Along with RR Leleti, this scientist used a series of Dess-Martin oxidations to synthesize Salinosporamide A from threonine ester.
Along with RR Leleti, this scientist used a series of Dess-Martin oxidations to synthesize Salinosporamide A from threonine ester. A recent reaction developed by him involves using Indium-3 catalyzed cationic cascades to form polycycles. This man popularized the use of PCC as a gentle oxidizing agent, and he developed a series of total syntheses of prostaglandins early in his career. He also developed a method of using sulfonium ylides to from epoxides. This chemist developed a series of versatile oxazaborolidine catalysts, which can catalyze a reduction named for him, Bakshi, and Shibata.  Along with Woodward, this man pioneered the field of total synthesis, and also developed a method of visualizing a synthetic pathway by working backwards from the product. For 10 points, name this Harvard organic chemist and 1990 Nobel prizewinner who developed the method of retrosynthesis.
Along with RR Leleti, this scientist used a series of Dess-Martin oxidations to synthesize Salinosporamide A from threonine ester.
Elias James Corey