The Slaughter Group


Publications

2013

Nanayakkara, Y. S.; Woods, R. M., Breitbach, Z. S.; Handa, S.; Slaughter, L. M.; Armstrong, D. W. “Enantiomeric separation of isochromene derivatives by high-performance liquid chromatography using cyclodextrin based stationary phases and principal component analysis of the separation data.” Journal of Chromatography A 2013, 1305, 94-101.

Handa, S.; Mathota Arachchige, Y. L. N.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Access to 2'-substituted binaphthyl monoalcohols via complementary nickel-catalyzed Kumada coupling reactions under mild conditions: Key role of a P,O ligand.” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2013, 78, 5694-5699.]

2012

Singh, P.; Raj, R.; Bhargava, G.;* Hendricks, D. T.; Handa, S.; Slaughter, L. M.; Kumar, V.* “b-Lactam synthon-interceded diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized octahydroindole-based molecular scaffolds and their in vitro cytotoxic evaluation.” European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2012, 58, 513-518.

Owusu, M. O.; Handa, S.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Chugaev-type bis(acyclic diaminocarbenes) as a new ligand class for the palladium-catalyzed Mizoroki-Heck reaction.” Applied Organometallic Chemistry 2012, 26, 712-717.

Sluch, I. M.; Miranda, A. J.; Elbjeirami, O.; Omary, M. A.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Interplay of metallophilic interactions, p-p stacking, and ligand substituent effects in the structures and luminescence properties of neutral PtII and PdII aryl isocyanide complexes.” Inorganic Chemistry 2012, 51, 10728-10746.

Slaughter, L. M.* “Acyclic aminocarbenes in catalysis.” ACS Catalysis 2012, 2, 1802-1816. Invited Perspective (critical review).

Handa, S.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Enantioselective alkynylbenzaldehyde cyclizations catalyzed by chiral gold(I) acyclic diaminocarbene complexes that contain weak Au-arene interactions.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 2912-2915. Designated a Very Important Paper (top 5%). Featured on journal back cover. Highlighted in Angewandte Chemie, Synfacts, and ChemCatChem.

2011

Subramanium, S. S.; Handa, S.; Miranda, A. J.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Simple silver salts and palladium bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) complexes as complementary catalysts for the Nazarov cyclization.” ACS Catalysis 2011, 1, 1371-1374.

Raj, R.; Mehra, V.; Singh, P.; Kumar, V.; Bhargava, G.; Mahajan, M. P.*; Handa, S.; Slaughter, L. M. “b-Lactam-synthon-interceded, facile, one-pot, diastereoselective synthesis of functionalized tetra/octahydroisoquinolone derivatives.” European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011, 2697-2704.

2009

Subramanium, S. S.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Direct observation of a carbonylation reaction relevant to CO/alkene copolymerization in a methylpalladium carbonyl complex containing a bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) ligand.” Dalton Transactions 2009, 6930-6933. Invited contribution for a special issue on N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. Selected as a Dalton Transactions “Hot Article”.

Wanniarachchi, Y. A.; Subramanium, S. S.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Palladium complexes of bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) ligands with chiral N-substituents and 8-membered chelate rings.” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2009, 694, 3297-3305.

Bunce, R. A.*, Nammalwar, B.; Slaughter, L. M. “Divergent reactivity in tandem reduction-Michael ring closures of five- and six-membered cyclic enones” Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2009, 46, 854-860.

Sluch, I. M.; Miranda, A. J.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Channeled polymorphs of cis-M(CNPh)2Cl2 (M = Pt, Pd) with extended metallophilic interactions.” Crystal Growth & Design 2009, 9, 1267-1270.

2008

Slaughter, L. M.* “‘Covalent self-assembly’ of acyclic diaminocarbene ligands at metal centers.” Comments on Inorganic Chemistry 2008, 29, 46-72. Invited review article.

Bunce, R. A.*, Nago, T.; Sonobe, N.; Slaughter, L. M. “Benzo-fused heterocycles and carbocycles by intramolecular SNAr and tandem SN2- SNAr reactions.” Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2008, 45, 551-557.

Wanniarachchi, Y. A.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Reversible chelate ring opening of a sterically crowded palladium bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complex.” Organometallics 2008, 27, 1055-1062.

Wanniarachchi, Y. A.; Kogiso, Y.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Chiral palladium bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complexes as enantioselective catalysts for the aza-Claisen rearrangement.” Organometallics 2008, 27, 21-24.

Al-Far, A. M.; Slaughter, L. M.* “cis-cis-trans-Bis(acetonitrile-kN)-dichloridobis(triphenylphosphine-kP)-ruthenium(II) acetonitrile disolvate.” Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online 2008, E64, m184.

2007

Sluch, I. M.; Slaughter, L. M.* “trans-Diaquadichloridobis(N,N-dimethylformamide-kO)manganese(II).” Acta Crystallographica, Section E: Structure Reports Online 2007, E63, m3095.

Bunce, R. A.*, Schammerhorn, J. E.; Slaughter, L. M. “(±)-2,3-Dialkyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carboxylic esters by a tandem reduction-reductive amination reaction.” Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2007, 44, 1051-1057.

Wanniarachchi, Y. A.; Slaughter, L. M.* “One-step assembly of a chiral palladium bis(acyclic diaminocarbene) complex and its unexpected oxidation to a bis(amidine) complex.” Chemical Communications 2007, 3294-3296.

2006

Bunce, R. A.*, Schammerhorn, J. E.; Slaughter, L. M. “Catalyst and pressure dependent reductive cyclizations for the diastereoselective synthesis of hexahydropyrrolo-[1,2-a]quinoline-5-carboxylic esters.” Journal of Heterocyclic Chemistry 2006, 43, 1505-1511.

Moncada, A. I.; Manne, S.; Tanski, J. M.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Modular chelated palladium diaminocarbene complexes: Synthesis, characterization, and optimization of catalytic Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling activity by ligand modification.” Organometallics 2006, 25, 491-505.

2005

Moncada, A. I.; Tanski, J. M.; Slaughter, L. M.* “Sterically controlled formation of monodentate versus chelating carbene ligands from phenylhydrazine.” Journal of Organometallic Chemistry 2005, 690, 6247-6251. Invited paper for a special issue on metal carbene chemistry.

Moncada, A. I.; Khan, M. A.; Slaughter, L. M.* “A palladium Chugaev carbene complex as a modular, air-stable catalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling reactions.” Tetrahedron Letters 2005, 46, 1399-1403.

2004

Wanniarachchi, Y. A.; Khan, M. A.; Slaughter, L. M.* “An unusually static, sterically hindered silver bis(N-heterocyclic carbene) complex and its use in transmetalation.” Organometallics 2004, 23, 5881-5884.

Slaughter, L. M.; Collman, J. P.*; Eberspacher, T. A.; Brauman, J. I. “Radical autoxidation and autogenous O2 evolution in manganese-porphyrin catalyzed alkane oxidations with chlorite.” Inorganic Chemistry 2004, 43, 5198-5204. Featured on the cover of the August 23, 2004 issue of Inorganic Chemistry.

2003

Veige, A. S.; Slaughter, L. M.; Lobkovsky, E. B.; Wolczanski, P. T.*; Matsunaga, N.; Decker, S. A.; Cundari, T. R. “Symmetry and geometry considerations of atom transfer: Deoxygenation of (silox)3WNO and R3PO (R=Me, Ph, tBu) by (silox)3M (M=V, NbL (L=PMe3, 4-Picoline), Ta; silox=tBu3SiO).” Inorganic Chemistry 2003, 42, 6204-6224.

2001

Collman, J. P.*; Slaughter, L. M.; Eberspacher, T. A.; Strassner, T.; Brauman, J. I. “Mechanism of dihydrogen cleavage by high-valent metal oxo compounds: Experimental and computational studies.” Inorganic Chemistry 2001, 40, 6272-6280.

Veige, A. S.; Slaughter, L. M.; Wolczanski, P. T.*; Matsunaga, N.; Decker, S. A.; Cundari, T. R. “Deoxygenations of (silox)3WNO and R3PO by (silox)3M (M = V, Ta) and (silox)3NbL (silox = tBu3SiO): Consequences of electronic effects.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2001, 123, 6419-6420.

2000

Slaughter, L. M.; Wolczanski, P. T.*; Klinckman, T. R.; Cundari, T. R. “Inter- and intramolecular experimental and calculated equilibrium isotope effects for (silox)2(tBu3SiND)TiR + RH (silox = tBu3SiO): Inferred kinetic isotope effects for RH/D addition to transient (silox)2Ti=NSitBu3.” Journal of the American Chemical Society 2000, 122, 7953-7975.

1997

Slaughter, L. M.; Wolczanski, P. T.* “Ti(m: h1, h1-OCMe2CH2PPh2)3Rh has a cylindrically symmetric triple bond.” Chemical Communications 1997, 2109-2110.

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