Publications

Independent Career (UNC Chapel Hill)

10) Ritchie, N. F. C.; Xiang, H.; Liu, P.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Submitted. 2024.

9) Zahara, A. J.; Haines, B. M.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Programmed Heterocycle Synthesis using Halomucononitriles as Pyridinimine Precursors. Org. Lett. 2024, 26, 2976–2981.  Posted previously on  ChemRxiv:  Zahara, A. J.; Haines, B. M.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Programmed Heterocycle Synthesis using Halomucononitriles as Zincke Nitrile Precursors. ChemRxiv. DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-9dftp 

8) Eckart-Frank, I.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Palladium-Catalyzed Trans-Selective Synthesis of Spirocyclic Cyclobutanes using 𝛼,𝛼-Dialkylcrotyl- and Allylhydrazones J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 18591–18597.

7) Mancinelli, J. P.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Borane-Catalyzed C–F Bond Functionalization of gem-Difluorocyclopropenes Enables the Synthesis of Orphaned Cyclopropanes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023 145, 17389–17397. (Article Correction)

6) Johnson, D. J.; Teeples, C. R.; Akkawi, N. R.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Efficient Synthesis of Orphaned Cyclopropanes Using Sulfones as Carbene Equivalents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022 144, 14471–14476. Highlighted in Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2022 DOI: 10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00309. (OCTOBER). Highlighted in Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2022 DOI:10.1021/acs.oprd.2c00334 (NOVEMBER) 

5) Mancinelli, J. P.; Liu, S.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Relative Rates of Alkylation for B-substituted Triarylphosphines: an ortho-Boron Group Enhances Reactivity on Phosphorus. Org. & Biomol. Chem., 2022, 20, 6183 - 6187.  (Invited contribution. New Talent Issue)

4) Ritchie, N. C.; Zahara, A. J.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Divergent Reactivity of 𝛼,𝛼-Disubstituted Alkenyl Hydrazones: Bench Stable Cyclopropylcarbinyl Equivalents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 2101– 2106. Featured in C&EN . Featured in JACS Spotlights.

3) Ackerman-Biegasiewicz, L. K. G.; Arias-Rotondo, D. M.; Biegasiewicz, K. F.; Elacqua, E.; Golder, M. R.; Kayser, L. V.; Lamb, J. R.; Le, C. M.; Romero, N. A.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Williams, D. A. Organic Chemistry: A Retrosynthetic Approach to a Diverse Field. ACS. Central Sci. 2020, 6, 1845 – 1850.

2) Zahara, A. J.; Hinds, E. M.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Programmed Sequential Additions to Halogenated Mucononitriles. Org. Lett. 2020. 22, 8065 –  8069. Previously uploaded to ChemRxiv. Sept 7, 2020.

1) Mancinelli, J. P.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M. Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane-Catalyzed Cyclopropanation of Styrenes with Aryldiazoacetates. ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 11171 – 11176.

Postdoctoral Studies

3) Wei, B.; Sharland, J. C.; Lin, P.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Fullilove, F. A.; McKinnon, S.; Blackmond, D. G.; Davies, H. M. L. "In Situ Kinetic Studies of Rh(II)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclopropanation with Low Catalyst Loadings" ACS Catal. 2020, 10, 1161 – 1170.

2) Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Haines, B. E.; Musaev, D. G.; Davies, H. M. L. "Synthesis of [3a,7a]-Dihydroindoles by a Tandem Arene Cyclopropanation/[3,5]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement Reaction" J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 7939 – 7949.

1) Kubiak II, R. W.; Mighion, J. D.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Alford, J. S.; Yoshidomi, T.; Davies, H. M. L.  “Enantioselective Intermolecular C–H Functionalization of Allylic and Benzylic sp3 C–H Bonds using N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles” Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3118 – 3121. 

Graduate Studies

5) Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Yu, D.; Painter, P. P.; Fischer, E. L.; Tantillo, D. J.; Sarpong, R. S.; Hein, J. E. Mechanism of a No-metal-added Heterocycloisomerization of Alkynylcyclopropylhydrazones: A Mild Synthesis of Cycloheptane-fused Aminopyrroles Facilitated by Copper Salts at Trace Loadings.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 10569 – 10577.  Highlighted in JACS Spotlights. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11307 – 11308. 

4) Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.*; Sawano, S.*; Sarpong, R. S. “Bis(1-cyanovinylacetate) is a Linear Precursor to 3-Oxidpyrylium Ions” J. Org. Chem. 2016, 81, 11132 – 11144.

3) Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Sarpong, R. S. “The Diels – Alder Reactivity of 2-Vinylindenes” Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 3635 – 3640.

2) Beng, T. K.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Sarpong, R. S. “Direct Access to Functionalized Azepanes by Cross-Coupling with α-Halo Eneformamides,” Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 916-919.

1) Fisher, E. L.; Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Sarpong, R. S. “Tungsten-Catalyzed Heterocycloisomerization Approach to 4,5-Dihydro-benzo[b]furans and –indoles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 9946 – 9949.

Undergraduate Studies

1) Hooker, J. M.; Reibel, A. T.; Hill, S. M.; Schueller, M. J.; Fowler, J. S. “One-Pot, Direct Incorporation of [11C]CO2 into Carbamates,” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 3482 – 3485.

Book Chapters

1) Wilkerson-Hill, S. M.; Davies, H. M. L. Rhodium(II) Tetracarboxylate-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Functionalization Reactions. In Rhodium Catalysis in Organic Synthesis: Methods and Reactions, Tanaka, K., Ed.; Wiley: New York; 2018, p 343 – 371.