Covering: up to mid-2019 This review highlights the utilization of biomass-derived building
blocks in the total synthesis of natural products. An overview over several renewable …

This chapter provides a short overview of the history of morphine since it's isolation by
Sertürner in 1805. The biosynthesis of the title alkaloid as well as all total and formal …

Lignin, the richest source of renewable aromatics on the planet, is an intriguing raw material
for the construction of value-added aromatics. In the past decade, much progress has been …

Alkaloids are a group of natural products with interesting pharmacological properties and a
long history of medicinal application. Their complex molecular structures have fascinated …

This review highlights the application of intramolecular Heck reaction in total synthesis of
natural products which were successfully synthesized in recent years (2013 to 2019). Heck …

This article provides a survey of four “unconventional” methods employed in the synthesis of
natural products in the Hudlicky group. The utility of flash vacuum pyrolysis is highlighted by …

An enantioselective chemical synthesis of arene cis‐dihydrodiols has been realized from 2‐
pyrones through sequential ytterbium‐catalyzed asymmetric inverse‐electron‐demand Diels …

Abstract First Aid Kits are collections of the most important medical equipment required for
quick medical assistance. Similarly, enzyme kits can provide a proficient, ready‐and easy‐to …

Four distinct approaches to ent-oxycodone were designed and accomplished. All rely on the
same starting material, the diene diol derived from phenethyl acetate by the whole-cell …

As one of the largest and most representative families of natural medicines harvested from
plants, the mass production of opioids legitimately occupies large, worldwide farmland …