New highly enantioselective synthesis of 6-alkylpiperidin-2-ones and 2-substituted piperidines

Chiral non-racemic bicyclic lactams. Vehicles for the construction of natural and unnatural products containing quaternary carbon centers.

Daniel Romo, A. I. MEYERS · Tetrahedron · 1991 · 275 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +13

An improved, convenient procedure for reduction of amino acids to aminoalcohols: Use of NaBH4-H2SO4

Atsushi Abiko, Satoru Masamune · Tetrahedron Letters · 1992 · 180 citations

Natural Sciences, Biochemistry, Biocatalysis +5

A simple asymmetric synthesis of 2-substituted pyrrolidines and 5-substituted pyrrolidinones

Laurence E. Burgess, A. I. MEYERS · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1992 · 154 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +8

Asymmetric aza-Diels-Alder reaction: enantio- and diastereoselective reaction of imine mediated by Chiral Lewis acid

Kouji Hattori, Hisashi Yamamoto · Tetrahedron · 1993 · 149 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Catalysis +11

Carbohydrates as Chiral Templates: Stereoselective Tandem Mannich‐Michael Reactions for the Synthesis of Piperidine Alkaloids

Horst Kunz, Waldemar Pfrengle · Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English · 1989 · 137 citations

Pharmacy, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +14