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Total Synthesis of (±)-Chartelline C
The first total synthesis of (±)-chartelline C in a concise 10-step sequence is reported. Highlights of the completion of this decades-old puzzle include (1) chemo- and... -
Extending Pummerer Reaction Chemistry: Application to the Assembly of the Pen...
A pentacyclic model system featuring the trans azabicyclo[3.3.0]octane unit of dibromopalau’amine was prepared with complete diastereoselectivity in the polycyclic core from a... -
Practical Method for Transforming Alkynes into α-Diketones.
Oxidation of alkynes to α-dicarbonyl derivatives through a convenient one-pot procedure via a Bronsted acid-promoted “hydration” and a DMSO-based oxidation sequence has been... -
Genetic affinities among the historical provinces of Romania and Central Euro...
Background: As a major crossroads between Asia and Europe, Romania has experienced continuous migration and invasion episodes. The precise routes may have been shaped by the... -
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Artificial transcription factors targeting any desired genes are very attractive but require specific DNA binding domains in order to address a single site for each gene... -
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Aspergillide C
The first enantioselective total synthesis of aspergillide C, a cytotoxic 14-membered macrolide isolated from the marine-derived fungus Aspergillus ostianus, has been... -
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Alkylidene indane and ring-expanded scaffolds have been prepared using an enantioselective crotylation/Heck cyclization sequence. Further diversification using consecutive... -
<i>anti</i>-Oligoannelated THF Moieties: Synthesis via <i>Push−Pull</i>-Subst...
The first synthesis of anti-fused oligoannelated THF moieties is reported. The key transformation of the synthetic sequence, consisting of cyclopropanation, reduction and... -
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Calmodulin (CaM) regulates calcium release from intracellular stores in skeletal muscle through its association with the ryanodine receptor (RyR1) calcium release channel, where... -
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An unprecedented enantioselective deprotonation/conjugate elimination sequence, which transforms an allylic meso-dioxepane into a chiral diene, is described. The best...
