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Organic Chemistry Highlights

2011 / 2012 / 2013

January
02 The Reisman Synthesis of (+)-Salvileucalin B Douglass F. Taber
09 Stereoselective C-O Ring Construction: The Keck Synthesis of Bryostatin 1 Douglass F. Taber
16 C-O Ring Construction: (+)-Varitriol (Liu), (+)-Isatisine A (Panek), (+)-Herboxidiene / GEX1A (Ghosh), (-)-Englerin A (Chain), Platensimycin (Lear/Wright) Douglass F. Taber
23 Advances in Alkene Metathesis: The Kobayashi Synthesis of (+)-TMC-151C Douglass F. Taber
30 Natural Product Synthesis by C-H Functionalization: (±)-Allokainic Acid (Wee), (-)-Cameroonan-7α-ol (Taber), (+)-Lithospermic Acid (Yu), (-)-Manabacanine (Kroutil), Streptorubin B and Metacycloprodigiosin (Challis) Douglass F. Taber
February
06 The Theodorakis Synthesis of (-)-Jiadifenolide Douglass F. Taber
13 Enantioselective Synthesis of Alcohols and Amines: The Ichikawa Synthesis of (+)-Geranyllinaloisocyanide Douglass F. Taber
20 Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Centers: The Shishido Synthesis of (+)-Helianane Douglass F. Taber
27 Arrays of Stereogenic Centers: The Davies Synthesis of Acosamine Douglass F. Taber
March
05 The Yamashita/Hirama Synthesis of Cortistatin A Douglass F. Taber
12 Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation: The Bergman Synthesis of (+)-Fuligocandin B Douglass F. Taber
19 C-H Functionalization: The Ono/Kato/Dairi Synthesis of Fusiocca-1,10(14)-diene-3,8β,16-triol Douglass F. Taber
26 Reactions of Alkenes: The RajanBabu Synthesis of Pseudopterosin G-J Aglycone Dimethyl Ether Douglass F. Taber
April
02 The Reisman Synthesis of (-)-Maoecrystal Z Douglass F. Taber
09 C-O Ring Construction: The Georg Synthesis of Oximidine II Douglass F. Taber
16 C-O Natural Products: (-)-Hybridalactone (Fürstner), (+)- Anthecotulide (Hodgson), (-)-Kumausallene (Tang), (±)-Communiol E (Kobayashi), (-)-Exiguolide (Scheidt), Cyanolide A (Rychnovsky) Douglass F. Taber
23 C-N Ring Construction: The Harrity Synthesis of Quinolizidine (-)-217A Douglass F. Taber
30 Alkaloid Synthesis: (-)-α-Kainic Acid (Cohen), Hyacinthacine A2 (Fox), (-)-Agelastatin A (Hamada), (+)-Luciduline (Barbe), (+)-Lunarine (Fan), (-)-Runanine (Herzon) Douglass F. Taber
May
07 The Tan/Chen/Yang Synthesis of Schindilactone A Douglass F. Taber
14 Functional Group Transformations Douglass F. Taber
21 Reduction and Oxidation Douglass F. Taber
28 Functional Group Protection Douglass F. Taber
June
04 The Garg Synthesis of (-)-N-Methylwelwitindolinone C Douglass F. Taber
11 Natural Product Synthesis by C-H Functionalization: (-)-Zampanolide (Ghosh), Muraymycin D2 (Ichikawa), (+)-Sundiversifolide (Iwabuchi), (+)-Przewalskin B (Zhang/Tu), Artemisinin (Wu) Douglass F. Taber
18 C-C Bond Formation: The Petrov Synthesis of Combretastatin A-4 Douglass F. Taber
25 Substituted Benzenes: The Reddy Synthesis of Isofregenedadiol Douglass F. Taber
July
02 The Krische Synthesis of Bryostatin 7 Douglass F. Taber
09 Heteroaromatic Construction: The Sperry Synthesis of (+)-Terreusinone Douglass F. Taber
16 Enantioselective Synthesis of Alcohols and Amines: The Fujii/Ohno Synthesis of (+)-Lysergic Acid Douglass F. Taber
23 Enantioselective Synthesis of Alkylated Centers: The Fukuyama Synthesis of (-)-Histrionicotoxin Douglass F. Taber
30 Arrays of Stereogenic Centers: The Barker Synthesis of (+)-Galbelgin Douglass F. Taber
August
06 The Fukuyama Synthesis of Gelsemoxonine Douglass F. Taber
13 Metal-Mediated Carbocyclic Construction: The Chen Synthesis of Ageliferin Douglass F. Taber
20 Organocatalytic Carbocyclic Construction: The You Synthesis of (-)-Mesembrine Douglass F. Taber
27 Intramolecular Diels-Alder Cycloaddition: 7-Isocyanoamphilecta-11(20),15-diene (Miyaoka), (-)-Scabronine G (Kanoh), Basiliolide B (Stoltz), Hirsutellone B (Uchiro), Echinopine A (Chen) Douglass F. Taber
September
03 The Carreira Synthesis of (+)-Daphmanidin E Douglass F. Taber
10 Reactions of Alkenes Douglass F. Taber
17 C-H Functionalization Douglass F. Taber
24 Development of Flow Reactions Douglass F. Taber
October
01 The Qin Synthesis of (+)-Gelsemine Douglass F. Taber
08 Substituted Benzenes: The Alvarez-Manzaneda Synthesis of (-)-Akaol A Douglass F. Taber
15 Heteroaromatic Construction: The Sato Synthesis of (-)-Herbindole Douglass F. Taber
22 Functional Group Interconversion Tristan H. Lambert
29 Functional Group Protection Tristan H. Lambert
November
05 The Carreira Synthesis of Indoxamycin B Douglass F. Taber
12 Functional Group Oxidation and Reduction Douglass F. Taber
19 New Methods for C-N Ring Construction Tristan H. Lambert
26 Alkaloid Synthesis: Indolizidine 207A (Shenvi), (-)-Acetylaranotin (Reisman), Flinderole A (May), Isohaouamine B (Trauner), (-)-Strychnine (MacMillan) Tristan H. Lambert
December
03 The Nicolaou/Li Synthesis of Tubingensin A Douglass F. Taber
10 Organocatalyzed Carbocyclic Construction: (+)-Roseophilin (Flynn) and (+)-Galbulin (Hong) Douglass F. Taber
17 Metal-Mediated Carbocyclic Construction: The Whitby Synthesis of (+)-Mucosin Douglass F. Taber
24 Diels-Alder Cycloaddition: Fawcettimine (Williams), Apiosporic Acid (Helmchen), Marginatone (Abad-Somovilla), Okilactomycin (Hoye), Vinigrol (Barriault), Plakotenin (Bihlmeier/Klopper) Douglass F. Taber
31 Chloranthalactone (Liu), Rumphellaone A (Kuwahara), Lactiflorin (Bach), Echinosporin (Hale), Harveynone (Taylor), (6,7-deoxy)-Yuanhuapin (Wender) Douglass F. Taber