Cyclopropanation Strategies in Recent Total Syntheses

2017/05/03 by Christian Ebner, Erick M. Carreira · 673 citations
Chemistry · #Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis #Catalysis #Catalytic Alkyne Reactions #Chemist #Chemistry #Combinatorial chemistry #Cyclopropanation #Cyclopropane #Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms #Nanotechnology #Organic chemistry #Ring (chemistry) #Total synthesis

paper · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00798

published in Chemical Reviews 117(18), 11651-11679 (American Chemical Society)

openalex publication_date 2017/05/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

Complex molecular architectures containing cyclopropanes present significant challenges for any synthetic chemist. This review aims to highlight the strategic considerations for introduction of the cyclopropane motif in a collection of recent total syntheses. At first, an overview of the most important and widely used cyclopropanation techniques is presented, followed by a discussion of elegant approaches and clever solutions that have been developed to enable the synthesis of various unique cyclopropane natural products or use of cyclopropanes as versatile strategic intermediates.

Citations

• Biosynthesis and Metabolism of Cyclopropane Rings in Natural Compounds

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