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Fujii T, Wang Q, Zhu J. Arylative Ring Expansion of 3-Vinylazetidin-3-Ols and 3-Vinyloxetan-3-Ols to Dihydrofurans by Dual Palladium and Acid Catalysis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403484. [PMID: 38525663 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 03/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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In contrast to the well-studied 1-vinylcyclobutanols, the reactivity of 3-vinylazetidin-3-ols 1 and 3-vinyloxetan-3-ols 2 under transition metal catalysis remains largely unexplored. We report herein their unique reactivity under dual palladium and acid catalysis. In the presence of a catalytic amount of Pd(OAc)2(PPh3)2, AgTFA and triflic acid, the reaction of 1 or 2 with aryl iodides affords 2,3,4-trisubstituted dihydrofurans, which are valuable heterocycles in organic synthesis. Mechanistic studies reveal that this arylative ring-expansion reaction proceeds via a domino process involving Heck arylation of alkene, acid-catalyzed transposition of allylic alcohol and ring opening of the azetidine/oxetane by an internal hydroxyl group.
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- Takuji Fujii
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products (LSPN), Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH, 5304, 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Li XZ, He YP, Wu H. Multicomponent Cyclizative 1,2-Rearrangement Enabled Enantioselective Construction of 2,2-Disubstituted Pyrrolinones. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317182. [PMID: 38150406 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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The 1,2-rearrangement reaction is one of the most important approaches to construct carbon-carbon bonds in organic synthesis. However, the development of catalytic asymmetric 1,2-rearrangements is still far from mature and often suffers from problems such as complex substrates, single product structure, and lack of synthetic application. Multicomponent reaction has been recognized as a robust tool for the synthesis of diverse and tunable products from readily available starting material. Conceptionally and practically, the development of multicomponent asymmetric 1,2-rearrangements is highly desirable. In this regard, we report herein a three-component benzilic acid-type rearrangement of 2,3-diketoesters, aromatic amines and aldehydes for the asymmetric construction of synthetically challenging pyrrolinones bearing aza-quaternary stereocenters. To the best of our knowledge, this reaction represents the first example of organocatalyzed multicomponent asymmetric 1,2-rearrangements.
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- Xing-Zi Li
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Tian D, Li ZC, Sun ZH, He YP, Xu LP, Wu H. Catalytic Enantioselective Biltz Synthesis. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202313797. [PMID: 37814442 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202313797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 10/07/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/11/2023]
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The Biltz synthesis establishes straightforward access to 5,5-disubstituted (thio)hydantoins by combining a 1,2-diketone and a (thio)urea. Its appealing features include inherent atom and step economy together with the potential to generate structurally diverse products. However, control of the stereochemistry of this reaction has proven to be a daunting challenge. Herein, we describe the first example of enantioselective catalytic Biltz synthesis which affords more than 40 thiohydantoins with high stereo- and regio-control, irrespective of the symmetry of thiourea structure. A one pot synthesis of corresponding hydantoins is also documented. Remarkably, experimental studies and DFT calculations establish the reaction pathway and origin of stereoselectivity.
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- Di Tian
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, 255000, Shandong, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan, 250100, Shandong, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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Li XZ, He YP, Wu H. Zinc chloride-catalyzed cyclizative 1,2-rearrangement enables facile access to morpholinones bearing aza-quaternary carbons. Commun Chem 2023; 6:216. [PMID: 37805578 PMCID: PMC10560277 DOI: 10.1038/s42004-023-01016-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/09/2023] Open
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Morpholines and morpholinones are important building blocks in organic synthesis and pharmacophores in medicinal chemistry, however, C3-disubstituted morpholines/morpholinones are extremely difficult to access. Here we show the ZnCl2-catalyzed cyclizative 1,2-rearrangement for the efficient synthesis of morpholinones bearing aza-quaternary stereocenters. A series of structurally diverse C3-disubstituted morpholin-2-ones which are difficultly accessible by existing methods were efficiently constructed from readily available two achiral linear compounds. Notably, mechanistic studies reveal that this reaction proceeds via an unusual sequence of direct formal [4 + 2] heteroannulation regioselectively delivering specific α-iminium/imine hemiacetals followed by a 1,2-esters or amides shift process, which is different from the reported mechanism of the aza-benzilic ester rearrangements.
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- Xing-Zi Li
- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Shanghai Frontiers Science Center for Drug Target Identification and Delivery, and Shanghai Key Laboratory for Molecular Engineering of Chiral Drugs, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Minhang District, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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Li LX, Min L, Yao TB, Ji SX, Qiao C, Tian PL, Sun J, Li CC. Total Synthesis of Yuzurine-type Alkaloid Daphgraciline. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:18823-18828. [PMID: 36198113 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The first total synthesis of daphgraciline has been achieved, which also represents the first example of the synthesis of Daphniphyllum yuzurine-type alkaloids (∼50 members). The unique bridged azabicyclo[4.3.1] ring system in the yuzurine-type subfamily was efficiently and diastereoselectively assembled via a mild type II [5+2] cycloaddition for the first time. The compact tetracyclic [6-7-5-5] skeleton was installed efficiently via an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction, followed by a benzilic acid-type rearrangement. The synthetically challenging spiro tetrahydropyran moiety in the final product was installed diastereoselectively via a TiIII-mediated reductive epoxide coupling reaction. Potential access to enantioenriched daphgraciline is presented.
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- Li-Xuan Li
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China.,Shenzhen Bay Laboratory, Shenzhen 518132, China
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Wang XM, Zhang P, Xu Q, Guo CQ, Zhang DB, Lu CJ, Liu RR. Enantioselective Synthesis of Nitrogen-Nitrogen Biaryl Atropisomers via Copper-Catalyzed Friedel-Crafts Alkylation Reaction. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:15005-15010. [PMID: 34496212 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c07741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Nitrogen-nitrogen bonds containing motifs are ubiquitous in natural products and bioactive compounds. However, the atropisomerism arising from a restricted rotation around an N-N bond is largely overlooked. Here, we describe a method to access the first enantioselective synthesis of N-N biaryl atropisomers via a Cu-bisoxazoline-catalyzed Friedel-Crafts alkylation reaction. A wide range of axially chiral N-N bisazaheterocycle compounds were efficiently prepared in high yields with excellent enantioselectivities via desymmetrization and kinetic resolution. Heating experiments showed that the axially chiral bisazaheterocycle products have high rotational barriers.
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- Xiao-Mei Wang
- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, China
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Murre A, Erkman K, Järving I, Kanger T. Asymmetric Chemoenzymatic One-Pot Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Half-Esters. ACS OMEGA 2021; 6:20686-20698. [PMID: 34396014 PMCID: PMC8359131 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c02973] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A new chemoenzymatic one-pot strategy has been developed for the synthesis of α-hydroxy half-esters containing consecutive quaternary and tertiary stereocenters using asymmetric cascade catalysis. In this study, an asymmetric Ca2+-catalyzed [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement reaction was proven to be suitable for a combination with porcine liver esterase-mediated hydrolysis resulting in the enhanced enantiomeric purity of the obtained products in a one-pot synthesis compared to the stepwise method.
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He YP, Wu H, Wang Q, Zhu J. Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Morpholinones Enabled by Aza-Benzilic Ester Rearrangement. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:7320-7325. [PMID: 33955753 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c03915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Chiral morpholinone is an important building block in organic synthesis and a pharmacophore in medicinal chemistry. However, catalytic enantioselective methods for the construction of this N,O-heterocycle remain scarce. We report herein a chiral phosphoric acid-catalyzed enantioselective synthesis of C3-substituted morpholinones from aryl/alkylglyoxals and 2-(arylamino)ethan-1-ols. The reaction proceeds through a domino [4 + 2] heteroannulation followed by a 1,2-aryl/alkyl shift of the resulting cyclic α-iminium hemiacetals. It represents formally an unprecedented asymmetric aza-benzilic ester rearrangement reaction. A concise synthesis of L-742,694, a neurokinin-1 receptor antagonist, featuring this reaction is documented.
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- Yu-Ping He
- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.,School of Pharmacy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Synthesis and Natural Products, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, EPFL-SB-ISIC-LSPN, BCH5304, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Delayre B, Wang Q, Zhu J. Natural Product Synthesis Enabled by Domino Processes Incorporating a 1,2-Rearrangement Step. ACS CENTRAL SCIENCE 2021; 7:559-569. [PMID: 34056086 PMCID: PMC8155462 DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.1c00075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The art of natural product total synthesis is closely associated with two major determinants: the development/application of novel chemical reactions and the innovation in strategic use of classic organic reactions. While purposely seeking/applying a new synthetic methodology allowing nonconventional bond disconnections could shorten the synthetic route, the development of domino processes composed of a series of well-established reactions could also lead to a concise, practical, and aesthetically appealing synthesis. As an important class of textbook reactions, the 1,2-anionotropic rearrangements discovered at the dawn of modern organic chemistry have important bearings not only on chemical synthesis but also on the conceptual breakthroughs in the field. In its basic form, the 1,2-shift affords nothing but a constitutional isomer of the starting material and is therefore not a complexity-generating transformation. However, such a simple 1,2-shift could in fact change the molecular topology if the precursor is cleverly designed. More dramatically, it can metamorphosize the structure of the substrate when it is combined with other transformations in a domino sequence. In this Outlook, we highlight recent examples of natural product synthesis featuring a key domino process incorporating a 1,2-anionotropic rearrangement. Specifically, domino reactions integrating Wagner-Meerwein, pinacol, α-ketol, α-aminoketone, α-iminol, or benzilic acid rearrangements will be discussed.
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Meninno S, Villano R, Lattanzi A. Magnesium Monoperphthalate (MMPP): a Convenient Oxidant for the Direct Rubottom Oxidation of Malonates, β‐Keto Esters, and Amides. European J Org Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202100098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Sara Meninno
- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli” Università di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano Italy
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- Istituto di Chimica Biomolecolare - CNR Via Campi Flegrei 34 80078 Pozzuoli Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia “A. Zambelli” Università di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II 132 84084 Fisciano Italy
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Zhang W, Zhou ZX, Zhu XJ, Sun ZH, Dai WM, Li CC. Asymmetric Total Synthesis of the Highly Strained 4β-Acetoxyprobotryane-9β,15α-diol. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:19868-19873. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c10116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Wen Zhang
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Catalytic Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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