2014
Total synthesis and isolation of citrinalin and cyclopiamine congeners
Mercado-Marin EV, Garcia-Reynaga P, Romminger S, Pimenta EF, Romney DK, Lodewyk MW, Williams DE, Andersen RJ, Miller SJ, Tantillo DJ, Berlinck RG, Sarpong R. Total synthesis and isolation of citrinalin and cyclopiamine congeners. Nature 2014, 509: 318-324. PMID: 24828190, PMCID: PMC4117207, DOI: 10.1038/nature13273.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNitrogen atomsChemical synthesisMultiple nitrogen atomsBasic nitrogen atomTotal synthesisFunctional groupsNatural productsSelective introductionTarget moleculesSuch compoundsChemical connectionsSynthesisAtomsBiogenetic precursorBasicityCompoundsMoleculesBroad rangePrecursorsAlkaloidsPresenceCongenersProducts
2011
Quasi-biomimetic ring contraction promoted by a cysteine-based nucleophile: Total synthesis of Sch-642305, some analogs and their putative anti-HIV activities
Dermenci A, Selig PS, Domaoal RA, Spasov KA, Anderson KS, Miller SJ. Quasi-biomimetic ring contraction promoted by a cysteine-based nucleophile: Total synthesis of Sch-642305, some analogs and their putative anti-HIV activities. Chemical Science 2011, 2: 1568-1572. PMID: 24179673, PMCID: PMC3811095, DOI: 10.1039/c1sc00221j.Peer-Reviewed Original Research