Seminar
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 - 12:00am
Professor Alison Frontier of the University of Rochester will be presenting
"Stereocontrolled Reactions for Complex Molecule Synthesis"
on April 12, 2017 at 4:10 PM in Neville Hall, Room 003.
Abstract:
Bioactive polycyclic compounds are derived from both natural sources and from purely synthetic approaches. Non-natural polycyclic small molecules with novel scaffolds are sought after as potential leads in the drug discovery process. The development of reaction cascades for synthesizing complex natural and non-natural bioactive small molecules will be described. The strategies capitalize upon electrocyclic reactions, cationic rearrangements, and multistep cascades that occur with high levels of stereochemical control.