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WALCZAK GROUP AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

PUBLICATIONS

48. Improved Synthesis of Pseudoproline and DMB Dipeptide Carboxylic Acids

W. C. Powell, K. Johnson, P. Tran, R. Jing and M. A. Walczak

Synlett, 2024, eFirst

47. Peptide and Protein Desulfurization with Diboron Reagents

R. Jing and M. A. Walczak

Org. Lett., 2024, 26, 2590

46. Post-Translational Modifications Control Phase Transitions of Tau

W. C. Powell, M. Nahum, K. Pankratz, M. Herlory, J. Greenwood, D. Poliyenko, P. Holland, R. Jing, L. Biggerstaff, M. H. B. Stowell, M. A. Walczak

bioRxiv 2024

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

44. Chemical Synthesis of Microtubule-Associated Protein Tau

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

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 21514

43. TMEM106B Fibrils from FTLD Patients and Healthy Controls

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

ACS Chem. Neurosci., 2023, 14, 2827

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

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., 2023, 88, 6192

40. Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Trifluoroborates

E. Miller, M. A. Walczak

ChemRxiv, 2022

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., 2022, 61, e202207153

38. Site-selective Amide Functionalization by Catalytic Azoline Engrafting

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

ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 7789

37. Current Landscape of Coccidioidomycosis

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

J. Fungi 2022, 8, 413

36. Organometallic AlaM Reagents for Umpolung Peptide Diversification

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

Chem. Catal. 2021, 1, 870

35. Light-Mediated Cross-Coupling of Anomeric Trifluoroborates

E. Miller, M. A. Walczak

Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 4289

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

F. Zhu, M. A. Walczak

J. Am Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 15127

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

25. Direct dehydrative glycosylation of C1-hemiacetals

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

Chem. Asian J. 2018, 13, 2978

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)

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

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

Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 3650

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

W. Powell, M. A. Walczak

J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 10487

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

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

Nat. Prod. Rep. 2018, 35, 220

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

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

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

M. A. Walczak, F. Zhu

ChemBioChem 2017, 18, 1789

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

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)

15. Dehydrative Glycosylation with Cyclic Phosphonium Anhydrides

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

Org. Biomol. Chem. 2017, 15, 51

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

13. Synthesis of Asymmetrically Substituted scyllo-Inositol

J. Rodriguez, M. A. Walczak

Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3281

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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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