During the past two decades, the incidence of invasive fungal infections has been
increasing dramatically. Clinical available antifungal agents have several drawbacks such …

Furanone, a five-membered heteroaromatic ring containing oxygen atom, is of immense
pharmaceutical importance. Presence of this nucleus in biologically active compounds of …

The intermolecular α-arylation of esters by palladium-catalyzed coupling of aryl bromides
with zinc enolates of esters is reported. Reactions of three different types of zinc enolates …

Facile and efficient synthesis of 3,4,5-substituted furan-2(5H)-ones by using β-cyclodextrin
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The first palladium‐catalyzed enantioselective oxidation of secondary alcohols has been
developed, utilizing the readily available diamine (−)‐sparteine as a chiral ligand and …

New and facile one‐pot approach for the syntheses of polysubstituted pyrrol‐2‐one, furan‐2‐
one and tetrahydropyridines (THPDs) from easily available starting materials using lemon …

Abstract Various derivatives of 3, 4, 5-substituted furan-2 (5H)-ones have been readily
prepared by using aluminum hydrogen sulfate [Al (HSO 4) 3] as an efficient catalyst in good …

In recent years, several classes of biologically active molecules containing the γ-lactone
ring, pesticides, plant and fungal growth inhibitors, and antibiotics have been found. Thus …

The reaction of curcumins with nitroalkenes has been investigated for the first time. Highly
functionalized cyclohexanones possessing three contiguous chiral centers with complete …

Five‐membered metallacycles are typically reluctant to undergo endocyclic β‐hydrogen
elimination. The rhodium‐catalyzed isomerization of 4‐pentenals into 3‐pentenals occurs …