A Novel Sodium Nitrite-Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling for Constructing Polymethoxyphenanthrene Rings

First total synthesis of Papilistatin

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Sequential Oxidative Transformation of Tetraarylethylenes to 9,10-Diarylphenanthrenes and Dibenzo[g,p]chrysenes using DDQ as an Oxidant

(2011) Tushar S. Navale et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Asymmetric synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids with hydroxyl group at the C14 position and evaluation of their antitumor activities

(2010) Takashi Ikeda et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Probing the Arenium-Ion (ProtonTransfer) versus the Cation-Radical (Electron Transfer) Mechanism of Scholl Reaction Using DDQ as Oxidant

(2010) Linyi Zhai et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Syntheses of Arylindolizidine Alkaloids (+)-Ipalbidine and (+)-Antofine

(2010) Micah J. Niphakis et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Racemization-Free Synthesis of (S)-(+)-Tylophorine froml-Proline by Radical Cyclization

(2010) Alexander Stoye et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

Copper-Mediated Aryl-Aryl Couplings for the Construction of Oligophenylenes and Related Heteroaromatics

(2009) Masahiko Iyoda   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

A general approach to triphenylenes and azatriphenylenes: total synthesis of dehydrotylophorine and tylophorine

(2008) Andrew McIver et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Iron(III) Chloride Catalyzed Oxidative Coupling of Aromatic Nuclei

(2008) Kailiang Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Nitrosonium Salts, NO+X−(X = B(3,5-diCF3Ph)4−or PW12O403−), as Electrophilic Catalysts for Alkene Activation in Arene Alkylation and Dimerization Reactions

(2008) Alexander M. Khenkin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Iron(III) chloride-based mild synthesis of phenanthrene and its application to total synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids

(2008) Kai-Liang Wang et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Direct One-Pot Synthesis of Phenanthrenes via Suzuki−Miyaura Coupling/Aldol Condensation Cascade Reaction

(2007) Young Ha Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY