Three-and four-membered rings, widespread motifs in nature and medicinal chemistry, have
fascinated chemists ever since their discovery. However, due to energetic considerations …

This review covers diastereo-and enantiodivergent catalyzed reactions in acyclic and cyclic
systems using metal complexes or organocatalysts. Among them, nucleophilic addition to …

For centuries, gold had been considered a precious, purely decorative inert metal. It was not
until 1986 that Ito and Hayashi described the first application of gold (I) in homogeneous …

Gold catalysis in total synthesis – recent achievements - Chemical Society Reviews (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/C5CS00721F Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

The divergent total syntheses of complex natural products from a common intermediate have
attracted enormous attention in the chemical community in the past few years because it can …

Homogeneous gold-catalyzed cyclopropanation has emerged as a powerful method in
organic synthesis due to its rich chemistry and fascinating reactivity. This thriving strategy is …

Cascade (domino) reactions have an unparalleled ability to generate molecular complexity
from relatively simple starting materials; these transformations are particularly appealing …

Polycyclic scaffolds are omnipresent in natural products and drugs, and the synthetic
strategies and methods toward construction of these scaffolds are of particular importance …

The structure elucidation, biosynthesis, and biological activity of marine carbotricyclic
sesquiterpene compounds are reviewed from the pioneering results to the end of 2015 …

Covering: up to 2015 Sesquiterpenoids are consistently attracting the interest of the scientific
community due to their promising clinical profile as therapeutic agents. Cycloisomerization …