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  • Organic synthesis
  • Catalysis
  • Medicinal chemistry

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  • Convergent C-C bond-forming reactions are crucial for efficient synthesis of complex molecules.
  • Current methods are limited, restricting strategic application in natural product synthesis.
  • There is a need for new reactivity to simplify synthetic routes and enable discovery of natural product-inspired agents.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop novel C-C bond-forming reactions beyond established methods.
  • To explore metallacycle-mediated cross-coupling for convergent synthesis.
  • To apply new reactions to the synthesis of complex natural products and drug discovery.

Main Methods:

  • Development of stereoselective intermolecular C-C bond-forming reactions.
  • Utilizing metallacycle-mediated cross-coupling with π-unsaturated substrates (alkenes, alkynes, allenes, aldehydes, imines).
  • Application of developed reactions in total synthesis and function-oriented synthesis.

Main Results:

  • Over 20 new stereoselective C-C bond-forming reactions have been defined.
  • Access to structural motifs relevant for polyketides, fatty acids, alkaloids, and terpenes.
  • Achieved the most concise synthesis of macbecin I and discovered a novel Hsp90 inhibitor.

Conclusions:

  • Metallacycle-mediated cross-coupling offers powerful new retrosynthetic strategies.
  • This approach significantly simplifies complex natural product synthesis.
  • Enables the discovery of novel therapeutic agents inspired by natural products.