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Green Chemistry-Related Publications

2017

Ngo, K.T.; McKinnon, M.; Mahanti, B.; Narayanan, R.P.; Grills, D.C.; Ertem M.Z; and Rochford, J. “Turning on the Protonation-First Pathway for Electrocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Manganese Bipyridyl Tricarbonyl Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 2604-2618.

Bruender, N.A.; Grell, T.A.J.; Dowling, D.P.; McCarty, R.M.; Drennan, C.L.; Bandarian, V. “7-Carboxy-7-deazaguanine Synthase – A Radical S-Adeno­syl-l-methionine Enzyme with Polar Tendencies.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1912−1920.

Ngo, K.T.; Lee, N.A.; Pinnace, S.D.; Rochford, J. “Engineering of Ruthenium(II) Photosensitizers with Non-Innocent Oxyquinolate and Carboxyamidoquinolate Ligands for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.” Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 7621 (cover article).

Veleva, V.; Cue, B. “Benchmarking green chemistry adoption by ‘big pharma’ and generics manufacturers”, Benchmarking: An International Journal 2017, 24(5), 1414-1436.

Dhawan, G.; Zhang, W. “A Brief Overview of Chemical and Biosynthesis of Vanillin Flavor” J. Shanghai Inst. Tech. (Nat. Sci.), 2017, 17, 102–111.

Huang, X.; Liu, M.; Jasinski, J. P.; Peng, B.; Zhang, W. “Recyclable Organo­catalysts for the One-pot Asymmetric Synthesis of 2-Fluorocyclohexanols Bearing Six Contiguous Stereocenters” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 1919-1926.

Yan, Q.; Jiang, L.; Yi, W.; Liu, Q.; Zhang, W. “Metal-free Difluoromethylthiola­tion, Trifluoromethylthiolation, and Perfluoroalkylthiolation with HCF2SO2Na, CF3SO2Na or RfSO2Na” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 2471–2480 (Cover Article)

Zhang, X.; Dhawan, G.; Muthengi, A.; Liu, S.; Wang, W.; Legris, M; Zhang, W. “One-pot and Catalyst-free Synthesis of Pyrroloquinolinediones and Quinolinedicarboxylates” Green Chem. 2017, 19, 3851-3855.

Zhang, X.; Legris, M.; Muthengi, A.; Zhang, W. “[3+2] Cycloaddition-based One-pot Synthesis of 3,9-Diazabicyclo[4.2.1]nonane-containing Scaffold” Chem. Heterocycl. Comp. 2017, 53, 468-473. 

Zhang, P.-Z.; Li, J.-A.; Zhang, L.; Shoberu, A.; Zou, J.-P.; Zhang, W. “Metal-free Radical C-H Methylation of Pyrimidinones and Pyridinones with Dicumyl Peroxide” Green Chem. 2017, 19, 919-923.

 

2016

Song, Z.; Huang, X.; Yi, W.-B.; Zhang, W. “One-pot Reactions for Modular Synthesis of Polysubstituted and Fused Pyridines” Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 5640−5643.

Zhang, X.; Pham, K.; Liu, S.; Legris, M.; Muthengi, A.; Jasinski, J. P.; Zhang, W. “Stereoselective Synthesis of Fused Tetrahydroquinazo­lines Through One-Pot Double [3+2] Cycloadditions Followed by [5+1] Annulation” Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2016, 12, 2204-2210.

Huang, X.; Liu, M.; Pham, K.; Zhang, X.; Yi, W.-B.; Jasinski, J. P.; Zhang, W. “Organocatalytic One-pot Asymmetric Synthesis of Thiolated Spiro-γ-lactam-oxindoles Bearing Three Stereogenic Centers” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 5362-5369.

Berkeley W. Cue, Jr. and Julie B. Manley “Designing for Efficacy, Quality and the Environment: Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry” American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) News Magazine, July 2016 pp.12-18.

Vesela Veleva and Berkeley W. Cue, Jr. “Benchmarking green chemistry adoption by ‘big pharma’ and generics manufacturers.” published online, Benchmarking-An International Journal, Volume 23, Issue 6, [url=http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/bij]http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/bij[/url]

Narayanan, R.; McKinnon, M.; Reed, B.R; Ngo, K.T.; Groysman, S.; Rochford, J. “Ambiguous electrocatalytic CO2 reduction behaviour of a nickel bis(aldimino)pyridine pincer complex” Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 15285-15289.

Zhang, X.; Zhi, S.; Wang, W.; Liu, S.; Jasinski, J. P.; Zhang, W. "A Pot-economy and Diastereoselective Synthesis Involving Catalyst-free Click Reaction for Fused-triazolobenzodiazepines" Green Chem2016, 18, 2642-2646.

Huang, X.; Liu, M.; Pham, K.; Zhang, X.; Yi W.-B.; Jasinski, J. P.; Zhang, W. “Organocatalytic One-pot Asymmetric Synthesis of Thiolated Spiro-γ-lactam-oxindoles Bearing Three Stereogenic Centers” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 6562-5369.

Anastas, N. “Connecting Toxicology and Chemistry to Ensure Safer Chemical Design” Green Chem2016, 18,4325-4331.

“Designing for Efficacy, Quality and the Environment: Green Chemistry in the Pharmaceutical Industry,” Berkeley W. Cue, Jr. and Julie B. Manley,  American Association for Pharmaceutical Scientists (AAPS) News Magazine, July 2016 pp.12-18

 

2015

Huang, X.; Pham, K.; Yi, W.; Zhang, X.; Clamens C.; Hyatt, J. P.; Jasinsk, J. P.; Tayvah, U.; Zhang, W. “Recyclable Organocatalyst-promoted One-pot Asymmetric Synthesis of Spirooxindoles Bearing Multiple Stereogenic Centers” Adv. Synth. Catal2015, 357, 3820.

Jiang, L.; Yi, W.-B.; Lu, G.; Cai, C.; Zhang, W. “Direct Trifluoromethylthiolation and Perfluoroalkylthiolation of SP2 C-H Bonds with NaSO2CF3 or NaSO2Rf” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed2015, 54, 14965.

Huang, X.; Pham, K.; Zhang, X.; Yi, W.-B.; Hyatt, J. P.; Tran, A. P.; Jasinski, J. P.; Zhang, W. “Recyclable Organocatalyst-promoted One-pot Michael/aza-Henry/lactamization Sequence for Fluorinated 2-Piperidinones Bearing Four Stereogenic Centers” RSC Advances 2015, 5, 71071-71075

G. Banks, M. Clinchot, S. Cullipher, R. Huie, J. Lambertz, R. Lewis, C. Ngai, H. Sevian, G. Szteinberg, V. Talanquer, M. Weinrich. "Uncovering chemical thinking in students' decision making: A fuel-choice scenario." J. Chem. Educ2015, 92, 1610-1618

S. Cullipher, H. Sevian, V. Talanquer. "Reasoning about benefits, costs, and risks of chemical substances: Mapping different levels of sophistication." Chem. Educ. Res. Pract2015, 16, 377-392

Qian, J.; Yi, W.; Huang, X.; Miao, Y.; Zhang, J.; Cai, C.; Zhang, W. “One-Pot Synthesis of 3,5-Disubstituted and Polysubstituted Phenols from Acyclic Precursors” Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 1090-1093.

Pham, K.; Huang, X.; Zhang, W. “One-Pot Fluorination and Mannich Reactions of 1,3-Dicarbonyl Compounds” Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 1998-2000.

Ngo, K.T.; Rochford, J.; Hao, F.; Batarseh, A.; Chitre, K.; Rangan, S.; Bartynski, R. A.; Galoppini, E. “Photoelectrochemical Properties of Porphyrin Dyes with a Molecular Dipole in the Linker” Faraday Discuss. 2015, accepted. An, L.-T.; Cai, J. J.; Pan, X.-Q.; Chen, T.-M.; Zou, J.-P.;  Zhang , W. “Ga(DS)3-Catalyzed Double Hydroarylation of Acetylenic Esters with Indoles for The Synthesis of Diindolyl Esters” Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 3996-3998.

Lee, N.A.; Frenzel, B. A.; Rochford, J. Hightower S.E. “Dye-sensitized solar cell performance of a cobalt(III/II) redox mediator with the 2,6-bis(8-quinolinyl)pyridine ligand” Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2015, accepted.

“Zhou, Y.; Lee, N.A.; Ngo, K.T.; Peng, X.; Feng, Y.; Rochford, J. “Rigid triarylamine donor–π–acceptor porphyrin dyes and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells” RSC Advances 2015, 5, 41193-41202.