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“Unified, Biosynthesis-Inspired, Completely Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of All Highest-Order [n + 1] Oligocyclotryptamine Alkaloids.” Scott, T. Z. and Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024146, 23574–23581.

“Molecular Dynamics Simulations Guide Chimeragenesis and Engineered Control of Chemoselectivity in Diketopiperazine Dimerases.” Shende, V. V.; Harris, N. R.; Sanders, J. N.; Newmister, S. A.; Khatri, Y.; Movassaghi, M.; Houk. K. N.; Sherman, D. H. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 202362, e202210254.

Walker, K. L.; Loach, R. P.; Movassaghi, M. “Total Synthesis of Complex 2,5-Diketopiperazine Alkaloids.” In The Alkaloids: Chemistry and Biology, Knölker, H.-J., Ed.; Academic Press: Cambridge 2023; Ch. 3, pp. 159-206.

“Total Synthesis of (-)-Voacinol and (-)-Voacandimine C.” Flynn, K. M.; Myeong, I.-S.; Pinto, T.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 9126–9131.

“Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of (–)-Psychotridine.” Scott, T. Z.; Armelin, V. F.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 2160–2164.

“Total Synthesis of Himastatin.” D’Angelo, K.; Schissel, C.; Pentelute, B.; Movassaghi, M. Science 2022375, 894–899.

“Directed Palladium Catalyzed Acetoxylation of Indolines. Total Synthesis of N-Benzoyl-cylindrocarine.” Flynn, K. M.; While, K. L.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 2975–2984.

“Synthesis of (–)-Kopsifoline A and (+)-Kopsifoline E.” Myeong, I.-S., Avci, N. H.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9118–9122.

“Chemoselective α-Sulfidation of Amides Using Sulfoxide Reagents.” Leypold, M.; D’ Angelo, K. D.; Movassaghi, M.; Org. Lett. 2020, In Press.

“Structure and Function of NzeB, a Versatile C–C and C–N Bond Forming Diketopiperazine Dimerase.” Shende, V. V.; Khatray, Y.; Newmister, S. A.; Sanders, J.; Lindovska, P.; Yu, F.; Doyon, T.; Houk. K. N.; Movassaghi, M.; Sherman, D. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020,142, 17413–17424.

n→π* Interactions modulate the disulfide reduction potential of epidithiodiketopiperazines.” Kilgore, H. R.; Olsson, C. R.; D’Angelo, K. A.; Movassaghi, M.; Raines, R. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020,142, 15107–15115.

“Synthesis of Potent Cytotoxic Epidithiodiketopiperazines Designed for Derivatization.” Olsson, C. R.; Payette, J. N.; Cheah, J. H.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 4648-4662.

“Total Synthesis and Anti-Cancer Activity of All Known Communesin Alkaloids and Related Derivatives.” Pompeo, M. M.; Cheah, J. H.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019141, 14411-14420.

“Mechanism of Permanganate Promoted Dihydroxylation of Complex Diketopiperazines: Critical Roles of Counter-Cation and Ion-Pairing.” Haines, B. E.; Nelson, B. M.; Grandner, J. M; Kim, J.; Houk, K. N; Movassaghi, M.; Musaev, D. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140 (41), 13375–13386.

“Enantioselective Synthesis of (-)-Vallesine: Late-Stage C17-Oxidation via Complex Indole Boronation.” Antropow, A. H.; Garcia, N. R.; White, K.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 2018 , 20 , 3647-3650.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Asperazine A and (+)-Pestalazine B.” Nelson, B. M.; Loach, R. P.; Schiesser, S.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2018, 16, 202-207.

“Synthesis of Antibiotics and Related Molecules. ” Movassaghi, M. van der Donk, W. A. J. Org. Chem. 2018 , 83 , 6826–6828.

“Biogenetic Considerations. ” Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron 2018 , 74 , 5583.

“Concise Synthesis of (–)-Hodgkinsine, (–)-Calycosidine, (–)-Hodgkinsine B, (–)-Quadrigemine C, and (–)-Psycholeine via Convergent and Directed Modular Assembly of Cyclotryptamines.” Lindovska, P.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017139, 17590-17596.

“Quantitative Modeling of Bis(pyridine)silver (I) Permanganate Oxidation of Hydantoin Derivatives: Guidelines for Predicting the Site of Oxidation in Complex Substrates.” Bischoff, A. J.; Nelson, B. M.; Niemeyer, Z. L.; Sigman, M. S.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017139, 15539-15547.

“Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (–)-Deoxoapodine.” Kang, T.; White, K. L.; Mann, T. J.; Hoveyda, A. H.; Movassaghi, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201756, 13857.

“Synthesis and Evaluation of Agelastatin Derivatives as Potent Modulators for Cancer Invasion and Metastasis.” Antropow, A. H.; Xu, K.; Buchsbaum, R. J.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 7720-7731.

“Concise Total Syntheses of (+)-Haplocidine and (+)-Haplocine Via Late-Stage Oxidation of (+)-Fendleridine Derivatives.” White, K. L.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016138, 11383-11389.

“Convergent and Biomimetic Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (-)-Communesin F.” Lathrop, S. P.; Pompeo, M.; Chang, W.-T. T.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016138, 7763-7769.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Asperazine, (+)-Pestalazine A, and (+)-iso-Pestalazine A. Structure Revision of (+)-Pestalazine A.” Loach, R. P.; Fenton, O. S.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016138, 1057-1064.

“The fibroblast Tiam1-osteopontin pathway modulates breast cancer invasion and metastasis.” Xu, K.; Tian, X.; Oh, S. Y.; Movassaghi, M.; Naber, S. P.; Kuperwasser, C.; Buchsbaum, R. J. Breast Cancer Res. 201618, 14.

“Direct C7 Functionalization of Tryptophan. Synthesis of Methyl (S)-2-((tert-Butoxycarbonyl)amino)-3-(7-(4,4,5,5-tetramethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolan-2-yl)-1H-indol-3-yl)propanoate.” Amaike, K.; Loach, R. P.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Synth. 201592, 373-385.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Luteoalbusins A and B.” Adams, T. C.; Payette, J. N.; Cheah, J. H.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 201517, 4268-4271.

“Direct Observations of Intermediates Involved in the Bischler-Napieralski Reaction.” White, K. L.; Mewald, M.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 201580, 7403-7411.

“Electrophilic carbonyl activation: competing condensative cyclizations of tryptamine derivatives.” Liu, F.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015 (Memorial Symposium for Prof. H. H. Wasserman), 56, 2995-3000.

“Biogenetically-Inspired Total Synthesis of Epidithiodiketopiperazines and Related Alkaloids.” Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M. Acc. Chem. Res. 201548, 1159-1171.

“C7-Derivatization of 3-Alkylindoles Including Tryptophans and Tryptamines.” Loach, R. P.; Fenton, O. S.; Amaike, K.; Siegel, D. S.; Ozkal, E.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 11254-11263.

“Concise and Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (−)-Mehranine, (−)-Methylenebismehranine, and Related Aspidosperma Alkaloids.” Mewald, M.; Medley, J. W.; Movassaghi, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 11634-11639.

“Pd(II)-Catalyzed meta-C–H Olefination, Arylation, and Acetoxylation of Indolines Using a U-Shaped Template.” Yang, G.; Lindovska, P.; Zhu, D.; Kim, J.; Wang, P.; Tang, R.-Y.; Movassaghi, M.; Yu, J.-Q. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014136, 10807-10813.

“Total Synthesis, Stereochemical Assignment, and Biological Activity of All Known (-)-Trigonoliimines.” Han, S.; Morrison, K. C.; Hergenrother, P. J.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 201479, 473-486.

“Application of Diazene-Directed Fragment Assembly to the Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Assignment of (+)-Desmethyl-meso-chimonanthine and Related Heterodimeric Alkaloids ” Lathrop, S. P.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 333-340.

“(+)-11,11′-Dideoxyverticillin A”.  Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M., In Total Synthesis of Natural Products, Li, J. J.; Corey, E. J., Ed.; Springer-Verlag: Berlin Heidelberg, (2013); p 211.

“Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of all known (-)-Agelastatin Alkaloids.” Han, S.; Siegel, D. S.; Morrison, K. C.; Hergenrother, P. J.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 201378, 11970-11984.

“Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indolines by Interruption of the Bischler-Napieralski Reaction” Medley, J. W.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 201315, 3614-3617.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Bionectins A and C” Coste, A.; Kim, J.; Adams, T. C.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Sci. 20134, 3191-3197.

“Synthesis and Anticancer Activity of Epipolythiodiketopiperazine Alkaloids ” Boyer, N.; Morrison, K. C.; Kim, J.; Hergenrother, P. J.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Sci. 20134, 1646-1657.

“Robinson’s Landmark Synthesis of Tropinone ” Medley, J. W.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Commun. 201349, 10775-10777.

“Total Synthesis of All (–)-Agelastatin Alkaloids”. Movassaghi, M.; Han, S., In Asymmetric Synthesis–The Essentials 2, Christmann, M, Bräse, S., Eds.; Wiley-VCH, (2012), pp 391-396.

“C–N Bond-Forming Reactions of Heteroarenes.” Ahmad, O. K.; Movassaghi, M., In Science of Synthesis: Cross-Coupling and Heck-Type Reactions, Wolfe, J. P., Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart, (2012); Vol. 2, pp 195-214.

“Direct Synthesis of Azaheterocycles from N-Aryl/Vinyl Amides. Synthesis of 4-(Methylthio)-2-phenylquinazoline and 4-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-phenylquinoline.” Ahmad, O. K.; Medley, J. W.; Coste, A.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Synth. 201289, 549-561.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-Gliocladins B and C.” Boyer, N.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Sci. 20123, 1798-1803.

“Lithiation and Electrophilic Substitution of Dimethyl Triazones.” Han, S.; Siegel, D. S.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 201253, 3722-3723.

“Radical Mediated Dimerization and Oxidation Reactions for the Synthesis of Complex Alkaloids.” Lathrop, S. P.; Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M. Chimia 201266, 389-393.

“A Concise and Versatile Double-Cyclization Strategy for the Highly Stereoselective Synthesis and Arylative Dimerization of Aspidosperma Alkaloids.” Medley, J. W.; Movassaghi, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201251, 4572-4576.

“Preparation of IPNBSH and its Use in the Pd-Catalyzed Synthesis of Monoalkyl Diazenes. Synthesis of 9-Allylanthracene.” Willwacher, J.; Ahmad, O. K.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Synth. 201289, 230-242.

“Concise Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of (+)-Naseseazines A and B: Regioselective Arylative Dimerization of Diketopiperazine Alkaloids.” Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 14940-14943.

“Directed Heterodimerization: Stereocontrolled Assembly via Solvent-Caged Unsymmetrical Diazene Fragmentation.” Movassaghi, M.; Ahmad, O. K.; Lathrop, S. P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 13002-13005.

“Concise Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of all (-)-Trigonoliimines.” Han, S.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 10768-10771.

“Chemoselective and Enantioselective Oxidation of Indoles Employing Aspartyl Peptide Catalysts.” Kolundzic, F.; Noshi, M. N.; Tjandra, M.; Movassaghi, M.; Miller, S. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 9104-9111.

“General Approach to Epipolythiodiketopiperazine Alkaloids: Total Synthesis of (+)-Chaetocins A and C and (+)-12,12′-Dideoxychetracin A.” Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010132, 14376-14378.

“Total Synthesis of All (–)-Agelastatin Alkaloids.” Movassaghi, M.; Siegel, D. S.; Han, S. Chemical Science 20101, 561-566.

“Dimerization of Functional Pyrroloindolizines for the Synthesis of Complex Myrmicarin Alkaloids.” Ondrus, A. E.; Kaniskan, H. U.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron 201066, 4784-4795.

“Total Synthesis of (–)-Himandrine.” Movassaghi, M.; Tjandra, M.; Qi, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009131, 9648-9650.

“Total Synthesis of (+)-11,11′-Dideoxyverticillin A.” Kim, J.; Ashenhurst, J. A.; Movassaghi, M. Science 2009, 324, 238-241.

“Reversible Dimerization of (+)-Myrmicarin 215B.” Ondrus, A. E.; Movassaghi, M. Org. Lett. 200911, 2960-2963.

“Biogenetically Inspired Syntheses of Alkaloid Natural Products.” Kim, J.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Soc. Rev. 200938, 3035-3050.

“Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (–)-Acylfulvene and (–)-Irofulven.” Siegel, D. S.; Piizzi, G.; Piersanti, G.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 200974, 9292-9304.

“Total synthesis and study of myrmicarin alkaloids.” Ondrus, A. E.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Commun. 2009, 4151-4165.

“Synthesis of Densely Substituted Pyrimidine Derivatives.” Ahmad, O. K.; Hill, M. D.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 200974, 8460-8463.

“Direct Dehydrative N-Pyridinylation of Amides” Medley, J. W.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 200974, 1341-1344.

“Observations in the Synthesis of the Core of the Antitumor Illudins via an Enyne Ring Closing Metathesis Cascade.” Movassaghi, M.; Piizzi, G.; Siegel, D. S.; Piersanti, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 200950, 5489-5492.

“Stereospecific Palladium-Catalyzed Entry to Monoalkyl Diazenes for Mild Allylic Reduction.” Movassaghi, M.; Ahmad, O. K. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 8909-8912.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (+)-WIN 64821 and (–)-Ditryptophenaline.” Movassaghi, M.; Schmidt, M. A.; Ashenhurst, J. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 1485-1487.

“Stereoselective Oxidative Rearrangement of 2-Aryl Tryptamine Derivatives.” Movassaghi, M.; Schmidt, M. A.; Ashenhurst, J. A. Org. Lett. 200810, 4009-4012.

“Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase-1 Activity Facilitates the Dissociation of Nuclear Proteins from Platinum-Modified DNA.” Guggenheim, E. R.; Ondrus, A. E.; Movassaghi, M.; Lippard, S. J. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2008, 16, 10121-10128.

“A Versatile Cyclodehydration Reaction for the Synthesis of Isoquinoline and Beta-Carboline Derivatives.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, Matthew D. Org. Lett. 200810, 3485-3488.

“New Strategies for the Synthesis of Hexahydropyrroloindole Alkaloids Inspired by Biosynthetic Hypotheses.” Schmidt, M. A.; Movassaghi, M. Synlett-(account) 2008, 313-324.

“Single-Step Synthesis of Alkynyl Imines from N-Vinyl and N-Aryl Amides. Synthesis of Phenyl-[1-phenyl-3-(trimethyl-silanyl)-prop-2-ynylidene]-amine.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, M. D. Organic Syntheses 2008, 85, 88-95.

New Strategies for the Synthesis of Pyrimidine Derivatives.” Hill, M. D.; Movassaghi, M. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 6836-6844.

On the Interactions of N,N’-Bismesityl-imidazolin-2-yl and Alcohols.” Schmidt, M. A.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 200849, 4316-4318.

Observations on the Use of Microwave Irradiation in Azaheterocycle Synthesis.” Hill, M. D.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 200849, 4286-4288.

“Benzenesulfonic Acid, 2-Nitro-(1-Methylethylidene)hydrazide.” Movassaghi M., Ahmad, O. K. eEncyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2008.

“Direct Synthesis of Substituted Pyrimidines and Quinazolines.” Hill, M. D.; Movassaghi, M. Synthesis 2008, 823-827.

“Efficient and Stereoselective Dimerization of Pyrroloindolizine Derivatives Inspired by a Hypothesis for the Biosynthesis of Complex Myrmicarin Alkaloids.” Movassaghi, M.; Ondrus, A. E.; Chen, B. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 10065-10074.

“Direct Synthesis of Pyridine Derivatives.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, M. D.; Ahmad, O. K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007129, 10096-10097.

“Synthesis of pyrimidines by direct condensation of amides and nitriles.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, M. D. Nature Protocols 20072, 2018-2023.

“Concise Total Synthesis of (–)-Calycanthine, (+)-Chimonanthine, and (+)-Folicanthine.” Movassaghi, M.; Schmidt, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200746, 3725-3728.

N-Isopropylidene-N‘-2-nitrobenzenesulfonyl Hydrazine, a Reagent for Reduction of Alcohols via the Corresponding Monoalkyl Diazenes.”” Movassaghi, M.; Ahmad, O. K. J. Org Chem. 200772, 1838-1841.

“Highly Stereoselective Intermolecular Formal [3+3] Cycloaddition Reaction of Cyclic Enamines and Enones.” Movassaghi, M.; Chen, B. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200746, 565-568.

“Synthesis of Optically Active Imidazopyridinium Salts and the Corresponding NHCs.” Schmidt, M. A.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 200748, 101-104.

“Synthesis of Substituted Pyridines and Quinolines.”  Hill, M. D.Movassaghi, M. Synthesis 2007, 1115–1119.

“Single-Step Synthesis of Pyrimidine Derivatives.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, M. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 14254-14255.

“Total Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemical Assignment of (+)- and ()-Galbulimima Alkaloid 13.” Movassaghi, M.; Hunt, D. K.; Tjandra, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006128, 8126-8127.

“Enantioselective Total Synthesis of ()-Acylfulvene and ()-Irofulven.” Movassaghi, M.; Piizzi, G.; Siegel, D. S.; Piersanti, G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 200645, 5859 –5863.

“Synthesis of Substituted Pyridine Derivatives via the Ruthenium–Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 3-Azadienynes.” Movassaghi, M.; Hill, M. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006128, 4592-4593.

“Dimerization of (+)-myrmicarin 215B. A potential biomimetic approach to complex myrmicarin alkaloids.” Ondrus, A. E.; Movassaghi, M. Tetrahedron200662, 5287-5297.

“Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Tricyclic Myrmicarin Alkaloids.” Movassaghi, M.; Ondrus, A. E. Org. Lett. 20057, 4423-3326.

“Palladium Catalyzed Synthesis of N-Vinyl Pyrroles and Indoles.” Movassaghi, M.; Ondrus, A. E. J. Org. Chem. 20057, 8638-8641.

“N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Amidation of Unactivated Esters with Amino Alcohols.” Movassaghi, M.; Schmidt, M. A. Org. Lett. 2005 , 7, 2453-2456.

o-Nitrobenzenesulfonylhydrazide.” Myers, A. G.; Movassaghi M. eEncyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2003.

“A Direct Method for the Conversion of Terminal Epoxides into ?-Butanolides.” Movassaghi, M.; Jacobsen; E. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002124, 2456-2457.

“The Simplest Enzyme.” Movassaghi, M.; Jacobsen, E. N. Science 2002298, 1904-1905.

“Synthesis of Highly Epimerizable N-Protected ?-Amino Aldehydes of High Enantiomeric Excess.” Myers, A. G.; Zhong, B.; Movassaghi, M.; Kung, D. W.; Lanman, B. A.; Kwon, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 200041, 1359-1362.

“Synthesis of C-Protected α-Amino Aldehydes of High Enantiomeric Excess from Highly Epimerizable N-Protected ?-Amino Aldehdyes.” Myers, A. G.; Zhong, B.; Kung, D. W.; Movassaghi, M.; Lanman, B. A.; Kwon, S. Org. Lett. 20002, 3337-3340.

“Preparation of Chiral, C-Protected ?-Amino Aldehydes of High Optical Purity and Their Use as Condensation Components in a Linear Synthesis Strategy.” Myers, A. G.; Kung, D. W.; Zhong, B.; Movassaghi, M.; Kwon, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999121, 8401-8402.

“Highly Efficient Methodology for the Reductive Coupling of Aldehyde Tosylhydrazones with Alkyllithium Reagents.” Myers, A. G.; Movassaghi, M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998120, 8891-8892.

“Single-Step Process for the Reductive Deoxygenation of Unhindered Alcohols.” Myers, A. G.; Movassaghi, M.; Zheng, B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997119, 8572-8573.

“Mechanistic Studies of the Free-Radical Fragmentation of Monoalkyl Diazenes.” Myers, A. G.; Movassaghi, M.; Zheng, B. Tetrahedron Lett. 199738, 6569-6572.

“Preparation of the Reagent o-Nitrobenzenesulfonlylhydrazide.” Myers, A. G.; Zheng, B.; Movassaghi, M. J. Org. Chem. 199762, 7507.