A copper-catalyzed chemoselective synthesis of 4-trifluoromethyl pyrazoles via cycloaddition of 2-bromo-3,3,3-trifluoropropene with N-arylsydnones has been developed.

We herein report a concise total synthesis of (±)-stepharine and (±)-pronuciferine using readily available reagents as the starting materials. This synthesis features a three-component Catellani reaction/Au-catalyzed 6-exo-dig cyclization for the assembly of 1-methylene-THIQ scaffold and an oxidative dearomatization for constructing spiro-cyclohexadienone scaffold.

We herein report a concise total synthesis of (±)-stepharine and (±)-pronuciferine using readily available reagents as the starting materials. This synthesis features a three-component Catellani reaction/Au-catalyzed 6-exo-dig cyclization for the assembly of 1-methylene-THIQ scaffold and an oxidative dearomatization for constructing spiro-cyclohexadienone scaffold.