Total syntheses of macrosphelides (+)-A, (−)-A and (+)-E

The Use of Diethyl Azodicarboxylate and Triphenylphosphine in Synthesis and Transformation of Natural Products

Oyo Mitsunobu · Synthesis · 1981 · 4.1K citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +8

A Rapid Esterification by Means of Mixed Anhydride and Its Application to Large-ring Lactonization

Junji Inanaga, Kuniko Hirata, Hiroko SAEKI et al. · Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan · 1979 · 2.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +2

Catalytic asymmetric epoxidation and kinetic resolution: modified procedures including in situ derivatization

Yun Gao, Janice M. Klunder, Robert M. Hanson et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 1.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +15

The osmium-catalyzed asymmetric dihydroxylation: a new ligand class and a process improvement

K. Barry Sharpless, Willi M. Amberg, Youssef L. Bennani et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1992 · 1.5K citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Chemistry +7

Kinetic resolution of racemic allylic alcohols by enantioselective epoxidation. A route to substances of absolute enantiomeric purity?

Victor S. Martı́n, Scott S. Woodard, Tsutomu Katsuki et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1981 · 774 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +8