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Abstracts of articles in the field of organic synthesis,
published in the most highly regarded organic chemistry journals
Ni-Catalyzed Regioselective Dicarbofunctionalization of Unactivated Olefins
by Tandem Cyclization/Cross-Coupling and Application to the Concise Synthesis of
Lignan Natural Products
S. KC, P. Basnet, S. Thapa, B. Shrestha, R. Giri, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2920-2936.
Silver-Promoted Oxidative Ring Opening/Alkynylation of Cyclopropanols:
Facile Synthesis of 4-Yn-1-ones
C.-Y. Wang, R.-J. Song, Y.-X. Xie, J.-H. Li,
Synthesis, 2016, 48, 223-230.
Guanidine-Catalyzed γ-Selective Morita-Baylis-Hillman Reactions on
α,γ-Dialkyl-Allenoates: Access to Densely Substituted Heterocycles
P. Selig, A. Turočkin, W. Raven, Synlett, 2013, 24,
2535-2539.
Cleavage of C-C Bonds for the Synthesis of C2-Substituted Quinolines and
Indoles by Catalyst-Controlled Tandem Annulation of 2-Vinylanilines and
Alkynoates
J. Ni, Y. Jiang, Z. An, R. Yan, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 1534-1537.
C70 as a Photocatalyst for Oxidation of Secondary Benzylamines to Imines
R. Kumar, E. H. Gleißner, E. G. V. Tiu, Y. Yamakoshi, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 184-187.
One-Pot Three-Component Approach to the Synthesis of Polyfunctional
Pyrazoles
G. Zhang, H. Ni, W. Chen, J. Shao, H. Liu, B. Chen, Y. Yu, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5967-5969.
Iodosobenzene-Mediated α-Acyloxylation of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds with
Carboxylic Acids and Insight into the Reaction Mechanism
C. B. Rao, J. Yuan, Q. Zhang, R. Zhang, N. Zhang, J. Fang, D. Dong, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2904-2911.
Chiral Frustrated Lewis Pairs Catalyzed Highly Enantioselective
Hydrosilylations of 1,2-Dicarbonyl Compounds
X. Ren, H. Du, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016,
138, 810-813.
Metal-Free, Mild, Nonepimerizing, Chemo- and Enantio- or Diastereoselective
N-Alkylation of Amines by Alcohols via Oxidation/Imine-Iminium Formation/Reductive
Amination: A Pragmatic Synthesis of Octahydropyrazinopyridoindoles and Higher
Ring Analogues
I. A. Khan, A. K. Saxena, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 11656-11669.
Palladium/PC-Phos-Catalyzed Enantioselective Arylation of General Sulfenate
Anions: Scope and Synthetic Applications
L. Wang, M. Chen, P. Zhang, W. Li, J. Zhang, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018,
140, 3467-3473.
Copper-Catalyzed Coupling of Oxime Acetates with Isothiocyanates: A Strategy
for 2-Aminothiazoles
X. Tang, Z. Zhu, C. Qi, W. Wu, H. Jiang, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 180-183.
Convenient MW-Assisted Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Sulfides Using Sulfonyl
Hydrazides as Aryl Thiol Surrogate
N. Singh, R. Singh, D. S. Raghuvanshi, K. N. Singh, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5874-5877.
Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Indolines by
Interceptive Benzylic Decarboxylative Cycloaddition of Nonvinyl, Trifluoromethyl
Benzoxazinanones with Sulfur Ylides under Palladium Catalysis
N. Punna, P. Das, V. Gouverneur, N. Shibata, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 1526-1529.
Synthesis of Terminal Allenes via a Copper-Catalyzed Decarboxylative
Coupling Reaction of Alkynyl Carboxylic Acids
J. Lim, J. Choi, H.-S. Kim, I.S. Kim, K. C. Nam, J. Kim, S. Lee, J. Org. Chem.,
2016,
81, 303-308.
Asymmetric Access to the Smallest Enolate Intermediate via Organocatalytic
Activation of Acetic Ester
S. Chen, L. Hao, Y. Zhang, B. Tiwari, Y. R. Chi, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5822-5825.
Iridium(I)-Catalyzed Alkylation Reactions To Form α-Alkylated Ketones
S. Genç, S. Günnaz, B. Çetinkaya, S. Gülcemal, D. Gülcemal, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2875-2881.
Methyl Hydrazinocarboxylate as a Practical Alternative to Hydrazine in the
Wolff-Kishner Reaction
P. B. Cranwell, A. T. Russell, C. D. Smith,
Synlett, 2016, 27, 131-135.
Catalytic Methyl Transfer from Dimethylcarbonate to Carboxylic Acids
Y. Ji, J. Sweeney, J. Zoglio, D. J. Gorin, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 11606-11611.
T3P® - A Benign Desulfurating Reagent in the Synthesis of Isothiocyanates
Ł Janczewski, A. Gajda, S. Frankowski, T. M. Goszczyński, T. Gajda, Synthesis, 2018, 50,
1141-1151.
Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Organoboron Reagents to Common Enones Using
Copper Catalysts
C. Wu, G. Yue, C. D.-T. Nielsen, K. Xu, H. Hirao, J. Zhou, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016,
138, 742-745.
Copper-Catalyzed C-H Cyanation of Terminal Alkynes with Cyanogen Iodide
K. Okamoto, M. Watanabe, N. Sakata, M. Murai, K. Ohe, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5810-5813.
Rationally Designed Chiral Synthons Enabling Asymmetric Z- and E-Selective
Vinylogous Aldol Reactions of Aldehydes
A. Padarti, H. Han, Org. Lett.,
2018, 20, 1448-1452.
One-Pot Sulfonamide Synthesis Exploiting the Palladium-Catalyzed Sulfination
of Aryl Iodides
E. F. Flegeau, J. M. Harrison, M. C. Willis,
Synlett, 2016, 27, 101-105.
Bromoform Activation. TiCl4-Mg-Promoted CHBr2- and CBr3- Transfer to a Variety of Aldehydes and Ketones
T.-H. Yan, S.-H. Chang, C.-T. Chang, C.-K. Lin, C.-Y. Liu, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5802-5805.
Iodine Monoacetate for Efficient Oxyiodinations of Alkenes and Alkynes
T. Hokamp, A. T. Storm, M. Yusubov, T. Wirth,
Synlett, 2018, 29, 415-418.
Direct Synthesis of N-Unsubstituted 4-Aryl-1,2,3-triazoles Mediated by
Amberlyst-15
H. Zhang, D.-Z. Dong, Z.-L. Wang,
Synthesis, 2016, 48, 131-135.
I2-Catalyzed Direct α-Hydroxylation of β-Dicarbonyl Compounds with
Atmospheric Oxygen under Photoirradiation
C.-B. Miao, Y.-H. Wang, M.-L. Xing, X.-W. Lu, X.-Q. Sun, H.-T. Yang, J. Org. Chem., 2013,
78, 11584-11589.
Synthesis of N-(Hetero)aryl Carbamates via CuI/MNAO Catalyzed
Cross-Coupling of (Hetero)aryl Halides with Potassium Cyanate in Alcohols
S. V. Kumar, D. Ma, J. Org. Chem., 2018, 83,
2706-2713.
Regioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds to
Terminal Alkynes
T. M. Beck, B. Breit, Org. Lett.,
2016,
18, 124-127.
Direct Dehydrative Esterification of Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids with a
Macroporous Polymeric Acid Catalyst
M. Minakawa, H. Baek, Y. M. A. Yamada, J. W. Han, Y. Uozumi, Org. Lett., 2013,
15, 5798-5801.
