Due to expanding applications of positron emission tomography (PET) there is a demand for developing new techniques to introduce fluorine-18 (t 1/2 = 109.8 min). Considering that most novel PET tracers are sensitive biomolecules and that direct introduction of fluorine-18 often needs harsh conditions, the insertion of (18)F in those molecules poses an exceeding challenge. Two major challenges d...

Multicomponent reactions allow for more bond-forming events per synthetic operation, enabling more step- and time-economical conversion of simple starting materials to complex and thus value-added targets. These processes invariably require that reactivity be relayed from intermediate to intermediate over several mechanistic steps until a termination event produces the final product. Here, we r...

This feature article describes how enamides and dienamides can participate in chiral phosphoric acid catalyzed enantioselective cycloadditions to prepare a wide range of cyclic amines.

In a DCC-mediated cou N-propynoyl-2,3,4,6-tet cycloadditions with aro copyranosyl)-1-substitu isoxazole-5-carboxamid to be tested as inhibitor were N-(b-D-glucopyra N-(b-D-glucopyranosyl)1

The dipolar cycloadditions of ortho-nitrophenyl alkynes with aryl nitrile oxides has been demonstrated. A range of substituents are tolerated on the alkyne. These reactions proceed with excellent levels of regioselectivity. Subsequent functionalization of the isoxazole scaffold has been demonstrated.

[2 + 2 + 2] cycloadditions of 1,2-bis(propiolyl)benzenes with monoalkynes were effectively catalysed by Cp*RuCl(cod) under mild conditions to give substituted anthraquinones in moderate to high yields.

Eight-membered carbocycles are found in a wide variety of natural products that exhibit a broad range of biological and medicinal activities (cf. the most potent anticancer drug, taxol). However, the synthesis of eight-membered carbocycles is quite challenging as traditional approaches are met with entropic and enthalpic penalties in the ring-forming transition states. These negative effects ca...

Five-membered carbocyclic rings appear in all classes of organic materials including pharmaceutical agents, polymers, natural products, and catalysts. Accordingly, their preparation has challenged synthetic chemists since the inception of the field. In this regard, [3+2] cycloadditions—both concerted and stepwise—represent convergent strategies for the formation of the cyclopentane nucleus. Dip...

Sceptrins and nakamuric acid are structurally unique antibiotics isolated from marine sponges. Recent studies suggest that the biosynthesis of these dimeric pyrrole-imidazole alkaloids involves a single-electron transfer (SET)-promoted [2+2] cycloaddition to form their cyclobutane core skeletons. We describe herein the biomimetic syntheses of racemic sceptrin and nakamuric acid. We also report ...