Methodology Development

Accessing Z-Enynes via Cobalt-Catalyzed Propargylic Dehydrogenation

Comprehensive Mechanistic Analysis of Palladium- and Nickel-Catalyzed α,β-Dehydrogenation of Carbonyls via Organozinc Intermediates

Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes Initiated by Unstabilized Enolates

Coordination-Controlled Nickel-Catalyzed Benzylic Allylation of Unactivated Electron-Deficient Heterocycles

Preparation of Hindered Aniline CyanH and Application in the Allyl-Ni-Catalyzed α,β-Dehydrogenation of Carbonyls 

Copper(I)‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Conjugate 1,6‐, 1,8‐, and 1,10‐Borylation 

Zinc-mediated anionic cyclization of unstabilized ketone enolates with unactivated alkenes 

Aryl-Nickel-Catalyzed Benzylic Dehydrogenation of Electron-Deficient Heteroarenes

Nickel-Catalyzed Difunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes Initiated by Unstabilized Enolates

Allyl-Nickel Catalysis Enables Carbonyl Dehydrogenation and Oxidative Cycloalkenylation of Ketones

Vinylogous acyl triflates as an entry point to α,β-disubstituted cyclic enones via Suzuki–Miyaura cross-coupling

Copper-Catalyzed Vinylogous Aerobic Oxidation of Unsaturated Compounds with Air 

α,β-Dehydrogenation of esters with free O-H and N-H functionalities via allyl-palladium catalysis

Synthesis of Cyclic Enones by Allyl-Palladium-Catalyzed α,β-Dehydrogenation

Allyl-Palladium Catalyzed α,β-Dehydrogenation of Carboxylic Acids via Enediolates

Allyl-Palladium Catalyzed Ketone Dehydrogenation Enables Telescoping with Enone α,β-Vicinal Difunctionalization

Scalable synthesis of enaminones utilizing Gold’s reagents

Scalable procedure for the fragmentation of hydroperoxides mediated by copper and iron tetrafluoroborate salts

Amide α,β-Dehydrogenation Using Allyl-Palladium Catalysis and a Hindered Monodentate Anilide(opens in a new window/tab) 

Dehydrogenation Adjacent to Carbonyls Using Pd-Allyl Intermediates

Palladium-Catalyzed α,β-Dehydrogenation of Esters and Nitriles