Spirocyclic scaffolds in medicinal chemistry

K Hiesinger, D Dar'in, E Proschak… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Spirocyclic scaffolds are incorporated in various approved drugs and drug candidates. The
increasing interest in less planar bioactive compounds has given rise to the development of …

Bond-forming and-breaking reactions at sulfur (IV): sulfoxides, sulfonium salts, sulfur ylides, and sulfinate salts

D Kaiser, I Klose, R Oost, J Neuhaus… - Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Organosulfur compounds have long played a vital role in organic chemistry and in the
development of novel chemical structures and architectures. Prominent among these …

Recent advances in the electrochemical generation of 1, 3-dicarbonyl radicals from C–H bonds

Q Wan, Z Zhang, ZW Hou, L Wang - Organic Chemistry Frontiers, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Electrochemistry, which employs electrons as reagents and avoids the use of traditional
redox reagents, becomes a powerful tool in oxidative dehydrogenation cross-coupling …

Cyclopropanation strategies in recent total syntheses

C Ebner, EM Carreira - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
Complex molecular architectures containing cyclopropanes present significant challenges
for any synthetic chemist. This review aims to highlight the strategic considerations for …

Gold-catalyzed synthesis of small rings

M Mato, A Franchino, C Garcı́a-Morales… - Chemical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Three-and four-membered rings, widespread motifs in nature and medicinal chemistry, have
fascinated chemists ever since their discovery. However, due to energetic considerations …

A new golden age for donor–acceptor cyclopropanes

TF Schneider, J Kaschel… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
The effective use of ring strain has been applied to considerable advantage for the
construction of complex systems. The focus here is directed towards cyclopropanes as …

Catalytic C–C bond-forming multi-component cascade or domino reactions: Pushing the boundaries of complexity in asymmetric organocatalysis

CMR Volla, I Atodiresei, M Rue** - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The construction of carbon− carbon bonds, along with the creation of stereogenic carbon
centers, continues to be an appealing and demanding area of research, and processes in …

Intermolecular organophotocatalytic cyclopropanation of unactivated olefins

DM Fischer, H Lindner, WM Amberg… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Intermolecular cyclopropanation of mono-, di-, and trisubstituted olefins with α-bromo-β-
ketoesters and α-bromomalonates under organophotocatalysis is reported. The reaction …

Redox-neutral photocatalytic cyclopropanation via radical/polar crossover

JP Phelan, SB Lang, JS Compton… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
A benchtop stable, bifunctional reagent for the redox-neutral cyclopropanation of olefins has
been developed. Triethylammonium bis (catecholato) iodomethylsilicate can be readily …

Chemistry and biology of resveratrol-derived natural products

MH Keylor, BS Matsuura, CRJ Stephenson - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Since the dawn of the 20th century, the average life expectancy at birth has nearly doubled
due to advances in science and medicine. As medical records grew more reliable, it became …