Publications

2024

171. Molecular complexity-inspired synthetic strategies toward the calyciphylline A-type Daphniphyllum alkaloids himalensine A and daphenylline

Wright, B. A.; Okada, T.; Regni, A.; Luchini, G.; Sowndarya S. V., S.; Chaisan, N.; Kölbl, S.; Kim, S. F.; Paton, R.S.; Sarpong, R.

170. Cheminformatic analysis of core-atom transformations in pharmaceutically relevant heteroaromatics

Bartholomew, L. B.†; Karas, L. J.; Eason, R. M.; Yeung, C. S.; Sigman, M. S.; Sarpong, R.

169. C–H functionalization of camphor through emerging approaches

Sennari, G.†; Yamagishi, H.†; Sarpong, R.

168. Reductive amination of carbonyl C–C bonds enables formal nitrogen insertion

Amber, C.; Göttemann, L. T.†; Steele, R. S.†; Petitjean, T.;  Sarpong, R.

167. Strategies and Tactics for Site Specific Deuterium Incorporation at Each Available Carbon Atom of α-Pinene

Luo, J.; Upshur, M.; Vega, M.; Doering, N. A.; Varelas, J.; Ren, Z.; Geiger, F. M.; Sarpong, R.; Thomson, R. J.

166. Molecular complexity as a driving force for the advancement of organic synthesis

Wright, B. A.;  Sarpong, R.

165. Modular synthesis of aryl amines from 3-alkynyl-2-pyrones

Gardner, K. E.; de Lescure, L.; Hardy, M. A.; Tan, J.; Sigman, M. S.; Paton, R. S.;  Sarpong, R.

164. Total Synthesis of (±)-Baphicacanthcusine A Enabled by Sequential Ring Contractions

Sinclair, P. P.;  Sarpong, R.

163. Late-stage benzenoid-to-troponoid skeletal modification of the cephalotanes exemplified by the total synthesis of harringtonolide

Wiesler, S.; Sennari, G.; Popescu, M. V.; Gardner, K. E.; Aida, K.; Paton, R. S.; Sarpong, R.

162. Construction of Seven-Membered Oxacycles Using a Rh(I)-Catalyzed Cascade C–C Formation/Cleavage of Cyclobutenol Derivatives

Ham, J. S.; Son, M.; Na, C. G.; Park, B.; Baik, M.; Sarpong, R.

161. An attempted oxidative coupling approach to the scholarinine A framework

Jones, K. E.; Martínez Lara, F.; Zavesky, B. P.; Sarpong, R.

160. Remote C–H Amination and Alkylation of Camphor at C8 through Hydrogen-Atom Abstraction

Sennari, G.; Yamagishi, H.; Sarpong, R.

159. Mechanistic Investigation, Wavelength-Dependent Reactivity, and Expanded Reactivity of N−Aryl Azacycle Photomediated Ring Contractions

Kim, S. F.; Schwarz, H.; Jurczyk, J.; Nebgen, B. R.; Hendricks, H.; Park, H.; Radosevich, A.; Zuerch, M. W.; Harper, K.; Lux, M. C.; Yeung, C. S.; Sarpong, R.

158. 14N to 15N Isotopic Exchange of Nitrogen Heteroaromatics through Skeletal Editing

Bartholomew, G. L.; Kraus, S. L.; Karas, L. J.; Carpaneto, F.; Bennett, R.; Sigman, M. S.; Yeung, C. S.; Sarpong, R.

157. Navigating Excess Complexity: Total Synthesis of Daphenylline

Wright, B. A.; Regni, A.; Chaisan, N.; Sarpong, R.

2023

156. Convergent Synthesis of Thiodiazole Dioxides from Simple Ketones and Amines Through an Unusual Nitrogen-Migration Mechanism

Punjajom, K.†; Sinclair, P. P.†; Saha, I.; Seierstad, M.; Ameriks, M. K.; García-Reynaga, P.; Lebold, T. P.; Sarpong, R.

155. Unified Synthesis of 2-Isocyanoallopupukeanane and 9-Isocyanopupukeanane through a ‘Contra-biosynthetic’ Rearrangement

Hardy, M. A.; Hayward Cooke, J.; Feng, Z.; Noda, K.; Kerschgens, I.; Massey, L. A.; Tantillo, D. J.; Sarpong, R.

154. Interconverting mirror-image molecules

(Perspective on Science 2023, 382, 458–464 by the Zuo group)

Kim, S. F.; Sarpong, R.

153. Rearrangement of a carboxy-substituted spiro[4.4]nonatriene to annulated fulvenes through a Pd(II)-mediated 1,5-vinyl shift

Goyal, K.; Kukier, G. A.; Chen, X.; Turlik, A.; Houk, K. N.; Sarpong, R.

152. Access to Naphthoic Acid Derivatives through an Oxabenzonorbornadiene Rearrangement

Lücke, D.; Campbell, A. S.; Petzold, M.; Sarpong, R.

151. Methylglyoxal-derived hydroimidazolone, MG-H1, increases food intake by altering tyramine signaling via the GATA transcription factor ELT-3 in Caenorhabditis elegans

Shanmugam, M. M.; Chaudhuri, J.; Sellegounder, D.; Sahu, A.M.; Guha, S.; Chamoli, M.; Hodge, B.; Bose, N.; Roberts, C.; O Farrera, D.; Lithgow, G.; Sarpong, R.; Gilligan, J.; Kapahi, P.

150. Strategic application of C–H oxidation in natural product total synthesis

Bakanas, I.†; Lusi, R. F.†; Wiesler, S.; Hayward Cooke, J.; Sarpong, R.

149. Oxidative Cleavage of Ketoximes to Ketones using Photoexcited Nitroarenes

Göttemann, L.†; Wiesler, S.†; Sarpong, R.

148. Use of Emerging C–H Functionalization Methods to Implement Strategies for the Divergent Total Syntheses of Bridged Polycyclic Natural Products

Sennari, G.; Sarpong, R.

147. Photo- and Metal-Mediated Deconstructive Approaches to Cyclic Aliphatic Amine Diversification

Soro, D.M.†; Roque, J.B.†; Rackl, J.W.; Park, B.; Payer, S.; Shi, Y.; Ruble, J.C.; Kaledin, A.L.; Baik, M.-H.; Musaev, D.G.; Sarpong, R.

146. Skeletal Diversification by C – C Cleavage to Access Bicyclic Frameworks from a Common Tricyclooctane Intermediate

Bakanas, I.; Tang, J.C.; Sarpong, R.

145. Skeletal Editing Approach to Bridge-Functionalized Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes from Aza-Bicyclo[2.1.1]hexanes

Wright, B. A.†; Matviitsuk, A.†; Black, M. J.§; García-Reynaga, P.§; Hanna, L. E.; Herrmann, A. T.; Ameriks, M. K.; Sarpong, R.; Lebold, T. P.

144. Synthesis of substituted benzoates using a rhodium-mediated Hopf cyclization of 1,3-dien-5-ynes accessed from 2-pyrones
Gardner, K. E.; Sarpong, R.

2022

143. Skeletal Editing of Pyrimidines to Pyrazoles by Formal Carbon Deletion

Bartholomew, G. L.; Carpaneto, F.; Sarpong, R.

142. General Synthetic Approach to Diverse Taxane Cores

Perea, M. A.†; Wang, B.†; Wyler, B. C.; Ham, J. S.; O’Connor, N. R.; Nagasawa, S.; Kimura, Y.; Manske, C.; Scherübl, M.; Nguyen, J. M.; Sarpong, R.

141. Development of a C−C Bond Cleavage/Vinylation/Mizoroki−Heck Cascade Reaction: Application to the Total Synthesis of 14- and 15- Hydroxypatchoulol

Na, C. G.; Kang, S. H.; Sarpong, R.

140. Unified Total Syntheses of Benzenoid Cephalotane-Type Norditerpenoids: Cephanolides and Ceforalides

Sennari, G.; Gardner, K. E.†; Wiesler, S.†; Haider, M.; Eggert, A.; Sarpong, R.

139. Strategy Evolution in a Skeletal Remodeling and C–H Functionalization-Based Synthesis of the Longiborneol Sesquiterpenoids

Lusi, R. F.†; Sennari, G.†; Sarpong, R.

138. Single-atom logic for heterocycle editing

Jurczyk, J.; Woo, J. Kim, S. F.; Dherange, B. D.; Sarpong, R.; Levin, M. D.

137. C–C Bond Cleavage of α-Pinene Derivatives Prepared from Carvone as a General Strategy for Complex Molecule Synthesis

Lusi, R. F†; Perea, M. A.†; Sarpong, R.

136. Total synthesis of nine longiborneol sesquiterpenoids using a functionalized camphor strategy

Lusi, R. F†; Sennari, G.†; Sarpong, R.

2021

135. Strategic elements in computer-assisted retrosynthesis: A case studyof the pupukeanane natural products

Hardy, M. H.; Nan, B.; Wiest, O.; Sarpong, R.

134. Rearrangements of the Chrysanthenol Core: Application to a Formal Synthesis of Xishacorene B

Jones, K. E.; Park, B.; Doering, N. A.; Baik, M.-H.; Sarpong, R.

133. Site-Selective Cross-Coupling of Polyhalogenated Arenes and Heteroarenes with Identical Halogen Groups

Palani, V.†; Perea, M. A.†; Sarpong, R.

132. Sequential Norrish–Yang Cyclization and C–C Cleavage/Cross-Coupling of a [4.1.0] Fused Saturated Azacycle

Roberts, C. A.; Park, B.; Xu, L.-P.; Roque, J. B.; Yeung, C. S.; Musaev, D. G.; Sarpong, R.; LaLonde, R. L.

131. Photo-mediated ring contraction of saturated heterocycles

Jurczyk, J.; Lux, M. C.; Adpressa, D.; Kim, S. F.; Lam, Y.; Yeung, C. S.; Sarpong, R.

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130. C–H activation

Rogge, T.; Kaplaneris, N.; Chatani, N.; Kim, J.; Chang, S.; Punji, B.; Schafer, L. L.; Musaev, D. G.; Wencel-Delord, J.; Roberts, C. A.; Sarpong, R.; Wilson, Z. E.; Brimble, M. A.; Johansson, M. J.; Ackermann, L.

129. Computational Study of Key Mechanistic Details for a Proposed Copper (I)-Mediated Deconstructive Fluorination of N-Protected Cyclic Amines

Kaledin, A. L.; Roque, J. B.; Sarpong, R.; Musaev, D. G.

128. Automation and computer-assisted planning for chemical synthesis

Shen, Y.†; Borowski, J. E.†; Hardy, M. A.†; Sarpong, R.; Doyle, A. G.; Cernak, T.

127. Bioinspired Diversification Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of Lycodine-Type Alkaloids

Haley, H. M. S.†; Payer, S. E.†; Papidocha, S. M.; Clemens, S.; Nyenhuis, J.; Sarpong, R.

126. Key Mechanistic Features of the Silver(I)-Mediated Deconstructive Fluorination of Cyclic Amines: Multistate Reactivity versus Single-Electron Transfer

Roque, J. B.; Sarpong, R.; Musaev, D. G.

125. Total synthesis of the Cephalotaxus Norditerpenoids (±)-Cephanolides A–D

Haider, M.†; Sennari, G.†; Eggert, A.; Sarpong, R.

124. A pyrone remodeling strategy to access diverse heterocycles: Application to the synthesis of fascaplysin natural products

Palani, V.; Perea, M. A.; Gardner, K. E.; Sarpong, R.

123. Metabolomics Reveals Minor Tambjamines in a Marine Invertebrate Food Chain

Takaki, M.; Freire, V. F.; Nicacio, K. J.; Bertonha, A. F.; Nagashima, N.; Sarpong, R.; Padula, V.; Ferreira, A. G.; Berlinck R. G. S.

2020

122. Reactivity and Selectivity Controlling Factors in the Pd/Dialkylbiarylphosphine-Catalyzed C–C Cleavage/Cross-Coupling of an N-Fused Bicyclo α-Hydroxy-β-Lactam

Xu, L.-P.; Roque, J. B.; Sarpong, R.; Musaev, D. G.

121. Cyanoamidine Cyclization Approach to Remdesivir’s Nucleobase

Knapp, R. R. †; Tona, V. †; Okada, T.; Sarpong, R.; Garg, N. K.

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120. C–C Bond Cleavage Approach to Complex Terpenoids: Development of a Unified Total Synthesis of the Phomactins

Leger, P. R.; Kuroda, Y.; Chang, S.; Jurczyk, J.; Sarpong, R.

119. Synthesis of Bridged Bicyclic Amines by Intramolecular Amination of Remote C–H Bonds: Synergistic Activation by Heat and Light

Lux, M. C.†; Jurczyk, J.†; Lam, Y.; Song, Z. J.; Ma, C.; Roque, J. B.; Ham, J.-S. Sciametta, N.; Adpressa, D.; Sarpong, R.; Yeung, C. S.

118. Organic Chemistry: A Call to Action for Diversity and Inclusion

Reisman, S. E.; Sarpong, R.; Sigman, M. S.; Yoon, T. P.

117. C–H/C–C Functionalization Approach to N-Fused Heterocycles from Saturated Azacycles

Ham, J.-S.; Park, B.; Son, M.; Roque, J. B.; Jurczyk, J.; Yeung, C. S.; Baik, M.-H.; Sarpong, R.

116. Treating a Global Health Crisis with a Dose of Synthetic Chemistry

Hardy, M. A. †; Wright, B. A. †; Bachman, J. L.; Boit, T. B.; Haley, H. M. S.; Knapp, R. R.; Lusi, R. F.; Okada, T.; Tona, V.; Garg, N. K.; Sarpong, R.

115. A Unified Strategy to Reverse-Prenylated Indole Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of Preparaherquamide, Premalbrancheamide, and (+)-VM-55599

Roque, J. B.; Mercado-Marin, E. V.; Richter, S. C.; Pereira de Sant’Ana, D.; Mukai, K.; Ye, Y.; Sarpong, R.

114. Retrosynthetic Strategies and their Impact on Synthesis of Arcutane Natural Products

McCowen, S. V.; Doering, N. A.; Sarpong, R.

113. C–C Cleavage Approach to C–H Functionalization of Saturated Aza-Cycles

Roque, J. B.; Kuroda, Y.; Jurczyk, J.; Xu, L.-P.; Ham, J.-S.; Göttemann, L. T.; Roberts, C. A.; Adpressa, D.; Saurí, J.; Joyce, L. A.; Musaev, D. G.; Yeung, C. S.; Sarpong, R.

112. Transition Metal-Mediated C–C Single Bond Cleavage: Making the Cut in Total Synthesis

Wang, B.; Perea, M. A.; Sarpong, R.

111. A Case for Bond-Network Analysis in Bridged Polycyclic Complex Molecule Synthesis: Hetidine and Hetisine Diterpenoid Alkaloids

Doering, N. A.; Sarpong, R.; Hoffmann, R. W.

2019

110. Calyciphylline B-type Alkaloids: Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy to (–)-Daphlongamine H

Hugelshofer, C. H.; Palani, V.; Sarpong, R.

109. Enantiospecific Entry to a Common Decalin Intermediate for the Syntheses of Highly Oxygenated Terpenoids

Nagasawa, S.; Jones, K. E.; Sarpong, R.

108. A Unified Strategy for the Enantiospecific Total Synthesis of Delavatine A and Formal Synthesis of Incarviatone A

Palani, V.; Hugelshofer, C. L.; Sarpong, R.

107. Total Syntheses of Xiamycins A, C, F, H and Oridamycin A and Preliminary Evaluation of their Anti-Fungal Properties

Pfaffenbach, M.; Bakanas, I.; O’Connor, N. R.; Herrick, J. K.; Sarpong, R. 

106. Bio-inspired synthesis of xishacorenes A, B, C, and a new congener from fuscol

Rovira, A. R.; Müller, N.; Deng, W.; Ndubaku, C.; Sarpong, R.

105. Copper-catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition of 9H-cyclohepta[b]pyridine-9-one and electron-rich alkenes

Gritsch, P. J.; Giménez-Nueno, I.; Wonilowicz, L.; Sarpong, R.

104. Total Synthesis of the Diterpenoid Alkaloid Arcutinidine Using a Strategy Inspired by Chemical Network Analysis

Owens, K. O.; McCowen, S. V.; Blackford, K. A.; Ueno, S.; Hirooka, Y.; Weber, M.; Sarpong, R.

103. A Late-Stage Functionalization Approach to Derivatives of the Pyrano[3,2-a]carbazole Natural Products

Norseeda, K.; Gasser, V.; Sarpong, R.

102. The Calyciphylline B-type Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of (–)-Daphlongamine H and (–)-Isodaphlongamine H

Hugelshofer, C. L.; Palani, V.; Sarpong, R.

101. Total Synthesis of Pentacyclic (–)-Ambiguine P using Sequential Indole Functionalizations

Johnson, R. E.; Ree, H.; Hartmann, M.; Lang, L.; Sawano, S.; Sarpong, R.

100. A short synthesis of delavatine A unveils new insights into site-selective cross-coupling of 3,5-dibromo-2-pyrone

Palani, V.; Hugelshofer, C. L.; Kevlishvili, I.; Liu, P.; Sarpong, R.

2018

99. Canvass: A Crowd-Sourced, Natural-Product Screening Library for Exploring Biological Space

Kearney, S. E. et al. 

98. Deconstructive diversification of cyclic amines

Roque, J. B. †; Kuroda, Y. †; Göttemann, L. T.; Sarpong, R. 

97. A Copper-Mediated Conjugate Addition Approach to Analogs of Aconitine-Type Diterpenoid Alkaloids

Doering, N. A.; Kou, K. G. M.; Norseeda, K.; Lee, J. C.; Marth, C. J.; Gallego, G. M.; Sarpong R. 

96. On the Generality and Strength of Transition Metal β-effects

Haines, B. E.; Sarpong, R.; Musaev, D. G.

95. Total Synthesis of (–)-Xishacorene B from (R)-Carvone using a C–C Activation Strategy

Kerschgens, I.; Rovira, A. R.; Sarpong, R.

94. Deconstructive fluorination of cyclic amines by carbon-carbon cleavage

Roque, J. B. †; Kuroda, Y. †; Göttemann, L. T.; Sarpong, R.

93. Rearrangement of Hydroxylated Pinene Derivatives to Fenchone-Type Frameworks: Computational Evidence for Dynamically-Controlled Selectivity

Blümel, M.; Nagasawa, S.; Blackford, K.; Hare, S. R.; Tantillo, D. J.; Sarpong, R.

92. A Benzyne-Insertion Approach to Hetisine-Type Diterpenoid Alkaloids: Synthesis of Cossonidine (Davisine)

Kou, K. G. M. †; Pflueger, J. J. †; Kiho, T.; Morrill, L. C.; Fisher, E. L.; Clagg, K.; Lebold, T. P.; Kisunzu, J. K.; Sarpong, R.

91. Understanding Regiodivergence in a Pd(II)- Mediated Site-Selective C–H Alkynylation

Usui, K. †; Haines, B. E. †; Musaev, D. G.; Sarpong, R. 

90. Oxazaborinines from Vinylogous N-Allylic Amides: Reactivities of Underexplored Heterocyclic Building Blocks

Hugelshofer, C. L.; Palani, V.; Sarpong, R.

89. Isolation, Synthesis, and Bioactivity Studies of Phomactin Terpenoids

Kuroda, Y.; Nicacio, K. J.; da Silva, I. A.; Leger, P. R.; Chang, S.; Gubiani, J. R.; Deflon, V. M.; Nagashima, N.;Rode, A.; Blackford, K.; Ferreira, A. G.; Sette, L. D.; Williams, D. E.; Andersen, R. J.; Jancar, S.; Berlinck, R. G. S.; Sarpong, R. 

88. Isocanthine Synthesis via Rh(III)-Catalyzed Intramolecular C–H Functionalization

Chen, A. Y.; Lu, Q.; Fu, Y.; Sarpong, R.; Stoltz, B. M.; Zhang, H.

87. Bioinspired chemical synthesis of monomeric and dimeric stephacidin A congeners

Mukai, K. †; de Sant’Ana, D. P. †; Hirooka, Y.; Mercado-Marin, E. V.; Stephens, D. E.; Kou, K. G. M.; Richter, S. C.; Kelley, N.; Sarpong, R. 

2017

86. Oxidative cyclization of prodigiosin by an alkylglycerol monooxygenase-like enzyme

de Rond, T.; Stow, P.; Eigl, I.; Johnson, R. E.; Chan, L. J. G.; Goyal, G.; Baidoo, E. E. K.; Hilson, N. J.; Petzold, C. J.; Sarpong, R.; Keasling, J. D.

85. A Unifying Synthesis Approach to the C18-, C19-, and C20-Diterpenoid Alkaloids

Kou, K. G. M.; Kulyk, S.; Marth, C. J.; Lee, J. C.; Doering, N. A.; Li, B. X.; Gallego, G. M.; Lebold, T. P.; Sarpong, R.

84. Effect of protic additives in Cu-catalysed asymmetric Diels-Alder cycloadditions of doubly activated dienophiles: towards the synthesis of magellanine-type Lycopodium alkaloids

Lindsay, V.; Murphy, R.; Sarpong, R.

83. Magnesiate Addition/Ring Expansion Strategy To Access 6-7-6 Tricyclic Core of Hetisine-Type C20-Diterpenoid Alkaloids

Pflueger, J. P.; Morrill, L. C.; deGruyter, J. N.; Perea, M. A.; Sarpong, R.

82. Function and structure of MalA/MalA’, iterative halogenases for late-stage C-H functionalization of indole alkaloids

Fraley, A. E.; Garcia-Borràs, M.; Tripathi, A.; Khare, D.; Mercado-Marin, E. V.; Tran, H.; Dan, Q.; Webb, G.; Watts, K.; Crews, P.; Sarpong, R.; Williams, R. M.; Smith, J. L.; Houk, K. N.; Sherman, D. H.

81. Total Synthesis of Terpenoids Employing a ‘Benzannulation of Carvone’ Strategy: Synthesis of (–)-Crotogoudin

Finkbeiner, P.; Murai, K.; Röpke, M.; Sarpong, R.

80. On the Mechanism of a No-metal-added Heterocycloisomerization of Alkynylcyclopropylhydrazones: A Synthesis of Cycloheptane-fused Aminopyrroles Facilitated by Copper Salts at Trace Loadings

Wilkerson-Hill, S.M.; Yu, D.; Painter, P.P.; Fisher, E.L.; Tantillo, D.J.; Sarpong, R.; Hein, J.E.

79. β-Carboline Amides as Intrinsic Directing Groups for C(sp2)–H Functionalization

Viart, H.M.F.; Bachmann, A.; Kayitare, W.; Sarpong, R.

2016

78. Bis(1-cyanovinylacetate) is a Linear Precursor to 3-Oxidopyrylium Ions

Wilkerson-Hill, S.M.; Sawano, S.; Sarpong, R.

77. Syntheses of Denudatine Diterpenoid Alkaloids: Cochlearenine, N-Ethyl-1α-Hydroxy-17-Veratroyldictyzine, and Paniculamine

Kou, K.G.M.; Li, B.X.; Lee, J.C.; Gallego, G.M.; Lebold, T.P.; DiPasquale, A.; Sarpong, R.

76. Application of a Pd-Catalyzed C-H Functionalization/Indolization Method to Syntheses of cis-Trikentrin A and Herbindole B

Leal, R.A.; Bischof, C.; lee, Y.V.; Sawano, S.; McAtee, C.C.; Latimer, L.N.; Russ, Z.N.; Dueber, J.E.; Yu, J.-Q.; Sarpong, R.

75. The Diels-Alder Reactivity of 2-Vinylindenes: Synthesis of Functionalized Tetrahydrofluorenes

Wilkerson-Hill, S.M.; Lavados, C.M.; Sarpong, R.

2015

74. Network-Analysis-Guided Synthesis of Weisaconitine D and Liljestrandinine

Marth, C.J.; Gallego, G.M.; Lee, J.C.; Lebold, T.P.; Kulyk, S.; Kou, K.G.M.; Qin, J.; Lilien, R.; Sarpong, R.

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73. Construction of Enantiopure Taxoid and Natural Product-like Scaffolds Using a C–C Bond Cleavage/Arylation Reaction

Weber, M.; Owens, K.; Masarwa, A.; Sarpong, R.

72. Synthesis of Cycloprodigiosin Identifies the Natural Isolate as a Scalemic Mixture

Johnson, R.E.; de Rond, T.; Lindsay, V.N.G.; Keasling, J.D.; Sarpong, R.

71. Stereodivergent Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Functionalization of Azavinyl Carbenes: Synthesis of Saturated Heterocycles and Fused N-Heterotricycles

Lindsay, V.N.G.; Viart, H.M.F.; Sarpong, R. 

70. Unified Approach to Prenylated Indole Alkaloids: Total Syntheses of (-)-17-Hydroxycitrinalin B, (+)-Stephacidin A, and (+)-Notoamide I

Mercado-Marin, E.V.; Sarpong, R.

69. One-Pot Unsymmetrical Ketone Synthesis Employing a Pyrrole-bearing Formal Carbonyl Dication Linchpin Reagent

Heller, S.T.; Newton, J.N.; Fu, T.; Sarpong, R. 

68. Selective C–C and C–H Bond Activation/Cleavage of Pinene Derivatives: Synthesis of Enantiopure Cyclohexenone Scaffolds and Mechanistic Insights

Masarwa, A.; Weber, M.; Sarpong, R.

67. Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Vicinally Functionalized Piperidines by Nucleophilic β-Addition of Alkyllithiums to α-Aryl Substituted Piperidine Enecarbamates

Beng, T.K.; Takeuchi, H.; Weber, M.; Sarpong, R.

66. Atropurpuran – Missing Biosynthetic Link Leading to the Hetidine and Arcutine C20-Diterpenoid Alkaloids or an Oxidative Degradation Product?

Weber, M.; Owens, K.; Sarpong, R.

65. Synthetic Efforts toward the Lycopodium Alkaloids Inspires a Hydrogen Iodide Mediated Method for the Hydroamination and Hydroetherification of Olefins

Leger, P.R.; Murphy, R.A.; Pushkarskaya, E.; Sarpong, R. 

2014

64. Expedient Synthesis of Fused Azepine Derivatives using a Sequential Rh(II)-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation / 1-Aza-Cope Rearrangement of Dienyltriazoles”

Schultz, E.E.; Lindsay, V.N.G.; Sarpong, R.

63. Studies on C20-Diterpenoid Alkaloids: Synthesis of the Hetidine Framework and its Application to the Synthesis of Dihydronavirine and the Atisine Skeleton

Hamlin, A.M.; Lapointe, D.; Owens, K.; Sarpong, R.

62. Total synthesis and isolation of citrinalin and cyclopiamine congeners

Mercado-Marin, E.V.; Garcia-Reynaga, P.; Romminger, S.; Pimenta, E.F.; Romney, D.K.; Lodewyk, M.W.; Williams, D.E.; Andersen, R.J.; Miller, S.J.; Tantillo, D.J.; Berlinck, R.G.S.; Sarpong, R. 

61. Synthetic strategies toward hetidine and hetisine-type diterpenoid alkaloids

Hamlin, A.M.; Kisunzu, J.K.; Sarpong, R.

60. Direct Access to Functionalized Azepanes by Cross-Coupling with α-Halo Eneformamides

Beng, T.K.; Wilkerson-Hill, S.M.; Sarpong, R.

59. Heathcock-Inspired Strategies for the Synthesis of Fawcettimine-Type Lycopodium Alkaloids

Murphy, R.A.; Sarpong, R.

2013

58. Synthetic Studies toward the Citrinadin A and B Core Architecture

Mundal, D.A.; Sarpong, R.

57. Hidden Symmetry Enables a 15 Step Total Synthesis of Pactamycin

Kisunzu, J.K.; Sarpong, R.

56. Protic Solvent Mediated Cycloisomerization of Quinoline and Isoquinoline Propargylic Carbinols: Syntheses of (±)-3-Demethoxyerythratidinone and (±)-Cocculidine

Heller, S.T.; Kiho, T.; Narayan, A.R.H.; Sarpong, R.

55. Intramolecular C(sp3)-H Amination

Jeffrey, J.L.; Sarpong, R.

54. Synthetic Studies on the Icetexones: Enantioselective Formal Syntheses of Icetexone and epi-Icetexone

Cortez, F. de J.; Lapointe, D.; Hamlin, A.M.; Simmons, E.M.; Sarpong, R.

53. New GABA Receptor Target for [3H] Isoxazoline Insecticide

García-Reynaga, P.; Zhao, C.; Sarpong, R.; Casida, J. 

52. Application of In Situ Generated Rh-Bound Trimethylene-methane Variants to the Synthesis of 3,4-Fused Pyrroles

Schultz, E.E.; Sarpong, R.

51. Ga(III)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Approach to the Diterpenoid Alkaloids: Construction of a Core Structure for the Hetidines and Hetisines

Hamlin, A.M.; Cortez, F. de J.; Lapointe, D.; Sarpong, R.

50. Intramolecular C(sp3)—N Coupling by Oxidation of Benzylic C,N-Dianions

Jeffrey, J.L.; Bartlett, E.S.; Sarpong, R.

49. Synthetic Studies on Pseudo-Dimeric Lycopodium Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of Complanadine B

Newton, J.N.; Fischer, D.F.; Sarpong, R.

48. A divergent approach to the synthesis of the yohimbinoid alkaloids venenatine and alstovenine

Lebold, T.P.; Wood, J.L.; Deitch, J.; Lodewyk, M.W.; Tantillo, D.J.; Sarpong, R.

2012

47. Chichibabin-Type Direct Alkylation of Pyridyl Alcohols with Alkyl Lithium Reagents

Jeffrey, J.L.; Sarpong, R.

46. Synthesis of the Pentacyclic Skeleton of the Indole Alkaloid Arboflorine

Leal, R.A.; Beaudry, D.R.; Alzghari, S.K.; Sarpong, R.

45. Insect Ryanodine Receptor: Distinct but Coupled Insecticide Binding Sites for [N-C3H3]Chlorantraniliprole, Flubendiamide, and [3H]Ryanodine

Isaacs, A. K.; Qi, S.; Sarpong, R.; Casida, J. E.

44. Chemoselective N-Acylation of Indoles and Oxazolidinones with Carbonylazoles

Heller, S. T.; Schultz, E. E.; Sarpong, R.

43. Tungsten-Catalyzed Heterocycloisomerization Approach to 4,5-Dihydro-benzo[b]furans and -indoles

Fisher, E. L.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Sarpong, R.

42. Synthesis of the Bridging Framework of Phragmalin-Type Limonoids

Lebold, T. P.; Gallego, G. M.; Marth, C. J.; Sarpong, R.

41. Dual Brönsted Acid/Nucleophilic Activation of Carbonylimidazole Derivatives

Heller, S. T.; Fu T.; Sarpong, R.

40. Rh(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroarylation of Unactivated Ketones with Aryl Pinacolboronic Esters

Gallego, G. M.; Sarpong, R.

39. Synthetic Studies toward Lapidilectine-Type Kopsia Alkaloids

Schultz, E. E.; Pujanauski, B. G.; Sarpong, R. 

38. Direct Methoxypyridine Functionalization Approach to Magellanine-Type Lycopodium Alkaloids

Murphy R. A.; Sarpong, R.

37. Indolizinones as synthetic scaffolds: fundamental reactivity and the relay of stereochemical information

Narayan, A. R. H.; Sarpong, R.

2011

36. On The Reactivity Of Imidazole Carbamates And Ureas And Their Use As Esterification And Amidation Reagents

Heller, S. T.; Sarpong, R.

35. Divergent reactions on racemic mixtures

Miller, L. C.; Sarpong, R.

2010

34. Neonicotinoid insecticides induce salicylate- associated plant defense responses

Ford, K. A.; Casida, J. E.; Chandran, D.; Gulevich, A. G.; Okrent, R. A.; Durkin, K. A.; Sarpong, R.; Bunnelle, E. M. and Wildermuth, M. C.

33. Chemoselective Esterification and Amidation of Carboxylic Acids with Imidazole Carbamates and Ureas

Heller, S. T.; Sarpong, R. 

32. Synthesis of the Tetracyclic Core of Tetrapetalone A Enabled by a Pyrrole Reductive Alkyation

Marcus, A. P.; Sarpong, R.

31. Experimental Characterization and Computational Study of Unique C,N-Chelated Lithium Dianions

Gruver, J. M.; West, S. P.; Collum, D. B; Sarpong, R.

30. Catalyst-Controlled Formal [4 + 3] Cycloaddition Applied to the TotalSynthesis of (+)-Barekoxide and (-)-Barekol

Lian, Y.; Miller, L. C,; Born, S.; Sarpong, R.; Davies, H. M. L. 

29. Remarkable Facilitation of Hetero-Cycloisomerizations with Water and other Polar Protic Solvents: Metal-Free Synthesis of Indolizines

Hardin-Narayan, A. R.; Sarpong, R.

28. Synthetic Strategies Directed Towards the Cortistatin Family of Natural Products

Hardin-Narayan, A. R.; Simmons, E. M.; Sarpong, R.

27. Methoxypyridines in the Synthesis of Lycopodium Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (±)-Lycoposerramine R

Bisai, V.; Sarpong, R.

26. Total Synthesis of (+)-Complanadine A Using an Iridium-Catalyzed Pyridine C-H Functionalization

Fischer, D. F.; Sarpong, R.

25. Ga(III)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Approach to (±)-Icetexone and (±)-Epi-icetexone

Cortez, F. de J.; Sarpong, R.

24. S-Arachidonoyl-2-thioglycerol synthesis and use for fluorimetric and colorimetric assays of monoacylglycerol lipase

Casida, J. E.; Gulevich, A. G.; Sarpong, R.; Bunnelle, E. M.

23. Formal total synthesis of (±)-Cortistatin A

Simmons, E. M.; Hardin-Narayan, A. R.; Guo, X.; Sarpong R.

2009

22. Concise Synthesis of Pauciflorol F Using a Larock Annulation

Jeffrey, J. L.; Sarpong, R.

21. Total Synthesis of Alkaloid (±)-G. B. 13 Using a Rh(I)-Catalyzed Ketone Hydroarylation and Late-Stage Pyridine Reduction

Larson, K. K.; Sarpong, R.

20. Total Synthesis of (+)-Lyconadin A and Related Compounds Via Oxidative C-N Bond Formation

West, S. P.; Bisai, A.; Lim, A. D.; Narayan, R. R.; Sarpong, R. 

19. Synthesis of the Tetracyclic Core of the Neomangicols Using a Late-Stage Indene Alkylation

Wood, J. L.; Pujanauski, B. G.; Sarpong, R.

18. Structure, biosynthetic relationships and chemical synthesis of the icetexane diterpenoids

Simmons, E. M.; Sarpong, R.

17. An approach to the synthesis of dimeric resveratrol natural products via a palladium-catalyzed domino reaction

Jeffrey, J. L.; Sarpong, R.

16. Parallel Kinetic Resolution Approach to the Cyathane and Cyanthiwigin Diterpenes Using a Cyclopropanation/Cope Rearrangement

Miller, L. C.; Ndungu, J. M.; Sarpong, R.

2008

15. Rapid Construction of the Cortistatin Pentacyclic Core

Simmons, E. M.; Hardin A. R.; Guo, X.; Sarpong, R.

14. Pronounced Steric Effects of Substituents in the Nazarov Cyclization of Aryl Dienyl Ketones

Marcus, A. P.; Lee, A. S.; Davis, R. L.; Tantillo, D. J.; Sarpong, R. 

13. Surveying Ubiquitin Structure by Noncovalent Attachment of Distance Constrained Bis(crown) Ethers

Ly, T.; Liu, Z.; Pujanauski, B. G.; Sarpong, R.; Julian, R. R.

12. Unified Strategy for the Synthesis of the ‘Miscellaneous’ Lycopodium Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (±)-Lyconadin A

Bisai, A.; West, S. P.; Sarpong, R. 

11. Pt-catalyzed cyclization/migration of propargylic alcohols for the synthesis of 3(2H)-furanones, pyrrolones, indolizines, and indolizinones

Bunnelle, E. M.; Smith, C. R.; Lee, S. K.; Singaram, W. S.; Rhodes, A. J.; Sarpong, R.

2007

10. Electronic Effects in the Pt-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Propargylic Esters: Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Indolizines as a Mechanistic Probe

Hardin, A. R.; Sarpong, R.

9. Reconciling Icetexane Biosynthetic Connections with Their Chemical Synthesis: Total Synthesis of (±)-5,6-Dihydro-6r-hydroxysalviasperanol, (±)-Brussonol, and (±)-Abrotanone

Simmons, E. M.; Yen, J. R.; Sarpong, R.

8. Pt(II)-Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,2-Dihydropyridines from Aziridinyl Propargylic Esters

Motamed, M.; Bunnelle, E. M.; Singaram, S. W.; Sarpong, R. 

7. Pt-Catalyzed Cyclization/1,2-Migration for the Synthesis of Indolizines, Pyrrolones, and Indolizinones

Smith, C. R.; Bunnelle, E. M.; Rhodes, A. J.; Sarpong, R. 

2006

6. Synthesis of Multifunctionalized Furans from Diazoallenes: Rearrangement of 6-Methylenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexanes

Yao, T.; Hong, A.; Sarpong, R.

5. Ga(III)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization Strategy for the Synthesis of Icetexane Diterpenoids: Total Synthesis of (±)-Salviasperanol

Simmons, E. M.; Sarpong, R.

4. Pt-Catalyzed Tandem Epoxide Fragmentation/Pentannulation of Propargylic Esters

Pujanauski, B. G.; Prasad, B. A. B.; Sarpong, R.

3. Production of the Antimalarial Drug Precursor Artemisinic Acid in Engineered Yeast

Ro, D.; Paradise, E. M.; Ouellet, M.; Fisher, K. J.; Newman, K. L.; Ndungu, J. M.; Ho, K. A.; Eachus, R. A.; Ham, T. S.; Kirby, J.; Chang, M. C. Y.; Withers, S. T.; Shiba, Y.; Sarpong, R.; Keasling, J. D.

2005

2. Development of an Anomalous Heck Reaction: Skeletal Rearrangement of Divinyl and Enyne Carbinols

Ndungu, J. M.; Larson, K. K.; Sarpong, R. 

1. Pt-Catalyzed Pentannulations from In Situ Generated Metallo-Carbenoids Utilizing Propargyl Esters

Prasad, B. A. B.; Yoshimoto, F. K.; Sarpong, R.

Postdoctoral

4. Toward a Symphony of Reactivity: Cascades Involving Catalysis and Sigmatropic Rearrangements

Jones, A.C.; May, J.A.; Sarpong, R.; Stoltz, B.M.

3. Substituent Effects and Nearly Degenerate Transition States: Rational Design of Substrates for the Tandem Wolff/Cope Reaction

Su, J.T.; Sarpong, R.; Stoltz, B.M.; Goddard III, W.A. 

2. The Development of a Facile Tandem Wolff/Cope Rearrangement for the Synthesis of Fused Carbocyclic Skeletons

Sarpong, R.; Su, J. T.; Stoltz, B. M.

1. The first total synthesis of dragmacidin D

Garg, N. K.; Sarpong, R.; Stoltz, B. M. 

Doctoral

3. Kinetic Analysis of a Reactive Model Enediyne

Semmelhack, M.F.; Sarpong, R. 

2. A simple synthesis and evaluation of the bicyclo[8.3.0] enediyne framework

Semmelhack, M. F.; Jaskowski, M. E.; Sarpong, R.; Ho, D. M. 

1. Evaluation of alkene isomerization as a trigger for enediyne activation

Semmelhack, M. F.; Sarpong, R.; Bergman, J.; Ho, D. M.