@article{young_teske_deiters_2009, title={Open-Vessel Microwave-Mediated [2+2+2]-Cyclotrimerization Reactions}, ISSN={["1437-210X"]}, DOI={10.1055/s-0029-1218149}, abstractNote={[2+2+2]-Cyclotrimerization reactions often suffer from low reaction rates and low chemoselectivity. We are reporting a solution to both problems through the use of open-vessel conditions for microwave-mediated cyclotrimerization reactions.}, number={22}, journal={SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART}, author={Young, Douglas D. and Teske, Jesse A. and Deiters, Alexander}, year={2009}, month={Nov}, pages={3785–3790} } @article{teske_deiters_2008, title={A cyclotrimerization route to cannabinoids}, volume={10}, ISSN={["1523-7052"]}, DOI={10.1021/ol800589e}, abstractNote={Three members of the cannabinoid class, cannabinol, cannabinol methyl ether, and cannabinodiol, were synthesized using a microwave-mediated [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reaction as the key step. This approach provides a high level of synthetic flexibility allowing for the facile synthesis of cannabinoid analogues.}, number={11}, journal={ORGANIC LETTERS}, author={Teske, Jesse A. and Deiters, Alexander}, year={2008}, month={Jun}, pages={2195–2198} } @article{teske_deiters_2008, title={Microwave-mediated Nickel-catalyzed cyclotrimerization reactions: Total synthesis of illudinine}, volume={73}, ISSN={["1520-6904"]}, DOI={10.1021/jo7020955}, abstractNote={Rapid and efficient [2 + 2 + 2] cyclotrimerization reactions were discovered through the application of microwave irradiation in conjunction with a Ni(CO)(2)(PPh(3))(2) catalyst. This enables the facile construction of highly substituted indane, isoindoline, and tetraline core structures. The developed microwave-mediated Ni-catalyzed cyclotrimerization reaction was employed as the key step in a concise synthesis of the isoquinoline natural product illudinine. This represents the first example of a Ni-catalyzed cyclotrimerization reaction in total synthesis.}, number={1}, journal={JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, author={Teske, Jesse A. and Deiters, Alexander}, year={2008}, month={Jan}, pages={342–345} } @article{sripada_teske_deiters_2008, title={Phenanthridine synthesis via [2+2+2] cyclotrimerization reactions}, volume={6}, ISSN={["1477-0520"]}, DOI={10.1039/b716519f}, abstractNote={A concise synthesis of phenanthridines via a microwave-assisted [2+2+2] cyclotrimerization reaction has been developed.}, number={2}, journal={ORGANIC & BIOMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY}, author={Sripada, Lakshminath and Teske, Jesse A. and Deiters, Alexander}, year={2008}, pages={263–265} } @article{senaiar_teske_young_deiters_2007, title={Synthesis of indanones via solid-supported [2+2+2] cyclotrimerization}, volume={72}, ISSN={["0022-3263"]}, DOI={10.1021/jo7013565}, abstractNote={A new facile approach toward natural and unnatural indanones has been developed, featuring a solid-supported [2+2+2] cyclotrimerization as the key step. This strategy has been applied to the chemo- and regioselective assembly of indanone arrays and to the total synthesis of a recently isolated indanone marine natural product.}, number={20}, journal={JOURNAL OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY}, author={Senaiar, Ramesh S. and Teske, Jesse A. and Young, Douglas D. and Deiters, Alexander}, year={2007}, month={Sep}, pages={7801–7804} }