Ecological niche-inspired genome mining leads to the discovery of crop-protecting nonribosomal lipopeptides featuring a transient amino acid building block

S Götze, R Vij, K Burow, N Thome… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Investigating the ecological context of microbial predator–prey interactions enables the
identification of microorganisms, which produce multiple secondary metabolites to evade …

Protecting group-free syntheses of natural products and biologically active compounds

RN Saicic - Tetrahedron, 2014 - Elsevier
At the beginning of the 21st century, the art and science of organic synthesis face the
challenge of optimizing efficiency. One may assert that the need for efficiency has always …

Diastereoselective Allylation in the Divergent Total Syntheses of Guaianolides (+)-Ligustrin and (+)-Grosheimin and the Formal Synthesis of (−)-Eupalinilide E

RA Fernandes, GV Ramakrishna - The Journal of Organic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
An efficient diastereoselective allylation of aldehydes with functionalized allyl bromolactone
paved an excellent path toward the protecting-group-free divergent total synthesis of various …

A protecting-group-free synthesis of (+)-nephrosteranic,(+)-protolichesterinic,(+)-nephrosterinic,(+)-phaseolinic,(+)-rocellaric acids and (+)-methylenolactocin

JL Nallasivam, RA Fernandes - Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
A collective synthesis of a γ-butyrolactone class of paraconic acids such as (+)-
methylenolactocin,(+)-phaseolinic acid,(+)-nephrosteranic acid,(+)-nephrosterinic acid,(+) …

[BOOK][B] Protecting-group-free organic synthesis: Improving Economy and Efficiency

RA Fernandes - 2018 - books.google.com
Presents a comprehensive account of established protecting-group-free synthetic routes to
molecules of medium to high complexity This book supports synthetic chemists in the design …

Pd-Catalyzed Site-Selective Mono-allylic Substitution and Bis-arylation by Directed Allylic C–H Activation: Synthesis of anti-γ-(Aryl,Styryl)-β-hydroxy Acids and Highly …

JL Nallasivam, RA Fernandes - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
An efficient palladium-catalyzed site-selective arylation of γ-vinyl-γ-lactone by aryl boronic
acid has been developed. γ-Vinyl-γ-lactone 1a has been contemplated as allyl electrophile …

Total Synthesis of the Sensitive Triyne Natural Product (4S,5S)-4,8-Dihydroxy-3,4-dihydrovernoniyne and All of Its Stereoisomers

GV Ramakrishna, RA Fernandes - Organic letters, 2019 - ACS Publications
An efficient total synthesis of the revised structure of the sensitive triyne natural product,(4 S,
5 S)-4, 8-dihydroxy-3, 4-dihydrovernoniyne, and all of its stereoisomers, that is, the …

A concise protecting-group-free synthesis of cephalosporolides E and F

DA Chaudhari, P Kattanguru, RA Fernandes - RSC Advances, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
A concise protecting-group-free synthesis of cephalosporolides E and F has been
described. The key steps involve the one-pot conversion of L-mannonic-γ-lactone to γ-vinyl …

Chiral Pool Meets Chiral Catalysis: Eight-Step Convergent Total Synthesis of Anticancer Natural Lipid Mycalol

RA Fernandes, P Choudhary… - The Journal of Organic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
An exemplary blend of chiral pool with chiral catalysis is exhibited in an eight-step (longest)
convergent asymmetric total synthesis of mycalol, which is a promising anticancer natural …

A relay ring-opening/double ring-closing metathesis strategy for the bicyclic macrolide-butenolide core structures

MB Halle, RA Fernandes - RSC advances, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A concise strategy has been developed for the synthesis of the bicyclic macrolide-butenolide
core structures of various natural products with the macrolide ring size ranging from 12-to 16 …