Publications

 

32. Ralph, Glenn; Reghuvaran Santha, Asha; Agyemang, Nana B.; Ma, Xinghua; Zuschlag, Daniel W.; Murray, Benjamin; Biscoe, Mark R. "Cu-Controlled Enantiodivergent Pd-Catalyzed Stille Cross-Coupling Reactions." 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-mj57m.

 

31. Biscoe, Mark R.; Cornella, Josep; Kalyani, Dipannita; Neufeldt, Sharon. "From Established to Emerging: Evolution of Cross-Coupling Reactions." J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 16065鈥16069.

 

30. Binayeva, Meruyert; Ma, Xinghua; Ghaemimohammadi, Pejman; Biscoe, Mark R.* "A General Approach to Stereospecific Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Benzylic Stereocenters." Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 14124鈥14130.

 

29. Zhao, Haoran; Jose, Anju Treesa; Asany, Alisajat; Khan, Shahrukh M.; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Pd-Catalyzed Arylation of Secondary a-Alkoxytricyclohexylstannanes." Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 8714鈥8718.

 

28. Murray, Benjamin; Zhao, Shibin; Aramini, James M.; Wang, Hsin; Biscoe, Mark R.* "The Stereochemical Course of Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki Reactions Using Primary Alkyltrifluoroborate Nucleophiles." ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 2504-2510.

 

27. Ma, Xinghua; Murray, Benjamin; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Stereoselectivity in Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Enantioenriched Nucleophiles." Nat. Rev. Chem. 2020, 4, 584-599.

 

26. Liu, Min Ting; Na, Mihwa; Li, Yadi; Biscoe, Mark R.; Ryan, Kevin.* "Conformational Sensing by a Mammalian Olfactory Receptor." Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 11462-11469.

 

25. Ma, Xinghua; Zhao, Haoran; Binaveya, Meruyert; Ralph, Glenn; Diane, Mohamed; Zhao, Shibin; Wang, Chao-Yuan; Biscoe, Mark R.* "A General Approach to Stereospecific Cross-Coupling Reactions of Nitrogen-Containing Stereocenters." Chem 2020, 6, 781-791.

 

24. Ralph, Glenn; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Preparation of Enantioenriched Alkylcarbastannatranes via Nucleophilic Inversion of Alkyl Mesylates for Use in Stereospecific Cross-Coupling Reactions." Organometallics 2019, 38, 3912-3915.

 

23. Zhao, Shibin; Gensch, Tobias; Murray, Benjamin; Niemeyer, Zachary L.; Sigman, Matthew S.*; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Enantiodivergent Pd-Catalyzed C鈥揅 Bond Formation Enabled through Ligand Parameterization." Science 2018, 362, 670-674.

 

22. Ma, Xinghua; Diane, Mohamed; Ralph, Glenn; Chen, Christine; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Stereospecific Electrophilic Fluorination of Alkylcarbastannatrane Reagents." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 12663-12667.

 

21. Wang, Chao-Yuan; Ralph, Glenn; Derosa, Joseph; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Stereospecific Pd-Catalyzed Acylation of Alkylcarbastannatrane Reagents: A General Alternative to Asymmetric Enolate Reactions." Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 856-860. [Highlighted in:  Synfacts 2017, 258]

 

20. Wang, Chao-Yuan; Derosa, Joseph; Biscoe, Mark R.* "The Use of Stable, Optically Active Organometallic Nucleophiles in Cross-Coupling Reactions: A New Approach to Asymmetric Synthesis." Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 5105-5113.

 

19. Li, Ling; Zhao, Shibin; Joshi-Pangu, Amruta; Diane, Mohamed; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Stereospecific Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions of Secondary Alkylboron Nucleophiles and Aryl Chlorides." J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 14027-14030.

 

18. Li, Ling; Wang, Chao-Yuan; Huang, Rongcai; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Stereoretentive Pd-Catalyzed Stille Cross-Coupling Reactions of Secondary Alkyl Azastannatranes and Aryl Electrophiles." Nat. Chem. 2013, 5, 607-612. [Highlighted in:  Synfacts 2013, 100]

 

 

17. Li, Ling; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Alkylzinc Cross-Coupling Reactions." In Cross-Coupling and Heck-Type Reactions, Vol. 1; Molander, G., Ed.; Georg Thieme Verlag HG: Stuttgart, 2013, pp 795-837.

 

 

16. Joshi-Pangu, Amruta; Ma, Xinghua; Diane, Mohammed; Iqbal, Sidra; Kribs, Robert J.; Huang, Richard; Wang, Chao-Yuan; Biscoe, Mark R.* "Palladium-Catalyzed Borylation of Primary Alkyl Bromides." J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 6629-6633.

 

 

15. Joshi-Pangu, Amruta; Biscoe, Mark R.* "The Use of Teriary Alkyl Nucleophiles in Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions." Synlett 2012, 23, 1103-1107. [Synpact article: invited review highlighting work in pub. 14]

 

 

14. Joshi-Pangu, Amruta; Wang, Chao-Yuan; Biscoe, Mark R.* 鈥淣ickel-Catalyzed Kumada Cross-Coupling Reactions of Tertiary Alkylmagnesium Halides and Aryl Bromides/Triflates.鈥 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 8478-8481. [Highlighted in:  Synfacts 2011, 897]

 

13. Joshi-Pangu, Amruta; Ganesh, Madhu; Biscoe, Mark R.* 鈥淣ickel-Catalyzed Negishi Cross-Coupling Reactions of Secondary Alkylzinc Halides and Aryl Iodides.鈥 Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 1218-1221. [Highlighted in:  Synfacts 2011, 662]

 

 

12. Biscoe, Mark R.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淭he Selective Monoarylation of Acetate Esters and Aryl Methyl Ketones Using Aryl Chlorides.鈥 Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 1773-1775.

 

11. Lee, Brian K.; Biscoe, Mark R.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淪imple, Efficient Protocols for the Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction of Aryl Chlorides and Dimethylamine.鈥 Tetrahedron Lett. 2009, 50, 3672-3674 [50th anniversary special issue].

 

10. Fors, Brett P.; Watson, Donald A.; Biscoe, Mark R.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淎 Highly Active Catalyst for Pd-Catalyzed Amination Reactions:  Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Aryl Mesylates and the Highly Selective Monoarylation of Primary Amines.鈥 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 13552-13554.

 

9. Biscoe, Mark R.; Fors, Brett P.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淎 New Class of Easily Activated Palladium Precatalysts for Facile C鈥揘 Cross-Coupling Reactions and the Low Temperature Oxidative Addition of Aryl Chlorides.鈥 J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 6686-6687.  [Featured as Editor鈥檚 Choice in:  Science 2008, 320, 850-851]

 

8. Biscoe, Mark R.; Barder, Timothy E.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淓lectronic Effects on the Selectivity of Pd-Catalyzed C鈥揘 Bond-Forming Reactions Using Biarylphosphine Ligands: The Competitve Roles of Amine Binding and Acidity.鈥 Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7232-7235.

 

7. Ikawa, Takashi; Barder, Timothy E.; Biscoe, Mark R.; Buchwald, Stephen L. 鈥淧d-Catalyzed Amidations of Aryl Chlorides Using Monodentate Biaryl Phosphine Ligands:  A Kinetic, Computational, and Synthetic Investigation.鈥 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 13001-13007.

 

6. Barder, Timothy E.; Biscoe, Mark R.; Buchwald, Stephen L.  鈥淪tructural Insights into Active Catalyst Structures and Oxidative Addition to (Biaryl)phosphine-Palladium Complexes via Density Functional Theory and Experimental Studies.鈥 Organometallics 2007, 26, 2183-2192.

 

5. Uyeda, Christopher; Biscoe, Mark; Leplae, Paul; Breslow, Ronald. 鈥淗ydrophobically-Directed Selective Reduction of Ketones Using Amine Boranes.鈥 Tetrahedron Lett. 2006, 47, 127-130.

 

4. Biscoe, Mark R.; Breslow, Ronald. 鈥淥xaziridinium Salts as Hydrophobic Epoxidation Reagents: Remarkable Hydrophobically-Directed Selectivity in Olefin Epoxidation.鈥 J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 10812-10813.

 

3. Biscoe, Mark R.; Uyeda, Christopher; Breslow, Ronald. 鈥淩equirements for Selective Hydrophobic Acceleration in the Reduction of Ketones.鈥 Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 4331-4334.

 

2. Biscoe, Mark R.; Breslow, Ronald. 鈥淗ydrophobically-Directed Selective Reduction of Ketones.鈥  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12718-12719.

 

1. Biscoe, M. R.; Fry, A. J. 鈥淒ual Reaction Pathways in the Magnesium-Mediated Synthesis of Aziridines from Benzal Halides and Imines.鈥 Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 2759-2762.

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