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Total syntheses of (+)-bernumidine and its unnatural enantiomer were accomplished through chemoenzymatic dynamic kinetic resolution and ruthenium(II)-catalyzed enantioselective hydrogenation, which provided (R)-salsolidine propyl carbamate and N-acetyl (S)-salsolidine in high yields and enantiomeric excesses, respectively. Both enantiomers of salsolidine were accessed and converted into (+)- and (−)-bernumidine via simple and efficient transformations.

Total synthesis of ( R )-aporphine has been accomplished by an approach that employs in the key step a sequence of transformations involving a [4+2] cycloaddition reaction followed by a hydrogen migration, leading to aporphine core in good yield, which was subjected to a 1D gradient NOE experiment, conformational analysis, and simple transformations, including a small scale resolution process, to afford enantiomerically enriched aporphine alkaloid.

The reaction of aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds with molecular iodine in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide using water without any co-solvent at 50 °C for 24 h produced versatile iodinated organic molecules with potential application in organic synthesis and medicine in very good yields. In addition, a mechanistic investigation for the iodination process was carried out by mass spectrometry.

The reaction between 2,6-dihalophenols and 2-(trimethylsilyl)aryl triflates in the presence of CsF using acetonitrile as solvent at room temperature led to the formation of functionalized diaryl ethers in very good yields.

Z-Vinylic tellurides react with metal acetylides under nickel complexes catalysis to give Z-enynes and Z-enediynes in good yields.

The ring opening reaction of N-tosyl aziridines with dilithium arylthienylcyanocuprates generated from arylbutyltellurides produced phenethylamine derivatives in good to excellent yields.