Organosilicon reagents in natural product synthesis

Palladium-catalysed cross-coupling of organosilicon reagents.

The palladium catalysed cross-coupling of organosilicon reagents with organo halides and pseudo-halides has developed over the past 30 years into an efficient and attractive carbon-carbon bond forming strategy. Extensive research within this field to expand and diversify on the scope of the organosilicon coupling reaction will continue to promote its use in the synthesis of biologically and pha...

“ Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis ”

Institute of Organic Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 202B Spl. Independentei, PO Box 35-108, 060023 Bucharest, Romania; E-mail: *[email protected]; **[email protected] “Metathesis in Natural Product Synthesis” subtitled ‘Strategies, Substrates and Catalysts’ benefits from a foreword by Robert H. Grubbs, joint recipient of the 2005 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on the development of the...

Natural Product Synthesis

The Lycopodium alkaloids are a family of structurally complex natural products, which have provoked long-term interests in their total syntheses because of their unique and fascinating architectures and potential biological activities. In particular, fawcettimine-type Lycopodium alkaloids, such as fawcettimine (1) and fawcettidine (2) (Scheme 1), have attracted broad attention from the syntheti...

Silylating Agents Derivatization Reagents Protecting-Group Reagents Organosilicon Compounds Analytical Applications Synthetic Applications

Cascade polycyclisations in natural product synthesis.

The efficient, stereocontrolled construction of polycyclic ring systems has long presented a formidable challenge to synthetic chemists. Cascade reactions offer a 'quick fix'--building multiple rings in a single step--and often dramatically shorten a synthetic route. In this Emerging Area article, a selection of the most recent and impressive examples of applications of this tactic to natural p...