The use of photochemical transformations is a powerful strategy that allows for the formation
of a high degree of molecular complexity from relatively simple building blocks in a single …

The [2+ 2] photocycloaddition is undisputedly the most important and most frequently used
photochemical reaction. In this review, it is attempted to cover all recent aspects of [2+ 2] …

The oxidation of unactivated C–H bonds has emerged as an effective tactic in natural
product synthesis and has altered how chemists approach the synthesis of complex …

The four-membered oxetane ring has been increasingly exploited for its contrasting
behaviors: its influence on physicochemical properties as a stable motif in medicinal …

Photochemical reactions contribute in a significant way to the existing repertoire of carbon–
carbon bond‐forming reactions by allowing access to exceptional molecular structures that …

Covering: 2000 to 2015 Molecules containing vicinal all-carbon quaternary stereocenters
are found in many secondary metabolites, and they exhibit a variety of biological and …

Terpenoids are a very prominent class of natural compounds produced in diverse genera of
plants, fungi, algae and sponges. They gained significant pharmaceutical value since …

The Illicium sesquiterpenes are a family of natural products containing over 100 highly
oxidized and structurally complex members, many of which display interesting biological …

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 …

Photochemische Reaktionen bereichern in signifikanter Weise das Repertoire zur Knüpfung
von Kohlenstoff‐Kohlenstoff‐Bindungen und machen ungewöhnliche, auf herkömmlichem …