All Total synthesis articles – Page 4

Opinion
Gone to completion

2013-11-26T00:00:00Z

After a 66-step journey, Paul Docherty ponders the future of total synthesis in his final column
Opinion
Marcfortines B & C

2013-11-05T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty ponders a tasty cheeseboard as a source of synthetic inspiration
Review
More dead ends and detours en route to successful total synthesis

2013-10-28T00:00:00Z

Try, try again
Opinion
Scholarisine A

2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty marvels at a parade of intricate radical reactions
Opinion
Steviol

2013-09-02T00:00:00Z

Sculpting a molecule from a larger whole is an unusual but effective strategy, says Paul Docherty
Opinion
Melotenine A

2013-07-30T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty extols the virtues of chiral heteroatoms
Opinion
An 'Aye' for details

2013-07-10T00:00:00Z

Small steps by synthetic chemists could mean giant leaps for those who follow, says Karl Collins
Opinion
Bolivianine

2013-06-27T00:00:00Z

A complex terpene gives Paul Docherty a headache
Opinion
Pactamycin

2013-05-29T00:00:00Z

Labelling a molecule 'inaccessible to synthesis' is a red rag to a bull, says Paul Docherty
Opinion
Kingianin A

2013-05-01T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty faces his fears of frontier molecular orbital theory
Opinion
Acutumine

2013-03-22T00:00:00Z

Polycyclic acutumine ties Paul Docherty up in knots
Opinion
Lyconadin A

2013-02-28T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty tackles a serious repeat offender
Opinion
Hyperforin

2013-01-24T00:00:00Z

A flexible natural product synthesis is the key to later drug development
Opinion
Flueggine A

2013-01-02T00:00:00Z

Some exotic heterocyclic chemistry catches Paul Docherty's eye
Opinion
Pentalenolactone A methyl ester

2012-11-27T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty revises a reaction he never could quite remember
Opinion
Epicoccin G

2012-10-31T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty gets to grips with some thiodiketopiperazines
Opinion
Prostaglandin F2α

2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Paul Docherty comes face to face with an old adversary
Opinion
Amphidinolide F

2012-08-29T00:00:00Z

Symmetry in natural products isn’t always so apparent
Opinion
Marinomycin A

2012-07-27T00:00:00Z

Faced with the term ‘polymer’, most people would consider man-made materials
Feature
Stepping toward ideality

2012-07-06T00:00:00Z

James Mitchell Crow wonders what would make the perfect organic synthesis