Organic synthesis: state of the art 2005-2007

Preface

1. Synthesis of (-)- Littoralisone

2. Enantiocontrolled Construction of Oxygenated and Animated Stereogenic Centers

3. Catalytic Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers

4. Catalytic Enantioselective Aldol/Mannich Reactions Leading to Extended Arrays of Stereogenic Centers

5. Alternative Strategies for the Construction of Extended Arrays of Stereogenic Centers

6. Synthesis of(-)- Avrainvillamide and (+)- Stephacidin B

7. Best Synthetic Methods: Oxidation

8. Best Synthetic Methods: Reduction

9. Selective Reactions of Alkenes

10. Synthesis of the Potent FBBP12 Ligand Antascomicin B

11. Best Synthetic Methods: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation

12. Enantioselective Construction of Quaternary Centers

13. Pd-Mediated Arylation of Aromatic and Hetero Aromatic Rings

14. The Overman Route to Gelsemine

15. Stereoselective Construction of Oxygen Heterocycles

16. Enantioselective Construction of Naturally-Occurring Cyclic Ethers

17. Stereoselective Construction of Nitrogen Heterocycles

18. The Stork Synthesis of (-)- Reserpine

19. Stereocontrolled Construction of Azacyclic Natural Products

20. Preparation of Benzene Derivatives

21. Preparation of Heteroaromatics

22. Preparation and Reactions of Carboxylic Acids, Esters and Amides

23. The Boger Route to (-)- Vindoline

24. Protection of C-O and C-N

25. New Catalysts and Strategies for Alkene Metathesis

26. Creative Applications of Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis in Total Synthesis: (+)-8-epi-Xanthatin, (+)-Longicin, Latrunculin A, and Garsubellin A

27. Synthesis of Erythronolide A

28. Best Synthetic Methods: C-C Bond Formation

29. Catalytic Enantioselective Homologation of Aldehydes to Alcohols and Amines

30. Catalytic Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers

31. Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers

32. Adventures in Complex Indole Synthesis: (-)-Fischerindole I, (+)-Fischerindole G and (+)-Weltwitindolinone A

33. New Dienes and Dienophiles for Intermolecular and Intramolecular Diels-Alder Cycloadditions

34. Organocatalytic Preparation of Enantiomerically-Pure Carbocycles

35. Carbocycle Construction by the Opening of Strained Rings: Synthesis of Tremulenolide A

36. The Corey Route to the Dolabellanes: Isoedunol and [beta]-Araneosene

37. Transition-Metal Catalyzed Enantioselective Ring Construction

38. Best Synthetic Methods: Functional Group Transformation

39. Selective Reactions of Alkenes

40. Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemical Assignment of (-)-Galbulimima Alkaloid 13

41. Preparation of Benzene Derivatives

42. Preparation of Heteroaromatic Derivatives

43. Functional Group Transformation

44. Functional Group Protection

45. The Leighton Synthesis of Dolabelide D

46. Stereocontrolled Construction of N-Heterocycles

47. Stereocontrolled Construction of O-Heterocycles

48. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of O-Heterocyclic Natural Products

49. The Ready Synthesis of (-)-Nigellamine A[subscript 2]

50. Advances in the Diels-Alder Reaction: Synthesis of (+)-Lycoridine and of Dolabellatrienone

51. Enantioselective Carbocyclic Construction

52. Transition Metal Mediated Carbocyclic Construction

53. Synthesis of (-)-Colombiasin A and (-)-Elisapterosin B

54. Enantioselective Synthesis of C-N Ring Containing Natural Products

55. New Catalysts and Strategies for Alkene and Alkyne Metathesis

56. Heterocyclic Natural Products by Alkene Metathesis

57. Carbobyclic Natural Products by Alkene Metathesis

58. The Crimmins Synthesis of (+)-SCH 351448

59. Enantioselective Construction of Alcohols and Amines

61. Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers

61. Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers

62. The Sorensen Synthesis of (-)-Guanacastepene E

63. Selective Reactions of Alkenes

64. Best Synthetic Methods: C-C Bond Formation

65. Functional Group Protection and Deprotection

66. The Nicolaou Synthesis of Platensimycin

67. Stereocontrolled C-O Ring Construction

68. Stereocontrolled Natural Product Synthesis: Cyclic Ethers and Macrolides

69. Stereocontrolled C-N Ring Construction

70. Stereocontrolled Alkaloid Total Synthesis

71. The Fukuyama Synthesis of Morphine

73. Oxidation and Reduction in Organic Synthesis

73. Interconversion of Organic Functional Groups

74. Best Synthetic Methods: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation

75. The Overman Synthesis of (-)-Sarain A

76. Recent Developments in Alkene Metathesis

77. Pushing the Limits of Alkene Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis

78. Preparation of Benzene Derivatives

79. The Padwa Synthesis of Aspidophytidine

80. Synthesis of Heteroaromatics

81. Enantioselective Construction of Alcohols and Amines

82. Enantioselective Construction of Alkylated Stereogenic Centers

83. Enantioselective Construction of Arrays of Stereogenic Centers

84. The Gin Synthesis of Nominine

85. The Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction in Natural Product Synthesis

86. Catalytic Enantioselective Carbon-Carbon Ring Construction

87. New Directions in C-C Ring Construction: The Overman Synthesis of Guanacastepene N

88. The Pettus Synthesis of (+)-Rishirilide B

89. Selective Reactions of Alkenes

90. Selective C-H Functionalization

91. New Methods for Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation

92. The Nakada Synthesis of (+)-Digitoxigenin

93. Preparation of Benzene Derivatives

94. Preparation of Heteroaromatics: The Movassaghi Synthesis of (+)-Chimonanthine

95. Organic Functional Group Transformation

96. Organic Functional Group Protection

97. The Trost Synthesis of (-)-Terpestacin

98. Stereoselective C-N Ring Construction

99. Stereoselective C-O Ring Construction

100. Synthesis of (-)-Blepharocalyxin D, (-)-Lasonolide A, and Attenol A

101. The Dark Synthesis of Vigulariol

102. Enantioselective Organocatalytic Synthesis of Carbocycles: The Iwabuchi Synthesis of (+)-Juvabione

103. Transition-metal Mediated Synthesis of Carbocycles: The Snapper Synthesis of Pleocarpenone

104. Enantioselective Construction of Carbocycles: The Williams Synthesis of (+)-Fusicoauritone

105. C-H Functionalization: The White Reagent

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