Environmental/Organic

Synthesis of 4,4-Dimethoxybut-l-yne Deng, J.; Wang, Y.-P.; Danheiser, R. L. Org. Synth. 2015, 92, 13-25

N-Tosyl-3-Azacyclohexyne. Synthesis and Chemistry of a Strained Cyclic Ynamide Tlais, S. F.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 15489

Batch and Flow Photochemical Benzannulations Based on the Reaction of Ynamides and Diazo Ketones. Application to the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds Willumstad, T. P.; Haze O.; Mak, X. Y.; Lam, T. Y.-P.; Wang Y.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 11450-11469

Benzannulation via the Reaction of Ynamides and Vinylketenes. Application to the Synthesis of Highly Substituted Indoles Lam, T. Y.; Wang, Y.-P.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 9396-9414

Why Nature Eschews the Concerted [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of a Nonconjugated Cyanodiyne. Computational Study of a Pyridine Synthesis Involving an Ene – Diels-Alder – Bimolecular Hydrogen Transfer Mechanism Lan, Y.; Danheiser, R. L.; Houk, K. N. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 1533-1538

A [4 + 4] Annulation Strategy for the Synthesis of Eight-membered Carbocycles Based on Intramolecular Cycloadditions of Conjugated Enynes Robinson, J. M.; Tlais, S. F.; Fong, J.; Danheiser, R. L. Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 9890-9898 (Special issue in honor of Gilbert Stork)

Synthesis of Polycyclic Benzofused Nitrogen Heterocycles via a Tandem Ynamide Benzannulation/Ring-Closing Metathesis Strategy. Application in a Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-FR900482 Mak, X. Y.; Crombie, A. L.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76, 1852-1873

Synthesis of 2-Iodoynamides and Regioselective [2 + 2] Cycloadditions with Ketene Wang, Y.-P.; Danheiser, R. L. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 2111-2114 (Special issue in honor of Harry Wasserman)

A New Route to Silyl-substituted Cyclobutenones and Silylketenes Benda, K.; Knoth, T.; Danheiser, R. L.; Schaumann, E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 46-48

Cyano Diels-Alder and Cyano Ene Reactions. Applications in a Formal [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition Strategy for the Synthesis of Pyridines Sakai, T.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 13203-13205

Formal [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition Strategy Based on an Intramolecular Propargylic Ene Reaction/Diels-Alder Cycloaddition Cascade Robinson, J. M.; Sakai, T.; Okano, K.; Kitawaki, T.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 11039-11041

Synthesis of Amides and Lactams in Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Mak, X. Y.; Ciccolini, R. P.; Robinson, J. M.; Tester, J. W.; Danheiser, R. L. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 9381-9387

A Benzannulation Strategy for the Synthesis of Phenols and Heteroaromatic Compounds Based on the Reaction of (Trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes with Lithium Ynolates Austin, W. F.; Zhang, Y.; Danheiser, R. L. Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 915

Synthesis of Ynamides by N-Alkynylation of Amine Derivatives. Preparation of N-Allyl-N-(Methoxycarbonyl)-1,3-decadiynylamine Kohnen, A. L.; Dunetz, J. R.; Danheiser, R. L. Org. Synth. 2007, 84, 88

Synthesis of Terminal 1,3-Diynes via Sonogashira Coupling of Vinylidene Chloride Followed by Elimination. Preparation of 1,3-Decadiyne Kohnen, A. L.; Danheiser, R. L. Org. Synth. 2007, 84, 77

Alkylideneketenes Austin, W. F.; Kowalczyk, J. J.; Dudley, G. B.; Danheiser, R. L. Science of Synthesis; Danheiser, R. L., Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 2006; Vol. 23; pp 245-258

Silylketenes George, D. M.; Danheiser, R. L. Science of Synthesis; Danheiser, R. L., Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 2006; Vol. 23; pp 53-99

Alkenylketenes Danheiser, R. L.; Dudley, G. B.; Austin, W. F. Science of Synthesis; Danheiser, R. L., Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 2006; Vol. 23; pp 493-568

[2 + 2] Cycloaddition of Ketenes with Ynamides. A General Method for the Synthesis of 3-Aminocyclobutenone Derivatives Kohnen, A. L.; Mak, X. Y.; Liu, T. Y.; Dunetz, J. R.; Danheiser, R. L. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 3815

Improved Conversion and Selectivity of a Diels-Alder Cycloaddition by Use of Emulsions of Carbon Dioxide and Water Timko, M. T.; Allen, A. J.; Danheiser, R. L.; Steinfeld, J. I.; Smith, K. A.; Tester, J. R. Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 2006, 45, 1594