The Magazine of Chemistry Europe

A concise synthesis of steviamine and three of its analogues is reported before testing for glycosidase inhibition

Detailed study into the mechanism for carboxylate-assisted C−H bond activation at Pd(IV) centers has been undertaken

A straightforward method to synthesize cyclic peptides from cysteine-containing peptides

A three-step pericyclic cascade reaction sequence proves key to synthesizing the core of an insecticidal polyketide

A concise, step-economical synthesis of natural products, tatanans A–C, and their biological activity is examined

A practical procedure for the kinetic resolution of (+/-)-phenylethylamine under continuous flow conditions is developed

A method to selectively reduce alkynes to alkenes without over reduction by using a copper catalyst has been developed

A new method to synthesize fully substituted allenes by using asymmetric phase-transfer catalysis has been developed

Coumarin derivatives can prevent replication of the hepatitis C virus by inducing an interferon antiviral response