Publications

Sarabamoun, E.; Bietsch, J.; Aryal, P.; Reid, A.; Curran, M.; Johnson, G.; Tsai, E.; Machan, C.; Wang, G.; Choi J.; Photoluminescence Switching in Quantum Dots Connected with Fluorinated and Hydrogenated Photochromic Molecules. RSC Adv. 2024, 14, 424-432. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3RA07539G

Chen, A.; Wang, G. Chapter 11 - Synthesis of carbohydrate-containing macrocycles. In Synthetic Strategies in Carbohydrate Chemistry, 1st ed.; Tiwari, V. K. Ed.; Elsevier, 2024; pp 407-522. DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-323-91729-2.00012-4

Bietsch, J.; Chen, A.; Wang, G. Chapter 5 - Dendritic Hydrogels and Their Biomedical Applications. In Multicomponent Hydrogels: Smart Materials for Biomedical Applications, Vol. 15; Dodda, J.M.; Deshmukh, K.; Bezuidenhout, D. Eds.; Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023; p 116. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781837670055

Aryal, P.; Morris, J.; Adhikari, S.B.; Bietsch, J.; Wang, G. Synthesis and Self-Assembling Properties of Carbohydrate- and Diarylethene-Based Photoswitchable Molecular Gelators. Molecules 2023, 28, 6228. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28176228

Bietsch, J.; Baker, L.; Duffney, A.; Mao, A.; Foutz, M.; Ackermann, A.; Wang, G. Para-Methoxybenzylidene Acetal-Protected D-Glucosamine Derivatives as pH-Responsive Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery. Gels 2023, 9, 445. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9060445

Aryal, P.; Adhikari, S. B.; Duffney, A.; Wang, G.Sugar Isoxazole Based Hydrogelators and Their Applications as Reusable Hydrogels for Dye Removal. New J. Chem 2023, 47, 17224-17228. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3nJ03038E

Wang, G.; Wang, D.; Chen, A.; Okafor, I. S.; Samankumara, L. P. Design and Synthesis of α-Anomeric Diacetylene-Containing Glycosides as Photopolymerizable Molecular Gelators. ACS Omega 2022, 7, 11330-11342. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c00403

Sharma, P.; Wang, G. 4,6-O-Phenylethylidene Acetal Protected D-Glucosamine Carbamate-Based Gelators and Their Applications for Multi-Component Gels. Gels 2022, 8, 191. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8030191 (Topical Collection: Feature Papers in Gel Materials)

Yoon, L. U.; Adhikari, S. B.; Sarabamoun, E. S.; Bietsch, J. M.; Tsai, E. H. R.; Wang, G.; Choi, J. J. Exciton dissociation in quantum dots connected with photochromic molecule bridges. J. Mater. Chem. C 2021, 9, 16006-16013. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1TC04451F

Bietsch, J.; Olson, M.; Wang, G. Fine-Tuning of Molecular Structures to Generate Carbohydrate Based Super Gelators and Their Applications for Drug Delivery and Dye Absorption. Gels 2021, 7, 134. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7030134 (Special Issue Gels Horizons: From Science to Smart Materials)

Sharma, P.; Chen, A.; Wang, D.; Wang, G. Synthesis and Self-Assembling Properties of Peracetylated β-1-Triazolyl Alkyl D-Glucosides and D-Galactosides. Chemistry 2021, 3, 935-958. https://doi.org/10.3390/chemistry3030068 (Special Issue: Supramolecular Materials)

Adhikari, S.B.; Chen, A.; Wang, G. Synthesis of Carbohydrate Based Macrolactones and Their Applications as Receptors for Ion Recognition and Catalysis. Molecules 2021, 26, 3394. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26113394 (Special Issue: Organic Chemistry in the USA)

Morris, J.; Bietsch, J.; Bashaw, K.; Wang, G. "Recently Developed Carbohydrate Based Gelators and Their Applications." Gels 2021, 7, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7010024 (Special Issue: Supramolecular Gels: New Knowledge)

Wang, G.; Wang, D.; Bietsch, J. M.; Chen, A.; Sharma, P. “Synthesis of dendritic glycoclusters and their applications for supramolecular gelation and catalysis” J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 16136-16156. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.0c0197 (Special Issue: A New Era of Discovery in Carbohydrate Chemistry)

Wang, D.; Chen, A.; Morris, J.; Wang, G. "Stimuli-responsive gelators from carbamoyl sugar derivatives and their responses to metal ions and tetrabutylammonium salts" RSC Adv. 2020, 10, 40068-40083. DOI: 10.1039/D0RA07587F

Morris, J.; Kozlowski, P.; Wang, G. "Synthesis and Characterization of Hybrid Glycolipids as Functional Organogelators and Hydrogelators" Langmuir2019. 35, 14639-14650. 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b02347

Chen, A.; Wang, D.; Bietsch, J.; Wang, G. "Synthesis and characterization of pentaerythritol derived glycoconjugates as supramolecular gelators." Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019. 17, 6043-6056. 10.1039/C9OB00475K

Chen, A.; Samankumara, L. P.; Garcia, C.; Bashaw, K.; Wang, G. "Synthesis and characterization of 3-O-esters of N-acetyl-d-glucosamine derivatives as organogelators." New J. Chem. 2019. 43, 7950-7961. 10.1039/C9NJ00630C

Chen, A.; Wang, D.; Samankumara, L. P.; Wang, G. "Synthesis of Sterically Congested Carbamates of Carbohydrates through Organic Base Catalysis." Synthesis. 2019, 51, 2897-2908. DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1612425

Chen, A.; Samankumara, L. P.; Dodlapati, S.; Wang, D.; Adhikari, S.; Wang, G. "Syntheses of Bis-Triazole Linked Carbohydrate Based Macrocycles and Their Applications for Accelerating Copper Sulfate Mediated Click Reaction." Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 1189-1194. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ejoc.201801714

Highlighted as cover feature in European Journal of Organic Chemistry:

Chen, A.; Okafor, I. S.; Garcia, C.; Wang, G. “Synthesis and self-assembling properties of 4,6-O-benzylidene acetal protected D-glucose and D-glucosamine β-1,2,3-triazole derivatives.” Carbohydr. Res. 2018, 461, 60-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2018.02.011

Wu, H.; Han, Z. S.; Qu, B.; Wang, D.; Zhang, Y.; Xu, Y.; Grinberg, N.; Lee, H.; Song, J. J.; Roschangar, F.; Wang, G.; Senanayake, C. H. "P-Stereogenic Chiral Phosphine−Palladium Complex Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of Phosphoryl-Substituted Atropisomeric Vinylarenes" Adv. Synth. Catal. 2017, 359, 3927-3933. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201700837

Okafor, I. S.; G. Wang "Synthesis and gelation property of a series of disaccharide triazole derivatives" Carbohydr. Res. 2017, 451, 81-94. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2017.09.00

Wang, G.; Chen, A.; Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Yerabolu J. R. “Synthesis and characterization of amide linked triazolyl glycolipids as molecular hydrogelators and organogelators” RSC Adv. 2017, 7, 40887–40895. DOI: 10.1039/c7ra06228a

Chen, A.; Adhikari, S. B.; Mays, K.; Wang, G. “Synthesis and study of molecular assemblies formed by 4,6-O-(2-phenylethylidene) functionalized D-glucosamine derivatives” Langmuir 2017, 33, 8076-8089. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b01592

Han, Z. S.; Zhang, L.; Xu, Y.; Sieber, J. D.; Marshini, M. A.; Li, Z.; Reeves, J. T.;  Fandrich, K. R.; Patel, N. D.; Desrosiers, J.-N.; Qu, B.; Chen, A.; Rudzinski, D. M.; Samankumara, L. P.; Ma, S.; Grinberg, N.; Roschangar, F.; Yee, N. K.; Wang, G.; Song, J. J.; Senanayake, C. H. “Efficient asymmetric synthesis of structurally diverse P-stereogenic phosphinamides for catalyst design." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5474-5477. DOI:10.1002/anie.201500350 

Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Yerabolou, J. R.; Wang, G. "Synthesis and study of N-acetyl D-glucosamine triazole derivatives as effective low molecular weight gelators." Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 3361-3364. (Invited theme publication issue) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2015.02.123

Wang, G.; Goyal, N.; Mangunuru, H.P.R.; Hao, Y.; Cheuk, S.; Puram V. R. “Preparation and self-assembly study of amphiphilic and bispolar diacetylene containing glycolipids." J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80, 733-743. DOI: 10.1021/jo501568u

Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Yerabolou, J. R.; Liu, D.; Wang, G. Synthesis of a series of glucosyl triazole derivatives and their self-assembling properties. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56 , 82-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.11.013

Goyal, N.; Mangunuru, H.P.R.; Parikh, B.; Shrestha, S.; Wang, G. Synthesis and characterization of pH responsive D-glucosamine based molecular gelators. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2014, 10, 3111-3121. DOI: 10.3762/bjoc.10.328

 Busacca, C. A.; Milligan, J. A.; Rattanangkool, E.; Ramavarapu, C.; Chen, A.; Saha, A. K.; Li, Z.; Lee, H.; Geib, S. J.; Wang, G.; Senanayake, C. H.; Wipf, P. Synthesis of Phosphaguanidines by Hydrophosphination of Carbodiimides with Phosphine Boranes. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9878-9887. DOI: 10.1021/jo501841s

Han, Z. S.; Herbage, M.; Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Xu, Y.; Reeves, J. T.; Sieber, J.; Li, Z.; Decroos, P.; Zhang, Y.; Li, G.; Li, N.; Ma, S.; Grinberg, N.; Goyal, N.; Krishnamurthy, D.; Lu, B.; Song, J. J.; Wang, G.; Senanayake, C. H. “Design and synthesis of new chiral oxathiozinone scaffolds with a highly active and properly differentiated S-O bond for the efficient synthesis of hindered enantiopure sulfinamides and sulfinyl ketimines.” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6713-6717. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301676

Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Yang, H; Wang, G. "Synthesis of peptoid based small molecular gelators from multiple component reaction."  Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 4489-4491. (Invited theme publication issue) DOI: 10.1039/c3cc41043a

Busacca, C. A.; Qu, B.; Farber, E.; Haddad, N.; Gret, N.; Saha, A. K.; Eriksson, M. C.; Wu, J.-P.; Fandrick, K. R.; Han, S.; Grinberg, N.; Ma, S.; Lee, H.; Li, Z.; Spinelli, M.; Gold, A.; Wang, G.; Wipf, P.; Senanayake, C. H. “Hydrophosphination of propargylic alcohols and amines with phosphine boranes.” Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1132–1135. DOI: 10.1021/ol400309y

Busacca, C. A.; Qu, B.; Farber, E.; Haddad, N.; Gret, N.; Saha, A. K.; Eriksson, M. C.; Wu, J.-P.; Fandrick, K. R.; Han, S.; Grinberg, N.; Ma, S.; Lee, H.; Li, Z.; Spinelli, M.; Gold, A.; Wang, Z.; Wang, G.; Wipf, P.; Senanayake, C. H. “[2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangements of 2-phosphineborane 2-propen-1-ols: access to optically pure P-P species.” Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1136–1139. DOI: 10.1021/ol400310h

Han, Z. S.; Goyal, N.; Herbage, M. A.; Sieber, J. D.; Qu, B.; Xu, Y.; Li, Z.; Reeves, J. T.; Desrosiers, N.; Ma, S.; Grinberg, N.; Lee, H.; Mangunuru, H. P. R.; Zhang, Y.; Krishnamurthy, D.; Lu, B. Z.; Song, J. J.; Wang, G.; Senanayake, C. H. “Efficient asymmetric synthesis of P-chiral phosphine oxides via properly designed and activated benzoxazaphosphinine-2-oxide agents.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 2474–2477. DOI: 10.1021/ja312352p

Yang, H.; Goyal, N.; Ella-Menye, J.-R.; Williams, K.; Wang, G. “Synthesis of chiral five, six, and seven-membered heterocycles from (S)-3-hydroxyl-gamma-butyrolactone.” Synthesis 2012, 561-568. DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289677

Wang, G.; Yang, H.; Cheuk, S.; Coleman, S. “Synthesis and self-assembly of 1-deoxyglucose derivatives as low molecular weight organogelators.”  Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2011, 7, 234-242. doi:10.3762/bjoc.7.31

Cheuk, S.; Goyal, N.; Wang, G. “D-Glucosamine derived low molecular weight organogelators: Design, synthesis and characterizations.” Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 5962-5971. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2010.05.071

Wang, G.; Goyal, N.; Hopkinson, B. “Preparation of L-proline based aeruginosin 298-A analogs: optimization of the P1-moiety.” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2009, 19, 3798-3803. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2009.04.056

Wang,G.; Cheuk, S.; Yang, H.; Goyal, N.; Reddy, P. V. N., Hopkinson, B. “Synthesis and characterization of a series of monosaccharide derived carbamates as low molecular hydrogelators.”  Langmuir, 2009, 25, 8696-8705. DOI: 10.1021/la804337g

Cheuk, S.; Stevens, E. D.; Wang, G. “Synthesis and structural analysis of a series of D-glucose derivatives as low molecular weight gelators.” Carbohydr. Res. 2009, 344, 417-425. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.12.006

Wang, G.; Goyal, N., Aeruginosin Analogs and Other Compounds with Rigid Bicyclic Structure as Potential Antithrombotic Agents. Cardiovasc. Hematol. Agents Med. Chem. 2009, 7, 147-165. (Review)

Wang, G.; Ella-Menye, J.-R.; St. Martin, M.; Yang, H.; Williams, K. “Regioselective Esterification of Vicinal Diols on Monosaccharide Derivatives via Mitsunobu Reactions.” Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4203-4206. DOI:10.1021/ol801316f

Nie X.; Wang, G. “Total synthesis of aeruginosin 298-A analogs containing ring oxygenated variants of 2-carboxy-6-hydroxyoctahydroindole.” Tetrahedron 2008, 64, 5784-5793. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2008.03.107

Ella-Menye, J. R.; Nie, X.; Wang, G. “Synthesis of octahydropyrano[3,2-b]pyrrole-2-carboxylic acid derivatives from D-mannose.” Carbohydr. Res. 2008,343, 1743-1753. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2008.03.017

Wang, G. “Synthesis and antibacterial properties of oxazolidinone and oxazinanones.”  Curr. Med. Chem. Anti-infective Agents. 2008, 7, 32-49. (Review)

Ella-Menye, J.-R.; Wang, G. “Synthesis of chiral 2-oxazolidinones, 2-oxazolines, and their analogs.” Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 10034-10041. doi:10.1016/j.tet.2007.07.044

Nie, X.; Wang, G. “Synthesis and Self-Assembling Properties of Diacetylene-Containing Glycolipids.” J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 4734-4741. DOI: 10.1021/jo052317t

Wang, G.; Ella-Menye, J. R.; Sharma, V. “Synthesis and antibacterial activities of chiral 1,3-oxazinan-2-one derivatives.” Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2006, 16, 2177-2181. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.01.072

Wang, G.; Sharma, V.; Cheuk, S.; Williams, K.; Dakessian, L.; Thorton, Z. “Synthesis and characterization of monosaccharide lipids as novel hydrogelators.” Carbohydr. Res. 2006, 341, 705-716. doi:10.1016/j.carres.2006.01.023

Nie, X.; Wang, G. “Synthesis of a Ring-Oxygenated Variant of the 2-Carboxy-6-hydroxyoctahydroindole Core of Aeruginosin 298-A from Glucose.” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 8687-8692. DOI: 10.1021/jo0507901

Ella-Menye, J.-R.; Sharma, V.; Wang, G. “New Synthesis of Chiral 1,3-Oxazinan-2-ones from Carbohydrate Derivatives.” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 463-469. DOI: 10.1021/jo040224q

Wang, G. “Liposome as drug delivery vehicles.”  Book chapter in Delivery issues in drug discovery edited by Binghe Wang, Teruna Siahaan and Rick Soltero. Publisher, John Wiley & Sons, 2005, 411-434. (Book Chapter)

Hollingsworth, R. I.; Wang, G. “Antibacterials, oxazolidinones.” Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology 5th Edition, 2006, 17, 728-746. (Book Chapter)

Wang G.; Hamilton, A. D. “Low molecular weight organogelators for water.” Chem. Commun. 2003, 310-311. DOI: 10.1039/B205733F

Hollingsworth, R. I.; Wang, G. “General three carbon chiral synthons from carbohydrates - chiral pool and chiral auxiliary approaches.” ACS symposium series 841, 2002, 85-101. Carbohydrate Synthons in Natural Products Chemistry Edited by Witczak, Z. J and Tatsuta, K. Chapter DOI: 10.1021/bk-2003-0841.ch005

Wang, G.; Hamilton, A. D. “Synthesis and Self-Assembling Properties of Polymerizable Organogelators.” Chem. Eur. J. 2002, 8, 1954-1961. DOI: 10.1002/1521-3765(20020415)8:8<1954::AID-CHEM1954>3.0.CO;2-X