Diarylprolinol silyl ethers are among the most utilized stereoselective organocatalysts for the
construction of complex molecules. With their debut in 2005, these catalysts have been …

The past two decades have witnessed remarkable growth of asymmetric organocatalysis,
which is now a firmly established synthetic tool, serving as a powerful platform for the …

Influenza is a century-old disease that continues to baffle humans by its frequently changing
nature, seasonal epidemics, and occasional pandemics. Approximately 9% of the world's …

The Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons reaction is one of the most reliable and widespread
synthetic tools for the stereocontrolled construction of ethylenic bonds. The versatility of the …

Chirality is one of the most important attributes for its presence in a vast majority of bioactive
natural products and pharmaceuticals. Asymmetric organocatalysis methods have emerged …

Major methods for the preparation of triacetic acid lactone and its application as a
bioprivileged compound in the synthesis of various valuable materials are summarized. Due …

We report the concise total synthesis of homodimericin A (1), a recently identified fungal
metabolite bearing an unprecedented molecular architecture. The success of the approach …

The use of organocatalysis has simplified and increased the potential of synthetic
approaches to natural products. Different aspects, regarding applications and even …

There is a pressing need to replace crude oil with renewable feedstocks such as sugarcane
to manufacture fuels and chemicals. Triacetic acid lactone (TAL) is a bioproduct of particular …

Plant natural products are frequently chiral, the word being derived from the Greek “chir” for
hand. Comprehensive phytochemical or natural product investigations of vascular plants …