The Curtius rearrangement: mechanistic insight and recent applications in natural product syntheses

Theoretical insights into photo-induced Curtius rearrangement of chlorodifluoroacetyl azide

(2017) Xing-Liang Peng et al.   Organic Chemistry Frontiers

Curtius-like Rearrangement of an Iron–Nitrenoid Complex and Application in Biomimetic Synthesis of Bisindolylmethanes

(2016) Dashan Li et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Macrocyclization of Unprotected Peptide Isocyanates

(2016) Alexander A. Vinogradov et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Tetra-n-butylammonium Iodide Catalyzed C–H Azidation of Aldehydes with Thermally Stable Azidobenziodoxolone

(2015) Yukino Shinomoto et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Facile Synthesis of Spirocyclic Lactams from β-Keto Carboxylic Acids

(2015) Wei Yang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Enantioselective Construction of Tetrasubstituted Stereogenic Carbons through Brønsted Base Catalyzed Michael Reactions: α′-Hydroxy Enones as Key Enoate Equivalent

(2014) Eider Badiola et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Total Synthesis of (±)-Lundurine B

(2014) Masaki Hoshi et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis of Aspeverin via an Iodine(III)-Mediated Oxidative Cyclization

(2014) Adam M. Levinson   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis of (±)-Lycorine from the Endo-Cycloadduct of 3,5-Dibromo-2-pyrone and (E)-β-Borylstyrene

(2014) Hyeong-Seob Shin et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis of the Antifungal Agent Echinocandin C

(2013) Frauke Messik et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Catalytic, Asymmetric Indolizidinone Aza-Quaternary Stereocenter Synthesis: Expedient Synthesis of the Cylindricine Alkaloid Core

(2013) Derek M. Dalton et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Catalytic, Asymmetric Indolizidinone Aza-Quaternary Stereocenter Synthesis: Expedient Synthesis of the Cylindricine Alkaloids Core

(2013) Derek M. Dalton et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Pyridone Annulation via Tandem Curtius Rearrangement/6π-Electrocyclization: Total Synthesis of (−)-Lyconadin C

(2013) Xiayun Cheng et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Cyclopropylamine Derivatives via Ru(II)-Pheox-Catalyzed Direct Asymmetric Cyclopropanation of Vinylcarbamates

(2013) Soda Chanthamath et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

An Expedient Protecting-Group-Free Total Synthesis of (±)-Dievodiamine

(2013) William P. Unsworth et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on the Synthesis, Spectroscopic Data, and Reactions of Formyl Azide

(2012) Klaus Banert et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

An ultrafast time-resolved infrared and UV-vis spectroscopic and computational study of the photochemistry of acyl azides

(2012) Shubham Vyas et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Syntheses of (±)-α-Lycorane and (±)-1-Deoxylycorine

(2012) Yong-Geun Jung et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthesis of isotopically labelled [14C]ZT-1 (Debio-9902), [d3]ZT-1 and (−)-[d3]huperzine A, a new generation of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

(2011) Loïc Leman et al.   JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS & RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS

The Medicinal Chemist’s Toolbox: An Analysis of Reactions Used in the Pursuit of Drug Candidates

(2011) Stephen D. Roughley et al.   JOURNAL OF MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of NP25302

(2011) Kiri Stevens et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

β-Silyl Styrene As a Dienophile in the Cycloaddition with 3,5-Dibromo-2-pyrone for the Total Synthesis of (±)-Pancratistatin

(2011) Yong-Geun Jung et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

One-Pot Synthesis of Novel Photochromic Oxazine Compounds

(2011) Weili Zhao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Propylphosphonic Anhydride (T3P®)-Mediated One-Pot Rearrangement of Carboxylic Acids to Carbamates

(2011) John Augustine et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Temporary Restraints To Overcome Steric Obstacles: An Efficient Strategy for the Synthesis of Mycalamide B

(2010) John C. Jewett et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Synthesis and biological activity of optically active NCL-1, a lysine-specific demethylase 1 selective inhibitor

(2010) Daisuke Ogasawara et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY

Direct amination of aryl halides with ammonia

(2010) Yoann Aubin et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Total Synthesis of (−)-Huperzine A

(2009) Takahiro Koshiba et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Total Synthesis of Irciniastatin A (Psymberin)

(2009) Michael T. Crimmins et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

The Curtius rearrangement of some organic azides: A DFT mechanistic study

(2008) Rita Kakkar et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

The Curtius Rearrangement of Cyclopropyl and Cyclopropenoyl Azides. A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Mechanistic Study

(2008) Vinod Tarwade et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A modular flow reactor for performing Curtius rearrangements as a continuous flow process

(2008) Marcus Baumann et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Total Synthesis of (+)-Psymberin (Irciniastatin A): Catalytic Reagent Control as the Strategic Cornerstone

(2008) Amos B. Smith et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Synthetic Studies on Altemicidin:  Stereocontrolled Construction of the Core Framework

(2007) Toshiyuki Kan et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS