Aldehyde

Parallel Synthesis of Aurones Using a Homogeneous Scavenger

Zachary E. Taylor & Scott T. Handy · Organics · 2023

The ability to synthesize arrays of related compounds quickly and with good purity has become critical for a rapid exploration of their properties for biological or material applications. While a number of methods have been developed to enable this combinatorial synthesis, the ex...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org4010004

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Multifidene, a Sex Pheromone of Brown Algae

Taiki Umezawa, Misaki Hara, Nana Kinoshita-Terauchi & Fuyuhiko Matsuda · Organics · 2022

The total synthesis of multifidene, a sex pheromone found in brown algae, is described. The synthesis features the highly enantioselective and diastereoselective addition reaction of an aldehyde to a nitroolefin in the presence of a Hayashi–Jørgensen catalyst and a Nef reaction i...

Open access Research Article 10.3390/org3030015