Enantioselective Epoxidation of β,γ-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids by a Cooperative Binuclear Titanium Complex

The Total Synthesis of Raistrickindole A

The total synthesis of raistrickindole A has been achieved, thereby confirming the proposed structure as an N-hydroxylated DKP. In the first but less selective approach, the DKP was built up by cyclization of a diastereoisomerically mixed N-hydroxylated dipeptide. In the second approach, the same DKP was constructed stereoselectively by the intramolecular Mitsunobu reaction of a hydroxamic acid. The synthesis was completed by a stereoselective oxidative cyclization.

Catalytic asymmetric preparation of pyrroloindolines: strategies and applications to total synthesis

Pyrroloindolines are widely present in natural products. In this review, we summarize state-of-the-art of catalytic asymmetric synthesis of pyrroloindolines, as well as related applications to natural products total synthesis.