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PUBLICATIONS

 

​45. Desulfurative Borylation of Small Molecules, Peptides and Proteins

R. Jing, W. C. Powell, K. J. Fisch, M. A. Walczak

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 22354

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​44. Chemical Synthesis of Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau

W. C. Powell, R. Jing, M. A. Walczak

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 21514

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​43. TMEM106B Fibrils from FTLD Patients and Healthy Controls

J. D. Greenwood, W. C. Powell, M. A. Walczak

ACS Chem. Neurosci., 2023, 14, 2827

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​42. Stereoselective Alkyl C-Glycosylation of Glycosyl Esters via Anomeric C-O Bonds Homolysis: Efficient Access to C-Glycosyl Amino Acids and C-Glycosyl Peptides

A. Chen. S. Zhao, Y. Han, Z. Zhou, B. Yang, L-G. Xie, M. A. Walczak, F. Zhu

Chem. Sci., 2023, 14, 7569 

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​41. Catalytic Amide Activation with Thermally Stable Molybdenum(VI) Dioxide Complexes

G. E. Evenson, W. C. Powell, A. B. Hinds, M. A. Walczak

J. Org. Chem., 202388, 6192

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40. Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Trifluoroborates

E. Miller, M. A. Walczak

ChemRxiv, 2022

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​39. Umpolung AlaB Reagents for the Synthesis of Non-Proteogenic Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins

F. Zhu, E. Miller, W. C. Powell, K. Johnson, A. Beggs, G. E. Evenson, M. A. Walczak

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 202261, e202207153

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38. Site-selective Amide Functionalization by Catalytic Azoline Engrafting

W. C. Powell, G. Evenson, M. A. Walczak

ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 7789

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​37. Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis

R. Boro, P. C. Iyer, M. A. Walczak

J. Fungi 20228, 413

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​36. Organometallic AlaM Reagents for Umpolung Peptide Diversification

F. Zhu, W. C. Powell, R. Jing, M. A. Walczak

Chem. Catal. 2021, 1, 870

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​35. Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Trifluoroborates

E. Miller, M. A. Walczak

Org. Lett. 202123, 4289

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​34. Stereochemistry of transition metal complexes controlled by the metallo-anomeric effect

F. Zhu, M. A. Walczak

J. Am Chem. Soc. 2020142, 15127

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​33. Ligand-Free Copper(I)-Mediated Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organostannanes with Sulfur Electrophiles

F. Zhu, Z. Chen, M. A. Walczak

J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 11942

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32. Catalytic and Photochemical Strategies to Stabilized Radicals Based on Anomeric Nucleophiles

F. Zhu, S.-Q.  Zhang, Z. Chen, J. Rui, H. Hong, M. A. Walczak

J. Am Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11102

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31. Copper-Catalyzed Oxidative Acetalization of Boronic Esters – An Umpolung Strategy for Cyclic Acetal Synthesis

E. M. Miller, M. A. Walczak

J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 8230

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30. Total Synthesis of Micrococcin P1 and Thiocillin I Enabled by Mo(VI) Catalyst

S. Akasapu, A. B. Hinds, W. C. Powell, M. A. Walczak

Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 1971

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29. Rethinking Carbohydrate Synthesis: Stereoretentive Reactions of Anomeric Stannanes

F. Zhu, S. O'Neill, J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3147

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28. Acyl Glycosides Through Stereospecific Glycosyl Cross-Coupling – Rapid Access to C(sp3)-Linked Glycomimetics

F. Zhu, J. Rodriguez, S. O'Neill, M. A. Walczak

ACS Cent. Sci. 2018, 4, 1652

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27. Stereoretentive C(sp3)-S cross-coupling 

F. Zhu, E. Miller, S.-Q. Zhang, D. Yi, S. O'Neill, X. Hong, M. A. Walczak

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 18140

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26. Stereoretentive Intramolecular Glycosyl Cross-Coupling: Development, Scope, and Kinetic Isotope Effect Study

D. Yi, F. Zhu, M. A. Walczak

Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 4627

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25. Direct dehydrative glycosylation of C1-hemiacetals 

S. O'Neill, J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 2978

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24. Stereoretentive Reactions at the Anomeric Position: Synthesis of Selenoglycosides

F. Zhu, S. O'Neill, J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7091 (HotPaper)

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23. Stereoselective Oxidative Glycosylation of Anomeric Nucleophiles with Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids

T. Yang, F. Zhu, M. A. Walczak

Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3650

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22. Asymmetric synthesis of chiral 1,2-amino alcohols and morpholines from glyoxals

W. Powell, M. A. Walczak

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 10487

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21. Constrained saccharides: a review of structure, biology, and synthesis 

J. Rodriguez, S. O'Neill,  M. A. Walczak

Nat. Prod. Rep. 2018, 35, 220

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20. Glycosyl cross-coupling with aryl iodonium salts – facile access to aryl C-glycosides of biomedical relevance 

D. Yi, F. Zhu, M. A. Walczak

Org. Lett. 2018, 20,1936 

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19. Sulfated Liposaccharides Inspired by Telomerase Inhibitor Axinelloside A

J. Guang, Z. A. Rumlow, L. M. Wiles, S. O'Neill, M. A. Walczak

Tetrahedron Lett. 2017, 58, 4867

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18. Size Matters: Chemical Synthesis of a Homogenous Arabinogalactan 92-mer 

M. A. Walczak, F. Zhu

ChemBioChem 2017, 18, 1789

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17. Glycosyl Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Nucleophiles – Scope, Mechanism, and Applications in the Synthesis of Aryl C-glycosides 

F. Zhu, J. Rodriguez, T. Yang, I. Kevlishvili, E. Miller, D. Yi, S. O'Neill, M. Rourke, P. Liu, M. A. Walczak,

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17908

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16. Glycosyl Stille Cross-Coupling with Anomeric Nucleophiles - A General Solution to a Long-Standing Problem of Stereocontrolled Synthesis of C-Glycosides

F. Zhu, T. Yang, M. A. Walczak

Synlett 2017, 28, 1510 (invited contribution)

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15. Dehydrative Glycosylation with Cyclic Phosphonium Anhydrides

R. Dyapa, L. T. Dockery, M. A. Walczak

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 51

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14. Highly Stereospecific Cross-Coupling Reactions of Anomeric Stannanes for the Synthesis of C-Aryl Glycosides

F. Zhu, M. J. Rourke, T. Yang, J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 12049

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13. Synthesis of Asymmetrically Substituted scyllo-Inositol

J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3281 

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12. M. A. Walczak, T. Krainz, P. Wipf, Ring Strain Enabled Reaction Discovery: New Heterocycles from Bicyclo[1.1.0]butanes, Acc. Chem. Res. 2015, 48, 1149-1158.

 

11. M. A. Walczak, S. J. Danishefsky, Synthesis of Antimetastatic Agents Using Ring-Closing Metathesis, Handbook of Metathesis, 2nd Edition (Invited chapter), R. H. Grubbs (Ed.), Wiley, 2015.​

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10. M. A. Walczak, J. Hayashida, S. J. Danishefsky, Building Biologics by Chemical Synthesis: Practical Preparation of Di- and Triantennary N-linked Glycoconjugates, J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2013, 135, 4700-4703. 

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9. P. Wipf, Z. Fang, L. Ferrié, M. Ueda, M. A. A. Walczak, Y. Yan, M. Yang, Cycloadditions in Heterocycle and Alkaloid Synthesis, Pure Appl. Chem. 2013, 85, 1079-1087.

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8. M. A. Walczak, S. J. Danishefsky, Solving the Convergence Problem in the Synthesis of Triantennary N-Glycan Relevant to Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen (PSMA), J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 16430-16433. Commentary in Science 2012, 338, 321.​

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7. M. A. A. Walczak, P. Wipf, B. K. Shin, S. Saxena, ESR analysis of the mechanism of pericyclic reactions of bicyclobutanes, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2009, 7, 2363-2366.

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6. M. Ueda, M. A. A. Walczak, P. Wipf, Formal Alder-ene reaction of a bicyclo[1.1.0]butane in the synthesis of the tricyclic quaternary ammonium core of daphniglaucin, Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 5986-5989.​ ​

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5. M. A. A. Walczak, P. Wipf, Rhodium(I)-catalyzed cycloisomerizations of bicyclobutanes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 6924-6925.​ (Highlighted as HotPaper)​

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4. P. Wipf, M. A. A. Walczak, Pericyclic cascade reactions of (bicyclo[1.1.0]butylmethyl)amines, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4172-4175. 

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3. P. Wipf, S. Werner, G. H. C. Woo, C. R. J. Stephenson, M. A. A. Walczak, C. M. Coleman, L. A. Twining, Application of divergent multi-component reactions in the synthesis of a library of peptidomimetics based on γ-amino-α,β-cyclopropyl acids, Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 11488-11500.

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2. P. Wipf, C. R. J. Stephenson, M. A. A. Walczak, Diversity-oriented synthesis of azaspirocycles, Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3009-3012.

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1. J. Grabowski, M. A. Walczak, M. T. Krygowski, The substituent effect in ethylenes and acetylenes - AIM analysis, Chem. Phys. Lett. 2004, 400, 362-367.

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