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2013 - 2009

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroarylation, Amidoarylation, and Heck-type Reaction: Three Distinct Pathways Determined by an Amide Directing Group

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Tyler A. Davis, Todd K. Hyster, Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2013, 52, 14181-14185

Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation Mediated Synthesis of Isoquinolones from Amides and Cyclopropenes

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Todd K. Hyster, Tomislav Rovis

SYNLETT, 2013, 24, 1842-1844

SNAr-Derived Decomposition By-products Involving Pentafluorophenyl Triazolium Carbenes

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Xiaodan Zhao, Garrett S. Glover, Kevin M. Oberg, Derek M. Dalton, Tomislav Rovis

SYNLETT, 2013, 24, 1229-1232

Asymmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Addition of Enals to Nitroalkenes: Controlling Stereochemistry via the Homoenolate Reactivity Pathway To Access delta-Lactams

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Nicholas A. White, Daniel A. DiRocco, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2013, 135, 8504-8507

Catalytic, Asymmetric Indolizidinone Aza-Quaternary Stereocenter Synthesis: Expedient Synthesis of the Cylindricine Alkaloid Core

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Derek M. Dalton, Tomislav Rovis

ORGANIC LETTERS, 2013, 15, 2346-2349

A Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Polysubstituted Piperidines Using a Rhodium(I)-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition Employing a Cleavable Tether

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Timothy J. Martin, Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2013, 52, 5368-5371

A Coupling of Benzamides and Donor/Acceptor Diazo Compounds To Form gamma-Lactams via Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation

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Todd K. Hyster, Kyle E. Ruhl, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2013, 135, 5364-5367

Enantioselective Synthesis of the Tricyclic Core of FR901483 Featuring a Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition

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Stephane Perreault; Tomislav Rovis

SYNTHESIS, 2013, 45, 719-728

Perfluorinated Taddol phosphoramidite as an L,Z-ligand on Rh(I) and Co(-I): evidence for bidentate coordination via metal-C6F5 interaction

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Derek M. Dalton; Anthony K. Rapp; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2013, 4, 2062-2070

A photoisomerization-coupled asymmetric Stetter reaction: application to the total synthesis of three diastereomers of (-)-cephalimysin A

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Stephen P. Lathrop; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2013, 4, 1668-1673

Asymmetric NHC-Catalyzed Synthesis of a-Fluoroamides From Readily Accessible a-Fluoroenals

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Philip Wheeler; Harit U. Vora; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2013, 4, 1674-1679

Rh(III)-Catalyzed Regioselective Synthesis of Pyridines from Alkenes and alpha,beta-Unsaturated Oxime Esters

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Jamie M. Neely; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2013, 135, 66-69

Biotinylated Rh(III) Complexes in Engineered Streptavidin for Accelerated Asymmetric C-H Activation

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Todd K. Hyster; Livia Knorr; Thomas R. Ward; Tomislav Rovis

SCIENCE, 2012, 338, 500-503

An Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,2,4-Trioxane Anticancer Agents via Desymmetrization of Peroxyquinols through a Bronsted Acid Catalysis Cascade

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David M. Rubush; Michelle A. Morges; Barbara J. Rose; Douglas H. Thamm; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2012, 134, 13554-13557

Exploiting Acyl and Enol Azolium Intermediates via N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Reactions of alpha-Reducible Aldehydes

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Harit U. Vora; Philip Wheeler; Tomislav Rovis

ADVANCED SYNTHESIS & CATALYSIS, 2012, 354, 1617-1639

Catalytic Asymmetric alpha-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2012, 134, 8094-8097

Isolable Analogues of the Breslow Intermediate Derived from Chiral Triazolylidene Carbenes

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Kevin M. Oberg, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2012, 134, 6143-6145

N-Heterocyclic-Carbene-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxidative Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions with Simple Aliphatic Aldehydes

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Xiaodan Zhao; Kyle E. Ruhl; Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2012, 51, 12330-12333

Catalytic Asymmetric Cross-Aza-Benzoin Reactions of Aliphatic Aldehydes with N-Boc-Protected Imines

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2012, 51, 5904-5906

Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reactions of Enolizable Aldehydes with Nitrostyrenes: Computational Study Provides Insight into the Success of the Catalyst

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Elizabeth L. Noey; K. N. Houk; Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2012, 51, 2391-2394

N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Bronsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis of trans-gamma-Lactams

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Xiaodan Zhao; Daniel A. DiRocco ; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2011, 133, 12466-12469

Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Enals with Nitroalkenes: Enhancement of Catalytic Efficiency through Bifunctional Additives

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2011, 133, 10402-10405

Quantum Mechanical Investigation of the Effect of Catalyst Fluorination in the Intermolecular Asymmetric Stetter Reaction

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Joann M. Um; Daniel A. DiRocco; Elizabeth L. Noey; Tomislav Rovis; K. N. Houk

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2011, 133, 11249-11254

Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [4+2] Cycloaddition of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Imines and Isocyanates

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Kevin M. Oberg; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2011, 133, 4785-4787

Mechanistic Investigation of the Enantioselective Intramolecular Stetter Reaction: Proton Transfer Is the First Irreversible Step

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Jennifer L. Moore; Anthony P. Silvestri; Javier Read de Alaniz; Daniel A. DiRocco; Tomislav Rovis

ORGANIC LETTERS, 2011, 13, 1742-1745

Organocatalytic Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkenes

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Daniel A. DiRocco; Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE-INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2011, 50, 7982-7983

Rhodium(III)-catalyzed oxidative carbonylation of benzamides with carbon monoxide

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Ya Du; Todd. K. Hyster; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2011, 47, 12074-12076

Pyridine synthesis from oximes and alkynes via rhodium(III) catalysis: Cp* and Cp-t provide complementary selectivity

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Todd. K. Hyster; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS, 2011, 47, 11846-11848

Enamine/carbene cascade catalysis in the diastereo- and enantioselective synthesis of functionalized cyclopentanones

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Kerem E. Ozboya; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2011, 2, 1835-1838

An improved catalyst architecture for rhodium(III) catalyzed C-H activation and its application to pyridone synthesis

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Todd. K. Hyster; Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SCIENCE, 2011, 2, 1606-1610

Multicatalytic, asymmetric Michael/Stetter reaction of salicylaldehydes and activated alkynes

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Claire M. Filloux; Stephen P. Lathrop; Tomislav Rovis

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, 2011, 107, 20666-20671

Stereospecific Polymerization of Chiral Oxazolidinone-Functionalized Alkenes

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Garret M. Miyake; Daniel A. DiRocco; Qin Liu; Kevin M. Oberg; Ercan Bayram; Richard G. Finke; Tomislav Rovis; Eugene Y. -X. Chen

MACROMOLECULES, 2010, 43, 7504-7514

ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY C-H carboxylation takes gold

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Derek M. Dalton; Tomislav Rovis

NATURE CHEMISTRY, 2010, 2, 710-711

Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaddition of Benzamides and Alkynes via C-H/N-H Activation

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Todd K. Hyster; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2010, 132, 10565-10569

Phosphoramidite-rhodium complexes as catalysts for the asymmetric [2+2+2] cycloaddition of alkenyl isocyanates and alkynes

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Rebecca Keller-Friedman; Kevin M. Oberg; Derek M. Dalton; Tomislav Rovis

PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY, 2010, 82, 1353-1364

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydration: Direct Synthesis of alpha-Protio and alpha-Deuterio alpha-Chloro and alpha-Fluoro Carboxylic Acids

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Harit U. Vora; Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2010, 132, 2860-2861

Excess Substrate is a Spectator Ligand in a Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of Alkenyl Isocyanates with Tolanes

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Mark E. Oinen, Robert T. Yu, Tomislav Rovis

ORGANIC LETTERS, 2009, 11, 4934-4937

Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloadditions of Terminal Alkynes and Alkenyl Isocyanates: Mechanistic Insights Lead to a Unified Model that Rationalizes Product Selectivity

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Derek M. Dalton, Kevin M. Oberg, Robert T. Yu, Ernest E. Lee, Stephane Perreault, Mark E. Oinen, Melissa L. Pease, Guillaume Malik, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 15717-15728

Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclopentanones via a Multicatalytic Secondary Amine/N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Cascade Sequence

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Stephen P. Lathrop, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 13628-13630

Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [4+2+2] Cycloaddition of Dienyl Isocyanates for the Synthesis of Bicyclic Azocine Rings

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Robert. T. Yu, Rebecca K. Friedman, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 13250-13251

Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Heterocyclic Aldehydes with Nitroalkenes: Backbone Fluorination Improves Selectivity

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Daniel A. DiRocco, Kevin M. Oberg, Derek M. Dalton, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 10872-10874

Predictable and Regioselective Insertion of Internal Unsymmetrical Alkynes in Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloadditions with Alkenyl Isocyanates

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Rebecca K. Friedman, Tomislav Rovis

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 2009, 131, 10775-10782

Enantio- and Diastereoselective Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Glyoxamide and Alkylidene Ketoamides

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Qin Liu, Tomislav Rovis

ORGANIC LETTERS, 2009, 11, 2856-2859

Regioselective rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular [2+2+2] cycloaddition of alkynes and isocyanates to form pyridones

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Kevin M. Oberg, Ernest E. Lee, Tomislav Rovis

TETRAHEDRON, 2009, 65, 5056-5061

The Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction

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Javier Read de Alaniz, Tomislav Rovis

SYNLETT, 2009, 1189-1207

Ligand differentiated complementary Rh-catalyst systems for the enantioselective desymmetrization of meso-cyclic anhydrides

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Jeffrey B. Johnson, Matthew J. Cook, Tomislav Rovis

TETRAHEDRON, 2009, 65, 3202-3210

Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkylative Desymmetrization of 3,5-Dimethylglutaric Anhydride

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Matthew J. Cook, Tomislav Rovis

SYNTHESIS, 2009, 335-338

Total Synthesis of Indolizidine Alkaloid (-)-209D: Overriding Substrate Bias in the Asymmetric Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition

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Robert T. Yu, Ernest E. Lee, Guillaume Malik, Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2009, 48, 2379-2382

Beyond Reppe: Building Substituted Arenes by [2+2+2] Cycloadditions of Alkynes

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Brandon R. Galan, Tomislav Rovis

ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE INTERNATIONAL EDITION, 2009, 48, 2830-2834

Carbene Catalysts

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Jennifer L. Moore, Tomislav Rovis

TOPICS IN CURRENT CHEMISTRY, 2009, 291, 77-144

Multi-component cycloaddition approaches in the catalytic asymmetric synthesis of alkaloid targets

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Stephane Perreault, Tomislav Rovis

CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS, 2009, 38, 3149-3159

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