Review
Chemistry, Organic
Tirtha Mandal, Jyotirmayee Dash
Summary: The synthesis and functionalization of carbazole ring systems have attracted much attention in organic synthesis due to their presence in biologically active compounds. Over the years, various new strategies have emerged for the synthesis of carbazole ring systems, with ring-closing metathesis (RCM) methods playing a significant role in the efficient construction of nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic systems including carbazoles.
ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Polymer Science
Mohammad Yasir, Andreas F. M. Kilbinger
Summary: Norbornene and cyclohexene show different polymerization behaviors using Grubbs' catalysts due to their varying ring strain energy levels; a sequence-selective cascade polymerization of a monomer containing both rings resulted in polymers with moderate molecular weight dispersities and good control over molecular weight.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Nils Ansmann, Thaddaus Thorwart, Lutz Greb
Summary: The Lewis superacid bis(perchlorocatecholato)silane catalyzes C-O bond metathesis of alkyl ethers with high efficiency, enabling chemoselective ring contractions of macrocyclic crown ethers and unprecedented ring-closing metathesis of polyethylene glycols for polymer-selective degradation.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sambasivarao Kotha, Balaji U. Solanke
Summary: This article describes an easy-to-execute strategy for synthesizing benzofurans, 2H-chromenes, and benzoxepines using Claisen rearrangement and ring-closing metathesis as key steps, and includes examples of natural products and pharmaceuticals containing these structural elements.
CHEMISTRY-AN ASIAN JOURNAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Tristan M. McGinnis, Taylor A. Thane, Elizabeth R. Jarvo
Summary: A method for incorporating cyclopropane motifs into complex molecules has been developed, utilizing a zinc dust-mediated cross-electrophile coupling reaction of 1,3-dimesylates. The reaction allows for synthesis of cyclopropanes from 1,3-diols, with mild conditions that tolerate various functional groups, including amides, esters, heterocycles, and alkenes. Late-stage cyclopropanation of statin medicinal agents has been successfully demonstrated.
Article
Polymer Science
Franciela Arenhart Soares, Alexander Steinbuchel
Summary: Natural rubber (NR) is a biopolymer that can be obtained through bio- or chemical processes to obtain isoprene oligomers. Oxidative cleavages and cross metathesis are commonly used methods to obtain isoprene oligomers. We have discussed the main procedures for recovering isoprene oligomers and highlighted some applications and perspectives.
EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Tahira Bano, Ameer Fawad Zahoor, Nasir Rasool, Muhammad Irfan, Asim Mansha
Summary: Ruthenium catalysis can synthesize various natural and biologically active compounds, and ruthenium-based catalysts are well-known for their broad applications and high efficiency.
JOURNAL OF THE IRANIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Dmitry S. Belov, Gabriela Tejeda, Charlene Tsay, Konstantin V. Bukhryakov
Summary: Vanadium-based catalysts have been demonstrated to catalyze ring-closing olefin metathesis reactions by well-defined V chloride alkylidene phosphine complexes, exhibiting good functional group tolerance. The properties of the imido group and phosphine were found to play a crucial role in the stability of active intermediates.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Andrea Ojeda-Porras, Remi Aouzal, Claire Wilson, Joelle Prunet
Summary: Two synthetic routes for the ABC tricycle of Taxol are presented, both involving a relay ring-closing metathesis reaction to form the central B ring. In the first approach, the extender arm is positioned on the A ring, while the C ring bears the relay tether in the second route. Despite the efficient synthesis of metathesis precursors with diverse extender arms, the crucial metathesis reactions failed to yield the target compounds in all cases.
Article
Plant Sciences
Jiahui Lin, Zihao Zhu, Yuwen Chen, Weiwei Zuo, Meifang Zhu, Zhiyuan Ma
Summary: The combination of ring-closing metathesis with betulin allows for the synthesis of a library of triterpenoid derivatives for potential pharmacological research. Different types of betulin derivatives were prepared by coupling reactions and subsequent ring-closing metathesis. The resulting betulin-based olefin derivatives showed potential applications in the biomedical field.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Myron Triantafyllakis, Sam Alexander, Sophie Woolford, Claire Wilson, J. Stephen Clark
Summary: The fully functionalized A-F fragment of the Pacific ciguatoxin CTX3C has been synthesized using specific reaction sequences and synthesis routes, achieving the construction of a multi-ring system and the introduction of functional groups.
CHEMISTRY-A EUROPEAN JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Lorenz E. Loeffler, Conny Wirtz, Alois Fuerstner
Summary: This paper presents a new approach to chemical synthesis that allows for the preparation of a variety of casbane derivatives, especially the more highly oxygenated and arguably more relevant members of the family. Key design elements include catalyst-controlled intramolecular cyclopropanation, chain extension of stereoisomeric cyclopropane building blocks, and ring-closing alkyne metathesis. The concise total syntheses of depressin, yuexiandajisu A, and ent-pekinenin C demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
HtooTint Wai, Thomas Koelblen, Matthew E. Hayes, Thomas P. Burris, Glenn C. Micalizio
Summary: Progress has been made in the asymmetric synthesis of euphanes, and a C14-desmethyl euphane system with five differentially substituted and electronically distinct alkenes has been successfully prepared. The route employed involves sequential metallacycle-mediated annulative cross-coupling, double asymmetric Bronsted acid mediated intramolecular Friedel-Crafts alkylation, and an oxidative rearrangement to establish the required C10 quaternary center. These studies have also led to the discovery of a novel euphane-based modulator of the Liver X Receptor.
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Subramanian G. Gramani, Ravi K. Sriramula, Karthik Sekar, Eugene G. Yang, Praveena Battu, Aicha Kopecky, Martin J. Lear
Summary: This study presents a concise and (Z)-selective approach to the synthesis of the 14-membered carbocycle of bielschowskysin using naturally occurring chiral starting materials. By employing cyclic diol benzylidene protection, the issues of steric hindrance and alkyne chelation of the ruthenium catalyst in the synthesis process were effectively overcome.
JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Organic
Frank Schmidt, Aparna Viswanathan Ammanath, Friedrich Goetz, Martin E. Maier
Summary: A new synthesis route was established for the macrolactone antibiotic berkeleylactone A. The synthesis involved ring-closing alkyne metathesis (RCAM) of an ester substrate with 1-propynyl termini. The carboxylic part of the substrate was assembled using alkyne chemistry, while the alcohol part of the ester was synthesized through propylene oxide opening and triple bond migration reactions. After successful RCAM, the triple bond was selectively hydrogenated and the 4,5-diol was oxidized to obtain the desired derivative. The thioether formation and reduction of the 8,9-double bond were also achieved. However, the antimicrobial activity of the analog was found to be slightly reduced.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Kaixiang Lin, Qing Chen, Michael R. Gerhardt, Liuchuan Tong, Sang Bok Kim, Louise Eisenach, Alvaro W. Valle, David Hardee, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz, Michael P. Marshak
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Michael R. Gerhardt, Liuchuan Tong, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Qing Chen, Michael P. Marshak, Cooper J. Galvin, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2017)
Article
Energy & Fuels
Kaixiang Lin, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Eugene S. Beh, Liuchuan Tong, Qing Chen, Alvaro Valle, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Michael J. Aziz, Roy G. Gordon
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Eugene S. Beh, Liuchuan Tong, Roy G. Gordon
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liuchuan Tong, Qing Chen, Andrew A. Wong, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2017)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Zhengjin Yang, Liuchuan Tong, Daniel P. Tabor, Eugene S. Beh, Marc-Antoni Goulet, Diana De Porcellinis, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
ADVANCED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2018)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Gopal Sirasani, Liuchuan Tong, Emily P. Balskus
ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION
(2014)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marc-Antoni Goulet, Liuchuan Tong, Daniel A. Pollack, Daniel P. Tabor, Susan A. Odom, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Eugene E. Kwan, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Shijian Jin, Yan Jing, David G. Kwabi, Yunlong Ji, Liuchuan Tong, Diana De Porcellinis, Marc-Antoni Goulet, Daniel A. Pollack, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liuchuan Topg, Marc-Antoni Goulet, Daniel P. Tabor, Emily F. Kerr, Diana De Porcellinis, Eric M. Fell, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
ACS ENERGY LETTERS
(2019)
Correction
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Marc-Antoni Goulet, Liuchuan Tong, Daniel A. Pollack, Daniel P. Tabor, Susan A. Odom, Alan Aspuru-Guzik, Eugene E. Kwan, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Liuchuan Tong, Yan Jing, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz
ACS APPLIED ENERGY MATERIALS
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Daniel P. Tabor, Rafael Gomez-Bombarelli, Liuchuan Tong, Roy G. Gordon, Michael J. Aziz, Alan Aspuru-Guzik
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
(2019)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Liuchuan Tong, Luke M. Davis, Xian Gong, Jun Feng, Eugene S. Beh, Roy G. Gordon
DALTON TRANSACTIONS
(2019)