Facile synthesis and spectroscopic data analyses of three 5beta-cholane derivatives, 3alpha-tosyloxy-5beta-cholan-24-ol (3), 5beta-cholan-24-ol (4) and 5beta-cholan-24-yl tosylate (5), are described.

A facile synthesis of 4-indole benzofurans from the one-pot reaction of 4-alkyl-2-ynylphenols and indoles via a hypervalent iodine-induced oxidative dearomatization, a silver-catalyzed cascade Michael addition-annulation, and an aromatization is reported.

A facile and convenient protocol was developed for the fast (2.5-3.5 h) and high yielding (70-90%) synthesis of fused 1,4-dihydropyridines from dimedone in the presence of HY-zeolite as an efficient recyclable heterogeneous catalyst.

This paper describes an improved procedure for the efficient and facile synthesis of 4-aryl substituted 3, 4-dihydropyrimidinones under mild reaction conditions with excellent yields using inexpensive silica chloride under solvent free conditions.

The sustainable byproduct catalyzed domino strategy has been performed for the facile synthesis of α-formyloxy and acetoxy ketones via iodination/nucleophilic substitution/hydrolyzation/oxidation sequences from simple and readily available aromatic ketones/unsaturated methyl ketones.

A direct and facile synthesis of highly functional 5-aza-spiro[2,4]heptanes, a valuable structural motif for drug discovery, is developed via catalytic asymmetric 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of cyclopropylidene acetate and azomethine ylides for the first time.

A facile synthesis of 2,3-dihydropyrrole derivatives has been achieved through the one-pot, three-component tandem reaction of diazo compounds with anilines and beta,gamma-unsaturated alpha-ketoesters in moderate to good yields.

A concise synthesis of rubioncolin B is described, which features an unprecedented intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction involving an ortho-quinone methide and a naphthofuran moiety. The ortho-quinone methide is generated through a surprisingly facile tautomerization of a para-quinone.

A general and facile synthesis of enantiopure 1-deoxyazasugars was achieved from stereoselective dihydroxylation of a common synthetic intermediate, piperidine ring fused oxazolidin-2-one, originating from a commercially available starting substrate, chiral aziridine-2-carboxylate, in high yields.

A facile synthesis of potentially useful 1-diiodomethylene indanes and cyclopentanes from the regioselective cyclization of acetylenic malonates with the combination of iodosobenzene with tetrabutylammonium iodide in 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol is reported.