N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Cyclocondensation of α,β-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids: Enantioselective Synthesis of Pyrrolidinone and Dihydropyridinone Derivatives

On the Mechanism of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions Involving Acyl Azoliums

(2014) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Activation of Esters: A New Option for Asymmetric Domino Reactions

(2014) Pankaj Chauhan et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Enantioselective Annulations for Dihydroquinolones by in Situ Generation of Azolium Enolates

(2014) Anna Lee et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

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

Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Annulations of 2-Bromoenals with 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds and EnaminesviaChiral α,β-Unsaturated Acylazoliums

(2013) Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of N-Heterocycles from Commodity Acid Chlorides by Employing α,β-Unsaturated Acylammonium Salts

(2013) Sreekumar Vellalath et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-tert-Butyl Triazolylidenes: Catalysts for the Enantioselective (3+2) Annulation of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azoliums

(2013) Lisa Candish et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

Acyl anion free N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

(2013) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Cyanides as New Bis-Electrophiles for Enantioselective Organocatalyzed Formal [3+3]Spiroannulation

(2013) Sébastien Goudedranche et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed [4+2] Cycloaddition of Nitroalkenes with Oxodienes

(2013) Xiang-Yu Chen et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

β-Carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis

(2013) Zhenqian Fu et al.   Nature Chemistry

An internal affair

(2013) Jeffrey W. Bode   Nature Chemistry

Organocatalytic Activation of Alkylacetic Esters as Enolate Precursors to React with α,β-Unsaturated Imines

(2013) Lin Hao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Catalyzed Annulation of Modified Enals with Enolizable Aldehydes

(2013) Santhivardhana Reddy Yetra et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

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

(2013) Shaojin Chen et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Organocatalytic Enantioselective γ-Aminoalkylation of Unsaturated Ester: Access to Pipecolic Acid Derivatives

(2013) Jianfeng Xu 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

Exploiting Acyl and Enol Azolium Intermediates via N-Hetero- cyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions of α-Reducible Aldehydes

(2012) Harit U. Vora et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

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

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

Enantioselective, NHC-Catalyzed Annulations of Trisubstituted Enals and CyclicN-Sulfonylimines via α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azoliums

(2012) Alberto G. Kravina et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Continuum of Progress: Applications of N-Hetereocyclic Carbene Catalysis in Total Synthesis

(2012) Javier Izquierdo et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Organocatalytic umpolung: N-heterocyclic carbenes and beyond

(2012) Xavier Bugaut et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions of α-Bromo-α,β-unsaturated Aldehydes/α,β-Dibromoaldehydes with 1,3-Dinucleophilic Reagents

(2012) Changsheng Yao et al.   CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Ireland–Coates Claisen Rearrangement: Synthesis of Functionalized β-Lactones

(2012) Lisa Candish et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Activation of Stable Carboxylate Esters as Enolate Equivalents via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts

(2012) Lin Hao et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Catalytic asymmetric α-amination of carboxylic acids using isothioureas

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

Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Annulations of Enals and Ynals with Stable Enols: A Highly Enantioselective Coates–Claisen Rearrangement

(2012) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   ACS Catalysis

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Enantioselective Annulation of Bromoenal and 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds

(2011) Fang-Gang Sun et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Azoliums from N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions: Observation and Mechanistic Investigation

(2011) Jessada Mahatthananchai et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Domino Reactions

(2011) André Grossmann et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Umpolung of Michael Acceptors for Intermolecular Reactions

(2011) Akkattu T. Biju et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene catalyzed annulation of α,β-unsaturated aldehydes with 1,3-dicarbonyls

(2011) Zhi-Qiang Zhu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reaction of Phthalaldehydes: Controllable Stereoselective Synthesis of Polyhydroxylated Spiro- and Fused Indenones Dictated by the Structure of NHC Catalysts

(2011) Ying Cheng et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Oxidative Esterification of Aldehydes: Ester Formation and Mechanistic Studies

(2011) Biswajit Maji et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed (4 + 2) Cycloaddition/Decarboxylation of Silyl Dienol Ethers with α,β-Unsaturated Acid Fluorides

(2011) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

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

N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis oftrans-γ-Lactams

(2011) Xiaodan Zhao et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Synthesis of Dihydropyridinones via NHC-Catalyzed Aza-Claisen Reaction

(2011) Benedikt Wanner et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

EnantioselectiveN-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Michael Addition to α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes by Redox Oxidation

(2011) Zi-Qiang Rong et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Organocatalytic Tail-to-Tail Dimerization of Olefin: Umpolung of Methyl Methacrylate Mediated by N-Heterocyclic Carbene

(2011) Shin-ichi Matsuoka et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed rearrangements of vinyl sulfones

(2011) Roxanne L. Atienza et al.   Chemical Science

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reaction of Alkynyl Aldehydes with 1,3-Keto Esters or 1,3-Diketones

(2010) Zhi-Qiang Zhu et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition of Ketenes and Oxaziridines Catalyzed by Chiral Lewis Bases: Enantioselective Synthesis of Oxazolin-4-ones

(2010) Pan-Lin Shao et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

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

NHC-Catalyzed Michael Addition to α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes by Redox Activation

(2010) Suman De Sarkar et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Salinosporamide Natural Products: Potent 20 S Proteasome Inhibitors as Promising Cancer Chemotherapeutics

(2010) Tobias A. M. Gulder et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Enantioselective benzoin condensation catalyzed by bifunctional N-heterocyclic carbenes

(2010) XueLiang Huang et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

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

An Enantioselective Claisen Rearrangement Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2010) Juthanat Kaeobamrung et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

NHC Catalyzed Oxidations of Aldehydes to Esters: Chemoselective Acylation of Alcohols in Presence of Amines

(2010) Suman De Sarkar et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Cooperative catalysis by carbenes and Lewis acids in a highly stereoselective route to γ-lactams

(2010) Dustin E. A. Raup et al.   Nature Chemistry

Oxidative Amidation and Azidation of Aldehydes by NHC Catalysis

(2010) Suman De Sarkar et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Generation of α,β-Unsaturated Acyl Imidazoliums: Synthesis of Dihydropyranones by their Reaction with Enolates

(2009) Sarah J. Ryan et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Enantioselective Synthesis ofcis-4-Formyl-β-lactamsviaChiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution

(2008) Gong-Qiang Li et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

[4+2] Cycloaddition of Ketenes withN-Benzoyldiazenes Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbenes

(2008) Xue-Liang Huang et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Biomimetic Carbene-Catalyzed Oxidations of Aldehydes Using TEMPO

(2008) Joyram Guin et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Brivaracetam: a rational drug discovery success story

(2008) M A Rogawski   BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

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

N-Heterocyclic carbene catalysed β-lactam synthesis

(2008) Nicolas Duguet et al.   ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY

Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Staudinger Reaction of Ketenes with Imines:  Highly Enantioselective Synthesis ofN-Boc β-Lactams

(2007) Yan-Rong Zhang et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS