@article{8661272856ea43a0a0bc93bf67cec7c5,
title = "A continuing challenge: N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed syntheses of γ-butyrolactones",
abstract = "Catalytic, stereoselective N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed reactions facilitate efficient construction of many different heterocyclic compounds, such as the enantioenriched 5-membered (γ) lactones highlighted in this tutorial review. Herein, various strategies to enable formal [3+2] type annulations between electrophilic carbonyl equivalents and homoenolate nucleophiles for the synthesis of γ-lactones are summarized.",
author = "Murauski, {Kathleen J.R.} and Jaworski, {Ashley A.} and Scheidt, {Karl A.}",
note = "Funding Information: Karl Scheidt is a Professor in the Departments of Chemistry and Pharmacology at Northwestern University. He is director of NU{\textquoteright}s Center for Molecular Innovation and Drug Discovery, an American Cancer Society Research Scholar, a recipient of an NSF CAREER Award, and a Fellow of the AAAS, the Sloan Foundation, and the Royal Society of Chemistry. His group has pioneered the development of N- heterocyclic carbene catalysis and related cooperative strategies inspired by nature. Current research directions in his laboratory are heavily involved in leveraging the areas of catalysis, chemical synthesis and bioorganic chemistry for translational research. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.",
year = "2018",
month = mar,
day = "7",
doi = "10.1039/c7cs00386b",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "47",
pages = "1773--1782",
journal = "Chemical Society Reviews",
issn = "0306-0012",
publisher = "Royal Society of Chemistry",
number = "5",
}