Human civilization in the 21st century is largely sustained by modern chemical technologies. The raw materials used in the manufacturing of a wide range of products, from clothing to plastics and ...

The formation of chiral organic molecules from Friedel–Crafts reactions of chiral alcohols has been deemed impractical due to racemization via carbocation formation. Here we demonstrate the ...

The cyclization mechanisms involved in the biosynthesis of sesterterpenes are not fully understood. For example, there are two plausible reaction pathways for sesterfisherol biosynthesis, which differ ...