Louie Group Publications

  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons and Carbonyl Compounds
    T. N. Tekavec, J. Louie Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4037-4039.
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  • Selectivity in Nickel-Catalyzed Rearrangements of Cyclopropylen-ynes
    G. Zuo, J. Louie J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5798-5799.
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  • A Nickel-Catalyzed Route to Pyridines
    M. M. McCormick, H. A. Duong, G. Zuo, J. Louie J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 5030-5031.
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  • Regioselectivity in Ni/Phosphine Catalyzed Cycloadditions of Alkynes and Isocyanates
    H. A. Duong, J. Louie J. Organomet. Chem. 2005, In Press; Invited Contribution to a Special Issue (Organometallic Chemistry - The Next Generation).

  • Transition Metal-Catalyzed Reactions of Carbon Dioxide and Other Heterocumulenes
    J. Louie Curr. Org. Chem. 2005, 9, 605-623; Invited Contribution to a Special Issue on Metal-Catalyzed Reactions.

  • N-Heterocyclic Carbenes as Highly Efficient Catalysts for the Cyclotrimerization of Isocyanates
    H. A. Duong, M. J. Cross, J. Louie Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 4679-4681.
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  • Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of Alkynes and Isocyanates
    H. A. Duong, M. J. Cross, J. Louie J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11438-11439.
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  • Rhodium-Catalyzed Addition of Alcohols to Terminal Enones
    M. V. Farnworth, M. J. Cross, J. Louie Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 7441-7443.

  • Regioselectivity in Nickel-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Reactions of CO2 and Diynes
    T. N. Tekavec, A. M. Arif, J. Louie Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 7431-7437; Invited Contribution to a Special Edition honoring Professor Robert Grubbs.

  • Highly Active Catalysts for the Isomerization of Unactivated Vinyl Cyclopropanes to Cyclopentenes
    G. Zuo, J. Louie Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2277-2279; "Hot Paper" Web Release 03/24/2004.
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  • Reversible Carboxylation of N-Heterocyclic Carbenes
    H. A. Duong, T. N. Tekavec, A. M. Arif, J. Louie Chem. Comm. 2004, 1, 112-113.
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  • Efficient Nickel-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of CO2 and Diynes
    J. Louie, J. E. Gibby, M. V. Farnworth, T. N. Tekavec J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 15188-15189.
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 8590 (addition/correction).
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    Select Publications from Louie's Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

  • Femtosecond Excitation Energy Transport in Triarylamine Dendrimers
    M. I. Ranasinghe, O. P. Varnavski, J. Pawlas, S. I. Hauck, J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig, T. Goodson, III J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6520-6521.


  • Metathesis of Electron Rich Olefins: Structure and Reactivity of Electron Rich Carbene Complexes
    J. Louie, R. H. Grubbs Organometallics 2002, 21, 2153-2164.


  • Tandem Catalysis: The Sequential Mediation of Olefin Metathesis, Hydrogenation, and Hydrogen Transfer with Single-Component Ru Complexes
    J. Louie, C. W. Bielawski, R. H. Grubbs J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 11312-11313; C & E News Sept. 10, 2001.
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  • Reaction of Diazoalkanes with Iron Phosphine Complexes Affords Novel Phosphazine Complexes
    J. Louie, R. H. Grubbs Organometallics 2001, 20, 481-484.
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  • Highly Active Metathesis Catalysts Generated In Situ from Inexpensive and Air Stable Precursors
    J. Louie, R. H. Grubbs Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 247-249; Chemistry and Industry Feb. 19, 2001, 121.


  • Tandem Catalysis: Three Mechanistically Distinct Reactions from a Single Ruthenium Complex
    C. W. Bielawski, J. Louie, R. H. Grubbs J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 12872-12873; C & E News Dec. 18, 2000, 22; Science Jan. 5, 2001, 291, 15.
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  • Highly Active Iron Imidazolylidene Catalysts for Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization
    J. Louie, R. H. Grubbs Chem. Comm. 2000, 16, 1479-1480.


  • The Largest Discrete Oligo(m-aniline). An Exponential Growth Strategy Using Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Sulfonates
    J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig Macromolecules 1998, 31, 6737-6739; Chemistry and Industry Feb. 16 1998, 140.
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  • Discrete High Molecular Weight Triarylamine Dendrimers Prepared by Palladium-Catalyzed Amination
    J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 11695-11696.
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  • Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aryl Triflates and Importance of Triflate Addition Rate
    J. Louie, M. S. Driver, B. C. Hamann, J. F. Hartwig J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 1268-1273.


  • A Route to Pd(0) From Pd(II) Metallacycles in Amination and Cross-Coupling Chemistry
    J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1996, 35, 2359-2361.


  • Catalysis with Platinum-Group Alkylamido Complexes. The Active Palladium Amide in Catalytic Aryl Halide Aminations as Deduced from Kinetic Data and Independent Generation
    J. Louie, F. Paul, J. F. Hartwig Organometallics 1996, 15, 2794-2805.


  • Transmetalation Involving Organotin Aryl, Thiolate, and Amide Compounds. An Unusual Type of Dissociative Ligand Substitution Reaction
    J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 11598-11599.


  • Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Arylamines from Aryl Halides. Mechanistic Analysis Leads to Aryl Amination in the Absence of Tin
    J. Louie, J. F. Hartwig Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 3609-3612.