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JACS: 1984 Year in Review 1 Jun Shi Baran Group Meeting 3/28/2007 A Survey of Papers with a Focus on Synthetic Organic Chemistry Statistics for JACS 1984: Total Number of Papers: 2,215 Papers focused on synthesis: 224 Total synthesis papers: 52 Top Organic Chemistry Authors: L. A. Paquette: 14 M. J. Dewar: 12 E. J. Corey: 9 B. M. Trost: 8 H. C. Brown: 7 J. K. Stille: 4 Nature Products discussed in part or full O O HO OH (±) -Talaromycin B O HO HO O (±)-Verrucarol OH HO OH O O HN NH 2 HCl O (+)-Actinobolin HN NH NH (-)-Ptilocaulin HN NH O O OH HO HO Me HO H O (+)-Bicyclomycin O O O H H CH 3 O O H H MeO 2 C (+)-Phyllanthocin O O O O O O (±)-Gnididione (±)-Isognidione O O MeO OH N OH O O MeO O N Me OH Haemathidine Pretazettine N H N O H H H O O H !"Cyclopiazonic Acid O O O (±)-Hibiscone C H N N N NH HN NH HO HO H O NH 2 O (±)-Saxitoxin HO OH (±)-Poitediol O O (±)-Dehydrocostus Lactone O O O (±)-Estafiatin OH O O O O (+)-Coriamyrtin O O HO O O (+)-Dihydrocompactin O N n-C 5 H 11 H H N H N O Anhydrocannabisativene H

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A Survey of Papers with a Focus on Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Statistics for JACS 1984:

Total Number of Papers: 2,215Papers focused on synthesis: 224Total synthesis papers: 52

Top Organic Chemistry Authors:

L. A. Paquette: 14M. J. Dewar: 12E. J. Corey: 9B. M. Trost: 8H. C. Brown: 7J. K. Stille: 4

Nature Products discussed in part or full

O

O

HOOH

(±) -Talaromycin B

O

HO

HO

O

(±)-VerrucarolOH

HO

OH

O

O

HN

NH2HClO

(+)-Actinobolin

HN NH

NH

(-)-Ptilocaulin

HN

NH

OO

OH

HO

HO

Me

HO H

O

(+)-Bicyclomycin

O

O

O H

H

CH3

O

O

H

H

MeO2C

(+)-Phyllanthocin

O

OO

O

OO

(±)-Gnididione (±)-Isognidione

OO

MeO

OH

N

OH

OO

MeO

O

NMe

OH

HaemathidinePretazettine

NH

N

O

H

HH

O

O

H

!"Cyclopiazonic Acid

O

O

O

(±)-Hibiscone C

HN

N N

NHHN

NH

HO

HO

HO

NH2

O

(±)-Saxitoxin

HO

OH

(±)-Poitediol

O

O(±)-Dehydrocostus Lactone

O

O

O

(±)-Estafiatin

OH

O

O

O

O

(+)-Coriamyrtin

O

OHO

O

O

(+)-Dihydrocompactin

O

N

n-C5H11

H HN

HN

O

Anhydrocannabisativene

H

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NOC Approach to Spiroketals. A Total Synthesis of (±) -Talaromycin B

Alan P. Kozikoweski and James G. Scripko; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 353-355

O O O O

N

H

OH

+ O

O

N O

O

O

O

O

HOOH

OH

O

O

HOOH

(±) -Talaromycin B

NaOCl, Et3N

H2, Raney Ni

Then, MeOHAmberlyst 15

A Tandem Cycloaddition-Ene Strategy for the Synthesis of (±)-Verrucaroland (±)-4,11-Diepi-12,13-deoxyverrucarolBarry M. Trost, Patrick G. McDougal and Kenneth J. Haller;J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 353-355

Cl

OH

O

O

TsOH, !

ClO

O

O

O

MeO3C

OTMS

!

O

HO

OTMSMeO2C

O

O

OTMS

O

1.NaBH4

2. 470ºC

O

O

OTMS

O

Br

bromine-dioxanecomplex

TBAF

O

O

O

O

O

HO

HO

O

(±)-Verrucarol

steps

steps

Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (+)-Actinobolin by an Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction of a Chiral Z Diene Derived from L-ThreonineMasato Yoshiok, Hisao Nakai, and Masaji Ohno, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 1133-1135

N

O

Ph

NH

OMe Ph

O

EtO2C

O

NH

O

OTHP

CO2H

NH

O

OH

CO2Me

O

NPMS

O

O2CPh

HO

OH

PhSe

HO

OH

PhSe

O

O

NHPMS

OH

HO

OH

O

O

HN

NH2HClO

(+)-Actinobolin

1. 1N HCl

2.

1. heat2. NaOH3. CH2N2

4. DHP,5. NaOH

NaOMe

1. KMnO4, CH2N2

2. DBU

EtO2C

Cl

O

1. I2, NaHCO3, H2O2. NaOH, H2O3. CH2N2

4. TsOH

1. HCO2H,2. Me2C(OMe)2

3. DHP, H+

4. LAH, 5. TsCl, PhSeSePh6. BuLi, PMS-Cl7. TsOH

1. O3, Py2. O3, MeOH DMS3. HF4. Ala, DCC

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Total Synthesis of (-)-PtilocaulinWilliam R. Roush and Alan E. Walts, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 1984, 106, 721-723

O O O

CHO

N OPh

NH OPh

HN NH

NH

(-)-Ptilocaulin

Total Synthesis of (-)-PtilocaulinBarry B. Snider and William C. Faith, J. Am. Chem. Soc, 1984, 106, 1443-1445

4 stepsTiCl4

allytrimethylsilane

PhCH2NHOH

1. Zn, AcOH

2. Jone's reagent

1. Pd black

OO

OO

OHN NH

NH

(-)-Ptilocaulin

O

O

MgBr

CuBr(CH3)SHCl

guanidine

Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (±)!and (+)-Bicyclomycin: New Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions on Electrophilic Glycine Anhydride DerivativesRobert M. Williams, Robert W. Armstrong, and Jen-Sen DungJ. Am. Chem. Soc, 1984, 106, 5748-5750

BnN

NBn

O

O

BnN

NBn

O

O

S

S

N

N

BnN

NBn

O

O

S

N

OO

BnN

NBn

O

O

S

N

HOHO

BnN

NBn

O OH

H

O

O

BnN

NBn

O

H

O

O

OH BnN

NBn

O

OOH

O

O

Me

HO H

O

HN

NH

O

OOH

HO

HO

Me

HOH

O

(+)-Bicyclomycin

1.NBS, CCl4

2. NaS(py)

1eq. AgOTf

O

OTMS

LAH 1eq. AgOTf

n-BuLi

O

O CHO

1.TFAA

2. CAN

1. LDA,P(OEt)3Cl

o

2. 9-BBN3. Li, EtNH2, t-BuOH4. PCC

2. GDMP1. MsCl NaBH3SePh H2O2

2. 1.5 eq n-BuLi, 2 eq HMPA 2eq (Me3N)3P, O2

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Total Synthesis of (+)-PhyllanthocinD. R. Williams and Sing-Yuen Sit, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2949-2954

O

HH

CO2Et

EtO2C steps

H

H3C

H

OSitBuPh2

OS

SLi

MEMCl

SS

OTBDPS

OMEM

H3C H

BnO

OTBDPS

O

H

HMPA, t-BuLi, then TBAF

OH

BnOOH

OH

SS OMEM

CH3

1.HgCl2, HgO

OBnO

O

2. H2CrO4

O CH3

OMEM

O

O

O H

H

CH3

O

O

H

H

MeO2C

(+)-Phyllanthocin

O

MeO2C

CO2Me

1. 2eq LiCH2NC2. NaH, MeI3.HOCH2CH2OH, H+

4. PhN(Me)3+Br_5. DBU, Heat6. DIBAL N

O

CHO

O

O

N

O

O

O

OH

Heat

O

O

OO

O

OO

O

OO

(±)-Gnididione

(±)-Isognidione

Bis Heterannulation 7. Total Synthesis of (±)-Gnididione and (±)-IsognidionePeter A. Jacobi and Harold G. Selnick, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3240-3245

Total Syntheses of the Amaryllidaceae Alkaloids (±)-Haemanthidine and (±)-PretazettineStephen F. Martin and Steven Davidsen, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 6431-6433

O

O

N

CHPh

O OCHO

OO

ON

CO2C3H5

OCOtBu

OO

ON

CO2C3H5

OCOtBu

OO

O

OCOtBu

NMe

1. n-BuLi2.CHOCH2NMeCO2C3H5

3. Pivaloyl Chloride4. HCl

pyrrolidineAcOH-MeOH

1. DIBAL, MeOH2. Pt, O2

3. CH3CO2CHO

1. H2/Pd/C2. Jones, CH2N2

3. ZnBr4. (CH3)2SOCH2

5. Cinnamoyl chloride

1. LiCCMe2. Swern3.

MgBr

1. PhNMe3Br3

2. DBU3. Pd(PPh3)4

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OO

MeO

OCOtBu

NCHO

OO

MeO

OCOtBu

N

OH

OO

MeON

OH

OO

MeO

O

NMe

OH

HaemathidinePretazettine

POCl3, heatLiOH

MeIMeOH

Total Synthesis of the Unique Mycotoxin !"Cyclopiazonic Acid (!CA): An UnusualDimethylzinc-Mediated Replacement of a Phenylthio Substituent by a Methyl Groupand a Contrathermodynamic Raney Nickel Desulfuriztion ReactionAlan P. Kozikowski and Michael N. Greco, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 6873-6874

NTs

CHO

NH

O

O CO2Et

NHAc

1. ClCO2Et, Et3N2. HCl3. MeSiI, HN(SiMe)2

PhSCl

NCO2Et

CO2Et

NHAc

O

SPh

NCO2Et

CO2Et

NHAc

O

1. DBU, BuOH

2. H2, Raney Ni

NCO2Et

NAc

SPh

CO2Et

NCO2Et

NAc

CO2Et

PhSH, Mg(OTf)2Me2Zn, CHCl3

1. Et3O+BF4-, Na2CO3, HOAc

2.

O

O

NCO2Et

N

O O

CO2Et

NH

N

O

H

HH

O

O

H

NaOMe, MeOHPhH

Et3N, #

NH

N

O

H

HH

O

O

H

!"Cyclopiazonic Acid

Intramolecular [2+2] Photocycliztions. 2. Total synthesis of (±)-Hibiscone C (Gmelofuran)Emil R. Koft and Amos B. Smith, III J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2115-2121

O OH

HhvO

H

O

H

O O

HO HO

+O3, Ph3P

TsOH, refluxO

OO

O

steps O

(±)-Hibiscone C

OH

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Total Synthesis of (±)-SaxitoxinPeter A. Jacobi, Michael J. Martinelli, and Solvenko PolancJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5594-5598

HN

NH

O HN

HN Ph

S S

BF3•Et2O

MeOCHCO2Me

HN

NH

O N

N Ph

S S

H CO2Me

HN

NH

O N

N Ph

S S

H CH2OH

NaOMeNaBH4

OOO

BH3•DMSHN

NH

O N

N Ph

S S

H CH2OH

HN

NH

O N

N

S S

H CH2OH

OPh

S

1. Pd, HCO2H2. PhOCCl

S

Na, NH3

HN

NH

N

NHO

S

SS

H CH2OH

1. Ac2O/Py

2. Et3O+BF4-

KHCO3

N

NH

N

NEtO

SEt

SS

H CH2OAc

EtCO2-NH4

+

130°C

N

NH

N

NHN

NH

SS

H CH2OHHN

NH

N

NHHN

NH

HOOH

HO

NH2

O

(±)-Saxitoxin

Total Synthesis of (±)-Poitediol and (±)-4-EpipoitediolRobert C. Gadwood, Renee M. Lett and Jane E. WissingerJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3869-3870

O

MeO

OHMeO

steps O

BF3•Et2O

O

LiCCHthen !

1. MeLi, -78°C

2. PCC3. LiMe2Cu, Me2S

O stepsHO

OH

(±)-Poitediol

Total Synthesis of Guaianolides: (±)-Dehydrocostus Lactone and (±)-EstafiatinJames H. Rigby and JoAnn Zbur Wilson, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 8217-8224

O

MgBr O

O

O

O

O

O

OMe

1. NaBH4

2. TFA

3. BF3•Et2O

1. Li/CH2NH2, reflux

2. DIA, MEMCl

OMe

MEMO

1. m-CPBA

2. dilithioacetate

OMe

MEMO

O

O

1. TMSCl, NaI2. swern

3. Ph3P=CH2

O

O

LDA,+NH2=CH2

O

O

O

O

O

O(±)-Dehydrocostus Lactone

BF3•Et2OO

(±)-Estafiatin

mCBPA

1. NBS, wet, CH3CN2. chlorosulfoyl isocyanate

OH

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Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (-)-Picrotoxinin and (+)-Coriamyrtin via a Common Isotwistane IntermediateKiyoyuki Yamada etc, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 4547-4552

OO

O

CO2Me

1. mCPBA2. DBU

OO

O

CO2Me

OHHO

OH

CO2MeO1. aq. AcOH2. Et2NH

O

OMe

1. HO(CH2)2OH, TsOH2. LAH, TBDMS3. PCC4. MeI, NaH

OTBDMS

OO

O

OMe

OTBDM

OO

LDAMoO5

HMPAPy O

O

OMe

O

O

OTBDMS

HO OMe

OH

1. MeLi2. Pb(OAc)2

3. t-AmOK

1. PhSONMeCH2Li2. Al(Hg)3. Ph3P=CH2

4. HCl5. Na

1. CSCl, Py2. NaH, DME

3. NBS, -78°C

O

OBr

NBS, RT

O

OBr

O

OBr

Br

Br

O

OBr

OH

1. t-BuOK2. NBS,H2o

Br

1. t-BuOK2. mCPBA

O

OBr

O

O

1. RuCl3, NaIO4

2. Zn OH

O

O

O

O

(+)-Coriamyrtin

+

Total Synthesis of (+)-DihydrocompactinYuh-Lin Yang, Sukumar Manna and J.R.Falck, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 4547-4552

SO2PhO

OOSO2Ph

OO

O

1. LHMDS2. CH2N2

3. Al(Hg)

4. NaOMe

CO2MeOHO

OO

1. (HOCH2)2

TsOH2. LAH

1. Me3SiCl, NaI2.PhSO2-Amberlyst 26-A3. (HSCH2)2CH2, BF3•Et2O

PhO2S

SS

O

OMeTBDPSO

I

O

OMeTBDPSO

SS

O

OHO

O

O

(+)-Dihydrocompactin

steps

Total Synthesis of AnhydrocannabisativeneThomas R. Bailey, Ravi S. Garigipati, Judith A. Morton and Steven M. WeinrebJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106,3240-3245

Methyl glyoxylate

O

H2N O

O

HN

CO2Me

O

n-C5H11 n-C5H11

OAc

Hunig's Base

O

N

CO2Me

O

n-C5H11

H

HO

O

O

O

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1. NaOH, MeOH2. (COCl)2,3. CH2N2

4. Ag2O/MeOHO

N O

n-C5H11

HCO2Me

OTBDMS

NH

n-C5H11

HCO2Me

1. Ba(OH)2

!

2. SOCl2/MeOH TBDMSCl

HO NHTs

OTBDMS

N

n-C5H11

HCO2Me

NHTs 1. LiOH, MeOH

2. 4-aminobutanol DMF

OTBDMS

N

n-C5H11

H TsN

HN

O

3. K2CO3, reflux

1. Na/NH3

2. BF3•Et2O

3. Jones reagent

O

N

n-C5H11

H HN

HN

O

Anhydrocannabisativene

Other Total Syntheses Published In 1984 in JACS

O

n-C5H11

CO2CH3

AcO

OAc

(±)-ClavulonesE. J. Corey, 3384Logic: 303-304

O

O

O

HybridalactoneE. J. Corey, 2735Logic: 307-309

NH

O

OH

OAc

O

Ph

Cytochalasan DE. Vedejs, 4617see groupmeeting"Cytochalasan"

O O

Me

H

HO OH

O

MeOMe

O

Me

Me

(±)"AsteltoxinS. L. Schreiber, 4186see Classics I, Chapter 20

N

OH

OH

CH3

OH

Pumiliotoxin BL. E. Overman, 4192See groupmeeting"Indolizidine"

Me

Me

O

O

O

(±)-QuadroneS. D. Burke, 4558see groupmeeting"Quadrone"

COOH

OH

OH

5, 15-DiHETEK. C. Nicolaou, 5734

COOH

OH OH

Leukotriene B4

K. C. Nicolaou, 3548

O

OO

O

(±)"AvenaciolideS. L. Schreiber, 7200

O

MeO

OO

OMe

OHH

dl-QuassinP. A. Grieco, 3539

O

O

O

OH

COOH

(±)-Nanaomycin AL. S. Liebeskind, 4181

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MethodologySilane Chemistry:

N-Trimethylsilyl Imines: Applications to the Synthesis of !-LactamsDeok-Chan Ha, David J. Hart and Teng-Kuei YangJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 4819-4825

R NSiMe3

1.OLi

OEt

2. HCl, H2O NHO

R

Regiochemistry of Alkenylsilyl and Alkenyldisilanyl Radical CyclizationsThomas J. Barton and Anthony RevisJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3802-3805

The Michael Reaction of Silyl Enol Ethers or Ketene Silyl Acetals with ConjugatedNitro Olefins Acitivated by the Lewis Acid: New Synthesis of 1, 4-Diketones and "#Keto EstersAkira Yoshikoshi etc, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 2149-2156

OSi(CH3)3 NO2

R

O

O

R

+ Lewis acidO

R

SiMe2HDTBP

145°CSiMe2 SiMe2

SiMe2

SiMe2

Base-Induced Rearrangement of 1-(Trimethylsilyl)allyic Alcohols. Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Silyl Enol Ethers through Lithium HomoenolatesIsao Kuwajima etc, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106,1773-1778

R1

R2

R3

OLi

SiMe3

R1

R2

R3

OTMS

Li

R1

R2

R3

OTMS Li

R1

R2

R3

OTMS R4

R1

R2

R3

OLI TMS

alkylation

E. J. Corey:

A New Method for the synthesis of Organic Nitro CompoundsE. J. Corey, Bertil Samuelsson and Fredrick A. LuzzioJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3682-3683

R N3 R$3P+ RN PR3

O3 RN PR3

OO

ORNO2 + R3P O

New and General Synthesis of Polycyclic "-Lactone by Double AnnulationE. J. Corey and Myung-chol KangJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5384-5385

OH

O O

Mn3O(OAc)7

CH3COOHO

O O

Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed Hydrogenation of Olefin. The Documentation of Hydroxyl-Directed Stereochemical Control in Cyclic and Acyclic SystemsDavid A. Evans and Michael M. MorrisseyJ. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3866-3868

OH

Rh(I)

OH

H2

Application: ACIEE, 2007, 46(4), 541-544

D. A. Evans:

Asymmetric Acylation Reactions of Chiral Imide Enolates. The First Direct Approach to the Construction of Chiral !-Dicarbonyl SynthonsD. A. Evans, M. D. Ennis and T. Le, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 3866-3868

NO

O O

R1

R2COCl NO

O O

R1

R2

O

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Palladium-catalyzed coupling of vinyl triflates with organostannanes. A short synthesis of pleraplysillin-1William J. Scott, G. T. Crisp, J. K. StilleJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 4630-4632.

Palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling of vinyl iodides with organostannanes: synthesis of unsymmetrical divinyl ketonesW. F. Goure, Michael E. Wright, P. D. Davis, Sharada S. Labadie, J. K. StilleJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106; 6417-6422.

Palladium-catalyzed cross coupling of allyl halides with organotin reagents: a method of joining highly functionalized partners regioselectively and stereospecificallyForrest K. Sheffy, J. P. Godschalx, J. K. StilleJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106; 4833-4840.

Palladium-catalyzed carbonylative coupling of vinyl triflates with organostannanes.

A total synthesis of (±)-!9(12)-capnellene

G. T. Crisp, William J. Scott, John K. Stille

J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984;106, 7500-7506

J. K. Stille:

MeMe

Me

OTf

Me3SnTMS

Pd(PPh3)4/CO/LiCl1.

2. BF3•Et2O, 100°C

O

Me

MeMe

Me

MeMe

Capnellene

Asymmetric synthesis of quaternary carbon centersA. I. Meyers, Michael Harre, Robert GarlandJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106; 1146-1148.

Asymmetric addition to chiral naphthyloxazolines. A facile route to 1,1,2-trisubstituted 1,2-dihydronaphthalenes in high enantiomeric excessBruce A. Barner, A. I. MeyersJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106; 1865-1866.

A. I. Meyers:

NO

Ph OMe

1. RLi2. E+

OX

R

H

E CHO

R

H

E

Ph COOH

O

H2N OH

+N

O

O

H

Ph

N

O

O

H

Ph

R1

LDA

R1X

Ph COOH

O R1

LDAR2X

N

O

O

R1

Ph

R2

H+

H+

Ph COOH

OR2 R1

B. M. Trost:

Sulfones as chemical chameleons. Cyclization via 1,1-dipole synthonsBarry M. Trost, M. Reza ChadiriJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 7260-7261.

R1

C HPhSO2

R2

R1

C

R2

O

BrSO2Ph

OO

SO2Ph+

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C

OO

TMS

SO2RRO2S

O

O2S SO2n TMS

TiCl4

n

O

Stereocontrolled 1,1,2-trialkylation of ketonesBarry M. Trost, Alberto BrandiJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 5041-5043

OTMS R+

O

R

Hydroboration. 68. Chiral synthesis via organoboranes. 1. A simple procedure to achieve products of essentially 100% optical purity in hydroboration of alkenes with monoisopinocampheylborane. Synthesis of boronic esters and derived products of very high enantiomeric puritiesHerbert C. Brown, Bakthan SingaramJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 1797-1800

Herbert C. Brown

BH3Li+H

MeI, 0°C HB

H

Ipc

MiscellaneousDichloro[1,1'-bis(diphenylphosphino)ferrocene]palladium(II): an effective catalyst for cross-coupling of secondary and primary alkyl Grignard and alkylzinc reagents with organic halidesTamio Hayashi, Mitsuo Konishi, Yuji Kobori, Makoto Kumada, Taiichi Higuchi, Ken HirotsuJ. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 158-163

MgCl R Br[ML2]

R3

R: a=Ph b=PhCHCH-

c=PMB

Sulfoximine-directed osmylation: synthesis of enantiomerically pure dihydroxycycloalkanonesCarl R. Johnson, Michael R. Barbachyn J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106; 2459-2461.

HO

PhS

O

NMe

HO

PhS

O

NMe HO OH

O

OH OH

SPh

O

NHMeSPh

O

NMe

O

Ring expansion and cleavage of succinoin derivatives. Geminal acylation, reductive succinoylation, and stereoselective spiro annelation methodsJunichi Shimada, Koichi Hashimoto, Byeang Hyean Kim, Eiichi Nakamura, Isao Kuwajima J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 1984; 106, 1759-1773.

CO2Et

CO2EtOTMS

OTMS

R1R2

OO

O

R1

R2