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Silver(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cuneanes from Cubanes and their Investigation as Isosteres (2023)
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Smith, E., Jones, K. D., O’Brien, L., Argent, S. P., Salome, C., Lefebvre, Q., …Lam, H. W. (2023). Silver(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cuneanes from Cubanes and their Investigation as Isosteres. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(30), 16365-16373. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c03207

Bridged or caged polycyclic hydrocarbons have rigid structures that project substituents into precise regions of 3D space, making them attractive as linking groups in materials science and as building blocks for medicinal chemistry. The efficient syn... Read More about Silver(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cuneanes from Cubanes and their Investigation as Isosteres.

Hydroperoxide-Mediated Degradation of Acetonitrile in the Lithium–Air Battery (2023)
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McNulty, R. C., Jones, K. D., Holc, C., Jordan, J. W., Bruce, P. G., Walsh, D. A., …Johnson, L. R. (2023). Hydroperoxide-Mediated Degradation of Acetonitrile in the Lithium–Air Battery. Advanced Energy Materials, 13(3), Article 2300579. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202300579

Understanding and eliminating degradation of the electrolyte solution is arguably the major challenge in the development of high energy density lithium–air batteries. The use of acetonitrile provides cycle stability comparable to current state-of-the... Read More about Hydroperoxide-Mediated Degradation of Acetonitrile in the Lithium–Air Battery.

Diphosphoryl‐functionalized Polyoxometalates: Structurally and Electronically Tunable Hybrid Molecular Materials (2023)
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Amin, S. S., Jones, K. D., Kibler, A. J., Damian, H. A., Cameron, J. M., Butler, K. S., …Newton, G. N. (2023). Diphosphoryl‐functionalized Polyoxometalates: Structurally and Electronically Tunable Hybrid Molecular Materials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62(23), Article e202302446. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202302446

Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a new class of hybrid Wells–Dawson polyoxometalate (POM) containing a diphosphoryl group (P2O6X) of the general formula [P2W17O57(P2O6X)]6− (X=O, NH, or CR1R2). Modifying the bridging unit X was... Read More about Diphosphoryl‐functionalized Polyoxometalates: Structurally and Electronically Tunable Hybrid Molecular Materials.

Electronic Structure and Photoactivity of Organoarsenic Hybrid Polyoxometalates (2023)
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Kibler, A. J., Tsang, N., Winslow, M., Argent, S. P., Lam, H. W., Robinson, D., & Newton, G. N. (2023). Electronic Structure and Photoactivity of Organoarsenic Hybrid Polyoxometalates. Inorganic Chemistry, 62(8), 3585-3591. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04249

Organofunctionalization of polyoxometalates (POMs) allows the preparation of hybrid molecular systems with tunable electronic properties. Currently, there are only a handful of approaches that allow for the fine-tuning of POM frontier molecular orbit... Read More about Electronic Structure and Photoactivity of Organoarsenic Hybrid Polyoxometalates.

A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis (2023)
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Rit, R., Li, H., Argent, S. P., Wheelhouse, K. M., Woodward, S., & Lam, H. W. (2023). A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis. Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis, 365(10), 1629-1639. https://doi.org/10.1002/adsc.202300039

Chiral dienes are important ligands in asymmetric catalysis but they are less accessible than other commonly used ligands such as chiral bisphosphines. Here, we show that intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloaddition of a simply attained chiral allenecarboxan... Read More about A Scalable Synthesis of Chiral Himbert Diene Ligands for Asymmetric Catalysis.

Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton (2022)
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Gorbachev, D., Smith, E., Argent, S. P., Newton, G. N., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(50), Article e202201478. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202201478

The synthesis of new morphinan opioids by the addition of photochemically generated carbon-centered radicals to substrates containing an enone in the morphinan C-ring, is described. Using tetrabutylammonium decatungstate (TBADT) as a hydrogen atom tr... Read More about Synthesis of New Morphinan Opioids by TBADT‐Catalyzed Photochemical Functionalization at the Carbon Skeleton.

Frontispiece: Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents (2022)
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Gillbard, S. M., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Frontispiece: Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(18), Article e202281862. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202281862

This review summarizes recent progress in nickel-catalyzed arylative cyclizations of alkyne- and allene-tethered electrophiles using arylboron reagents, which are useful methods for the preparation of diverse carbo- and heterocyclic products. In many... Read More about Frontispiece: Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents.

Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates (2022)
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O'Brien, L., Argent, S. P., Ermanis, K., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 61(22), Article e202202305. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202202305

Gold(I)-catalyzed nucleophilic allylations of pyridinium and quinolinium ions with allylboronates are reported. Transmetalation of the allylboronate with gold produces nucleophilic allylgold(I) species that add to the 4-position of the azinium ion wi... Read More about Gold(I)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Allylation of Azinium Ions with Allylboronates.

Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents (2022)
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Gillbard, S. M., & Lam, H. W. (2022). Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents. Chemistry - A European Journal, 28(18), Article e202104230. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202104230

The use of arylboron reagents in metal-catalyzed domino addition–cyclization reactions is a well-established strategy for the preparation of diverse, highly functionalized carbo- and heterocyclic products. Although rhodium- and palladium-based cataly... Read More about Nickel‐Catalyzed Arylative Cyclizations of Alkyne‐ and Allene‐Tethered Electrophiles using Arylboron Reagents.

Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed anti-arylmetallative cyclizations onto acyclic electron-deficient alkenes (2021)
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Gillbard, S. M., Green, H., Argent, S. P., & Lam, H. W. (2021). Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed anti-arylmetallative cyclizations onto acyclic electron-deficient alkenes. Chemical Communications, 57(36), 4436-4439. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1cc01166a

Enantioselective nickel-catalyzed reactions of (hetero)arylboronic acids or alkenylboronic acids with substrates containing an alkyne tethered to various acyclic electron-deficient alkenes are described.

Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones (2021)
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Green, H., Argent, S., & Lam, H. (2021). Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones. Chemistry - A European Journal, 27(19), 5897-5900. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202100143

Domino reactions involving nickel?catalyzed additions of (hetero)arylboronic acids to alkynes, followed by cyclization of the alkenylnickel intermediates onto tethered acyclic ketones to give chiral tertiary?alcohol?containing products in high enanti... Read More about Enantioselective Nickel?Catalyzed anti ?Arylmetallative Cyclizations onto Acyclic Ketones.

Catalytic enantioselective arylative cyclizations of alkynyl 1,3-diketones by 1,4-rhodium(i) migration (2020)
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Groves, A., Sun, J., Parke, H. R. I., Callingham, M., Argent, S. P., Taylor, L. J., & Lam, H. W. (2020). Catalytic enantioselective arylative cyclizations of alkynyl 1,3-diketones by 1,4-rhodium(i) migration. Chemical Science, 11(10), 2759–2764. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9sc06309a

The enantioselective synthesis of densely functionalized polycarbocycles by the rhodium(I)-catalyzed reaction of arylboronic acids with 1,3-diketones is described. The key step in these desymmetrizing domino addition–cyclization reactions is an alken... Read More about Catalytic enantioselective arylative cyclizations of alkynyl 1,3-diketones by 1,4-rhodium(i) migration.

Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration (2019)
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O'Brien, L., Karad, S. N., Lewis, W., & Lam, H. W. (2019). Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration. Chemical Communications, 55(76), 11366-11369. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9cc05205d

The synthesis of functionalized 1-tetralones by the rhodium(I)-catalyzed reaction of alkynyl malonates with arylboronic acids is described. These arylative cyclizations proceed via an alkenyl-to-aryl 1,4-Rh(I) migration as a key step. Preliminary res... Read More about Rhodium-catalyzed arylative cyclization of alkynyl malonates by 1,4-rhodium(I) migration.

Iridium-catalyzed 1,5-(aryl)aminomethylation of 1,3-enynes by alkenyl-to-allyl 1,4-iridium(I) migration (2018)
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Ruscoe, R. E., Callingham, M., Baker, J. A., Korkis, S. E., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Iridium-catalyzed 1,5-(aryl)aminomethylation of 1,3-enynes by alkenyl-to-allyl 1,4-iridium(I) migration. Chemical Communications, 55(6), 838-841. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc09238a

A novel multicomponent coupling reaction involving the iridium-catalyzed 1,5-difunctionalization of 1,3-enynes with arylboronic acids and triazinanes is described. A key step in this 1,5-(aryl)aminomethylation reaction is the alkenyl-to-allyl 1,4-iri... Read More about Iridium-catalyzed 1,5-(aryl)aminomethylation of 1,3-enynes by alkenyl-to-allyl 1,4-iridium(I) migration.

Nickel-catalyzed, ligand-free, diastereoselective synthesis of 3-methyleneindan-1-ols (2018)
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Panchal, H., Clarke, C., Bell, C., Karad, S. N., Lewis, W., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Nickel-catalyzed, ligand-free, diastereoselective synthesis of 3-methyleneindan-1-ols. Chemical Communications, 54(87), 12389-12392. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8cc06388e

Nickel-catalyzed, highly diastereoselective annulations between activated allenes and 2-acetylarylboronic acid or 2-formylarylboronic acids are reported. No ligand for nickel is required, and the reactions proceed efficiently at room temperature to g... Read More about Nickel-catalyzed, ligand-free, diastereoselective synthesis of 3-methyleneindan-1-ols.

Synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles by nickel-catalyzed arylative cyclizations of N-tosyl alkynamides (2018)
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Gillbard, S. M., Chung, C., Karad, S. N., Panchal, H., Lewis, W., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles by nickel-catalyzed arylative cyclizations of N-tosyl alkynamides. Chemical Communications, 54(83), 11769-11772. doi:10.1039/c8cc06649c

The synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles by the nickel-catalyzed reaction of N-tosylalkynamides with arylboronic acids is reported. These reactions are triggered by alkyne arylnickelation, followed by cyclization of the resulting alkenylnickel spec... Read More about Synthesis of multisubstituted pyrroles by nickel-catalyzed arylative cyclizations of N-tosyl alkynamides.

Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking (2018)
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Martínez, J. I., Groves, A., Martinez, J. I., Smith, J. J., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking. Chemistry - A European Journal, 24(51), 13432-13436. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201803574

Metal migration through a carbon chain is a versatile method for achieving remote functionalization. However, almost all known examples involve the overall net migration of alkylmetal species. Here, we report that allylrhodium species obtained from h... Read More about Remote Nucleophilic Allylation by Allylrhodium Chain Walking.

Enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclopent-2-enones by nickel-catalyzed desymmetrization of malonate esters (2018)
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Karad, S. N., Panchal, H., Clarke, C., Lewis, W., & Lam, H. W. (2018). Enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclopent-2-enones by nickel-catalyzed desymmetrization of malonate esters. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 57(29), 9122-9125. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201805578

The enantioselective synthesis of highly functionalized chiral cyclopent‐2‐enones by the reaction of alkynyl malonate esters with arylboronic acids is described. These desymmetrizing arylative cyclizations are catalyzed by a chiral phosphinooxazoline... Read More about Enantioselective synthesis of chiral cyclopent-2-enones by nickel-catalyzed desymmetrization of malonate esters.