New Reactions and Strategies for Natural Product Synthesis

Dear Colleagues,

Since ancient eras, natural products have been used by mankind as medicines and poisons due to their various effects on living organisms. The development of synthetic organic chemistry after the 20th century has contributed to the promotion of human health through the synthesis of both natural products and their derivatives, which have been used as pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. Nevertheless, it still remains difficult to synthesize natural products that have complex ring structures and dense functional groups. Since the synthesis of these compounds requires elaborate synthetic strategies and efficient cyclization reactions, it has become a very challenging task.

For efficient and short-step synthesis of complex natural products, synthetic studies using model compounds are often conducted. Even if the synthetic pathways do not reach natural products, significant discoveries in synthetic chemistry are often found in synthetic studies.

This Special Issue highlights new and important discoveries, especially in natural product synthesis. In particular, we invite short communications that include recent results on total synthesis-oriented reaction development, synthetic strategies, and mechanistic considerations in biosynthesis, as well as full papers that include comprehensive studies on natural product synthesis. Review articles by experts in the field are also welcome.

Dr. Takahiro Suzuki
Guest Editor

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