HOT Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry articles

The following Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry articles have all been recommened by the reviewers of the articles as being particularly interesting or particularly significant research. These have all been made free to access until 30th November. The order they appear in the list holds no special meaning or ranking.

Design strategies for bioorthogonal smart probes
Peyton Shieh and Carolyn R. Bertozzi
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01632G, Review Article

bioorthogonal smart probes


Stereoselective intermolecular [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition reactions of maleic anhydride: stereocontrolled and regiocontrolled access to 1,2,3-trifunctionalized cyclobutanes
Florian Hernvann, Gloria Rasore, Valérie Declerck and David J. Aitken
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01383B, Paper

Stereoselective intermolecular [2 + 2]-photocycloaddition reactions of maleic anhydride


Towards novel efficient and stable nuclear import signals: synthesis and properties of trimethylguanosine cap analogs modified within the 5′,5′-triphosphate bridge
Malgorzata Zytek, Joanna Kowalska, Maciej Lukaszewicz, Blazej A. Wojtczak, Joanna Zuberek, Aleksandra Ferenc-Mrozek, Edward Darzynkiewicz, Anna Niedzwiecka and Jacek Jemielity
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01579G, Paper

trimethylguanosine cap analogs


Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of the pentacyclic core of (−)-nakadomarin A via oxazolidine as an iminium cation equivalent
Nobuya Tsuji, Michael Stadler, Naoya Kazumi, Tsubasa Inokuma, Yusuke Kobayashi and Yoshiji Takemoto
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01678E, Communication

atalytic asymmetric synthesis of the pentacyclic core of (−)-nakadomarin A


Short and efficient synthesis of fluorinated δ-lactams
Thomas J. Cogswell, Craig S. Donald, De-Liang Long and Rodolfo Marquez
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01547A, Paper

synthesis of fluorinated δ-lactams


An efficient route to synthesize isatins by metal-free, iodine-catalyzed sequential C(sp3)–H oxidation and intramolecular C–N bond formation of 2′-aminoacetophenones
Venkatachalam Rajeshkumar, Selvaraj Chandrasekar and Govindasamy Sekar
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01564A, Paper

 I2-catalyzed synthesis of isatins


5-Nitroindole oligonucleotides with alkynyl side chains: universal base pairing, triple bond hydration and properties of pyrene “click” adducts
Sachin A. Ingale, Peter Leonard, Haozhe Yang and Frank Seela
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01478B, Paper

5-Nitroindole oligonucleotides with alkynyl side chains


Cross-strand histidine–aromatic interactions enhance acyl-transfer rates in beta-hairpin peptide catalysts
M. Matsumoto, S. J. Lee, M. R. Gagné and M. L. Waters
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01754D, Paper

 Cross-strand histidine–aromatic interactions enhance acyl-transfer rates in beta-hairpin peptide catalysts


The asymmetric syntheses of pyrrolizidines, indolizidines and quinolizidines via two sequential tandem ring-closure/N-debenzylation processes
Stephen G. Davies, Ai M. Fletcher, Emma M. Foster, Ian T. T. Houlsby, Paul M. Roberts, Thomas M. Schofield and James E. Thomson
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01737D, Paper

asymmetric syntheses of pyrrolizidines, indolizidines and quinolizidines


Organocatalytic Michael addition–lactonisation of carboxylic acids using α,β-unsaturated trichloromethyl ketones as α,β-unsaturated ester equivalents
Louis C. Morrill, Daniel G. Stark, James E. Taylor, Siobhan R. Smith, James A. Squires, Agathe C. A. D’Hollander, Carmen Simal, Peter Shapland, Timothy J. C. O’Riordan and Andrew D. Smith
DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01788A, Paper

Organocatalytic Michael addition–lactonisation of carboxylic acids

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