Divergent strategy in natural product total synthesis

The asymmetric intramolecular Heck reaction in natural product total synthesis.

A comprehensive history of arynes in natural product total synthesis.

Total synthesis of the natural product EBC-329.

The first total synthesis of an anti-leukemic diterpene natural product EBC-329 (1) has been accomplished starting from readily available 6,6-dimethyl-3-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane-2,4-dione (7). An efficient and general approach has been reported for the synthesis of EBC-329 in 13 steps with an overall yield of 10%.

“ Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis ”

Institute of Organic Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 202B Spl. Independentei, PO Box 35-108, 060023 Bucharest, Romania; E-mail: *[email protected]; **[email protected] “Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis” subtitled ‘Strategies, Substrates and Catalysts’ benefits from a foreword by Robert H. Grubbs, joint recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the development of the...

Natural Product Synthesis

The Lycopodium alkaloids are a family of structurally complex natural products, which have provoked long-term interests in their total syntheses because of their unique and fascinating architectures and potential biological activities. In particular, fawcettimine-type Lycopodium alkaloids, such as fawcettimine (1) and fawcettidine (2) (Scheme 1), have attracted broad attention from the syntheti...