List of works - Pedro Almendros

A Facile Synthesis of Blue Luminescent [7]Helicenocarbazoles Based on Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement-Iodonium Migration and Suzuki-Miyaura Benzannulation Reactions.

scientific article published on 24 March 2018

A Versatile Synthesis of β-Lactam-Fused Oxacycles through the Palladium-Catalyzed Chemo-, Regio-, and Diastereoselective Cyclization of Allenic Diols

scientific article published on 02 December 2014

A catalyst-free bis(triflyl)ethylation/benzannulation reaction: rapid access to carbazole-based superacidic carbon acids from alkynols

scientific article published on 17 January 2020

A gold-catalysed imine–propargylamine cascade sequence: synthesis of 3-substituted-2,5-dimethylpyrazines and the reaction mechanism

scientific article published on 01 May 2014

A novel one-step approach for the preparation of alpha-amino acids, alpha-amino amides, and dipeptides from azetidine-2,3-diones

scientific article published on 01 August 2002

A novel use of Grubbs' carbene. Application to the catalytic deprotection of tertiary allylamines

scientific article (publication date: 15 November 2001)

A practical ruthenium-catalyzed cleavage of the allyl protecting group in amides, lactams, imides, and congeners

scientific article published in March 2006

Additions of allenyl/propargyl organometallic reagents to 4-oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes: novel palladium-catalyzed domino reactions in allenynes.

scientific article

Allenols versus Allenones: Rhodium-Catalyzed Regiodivergent and Tunable Allene Reactivity with Triazoles

scientific article published on 8 August 2017

Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Multidrug-Resistant Reversing Activity of Novel Oxygen-, Sulfur- and Selenoflavones and Bioisosteric Analogues

scientific article published on 11 December 2020

Asymmetric synthesis of densely functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-β-lactams via novel, highly stereoselective Baylis-Hillman and allylation reactions of enantiopure 3-oxo-2-azetidinones

Asymmetric synthesis of unusual fused tricyclic beta-lactam structures via aza-cycloadditions/ring closing metathesis

scientific article published in February 2003

Beta-lactams: versatile building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of non-beta-lactam products.

scientific article published on 25 July 2007

Carbocyclization versus oxycyclization on the metal-catalyzed reactions of oxyallenyl C3-linked indoles

scientific article published on 18 June 2013

Carbonyl Allenylation/Free Radical Cyclization Sequence as a New Regio- and Stereocontrolled Access to Bi- and Tricyclic β-Lactams

scientific article published on 08 February 2007

Cationic AuIII versus AuI : Catalyst-Controlled Divergent Reactivity of Alkyne-Tethered Lactams

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Chemo- and Regioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxycyclization Reactions of Allendiols: Preparation of Five-, Six-, and Eight-Membered Cycles

scientific article published on 01 March 2009

Chemodivergence in Alkene/Allene Cycloetherification of Enallenols: Iron versus Noble Metal Catalysis

scientific article published on 01 January 2008

Controlled heterocyclization/cross-coupling domino reaction of β,γ-allendiols and α-allenic esters: method and mechanistic insight for the preparation of functionalized buta-1,3-dienyl dihydropyrans.

scientific article published on 28 August 2013

Controlled rearrangement of lactam-tethered allenols with brominating reagents: a combined experimental and theoretical study on α- versus β-keto lactam formation.

scientific article published on 31 August 2011

Convenient Access to 2,3-Disubstituted-cyclobut-2-en-1-ones under Suzuki Conditions and Their Synthetic Utility

scientific article published on 18 April 2019

De Novo Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Ketones by Gallic Acid-Promoted Aerobic Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Diazonium Salts.

scientific article

Diastereoselectivity enhancement in the 1,3-cycloaddition of beta-lactam aldehydes. Application to the synthesis of enantiopure indolizidinone amino esters

scientific article published in October 2005

Direct FeX3-Based Stereocontrolled Access to (Z)-3-Alkenyl-oxindoles from Allenols

scientific article published on 11 December 2012

Direct Metal-Free Entry to Aminocyclobutenes or Aminocyclobutenols from Ynamides: Synthetic Applications.

scientific article published on 27 May 2016

Direct allenol-based stereocontrolled access to substituted (E)-1,3-enynes

scientific article published on 17 August 2012

Direct organocatalytic synthesis of enantiopure succinimides from beta-lactam aldehydes through ring expansion promoted by azolium salt precatalysts.

scientific article published on 4 September 2007

Divergence in Ynone Reactivity: Atypical Cyclization by 3,4-Difunctionalization versus Rare Bis(cyclization)

scientific article published on 14 May 2018

Divergent Reactivity of Homologueortho-Allenylbenzaldehydes Controlled by the Tether Length: Chromone versus Chromene Formation

scientific article published on 21 November 2014

Domino metal-free allene-β-lactam-based access to functionalized pyrroles

scientific article published on 19 May 2006

Efficient entry to diversely functionalized spirocyclic oxindoles from isatins through carbonyl-addition/cyclization reaction sequences

scientific article published in March 2006

Efficient entry to highly functionalized beta-lactams by regio- and stereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 2-azetidinone-tethered nitrones. Synthetic applications

scientific article published in October 2002

Fascinating reactivity in gold catalysis: synthesis of oxetenes through rare 4-exo-dig allene cyclization and infrequent β-hydride elimination

scientific article published on 18 July 2011

Gallium-Catalyzed Domino Arylation/Oxycyclization of Allenes with Phenols

scientific article published on 07 April 2015

General and efficient synthesis of β-lactams bearing a quinone moiety at N1, C3 or C4 positions

Generating Complexity from Simplicity: Pd-Catalyzed or Cu-Promoted Domino Alkyne Homocoupling/Double [2+2] Allenyne Cycloaddition

scientific article published on 01 October 2009

Gold as Catalyst for the Hydroarylation and Domino Hydroarylation/N1-C4 Cleavage of β-Lactam-Tethered Allenyl Indoles.

scientific article published on 21 April 2015

Gold catalyzed oxycyclizations of alkynols and alkyndiols

scientific article published on 13 April 2011

Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of Allenol and Alkynol Derivatives

scientific article published on 15 January 2014

Gold-Catalyzed Divergent Ring-Closing Modes of Indole-Tethered Amino Allenynes

scientific article

Gold-catalysed tuning of reactivity in allenes: 9-endo hydroarylation versus formal 5-exo hydroalkylation

scientific article published on 08 January 2013

Gold-catalyzed cyclizations of alkynol-based compounds: synthesis of natural products and derivatives.

scientific article published on 13 September 2011

Gold-catalyzed direct cycloketalization of acetonide-tethered alkynes in the presence of water

Gold-catalyzed heterocyclizations in alkynyl- and allenyl-β-lactams. ⬇️

scientific article published on 17 May 2011

Gold-catalyzed oxycyclization of allenic carbamates: expeditious synthesis of 1,3-oxazin-2-ones.

scientific article published on 26 April 2013

Gold-catalyzed preparation of annelated 2-azetidinones via divergent heterocyclization of enyne-tethered oxazolidines

Gold/Acid-Co-catalyzed Direct Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Fused Azaheterocycles from Propargylic Hydroperoxides

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

Grubbs’ Ruthenium-Carbenes Beyond the Metathesis Reaction: Less Conventional Non-Metathetic Utility

scientific article published on 01 August 2009

Heterocyclization of allenes catalyzed by late transition metals: mechanisms and regioselectivity

scientific article published in January 2011

I2-Catalyzed enantioselective ring expansion of beta-lactams to gamma-lactams through a novel C3-C4 bond cleavage. Direct entry to protected 3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidin-2-one derivatives.

scientific article published on 19 November 2007

Investigation of the Passerini and Ugi reactions in β-lactam aldehydes. Synthetic applications

scientific article published on 01 February 2015

Iodine recycling via 1,3-migration in iodoindoles under metal catalysis.

scientific article published in September 2013

Lewis Acid-Promoted Intermolecular Carbonyl-ene Reaction of Enantiopure 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes. Rapid Entry to Novel Fused Polycyclic β-Lactams

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Lewis acid-assisted ene cyclization of 2-azetidinone-tethered enals: synthesis of enantiopure carbacepham derivatives

scientific article published in October 2009

Metal-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of 2,3,4-Trien-1-ols: A Joint Experimental-Computational Study.

scientific article

Metal-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Cyclization of γ-Allenols: Tetrahydrofurans versus Oxepanes

scientific article published on 01 January 2007

Metal-assisted synthesis of enantiopure spirocyclic β-lactams from azetidine-2,3-diones

Metal-catalyzed cyclization of beta- and gamma-allenols derived from D-glyceraldehyde--synthesis of enantiopure dihydropyrans and tetrahydrooxepines: an experimental and theoretical study.

scientific article published in September 2009

Metal-catalyzed rearrangements of 3-allenyl 3-hydroxyindolin-2-ones in the presence of halogenated reagents

scientific article published on 01 February 2013

Metal-free [3+2] cycloaddition of azides with Tf2CCH2 for the regioselective preparation of elusive 4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-1,2,3-triazoles

scientific article published on 23 March 2015

Metal-mediated carbonyl-1,3-butadien-2-ylation by 1,4-bis(methanesulfonyl)-2-butyne or 1,4-dibromo-2-butyne in aqueous media: asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams

scientific article published in March 2002

Metal-mediated entry to functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxyindolin-2-ones via regiocontrolled carbonylallylation, bromoallylation, 1,3-butadien-2-ylation, propargylation, or allenylation reactions of isatins in aqueous media

scientific article published in April 2005

Metal-promoted allylation, propargylation, or allenylation of azetidine-2,3-diones in aqueous and anhydrous media. Application to the asymmetric synthesis of densely functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams.

scientific article published in July 2001

Metal‐Catalyzed Cycloetherification Reactions of β,γ‐ and γ,δ‐Allendiols: Chemo‐, Regio‐, and Stereocontrol in the Synthesis of Oxacycles ⬇️

scientific article published on November 22, 2010

Microwave-Promoted Synthesis of Bicyclic Azocine-β-Lactams from Bis(allenes)

scientific article published on 17 July 2014

New regiocontrolled synthesis of functionalized pyrroles from 2-azetidinone-tethered allenols

scientific article published in January 2008

New synthesis of fused tricyclic 2-azetidinones using stereoselective allylation of cis-4-formyl-β-lactams and intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction

Non-Metathetic Behavior Patterns of Grubbs' Carbene

scientific article published on 01 March 2003

Novel N1−C4 β-Lactam Bond Breakage. Synthesis of Enantiopure α-Alkoxy-γ-keto Acid Derivatives†

scientific article published on 01 May 2004

Novel carbonyl bromoallylation/Heck reaction sequence. Stereocontrolled access to bicyclic beta-lactams

scientific article published in April 2005

Organocatalytic Ring Expansion of β-Lactams to γ-Lactams through a Novel N1−C4 Bond Cleavage. Direct Synthesis of Enantiopure Succinimide Derivatives

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Organocatalytic reactions with acetaldehyde

scientific article published in January 2008

Organocatalyzed Three-Component Ugi and Passerini Reactions of 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes and Azetidine-2,3-diones. Application to the Synthesis of γ-Lactams and γ-Lactones

scientific article published on 02 October 2013

Palladium-catalyzed carbocyclization-cross-coupling reactions of two different allenic moieties: synthesis of 3-(buta-1,3-dienyl) carbazoles and mechanistic insights.

scientific article published on 24 May 2012

Pd(II)-catalyzed domino heterocyclization/cross-coupling of alpha-allenols and alpha-allenic esters: efficient preparation of functionalized buta-1,3-dienyl dihydrofurans.

scientific article published in July 2008

Pd-Cu Bimetallic Catalyzed Domino Cyclization of α-Allenols Followed by a Coupling Reaction: New Sequence Leading to Functionalized Spirolactams

scientific article published on 01 September 2005

Photoinduced Gold-Catalyzed Domino C(sp) Arylation/Oxyarylation of TMS-Terminated Alkynols with Arenediazonium Salts.

scientific article published on 2 February 2017

Progress in allene chemistry

scientific article published on 27 March 2014

Proline-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Direct Aldol Reaction between 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes and Ketones

scientific article published on 01 June 2006

Rapid and stereocontrolled synthesis of racemic and optically pure highly functionalized pyrrolizidine systems via rearrangement of 1,3-dipolar cycloadducts derived from 2-azetidinone-tethered azomethine ylides

scientific article published in February 2001

Reaction of Two Different α-Allenols in a Heterocyclization/Cross-Coupling Sequence: Convenient Access to Functionalized Buta-1,3-dienyl Dihydrofurans

scientific article published on 01 July 2006

Regio- and Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Lactam-Triazole Hybrids via Passerini/CuAAC Sequence

scientific article published on 06 August 2012

Regioselectivity control in the metal-catalyzed O-C functionalization of gamma-allenols, part 1: Experimental study

scientific article published in January 2009

Regioselectivity control in the metal-catalyzed functionalization of gamma-allenols, part 2: Theoretical study.

scientific article published in January 2009

Rhodium-catalyzed synthesis of 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams via oxonium ylide generation: three-component reaction between azetidine-2,3-diones, ethyl diazoacetate, and alcohols.

scientific article published in November 2009

Ring Enlargement versus Selenoetherification on the Reaction of Allenyl Oxindoles with Selenenylating Reagents

scientific article published on 26 March 2012

Ruthenium-Catalyzed Chemoselective N-Allyl Cleavage: Novel Grubbs Carbene Mediated Deprotection of Allylic Amines

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Stereocontrolled Access to Orthogonally Protectedanti,anti-4-Aminopiperidine-3,5-diols through Chemoselective Reduction of Enantiopure β-Lactam Cyanohydrins

scientific article published on 15 September 2007

Stereoselective Allylation of 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes. Application to the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Fused Tricyclic β-Lactams via Intramolecular Diels−Alder Reaction of 2-Azetidinone-Tethered Trienes†

scientific article published on 01 June 2000

Stereoselective NaN3-catalyzed halonitroaldol-type reaction of azetidine-2,3-diones in aqueous media

scientific article published on 14 March 2008

Straightforward Asymmetric Entry to Highly Functionalized Medium-Sized Rings Fused to β-Lactams via Chemo- and Stereocontrolled Divergent Radical Cyclization of Baylis−Hillman Adducts Derived from 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes†

scientific article published on 01 March 2001

Straightforward Synthesis of Bridged Azaoxa Skeletons: Gold-Catalyzed Aminoketalization of Garner’s Aldehyde-Derived Alkynes

scientific article published on 24 March 2011

Straightforward asymmetric entry to highly functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams via Baylis-Hillman or bromoallylation reactions.

scientific article published in February 2004

Striking Alkenol Versus Allenol Reactivity: Metal-Catalyzed Chemodifferentiating Oxycyclization of Enallenols

scientific article published on 01 December 2011

Structurally Novel Bi- and Tricyclic β-Lactams via [2 + 2] Cycloaddition or Radical Reactions in 2-Azetidinone-Tethered Enallenes and Allenynes ⬇️

scientific article published on October 16, 2003

Synthesis and Characterization of Stable Phosphorus Carbabetaines

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Synthesis of Fused-β-Lactams through Selective Gold-Catalyzed Oxycyclization of Dioxolane-Tethered Enynes

scientific article published on 11 September 2013

Synthesis of novel enantiopure 4-hydroxypipecolic acid derivatives with a bicyclic beta-lactam structure from a common 3-azido-4-oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehyde precursor.

scientific article

Synthesis of optically pure highly functionalized gamma-lactams via 2-azetidinone-tethered iminophosphoranes

scientific article published in February 2004

Synthesis of spiroheterocycles by palladium-catalyzed domino cycloisomerization/cross-coupling of alpha-allenols and Baylis-Hillman acetates.

scientific article published in January 2009

Synthesis of strained tricyclic beta-lactams by intramolecular [2+2] cycloaddition reactions of 2-azetidinone-tethered enallenols: control of regioselectivity by selective alkene substitution

scientific article

The Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Cross-Aldol Reaction of Aldehydes

scientific article published on 01 February 2003

Thermally Induced Isomerization ofcis-1,3,4-Trisubstituted 2-Azetidinones

scientific article published on 01 July 2000

Three-Step Metal-Promoted Allene-Based Preparation of Bis(heterocyclic) Cyclophanes from Carbonyl Compounds

scientific article published on 16 June 2014

Transition metal-free controlled synthesis of bis[(trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl]ethyl-decorated heterocycles

Transition metal-free cyclobutene rearrangement in fused naphthalen-1-ones: controlled access to functionalized quinones

scientific article published on 01 January 2020

Triflyl-assisted reductive Pd-catalyzed Tsuji-Trost type reaction

scientific article published on 29 April 2020

Unveiling the Reactivity of Propargylic Hydroperoxides under Gold Catalysis

scientific article published on 31 December 2012

Unveiling the uncatalyzed reaction of alkynes with 1,2-dipoles for the room temperature synthesis of cyclobutenes

scientific article published on 01 February 2015

Useful dual Diels-Alder behavior of 2-azetidinone-tethered aryl imines as azadienophiles or azadienes: a beta-lactam-based stereocontrolled access to optically pure highly functionalized indolizidine systems

scientific article

Visible-Light-Mediated Ru-Catalyzed Synthesis of 3-(Arylsulfonyl)but-3-enals via Coupling of α-Allenols with Diazonium Salts and Sulfur Dioxide

scientific article published on 24 November 2020

List of works by Pedro Almendros

A Facile Synthesis of Blue Luminescent [7]Helicenocarbazoles Based on Gold-Catalyzed Rearrangement-Iodonium Migration and Suzuki-Miyaura Benzannulation Reactions.

A Versatile Synthesis of β-Lactam-Fused Oxacycles through the Palladium-Catalyzed Chemo-, Regio-, and Diastereoselective Cyclization of Allenic Diols

A catalyst-free bis(triflyl)ethylation/benzannulation reaction: rapid access to carbazole-based superacidic carbon acids from alkynols

A gold-catalysed imine–propargylamine cascade sequence: synthesis of 3-substituted-2,5-dimethylpyrazines and the reaction mechanism

A novel one-step approach for the preparation of alpha-amino acids, alpha-amino amides, and dipeptides from azetidine-2,3-diones

A novel use of Grubbs' carbene. Application to the catalytic deprotection of tertiary allylamines

A practical ruthenium-catalyzed cleavage of the allyl protecting group in amides, lactams, imides, and congeners

Additions of allenyl/propargyl organometallic reagents to 4-oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes: novel palladium-catalyzed domino reactions in allenynes.

Allenols versus Allenones: Rhodium-Catalyzed Regiodivergent and Tunable Allene Reactivity with Triazoles

Antimicrobial, Anticancer and Multidrug-Resistant Reversing Activity of Novel Oxygen-, Sulfur- and Selenoflavones and Bioisosteric Analogues

Asymmetric synthesis of densely functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-β-lactams via novel, highly stereoselective Baylis-Hillman and allylation reactions of enantiopure 3-oxo-2-azetidinones

Asymmetric synthesis of unusual fused tricyclic beta-lactam structures via aza-cycloadditions/ring closing metathesis

Beta-lactams: versatile building blocks for the stereoselective synthesis of non-beta-lactam products.

Carbocyclization versus oxycyclization on the metal-catalyzed reactions of oxyallenyl C3-linked indoles

Carbonyl Allenylation/Free Radical Cyclization Sequence as a New Regio- and Stereocontrolled Access to Bi- and Tricyclic β-Lactams

Cationic AuIII versus AuI : Catalyst-Controlled Divergent Reactivity of Alkyne-Tethered Lactams

Chemo- and Regioselective Palladium-Catalyzed Oxycyclization Reactions of Allendiols: Preparation of Five-, Six-, and Eight-Membered Cycles

Chemodivergence in Alkene/Allene Cycloetherification of Enallenols: Iron versus Noble Metal Catalysis

Controlled heterocyclization/cross-coupling domino reaction of β,γ-allendiols and α-allenic esters: method and mechanistic insight for the preparation of functionalized buta-1,3-dienyl dihydropyrans.

Controlled rearrangement of lactam-tethered allenols with brominating reagents: a combined experimental and theoretical study on α- versus β-keto lactam formation.

Convenient Access to 2,3-Disubstituted-cyclobut-2-en-1-ones under Suzuki Conditions and Their Synthetic Utility

De Novo Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Ketones by Gallic Acid-Promoted Aerobic Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Diazonium Salts.

Diastereoselectivity enhancement in the 1,3-cycloaddition of beta-lactam aldehydes. Application to the synthesis of enantiopure indolizidinone amino esters

Direct FeX3-Based Stereocontrolled Access to (Z)-3-Alkenyl-oxindoles from Allenols

Direct Metal-Free Entry to Aminocyclobutenes or Aminocyclobutenols from Ynamides: Synthetic Applications.

Direct allenol-based stereocontrolled access to substituted (E)-1,3-enynes

Direct organocatalytic synthesis of enantiopure succinimides from beta-lactam aldehydes through ring expansion promoted by azolium salt precatalysts.

Divergence in Ynone Reactivity: Atypical Cyclization by 3,4-Difunctionalization versus Rare Bis(cyclization)

Divergent Reactivity of Homologueortho-Allenylbenzaldehydes Controlled by the Tether Length: Chromone versus Chromene Formation

Domino metal-free allene-β-lactam-based access to functionalized pyrroles

Efficient entry to diversely functionalized spirocyclic oxindoles from isatins through carbonyl-addition/cyclization reaction sequences

Efficient entry to highly functionalized beta-lactams by regio- and stereoselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction of 2-azetidinone-tethered nitrones. Synthetic applications

Fascinating reactivity in gold catalysis: synthesis of oxetenes through rare 4-exo-dig allene cyclization and infrequent β-hydride elimination

Gallium-Catalyzed Domino Arylation/Oxycyclization of Allenes with Phenols

General and efficient synthesis of β-lactams bearing a quinone moiety at N1, C3 or C4 positions

Generating Complexity from Simplicity: Pd-Catalyzed or Cu-Promoted Domino Alkyne Homocoupling/Double [2+2] Allenyne Cycloaddition

Gold as Catalyst for the Hydroarylation and Domino Hydroarylation/N1-C4 Cleavage of β-Lactam-Tethered Allenyl Indoles.

Gold catalyzed oxycyclizations of alkynols and alkyndiols

Gold-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of Allenol and Alkynol Derivatives

Gold-Catalyzed Divergent Ring-Closing Modes of Indole-Tethered Amino Allenynes

Gold-catalysed tuning of reactivity in allenes: 9-endo hydroarylation versus formal 5-exo hydroalkylation

Gold-catalyzed cyclizations of alkynol-based compounds: synthesis of natural products and derivatives.

Gold-catalyzed direct cycloketalization of acetonide-tethered alkynes in the presence of water

Gold-catalyzed heterocyclizations in alkynyl- and allenyl-β-lactams. ⬇️

Gold-catalyzed oxycyclization of allenic carbamates: expeditious synthesis of 1,3-oxazin-2-ones.

Gold-catalyzed preparation of annelated 2-azetidinones via divergent heterocyclization of enyne-tethered oxazolidines

Gold/Acid-Co-catalyzed Direct Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Fused Azaheterocycles from Propargylic Hydroperoxides

Grubbs’ Ruthenium-Carbenes Beyond the Metathesis Reaction: Less Conventional Non-Metathetic Utility

Heterocyclization of allenes catalyzed by late transition metals: mechanisms and regioselectivity

I2-Catalyzed enantioselective ring expansion of beta-lactams to gamma-lactams through a novel C3-C4 bond cleavage. Direct entry to protected 3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidin-2-one derivatives.

Investigation of the Passerini and Ugi reactions in β-lactam aldehydes. Synthetic applications

Iodine recycling via 1,3-migration in iodoindoles under metal catalysis.

Lewis Acid-Promoted Intermolecular Carbonyl-ene Reaction of Enantiopure 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes. Rapid Entry to Novel Fused Polycyclic β-Lactams

Lewis acid-assisted ene cyclization of 2-azetidinone-tethered enals: synthesis of enantiopure carbacepham derivatives

Metal-Catalyzed Cyclization Reactions of 2,3,4-Trien-1-ols: A Joint Experimental-Computational Study.

Metal-Catalyzed Regiodivergent Cyclization of γ-Allenols: Tetrahydrofurans versus Oxepanes

Metal-assisted synthesis of enantiopure spirocyclic β-lactams from azetidine-2,3-diones

Metal-catalyzed cyclization of beta- and gamma-allenols derived from D-glyceraldehyde--synthesis of enantiopure dihydropyrans and tetrahydrooxepines: an experimental and theoretical study.

Metal-catalyzed rearrangements of 3-allenyl 3-hydroxyindolin-2-ones in the presence of halogenated reagents

Metal-free [3+2] cycloaddition of azides with Tf2CCH2 for the regioselective preparation of elusive 4-(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)-1,2,3-triazoles

Metal-mediated carbonyl-1,3-butadien-2-ylation by 1,4-bis(methanesulfonyl)-2-butyne or 1,4-dibromo-2-butyne in aqueous media: asymmetric synthesis of 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams

Metal-mediated entry to functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxyindolin-2-ones via regiocontrolled carbonylallylation, bromoallylation, 1,3-butadien-2-ylation, propargylation, or allenylation reactions of isatins in aqueous media

Metal-promoted allylation, propargylation, or allenylation of azetidine-2,3-diones in aqueous and anhydrous media. Application to the asymmetric synthesis of densely functionalized 3-substituted 3-hydroxy-beta-lactams.

Metal‐Catalyzed Cycloetherification Reactions of β,γ‐ and γ,δ‐Allendiols: Chemo‐, Regio‐, and Stereocontrol in the Synthesis of Oxacycles ⬇️

Microwave-Promoted Synthesis of Bicyclic Azocine-β-Lactams from Bis(allenes)

New regiocontrolled synthesis of functionalized pyrroles from 2-azetidinone-tethered allenols

New synthesis of fused tricyclic 2-azetidinones using stereoselective allylation of cis-4-formyl-β-lactams and intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction

Non-Metathetic Behavior Patterns of Grubbs' Carbene

Novel N1−C4 β-Lactam Bond Breakage. Synthesis of Enantiopure α-Alkoxy-γ-keto Acid Derivatives†

Novel carbonyl bromoallylation/Heck reaction sequence. Stereocontrolled access to bicyclic beta-lactams

Organocatalytic Ring Expansion of β-Lactams to γ-Lactams through a Novel N1−C4 Bond Cleavage. Direct Synthesis of Enantiopure Succinimide Derivatives

Organocatalytic reactions with acetaldehyde

Organocatalyzed Three-Component Ugi and Passerini Reactions of 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes and Azetidine-2,3-diones. Application to the Synthesis of γ-Lactams and γ-Lactones

Palladium-catalyzed carbocyclization-cross-coupling reactions of two different allenic moieties: synthesis of 3-(buta-1,3-dienyl) carbazoles and mechanistic insights.

Pd(II)-catalyzed domino heterocyclization/cross-coupling of alpha-allenols and alpha-allenic esters: efficient preparation of functionalized buta-1,3-dienyl dihydrofurans.

Pd-Cu Bimetallic Catalyzed Domino Cyclization of α-Allenols Followed by a Coupling Reaction: New Sequence Leading to Functionalized Spirolactams

Photoinduced Gold-Catalyzed Domino C(sp) Arylation/Oxyarylation of TMS-Terminated Alkynols with Arenediazonium Salts.

Progress in allene chemistry

Proline-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Direct Aldol Reaction between 4-Oxoazetidine-2-carbaldehydes and Ketones