A decade update on solvent and catalyst-free neat organic reactions: a step forward towards sustainability

A Sarkar, S Santra, SK Kundu, A Hajra, GV Zyryanov… - Green …, 2016‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Particular success has been achieved in the synthesis of new products and in processes
since the twelve principles of “green chemistry” were formulated in the 1990s. These …

Cutting-edge and time-honored strategies for stereoselective construction of C–N bonds in total synthesis

AK Mailyan, JA Eickhoff, AS Minakova, Z Gu… - Chemical …, 2016‏ - ACS Publications
The main objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive survey of methods used for
stereoselective construction of carbon–nitrogen bonds during the total synthesis of nitrogen …

Simple indole alkaloids and those with a nonrearranged monoterpenoid unit

K Higuchi, T Kawasaki - Natural Product Reports, 2007‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Covering: 2005. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2005, 22, 761 This review covers the
literature on simple indole alkaloids and those with a nonrearranged monoterpenoid unit …

Chiral Oxazolopiperidone Lactams: Versatile Intermediates for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Piperidine‐Containing Natural Products

C Escolano, M Amat, J Bosch - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2006‏ - Wiley Online Library
Phenylglycinol‐derived oxazolopiperidone lactams are exceptionally versatile building
blocks for the enantioselective construction of structurally diverse piperidine‐containing …

Total Synthesis of the Akuammiline Alkaloid (±)-Vincorine

M Zhang, X Huang, L Shen, Y Qin - Journal of the American …, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
The first total synthesis of the akuammiline alkaloid (±)-vincorine (6) has been accomplished
in about 1% overall yield in 31 steps. A concise assembly of the core 1, 2-disubstituted 1, 2 …

Sarpagine and related alkaloids

OA Namjoshi, JM Cook - The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
The sarpagine-related macroline and ajmaline alkaloids share a common biosynthetic
origin, and bear important structural similarities, as expected. These indole alkaloids are …

Novel supramolecular palladium catalyst for the asymmetric reduction of imines in aqueous media

WA da Silva, MT Rodrigues Jr, N Shankaraiah… - Organic …, 2009‏ - ACS Publications
A novel approach to the asymmetric reduction of dihydro-β-carboline derivatives to the
corresponding tetrahydro-β-carbolines is described based on the supramolecular …

Total synthesis of (±)-maistemonine,(±)-stemonamide, and (±)-isomaistemonine

ZH Chen, ZM Chen, YQ Zhang, YQ Tu… - The Journal of Organic …, 2011‏ - ACS Publications
A full account of the total synthesis of (±)-maistemonine,(±)-stemonamide, and (±)-
isomaistemonine is presented. Two approaches have been developed to construct the basic …

Diastereoselective Syntheses of Indoloquinolizidines by a Pictet− Spengler/Lactamization Cascade

H Fang, X Wu, L Nie, X Dai, J Chen, W Cao… - Organic …, 2010‏ - ACS Publications
An expedient diastereoselective synthesis of highly functionalized indolo [2, 3-α]
quinolizidines adopting a cis H2/H12b geometry has been realized by a Pictet− Spengler …

Enantioselective formal synthesis of ent-rhynchophylline and ent-isorhynchophylline

M Amat, C Ramos, M Pérez, E Molins… - Chemical …, 2013‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Starting from (S)-tryptophanol, a formal synthesis of ent-rhynchophylline and ent-
isorhynchophylline, involving stereoselective cyclocondensation, spirocyclization, and …