Intermolecular metal-catalyzed reductive coupling of dienes, allenes, and enynes with carbonyl compounds and imines

M Holmes, LA Schwartz, MJ Krische - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
Metal-catalyzed reductive coupling has emerged as an alternative to the use of
stoichiometric organometallic reagents in an increasingly diverse range of carbonyl and …

From hydrogenation to transfer hydrogenation to hydrogen auto-transfer in enantioselective metal-catalyzed carbonyl reductive coupling: past, present, and future

CG Santana, MJ Krische - ACS catalysis, 2021 - ACS Publications
Atom-efficient processes that occur via addition, redistribution, or removal of hydrogen
underlie many large-volume industrial processes and pervade all segments of chemical …

Enantioselective metal-catalyzed reductive coupling of alkynes with carbonyl compounds and imines: convergent construction of allylic alcohols and amines

E Ortiz, J Shezaf, YH Chang, MJ Krische - ACS catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
The use of alkynes as vinylmetal pronucleophiles in intermolecular enantioselective metal-
catalyzed carbonyl and imine reductive couplings to form allylic alcohols and amines is …

Unlocking the drug potential of the bryostatin family: recent advances in product synthesis and biomedical applications

R Wu, H Chen, N Chang, Y Xu, J Jiao… - … –A European Journal, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bryostatins are a class of naturally occurring macrocyclic lactones with a unique fast
developing portfolio of clinical applications, including treatment of AIDS, Alzheimer's …

Enantioselective alcohol C–H functionalization for polyketide construction: unlocking redox-economy and site-selectivity for ideal chemical synthesis

J Feng, ZA Kasun, MJ Krische - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The development and application of stereoselective and site-selective catalytic methods that
directly convert lower alcohols to higher alcohols are described. These processes merge the …

Carbonylations of alkenes in the total synthesis of natural compounds

PH Gehrtz, V Hirschbeck, B Ciszek, I Fleischer - Synthesis, 2016 - thieme-connect.com
The goal of this review is to highlight the applications of carbonylation reactions of alkenes
in the total synthesis of natural compounds. These highly atom-economic reactions, which …

Targeting PKC in microglia to promote remyelination and repair in the CNS

PM Kim, MD Kornberg - Current Opinion in Pharmacology, 2022 - Elsevier
Microglia and CNS-infiltrating macrophages play significant roles in the pathogenesis of
neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease …

Evaluation of chromane-based bryostatin analogues prepared via hydrogen-mediated C–C bond formation: potency does not confer bryostatin-like biology

JM Ketcham, I Volchkov, TY Chen… - Journal of the …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and biological evaluation of chromane-containing bryostatin analogues WN-2–
WN-7 and the previously reported salicylate-based analogue WN-8 are described …

Enantioselective Synthesis of des-Epoxy-Amphidinolide N

BM Trost, WJ Bai, CE Stivala, C Hohn… - Journal of the …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The synthesis of des-epoxy-amphidinolide N was achieved in 22 longest linear and 33 total
steps. Three generations of synthetic endeavors are reported herein. During the first …

Toward a biorelevant structure of protein kinase C bound modulators: design, synthesis, and evaluation of labeled bryostatin analogues for analysis with rotational …

BA Loy, AB Lesser, D Staveness… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Protein kinase C (PKC) modulators are currently of great importance in preclinical and
clinical studies directed at cancer, immunotherapy, HIV eradication, and Alzheimer's …