Exploring the scope of the isothiourea-mediated synthesis of dihydropyridinones

Organocatalytic Lewis base functionalisation of carboxylic acids, esters and anhydrides via C1-ammonium or azolium enolates

(2014) Louis C. Morrill et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Stereodivergent Organocatalytic Intramolecular Michael Addition/Lactonization for the Asymmetric Synthesis of Substituted Dihydrobenzofurans and Tetrahydrofurans

(2014) Dorine Belmessieri et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Isothiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of β-Lactams and β-Amino Esters from Arylacetic Acid Derivatives and N-Sulfonylaldimines

(2014) Siobhan R. Smith et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Isothiourea-Mediated Asymmetric Functionalization of 3-Alkenoic Acids

(2014) Louis C. Morrill et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Organocatalytic Michael addition–lactonisation of carboxylic acids using α,β-unsaturated trichloromethyl ketones as α,β-unsaturated ester equivalents

(2014) Louis C. Morrill et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Isothiourea-Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Trifluoromethyl Substituted 2-Pyrones

(2014) Pei-Pei Yeh et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

α-Ketophosphonates as Ester Surrogates: Isothiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Diester and Lactone Synthesis

(2014) Siobhan R. Smith et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Isothiourea-Mediated One-Pot Synthesis of Functionalized Pyridines

(2013) Daniel G. Stark et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

NHC Organocatalytic Formal LUMO Activation of α,β-Unsaturated Esters for Reaction with Enamides

(2013) Jiajia Cheng et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

2-Arylacetic anhydrides as ammonium enolate precursors

(2013) Louis C. Morrill et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Telescoped Synthesis of Stereodefined Pyrrolidines

(2013) Dorine Belmessieri et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Access to the Smallest Enolate Intermediate via Organocatalytic Activation of Acetic Ester

(2013) Shaojin Chen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Anhydrides as α,β-unsaturated acyl ammonium precursors: isothiourea-promoted catalytic asymmetric annulation processes

(2013) Emily R. T. Robinson et al.   Chemical Science

Isothiourea-mediated asymmetric Michael-lactonisation of trifluoromethylenones: a synthetic and mechanistic study

(2013) Louis C. Morrill et al.   Chemical Science

Dihydropyridones: Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, N- to C-Sulfonyl Transfer, and Derivatizations

(2012) Carmen Simal et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Highly enantioselective [4 + 2] cyclization of chloroaldehydes and 1-azadienes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2012) Teng-Yue Jian et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Amidines, isothioureas, and guanidines as nucleophilic catalysts

(2012) James E. Taylor et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

A Diastereoselective, Nucleophile-Promoted Aldol-Lactonization of Ketoacids Leading to Bicyclic-β-Lactones

(2012) Gang Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Dyotropic Rearrangements of Fused Tricyclic β-Lactones: Application to the Synthesis of (−)-Curcumanolide A and (−)-Curcumalactone

(2012) Carolyn A. Leverett et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Origin of Enantioselectivity in Benzotetramisole-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Azlactones

(2012) Peng Liu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Catalytic asymmetric α-amination of carboxylic acids using isothioureas

(2012) Louis C. Morrill et al.   Chemical Science

Total Synthesis of (+)-Omphadiol

(2011) Gang Liu et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organocatalytic Functionalization of Carboxylic Acids: Isothiourea-Catalyzed Asymmetric Intra- and Intermolecular Michael Addition−Lactonizations

(2011) Dorine Belmessieri et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective, Organocatalyzed, Intramolecular Aldol Lactonizations with Keto Acids Leading to Bi- and Tricyclic β-Lactones and Topology-Morphing Transformations

(2010) Carolyn A. Leverett et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A1,3-strain enabled retention of chirality during bis-cyclization of β-ketoamides: total synthesis of (−)-salinosporamide A and (−)-homosalinosporamide A

(2010) Henry Nguyen et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Enantioselective [4+2] cycloaddition of ketenes and 1-azadienes catalyzed by N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2010) Teng-Yue Jian et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Bioinspired Total Synthesis and Human Proteasome Inhibitory Activity of (−)-Salinosporamide A, (−)-Homosalinosporamide A, and Derivatives Obtained via Organonucleophile Promoted Bis-cyclizations

(2010) Henry Nguyen et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Double Diastereoselective, Nucleophile-Catalyzed Aldol Lactonizations (NCAL) Leading to β-Lactone Fused Carbocycles and Extensions to β-Lactone Fused Tetrahydrofurans

(2010) Kay A. Morris et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Highly enantioselective organocatalytic Michael addition of nitroalkanes to 4-oxo-enoates

(2009) Hai-Hua Lu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Small Molecule Conformational Preferences Derived from Crystal Structure Data. A Medicinal Chemistry Focused Analysis

(2008) Ken A. Brameld et al.   Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Concise Synthesis of Spirocyclic, Bridged γ-Butyrolactones via Stereospecific, Dyotropic Rearrangements of β-Lactones Involving 1,2-Acyl and δ-Lactone Migrations

(2008) Vikram C. Purohit et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY