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19. Electrochemical Synthesis of Allylic Amines from Alkenes and Amines
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17. Aziridine synthesis by coupling amines and alkenes via an electrogenerated dication
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16. Non-Innocent Radical Ion Intermediates in Photoredox Catalysis: Parallel Reduction Modes Enable Coupling of Diverse Aryl Chlorides
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14. Unveiling Potent Photooxidation Behavior of Catalytic Photoreductants
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13. Potent Reductants via Electron-Primed Photoredox Catalysis: Unlocking Aryl Chlorides for Radical Coupling
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12. A Case Study in Catalyst Generality: Simultaneous, Highly-Enantioselective Brønsted- and Lewis-Acid Mechanisms in Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalyzed Oxetane Openings.
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11. Highly Enantioselective, Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalyzed Additions to Oxetanes
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10. Direct Access to β-Fluorinated Aldehydes by Nitrite-Modified Wacker Oxidation
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9. Tandem Z-selective Cross Metathesis-Dihydroxylation for the Synthesis of anti-1,2-Diols
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7134 – 7138.
8. Aerobic Palladium-Catalyzed Diacetoxylation of Alkenes Enabled by Catalytic Nitrite
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7. Rapid Access to alpha-Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Ketones: Harnessing Inductive Effects in Wacker-Type Oxidations of Internal Alkenes
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6. Catalyst-Controlled Wacker-Type Oxidation: Facile Access to Functionalized Aldehydes
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5. Aldehyde-Selective Wacker-Type Oxidation of Unbiased Alkenes Enabled by a Nitrite Co-Catalyst
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1. Primary Alcohols from Terminal Olefins: Formal Anti-Markovnikov Hydration via Triple Relay Catalysis
Dong, G.; Teo, P.†; Wickens, Z. K.†; Grubbs, R. H.*
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