Efficient trans-Selectivity in the Cyclocondensation of (S)-2-[2-(p-Tolylsulfinyl)phenyl]acetaldehyde with Activated Dienes Catalyzed by Yb(OTf)3

Yb(OTf)3 catalysed regioselective synthesis of unusual di- and tri- substituted 3,4-dihydrothiochromeno[3,2-e][1,3]thiazin-5(2H)-one derivatives through a pseudo four-component hetero-Diels–Alder reaction

An efficient and facile regioselective synthesis of di- and tri-substituted 3,4-dihydrothiochromeno[3,2-e][1,3]thiazin-5(2H)-one derivatives was achieved through an ytterbium triflate catalysed pseudo four component hetero-Diels–Alder reaction.

Novel one-pot synthesis of diverse γ,δ-unsaturated β-ketoesters by thermal cascade reactions of diazodicarbonyl compounds and enol ethers: transformation into substituted 3,5-diketoesters

Novel and efficient synthesis of diverse γ,δ-unsaturated β-ketoesters was accomplished by thermal cascade reactions of diazodicarbonyl compounds with enol ethers and the synthesized compounds were further transformed into the corresponding 3,5-diketoesters.

Synthesis of (E,Z)-1-alkoxy-3-acyloxy-2-methylpenta-1,3-dienes via Danishefsky-type dienes or O-acylation of enones

1-Alkoxy-2-methyl-3-acyloxy-(E,E)-penta-1,3-dienes have been prepared applying among others a modified Danishefsky's general method, including chiral, racemic, and achiral derivatives.

Bisoxazoline-Lewis Acid-Catalyzed Direct-Electron Demand oxo-Hetero-Diels−Alder Reactions of N-Oxy-pyridine Aldehyde and Ketone Derivatives

A general catalytic oxo-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction for pro-chiral aldehyde and ketone N-oxy-pyridines is presented. The catalytic and asymmetric oxo-hetero-Diels-Alder reaction of electron-rich dienes with N-oxy-pyridine-2-carbaldehyde and ketone derivatives, catalyzed by chiral copper(II)-bisoxazoline complexes, gives optically active six-membered oxygen heterocycles in moderate to good yields and with excellent enantioselectivities.