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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