Abstract α‐Quaternary ketones are accessed through novel enantioselective alkylations of
allyl and propargyl electrophiles by unstabilized prochiral enolate nucleophiles in the …

A unified synthetic approach to the pyrazinone dragmacidins - Chemical Communications (RSC
Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B605929E Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

The catalytic enantioselective formation of tetrasubstituted a-alkoxycarbonyl compounds is
an ongoing challenge to synthetic chemists.[1] Fully substituted a-hydroxyesters and acids …

Stoichiometric asymmetric processes - Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions
1 (RSC Publishing) DOI:10.1039/B009236N Royal Society of Chemistry View PDF VersionPrevious …

Chiral glycolic acid equivalents are used extensively for the enantioselective synthesis of α-
hydroxycarbonyl compounds. Their efficacy in enolate reactions and their utility in synthetic …

Pd-catalyzed enantioselective alkylation in conjunction with further synthetic elaboration
enables the formal total syntheses of a number of “classic” natural product target molecules …

The olefin ring‐closing metathesis reaction catalyzed by ruthenium and molybdenum
complexes has been employed in the syntheses of carbocycles, heterocycles …

An expedient, enantioselective synthesis of a key precursor to (−)-quinic acid has been
achieved from an ephedrine-derived morpholine-dione. The salient features of this …

A catalytic enantioselective Hosomi–Sakurai reaction of α-ketoesters has been developed. A
copper (II) complex with a chiral bis (oxazoline) ligand bearing methanesulfonamide groups …

Radical alkylation of 2-(tert-butyl)-2-methyldioxolan-4-one, a chiral equivalent of glycolic
acid, occurs with good to high diastereoselectivity that compares favorably with the …