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Multifaceted study on a cytochalasin scaffold: lessons on reactivity, multidentate catalysis and anticancer properties [Hot paper]
Mehdi Zaghouani, Oscar Gayraud, Vincent Jactel, Sébastien PRévost, Ambre Dezaire, Michèle Sabbah, Alexandre Escargueil, Thanh-Lan Lai, Christophe le Clainche, Nathalie Rocques, Stéphane Romero, Alexis Gautreau, Florent Blanchard, Gilles Frison and Bastien Nay
Chemistry – A European Journal 2018, doi: 10.1002/chem.201804023
Bioinspired Adventures in the Total Synthesis of Mixed Polyketide–Nonribosomal Peptide Natural Products
B. Nay,* M. Zaghouani, B. Laroche, S. Prévost, X.-W. Li, A. Ear, N. Riache
in Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis, Vol. 13 (2017), M. Harmata (Ed.), Academic Press-Elsevier, pp. 55-80, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-811790-3.00003-1.
Harnessing the potential diversity of resinic diterpenes through visible light-induced sensitized oxygenation coupled to Kornblum-DeLaMare and Hock reactions
B. Laroche and B. Nay*
Organic Chemistry Frontiers 2017, 4, 2412-2416, DOI: 10.1039/C7QO00633K
Recommended among Organic Chemistry Frontiers HOT articles for 2017
A reactive eremophilane and its antibacterial 2(1H)‑naphthalenone rearrangement product, witnesses of a microbial chemical warfare
S. Amand, M. Vallet, L. Guedon, G. Genta-Jouve, F. Wien, S. Mann, J. Dupont, S. Prado* and B. Nay*
Organic Letters 2017, 19(15), 4038–4041, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01788 PDF
Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Distaminolyne A and Revision of its Absolute Configuration
D.-Y. Sun, G.-Y. Han, J.-X. Gong, B. Nay, X.-W. Li,* Y.-W. Guo*
Organic Letters 2017, 19(3), 714–717, doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b03892
Book chapter: From Biosyntheses to Total Syntheses: an Introduction
B. Nay, X.-W. Li
in From Biosynthesis to Synthesis: Tactics and Strategies for Natural Products. A. Zografos (Ed.). Wiley: New York (2016); pp. 1-18.
ISBN: 978-1-118-75173-2
First Total Synthesis, Structure Revision and Natural History of the Smallest Cytochalasin: (+) Periconiasin G
M. Zaghouani, C. Kunz, L. Guédon, F. Blanchard, B. Nay*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2016, 22, 15257–15260, doi: 10.1002/chem.201603734
3-Acylated tetramic and tetronic acids as natural metal binders: myth or reality?
M. Zaghouani and B. Nay*
Natural Product Reports 2016, 33, 540-548, DOI: 10.1039/c5np00144g.
Ring-closing enyne metathesis of terminal alkynes with propargylic hindrance
B. Laroche, M. Detraz, A. Blond, L. Dubost, P. Mailliet, B. Nay*
The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2015, 80(10), 5359–5363.
Direct biosynthetic cyclization of a distorted paracyclophane highlighted by double isotopic labelling of L-tyrosine
A. Ear, S. Amand, F. Blanchard, A. Blond, L. Dubost, D. Buisson,* B. Nay*
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 2015, 13, 3662-3666.
Y. Katsuyama, X.-W. Li, R. Müller, B. Nay*
ChemBioChem 2014, 15, 2349–2352.
Transition metal-promoted biomimetic steps in total synthesis
X.-W. Li, B. Nay*
Natural Product Reports 2014 (special issue: Synthesis III), 31(4), 533-549.
Bio-inspired formal synthesis of hirsutellones A-C featuring an electrophilic cyclization triggered by remote Lewis acid-activation
X.-W. Li, A. Ear, L. Roger, N. Riache, A. Deville, B. Nay*
Chemistry – A European Journal 2013, 19, 16389-16393.
Synthesis and biological activities of the respiratory chain inhibitor aurachin D and new ring versus chain analogues
X.-W. Li, J. Herrmann, Y. Zang, P. Grellier, S. Prado, R. Müller,* B. Nay*
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013 (special issue: Synthesis and Biosynthesis), 9, 1551-1558 (invited article).
Asymmetric synthesis of the oxygenated polycyclic system of (+)-harringtonolide
H. Abdelkafi, P. Herson, B. Nay*
Organic Letters 2012, 1270–1273.
Top-ten of uploaded articles in January-March 2012.
Book: Biomimetic Organic Synthesis
E. Poupon et B. Nay (Eds)
Wiley-VCH: Weinheim (2011), ISBN: 978-3-527-32580-1
Comment by M. Kalesse in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 583.