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Independent Publications
ugrad authors; grad student authors; postdoctoral authors
19. Photo-initiated rupture of azobenzene micelles to enable the spectroscopic analysis of antimicrobial peptide dynamics
Matthew G. Roberson, Julia M. Duncan, Keveen J. Flieth, Laina M. Geary*, Matthew J. Tucker*
submitted
18. Silver catalyzed proto- and sila-Nakamura-type α-vinylation of silyl enol ethers with dichloroacetylene. Divergent formation of stereochemically pure tri- and tetrasubstituted olefins
Lun Li, Kimberly A. Wasik, Brian J. Frost, Laina M. Geary*
Tetrahedron Letters 2020, 61, 151370
17. Nitrous oxie promoted Pauson-Khand Cycloadditions
J. David Ricker, Vahid Mohammadrezaei, Thomas J. Crippen, Austin M. Zell, Laina M. Geary*
Organometallics 2018, 37, 4556-4559
16. Synthesis of olefins via a Wittig reaction mediated by triphenylarsine
Lun Li, Jared C. Stimac, Laina M. Geary*
Tetrahedron Letters 2017, 58, 1379-1381
15. Recent advances in the Pauson-Khand reaction
J. David Ricker, Laina M. Geary*
Topics in Catalysis 2017, 60, 609-619
Postdoctoral
14. Ruthenium-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation for C-C bond formation: hydrohydroxyalkylation and hydroaminoalkylation via reactant redox pairs
Felix Perez, Susumu Oda, Laina M. Geary, Michael J. Krische*
Topics in Current Chemistry 2016, 374, 35
13. Ring expansion of cyclic 1,2-diols to form medium sized rings via ruthenium catalyzed transfer hydrogenative [4+2] cycloaddition
Zachary A. Kasun, Laina M. Geary, Michael J. Krische*
Chemical Communications 2014, 50, 7545-7547
12. Benzannulation iva ruthenium catalyzed diol-diene [4+2] cycloaddition: one- and two-directional syntheses of fluoranthenes and acenes
Laina M. Geary, Te-Yu Chen, T. Patrick Montgomery, Michael J. Krische*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2014, 136, 5920-5922
11. Successive C-C coupling of dienes to vicinally dioxygenated hydrocarbons: ruthenium catalyzed [4+2] cycloaddition across the diol, hydroxycarbonyl, or dione oxidation levels.
Laina M. Geary, Ben W. Glasspoole, Mary M. Kim, Michael J. Krische*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2013, 135, 3796-3799
10. Ruthenium-catalyzed reductive coupling of 1,3-enynes and aldehydes by transfer hydrogenation: anti-diastereoselective carbonyl propargylation.
Laina M. Geary, Joyce C. Leung, Michael J. Krische*
Chemistry: A European Journal 2012, 18, 16823-16827
9. Direct, redox-neutral prenylation and geranylation of secondary carbinol C-H bonds: C4-regioselectivity in ruthenium-catalyzed C-C coupling of dienes to alpha-hydroxy esters.
Joyce C. Leung, Laina M. Geary, Te-Yu Chem, Jason R. Zbieg, Michael J. Krische*
Journal of the American Chemical Society 2012, 134, 15700-15703
8. Enantioselective carbonyl propargylation by iridum-catalyzed transfer hydrogenative coupling of alcohols and propargyl chloride
Sang Kook Woo, Laina M. Geary, Michael J. Krische*
Angewandte Chemie, Internation Edition 2012, 51, 7830-7834
7. Diastereo- and enantioselective iridum-catalyzed carbonyl propargylation from the alcohol or aldehyde oxidation level: 1,3-enynes as allenylmetal equivalents
Laina M. Geary, Sang Kook Woo, Michael J. Krische*
Angewandte Chemie, Internation Edition 2012, 51, 2972-2976
Graduate Work
6. A Diversity-Oriented Approach to the Palladium-Catalyzed Modular Assembly of Conjugated Compounds and Heterocycles: High-Value Compounds from Trichloroethylene
Laina M. Geary*
Ph. D. Thesis 2011
5. A palladium-catalyzed modular assembly of electron-rich alkenes, dienes, trienes and enynes from (E)-1,2-dichorovinyl phenyl ether
Laina M. Geary, Philip G. Hultin*
Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 75, 6354-6371
4. 2-Substituted benzo[b]furans from (E)-1,2-dichorovinyl ethers: scope and mechanistic investigations into the one-pot Suzuki coupling/direct arylation
Laina M. Geary, Philip G. Hultin*
European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2010, 5563-5573 (cover)
3. Modular construction of 2-substituted benzo[b]furans from1,2-dichorovinyl ethers
Laina M. Geary, Philip G. Hultin*
Organic Letters 2009, 11, 5478-5481
2. The state-of-the-art in asymmetric synthesis: the aldol reaction as a case study
Laina M. Geary, Philip G. Hultin*
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 131-173
1. Practical synthesis of fluorous oxazolidinone chiral auxiliaries from alpha amino acids
Jason E. Hein, Laina M. Geary, Ashley A. Jaworski Philip G. Hultin*
Journal of Organic Chemistry 2005, 70, 9940-9946
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