Covering: December 2005 to June 2016. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2006, 23, 673–
698 Over the last decade, great efforts have been made to conduct phytochemistry research …

The Nazarov reaction (cyclization) is one of the most useful synthetic tools for the
stereoselective preparation of various cyclopentenone scaffolds. This review summarizes …

We have accomplished the total synthesis of sculponin U, a polycyclic C‐20‐oxygenated
kaurane diterpenoid featuring a 7, 20‐lactone‐hemiketal bridge, through a radical cascade …

A novel enantioselective palladium‐catalyzed dearomative cyclization has been developed
for the efficient construction of a series of chiral phenanthrenone derivatives bearing an all …

Here, we report the enantioselective total syntheses of four diepoxy-ent-kaurane
diterpenoids including (−)-Macrocalin B,(−)-Acetyl-macrocalin B, and (−)-Isoadenolin A and …

An enantioselective total synthesis of (−)-oridonin is accomplished based on a key
interrupted Nazarov reaction. The stereochemistry of the Nazarov/Hosomi–Sakurai cascade …

Covering: 2015 to 2020 The ent-kaurane diterpenoids are integral parts of tetracyclic natural
products that are widely distributed in terrestrial plants. These compounds have been found …

The unprecedented oxidative dearomatization-induced [5+ 2] cycloaddition/pinacol-type 1, 2-
acyl migration cascade efficiently generates a quaternary carbon center and assembles the …

The evolution of a program directed at the enantioselective total synthesis of maoecrystal V,
a highly modified ent-kauranoid, is described. An early stage chiral auxiliary-directed …

Background: The spirocyclic compounds have always aroused a great interest because this
motif is present as structural core in a number of natural products and bioactive compounds …