Group 16 And 17 Lewis Base Catalysis

[416] Synthesis of Enantioenriched 3,4-Disubstituted Chromans through
Lewis Base Catalyzed Carbosulfenylation (with T. Menard and A. Laverny) J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 14290-14310.

[415] Lewis Base Catalyzed, Sulfenium Ion Initiated Enantioselective, Spiroketalization Cascade (with Hilby) J. Org. Chem. 2021, 86, 14250-14289.

[404] Catalytic, Enantioselective Sulfenofunctionalization of Alkenes— Development and Recent Advances (with A. Matviitsuk, J. L. Panger) Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 19796 – 19819.

[400] Enantioselective Synthesis of γ‑Lactams by Lewis Base Catalyzed Sulfenoamidation of Alkenes (with J. L. Panger) Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 2501−2505.

[393] Preparation of a Diisopropylselenophosphoramide Catalyst and its Use in Enantioselective Sulfenoetherification (with P. Ryabchuk, H. M. Chi, A. Matviitsuk) Org. Synth. 2019, 96, 400-417.

[392] (R)-N,N‘-Dimethyl-1,1’-binaphthyldiamine (with P. Ryabchuk) Org. Synth. 2019, 96, 382-399.

[391] Enantioselective, Lewis Base-Catalyzed, Intermolecular Sulfenoamination of Alkenes (with A. Roth) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 13767−13771.

[390] Unusual Kinetic Profiles for Lewis Base-Catalyzed Sulfenocyclization of ortho-Geranylphenols in Hexafluoroisopropyl Alcohol (with K. A. Robb and S. V. Athavale) Synlett 2019, 30, 1656–1661.

[389] Enantio- and Diastereoselective, Lewis Base Catalyzed, Cascade Sulfenoacetalization of Alkenyl Aldehydes (with A. Matviitsuk) Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12486 –12490.

[384] Enantioselective, Lewis Base-Catalyzed Carbosulfenylation of Alkenylboronates by 1,2- Boronate Migration (with Z. Tao, K. A. Robb, J. L. Panger) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 15621-15625. 

[379] Enantioselective, Lewis Base-Catalyzed Sulfenocyclization of Polyenes (with Z. Tao, K. A. Robb, K. Zhou) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3569-3573.

[377] Investigating the Enantiodetermining Step of a Chiral Lewis Base Catalyzed Bromocycloetherification of Priviledged Alkenes (with D. Böse) Synlett 2018, 29, 433-439.

[373] Structural, Mechanistic, Spectroscopic, and Preparative Studies on the Lewis Base Catalyzed, Enantioselective Sulfenofunctionalization of Alkenes (with E. Hartmann) Helv. Chim. Acta 2017, 100, e1700158.

[371] Catalytic, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Sulfenoamination of Alkenes with Anilines (with H. M. Chi) J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 3826-3843.

[370] Catalytic, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Sulfenofunctionalization of Alkenes with Phenols (with D. J. P. Kornfilt) J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 3192-3222.

[367] Toward Catalytic, Enantioselective Chlorolactonization of 1,2-Disubstituted Styrenyl Carboxylic Acids (with P. Ryabchuk, Matthew T. Burk, and B. B. Gilbert) J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 10411-10423.

[355] Mechanistic, crystallographic, and computational studies on the catalytic, enantioselective sulfenofunctionalization of alkenes (with E. Hartmann, D. J. P. Kornfilt, and H. Wang) Nature Chemistry, 2014, 6, 1056-1064.

[354] Catalytic, Enantioselective Sulfenylation of Ketone-Derived Enoxysilanes (with S. Rossi, M. P. Webster, and H. Wang) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 13016-13028.

[350] Development and Mechanism of an Enantioselective Bromocycloetherification Reaction via Lewis Base/Chiral Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis (with M. T. Burk) Chirality, 2014, 26, 344-355.

[349] Lewis Base Catalyzed, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Sulfenoamination of Olefins (with H. M. Chi) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 8915-8918.

[348] Catalytic, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Carbosulfenylation of Olefins. Mechanistic Aspects: A Remarkable Case of Negative Catalysis (with H. M. Chi) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3655-3663. 

[346] Catalytic, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Carbosulfenylation of Olefins. Preparative and Stereochemical Aspects (with A. Jaunet) J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 140-171.

[341] Catalytic, Enantioselective, Intramolecular Carbosulfenylation of Olefins (with A. Jaunet) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 6419-6422.

[333] Enantioselective Bromocycloetherification by Lewis Base/Chiral Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis (with M. T. Burk) Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 256-259.

[331] Catalytic Asymmetric Thiofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes (with D. J. P. Kornfilt and T. Vogler) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 15308-15311.

[322] Lewis Base Catalysis of Bromo- and Iodolactonization, and Cycloetherification (with M. T. Burk) Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. 2010, 107, 20655-20660.

[320] Preparative and Mechanistic Studies toward the Rational Development of Catalytic, Enantioselective Selenoetherification Reactions (with D. Kalyani and W. R. Collins) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 15752-15765.

[311] On the Absolute Configurational Stability of Bromonium and Chloronium Ions (with M. T. Burk and A. J. Hoover) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 1232-1233.

[309] Synthesis and Reactivity of Enantiomerically Enriched Thiiranium Ions (with T. Vogler) Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 11737-11745.

[302] Observation of Direct Sulfenium and Selenenium Group Transfer from Thiiranium and Seleniranium Ions to Alkenes (with W. R. Collins and M. D. Cullen) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3490-3492.

[277 ] Lewis Base Activation of Lewis Acids: Development of a Lewis Base Catalyzed Selenolactonization (with W. R. Collins) Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3801-3804.

[265] On the Mechanism of the Selenolactonization Reaction with Selenenyl Halides (with M. G. Edwards) J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7293-7306.