Contact Dr. Wolfe:
Department of Chemistry
University of Michigan
930 N. University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone: (734) 763-3432
Lab: (734) 764-7358
Email: jpwolfe@umich.edu

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Publications
1. “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.
2. “Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans via the Palladium-Catalyzed Reaction of Aryl Bromides with γ-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.
3. “The Bischler-Napieralski Reaction” John P. Wolfe in Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry; Li, J. J. Ed.; John Wiley and Sons: Hoboken, NJ; 2005, p 376.
4. “The Meyers Oxazoline Method” John P. Wolfe. in Name Reactions in Heterocyclic Chemistry; Li, J. J. Ed.; John Wiley and Sons: Hoboken, NJ.; 2005; p 237.
5. “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Aryl Pyrrolidines from γ-(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.
6. “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.
7. “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans from γ−Hydroxy Terminal Alkenes: Scope, Limitations, and Stereoselectivity.” Michael B. Hay, Alison R. Hardin, and John P. Wolfe. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 3099.
8. “Recent Developments in Palladium-Catalyzed Heterocycle Synthesis and Functionalization” John P. Wolfe and Jennifer S. Thomas. Curr. Org. Chem. 2005, 9, 625 (Invited Review).
9. “Stereoselective Synthesis of N-Protected Pyrrolidines via Pd-Catalyzed Reactions of γ−(N-acylamino) and γ−(N-boc-amino)alkenes with Aryl Bromides” Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe. Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 6447. (Invited Paper).
10. “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.
11. “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.
12. “Synthesis of N-Aryl-2-allyl Pyrrolidines via Palladium-Catalyzed Carboamination Reactions of γ-(N-Arylamino)alkenes with Vinyl Bromides” Joshua E. Ney, Michael B. Hay, Qifei Yang, and John P. Wolfe. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2005, 347, 1614.
13. “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,1'-Disubstituted Tetrahydrofurans from g-Hydroxy Internal Alkenes. Evidence for Alkene Insertion into a Pd-O Bond and Stereochemical Scrambling via b-Hydride Elimination” Michael B. Hay, John P. Wolfe. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 16468.
14. “Intramolecular Pd-Catalyzed Carboetherification and Carboamination. Influence of Catalyst Structure on Reaction Mechanism and Product Stereochemistry” Josephine S. Nakhla, Jeff W. Kampf, John P. Wolfe. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2893.
15. “Synthesis of Polysubstituted Tetrahydrofurans via Pd-Catalyzed Carboetherification> Reactions” Michael B. Hay and John P. Wolfe. Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 2793.
16. “A Concise Stereoselective Synthesis of Preussin, 3-epi-Preussin and Analogs” Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2353.
17. “A New Synthesis of Imidazolidin-2-ones via Pd-Catalyzed Carboamination of N-Allylureas” Jonathan A. Fritz, Josephine S. Nakhla, and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2531.
18. “Tandem Wittig Rearrangement/Aldol Reactions for the Synthesis of Glycolate Aldols” Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4661.
19. "Synthesis and Reactivity of Azapalladacyclobutanes" Joshua E. Ney and John P. Wolfe J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 15415.
20. "Chapter 1: An Introduction to Palladium Catalysis" John P. Wolfe and Jie Jack Li in Palladium in Heterocyclic Chemistry, 2nd ed; Li, J. J., Ed.; Elsevier: Oxford; 2007, p 1.
21. "The Rubottom Oxidation" John P. Wolfe in Name Reactions in Functional Group Interconversions Li, J. J., Ed.; John Wiley and Sons: Hoboken, NJ; 2007, p 282.
22. "The Shapiro Reaction" John P. Wolfe in Name Reactions in Functional Group Interconversions Li, J. J., Ed.; John Wiley and Sons: Hoboken, NJ; 2007, p 405.
23. "The Nef Reaction " John P. Wolfe in Name Reactions in Functional Group Interconversions Li, J. J., Ed.; John Wiley and Sons: Hoboken, NJ; 2007, p 645.
24. "Recent Advances in the Stereoselective Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans" John P. Wolfe and Michael B. Hay. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 261 (Invited Review).
25. "Mild Conditions for the Synthesis of Functionalized Pyrrolidines via Pd-Catalyzed Carboamination Reactions" Myra B. Bertrand, Matthew L. Leathen, and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 457.
26. "Palladium-Catalyzed Carboetherification and Carboamination Reactions of gamma-Hydroxy and gamma-Amino Alkenes for the Synthesis of Tetrahydrofurans and Pyrrolidines" John P. Wolfe. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 571 (Invited Review).
27. "Bis-[2-(Diphenylphosphino)phenyl]ether, (Dpe-Phos)" John P. Wolfe in The Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eros/. Published online 2008.
28. "[1,1'-Biphenyl]-2-yldicyclohexylphosphine" Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe in The Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. http://mrw.interscience.wiley.com/eros/. Published online 2008.
29. "Stereoselective Synthesis of Isoxazolidines through Pd-Catalyzed Carboetherification of N-Butenylhydroxylamines" Michael B. Hay and John P. Wolfe. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6492.
30. "Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Cyclopentane-Fused Benzocyclobutenes via Tandem Directed Carbopalladation/C-H Bond Functionalization" Myra B. Bertrand and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3073.
31. "A Concise Asymmetric Synthesis of cis-2,6-Disubstituted N-Aryl Piperazines via Pd-Catalyzed Carboamination Reactions" Josephine S. Nakhla and John P. Wolfe. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 3279.
32. "Stereoselective Synthesis of Imidazolidin-2-ones via Pd-Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination. Scope and Limitations." Jonathan A. Fritz and John P. Wolfe. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 6838.
33. "Stereoselective Synthesis of cis- and trans-3,5-Disubstituted Pyrazolidines via Pd-Catalyzed Carboamination Reactions. Use of Allylic Strain to Control Product Stereochemistry Through N-Substituent Manipulation." Natalie C. Giampietro and John P. Wolfe. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 12907-12911.
34. "Stereoselective Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Alkene Carboetherification and Carboamination Reactions." John P. Wolfe. Synlett 2008, 19, 2913-2937.
35. "Mild Conditions for Pd-Catalyzed Carboamination of Terminal-, a-Disubstituted, and b-Disubstituted g-Aminoalkenes. Scope, Limitations, and Mechanism of Pyrrolidine Formation." Myra B. Bertrand, Joshua D. Neukom, and John P. Wolfe. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 8851-8860.
36. "Influence of Hydroxylamine Conformation on Stereocontrol in Pd-Catalyzed Isoxazolidine-Forming Reactions." Georgia S. Lemen, Natalie C. Giampietro, Michael B. Hay, John P. Wolfe, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 2533-2540.
37. "Palladium-Catalyzed Alkene Carboamination Reactions for the Synthesis of Substituted Piperazines." Josephine S. Nakhla, Danielle M. Schultz, John P. Wolfe, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 6549-6570.
38. "Synthesis of Fused-Ring and Attached-Ring Bis-Tetrahydrofurans via Pd-Catalyzed Carboetherification." Amanda F. Ward and John P. Wolfe, Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2209-2210.
39. "A New Strategy for the Synthesis of Substituted Morpholines." Matthew L. Leathen, Brandon R. Rosen, and John P. Wolfe, J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 5107-5110.
40. "Asymmetric Tandem Wittig Rearrangement/Aldol Reactions." Natalie C. Giampietro, Jeff W. Kampf, and John P. Wolfe, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 12556-12557.
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