Dissertations


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68. Meagan E. Hackey, 2024

Development of Mutually Orthogonal Catalytic Click Processes that Forge Functional Linkages


67. Ryan P. Ponzi, 2023

Catalytic Transformations Designed to Facilitate Diversity-Oriented Synthesis


66. Tobias P. Koengeter, 2022

Trisubstituted Alkenes through Stereoretentive Cross-Metathesis for Natural Product Synthesis


65. Katherine Lounsbury, 2022

New Catalytic Strategies for Drug Discovery


64. Yucheng Mu, 2021

Reaching for the High-Hanging Fruits in Olefin Metathesis


63. Chaofan Xu, 2020

New Ru-Based Catalysts and Strategies for Kinetically Controlled Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis


62. Yuebiao Zhou, 2020

New Strategies for the Development of Catalytic Regio- and Enantioselective Allylic Substitution and Conjugate Addition Reactions


61. Ryan J. Morrison, 2020

Development and Application of Methods for Enantioselective Synthesis of Amines and Alcohols


60. Diana C. Fager, 2020

Catalytic Enantioselective Additions of Allyl Moieties to α-Halomethyl Ketones, Trifluoromethyl Substituted NH-Ketimines, and Nitriles


59. Shaochen Zhang, 2020

Enantioselective and Diastereodivergent Conversion of Nitriles to Homoallylic Amines and Alcohols


58. Malte S. Mikus, 2019

Mechanistic Studies, Catalyst Development, and Reaction Design in Olefin Metathesis


57. Farid W. van der Mei, 2018

Proton-Activated Cataysts for Efficient and Practical Enantioselective Syntheses


56. Thach T. Nguyen, 2018

Practical and Steroselective Synthesis of Alkenes through Catalytic Cross-Metathesis


55. KyungA Lee, 2018

Chiral Ammonium-Organoboron Complexes as Catalysts for Enantioselective C–C Bond Formation


54. Elsie Yu, 2018

Catalytic Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis for Natural Product Synthesis


53. Nicholas Mszar, 2017

Catalytic Enantioselective Allylation of Imines and Trifluoroketones Using New and Underutilized Organoboron Reagents


52. Jaehee Lee, 2017

Expedient Synthesis of Organoboronates through Catalytic Enantioselective Alkene Functionalization


51. Ying Shi, 2017

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Substitutions and Conjugate Additions Promoted by Chiral Sulfonate- or Alkoxy-containing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes


50. Ming Joo Koh, 2017

Stereoselective Synthesis of High-value Alkenes through Catalytic Olefin Metathesis


49. Suttipol Radomkit, 2016

New Concepts, Catalysts, and Methods for Enantioselective Synthesis of C–B and C–C Bonds


48. Hwanjong Jang, 2016

Efficient and Selective Synthesis of Multifunctional Organoborons Promoted by Cu-based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes


47. Kevin P. McGrath, 2016

Enantioselective Methods for Allylic Substitution and Conjugate Addition Reactions Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Copper Complexes


46. Tyler J. Mann, 2016

Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis Reactions Catalyzed by Molybdenum Complexes


45. Hao Wu, 2015

Catalytic Enantioselective Formations of C-B, C-C and C-Si Bonds by Organic Molecules or Transition-metal Complexes


44. Fanke Meng, 2015

Design of Copper-Catalzyed Multicomponent Reactions and Applications to Natural Product Synthesis


43. Rana Kashif M. Khan, 2014

New Concepts, Catalysts, and Methods in Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis


42. Dan Silverio, 2014

Development of Amino Acid-Derived Ligands for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Amines and Alcohols


41. Miao Yu, 2014

Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis Reactions for Natural Product Synthesis


40. Fang Gao, 2013

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Substitution Reactions with Organoaluminum and Boron based Reagents Promoted by Chiral Sulfonate Bearing N-Heterocyclic Carbenes


39. Erika M. Vieira, 2013

Development of New Catalysts and Concepts for Enantioselective Synthesis of Amines and Alcohols


38. Jennifer A. Dabrowski, 2013

Development of Selective Methods to Form C-C Bonds. Enantioselective Formation of Tertiary and Quaternary Stereogenic Centers


37. Robert V. O’Brien, 2012

The Development of New Catalysts, Concepts, and Methods for Stereoselective Olefin Metathesis


36. Jeannette M. O’Brien, 2012

New Catalysts and Catalytic Methods for Cycloadditions and Conjugate Additions to Alpha,Beta-Unsaturated Carbonyls


35. Tricia L. May, 2011

Copper-based n-heterocyclic carbene complexes for catalytic enantioselective conjugate additions of alkyl-,aryl- and vinyl-based nucleophiles to form all-carbon quaternary stereogenic centers


34. Adil R. Zhugralin, 2011

Combined Theoretical and Experimental Investigation of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Lewis Base Catalysts and as Ancillary Ligands in Ru-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis. Mechanistic Investigation of Fluxional Behavior of Ru-Based Olefin Metathesis Catalysts


33. Steven J. Malcolmson, 2010

A New Class of Highly Reactive and Stereoselective Stereogenic-at-Mo Catalysts for Olefin Metathesis


32. Kang Sang Lee, 2010

New Concepts and Catalysts for Enantioselective Synthesis of C-C, C-Si, and C-B Bonds


31. Yunmi Lee, 2010

Site- and Enantioselective C-C and C-B Bond Forming Reactions Catalyzed by Cu-, Mg-, Zn- or Al-Based N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complexes


30. M. Kevin Brown, 2008

Cu-Catalyzed Enantioselective Conjugate Additions of Organometal Reagents to Unsaturated Carbonyls: an Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Clavirolide C


29. Laura C. Wieland, 2008

Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of O- and N-Substituted Quaternary Carbon Stereogenic Centers


28. Alex G. Cortez, 2008

Development of New Methods for Catalytic Enantioselective Olefin Metathesis


27. Dennis G. Gillingham, 2007

Metal-Based Asymmetric Catalysis with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands and Lessons in Asymmetric Catalysis from a Total Synthesis of Baconipyrone C


26. Elizabeth S. Sattely, 2007

Cyclic Amines and Amides through Mo-Catalyzed Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis; a Total Synthesis of Quebrachamine


25. Monica A. Kacprzynski, 2007

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Additions of Organozinc Reagents to Activated Olefins


24. Laura A. Akullian, 2007

Discovery and Development of New Catalysts for the Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Amines and Tertiary Ketoalcohols


23. Alexander W. Hird, 2006

New Methods for Catalytic Enantioselective Conjugate Addition of Dialkylzinc Reagents to Unsaturated Carbonyls: Discovery and Use of New Catalysts


22. Joshua J. Van Veldhuizen, 2005

Development of Chiral N-Heterocyclic Carbenes for Asymmetric Ruthenium-Based Olefin Metathesis


21. Kerry E. Murphy, 2005

Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Allylic Alkylation with Alkylmetals


20. Nathan S. Josephsohn, 2005

Silver-Based Chiral Catalysts for Enantioselective Aza-Diels-Alder and Mannich Reactions and Mechanism of Ti-Catalyzed Strecker Reaction


19. Jesper A. Jernelius, 2005

Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis. New Catalysts and Methods


18. Steven B. Garber, 2004

Chiral and Achiral Recyclable Ruthenium-Based Metathesis Catalysts


17. Sylvia J. Degrado, 2004

Catalytic Asymmetric Conjugate Additions of Alkylzincs to Unsaturated Carbonyls


16. Gabriel S. Weatherhead, 2004

Desymmetrization through Asymmetric Olefin Metathesis and Applications towards the Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Africanol


15. Jason S. Kingsbury, 2003

Recyclable and Chiral Ruthenium-Based Metathesis Catalysts for Organic and Combinatorial Synthesis


14. Courtney A. Luchaco-Cullis, 2002

New Methods for Catalytic Asymmetric Addition of Carbon Nucleophiles to Olefins


13. Judith de Armas Kuntz, 2002

Olefins as Alkylating Agents: Zirconium-Catalyzed Electrophilic Olefin Alkylations in Stereoslective Organic Synthesis


12. Kevin W. Kuntz, 2001

Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Amino Acids and Macrocyclic Peptides: Application towards an Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Complestatin


11. Dustin R. Cefalo, 2001

Molybdenum-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkene Metathesis and Applications to Organic Synthesis


10. Daniel S. La, 2000

Enantioselective Synthesis through Catalytic Metathesis


9. Jeffery A. Adams, 2000

Zirconium- Catalyzed Asymmetric Formation of C-C Bonds


8. Nicola M. Heron, 1998

Metal-Catalyzed and Metal Mediated C-C Bond Forming Reactions


7. Charles W. Johannes, 1998

Development of Catalytic Asymmetric C-C Bond Forming Reactions; Applications in Organic Synthesis


6. Michael S. Visser, 1997

Zirconium-Catalyzed Kinetic Resolution and Application to the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (S,R,R,R)-Nebivolol


5. Zhongmin Xu , 1996

Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Antifungal Agent SCH 38516


4. Mary T. Didiuk, 1996

Design and Development of New, Catalytic Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions Using Zirconium and Nickel


3. James P. Morken, 1995

Zirconium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Carbomagnesation Reaction


2. Ahmad F. Houri, 1995

Zirconium-Catalyzed Carbomagnesation Reaction. Development and Application in Synthesis


1. Michael R. Hale, 1994

Siloxanes as Templates in Asymmetric Synthesis: Studies Directed Towards the Total Synthesis of Rapamycin