Asymmetric synthesis from α-amino acids; some reactions of (S)-pyroglutamate

A mild two-step method for the hydrolysis of lactams and secondary amides

Daniel L. Flynn, Robert E. Zelle, Paul A. Grieco · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1983 · 272 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +6

Potent competitive inhibition of α-galactosidase and α-glucosidase activity by 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-iminopentitols: syntheses of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-imino-d-lyxitol and of both enantiomers of 1,4-dideoxy-1,4-iminoarabinitol

George W. J. Fleet, S. J. NICHOLAS, Paul W. Smith et al. · Tetrahedron Letters · 1985 · 222 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +5

Organometallic ring-opening reactions of N-acyl and N-alkoxycarbonyl lactams. Synthesis of cyclic imines

Arianna Giovannini, Diego Savoia, Achille Umani‐Ronchi · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1989 · 168 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry +10

Polyfunctional, structurally defined catalysts for the enantioselective addition of dialkylzinc reagents to aldehydes

E. J. Corey, Po Wai Yuen, F. J. HANNON et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1990 · 120 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Biocatalysis +10

Iterative butenolide construction of polypropionate chains

Gilbert Stork, Scott D. Rychnovsky · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 1987 · 80 citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Organic Chemistry +4