A concise total synthesis of (+)-propindilactone G, a nortriterpenoid isolated from the stems
of Schisandra propinqua var. propinqua, has been achieved for the first time. The key steps …

Conspectus Plants in the Schisandraceae family are important components of the traditional
Chinese herbal medicines and are often used to treat various illnesses. Therefore, these …

Bulky phenanthracenyl imidazolium-derived carbene ligands were investigated for copper-
free Sonogashira coupling with terminal acetylenes. Aryl bromides and iodides gave …

Evidence for the in situ formation of copper acetylides during Pd/Cu catalyzed synthesis of
enynes : a new synthesis of allenynols - New Journal of Chemistry (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B309094A …

Our chemical syntheses and related scientific investigations of natural products with
complex architectures and powerful biological activities are described, focusing on the very …

N1999-A2 (1) is a novel member of the highly strained ninemembered enediyne antibiotic
family. It is isolated from the broth filtrate of Streptomyces sp. AJ9493 and exhibits …

The synthesis of (−)-stipiamide (1) is reported together with the designed enynes 2 (6, 7-
dehydrostipiamide) and 3 that are now shown to reverse the multidrug resistance (MDR) of …

The new couple of catalysts Pd (PPh3) 4 and AgI are very efficient for the coupling of
vinyltriflates and terminal alkynes in the presence of a bulky amine in dimethylformamide at …

This review highlights the different reactions of epoxides induced by stoichiometric or
catalytic amounts of palladium, except for hydrogenolysis procedures and reactions …

Both E and Z isomers of 2-triflyloxymethylene cyclopentanone, 1 and 2 respectively, have
been coupled with various functionalized acetylenes in the presence of the Pd Ag set of …