Kunio Sakan

Asymmetric total synthesis of erythromcin. 1. Synthesis of an erythronolide A secoacid derivative via asymmetric induction

R. B. Woodward, Eugene W. Logusch, K. P. Nambiar et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 258 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Pharmacology +8

Asymmetric total synthesis of erythromycin. 3. Total synthesis of erythromycin

R. B. Woodward, Eugene W. Logusch, K. P. Nambiar et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 204 citations

Pharmacy, Medicinal Chemistry, Pharmacology +8

Synthetic studies on the taxane diterpenes. Utility of the intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction for a single-step, stereocontrolled synthesis of a taxane model system

Kunio Sakan, B. M. Craven · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1983 · 47 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +8

Stereoselectivities of thermal and Lewis acid catalyzed intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of internally activated dienophiles to form 5–11 membered rings

Douglas A. Smith, Kunio Sakan, K.H. Houk · Tetrahedron Letters · 1986 · 31 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +11

Stereoselectivities of intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions. Formation of the taxane skeleton

Kunio Sakan, Douglas A. Smith, Stefan A. Babirad et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1991 · 28 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Bioisosterism +4