Publications
(Colby Students in Bold)
“Synthesis of chryseno[1,2-b]heteroarenes and phenanthro[1,2-b:8,7-b’] diheteroarenes by an SNAr-anionic cyclization cascade reaction strategy” James Gilmore, Daeseong Hwang, Jack M. Crissy, James M. Mercado-Rodríguez, and Jeffrey L. Katz; Tetrahedron Lett. 2020, 61, 152663-152666.
“Convergent Strategy for the Synthesis of Oxa‑, Thia‑, and Selena[5]helicenes by Acetylene-Activated SNAr Reactions” Samuel M. Hoenig, Youmian Yan, Emily A. Dougherty, Reuben Hudson, Sava Petovic, Christopher K. Lee, Yusheng Hu, Lucas S. Gomez, and Jeffrey L. Katz; J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 4553−4559.
“Evaluation of carboxylic, phosphonic and sulfonic acid protogenic moieties on tunable poly(meta-phenylene oxide) ionomer scaffolds” Hudson, R.; Adhikari, R. Y.; Tuominen, M. T.; Hanzu, I.; Wilkening, M.; Thayumanavan, S.; Katz, J. L. J. Polym. Sci. Pol. Chem. 2019, 57, 2209-2213.
“Toward the selection of sustainable catalysts for Suzuki-Miyaura coupling; a gate-to-gate analysis” Hudson, R. and Katz, J. L. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2018, 6, 14880-14887.
“Poly(meta-phenylene oxides) for the design of a tunable, efficient, and reusable catalytic platform”, Hudson, R.; Zhang, H. R.; LoTemplio, A.; Benedetto, G.; Hamasaka, G.; Yamada, Y. M. A.; Katz, J. L.; Uozumi, Y., Chem. Commun., 2018, 54, 2878 - 2881.
"Water as a benign alternative to organic solvents: An aqueous, indium-mediated Barbier/Grignard reaction" Hudson, R.; Fenwick, S.; Tocci, N.; Smith, C.; Katz, J. L., J. Chem. Ed., 2017, submitted.
Hudson, R.; Katz, J. L.; Uozumi, Y; Yamada, Y. Polyarylene Oxide Catalysts. U.S. Provisional Patent 62/556,875, September 11, 2017.
"CO2 Dry Cleaning: A Benign Solvent Demonstration Accessible to K-8 Audiences" Hudson, R.; Ackerman, H.; Gallo, L.; Gwinner, A.; Krauss, A.; Sears, J.; Bishop, A.; Esdale, K.; Katz, J. L., J. Chem. Ed., 2017, 94, 480-482.
Katz, J. L.; Hudson, R. Polymeric Ion Conductor With Improved Conduction Properties. U.S. Patent 10066068 B2, September 4, 2018.
“Oxacalixarenes”, Hudson, R.; Katz, J. L., Calixarenes and Beyond, Neri, P.; Sessler, J. L.; Wang, M.-X. (eds.), Springer, 2016, 399-420.
“Bioplastics from Marine Crustaceans: From lab to classroom”, Hudson, R.; Katz, J. L., ACS Green Chemistry Institute Nexus Newsletter, October 2015.
“Exploring green chemistry metrics with interlocking building block molecular models” Hudson, R.; Leaman, D.; Kawamura, K.; Esdale, K.; Glaisher, S.; Bishop, A.; Katz, J. L., J. Chem. Ed., 2015, 93, 691-694.
“Visualizing nanocatalysts in action from color change reaction to magnetic recycling and reuse” Hudson, R.; Glaisher, S.; Bishop, A.; Katz, J. L., J. Chem. Ed., 2015, 92, 1892-1895.
“From lobster shells to plastic objects: a grade-school bioplastics activity” Hudson, R.; Glaisher, S.; Bishop, A.; Katz, J. L., J. Chem. Ed., 2015, 92, 1882-1885.
“Synthesis of indoles, benzofurans, and related heterocycles via an acetylene-activated SNAr/intramolecular cyclization cascade sequence in water or DMSO” Hudson, R; Bizier, N. P.; Esdale, K. N.; Katz, J. L. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2015, 13, 2199-2484. (cover article)
“Single Step Synthesis of Acetylene-Substituted Oxacalix[4]arenes” Wackerly, J. W.; Zhang, M.; Nodder, S. T.; Carlin, S. M.; Katz, J. L. Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 2920-2922.
“An Alternative Role for Acetylenes: Activation of Fluorobenzenes toward Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution” Bizier, N. P.; Wackerly, J. W.; Braunstein, E. D.; Zhang, M.; Nodder, S. T.; Carlin, S. M.; Katz, J. L. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 5987-5998.
“Single Step, Regioselective Synthesis of Diazadioxacalix[4]arenes and Diazadioxa[14]cyclophanes Bearing an Alternating N/O-Bridge Pattern” Bizier, N. P.; Vernamonti, J. P.; Katz, J. L. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 2303-2307.
“Synthesis of Inherently Chiral Azacalix[4]arenes and Diazadioxacalix[4]arenes” Katz, J. L.; Tschaen, B. A. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4300-4303.
"Selective Synthesis of Poly(m-Phenylene Oxides) over Oxacalixarenes" Wackerly, J. W.; Meyer, J. M.; Crannell, W. C.; King, S. B.; Katz, J. L., Macromolecules 2009, 42, 8181-8186.
“Undergraduate Context Sessions: How to Help Undergraduates Get More out of Professional Meetings” Reingold, I. D.; Russell, K. C.; Brisbois, R. G.; Mills, N.; Mitzel, T.; Mondanaro, K.; Katz, J. CUR Quarterly 2008, 29(1), 39-41.
“Oxacalixarenes and Oxacyclophanes Containing 1,8-Naphthyridines: A New Class of Molecular Tweezers With Concave-Surface Functionality” Katz, J. L.; Geller, B. J.; Foster, P. D., Chem. Commun. 2007, 1026-1028.
“Synthesis of Oxacalixarenes Incorporating Nitrogen Heterocycles: Evidence for Thermodynamic Control” Katz, J. L.; Geller, B. J.; Conry, R. R., Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2755-2758.
"A Single-Step Synthesis of D3h- Symmetric Bicyclooxacalixarenes" Katz, J. L.; Selby, K. J.; Conry, R. R. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3505-3507.
"Synthesis of Functionalized Oxacalix[4]arenes" Katz, J. L.; Feldman, M. B.; Conry, R. R. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 91-94.
“DNA Interstrand Cross-Linking by a Mycotoxic Diepoxide.” Millard, J. T.; Katz, J. L.; Goda, J.; Frederick, E. D.; Pierce, S. E.; Speed, T. J.; Thamattoor, D. M. Biochimie, 2004, 86, 419-423.
Prior to Colby (Harvard University):
"Total Synthesis of Teicoplanin Aglycon." Evans D. A.; Katz, J. L.; Peterson, G. S.; Hintermann T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 12411-12413.
"Nonconventional Stereochemical Issues in the Design of the Synthesis of the Vancomycin Antibiotics. Challenges Imposed by Axial and Non-planar Chiral Elements in the Heptapeptide Aglycons." Evans D. A.; Dinsmore, C. J.; Watson, P. S.; Wood, M. R.; Richardson, T. I.; Trotter, B. W.; Katz, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Engl. 1998, 37, 2704-2708.
"Total Synthesis of Vancomycin and Eremomycin Aglycons." Evans, D. A.; Wood, M. R.; Trotter, B. W.; Richardson, T. I.; Barrow, J. C.; Katz, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Engl. 1998, 37, 2700-2704.
"Synthesis of Diaryl Ethers through the Copper-Promoted Arylation of Phenols with Arylboronic Acids. An Expedient Synthesis of Thyroxine." Evans, D. A.; Katz, J. L.; West, R. T. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 2937-2940.
“Mild nitrosation and hydrolysis of polyfunctional amides” Evans, D. A.; Carter, P. H.; Dinsmore, C. J.; Barrow, J. C.; Katz, J. L.; Kung, D. W. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 4535-4538.
Katz Group External Funding
“RUI: Synthesis of Heterohelicenes Using Acetylene-Activated SNAr Reactions”, July 2017-June 2020, National Science Foundation, CHE-1664549, $227,796
Maine Technology Institute, TechStart Grant (TS0612, TS0623), 2016, $5000 per award.
“REU: The TIM Consortium: A Dispersed REU Site in Theoretically Interesting Molecules”, 2016-2018, National Science Foundation, CHE-1559886, $349,984 total funding (dispersed REU site in collaboration with Northern Kentucky University, the University of San Diego, and Grand Valley State University, and the University of Richmond)
“SEES Fellows: Synthesis of a New Class of Thermostable Proton Conducting Materials to Enable High Efficiency Hydrogen Fuel Cells”, Sept. 2014-Aug. 2017, National Science Foundation, SMA-1415189, $377,421, PI and SEES Fellow: Reuben Hudson
“RUI: Developing Acetylene-Activated SNAr Reactions”, July 2012-June 2014, National Science Foundation, CHE-1147787, $312,000
“REU: A Dispersed REU Site in Theoretically Interesting Molecules“, 2011-2014, National Science Foundation, CHE-1062944, $329,247 total funding (dispersed REU site in collaboration with Trinity University, Macalester College, Northern Kentucky University, the University of San Diego, and Grand Valley State University)
“The Development and Quantitative Measurement of Acetylene-Activated SNAr Reactions and Their Application for Complex Macrocycle Synthesis”, Nov 2010-Oct 2015, Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar Award, $60,000
“A Dispersed REU Site in Theoretically Interesting Molecules”, 2007-2008, CHE-0552292, $260,898 total funding (dispersed REU site in collaboration with Trinity University, Macalester College, Northern Kentucky University, Trinity College, and Juniata College)
“CAREER: Molecular design through oxacalixarenes: synthetic methods, molecular receptors, and chemical sensors", March 2007-Feb 2012, National Science Foundation, NSF-0640729, $402,600
“Exploiting The Oxacalixarene Scaffold: Structural Diversity, Macrobicyclic Hosts, Multicalixarenes, and Molecular Tweezers”, Sept 2006-Aug 2009, Petroleum Research Fund #45440-B1, $50,000
“Heteroatom-Bridged Aromatic Macrocycles: Development Of An Oxacalixarene-Based Molecular Toolbox”, June 2006-May 2008, Cottrell College Science Award CC6665, Research Corporation, $42,684
“Synthesis of Azacalixarenes, Oxocalixarenes, and Dicalixarene Cages”, June 2004-May 2006, Cottrell College Science Award CC6148, Research Corporation, $39,684
MRI: Acquisition of a Preparative HPLC system for Undergraduate Research Training in Chemistry and Biology (co-PI), NSF, 2004-2006, $128,720