Cover Feature: Total Syntheses of (+)‐Villocarine A, (−)‐Apogeissoschizine, and (+)‐Geissoschizine (Chem. Eur. J. 18/2023)

Enantioselective biomimetic total syntheses of kuwanons I and J and brosimones A and B.

The first enantioselective total syntheses of prenylflavonoid Diels-Alder natural products (-)-kuwanon I, (+)-kuwanon J, (-)-brosimone A, and (-)-brosimone B have been accomplished from a common intermediate based on a concise synthetic strategy. Key elements of the synthesis include a biosynthesis-inspired asymmetric Diels-Alder cycloaddition mediated by a chiral ligand/boron Lewis acid, as we...

Total syntheses of subereamollines A and B.

The first total syntheses of (+)- and (-)-subereamollines A and B are reported. The enantiomeric forms of the natural products were obtained by preparative chiral HPLC separation of the corresponding racemates.

Total syntheses of dalesconol A and B.

Total syntheses of echinopines.

A concise and scalable synthesis of a cis-fused bicyclo[5.3.0]decane ring system has been developed for the total synthesis of echinopines. The core of the natural products was constructed efficiently through an intramolecular 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition and ring contraction strategy.

Enantiospecific total syntheses of(–)-valeranone

Two convenient methodologies have beendescribed for the enantiospecific synthesis of (–)-valeranone 1. The hydrindanone 12, obtained from the readily andabundantly available monoterpene (R)-carvone,has been converted into the ketoaldehyde 16via the alkene 15b. In anotherdirection the lactone 18, obtainedfrom the hydrindanone 12, has beenelaborated into the ketoaldehyde 16employing two methodolo...