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29. Mechanism of Z-Selective Allylic Functionalization via Thianthrenium Salts
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28. Alkene Thianthrenation Unlocks Diverse Cation Synthons: Recent Progress and New Opportunities
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27. Ketyl Radical Coupling Enabled by Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Electrophotocatalysts
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25. Radical Hydrocarboxylation of Unactivated Alkenes via Photocatalytic Formate Activation
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24. Regiospecific Alkene Aminofunctionalization via an Electrogenerated Dielectrophile
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23. Diastereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopropanes from Carbon Pronucleophiles and Terminal Alkenes
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21. Translating planar heterocycles into 3D analogs via photoinduced hydrocarboxylation
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20. An alkene, a photon, and a catalyst walk into a bar; Zaitsev wasn’t invited
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19. Electrochemical Synthesis of Allylic Amines from Alkenes and Amines
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18. Photoinduced Hydrocarboxylation via Thiol-Catalyzed Delivery of Formate Across Alkenes
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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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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (39), 21418–21425.
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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11. Highly Enantioselective, Hydrogen-Bond-Donor Catalyzed Additions to Oxetanes
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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 9175-9180.
10. Direct Access to β-Fluorinated Aldehydes by Nitrite-Modified Wacker Oxidation
Chu, C.K.; Ziegler, D.T.; Carr, B.; Wickens, Z.K.; Grubbs R.H.*
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9. Tandem Z-selective Cross Metathesis-Dihydroxylation for the Synthesis of anti-1,2-Diols
Dornan, P.; Wickens, Z. K.; Grubbs, R. H.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 7134 – 7138.
8. Aerobic Palladium-Catalyzed Diacetoxylation of Alkenes Enabled by Catalytic Nitrite
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Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 236 – 240.
7. Rapid Access to alpha-Trifluoromethyl-Substituted Ketones: Harnessing Inductive Effects in Wacker-Type Oxidations of Internal Alkenes
Lerch, M.; Morandi, B.; Wickens, Z. K.; Grubbs, R. H.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 8654 – 8658.
6. Catalyst-Controlled Wacker-Type Oxidation: Facile Access to Functionalized Aldehydes
Wickens, Z. K.; Skakuj, K.§; Morandi, B.; Grubbs, R. H.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 890–893.
5. Aldehyde-Selective Wacker-Type Oxidation of Unbiased Alkenes Enabled by a Nitrite Co-Catalyst
Wickens, Z. K.; Morandi, B.; Grubbs, R. H.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11257 – 11260.
4. Regioselective Wacker Oxidation of Internal Alkenes: Rapid Access to Functionalized Ketones Facilitated by Cross-Metathesis
Morandi, B; Wickens, Z. K.; Grubbs, R. H.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 9751–9754.
3. Practical and General Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Ketones from Internal Olefins
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1. Primary Alcohols from Terminal Olefins: Formal Anti-Markovnikov Hydration via Triple Relay Catalysis
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