Organocatalyzed C-C Ring Construction: The Gleason Synthesis of 3-Oxoisotaxodione
Hai-Chao Xu of Xiamen University used a phenothiazine-based catalyst to mediate the oxidative cyclization of the amide 1 to the cyclopropane 2 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2343. DOI:…