Recent advances in metal-catalyzed asymmetric 1, 4-conjugate addition (ACA) of nonorganometallic nucleophiles

K Zheng, X Liu, X Feng - Chemical reviews, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
The metal-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition (ACA) reaction has emerged as a
general and powerful approach for the construction of optically active compounds and is …

Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of butenolides and butyrolactones

B Mao, M Fañanás-Mastral, BL Feringa - Chemical reviews, 2017‏ - ACS Publications
γ-Butenolides, γ-butyrolactones, and derivatives, especially in enantiomerically pure form,
constitute the structural core of numerous natural products which display an impressive …

New developments of the principle of vinylogy as applied to π-extended enolate-type donor systems

C Curti, L Battistini, A Sartori, F Zanardi - Chemical Reviews, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
The principle of vinylogy states that the electronic effects of a functional group in a molecule
are possibly transmitted to a distal position through interposed conjugated multiple bonds …

Enantioselective synthesis of spirocyclohexadienones by NHC‐catalyzed formal [3+ 3] annulation reaction of enals

SR Yetra, S Mondal, S Mukherjee… - Angewandte …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The enantioselective synthesis of pyrazolone‐fused spirocyclohexadienones was
demonstrated by the reaction of α, β‐unsaturated aldehydes with α‐arylidene pyrazolinones …

Regio‐and Stereoselective Cascade of β, γ‐Unsaturated Ketones by Dipeptided Phosphonium Salt Catalysis: Stereospecific Construction of Dihydrofuro‐Fused [2, 3 …

H Zhang, J He, Y Chen, C Zhuang… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Chiral (dihydro) furo‐fused heterocycles are significant structural motifs in numerous natural
products, functional materials and pharmaceuticals. Therefore, develo** efficient methods …

The chemistry and biology of guanidine natural products

RGS Berlinck, S Romminger - Natural Product Reports, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2012 to 2014. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2012, 29, 1382 The present
review discusses the isolation, structure determination, synthesis, biosynthesis and …

Rationally designed multifunctional supramolecular iminium catalysis: direct vinylogous Michael addition of unmodified linear dienol substrates

Y Gu, Y Wang, TY Yu, YM Liang, PF Xu - Angewandte Chemie, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The development of a direct vinylogous Michael addition of linear nucleophilic substrates is
a long‐standing challenge because of the poor reactivity and the considerable difficulty in …

Site-selective, photocatalytic vinylogous amidation of enones

KF Szabó, K Goliszewska, J Szurmak… - Organic …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Despite the broad interest in organic compounds possessing a γ-aminocarbonyl motif,
limited strategies for their synthesis have been reported. Herein, we describe a mild and …

Asymmetric Catalytic Vinylogous Addition Reactions Initiated by Meinwald Rearrangement of Vinyl Epoxides

J Xu, Y Song, J He, S Dong, L Lin… - Angewandte Chemie, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The first catalytic asymmetric multiple vinylogous addition reactions initiated by Meinwald
rearrangement of vinyl epoxides were realized by employing chiral N, N′‐dioxide/ScIII …

Organocatalytic asymmetric vinylogous Michael reactions

Y Yin, Z Jiang - ChemCatChem, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Since RC Fuson formulated the principle of vinylogy, this platform has been extensively
developed through combining diverse predominant chemical transformations. Among them …