title: Organocatalytic syntheses of bioactive natural products.
abstract: The current scope and limitations of organocatalytic reactions and the consequences for the strategic planning of natural product syntheses are discussed. Examples from our group include the total synthesis of UCS1025A and lepidopteran sex pheromones.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Organische Chemie, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany. christmann@oc.rwth-aachen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Christmann
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001688:Biological Products; D002384:Catalysis; D002625:Chemistry, Organic / Q000379:methods*; D020650:Combinatorial Chemistry Techniques; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D007915:Lepidoptera; D008956:Models, Chemical; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D011763:Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids; C409195:UCS 1025A