Conspectus With complex molecular architectures, intriguing oxidation patterns, and wide-
ranging biological activities, diterpene natural products have greatly impacted research in …

A general, concise, and efficient strategy for the enantioselective synthesis of the eburnane
alkaloid family of natural products is disclosed. Specifically, 13 members of the natural …

Kalmanol, the flagship member of the kalmane diterpene family, possesses a complex and
highly oxidized 5/5/8/5 tetracyclic skeleton with nine contiguous stereocenters and exhibits …

We describe a general strategy for the intermolecular synthesis of polysubstituted
cyclopentenones using palladium catalysis. Overall, this reaction is achieved via a …

Abstract Diquinane or bicyclo [3.3. 0] octane is a conspicuous structural unit existing in the
carbo‐frameworks of a wide range of natural products such as alkaloids and terpenoids …

ortho-Quinone methides (o-QMs) underwent formal [4+ 2]-cycloaddition reactions with
arylallenes regioselectively at the styrenyl olefin to furnish the corresponding 3-methylene-2 …

A highly efficient synthesis of unsymmetrical 3, 3′-diindolylmethanes bearing various
substituents has been developed by palladium-catalyzed cascade Heck/cyclization reaction …

Brevitaxin was prepared in nine steps from commercially available carnosic acid. The
construction of the 1, 4-benzodioxin moiety involved an unique stepwise ortho-quinone …

Although the classical Ritter reaction has been widely applied to prepare sterically hindered
amides since 1948, it has intrinsic problems, such as harsh reaction conditions, the multistep …

Myrmenaphthol A is a structurally unique phenolic steroid with a naphthyl AB-ring system
and an unusual C2 hydroxy group. Herein, we report the first total synthesis of this natural …