2007 – 2012

Publications 2007-2012

23. “Rhodium-catalyzed acyloxy migration of propargylic esters in cycloadditions, inspiration from the recent “gold rush”
    Shu, X.-Z.; Shu, D.; Schienebeck, C. M.; Tang, W.* Chem. Soc. Rev. 2012, 41, 7698-7711. link.
    
24. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of Cyclopropyl Substituted Propargyl Esters: A Tandem 1,3-Acyloxy Migration [5 + 1] Cycloaddition”
    Shu, D.; Li, X.; Zhang, M.; Robichaux, P. J.; Guzei, I. A.; Tang, W.* J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 6463-6472. link.
    
25. .”Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclohexenone Core of Welwitindolinones via Rhodium-Catalyzed [5 + 1] Cycloaddition”
    Zhang, M.; Tang, W.* Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 3756-3759. link.
    
26. “Stereoselective Preparation of Cyclobutanes with Four Different Substituents: Total Synthesis and Structural Revision of Pipercyclobutanamide A and Piperchabamide G.”
    Liu, R.; Zhang, M.; Wyche, T. P.; Winston-McPherson, G. N.; Bugni, T. S.; Tang, W.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 7503-7506. link.
    Highlight in Nature Chemical Biology link.
    
27. “Catalytic Enantioselective Halolactonization of Enynes and Alkenes”
    Zhang, W.; Liu, N.; Schienebeck, C. M.; Decloux, K.; Zheng, S. Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Chem.-Euro. J. 2012, 18, 7296-7305. link.
    Highlight in Synfacts, 2012, issue 7, 0790 (doi:10.1055/s-0031-1289837).
    
28. “Rhodium-catalyzed Intra- and Intermolecular [5+2] Cycloaddi-tion of 3-Acyloxy-1,4-enyne and Alkyne with Concomitant 1,2-Acyloxy Migration”
    Shu, X.-z; Li, X.; Shu, D.; Huang, S.; Schienebeck, C. M.; Zhou, X.; Robichaux, P. J.; Tang, W.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5211-5221. link.
    
29. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Carbonylation of 3-Acyloxy-1,4-enynes for the Synthesis of Cyclopentenones”
    Li, X.; Huang, S.; Schienebeck, C. M.; Shu, D.; Tang, W.* Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 1584-1587. link.
    
30. “Rhodium-catalyzed 1,3-Acyloxy Migration and Subsequent Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition of Vinylallene and Unactivated Alkyne”
    Huang, S.; Li, X.; Lin, C. L.; Guzei, I. A.; Tang, W.* Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 2204-2206. link.
    
31. “Discovery of histone deacetylase 8 selective inhibitors”
    Tang, W.*; Luo, T.; Greenberg, E. F.; Bradner, J. E.; Schreiber, S. L.* Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 2601-2605. link.
32. “Effect of Halogenation Reagents on Halocyclization and Overman Rearrangement of Allylic Trichloroacetimidates”
    Liu, N.; Schienebeck, C. M.; Collier, M. D.; Tang, W.* Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52 , 6217-6219. link.
    
33. “Rhodium-catalyzed Ring Expansion of Cyclopropanes to Seven-membered Rings by 1,5-C-C Bond Migration”
    Li, X.; Zhang, M.; Shu, D.; Robichaux, P. J.; Huang, S.; Tang, W.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 10421-10424. link
    
34. “Interception of a Rautenstrauch Intermediate by Alkynes for [5+2] Cycloaddition: Rhodium-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3-Acyloxy-4-ene-1,9-diynes to Bicyclo[5.3.0]decatrienes”
    Shu, X.-z.; Huang, S.; Shu, D.; Guzei, I. A.; Tang, W.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 8153-8156. link. Highlighted as “hot paper”
    
35. “Stereoselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Kumausallene”
    Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 3664-3666. link.
    Highlight in Synfacts, 2011, issue 10, 1042 (doi:10.1055/s-0030-1261141).
    
36. “Intramolecular 1,4-Addition of Nitrogen Nucleophile and Bromine Electrophile to Conjugated 1,3-Enyne”
    Liu, N.; Werness, J. B.; Guzei, I. A. Tang, W.* Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 4385-4390. link
    (Invited contribution for F. Dean Toste’s’ Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award.)
    
37. “Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Cyclohexenone Rings: Rhodium-Catalyzed 1,3-Acyloxy Migration and Subsequent [5+1] Cycloaddition”
    Shu, D.; Li, X.; Zhang, M.; Robichaux, P. J.; Tang, W.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 1346-1349. link.
    
38. “Synthesis of bromoallenyl pyrrolidines via 1,4-addition to 1,3-enynes”
    Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Sci. China Chem. 2011, 54, 56-60. link.
    (Invited contribution for the 6th Sino-US Chemistry Professor Conference at Hangzhou, China.)
    
39. “Enantioselective Bromolactonization of Conjugated (Z)-Enynes”
    Zhang, W.; Zheng, S.; Liu, N.; Werness, J. B.; Guzei, I. A.; Tang, W.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3664-3665. link.
    Highlight in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. link.
    
40. “Thermodynamic Control of the Electrocyclic Ring Opening of Cyclobutenes: C=X Substituents at C-3 Mask the Kinetic Torquoselectivity”
    Um, J. M.; Xu, H.-D.; Houk, K. N.*; Tang, W.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6664-6665. link.
    
41. “DABCO-Catalyzed 1,4-Bromolactonization of Conjugated Enynes: Highly Stereoselective Formation of a StereogenicCenter and an Axially Chiral Allene”
    Zhang, W.; Xu, H.-D.; Xu, H.; Tang, W.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 3832-3833. link.
    Highlight in Synfacts, 2009, issue 6, 0604 (doi:10.1055/s-0029-1216700).
    
42. “Intramolecular Hydroamination of Conjugated Enynes”
    Zhang, W.; Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 3090-3095. link.
    (Invited contribution for Justin DuBois’ Tetrahedron Young Investigator Award.)
    
43. “N,N’-(11S,12S)-(9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethanoanthracene-11,12-diyl)bis[2-(diphenylphosphino)-Benzamide”
    Tang, W. The Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis [EROS], (Ed. P. L. Fuchs, John Wiley and Sons) 2008.
44. “Synthesis of Cyclobutenes by Highly Selective Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Ring Expansion of Cyclopropanes”
    Xu, H.-D.; Zhang, W.; Shu, D.; Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8933-8936. link .
    Highlight in Synfacts, 2009, issue 1, 0063 (doi:10.1055/s-0028-1087400).
    
45. “Base-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Conjugated Enynes”
    Zhang, W.; Werness, J. B.; Tang, W.* Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2023-2026. link