@article {2530, title = {Oxidation of Oximes to Nitrile Oxides with Hypervalent Iodine Reagents}, journal = {Organic Letters}, volume = {11}, number = {7}, year = {2009}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 425FOTimes Cited: 21Cited Reference Count: 33Mendelsohn, Brian A. Lee, Shelley Kim, Simon Teyssier, Florian Aulakh, Virender S. Ciufolini, Marco A.}, month = {Apr}, pages = {1539-1542}, type = {Article}, abstract = {Iodobenzene diacetate in MeOH containing a catalytic amount of TFA efficiently oxidizes aldoximes to nitrile oxides. The latter may be trapped in situ with olefins in a bimolecular or an intramolecular mode. The new method enables the execution of tandem oxidative dearomatization of phenols/intramolecular nitrile oxide cycloaddition sequences leading to useful synthetic intermediates.}, keywords = {AMIDATION, CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS, CHEMISTRY, CONVERSION, DESS-MARTIN PERIODINANE, DIRECTIONS, FR901483, PHENOLS, TOSYLATES, TOSYLHYDRAZONES}, isbn = {1523-7060}, url = {://000264622600020}, author = {Mendelsohn, B. A. and Lee, S. and Kim, S. and Teyssier, F. and Aulakh, V. S. and Ciufolini,Marco A.} } @article {2683, title = {Total Synthesis of Siphonazoles by the Use of a Conjunctive Oxazole Building Block}, journal = {Organic Letters}, volume = {11}, number = {11}, year = {2009}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 452NFTimes Cited: 6Cited Reference Count: 47Zhang, Jianmin Ciufolini, Marco A.}, month = {Jun}, pages = {2389-2392}, type = {Article}, abstract = {The preparation of 4-carbethoxy-5-methyl-2-(phenylsulfonyl)methyloxazole and its use in the elaboration of more complex oxazoles are described. A total synthesis of the unique natural products, siphonazoles A and 13, illustrates an application of the new building block.}, keywords = {ACCESS, CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS, CONDENSATION, CYCLOISOMERIZATION, DOUBLE ELIMINATION PROTOCOL, GOLD CATALYSIS, INTRAMOLECULAR HYDROAMINATION, LITHIATION, PHORBOXAZOLES, VIRGINIAMYCIN-M2}, isbn = {1523-7060}, url = {://000266546300042}, author = {Zhang, J. M. and Ciufolini,Marco A.} } @article {2055, title = {A synthetic approach to the fusicoccane A-B ring fragment based on a Pauson-Khand cycloaddition/Norrish type 1 fragmentation}, journal = {Journal of Organic Chemistry}, volume = {73}, number = {17}, year = {2008}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 344EDTimes Cited: 1Cited Reference Count: 88Dake, Gregory R. Fenster, Erik E. Patrick, Brian O.}, month = {Sep}, pages = {6711-6715}, type = {Article}, abstract = {A synthetic approach to the A-B ring system within the fusicoccane family of diterpenes is presented. Key steps in this approach are a diastereoselective Pauson-Khand reaction, a Norrish 1 photofragmentation, a Charette cyclopropanation, and a ring-closing metathesis process.}, keywords = {ALLYLIC ALCOHOLS, BICYCLIC SYSTEMS, CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS, CEROPLASTIN NUCLEUS, CLOSING METATHESIS, CYCLIZATION, DOLASTANE DITERPENES, ENYNE METATHESIS, NATURAL-PRODUCTS, NAZAROV, ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS}, isbn = {0022-3263}, url = {://000258908000030}, author = {Dake, G. R. and Fenster, E. E. and Patrick, B. O.} } @article {1615, title = {Studies toward soraphen A: An aldol-metathesis avenue to the macrocyclic framework}, journal = {Organic Letters}, volume = {8}, number = {13}, year = {2006}, note = {ISI Document Delivery No.: 053DITimes Cited: 5Cited Reference Count: 63Vincent, Guillaume Mansfield, Darren J. Vors, Jean-Pierre Ciufolini, Marco A.}, month = {Jun}, pages = {2791-2794}, type = {Article}, abstract = {We describe a convergent approach to soraphen A, 1, that involves coupling of two fragments by an aldol condensation - olefin metathesis sequence. This route permits rapid access to congeners of 1.}, keywords = {ALPHA-HYDROXYALLYLATION, ANTIFUNGAL, CARBONYL-COMPOUNDS, CHIRAL ALDEHYDES, ENANTIOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS, GLIDING BACTERIA, MACROLIDE, OLEFIN METATHESIS, ORGANIC-SYNTHESIS, SILYL ETHERS, STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS}, isbn = {1523-7060}, url = {://000238284500034}, author = {Vincent, G. and Mansfield, D. J. and Vors, J. P. and Ciufolini,Marco A.} }