Yoshinaga, Yuki (S)

Total Synthesis and
Structure Revision
of (−)-Illisimonin A

Chavda, Mihir (S)

Interrupted carbonyl-olefin
metathesis via oxygen
atom transfer

Askins, Erik (S)

Bottom-Up Synthesis
of Heteroatom-Doped
Chiral Graphene Nanoribbons

Hippman, Ryan (S)

Total Synthesis of
Berkeleylactone A

Galaktionova, Daria (S)

13-Step Total
Synthesis of
Atropurpuran

Zhu, Haoran (S)

Total Synthesis
of (−)-Ambiguine P

Sotelo, Daniel (S)

Total Synthesis
of (+)-Arborisidine

Xu, Hua (S)

Total Synthesis of
Paspaline A and Emindole PB
Enabled by Computational
Augmentation of a
Transform-Guided
Retrosynthetic Strategy

Bas Concepcion,
Jesba (L)

Chemoenzymatic Total
Synthesis of
ent-Oxycodone

Alonso, Laura (S)

Kinetic and Computational
Analysis of the
Palladium(II)-Catalyzed
Asymmetric Allylic
Trichloroacetimidate Rearrangement

Tung, Pinku (S)

Morita–Baylis–Hillman
Reaction of β,β‐Disubstituted
Enones

Lakliang, Yutthana (L)

Direct α-alkylation of
primary aliphatic amines
enabled by CO₂
and electrostatics

Kvasovs, Nikita (L)

Non-Covalent Interaction
for Catalyst Design

Chavda, Mihir (S)

Total Synthesis of
(–)-Merochlorin A

Sarkar, Sumon (L)

Olefin Hydroarylation via
Metal-Catalyzed Hydrogen
Atom Transfer (1 2 3)

Yoshinaga, Yuki (S)

Scalable Enantioselective
Total Synthesis
of (–)-Goniomitine

Zhang, Ziyan (L)

Direct C-H Functionalization
Enabled by Organic
Photoredox Catalysis (1 2 3)

Cheung, Kelvin (S)

Enantioselective Total
Synthesis of
(+)-Psiguadial B

Gao, Candice (L)

Enantioselective Synthesis
of des-Epoxy-Amphidinolide N

Iziumchenko, Valeria (S)

Total Synthesis of
(−)-Mitrephorone A

Su, Siyuan (L)

Half-Sandwich Ruthenium
Carbene Complexes Link
trans-Hydrogenation and
gem-Hydrogenation of
Internal Alkynes (1 2)

Bas Concepcion,
Jesba (S)

Total Synthesis
of (±)-Exotine B

Zhang, Robert (L)

Copper-Catalyzed
Enantioselective Hydroamination
of Alkenes

Lakliang, Yutthana (S)

Direct Catalytic
Enantioselective Benzylation
from Aryl Acetic Acids

Rivas, Monica (L)

Overcoming the
Limitations of γ-
and δ-C–H Arylation
of Amines through
Ligand Development

Hippman, Ryan (S)

Total Synthesis and
Anticancer Activity
of (+)‐Hypercalin C
and Congeners

Marquez, Sebastian (L)

Total Synthesis
of Brasilicardins

Xu, Hua (S)

11-Step Total Synthesis
of Teleocidins B-1–B-4

No Class (Spring Break)

–

Mohan, Sruthi (L)

Synthesis of Myrocin G,
the Putative Active
Form of Myrocin
Antitumor Antibiotics (1 2)

Sotelo, Daniel (S)

Enantioselective Total
Syntheses of
Methanoquinolizidine-Containing
Akuammiline Alkaloids
and Related Studies

Alonso, Laura (S)

Total Synthesis of
the Norhasubanan
Alkaloid Stephadiamine

Wagulde, Sidhant (S)

Concise Total Synthesis
of Herqulines B and C

Zhu, Haoran (S)

Total Synthesis of
(−)-Mandelalide A Exploiting
Anion Relay Chemistry (ARC):
Identification of a
Type II ARC/CuCN
Cross-Coupling Protocol

Askins, Erik (S)

Synthesis of Structurally
Well-Defined and
Liquidphase-Processable
Graphene Nanoribbons

Monica Rivas (S)

Divergent Synthesis of Pyrone
Diterpenes via Radical Cross Coupling

Sumon Sarkar (S)

Catalytic enantioselective
Minisci-type addition
to heteroarenes

No Class

–

Sruthi Mohan (S)

Total Synthesis of C30
Botryococcene and epi‐Botryococcene
via a Diastereoselective Ring
Opening of Alkenylcyclopropanes

Sebastian Marquez (S)

Concise Synthesis of
(−)-Cycloclavine and
(−)-5-epi-Cycloclavine
via Asymmetric C–C Activation

Jesba Bas
Concepción (S)

Total Synthesis of (–)-Himalensine A

Yutthana Lakliang (S)

Direct Arylation of Strong Aliphatic C–H bonds

Qiwen Gao (S)

Total Synthesis of
(−)-Xishacorene B from
(R)-Carvone Using a
C−C Activation Strategy

Siyuan Su (S)

Thiourea‐Catalyzed Asymmetric Michael
Addition of Carbazolones to 2‐Chloroacrylonitrile:
Total Synthesis of 5,22‐Dioxokopsane,
Kopsinidine C, and Demethoxycarbonylkopsin

Nikita Kvasovs (S)

Teaching an Old Carbocation New Tricks:
Intermolecular C–H Insertion
Reaction of Vinyl Cations

Ziyan Zhang (S)

TBD

Robert Zhang (S)

Total Synthesis of Norhasybanan
Alkaloid Stephadiamine

Monica Rivas (S)

Concise Synthesis of (−)-Hodgkinsine,
(−)-Calycosidine, (−)-Hodgkinsine B,
(−)-Quadrigemine C, and (−)-Psycholeine
via Convergent and Directed Modular
Assembly of Cyclotryptamines

Nikita Kvasovs (S)

Silver-Catalyzed Decarboxylative
Trifluoromethylation of Aliphatic
Carboxylic Acids

Sumon Sarkar (S)

Catalytic intermolecular hydroaminations
of unactivated olefins with
secondary alkyl amines

Robert Zhang (S)

Total Synthesis of Actinophyllic Acid

Ziyan Zhang (S)

Unified Total Synthesis of
Stemoamide-Type Alkaloids by
Chemoselective Assembly of
Five-Membered Building Blocks

Candice Gao (S)

Total Synthesis of (±)-Waihoensene

Sruthi Mohan (S)

Total Synthesis of (±)-Aspergilline A

Zachary Lazowski (L)

Site-selective arene C-H amination
via photoredox catalysis
1 2 3

Lianyan Xu (L)

Unconventional Fragment Usage
Enables a Concise Total Synthesis
of (−)-Callyspongiolide

Siyuan Su (S)

Total Synthesis of (+)-Pleuromutilin

Sebastian Marquez (S)

Total Synthesis of (+)-Pochonin D and
(+)-Monocillin II via Chemo- and Regioselective
Intramolecular Nitrile Oxide Cycloaddition

Tianning (Mario) Deng (L)

Non-directed Olefination of Simple Arenes
1 2 3

Shruva Debnath (L)

Total Synthesis of Epothilones B and D
1 2 3

Hsien-Cheng (Tony) Yu (L)

A general approach to intermolecular
carbonylation of arene C–H bonds to
ketones through catalytic aroyl triflate formation
1 2

Abdullah Alshreimi (L)

Transition metal–catalyzed alkyl-alkyl
bond formation: Another dimension
in cross-coupling chemistry

Abdullah Alshreimi (S)

Total Synthesis of Thailanstatin A

Shuvra Debnath (S)

Total synthesis of (–)-tubingensin B enabled by
the strategic use of an aryne cyclization

Tianning (Mario) Deng (S)

A 15-step synthesis of (+)-ryanodol

Zachary Lazowski (S)

Enantioselective Total Synthesis
of (+)-Wortmannin

Bryant Thurman (S)

Enantioselective Total Synthesis
of (−)-Pavidolide B

Lianyan Xu (S)

Unified, Efficient, and Scalable
Synthesis of Halichondrins

Hsien-Cheng (Tony) Yu

Transition Metal-Free trans-Selective
Alkynylboration of Alkynes

Anh Le (L)

Total Syntheses of Alstoscholarisine A
1 2

Erica Gerlach (L)

Total Syntheses and Biological
Optimization of Pladienolides A–D
1 2 3

Siling Zhao (L)

Nickel-Catalyzed Alkynylation of
Anisoles via C–O Bond Cleavage
1 2

Mario Deng (S)

Total Synthesis of Limonin

Shuvra Debnath (S)

Total Synthesis of Isodaphlongamine H:
A Possible Biogenetic Conundrum

Bryant Thurman (S)

Total Synthesis of Phorbol

Lianyan Xu (S)

Scalable Synthesis of (–)-Thapsigargin

Melissa Korkmaz (L)

Total Synthesis and Biological
Optimization of (–)-Salicylihalamide A
1 2 3

Saswata Gupta (L)

Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling Using
Metallophotoredox Catalysis
1 2 3

Suresh Rathnayaka (L)

Applications of N₂O in
Organic Synthetic Chemistry
1 2 3

Hsien-Cheng Yu (S)

An iron-catalysed C–C bond-forming
spirocyclization cascade providing sustainable
access to new 3D heterocyclic frameworks

Abdullah Alshreimi (S)

Total Synthesis of Hamigeran

Zachary Lazowski (S)

Assembly of the Limonoid Architecture by a
Divergent Approach: Total Synthesis of
(±)-Andirolide N via (±)-8α-Hydroxycarapin

Erica Gerlach (S)

Total Synthesis of (-)-Spinosyn A
via Carbonylative Macrolactonization

Saswata Gupta (S)

11-Step Total Synthesis
of (-)-Maoecrystal V

Melissa Korkmaz (S)

Enantioselective Total Synthesis
of (+)-Psiguadial B

Anh Le (S)

11-Step Total Synthesis of
Pallambins C and D

Suresh Rathnayaka (S)

Ligand-Controlled Cobalt-Catalyzed
Transfer Hydrogenation of Alkynes:
Stereodivergent Synthesis
of Z- and E-Alkenes

Siling Zhao (S)

Unexpected regioselective carbon-
hydrogen bond activation/cyclization of
indolyl aldehydes or ketones with alkynes
to benzo-fused oxindoles

Noel Leon (L)

Metal catalysis of C–H amination

Daria Kurandina (L)

Transition Metal-Catalyzed C–Si Bond Activation

Saswata Gupta (S)

Synthesis of Epoxyeujindole A

Corey Yarbrough (L)

Syntheses of Enigmazole A
1 2 3

Siling Zhao (S)

Copper-Mediated C–H/C–H Cross Coupling
of (Hetero)arenes

Suresh Rathnayaka (S)

Synthesis of pincer-type N-heterocyclic carbene
palladium complexes with a hemilabile ligand and
their application in cross-coupling catalysis

Noel Leon (S)

Decarbonylative Organoboron Cross-Coupling
of Esters by Nickel Catalysis

Anh Le (S)

The Total Synthesis of (–)-Nitidasin

Panagiotis Alexakos (L)

Total Syntheses of Tubingensin A
1 2

Tyler Reidl (L)

Enantioselective Nazarov Cyclizations

Wrickban Mazumdar (L)

α-Amination of Carboxylic Acid
Oxidation State Substrates

Russell Ford (L)

Total Synthesis of Hyperforin

Erica Gerlach (S)

Total Synthesis of (–)-Chromodorolide B

Melissa Korkmaz (S)

Total Synthesis of Azolemycins

Sourav Ghorai (L)

Photocatalytic C–C bond formation

Panagiotis Alexakos (S)

Total Synthesis of Nitidasin

Corey Yarbrough (S)

Total Synthesis of Ascospiroketal A

Russell Ford (S)

Total Synthesis of Incarviatone A

Sourav Ghorai (S)

Total Syntheses of œPallambins A and B

Tyler Reidl (S)

Total Synthesis of Jiadifenolide

Wrickban Mazumdar (S)

Total Synthesis of (–)-Secu’amamine A

Daria Kurandina (S)

Hydromethylation of Unactivated Olefins

Noel Leon (S)

Ni-Catalyzed Borylation of Aryl Fluorides via C–F Cleavage

Michelle Kroc (L)

Accessing and Utilizing Allenylnitrones