Organic Syntheses, Volume 91

Kay M. Brummond, Ph.D., is a researcher in the field synthetic organic chemistry. She has published 50 journal articles, 15 reviews and book chapters and delivered over 140 invited lectures and symposia. The students and postdoctoral fellows in her group have presented 52 conference posters and presentations. Nineteen graduate students have obtained Ph.D. and M.S. degrees under her direction. She is a recipient of the Chancellor's Distinguished Research Award from the University of Pittsburgh, the 2006 ACS Akron Section Award, the Carnegie Science Center Emerging Female Scientist Award and the Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Award. She is on the Board of Editors of Excellence for Chemical Methodologies> and Library Synthesis where she is also a project leader.

• Discussion Addendum: Resolution of 1,1'-Bi-2-Naphthol; (R)-(+)- and (S)-(-)-2,2'-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,1'-binaphthyl(BINAP) 1David L. Hughes Discussion Addendum for: Practical Synthesis of Novel Chiral Allenamides: (R)-4-Phenyl-3-(1,2-propadienyl)oxazoldin-2-one 12Yong-Chua Teo and Richard P. HsungN-Carboxylated-2-substituted Indoles and 2,3-Disubstituted-2,3-dihydro-4-quinolones from 2-Alkynylbenzamides 27Noriko Okamoto, Kei Takeda, and Reiko YanadaPd-Catalyzed External-CO-Free Carbonylation: Preparation of 2,4,6-Trichlorophenyl 3,4-Dihydronaphthalene-2-Carboxylate 39Hideyuki Konishi, Tsuyoshi Ueda, and Kei ManabeRhodium-Catalyzed Direct Amination of Arene C-H Bonds Using Azides as the Nitrogen Source 52Sae Hume Park, Yoosu Park, and Sukbok ChangSynthesis of Alkynyliodonium Salts: Preparation of Phenyl (phenylethynyl)iodonium Trifluoroacetate 60Luke I. Dixon, Michael A. Carroll, George J. Ellames and Thomas J. GregsonPalladium-catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Conjugated Enones 72Feng Zhou, Liang Chen and Chao-Jun LiCross-Coupling of Alkenyl/Aryl Carboxylates with Grignard Reagents via Fe-Catalyzed C-O Bond Activation 83Bi-Jie Li, Xi-Sha Zhang and Zhang-Jie ShiPreparation of 5-Hydroxycyclopentenones Via Conjugate Addition-Initiated Nazarov Cyclization 93Joshua L. Brooks, Yu-Wen Huang, and Alison J. FrontierSynthesis of Arylboronic Pinacol Esters from Corresponding Arylamines 106Di Qiu, He Meng, Liang Jin, Shengbo Tang, Shuai Wang, Fangyang Mo, Yan Zhang and Jianbo WangPreparation of Alkanesulfonyl Chlorides from S-Alkyl Isotghiourea Salts via N-Chlorosuccinimide Mediated Oxidative Chlorosulfonation 116Zhanhui Yang and Jiaxi XuDABCO-bis(sulfur dioxide), DABSO, as an easy-to-handle source of SO2: Sulfonamide preparation 125Edward J. Emmett and Michael C. WillisOne-pot Preparation of (S)-N-[(S)-1-Hydroxy-4-metghyl-1,1-diphenylpentan-2-yl]pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide from L-Proline 137Wacharee Hamying, Nonognaphat Duangdee, and Albrecht BerkesselEnantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Pentenyl Isocyanate and 4-Ethynylanisole: Preparation and Use of Taddol-pyrrolidine Phosphoramidite 150Kevin M. Oberg, Timothy J. Martin, Mark Emil Oinen, Derek M. Dalton, Rebecca Keller Friedman, Jamie M. Neely, and Tomislav RovisSynthesis and Use of a Trifluoromethylated Azomethine Ylide Precursor: Ethyl 1-Benzyl-trans-5-(trifluoromethyl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxylate 162Daniel M. Allwood, Duncan L. Browne and Steven V. LeyEnantioselective Organocatalytic-α-Arylation of Aldehydes 175Pernille H. Poulsen, Mette Overgaard, Kim L. Jensen and Kari Anker JørgensenSynthesis of 4,5-Disubstituted 2-aminothiazoles from α,β-Unsaturated Ketones: Preparation of S-benzyl-4-methyl-2-aminothiazolium Hydrochloride salt 185Antonio Bermejo Gómez, Nanna Ahlsten, Ana E. Platero-Prats and Belen Martin-MatuteSodium Methoxide-Catalyzed Direct Amidation of Esters 201Kazushi Agura, Takashi Ohshima, Yukiko Hayashi, And Kazushi MashimaSynthesis of Tetrasubstituted 1H-Pyrazoles by Copper-mediated Coupling of Enaminones with Nitriles 211Mamta Suri and Frank GloriusSynthesis of 1,3-Dimethyl-3-(p-tolyl)-1H-pyrrolo[3,2-c]pyridin-2(3H)-one by Cu(II)-Mediated Direct Oxidative Coupling 221Chandan Dey and E. Peter KundigPreparation of (R)-4-Cyclohexyl-2,3-butadien-1-ol 233Juntao Ye and ShengmingDiscussion Addendum for: Formation of y-Keto Esters from β-Keto Esters: Methyl 5,5-dimethyl-4-oxohexanoate 248Yashoda M. D. Bhogadhi and Charles K. ZercherNi-catalyzed Reductive Cleavage of Methyl 3-Methoxy-2-Naphthoate 260Josep Cornella, Cayetana Zarate, and Ruben MartinIndium-Catalyzed Heteroaryl-Heteroaryl Bond Formation through Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution: Preparation of 2-Methyl-3-(thien-2-yl)-1H-indole 273Yuta Nagase and Teruhisa TsuchimotoSynthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Benzofurans by the Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of 2-Iodoanisoles and Terminal Alkynes, Followed by Electrophilic Cyclization: 3-Iodo-2-phenylbenzofuran 283Tuanli Yao, Dawei Yue, and Richard C. LarockEnantioselective Preparation of (S)-5-Oxo-5,6-dihydro-2H-oyran-2-yl Benzoate 293Tamas Benkovics, Adrian Ortiz, Zhiwei Guo, Animesh Goswami and Prashant DeshpandeIron-Catalyzed Selective Conjugate Addition of Aryl Grignard Reagents to 2,4-Alkadienoates: tert-Butyl (Z)-5-Phenyl-3-hexenoate 307Takeshi Hata, Hideyuki Goto, Tomofumi Yokomizo, and Hirokazu Urabe3-Hydrixymethyl-3-phenylcyclopropene 322Ramajeyam Selvaraj, Srinvasa R. Chintala, Michael T. Taylor and Joseph M. FoxEnantioselective Synthesis of α- and β-Boc-protected 6-Hydroxy-pyranones: Carbohydrate Building Blocks 338Sumit O. Bajaj, Jamison R. Farnsworth and George A. O'Doherty