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Publications

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Late-stage oxidative C(sp3)–H methylation

Kaibo Feng, Raundi Quevedo, Jeffrey Kohrt, Martins S. Oderinde, Usa Reilly and M. Christina White

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Kaibo Feng

MIT, Buchwald Group

Raundi Quevedo

UIUC, White Group

M. Christina White

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Rachel Chambers

UIUC, White Group 

Jinpeng Zhao

Corteva, Agro Sciences

Chemoselective Tertiary C—H Hydroxylation for Late-Stage Functionalization with Mn(PDP)_Ch
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Synthesis of anti-1,3 Amino Alcohol Motifs via Pd(II)/SOX Catalysis with the Capacity for Stereodivergence
Rulin Ma, Jonathon Young, Rossella Promontorio†, Friederike M. Dannheim, Christopher C. Pattillo and M. Christina White

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Rulia Ma

BMS,

Medicinal Chemitry

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Rossella Promontorio

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals 

Friederike Dannheim 

Graduate Student at Cambridge University 

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Chemoselective Methylene Oxidation in Aromatic Molecules
Jinpeng Zhao, Takeshi Nanjo, Emilio C. de Lucca Jr. and M. Christina White

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M. Christina White

Takeshi Nanjo

Assistant Professor

Kyoto University

Jinpeng Zhao

Agro Sciences

Corteva 

Emilio de Lucca

Assistant Professor

University of Campinas

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Jinpeng Zhao

Agro Sciences

Corteva 

M. Christina White

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Siraj Ali

UIUC, White Group 

Stephen Ammann

Research Scientist

Gilead

Wei Liu

Princeton, MacMillan Labs

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Manganese-catalysed benzylic C(sp3)–H amination for late-stage functionalization

Joseph R. Clark, Kaibo Feng, Anasheh Sookezian and M. Christina White

M. Christina White

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Kaibo Feng

MIT,

Buchwald Group

Joseph Clark

Assistant Professor, Marquette University

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Rulia Ma

BMS,

Medicinal Chemistry

M. Christina White

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Remote, Late-Stage Oxidation of Aliphatic C–H Bonds in Amide-Containing Molecules

Takeshi Nanjo, Emilio C. de Lucca Jr.‡ and M. Christina White

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Takeshi Nanjo

Assistant Professor

Kyoto University

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Emilio de Lucca

Assistant Professor

University of Campinas

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Catalytic C(sp3)−H Alkylation via an Iron Carbene Intermediate

Jennifer R. Griffin, Chloe I. Wendell, Jacob A. Garwin, and M. Christina White

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Jennifer Griffin

BMS,

Medicinal Chemistry

Chloe Wendell

UIUC

M. Christina White

Jacob Garwin

Garwin Family Foundation, Associate Director

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Oxidative diversification of amino acids and peptides by small-molecule iron catalysis

Thomas J. Osberger, Donald C. Rogness, Jeffery T. Kohrt, Antonia F. Stepan and M. Christina White

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Thomas Osberger

Assistant Professor,

Cal Poly Pomona

M. Christina White

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Stephen Ammann

Research Scientist

Gilead

M. Christina White

Wei Liu

Princeton, MacMillan Labs

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Aerobic Linear Allylic C–H Amination: Overcoming Benzoquinone Inhibition

Christopher C. Pattillo, Iulia I. Strambeanu, Pilar Calleja, Nicolaas A. Vermeulen, Tomokazu Mizuno, and M. Christina White

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Iulia Strambeanu

Discovery Chemistry, 

Janssen Pharmaceuticals

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Nicolaas Vermeulen

Corteva,

Agro Sciences

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Remote Oxidation of Aliphatic C−H Bonds in Nitrogen-Containing Molecules

Jennifer M. Howell, Kaibo Feng, Joseph R. Clark, Louis J. Trzepkowski, and M. Christina White

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Jennifer Howell

Eli-Lilly,

Discovery Chemistry

Joseph Clark

Marquette University

Assistant Professor

Kaibo Feng

MIT,

Buchwald Group

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A manganese catalyst for highly reactive yet chemoselective intramolecular C(sp3)–H amination

Shauna M. Paradine, Jennifer R. Griffin, Jinpeng Zhao, Aaron L. Petronico, Shannon M. Miller and M. Christina White

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Shauna Paradine

University of Rochester

Assistant Professor

Shannon Miller

Harvard University Graduate Student

Jinpeng Zhao

Corteva, Agro Sciences

Jennifer Griffin

BMS, Medicinal Chemistry

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Terminal Olefins to Chromans, Isochromans, and Pyrans via Allylic C–H Oxidation

Stephen E. Ammann, Grant T. Rice, and M. Christina White

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Stephen Ammann

Gilead

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Grant Rice

Fish & Richardson,

Associate

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Thomas Osberger

Assistant Professor,

Cal Poly Pomona

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General Allylic C–H Alkylation with Tertiary Nucleophiles

Jennifer M. Howell, Wei Liu, Andrew J. Young, M. Christina White

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Jennifer Howell

Eli-Lilly,

Discovery Chemistry

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Andrew Young 

Dow Chemistry

Catalysis Discovery

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Wei Liu

Princeton, MacMillan Labs

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Organometallics Roundtable 2013-2014

John A. Gladysz, Robin B. Bedford, Makoto Fujita, François P. Gabbaï, Karen I. Goldber, Patrick L. Holland, Jaqueline L. Kiplinger, Michael J. Krische, Janis Louie, Connie C. Lu, Jack R. Norton, Marina A. Petrukhina, Tong Ren, Shannon S. Stahl, T. Don Tilley, Charles Edwin Webster, M. Christina White, and Gregory T. Whiteker

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M. Christina White

Paul Gormisky

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Principal  Scientist

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Iulia Strambeanu

Discovery Chemistry, 

Janssen Pharmaceuticals

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Jared Delcamp

University of Mississippi

Associate Professor

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Paul Gormisky

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Principal Scientist

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Dustin Covell

St. John's University, NYC

Assistant Professor

M. Christina White

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Marinus Bigi

Catalysis Discovery,

Dow Chemical

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C-H Bond Functionalization and Synthesis in the 21st Century: A Brief History and Prospectus

M. C. White

Among the frontier challenges facing synthetic chemistry in the 21st century are the interconnected goals of increasing control of chemical reactivity and synthesizing complex molecules with higher levels of efficiency. Catalytic C-H bond functionalization reactions are increasingly being discovered that meet the criterion for useful reactivity (i.e. preparative, predictably selective, and general). Consequently, such reactions are enabling chemists to exploit strategies for complex molecule synthesis and derivatization previously accessible only in nature. This perspective highlights some of the achievements and important challenges that remain in the area of C-H bond functionalization.
 

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Marinus Bigi

Catalysis Discovery,

Dow Chemical

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Marinus Bigi

Catalysis Discovery,

Dow Chemical

Sean Reed

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Patent Agent

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Adding Aliphatic C-H Bond Oxidations to Synthesis

M. C. White

Oxidations of aliphatic C-H bonds (unactivated, isolated, alkyl sp3 C-H bonds) have appeared in the literature sporadically since the late 1800s. However, synthetic chemists considered these transformations to be too unselective and/or inefficient for routine utilization in synthesis. This view has changed dramatically during the past several years. Specifically, it is now widely accepted that predictable selectivity and preparative utility for aliphatic C-H oxidations is possible with small molecule catalysts. This perspective explains how we arrived at this point.

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Dustin Covell

St. John's University, NYC

Assistant Professor

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Chao Jiang

Nanjing University Associate Professor

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M. Christina White

Shauna Paradine

University of Rochester

Assistant Professor

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Erik Stang

Oblon

 Patent Agent

M. Christina White

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M. Christina White

Paul Gormisky

Bristol Myers Squibb

Senior Principal  Scientist

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Andrew Young

Catalysis Discovery,

Dow Chemical

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M. Christina White

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Erik Stang

Oblon

 Patent Agent

M. Christina White

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Marinus Bigi

Catalysis Discovery,

Dow Chemical

Sean Reed

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Patent Agent

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