Total synthesis of natural products containing benzofuran rings

Pterocarpan scaffold: A natural lead molecule with diverse pharmacological properties

(2017) Chelliah Selvam et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

A review on antioxidant potential of bioactive heterocycle benzofuran: Natural and synthetic derivatives

(2017) Karam Chand et al.   Pharmacological Reports

Reactivity of Benzo[b]furans: A Full Perspective

(2016) Majid M. Heravi et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Recent Advances in the Synthesis of Biologically Active Compounds Containing Benzo[b]Furans as a Framework

(2016) Majid M. Heravi et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC SYNTHESIS

Total synthesis of diptoindonesin G and its analogues as selective modulators of estrogen receptors

(2016) Ji-tian Liu et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Molecular diversity in cyclization of Ugi-products leading to the synthesis of 2,5-diketopiperazines: computational study

(2016) Vahideh Zadsirjan et al.   RESEARCH ON CHEMICAL INTERMEDIATES

Cover Picture: Why Does Industry Not Use Immobilized Transition Metal Complexes as Catalysts? (Adv. Synth. Catal. 1/2016)

(2015) Sandra Hübner et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

In situ prepared copper nanoparticles on modified KIT-5 as an efficient recyclable catalyst and its applications in click reactions in water

(2015) Razieh Mirsafaei et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Benzofuran as a promising scaffold for the synthesis of antimicrobial and antibreast cancer agents: A review

(2015) Ghadamali Khodarahmi et al.   Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Current advances in the synthesis and biological potencies of tri- and tetra-substituted 1H-imidazoles

(2015) Majid M. Heravi et al.   MOLECULAR DIVERSITY

Total synthesis of (±)-Anastatins A and B

(2015) Guojun Pan et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Applications of Sharpless asymmetric epoxidation in total synthesis

(2015) Majid M. Heravi et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Recent applications of intramolecular Diels–Alder reaction in total synthesis of natural products

(2015) Majid M. Heravi et al.   RSC Advances

Structural elucidation and synthesis of vialinin C, a new inhibitor of TNF-α production

(2014) Yue Qi Ye et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Xylarianaphthol-1, a novel dinaphthofuran derivative, activates p21 promoter in a p53-independent manner

(2014) Naoyuki Kotoku et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Synthesis of potential allosteric modulators of Hsp90 by chemical glycosylation of Eupomatenoid-6

(2014) Laura Morelli et al.   CARBOHYDRATE RESEARCH

Formal Total Synthesis of Kendomycin by Way of Alkyne Metathesis/Gold Catalysis

(2014) Laura Hoffmeister et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Biogenetically Inspired Total Synthesis of (+)-Liphagal: A Potent and Selective Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase α (PI3Kα) Inhibitor from the Marine SpongeAka coralliphaga

(2014) Takaaki Kamishima et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

PdCl 2 on modified poly(styrene-co-maleic anhydride): A highly active and recyclable catalyst for the Suzuki–Miyaura and Sonogashira reactions

(2014) Majid M. Heravi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Solvent-free multicomponent reactions using the novel N-sulfonic acid modified poly(styrene-maleic anhydride) as a solid acid catalyst

(2014) Majid. M. Heravi et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR CATALYSIS A-CHEMICAL

Palladium-Catalyzed α-Arylation of Aryloxyketones for the Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Benzofurans

(2014) Jin Ho Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Chemoenzymatic Total Syntheses of Ribisins A, B, and D, Polyoxygenated Benzofuran Derivatives Displaying NGF-Potentiating Properties

(2014) Ping Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Eurothiocin A and B, Sulfur-Containing Benzofurans from a Soft Coral-Derived Fungus Eurotium rubrum SH-823

(2014) Zhaoming Liu et al.   Marine Drugs

Negishi coupling: an easy progress for C–C bond construction in total synthesis

(2014) Majid M. Heravi et al.   MOLECULAR DIVERSITY

Total synthesis of Daphnodorin A

(2014) Hu Yuan et al.   TETRAHEDRON

A green and convenient protocol for the synthesis of novel pyrazolopyranopyrimidines via a one-pot, four-component reaction in water

(2014) Majid M. Heravi et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Total synthesis of propolisbenzofuran B

(2014) Brian T. Jones et al.   Chemical Science

Total Synthesis of the Postulated Structure of Fulicineroside

(2013) Ruben Bartholomäus et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Aerobic Iron-Based Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Enables Efficient Diversity-Oriented Synthesis of Coumestrol-Based Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators

(2013) Umesh A. Kshirsagar et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Development of Recent Total Syntheses Based on the Heck Reaction

(2013) Majid Heravi et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Syntheses of the Coumarin-Containing Natural Products Pimpinellin and Fraxetin Using Au(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation (IMHA) Chemistry

(2013) Aymeric Cervi et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Recent advances in C-heteroatom bond forming by asymmetric Michael addition

(2013) Majid M. Heravi et al.   MOLECULAR DIVERSITY

Total synthesis of (+)-pentamethylsalvianolic acid C

(2013) Benjamin L. Alford et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

An efficient approach to construct 2-arylbenzo[b]furans from 2-methoxychalcone epoxides

(2013) Libo Ruan et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Recent developments of the Stille reaction as a revolutionized method in total synthesis

(2013) Majid M. Heravi et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Total synthesis of ribisin A

(2013) Chaoli Zhang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

The Chemical Biology of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinases

(2012) Matthias P. Wymann et al.   CHEMBIOCHEM

McMurry Coupling of Aldehydes and Ketones for the Formation of Heterocyles Via Olefination

(2012) Majid M. Heravi et al.   CURRENT ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Nerve Growth Factor-Potentiating Benzofuran Derivatives from the Medicinal Fungus Phellinus ribis

(2012) Yuhong Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Recent advances in application of intramolecular Suzuki cross-coupling in cyclization and heterocyclization

(2012) Majid M. Heravi et al.   MONATSHEFTE FUR CHEMIE

PI3K signalling: the path to discovery and understanding

(2012) Bart Vanhaesebroeck et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Recent applications of the Suzuki reaction in total synthesis

(2012) Majid M. Heravi et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Active ingredients in Chinese medicines promoting blood circulation as Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitors

(2011) Ronald JY Chen et al.   ACTA PHARMACOLOGICA SINICA

High throughput discovery of heteroaromatic-modifying enzymes allows enhancement of novobiocin selectivity

(2011) Sital M. Patel et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Snapshot of the Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Biaryl Bond Formation by X-ray Analysis of the Intermediate Diaryl Palladium(II) Complex

(2011) Tobias Gensch et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

HIF-1α inhibitors: Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel moracin O and P analogues

(2011) Yan Xia et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis and antimicrobial evaluation of new benzofuran derivatives

(2011) Xizhen Jiang et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Insights into structure–activity relationship of GABAA receptor modulating coumarins and furanocoumarins

(2011) Judith Singhuber et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Convergent Total Syntheses of the Pentacyclic Lamellarins K, T, U and W via the Addition of Azomethine Ylides to Tethered Tolans

(2011) Martin G. Banwell   HETEROCYCLES

Absolute Configuration of Anti-HIV-1 Agent (−)-Concentricolide: Total Synthesis of (+)-(R)-Concentricolide

(2011) Chih-Wei Chang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Preparation of Functional Benzofurans, Benzothiophenes, and Indoles Using Ester, Thioester, and Amide via Intramolecular Wittig Reactions

(2011) Siang-en Syu et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A straightforward conversion of aurones to 2-benzoylbenzofurans: transformation of one class of natural products into another

(2011) Samir Yahiaoui et al.   TETRAHEDRON

A new approach to fused furan ring systems and benzofurans: intramolecular cyclization reactions of unsaturated acyloxy sulfone derivatives

(2011) Yuan Liu et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Synthesis of new series of iboga analogues

(2011) Sibasish Paul et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

A novel photochemical Wittig reaction for the synthesis of 2-aryl/alkylbenzofurans

(2011) Somnath Ghosh et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Design and synthesis of new potent anticancer pyrazoles with high FLT3 kinase inhibitory selectivity

(2010) Ibrahim Mustafa El-Deeb et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of novel pyrazolic analogues of chalcones and their 3-aryl-4-(3-aryl-4,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-5-yl)-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazole derivatives as potential antitumor agents

(2010) Braulio Insuasty et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Highly Effective Total Synthesis of Benzofuran Natural Product Egonol

(2010)   BULLETIN OF THE KOREAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Pd-catalyzed oxidative coupling with organometallic reagents via C–H activation

(2010) Chang-Liang Sun et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Immunosuppressive Resveratrol Aneuploids from Hopea chinensis

(2010) Hui Ming Ge et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Total Synthesis Confirms Laetirobin as a Formal Diels-Alder Adduct

(2010) Oliver Simon et al.   Chemistry-An Asian Journal

Two new benzofuran derivatives with anti-inflammatory activity from Liriope spicata var. prolifera

(2010) Zheng-Fang Hu et al.   FITOTERAPIA

Recent Advances in the Application of the Heck Reaction in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Compounds

(2010) Majid M. Heravi et al.   HETEROCYCLES

Gold(III)-Catalyzed Tandem Reaction ofO-Arylhydroxylamines with 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds: Highly Selective Synthesis of 3-Carbonylated Benzofuran Derivatives

(2010) Yunkui Liu et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Modular Synthesis of Polyphenolic Benzofurans, and Application in the Total Synthesis of Malibatol A and Shoreaphenol

(2010) David Y.-K. Chen et al.   MOLECULES

Total Synthesis of Diptoindonesin G via a Highly Efficient Domino Cyclodehydration/Intramolecular Friedel−Crafts Acylation/Regioselective Demethylation Sequence

(2010) Kyungsun Kim et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantiospecific, Biosynthetically Inspired Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-Liphagal

(2010) Jonathan H. George et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis of Ailanthoidol, Egonol, and Related Analogues

(2010) Xin-Fang Duan et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Efficient Synthesis of Key Intermediate Toward Liphagal Synthesis

(2010) Vijaykumar Deore et al.   SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of (Hetero)Arenes by CH Bond Cleavage

(2009) Lutz Ackermann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Palladium(II)-Catalyzed CH Activation/CC Cross-Coupling Reactions: Versatility and Practicality

(2009) Xiao Chen et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Total Synthesis of the Antibiotic Kendomycin by Macrocyclization using Photo-Fries Rearrangement and Ring-Closing Metathesis

(2009) Thomas Magauer et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A new route to 3-acyl-2-aminobenzofurans: palladium-catalysed cycloisomerisation of 2-(cyanomethyl)phenyl esters

(2009) Masahito Murai et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

The first total synthesis of moracin O and moracin P, and establishment of the absolute configuration of moracin O

(2009) Navneet Kaur et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Ring-Closing Metathesis and Photo-Fries Reaction for the Construction of the Ansamycin Antibiotic Kendomycin: Development of a Protecting Group Free Oxidative Endgame

(2009) Thomas Magauer et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

Palladium Catalyzed Direct 3-Arylation of Benzofurans using Low Catalyst Loadings

(2009) Marina Ionita et al.   ChemSusChem

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of novel 1,5-diaryl pyrazoles

(2009) R. Venkat Ragavan et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Total Synthesis of (+)-Machaeriols B and C and of Their Enantiomers with a Cannabinoid Structure

(2009) Hee Jin Lee et al.   HELVETICA CHIMICA ACTA

Laetirobin from the Parasitic Growth ofLaetiporus sulphureusonRobinia pseudoacacia

(2009) Martin J. Lear et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Development of a Merged Conjugate Addition/Oxidative Coupling Sequence. Application to the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Metacycloprodigiosin and Prodigiosin R1

(2009) Michael D. Clift et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Inhibitors of phosphoinositide-3-kinase: a structure-based approach to understanding potency and selectivity

(2009) Teather J. Sundstrom et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

A versatile approach to oligostilbenoid natural products – synthesis of permethylated analogues of viniferifuran, malibatol A, and shoreaphenol

(2009) Ikyon Kim et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Expeditious Synthesis of Vialinin B, an Extremely Potent Inhibitor of TNF-α Production

(2009) Yue Qi Ye et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

A Convenient Two-Step Synthesis of 2-Arylbenzofurans

(2009) Xin-Fang Duan et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Simple, Convenient, and Efficient Synthesis of 2-Aryl-substituted Benzo[b]furans

(2009) Yong Jiang et al.   SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Facile Total Synthesis of Benzo[b]furan Natural Product XH-14

(2009) Hyun Bae Bang et al.   SYNTHETIC COMMUNICATIONS

Recent advances in the application of the Sonogashira method in the synthesis of heterocyclic compounds

(2009) Majid M. Heravi et al.   TETRAHEDRON

A new synthetic strategy for the synthesis of bioactive stilbene dimers. A direct synthesis of amurensin H

(2009) George A. Kraus et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

A concise synthesis of the bioactive meroterpenoid natural product (±)-liphagal, a potent PI3K inhibitor

(2009) Goverdhan Mehta et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Palladium-Catalyzed Direct Arylation of (Hetero)Arenes with Aryl Boronic Acids

(2008) Shang-Dong Yang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Natural-Product Sugar Biosynthesis and Enzymatic Glycodiversification

(2008) Christopher J. Thibodeaux et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of some new pyrazole and fused pyrazolopyrimidine derivatives

(2008) Aymn E. Rashad et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of new N-phenylpyrazole derivatives with potent antimicrobial activity

(2008) Ahmad M. Farag et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Polychlorinated compounds with PPAR-γ agonistic effect from the medicinal fungus Phellinus ribis

(2008) In-Kyoung Lee et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Synthesis of a small library of 2-phenoxy-1,4-naphthoquinone and 2-phenoxy-1,4-anthraquinone derivatives bearing anti-trypanosomal and anti-leishmanial activity

(2008) Maria Laura Bolognesi et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Parallel Synthesis of a Multi-Substituted Benzo[b]furan Library

(2008) Chul-Hee Cho et al.   JOURNAL OF COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY

Pharmacokinetics of salvianolic acids after intravenous injection, with and without Panax quinquefolium protopanaxadiol saponins, in rats

(2008) Xiao-Ning Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Benzofuran Derivatives from the Mangrove Endophytic FungusXylariasp. (#2508)

(2008) Fang Xu et al.   JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS

Intramolecular Pd(II)-Catalyzed Oxidative Biaryl Synthesis Under Air: Reaction Development and Scope

(2008) Benoît Liégault et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A General Method for Copper-Catalyzed Arylation of Arene C−H Bonds

(2008) Hien-Quang Do et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Antifungal activities of compounds isolated fromPiper abutiloidesKunth

(2008) S. Johann et al.   MYCOSES

One-Pot Synthesis of Benzofurans via Palladium-Catalyzed Enolate Arylation witho-Bromophenols

(2008) Christian Eidamshaus et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Diastereoselective Oxidative Carbon−Carbon Bond Formation via Silyl Bis-enol Ethers

(2008) Christopher T. Avetta et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Development of a one-pot sequential Sonogashira coupling for the synthesis of benzofurans

(2008) Márton Csékei et al.   TETRAHEDRON

The first total synthesis of glycyrol

(2008) Ying Lan Jin et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

BCl3-promoted synthesis of benzofurans

(2008) Ikyon Kim et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Regioselective synthesis and antitumor screening of some novel N-phenylpyrazole derivatives

(2007) Ahmad M. Farag et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Palladium bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate): an efficient catalyst for regioselective C-2 arylation of heterocycles

(2007) Nitin S. Nandurkar et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS