Alkenes Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
17 Selective C-H Functionalization Douglass F. Taber
24 New Methods for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Douglass F. Taber
October
01 The Nakada Synthesis of (+)-Digitoxigenin Douglass F. Taber
08 Preparation of Benzene Derivatives Douglass F. Taber
15 Preparation of Heteroaromatics: The Movassaghi Synthesis of (+)-Chimonanthine Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
22 Organic Functional Group Transformation Douglass F. Taber
29 Organic Functional Group Protection Douglass F. Taber
November
05 The Trost Synthesis of (-)-Terpestacin Douglass F. Taber
12 Stereoselective C-N Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
19 Stereoselective C-O Ring Construction Douglass F. Taber
26 Synthesis of (-)-Blepharocalyxin D, (-)-Lasonolide A, and Attenol A Douglass F. Taber
December
03 The Clark Synthesis of Vigulariol Douglass F. Taber
10 Enantioselective Organocatalytic Synthesis of Carbocycles: The Iwabuchi Synthesis of (+)-Juvabione Douglass F. Taber
15 Microwave Chemistry Highlights Doris Dallinger
17 Transition Metal-Mediated Synthesis of Carbocycles: The Snapper Synthesis of Pleocarpenone Douglass F. Taber
24 Enantioselective Construction of Carbocycles: The Williams Synthesis of (+)-Fusicoauritone Douglass F. Taber
31 C-H Functionalization: The White Reagent Douglass F. Taber