N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Like Catalysis by a Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Material

Methodology

Lalonde, M. B.; Farha, O. K.; Scheidt, K. A.; Hupp, J. T. ACS Catalysis 2012, 2 (8), 1550–1554.

Assembly of Four Diverse Heterocyclic Libraries Enabled by Prins Cyclization, Au-Catalyzed Enyne Cycloisomerization, and Automated Amide Synthesis

Methodology

Cui, J.; Chai, D. I.; Miller, C.; Hao, J.; Thomas, C.; Wang, J.; Scheidt, K. A.; Kozmin, S. A. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 7435–7470.

Acyloin Coupling Reactions

Methodology

O’Bryan, E. A.; Scheidt, K. A. Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II. Vol 3, Marek, I., Knochel, P. eds. 2012, 621-655.

Catalytic Dynamic Kinetic Resolutions with N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Asymmetric Synthesis of Highly Substituted β-Lactones

Methodology

Cohen, D. T.; Eichman, C. C.; Phillips, E. M.; Zarefsky, E. R.; Scheidt, K. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7309–7313.

N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Aldol Desymmetrizations

Methodology

Scheidt, K. A.; Phillips, E. M.; Dugal-Tessier, J. in Asymmetric Synthesis- More Methods and Applications, Eds. Christmann and Bräse. Wiley-VCH, 2012.

An N-Heterocyclic Carbene/Lewis Acid Strategy for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Spirooxindole Lactones

Methodology

Dugal-Tessier, J.; O’Bryan, E. A.; Schroeder, T. B. H.; Cohen, D. T.; Scheidt, K. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 4963-4967.