Progress on the total synthesis of natural products in China: From 2006 to 2010

Asymmetric, Protecting-Group-Free Total Synthesis of (−)-Englerin A

(2010) Qianghui Zhou et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Flexible Approach to Azasugars: Asymmetric Total Syntheses of (+)-Castanospermine, (+)-7-Deoxy-6-epi-castanospermine, and (+)-1-epi-Castanospermine

(2010) Gang Liu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Asymmetric Synthesis of the Cytotoxic Marine Natural Product (+)-Awajanomycin and Its C-11 Epimer

(2010) Rui Fu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Caribenol A

(2010) Lian-Zhu Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Total Synthesis of (±) Maoecrystal V

(2010) Jianxian Gong et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Total Synthesis of (+)-Perophoramidine and Determination of the Absolute Configuration

(2010) Haoxing Wu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Total Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemical Assignment of (−)-Communesin F

(2010) Zhiwei Zuo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

A Facile Total Synthesis of Hainanensine via an Unusual Rearrangement−Annulation Cascade

(2010) Zhi-Wei Zhang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Rh(I)-Catalyzed [(3 + 2) + 1] Cycloaddition of 1-Yne/Ene-vinylcyclopropanes and CO: Homologous Pauson−Khand Reaction and Total Synthesis of (±)-α-Agarofuran

(2010) Lei Jiao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Construction of Two Vicinal Quaternary Carbons by Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation: Total Synthesis of Hyperolactone C and (−)-Biyouyanagin A

(2009) Chao Du et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total Synthesis of Piperazimycin A: A Cytotoxic Cyclic Hexadepsipeptide

(2009) Wenhua Li et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of the Guaiane Sesquiterpene Englerin A

(2009) Matthieu Willot et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total synthesis of largamide H

(2009) Shuo Liang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Application of Asymmetric Ylide Cyclopropanation in the Total Synthesis of Halicholactone

(2009) Chun-Yin Zhu et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Aspergillide B

(2009) Jian Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Revision of the Absolute Configuration of 4-Keto-Clonostachydiol

(2009) Junjie Han et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Synthesis of theAkuammilineAlkaloid (±)-Vincorine

(2009) Min Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of TMG-chitotriomycin, a Specific Inhibitor of Insect and Fungal β-N-Acetylglucosaminidases

(2009) You Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Evidence that Biosynthesis of the Neurotoxic Alkaloids Anatoxin-a and Homoanatoxin-a in the CyanobacteriumOscillatoriaPCC 6506 Occurs on a Modular Polyketide Synthase Initiated byl-Proline

(2009) Annick Méjean et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

An Aldol Approach to the Total Synthesis of Pamamycin 621 A

(2009) Guo-Bao Ren et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric Total Synthesis of (−)-Awajanomycin

(2009) Rui Fu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Efficient Construction of Stereodefined α-Alkylidene Aza-cycloketones via β-Amino-alkenyllithium: Straightforward and Protection-Free Synthesis of Allopumiliotoxin 267A

(2009) Bing Wang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis and Structure Assignment of Papuamide B, A Potent Marine Cyclodepsipeptide with Anti-HIV Properties

(2008) Weiqing Xie et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total Synthesis of Salinamide A: A Potent Anti-Inflammatory Bicyclic Depsipeptide

(2008) Li Tan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Efficient Assembly of an Indole Alkaloid Skeleton by Cyclopropanation: Concise Total Synthesis of (±)-Minfiensine

(2008) Liqun Shen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total Synthesis of (−)-Ardeemin

(2008) Bin He et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Synthesis of Lobatoside E, A Potent Antitumor Cyclic Triterpene Saponin

(2008) Chunsheng Zhu et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Tandem Rh(I)-Catalyzed [(5+2)+1] Cycloaddition/Aldol Reaction for the Construction of Linear Triquinane Skeleton:  Total Syntheses of (±)-Hirsutene and (±)-1-Desoxyhypnophilin

(2008) Lei Jiao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Synthesis and absolute configuration of hormone α1

(2008) Arata Yajima et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

Total Synthesis of Crisamicin A

(2008) Zhengtao Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantiocontrolled Synthesis of (−)-9-epi-Pentazocine and (−)-Aphanorphine

(2008) Xiaobao Yang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

An Efficient Total Synthesis of (±)-Stemonamine

(2008) Yu-Ming Zhao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Englerin A, a Selective Inhibitor of Renal Cancer Cell Growth, fromPhyllanthus engleri

(2008) Ranjala Ratnayake et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective Sequential Conjugate Addition−Allylation Reactions: A Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Podophyllotoxin

(2008) Yingming Wu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A concise approach to (+)-1-epi-castanospermine

(2007) Tian-Jun Wu et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS