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The total synthesis of (±)-isocembrene 1, a naturally occurring cembrene diterpenoid, has been achieved via a unified, convergent and highly efficient strategy by imploying an intramolecular Stille sp2–sp2 macrocyclization as the key step and it presents an ideal opportunity to extend the effectiveness of the tactic for both 1,3-diene construction and macrocycle formation.

Efficient syntheses of 4(1H)-quinolone 1 and 4-chloroquinoline 2 by thermolysis of arylaminomethylene Meldrum's acid derivative starting from 2-nitrophenyl acetic acid.

A stereoselectively total synthesis of nerylgeraniol-18-oic acid from geraniol was described. The key steps were the iodization- rearrangement of 2, 3-epoxy alcohol 4, stereoselective Claisen rearrangement and Horner-Emmons olefination reaction.