Prior to TTU
Arene Ring Expansion by Ruthenium η6-Arene Complexes
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Schulte, T.; Wang, Z.; Waldbach, F.; Ritter, T.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, e202421608.
Redox-Neutral, Iron-Mediated Directed C–H Activation: General Principles and Mechanistic Insights
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Zhang, T.; Whitehurst, W. G.; Pecoraro, M. V.; Kim, J.; Koenig, S. G.; Chirik, P. J.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 30637–30652.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c12329
C(sp3)–C(sp2) Reductive Elimination versus β-H Elimination from Cobalt(III) Intermediates in Catalytic C–H Functionalization
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Kim, J.; Koenig, S. G.*; Chirik, P. J.*
ACS Catal. 2023, 13, 8700–8708.
C–H Activation by Isolable Cationic Bis(phosphine) Cobalt(III) Metallacycles
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Kim, J.; Koenig, S. G.*; Chirik, P. J.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 19186–19195.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c08865
Three-Component Coupling of Arenes, Ethylene, and Alkynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Bis(phosphine) Cobalt Complex: Intercepting Metallacyclopentenes for C–H Functionalization
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Kim, J.; Koenig, S. G.*; Chirik, P. J.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 4530–4540.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c12646
Synthesis and Reactivity of Stable Alkyl-Pd(IV) Complexes Relevant to Monodentate N-directed C(sp3)–H Functionalization Processes
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Gaunt, M. J.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14169–14177.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04732
A General Carbonyl Alkylative Amination for Tertiary Amine Synthesis
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Kumar, R.; Flodén, N. J.; Whitehurst, W. G.; Gaunt, M. J.*
Nature 2020, 581, 415–420.
Carboxylate-Assisted Oxidative Addition to Aminoalkyl PdII Complexes: C(sp3)–H Arylation of Alkylamines by Distinct PdII/PdIV Pathway
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Whitehurst, W. G.; Blackwell, J. H.; Hermann, G. H.; Gaunt, M. J.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 9054–9059.
Palladium-catalyzed C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalization of Aliphatic Amines​​
He, C.; Whitehurst, W. G.; Gaunt, M. J.* Chem 2019, 5, 1031–1058. DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2018.12.017
Selective Reductive Elimination at Alkyl Palladium(IV) by Dissociative Ligand Ionization: Catalytic C(sp3)–H Amination to Azetidines
Nappi, M.; He, C.; Whitehurst, W. G.; Chappell, B. G. N.; Gaunt, M. J.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 3178–3182.