An efficient approach for the synthesis of pyrrolo[3,2-c]quinolines (the core nucleus of the natural product martinellic acid) from protected 2-alkynylanilines via the regioselective formation of pyrroles followed by Heck and intramolecular Michael addition has been described.

Photooxygenation of 2-(beta-hydroxyalkyl) furans affords, in one synthetic operation and in high yields, 3-keto-tetrhydrofuran motifs via intramolecular Michael-type addition to the 1,4-enedione intermediate.

The first total syntheses of littoralisone (1) and brasoside (2) have been achieved in 13 overall steps. Both natural products are forged from a common intermediate which is rapidly assembled using organocatalytic technology, including a proline-catalyzed alpha-aminoxylation and a contra-thermodynamic intramolecular Michael addition. Application of the two-step carbohydrate synthesis technology...

Tandem reactions involving Rh-catalyzed intermolecular hydroacylations of alkynes with salicylaldehydes followed by intramolecular oxo-Michael additions are described for the diastereoselective synthesis of 2,3-disubstituted chroman-4-ones. The tandem hydroacylation/oxo-Michael additions occur to form 2,3-disubstituted chroman-4-ones in high yields from a range of 1,2-disubstituted acetylenes a...

The first catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the key intermediate for beraprost has been achieved through an enantioselective intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction of an α,β-unsaturated amide mediated by a newly developed benzothiadiazine catalyst. The Weinreb amide moiety and bromo substituent of the Michael adduct were utilized for the C-C bond formations to construct the scaffold. All four cont...

A concise 8-step synthetic route toward ent-heliespirones A & C is described. This synthetic strategy features a highly diastereoselective palladium-catalyzed Michael addition to form 3,5-trans lactone and a final biomimetic intramolecular oxa-spirocyclization.

Correction for 'Is there an intramolecular hydrogen bond in 2-halophenols? A theoretical and spectroscopic investigation' by Michael H. Abraham et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04061b.

The gold(I)/silver(I)-cocatalyzed cascade intermolecular N-Michael addition/intramolecular hydroalkylation reaction offers a simple and efficient method for the synthesis of pyrrolidine derivatives in moderate to excellent product yields and with moderate to good diastereoselectivities. The reaction conditions and the substrate scope of this reaction are examined, and a possible mechanism invol...

The organocatalytic enantioselective desymmetrization reaction by means of an intramolecular (hetero)Michael addition is a useful strategy for the creation complex carbo- and heterocycles with generation multiple stereocenters in very simple manner. carbon, oxygen nitrogen nucleophiles to prochiral substrates bearing electronically deficient olefins takes place presence organocatalysts, such as...