Publications

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66. O'Malley, D.P.; Yamaguchi, J.; Young, I.S.; Seiple, I.B.; Baran, P.S. Total Synthesis of (±)-Axinellamines A and B, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3581 - 3583. [Supporting Information]

65. Yamaguchi, J.; Seiple, I.B.; Young, I.S.; O'Malley, D.P.; Maue, M.; Baran, P.S. Synthesis of 1,9-Dideoxy-pre-axinellamine, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3578 - 3580. [Supporting Information]

64. Maimone, T. J.; Voica, A.F.; Baran, P. S. A Concise Approach to Vinigrol, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 3054 - 3056. [Supporting Information]

63. Burns, N.Z.; Baran, P.S. On the Origin of the Haouamine Alkaloids, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 205-208. [Supporting Information]

62. Richter, J. M.; Whitefield, B.; Maimone, T. J.; Lin, D. W.; Castroviejo, P.; Baran, P. S. Scope and Mechanism of the Direct Indole Coupling Adjacent to Carbonyl Compounds: Total Synthesis of Acremoauxin A and Oxazinin 3, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12857-12869. [Supporting Information]

61. Grube, A.; Immel, S.; Baran, P. S.; Köck, M. Massadine Chloride: a Biosynthetic Precursor of Massadine and Stylissadine, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6721-6724.

60. Köck, M.; Grube, A.; Seiple, I.; Baran, P. S. The Pursuit of Palau’amine, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 6586-6594.

59. Maimone, T. J.; Baran, P. S. Modern Synthetic Approaches to Terpenes, Nature Chem. Bio. 2007, 3, 396 – 407.

58. O'Malley, D. P.; Li, K.; Maue, M.; Zografos, A. L.; Baran, P. S. Total Synthesis of Dimeric Pyrrole-Imidazole Alkaloids: Sceptrin, Ageliferin, Nagelamide E, Oxysceptrin, Nakamuric Acid, and the Axinellamine Carbon Skelton, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 4762-4775. [Supporting Information]

57. Baran, P.S.;Maimone, T. J.; Richter, J. M. Total synthesis of marine natural products without using protecting groups, Nature, 2007, 446, 404-408. [Supporting Inoformation]

56. Baran, P. S.; Shenvi, R. A. Total Synthesis of (±)–Chartelline C, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14028 - 14029. [Supporting Information]

55. Baran, P. S.; DeMartino, M. P. Intermolecular Enolate Heterocoupling, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 7083-7086. [Supporting Information]

54. Baran, P.S.; Hafensteiner, B.D.; Ambhaikar, N. B.; Guerrero, C. A.; Gallagher, J. D. Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Avrainvillamide and the Stephacidins. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 8678-8693. [Supporting Information]

53. Northrop, B.H.; O'Malley, D.P.; Zografos A. L.; Baran, P.S.; Houk, K. N. Mechanism of the Vinylcyclobutane Rearrangement of Sceptrin to Ageliferin and Nagelamide E. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 4126 –4130.

52. Baran, P. S.; Burns, N. Z. Total Synthesis of (±)-Haouamine A. J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2006; 128; 3908 - 3909. [Supporting Information]

51. Baran, P. S.; Li, K; O'Malley, D.P.; Mitsos, C. Short, Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Sceptrin and Ageliferin by Programmed Oxaquadricyclane Fragmentation. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 249 –252. [Supporting Information]

50. Baran, P. S.; Shenvi, R. A.; Nguyen, S. A. One-Step Synthesis of 4,5-Disubstituted Pyrimidines Using Commercially Available and Inexpensive Reagents. Heterocycles 2006, 70, 581 – 586. (Special issue dedicated to Professor Steve Weinreb)

49. Baran, P. S.; Richter, J. M. Enantioselective Total Syntheses of Welwitindolinone A and Fischerindoles I and G, J. Am. Chem. Soc.; 2005; 127(44); 15394-15396.
[Supporting Information]

48. Baran, P. S.; Guerrero, C.A.; Hafensteiner, B.D.; Ambhaikar, N.B. Total synthesis of Avrainvillamide (CJ-17,665) and Stephacidin B, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3892-3895. [Supporting Information 744KB]

47. Baran, P. S.; Shenvi, R.A.; Mitsos, C.A. A Remarkable Ring Contraction En Route to the Chartelline Alkaloids, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 3714-3717. [Supporting Information 716KB]

46. Baran, P. S.; Guerrero, C.A.; Ambhaikar, N.B.; Hafensteiner, B.D. Short, Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Stephacidin A, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 606-609. [Supporting Information 776 KB]

45. Baran, P.S.; Richter, J.M.; Lin, D.W. Direct Coupling of Pyrroles with Carbonyl Compounds: Short, Enantioselective Synthesis of (S)-Ketorolac, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 609-612. [Supporting Information 1.2MB]

44. Baran, P.S.; Richter, J.M. Direct Coupling of Indoles with Carbonyl Compounds: Short, Enantioselective, Gram-Scale Synthetic Entry into the Hapalindole and Fischerindole Alkaloid Families, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7450-7451. [Supporting Information]

43. Baran, P.S.; O'Malley, D.P.; Zografos, A.L. Sceptrin as a Potential Biosynthetic Precursor to Complex Pyrrole-Imidazole Alkaloids: The Total Synthesis of Ageliferin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 2674-2677. [Supporting Information 1.4MB]

42. Baran, P.S.; Zografos, A.L.; O'Malley, D.P. Short Total Synthesis of Sceptrin, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3726-3727. [Supporting Information 1.5MB]

41. Baran, P. S.; Guerrero, C. A.; Corey, E. J. The First Method for Protection-Deprotection of the Indole 2,3-π Bond, Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1999 - 2001.

40. Baran, P. S.; Guerrero, C. A.; Corey, E. J. A Short, Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Okaramine N, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 5628 - 5629.

39. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S. The CP-Molecules Labyrinth: How Endeavors in Total Synthesis Lead to Discoveries and Inventions in Organic Synthesis, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 2678 - 2720.

38. Baran, P. S.; Corey, E. J. A Short Synthetic Route to (+)-Austamide, (+)-Deoxyaustamide, and (+)-Deoxyisoaustamide from a Common Preecursor by a Novel Palldium-Mediated Indole to Dihydroindoloazocine Cyclization, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 7904 - 7905.

37. Nicolaou, K.C.; Montagnon, T.; Baran, P.S. HIO3 and I2O5: Mild and Selective Alternatives Reagents to IBX for the Dehydrogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 1386-1389.

36. Nicolaou, K.C.; Montagnon, T.; Baran, P.S. Modulation of the Reactivity Profile of IBX by Ligand Complexation: Ambient Temperature Dehydrogenation of Aldehydes and Ketones to a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 993 - 996.

35. Nicolaou, K.C.; Jung, J.; Yoon, W. H.; Fong, K. C.; Choi, H. ¡VS.; He, Y.; Zhong, Y. L.; Baran, P. S. Total Synthesis of the CP-Molecules (CP-263,114 and CP-225,917, Phomoidrides B and A). Part 1. Racemic and Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicyclo(4.3.1) Key Building Blocks, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2183 - 2189.

34. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P. S., Zhong, Y. L.; Fong, K. C.; Choi, H. ¡VS. Total Synthesis of the CP-Molecules (CP-263,114 and CP-225,917, Phomoidrides B and A). Part 2. Model Studies for the Construction of Key Structural Elements and First Generation Strategy, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2190 - 2201.

33. Nicolaou, K.C.; Zhong, Y. L.; Baran, P. S.; Jung, J.; Choi, H. ¡VS.; Yoon, W. H. Total Synthesis of the CP-Molecules (CP-263,114 and CP-225,917, Phomoidrides B and A). Part 3. Completion and Synthesis of Advanced Analogs, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2202 - 2211.

32. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P. S.; Zhong, Y. L.; Sugita, K. Iodine(V)-Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Part 1. Synthesis of Polycyclic Heterocycles via DMP-Mediated Cascade Cyclization: Generality, Scope and Mechanism of the Reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2212 - 2220.

31. Nicolaou, K.C.; Sugita, K.; Baran, P. S.; Zhong, Y. L. Iodine (V)-Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Part 2. Access to Complex Molecular Architectures via DMP-Generated o-Imidoquinones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2221 - 2232.

30. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P. S.; Zhong, Y. L.; Barluenga, S.; Hunt, K. W.; Kranich, R.; Vega, J. A. Iodine(V) Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Part 3. New Routes to Heterocyclic Compounds via IBX-Mediated Cyclizations: Generality, Scope, and Mechanism, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2233 - 2244.

29. Nicolaou, K.C.; Montagnon, T.; Baran, P. S.; Zhong, Y. L. Iodine(V)-Reagents in Organic Synthesis. Part 4. IBX as a Chemospecific Tool for SET-Based Oxidation Processes, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 2245 - 2258.

28. Nicolaou, K.C.; Montagnon, T.; Ulven, T.; Baran, P. S.; Zhong, Y. L.; Sarabia, F. Novel Chemistry of £\-Sulfonated Ketones: Applications to the Solution and Solid Phase Synthesis of Privileged Heterocycle and Enediyne Libraries, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 5718 - 5728.

27. MacMahon, S.; Fong, R.; Baran, P.S.; Safonov, I.; Wilson, S.R.; Schuster, D.I. Synthetic Approaches to a Variety of Covalently Linked Porphyrin-Fullerene Hybrids J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66; 5449-5455.

26. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.L. Selective Oxidation at Carbon Adjacent to Aromatic Systems with IBX, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 3183 - 3185.

25. Nicolaou, K.C.; Zhong, Y. L.; Baran, P.S.; Sugita, K. Rapid Access to Molecular Complexity via o-Azaquinones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 2145.

24. Wilson, S.R.; Baran, Phil S.; Schuster, D.I.; Goh, S.K.; Marynick, D.S. Theoretical and Experimental Studies of Fullerene and Nanotube Arene-chromium Complexes, manuscript in preparation.

23. Nicolaou, K.C.; Sugita, K.; Baran, P.S; Zhong, Y.-L. New Synthetic Technology for the Synthesis of Quinones Using DMP, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 207-210.

22. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Kranich, R.; Zhong, Y.L.; Sugita, K.; Zou, N.; Mechanistic Studies of the Interactions of Periodinane Reagents with Anilides, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 202-206.

21. Nicolaou, K.C.; Vourloumis, D.; Winssinger, N.; Baran, P.S. The Art and Science of Total Synthesis at the Dawn of the Twenty-first Century, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39,44-122.

20. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.L. Novel Solution and Solid Phase Chemistry of a-Sulfonated Ketones Applicable to Combinatorial Chemistry, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 10246-10248.

19. Nicolaou, K.C.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Baran, Phil S. A New One-step Method for the Oxidation of Alcohols and Carbonyl Compounds to a,b-Unsaturated Systems, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 7596-7597.

18. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Vega, J.A. Novel IBX-mediated Processes for the Synthesis of Amino Sugars and Libraries Thereof, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 2525-2529.

17. Nicolaou, K.C.; Jung, J.-K.; Yoon, W.-Y.; He, Y.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Baran, P.S. The Absolute Configuration and Total Synthesis of the CP-molecules, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 1829-1832.

16. Nicolaou, K.C.; Vassilikogiannakis, G.; Kranich, R.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.L.; Natarajan, S. New Synthetic Technology for the Mild and Selective Homologation of Hindered Aldehydes in the Presence of Ketones, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 1895-1898.

15. Nicolaou, K.C.; Vassilikogiannakis, G.; Simonsen, K.B.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Vidali, V.P.; Pitsinos, E.N.; Couladouros, E.A. Biomimetic Total Synthesis of Bisorbicillinol, Bisorbibutenolide, Trichodimerol and Designed Analogs of the Bisorbicillinoids, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 3071 - 3079.

14. Baran, P.S.; Khan, A.U.; Schuster, D.I. Some Photophysical Properties of Nanotubes, Fullerene Sci. Tech. 1999, 7, 921-925.

13. Nicolaou, K.C.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Baran, P.S. New Synthetic Technology for the Rapid Construction of Novel Heterocycles. 1. The Reaction of Dess-Martin Periodinane with Anilides and Related Compounds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 622-625.

12. Nicolaou, K.C.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Baran, P.S. New Synthetic Technology for the Rapid Construction of Novel Heterocycles. 2. The Reaction of IBX with Anilides and Related Compounds, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 625-628.

11. Nicolaou, K.C.; Jautelat, R.; Vassilikogiannakis, G.; Baran, P.S.; Simonsen, K. Studies towards Trichodimerol: Novel Cascade Reactions and Polycyclic Frameworks, Chem. Eur. J. 1999, 5, 3651-3665.

10. Nicolaou, K.C.; Simonsen, K.S.; Vassilikogiannakis, G.; Baran, P.S.; Vidali, V.P.; Pitsinos, E.N.; Couladouros, E.A. Biomimetic Explorations Towards the Bisorbicillinoids. Total Synthesis of Bisorbicillinol, Bisorbibutenolide and Trichodimerol, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 3555-3559.

9. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Choi, H.-S.; Fong, K.C.; He, Y.; Yoon, W.H. New Synthetic Technology for the Synthesis of Hindered a-Diazoketones via Acyl Mesylates, Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 883-886.

8. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Choi, H.-S.; Yoon, W.H.; He, Y.; Fong, K.C. Total synthesis of the CP molecules CP-263,114 and CP-225,917- Part 1: Synthesis of Key Intermediates and Intelligence Gathering, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 1669-1675.

7. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Fong, K.C.; He, Y.; Yoon, W.H.; Choi, H.S. Total Synthesis of the CP Molecules CP-263,114 and CP-225,917- Part 2: Evolution of the Final Strategy Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 1676-1678.

6. Nicolaou, K.C.; He, Y.; Fong, K.C.; Yoon, W.H.; Choi, H.-S.; Zhong, Y.-L.; Baran, P.S. Novel Strategies to Construct the g-Hydroxy Lactone Moiety of the CP Molecules. Synthesis of the CP-225,917 Core Skeleton. Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 63-66.

5. Nicolaou, K.C.; Baran, P.S.; Jautelat, R.; He, Y.; Fong, K.C.; Choi, H.-S.; Yoon, W.H.; Zhong, Y.-L. A Novel Route to the Fused Maleic Anhydride Moiety of CP Molecules. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 549-552.

4. Schuster, D.I.; Baran, P.S.; Hatch, R.K.; Khan, A.U.; Wilson, S.R. The Role of Singlet Oxygen in the Photochemical Formation of C60O, Chem. Commun. (Cambridge) 1998, 22, 2493-2494.

3. Safonov, I.G.; Baran, P.S.; Schuster, D.I. Synthesis and Photophysics of a Novel Porphyrin-C60 Hybrid, Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 8133-8136.

2. Baran, P.S.; Monaco, R.R.; Khan, A.U.; Schuster, D.I.; Wilson, S.R. Synthesis and Cation-mediated Electronic Interactions of Two Novel Classes of Porphyrin-fullerene Hybrids, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 8363-8364.

1. Baran, P.S.; Monaco, R.R.; Khan, A.U.; Schuster, D.I.; Soulas, P.; Echegoyen, L. Synthesis and Cation-mediated Electronic Interactions of Two Novel Classes of Porphyrin-fullerene Hybrids. Proc. - Electrochem. Soc. 1997, 97-14 (Recent Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Fullerenes and Related Materials), 25-36.