ORGANOMETALLIC GROUP PAPERS
The following is a list of papers for each group that are representative of their research interests.


ASHE GROUP

"Azaborolyl Group 4 Metal Complexes, Catalysts and Olefin Polymerization Process." AJ Ashe, III, H Yang, F Timmers. US Patent Pending. WO2003-US9071 20030324.

"The Cs-symmetric Aminoboranediyl-Bridged Zirconocene Dichloride[h-9-C13H8)BN(i-Pr)2(h-C5H4)]ZrCl2. Its Synthesis, Structure and Behavior as an Olefin Polymerization Catalyst." AJ Ashe, IIsI, X Fang, A Hokky, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2004, 23, 2197.

"New Heteraromatic p-Ligands Containing Boron." AJ Ashe, III, Z Bajko, X Fang, JW Kampf, H. Yang. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, 2004, 197, 711.

"1,4-Phosphaboratabenzene: A New Heteroaromatic p-Ligand Containing Boron and Phosphorus." AJ Ashe, III, Z Bajko, MD Carr, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2003, 22, 910.

"Beyond Metallocenes: Next Generation Polymerization Catalysts" AJ Ashe, III, H. Yang, X Fang, JW Kampf.Organometallics, 2003, 22, 203. GC Hlatky, AO Patil, Eds. "Synthesis of New Olefin Polymerization Catalysts Based on Zirconium Complexes of Organoboron Compounds." ACS Symposium Series, 2003, 857, 14.

"Ansa-Bis(1-boratabenzene)Zirconium(IV)Complexes with Short Carbon Bridges to Boron." AJ Ashe, III, JW Kampf, MW Schiesher. Organometallics, 2003, 22, 203.

"The Synthesis and Coordination Chemistry of 3a,7a-azaborindenyl, a new Isoelectronic Analogue of the Indenyl Ligand." AJ Ashe, III, H Yang, X Fang, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2002, 21, 4578.

"A Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines and their conversion to Tricarbonyl Chromium and Molybdenum Complexes." AJ Ashe, III, X Fang, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2001, 20, 5413.

"1-Arsanaphthalene. The Structure of Tricarbonyl(2-Trimethylsilyl-1-Arsanaphthalene)-Molybdenum." AJ Ashe, III, X Fang, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2001, 20, 2109.

"Conformational Properties of Boron-Bridged Dimethylethylenediamino Bis(boratabenzene) Zirconium (IV) and Iron (II) Complexes" AJ Ashe, III, S Al-Ahmad, X Fang, JW Kampf. Organometallics, 2001, 20, 468.

"Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines and Their Conversion to Tricarbonyl Chromium and Molybdenum Complexes" AJ Ashe, III, X Fang, X Fang, J Kampf. Orgranometallics 2001, 20, 5413.

"A Synthesis of Aromatic Five and Six-Membered B-N Heterocycles via Ring Closing Metathesis" AJ Ashe, III, X Fang. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 2089.

BANASZAK HOLL GROUP

"Synthesis of a Digermane-Containing Tricyclic Nonadecadienedione Incorporating an Equivalent of Ring-Opened THF." A.C. Gottfried, J. Wang, E. E. Wilson, L. W. Beck, M. M. Banaszak Holl, J. W. Kampf, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 7665-7670

"Sequential Insertion of Formaldehyde and Carbon Monoxide into a Sulfide Bridged Pd—Ge Bond followed by Reductive Elimination to form a [1,3,2]oxathiagermolan-4-one." Z. Cygan, J. Kampf, M. M. Banaszak Holl, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 2370-2375.

"Insertion of SO2 into a Sulfide-Bridged M—Ge Bond: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of the O-germyl-S-sulfoxylate." Z. Cygan, J. Kampf, M. M. Banaszak Holl, Inorg. Chem., 2004, 43, 2057-2063.

"Exploring Two Reactions of Ketones with Ge[CH(SiMe3)2]2: CH and OH insertion." R. D. Sweeder, K. A. Miller, F. A. Edwards, M. M. Banaszak Holl, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 5054-5063.

"Activation and Catalytic Partial Hydrogenation of Benzophenone." R. D. Sweeder, Z. T. Cygan, M. M. Banaszak Holl, Jeff W. Kampf, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 4613-4615.

"Germylene Reactions with Quinones Shed Light on Germylene Phenone Equilibria." R. D. Sweeder, R. L. Gdula, B. J. Ludwig, M. M. Banaszak Holl, and J. W. Kampf, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 3222-3229.

"C-H Activation of Ethers and Alkanes by Germylene-Aryl Halide Complexes." K. A. Miller, J. M. Bartolin, R. M. O’Neil, R. D. Sweeder, T. M. Owens, J. W. Kampf, M. M. Banaszak Holl, N. J. Wells, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 8986-8987.

JOHNSON GROUP

"Terminal phosphide and dinitrogen molybdenum compounds obtained from pnictide-bridged precursors." Cherry, J. P. F.; Stephens, F. H.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Diaconescu, P. L.; Cummins, C. C., Inorg. Chem., 2001, 40, 6860-6862.

"A cyclometalated resting state for a reactive molybdenum amide: Favorable consequences of b-hydrogen elimination including reductive cleavage, coupling, and complexation." Tsai, Y. C.; Johnson, M. J. A.; Mindiola, D. J.; Cummins, C. C.; Klooster, W. T.; Koetzle, T. F., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 10426-10427.

MONTGOMERY GROUP

"Nickel Catalyzed Reductive Cyclizations and Couplings." Montgomery, J., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 3890.

"A Combined Experimental and Computational Investigation of the Mechanism of Nickel-Catalyzed Three Component Addition Processes." Hratchian, H.; Chowdhury, S. K.; Gutiérrez-García, V. M.; Schlegel, H. B.; Montgomery, J., Organometallics, 2004, 23, 4636.

"An Efficient [4+2+1] Entry to Seven-Membered Rings." Ni, Y.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 11162.

"Ligand-Dependent Scope and Divergent Mechanistic Behavior in Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Couplings of Aldehydes and Alkynes." Mahandru, G. M.; Liu, G.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 3698.

"First Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Definition of Isodomoic Acid G." Ni, Y.; Amarasinghe, K. K. D.; Ksebati, B.; Montgomery, J., Org. Lett., 2003, 56, 3771.

"A New Catalytic Conjugate Addition / Aldol Strategy That Avoids Metallated Nucleophiles." Subburaj, K.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 11210.

"Cascade Cyclizations and Couplings Involving Nickel Enolates." Mahandru, G. M.; Skauge, A. R. L.; Chowdhury, S. K.; Amarasinghe, K. K. D.; Heeg, M. J.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125, 13481.

"Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Testudinariol A Using a New Nickel-Catalyzed Allenyl Aldehyde Cyclization." Amarasinghe, K. K. D.; Montgomery, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2002, 124, 9366.

SANFORD GROUP

"Oxidative C–H Activation/C–C Bond Forming Reactions: Synthetic Scope and Mechanistic Insights." Kalyani, D.; Deprez, N.; Desai, L. V.; Sanford, M. S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 7330-7331.

"Platinum Model Studies for Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Functionalization of C–H Bonds." Dick, A.R.; Kampf, J.; Sanford, M. S., Organometallics, 2005, 24, 482-485.

"Palladium-Catalyzed Oxygenation of Unactivated sp3 C–H Bonds." Desai, L. V.; Hull, K. L.; Sanford, M. S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 9542-9543.

"A Highly Selective Catalytic Method for the Oxidative Functionalization of C–H Bonds." Dick, A. R.; Hull, K. L.; Sanford, M. S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 2300-2301.

WOLFE GROUP

"Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem N-Arylation/Carboamination Reactions for the Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Aryl-2-Benzyl Pyrrolidines." Qifei Yang, Joshua E. Ney, and John P. Wolfe, Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2575.

"Selective Synthesis of 5- or 6-Aryl Octahydrocyclopenta [b]pyrroles from a Common Precursor Through Control of Competing Pathways in a Pd-Catalyzed Reaction." Joshua E. Ney and John P. Wolfe, J. Am. Chem. Soc. , 2005, 127, 8644.

"Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Protected Pyrrolidines via Pd-Catalyzed Reactions of g-(N-acylamino) and g-(N-boc-amino)alkenes with Aryl Bromides." Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 6447. (Invited Paper).

"Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans from g-Hydroxy Terminal Alkenes: Scope, Limitations, and Stereoselectivity.," John Michael B. Hay, Alison R. Hardin, and John P. Wolfe, J. Org. Chem., 2005, 70, 3099.

"Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Aryl-2-Benzylindolines via Tandem Arylation of 2-Allylaniline: Control of Selectivity Through in situ Catalyst Modification" Ricardo Lira and John P. Wolfe. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 13906.

"Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Aryl Pyrrolidines from g-(N-Arylamino)Alkenes: Evidence for Chemoselective Alkene Insertion into Pd–N Bonds." Joshua E. Ney and John P. Wolfe, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 3605.

"Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans via the Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aryl Bromides with g-Hydroxy Alkenes. Evidence for an Unusual Intramolecular Olefin Insertion into a Pd(Ar)(OR) Intermediate." John P. Wolfe and Michael A. Rossi, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 1620.

"A New, Mild Synthesis of N-Sulfonyl Ketimines via the Palladium-Catalyzed Isomerization of Aziridines." John P. Wolfe and Joshua E. Ney, Org. Lett., 2003, 5, 4607.


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