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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
Palladium-Catalyzed One-Pot Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl, N-Phosphoryl, and
N-Acyl Guanidines
G. Qiao, Z. Zhang, B. Huang, L. Zhu, F. Xiao, Z. Zhang, Synthesis, 2018, 50,
330-340.
A Strained Disilane-Promoted Carboxylation of Organic Halides with CO2
under Transition-Metal-Free Conditions
T. Mita, K. Suga, K. Sato, Y. Sato, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 5276-5279.
Aerobic Synthesis of Substituted Quinoline from Aldehyde and Aniline:
Copper-Catalyzed Intermolecular C-H Active and C-C Formative Cyclization
R. Yan, X. Liu, C. Pan, X. Zhou, X. Li, X. Kang, G. Huang, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 4876-4879.
CuH-Catalyzed Asymmetric Reduction of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids to
β-Chiral Aldehydes
Y. Zhou, J. S. Bandar, R. Y. Liu, S. L. Buchwald, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018,
140, 606-609.
Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation of Alkyl Sulfenate Anions
T. Jia, M. Zhang, H. Jiang, C. Y. Wang, P. J. Walsh, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015,
137, 13887-13893.
Simple and General Procedure for the Synthesis of α,β-Alkynyl Ketones from
Nitriles Using Alkynyldimethylaluminum Reagents
B. L. Korbad, S.-H. Lee, Synlett, 2013, 24,
1856-1860.
Synthesis of Polysubstituted Isoquinolines and Related Fused Pyridines from
Alkenyl Boronic Esters via a Copper-Catalyzed Azidation/Aza-Wittig Condensation
Sequence
V. Jaryaram, T. Sridhar, G. V. M. Sharma, F. Berrée, B. Carboni, J. Org. Chem.,
2018, 83, 843-853.
Visible-Light-Promoted Photoredox Syntheses of α,β-Epoxy Ketones from
Styrenes and Benzaldehydes under Alkaline Conditions
J. Li, D. Z. Wang, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 5260-5263.
Straightforward and Highly Efficient Synthesis of α-Acetoxy Ketones through
Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular Oxidation of Terminal Alkynes
C. Wu, Z. Liang, D. Yan, W. He, J. Xiang, Synthesis, 2013, 45,
2605-2611.
Synthesis of Bifunctional Thiophenes via Fiesselmann Condensation of Ynone
Trifluoroborate Salts
P. Fricaro, L. Bialy, W. Czechtizky, M. Méndez, J. P. A. Harrity, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 198-200.
Copper(II) Triflate Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,4-Disubstituted Oxazoles from
α-Diazoketones
M. R. Reddy, G. N. Reddy, U. Mehmood, I. A. Hussein, S. U. Rahman, K. Harrabi,
B. V. S. Reddy,
Synthesis, 2015, 47, 3315-3320.
Metal-Free Aziridination of Styrene Derivatives with Iminoiodinane Catalyzed
by a Combination of Iodine and Ammonium Iodide
K. Kiyokawa, T. Kosaka, S. Minataka, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 4858-4861.
Rapidly Activating Pd-Precatalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura and Buchwald-Hartwig
Couplings of Aryl Esters
A. H. Dardir, P. R. Melvin, R. M. Davis, N. Hazari, M. M. Beromi, J. Org. Chem.,
2018, 83, 469-477.
Enantioselective Synthesis of α-exo-Methylene γ-Butyrolactones via
Chromium Catalysis
W. Chen, Q. Yang, T. Zhou, Q. Tian, G. Zhang, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 5236-5239.
Cinchona Alkaloid Squaramide Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydrazination/Cyclization
Cascade Reaction of α-Isocyanoacetates and Azodicarboxylates: Synthesis of
Optically Active 1,2,4-Triazolines
M.-X. Zhao, H.-L. Bi, H. Zhou, H. Yang, M. Shi, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 9377-9382.
Cooperative Activating Effect of Tertiary Amine/DMSO on Elemental Sulfur:
Direct Access to Thioaurones from 2′-Nitrochalcones under Mild Conditions
T. B. Nguyen, P. Retailleau, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 186-189.
Synergistic Catalysis of Ionic Brønsted Acid and Photosensitizer for a Redox
Neutral Asymmetric α-Coupling of N-Arylaminomethanes with Aldimines
D. Uraguchi, N. Kinoshita, T. Kizu, T. Ooi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015,
137, 13768-13771.
Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation Catalyzed by [Pd(IPr*OMe)(cin)Cl] (cin
= cinnamyl)
G. Bastug, S. P. Nolan, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 9303-9308.
Direct Decarboxylative-Decarbonylative Alkylation of α-Oxo Acids with
Electrophilic Olefins via Visible-Light Photoredox Catalysis
J.-Q. Chen, R. Chang, Y.-L. Wei, J.-N. Mo, Z.-Y. Wang, P.-F. Xu, J. Org. Chem.,
2018, 83, 253-259.
Rhodium(II)-Catalyzed Formal [3 + 2] Cycloaddition of
N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with Isoxazoles: Entry to Polysubstituted
3-Aminopyrroles
X. Lei, L. Li, Y.-P. He, Y. Tang, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 5224-5227.
Zinc Mediated Azide-Alkyne Ligation to 1,5- and 1,4,5-Substituted
1,2,3-Triazoles
C. D. Smith, M. F. Greaney, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 4826-4829.
Rh-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylation of N-Tosyl- and N-Nosylaldimines:
Total Synthesis of (-)-Crispine A
P. F. Chiang, W.-S. Li, J.-H. Jiang, T.-S. Kuo, P.-Y. Wu, H.-L. Wu, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 158-161.
Synthesis of a-Alkylated Ketones via Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenation/a-Alkylation
from Secondary and Primary Alcohols Catalyzed by Metal-Ligand Bifunctional
Iridium Complex [Cp*Ir(2,2′-bpyO)(H2O)]
R. Wang, J. Ma, F. Li, J. Org. Chem.,
2015,
80, 10769-10776.
Gold-Catalyzed Hydration of Haloalkynes to α-Halomethyl Ketones
L. Xie, Y. Wu, W. Yi, L. Zhu, J. Xiang, W. He, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 9190-9191.
Rh-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation of β-Branched Enol Esters for the
Synthesis of β-Chiral Primary Alcohols
C. Liu, J., Yuan, J. Zhang, Z. Wang, Z. Zhang, W. Zhang, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 108-111.
Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation Reactions Using Aryl Formate as
a CO Source: Synthesis of 2-Substituted Indene-1,3(2H)-dione Derivatives
Y. Zhang, J.-L. Chen, Z.-B. Chen, Y.-M. Zhu, S.-J. Ji, J. Org. Chem.,
2015,
80, 10643-10650.
Palladium Catalyzed Cyclizations of Oxime Esters with 1,2-Disubstituted
Alkenes: Synthesis of Dihydropyrroles
N. J. Race, J. F. Bower, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 4616-4619.
Asymmetric Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroquinolin-2-ones via a Stereoselective
Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylative [4 + 2]-Cycloaddition
J.-H. Jin, H. Wang, Z.-T. Yang, W.-L. Yang, W. Tang, W.-P. Deng, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 104-107.
An Effective Method for the Construction of Esters Using Cs2CO3
as Oxygen Source
L. Ren, L. Wang, Y. Lv, G. Li, S. Gao, Org. Lett.,
2015,
17, 5172-5175.
Palladium(III)-Catalyzed Fluorination of Arylboronic Acid Derivatives
A. R. Mazzotti, M. G. Campbell, P. Tang, J. M. Murphy, T. Ritter, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013,
135, 14012-14015.
