Recent advances in enantioselective organocatalyzed anhydride desymmetrization and its application to the synthesis of valuable enantiopure compounds

Recent applications of Cinchona alkaloids and their derivatives as catalysts in metal-free asymmetric synthesis

(2011) Elizabeth M.O. Yeboah et al.   TETRAHEDRON

Enantioselective Alcoholysis of meso-Glutaric Anhydrides Catalyzed by Cinchona-Based Sulfonamide Catalysts

(2010) Sang Eun Park et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Catalytic Asymmetric Reductive Amination of α-Branched Ketones

(2010) Vijay N. Wakchaure et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Theoretical Study of the Mechanism of the Desymmetrization of Cyclic meso-Anhydrides by Chiral Amino Alcohols

(2010) Burcu Dedeoglu et al.   ChemCatChem

Total Synthesis of (+)-Brefeldin C, (+)-nor-Me Brefeldin A and (+)-4-epi-nor-Me Brefeldin A

(2010) Sylvie Archambaud et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

On the Stereochemical Characteristic of the Thermal Reactions of Vinylcyclobutane

(2010) John E. Baldwin et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Synthesis of both Enantiomers of Hemiesters by Enantioselective Methanolysis of Meso Cyclic Anhydrides Catalyzed by α-Amino Acid-Derived Chiral Thioureas†

(2010) Rubén Manzano et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Asymmetric organocatalysis in total synthesis – a trial by fire

(2010) Eugenia Marqués-López et al.   NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS

Pilot-Plant Preparation of 3,4-Dihydropyridin-2-one Derivatives, the Core Structures of P2X7Receptor Antagonists

(2010) Xiaojun Huang et al.   ORGANIC PROCESS RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Elucidation of the active conformation of cinchona alkaloid catalyst and chemical mechanism of alcoholysis of meso anhydrides

(2010) H. Li et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cinchona Alkaloids in Asymmetric Organocatalysis

(2010) Tommaso Marcelli et al.   SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART

Highly enantioselective desymmetrizations of meso-anhydrides

(2010) Ellen Schmitt et al.   TETRAHEDRON

The first asymmetric synthesis of a 4-aryl-substituted 5-carboxy-3,4-dihydropyridin-2-one derivative

(2010) Xiaojun Huang et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

An improved asymmetric total synthesis of (+)-biotin via the enantioselective desymmetrization of a meso-cyclic anhydride mediated by cinchona alkaloid-based sulfonamide

(2010) Fei Xiong et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

A Novel Cost-Effective Thiourea Bifunctional Organocatalyst for Highly Enantioselective Alcoholysis ofmeso-Cyclic Anhydrides: Enhanced Enantioselectivity by Configuration Inversion

(2009) Su-Xi Wang et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Discovery of tricyclic 5,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-ones as novel, potent, and orally bioavailable inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase

(2009) Frank Ruebsam et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

A polymer-supported Cinchona-based bifunctional sulfonamide catalyst: a highly enantioselective, recyclable heterogeneous organocatalyst

(2009) Sung Hun Youk et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Amide-based bifunctional organocatalysts in asymmetric reactions

(2009) Xiaohua Liu et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalysis—after the gold rush

(2009) Søren Bertelsen et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

(Thio)urea organocatalysis—What can be learnt from anion recognition?

(2009) Zhiguo Zhang et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Enantioselective Synthesis of Benzyl (1S,2R,4R)-4-(tert-Butoxycarbonylamino)-2-(hydroxymethyl)cyclohexylcarbamate Using an Iodolactamization As the Key Step

(2009) Carlton L. Campbell et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Total Synthesis of (−)-Huperzine A

(2009) Takahiro Koshiba et al.   ORGANIC LETTERS

An efficient synthesis of the carbocyclic core of zoanthenol

(2009) Jennifer L. Stockdill et al.   TETRAHEDRON

An efficient synthesis of (R)- and (S)-baclofen via desymmetrization

(2009) Lei Ji et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Inversion of enantioselectivity in quinine-mediated desymmetrization of glutaric meso-anhydrides

(2009) Trpimir Ivšić et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

Enantioselective Cross-Coupling of Anhydrides with Organozinc Reagents: The Controlled Formation of Carbon−Carbon Bonds through the Nucleophilic Interception of Metalacycles

(2008) Jeffrey B. Johnson et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Synthetic Studies on (+)‐Biotin, Part 11: Application ofCinchonaAlkaloid‐Mediated Asymmetric Alcoholysis ofmeso‐Cyclic Anhydride in the Total Synthesis of (+)‐Biotin

(2008) Hui‐Fang Dai et al.   ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS

Asymmetric Aminocatalysis-Gold Rush in Organic Chemistry

(2008) Paolo Melchiorre et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Asymmetric Organocatalysis: From Infancy to Adolescence

(2008) Alessandro Dondoni et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

A Highly Reactive and Enantioselective Bifunctional Organocatalyst for the Methanolytic Desymmetrization of Cyclic Anhydrides: Prevention of Catalyst Aggregation

(2008) Sang Ho Oh et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Lewis Base Catalysis in Organic Synthesis

(2008) Scott E. Denmark et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

Concise Synthesis of the Tricyclic Core of Platencin

(2008) Sang Young Yun et al.   ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION

5,6-Dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-ones as potent inhibitors of HCV NS5B polymerase

(2008) Frank Ruebsam et al.   BIOORGANIC & MEDICINAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS

Discovery and Application of Asymmetric Reaction by Multi-Functional Thioureas

(2008) Hideto Miyabe et al.   BULLETIN OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN

Asymmetric catalysis with bifunctional cinchona alkaloid-based urea and thiourea organocatalysts

(2008) Stephen J. Connon   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Bifunctional organocatalyst for methanolytic desymmetrization of cyclic anhydrides: increasing enantioselectivity by catalyst dilution

(2008) Ho Sik Rho et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Organocatalytic Asymmetric Addition of Alcohols and Thiols to Activated Electrophiles: Efficient Dynamic Kinetic Resolution and Desymmetrization Protocols

(2008) Aldo Peschiulli et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Highly Enantioselective Desymmetrization ofMesoAnhydrides by a Bifunctional Thiourea-Based Organocatalyst at Low Catalyst Loadings and Room Temperature

(2008) Aldo Peschiulli et al.   JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Diacid Linkers That Promote Parallel β-Sheet Secondary Structure in Water

(2008) Felix Freire et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Structural elucidation of daphniacetal A, a new oxa-cage compound isolated from Daphniphyllum macropodum Miq.

(2008) Ning-Chuan Kong et al.   TETRAHEDRON LETTERS

Total synthesis of (+)-biotin via a quinine-mediated asymmetric alcoholysis of meso-cyclic anhydride strategy

(2008) Jian Huang et al.   TETRAHEDRON-ASYMMETRY

The Physico-chemical Properties of Cinchona Alkaloids Responsible for their Unique Performance in Chiral Catalysis

(2008) Larry Mink et al.   TOPICS IN CATALYSIS