Below are four class projects displaying replacement reactions for total syntheses pulled from published literature, with the rationale for implementation defended.
Proposal 1 (Rugulovasine A): A SmI2 Catalzed Cyclization
Proposal 2 ((-)-Centrolobine): Employing a Base-Free Catalytic Wittig Reaction
Proposal 3 (Alectinib): Electrocatalytic Hydrogenation of a Terminal Alkyne
Proposal 4 ((+)-Selaginedorffone B): Carbonyl Generation and Electrophotocatalytic Olefination