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16. Frobes, A. M.; Meier, G. P.; Jones-Mensah, E.; Magolan J.  Biaryl Ketones via Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling of Organotrifluoroborates and Acid Chlorides. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2016, 17, 2983-2987.

DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201600199

Note: This collaborative work was done under the direction of lead author Dr. Alaina Forbes.

15. Jones-Mensah, E.; Karki, M.; Magolan, J. Dimethylsulfoxide as a Synthon in Organic Chemistry.  Synthesis 2016, 48(10), 1421-1436.

DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560429

14. Jones-Mensah, E.; Nickerson, L. A.; Deobald, J. L.; Ertel, A. B.; Knox, H. L.; Magolan. J. Cerium-Free Luche Reduction Directed by Rehydrated Alumina. Tetrahedron 2016, 72(26) 3748-3753.
DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2016.03.017

13. Farley, C. M.; Dibwe, D.F.; Ueda, J.; Hall, E.A.; Awale, S. Magolan, J. Evaluation of Synthetic Coumarins for Antiausterity Cytotoxicity against Pancreatic Cancers.  Bioorg. Chem. Med. Lett. 2016, 26(5), 1471-1474.
DOI:10.1016/j.bmcl.2016.01.054

12. Karki, M.; Magolan, J. Bromination of Olefins with HBr and DMSO. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 80(7) 3701-3707.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5b00211

11. Jones-Mensah, E.; Magolan, J.  Aryl methyl sulfides via SNAr using DMSO as the source of the thiomethyl moiety. Tetrahedron Lett. 2014, 55(38), 5323-5326.
DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2014.07.058

10. Karki, M.; Araujo, H. C.; Magolan, J. Dehydroaromatization with V2O5. Synlett 2013, 24(13), 1675-1678.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-133927

9. Weires, N.A.; Boster, J.; Magolan, J. Combined Pd/C and Montmorillonite Catalysis for Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of Benzimidazoles.  European Journal of Organic Chemistry. 2012, 33, 6508-6512
DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.201201101

- highlighted in: Snieckus V.; Singh S.P. SYNFACTS 2013, 9(3), 254.

Dr. Magolan’s Undergrad, PhD, and Postdoctoral work

8. Tilly, D.; Magolan, J.; Mortier, J. Directed Remote Aromatic Metalations: Mechanisms and Driving Forces.  Chemistry a European Journal.  2012, 18(13), 3804-3820. (link)

7. Magolan, J.; Adams, N.B.P.; Onozuka, H.; Esumi, H.; Hugerford, N.L.; Coster, M.J.  Synthesis and biological evaluation of analogues of the natural product angelmarin for anti-pancreatic cancer activity. ChemMedChem. 2012, 7(5), 766-770. (link)

6. Magolan, J.; Coster, M.J. Targeting the resistance of pancreatic cancer cells to nutrient deprivation: anti-austerity compounds. Current Drug Delivery 2010, 7(5), 355-369. (link)

5. Magolan, J.; Coster M.J. Total Synthesis of (+)-Angelmarin. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2009, 74(14), 5083–5086. (link)

4. Magolan, J.; Carson, C.; Kerr, M.A. Total Synthesis of (±)-Mersicarpine. Organic Letters 2008, 10(7), 1437-1440. (link)

3. Li, L.; Jones, C.D.; Magolan, J.;  Lemieux, R.P. Siloxane-terminated phenylpyrimidine liquid hosts. Journal of Materials Chemistry 2007, 17, 2313-2319. (link)

2. Magolan, J.; Kerr, M.A.  Expanding the Scope of Mn(OAc)3-Mediated Cyclizations: Synthesis of the Tetracyclic Core of Tronocarpine. Organic Letters 2006, 8(17), 3777-3779. (Link)

1. England, D.B.; Magolan, J.; Kerr, M.A. Synthesis of the Western Half of the Lolicines and the Lolitrems. Organic Letters 2006, 8(11), 2209-2212. (link)

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