- No products in the cart.
SnAP Reagents- January- Reagent of the month
SnAP Reagents- Introduction SnAP (Stannane Amine Protocol) reagents are a class of organotin building blocks for synthesis of saturated N-heterocycles that often find use in medicinal chemistry in one step […]
Reagent of the month November– Evans oxazolidinones
Evans oxazolidinones Evans oxazolidinones are a class of chiral auxiliaries discovered by David A. Evans in 1982 for stereoselective alpha alkylation reactions (https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00370a050), but their applications have expanded significantly since […]
Schwartz’s reagent – Reagent of the month August
Schwartz’s reagent – Reagent of the month August Zirconocene chloride hydride (Schwartz’s reagent, Figure 1) is an organozirconium compound used in a wide range of organic reactions. Preparation of Schwartz’s […]
Yamaguchi reagent – Reagent of the month June
Yamaguchi reagent – Reagent of the month June 2,4,6-trichlorobenzoyl chloride (TCBCl), also known as Yamaguchi reagent (Figure 1) is a reagent that is employed in an esterification process devised by […]
Reagent of the month – April- Tebbe and Petasis reagents
Tebbe and Petasis reagents μ-Chloro[di(cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-yl)]dimethyl(μ-methylene)titaniumaluminum (Tebbe reagent, Figure 1) is an organometallic reagent used to methylenation of carbonyl compounds. The main advantage of the Tebbe reagent over the traditional Wittig […]
Reagent of the month – March – Seyferth-Gilbert and Bestmann-Ohira reagents
Reagent of the month – March – Seyferth-Gilbert and Bestmann-Ohira reagents Dimethyl(1-diazomethyl)phosphonate (Seyferth–Gilbert reagent, Figure 1) is a homologation reagent used to convert aryl ketones and some aldehydes into alkynes […]
Reagent of the month – CBS oxazaborolidine
Reagent of the month – CBS oxazaborolidine The Corey-Bakshi-Shibata (CBS) catalyst is an organocatalyst that is used in asymmetric ketone reductions (Corey-Itsuno reduction). The structure of the CBS oxazaborolidine catalyst […]
An introduction to RNA caps
An introduction to RNA caps Protein synthesis is a critical biological process that is divided into two parts. A segment of DNA encoding a specific protein (a gene) is copied […]
Reagent of the month – Amberlyst 15 ® resin
Reagent of the month – Amberlyst 15 ® resin Many synthetic applications use acidic catalysis, but having an extra compound in solution to serve as a catalyst, such as TsOH […]
Reagent of the month – November – Langlois reagent
Reagent of the month – November – Langlois reagent Trifluormehylation is an effective technique to increase drug candidate solubility and lipophilicity, and so strategies for adding the CF3 group are […]