Synthetic studies towards furanocembrane diterpenes. A total synthesis of bis-deoxylophotoxin.

Synthetic approaches to the furanocembrane family of natural products, e.g. lophotoxins, pukalides, bipinnatins, based on: i) an intramolecular cyclisation of an alpha,beta-unsaturated acyl radical intermediate into a conjugated enone, and ii) an intramolecular Stille coupling reaction involving a 2-stannylfuran and a vinyl iodide, are described.

Discovery and structure-activity relationships of novel selective norepinephrine and dual serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors.

Novel arylthiomethyl morpholines are potent selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (NERIs) and dual serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SRI/NERIs). The target compounds were prepared using a stereochemically versatile synthesis featuring an aldol condensation as the key step. One enantiomer of the 2-methoxy-substituted analogue was found to be a potent and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, whereas the opposite enantiomer was a potent dual serotonin/norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.