This Review describes singlet oxygen (1O2) in the organic synthesis of targets on possible
1O2 biosynthetic routes. The visible-light sensitized production of 1O2 is not only useful for …

Covering: March 2010 to December 2020. Previous review: Nat. Prod. Rep., 2011, 28, 705
This review summarizes the latest progress and perspectives on the structural classification …

Neurodegenerative diseases and spinal cord injury affect approximately 50 million people
worldwide, bringing the total healthcare cost to over 600 billion dollars per year. Nervous …

Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a very popular medicinal herb originated mainly in
India and found in the Middle East and parts of Africa. Ashwagandha has gained recognition …

Biology‐oriented synthesis employs the structural information encoded in complex natural
products to guide the synthesis of compound collections enriched in bioactivity. The trans …

A metal‐free generation of carbanion nucleophiles is of prime importance in organic
synthesis. Herein we report a photocatalytic approach to the Corey–Seebach reaction. The …

Many natural products have intriguing biological properties that arise from their fascinating
chemical structures. However, the intrinsic complexity of the structural skeleton and the …

The Corey-Seebach reagent plays an important role in organic synthesis because of its
broad synthetic applications. The Corey-Seebach reagent is formed by the reaction of an …

Withaferin A (WA) is a well-known steroidal lactone of the medicinally important plant,
Withania somnifera. This secondary metabolite has been noted for its anticancer effects …

An enantioselective total synthesis of the alleged structure of (+)-fimbricalyxoid A is reported.
The synthetic strategy features a pyridine-N-oxidate-mediated SN2′ reaction to introduce …