ROSS A. WIDENHOEFER Duke University 2101 French Family Science Center Durham, NC 27708 Tel: (919) 660–1533 FAX: (919) 660–1605 e-mail: [email protected]

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS DUKE UNIVERSITY Professor of Chemistry (2007-) Associate Professor of Chemistry (2003-2007) Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1997-2003) Research Interests: Organic Methods and Synthesis, Homogeneous Catalysis, Organometallic Reaction Mechanisms

HONORS AND AWARDS (1997-) Wenner-Gren Visiting Scholar Fellowship, Stockholm University (2016) Johnson & Johnson Focused Funding Award (2006) Award of Lectureship, the Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan (2004) GlaxoSmithKline Chemistry Scholar Award (2002) Camille Dreyfus Teacher–Scholar Award (2001) Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellowship (2000) DuPont Young Professor Award (2000) Camille and Henry Dreyfus New Faculty Award (1997)

EDUCATION MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1995 - 1997) National Cancer Institutes Postdoctoral Trainee Postdoctoral Advisor: Prof. Stephen L. Buchwald Research Area: Mechanistic Studies of Palladium Catalyzed C–N and C–O Bond Formation

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN–MADISON (1989 - 1994) Ph.D.; Organic Chemistry Thesis Advisor: Prof. Charles P. Casey Dissertation: Reactions of Small Molecules with Paramagnetic Tricobalt Hydride Clusters

GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS COLLEGE, St. Peter, MN (1985 - 1989) B. A. in Chemistry, Magna Cum Laude

PUBLICATIONS (Total citations = >7500; h-index = 49) [138] "Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Cationic Gold Diarylallenylidene Complexes," Kim, N; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 4722–4726; Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 4812– 4816. [137] "Experimental Evaluation of (L)Au Electron Donor Ability in Cationic Gold Carbene Complexes," Carden, R. G.; Lam, N.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 17992–18001.

[136] "Formal Synthesis of (+)-Laurencin via a Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alkoxylation," Lanier, M. L.; Park, H.; Mukherjee, P.; Timmerman, J. C.; Ribeiro, A.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hong, J. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 7180–7184. [135] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Terminal and Internal Alkenes With 2-Pyridones," Timmerman, J. C.; Lauhlé, S.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 1466–1469. [134] "Unexpected Skeletal Rearrangement in the Gold(I)/Silver(I)-Catalyzed Conversion of 7-Aryl- 1,6-enynes to Bicyclo[3.2.0]hept-6-enes via Hidden Brønsted Acid Catalysis," Kim, N.; Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2017, 36, 673–678. [133] "Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular, anti-Markovnikov Hydroarylation of Methylenecyclopropanes with Indoles," Timmerman, J. C.; Schmitt, W. W.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4966–4969. [132] "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Allenes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; in Catalytic Hydroarylation of C–C Multiple Bonds, Gunnoe, T. B.; Ackermann, L.; Habgood, L. G. Eds.: Wiley- VCH: Wienheim, 2018, pp. 361-369. [131] "Effect of Substitution, Ring Size, and Counterion on the Intermediates Generated in the Gold- Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes," Brown, T. J.; Brooner, R. E. M.; Chee, M. A.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2016, 35, 2014−2021. [130] "Kinetics and Mechanism of Allene Racemization Catalyzed by a Gold N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex," Li, H.; Harris, R. J.; Nakafuku, K.; Widenhoefer, R. A., Organometallics, 2016, 35, 2242−2248. [129] "Gold Carbenes, Gold-Stabilized Carbocations, and Cationic Intermediates Relevant to Gold- Catalyzed Cycloaddition," Harris, R. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2016, 45, 4533 - 4551. (Invited contribution to the themed collection Coinage Metals). [128] "Mechanism of the Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Hydroamination of 4-Pentenylamines," Bender, C. F.; Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2016, 35, 113–125. (Selected as ACS Editor's Choice open access article.) [127] "Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Methylenecyclopropanes with 2-Pyridones," Timmerman, J. C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2015, 357, 3703-3706. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 165.) [126] “Generation and Characterization of a Gold Vinylidene Complex Lacking π-Conjugated Heteroatoms,” Harris, R. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2015, 126, 6971-6973; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6867-6869. [125] “Tandem Gold/Silver-Catalyzed Cycloaddition/Hydroarylation of 7-Aryl-1,6-enynes to Form 6,6-Diaryl-bicyclo-[3.2.0]-heptanes,” Robertson, B. D.; Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 5714 – 5717. [124] “Gold-Catalyzed Intermolecular, Anti-Markovnikov Hydroamination of Alkylidenecyclopropanes,” Timmerman, J. C.; Robertson, B. D.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 2279–2282; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 2251-2254. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 287.) [123] "Photomechanical Actuation of Ligand Geometry in Enantioselective Catalysis," Kean, Z. S.; Akbulatov, S.; Tian, Y.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Boulatov, R.; Craig, S. L. Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 14736– 14739; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 14508 –14511.

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[122] “Mechanism of the 1,3-Hydride Migration in a Gold Bicyclo-[3.2.0]-heptene Complex: The Role of Brønsted Acid in the Gold-Catalyzed Cycloaddition of 7-Aryl-1,6-Enynes,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Robertson, B. D.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2014, 33, 6466−6473. [121] “Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes Catalyzed by Mono- and Bis(gold) Phosphine Complexes,” Lee, S. D.; Timmerman, J. C.; Widenhoefer, R. Adv. Synth. & Catal. 2014, 356, 3187-3192. [120] “Kinetics and Mechanism of the of Allenes Catalyzed by Gold Phosphine Complexes,” Harris, R. J.; Nakafuku, K. M.; Li, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 12245-12254. [119] “Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of a Gold Carbenoid Complex Lacking Heteroatom Stabilization,” Harris, R. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 9523-9525; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9369 - 9371. [118] “Synthesis and X-ray Crystal Structure of a Cationic Gold (I) π-(1,3-Diene) Complex Generated via Isomerization of a Gold π-Allene Complex,” Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Organomet. Chem. 2014, 758, 25-28. [117] “Experimental Evaluation of the Electron Donor Ability of a Gold Phosphine Fragment in a Gold Carbene Complex,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A., Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 2420-2423. [116] “Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold π-Complexes,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 11930-11941; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11714-11724.

[115] “Synthesis and Study of Cationic, Two-coordinate Triphenylphosphine Gold π-Complexes,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 8276-8284. [114] “Direct Observation of the Cationic Gold(I) Bicyclo-[3.2.0]-hept-1(7)-ene Complex Generated in the Cycloisomerization of a 7-Phenyl-1,6-Enyne,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 6259-6261; Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 6379-6381. [113] “The Regio- and Stereospecific Intermolecular Dehydrative Alkoxylation of Allylic Alcohols catalyzed by a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex,” Mukherjee, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 3437–3444. [112] “Mechanistic Analysis of Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Allene Hydroalkoxylation Reveals an Off-Cycle Bis(gold) Vinyl Species and Reversible C–O Bond Formation," Brown, T. J.; Weber, D.; Gagné, M. R.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9134–9137. [111] "Structures and Dynamic Solution Behavior of Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold(I) π-Allene Complexes," Brown, T. J.; Sugie, A.; Dickens, M. G.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 6959–6971. [110] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Stereoconvergent, Enantioselective Intermolecular Hydroamination of Allenes with Carbamates," Butler, K. L.; Tragni, M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2012, 122, 5265–5268; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5175–5178. [109] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular Dehydrative Amination of Allylic Alcohols with Carbamates," Mukherjee, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 1405–1407; Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 1434–1436. [108] "Synthesis and Structure of Dicationic, Bis(gold) π-Alkene Complexes Containing a 2,2′- Bis(phosphino)biphenyl Ligand," Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2012, 31, 768– 771.

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[107] "Cationic Gold(I) π-Complexes of Terminal Alkynes and Their Conversion to Dinuclear σ,π- Acetylide Complexes," Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2011, 30, 6003–6009. [106] "Syntheses, X-ray Crystal Structures, and Solution Behavior of Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold(I) η2-Diene Complexes,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2011, 30, 3182– 3193. [105] “Stereochemistry and Mechanism of the Brønsted Acid-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydrofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes,” Brooner, R. E. M.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. – Eur. J. 2011, 17, 6170–6178. [104] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of N-Allylic,N'-Aryl Ureas to form Imidazolidin-2-ones," Li, H;. Song, F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 955–962. [103] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Amination of Allylic Alcohols with Alkylamines," Mukherjee, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 1334–1337. [102] "Synthesis and Equilibrium Binding Studies of Cationic, Two-coordinate Gold(I) π-Alkyne Complexes," Brown, T. J.; Widenhoefer, R. A. (invited contribution) J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 1216-1220. [101] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroamination of Allenes with Ureas," Li, H.; Lee, S. D.; Widenhoefer, R. A. (invited contribution) J. Organomet. Chem. 2011, 696, 316-320. [100] "Gold-Catalyzed Addition of Oxygen Nucleophiles to C–C Multiple Bonds," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Song, F.; in Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation, Yudin, A. K. Ed.: Wiley-VCH: Wienheim, 2010. [99] "Gold-Catalyzed Addition of Nitrogen and Sulfur Nucleophiles to C–C Multiple Bonds," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Song, F.; in Catalyzed Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Formation, Yudin, A. K. Ed.: Wiley- VCH: Wienheim, 2010. [98] “Solid-State and Dynamic Solution Behavior of a Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold(I) π-Allene Complex,” Brown, T. J.; Sugie, A.; Dickens, M. G.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2010, 29, 4207- 4209. [97] “Intramolecular Diamination and Alkoxyamination of Alkenes with N-Sulfonyl Ureas Mediated by N-Iodosuccinimide,” Li, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 4827–4831. (Invited contribution to the thematic issue: Recent Developments in Synthetic Methods and Total Synthesis) [96] “Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Amination of Allylic Alcohols with Cyclic Ureas and Related Nucleophiles,” Mukherjee, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 1184–1187. ((Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 6, 0663.) [95] “Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Allenes with Secondary Alkylamines,” Toups, K. L.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1712-1714. [94] “Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Allenes with Aryl Amines,” Duncan, A. N.; Widenhoefer, R. A. SYNLETT 2010, 419-422. [93] “Syntheses and X-ray Crystal Structure of Cationic, Two-Coordinate Gold(I) π-Alkene Complexes that Contain a Sterically Hindered o-Biphenylphosphine Ligand,” Brown, T. J.; Dickens, M. G.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2009, 6451–6453. [92] “A Palladium-Catalyzed Formal (4+1) Annulation–A New Approach to Cyclopentene Construction,” Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6950-6952. (invited highlight).

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[91] “Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Dihydroamination of Allenes with N,N'-Disubstituted Ureas To Form Bicyclic Imidazolidin-2-ones,” Li, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2671-2674. [90] “Syntheses, X-ray Crystal Structures, and Solution Behavior of Monomeric, Cationic, Two- Coordinate Gold(I) π-Alkene Complexes,” Brown, T. J.; Dickens, M. G.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6350-6351. [89] “Intermolecular Hydroamination of Ethylene and 1-Alkenes with Cyclic Ureas Catalyzed by Achiral and Chiral Gold(I) Complexes,” Zhang, Z.; Lee, S. D.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 5372-5373. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2009, 7, 0781.) [88] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydroarylation of Allenes with Indoles," Toups, K. L.; Liu, G. T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Organomet. Chem. 2009, 694, 571-575. (Invited contribution to the special issue: Gold Catalysis - New Perspectives for Homogeneous Catalysis) [87] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydration of Allenes," Zhang, Z.; Lee, S-D.; Fisher, A. S.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 1794-1798. (Invited contribution to the special issue: Recent Developments in Gold Catalysis) [86] "Unactivated Alkenes," Widenhoefer, R. A., in Catalytic Asymmetric Friedel–Crafts Alkylations, Bandini, M.; Umani-Ronchi, A. Eds.: Wiley-VCH: Wienheim, 2009, 203-222. [85] "Intermolecular Hydroamination of Allenes with N-Unsubstituted Carbamates Catalyzed by a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex," Kinder, R. E.; Zhang, Z.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3157-3159. [84] "Recent Developments in Enantioselective Gold(I) Catalysis," Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. (invited concepts article) 2008, 14, 5382-5391. [83] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated C=C Bonds with Alkyl Ammonium Salts," Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2008, 2741-2743. [82] "Sterically Hindered Mono(phosphines) as Supporting Ligands for the Platinum-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Amino Alkenes," Bender, C. F.; Hudson, W. B.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2008, 27, 2356-2358. [81] "Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Alkyl Allylic Ethers via Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes with Alcohols," Zhang, Z.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 2079-2081. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, 8, 857) [80] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Dynamic Kinetic Enantioselective Intramolecular Hydroamination of Allenes," Zhang, Z.; Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 14148-14149. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2008, 3, 265) [79] "Bis[(1,2,5,6-h)-1,5-cyclooctadiene] rhodium(1+), hexafluoroantimonate(1-)" Kinder, R. E.; Widenhoefer, R. A. in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Molander, G. A. Ed.; John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK, 2007. [78] "Tri-o-tolylphosphine" Kinder, R. E.; Widenhoefer, R. A. in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis; Molander, G. A. Ed.; John Wiley & Sons: Chichester, UK, 2007. [77] "Platinum-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes with Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Nucleophiles," Liu, C.; Bender, C. F.; Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. (invited Feature Article) 2007, 3607-3618.

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[76] "Palladium-Mediated Cyclization of 6-Methyl-1-phenyl-6-hepten-2-one to form 3-Benzyltoluene: Carbonyl Activation by a Neutral Palladium(II) Complex Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2007, 26, 4061-4065. [75] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Hydroamination of N-Allenyl Carbamates," Zhang, Z.; Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 2887-2889. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2007, 10, 1069). [74] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Enantioselective Hydroarylation of Allenes with Indoles," Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1935-1938. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2007, 7, 740). [73] "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Hydroalkoxylation of Allenes," Zhang, Z.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 287-289; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 283-285. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2007, 3, 0304) [72] "Room Temperature Hydroamination of Alkenyl Ureas Catalyzed by a Gold(I) N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex," Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5303-5305. [71] "Gold-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Carboxamides," Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2006, 4143-4144. [70] "Gold-Catalyzed Hydroamination of C–C Multiple Bonds," Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 4555-4563 (invited microreview). [69] Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroarylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Indoles," Zhang, Z.; Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2006, 3717 - 3719. [68] "Platinum-Catalyzed Intramolecular Asymmetric Hydroarylation of Unactivated Alkenes with Indoles," Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3801-3804. [67] "Silane-Initiated Carbocyclization Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Bender, C. F. in Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III; Crabtree, R. H.; Mingos, D. M. P. Eds.; Elsevier: Oxford, UK, 2006. [66] "A Highly Active Au(I) Catalyst for the Intramolecular exo-Hydrofunctionalization of Allenes with Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Nucleophiles," Zhang, Z.; Liu, C.; Kinder, R. E.; Han, X.; Qian, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 9066-9073. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2006, 10, 990) [65] "Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Cyclization/Hydroboration of Enynes," Kinder, R. E.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1967-1969. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2006, 7, 708) [64] "Gold-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Alkenyl Carbamates," Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 1779-1781; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1747-1749. [63] "Scope and Mechanism of Pd(II)-Catalyzed Arylation/Carboalkoxylation of Unactivated Olefins with Indoles," Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2006, 12, 2371-2382. (Highlighted in Synfacts 2006, 6, 557) [62] "Homogeneous Catalysis: Understanding the Art," Widenhoefer, R. A. (Book Review) J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 9309 - 9310. [61] "Platinum-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Vinyl Arenes with Carboxamides," Qian, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2635-2638. [60] "Platinum-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Olefins with Secondary Alkyamines," Bender, C. F.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 1070-1071. [59] "Development, Scope, and Mechanism of the Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkylation of 3-Butenyl β-Diketones," Qian, H.; Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2005, 24, 287-301.

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[58] "Platinum(II)/Europium(III)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkylation of 4-Pentenyl β- Dicarbonyl Compounds," Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. (invited contribution on the occasion of Prof. Iwao Ojima's 60th birthday) Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 285-287. [57] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative Alkylation of 4-Pentenyl β-Dicarbonyl Compounds," Liu, C.; Wang, X.; Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 6343-6353. [56] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkylation of Alkenyl- β-Keto Esters, α-Aryl Ketones, and Alkyl Ketones in the presence of Me3SiCl or HCl," Han, X.; Wang, X.; Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2004, 10, 6332-6342. [55] "Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Carboalkoxylation of Alkenyl Indoles," Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 10250-10251. [54] "Platinum-Catalyzed Hydroalkoxylation of γ- and δ-Hydroxy Olefins to form Cyclic Ethers," Qian, H.; Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9536-9537. [53] "Mechanism of Palladium-Catalyzed Diene Cyclization/Hydrosilylation: Direct Observation of Intramolecular Carbometallation," Perch, N. S.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 6332- 6346. [52] "Palladium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Unactivated Olefins," Widenhoefer, R. A. Pure Appl. Chem. 2004, 76, 671-678. [51] "Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Alkylation of Indoles with Unactivated Olefins," Liu, C.; Han, X.; Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3700-3701. [50] "Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Olefins with Carboxamides," Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2004, 23, 1649-1651. [49] "Palladium(II)- and Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Addition of Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles to Ethylene and Propylene," Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2004, 660 - 661. [48] "Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidative Alkoxylation of α-Alkenyl β-Diketones to form Functionalized Furans," Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 68, 1738-1740. [47] "Dramatic Effect of Homoallylic Substitution on the Rate of Palladium-Catalyzed Diene Cycloisomerization," Goj, L. A.; Cisneros, A. G.; Yang, W.; Widenhoefer, R. A. invited contribution to J. Organomet. Chem. 2003, 687, 498-507. [46] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkylation of Unactivated Olefins with Dialkyl Ketones," Wang, X.; Pei, T.; Han, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2699-2701. [45] "Mechanism of the Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroalkylation of 7-Octene-2,4-dione," Qian, H.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2056-2057. [44] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative Alkylation of Unactivated Olefins," Pei, T.; Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 648-649. [43] "Enantioselective Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of 1,6-Enynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Rhodium Complex," Chakrapani, H.; Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 157-159. [42] "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Diynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Rhodium Bis(phosphine) Complex," Liu, C.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2002, 21, 5666-5673. [41] "Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of the Cycloisomerization and Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Dienes Catalyzed by Cationic Palladium Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A. Acc. Chem. Res. 2002, 35, 905-913.

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[40] "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Diynes Catalyzed by Cationic Platinum Complexes Containing Bidentate Nitrogen Ligands," Wang, X.; Chakrapani, H.; Madine, J. W.; Keyerleber, M. A.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2778-2788. [39] "Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of Alkenyl β-Keto Esters in the Presence of Chlorotrimethylsilane," Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Chem. Commun. 2002, 650-651. [38] "Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of 1-Cyclopropyl-1,6- Hexadienes to form (E)-1-Butenyl Cyclopentanes," Wang, X.; Stankovich, S. Z.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2002, 21, 901-905. [37] "Direct Observation of the Conversion of a Palladium 5-Hexenyl Chelate Complex to a Palladium Cyclopentylmethyl Complex," Perch, N. S.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2001, 20, 5251-5253. [36] "Palladium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Diene Cyclization/Hydrosilylation Employing Functionalized Silanes and Disiloxanes," Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7639-7645. [35] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Addition of 1,3-Diones to Unactivated Olefins," Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11290-11291. [34] "Mechanistic Studies of the Cycloisomerization of Dimethyl Diallylmalonate Catalyzed by a Cationic Palladium Phenanthroline Complex," Goj, L. A.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 11133-11147. [33] "Synthesis of Carbobicyclic Compounds via Palladium–Catalyzed Cyclization/Hydrosilylation: Evidence for Reversible Silylpalladation," Wang, X.; Chakrapani, H.; Stengone, C. N.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 1755-1760. [32] "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Diynes Catalyzed by a Cationic Platinum Phenanthroline Complex," Madine, J. W.; Wang, X.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 385-389. [31] "Cycloisomerization of Functionalized 1,5- and 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by Cationic Palladium Phenanthroline Complexes," Kisanga, P.; Goj, L. A.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 635- 637. [30] "Development, Synthetic Scope, and Mechanistic Studies of the Palladium-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes in the Presence of Silane," Kisanga, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 10017-10026. [29] "Asymmetric Diene Cyclization/Hydrosilylation/Oxidation Employing 1-tert-Butyl-3,3- dimethyl-1,1-diphenyldisiloxane," Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 7597-7600. [28] "Enantioselective Diene Cyclization/Hydrosilylation Catalyzed by Optically Pure Palladium Bisoxazoline and Pyridine–Oxazoline Complexes," Perch, N. S.; Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3836-3845. [27] "Reductive Cyclization of Dimethyl Diallylmalonate Catalyzed by Palladium–Bisoxazoline Complexes in the Presence of Silane and Water," Perch, N. S.; Kisanga, P.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Organometallics 2000, 19, 2541-2545. [26] "Use of Pentamethyldisiloxane in the Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Dienes," Pei, T.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 1469-1471. [25] "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by a Cationic Palladium Phenanthroline Complex," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Stengone, C. N. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 8681-8692.

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[24] "Cyclization/Hydrogermylation of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by a Cationic Palladium Phenanthroline Complex," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Vadehra, A.; Cheruvu, P. K. Organometallics 1999, 18, 4614-4618. [23] "An Improved Catalyst for the Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes Employing Dimethylphenysilane," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Vadehra, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 8499- 8502. [22] "Silane Promoted Cycloisomerization of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by a Cationic (π- Allyl)Palladium Complex," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Perch, N. S. Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 1103-1105. [21] "Asymmetric Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Dienes Catalyzed by Enantiomerically Pure Palladium Pyridine–Oxazoline Complexes," Perch, N. S.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 6960-6961. [20] "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized 1,7-Dienes to Form Substituted Six-Membered Carbocycles," Stengone, C. N.; Widenhoefer, R. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 1451-1454. [19] "Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydrosilylation of Alkenylsilanes: High Selectivity for the Formation of Six-Membered Silicon Heterocycles," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Krzyzanowska, B. K.; Webb- Wood, G. Organometallics 1998, 17, 5124-5127. [18] "Tandem Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized 1,6-Dienes Catalyzed by a Cationic Palladium Complex," Widenhoefer, R. A.; DeCarli, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 3805-3806. [17] "Electronic Dependence of C–O Reductive Elimination from Palladium(Aryl)Neopentoxide Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Buchwald, S. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 6504. [16] "Direct Observation of C–O Reductive Elimination From Palladium(Aryl)Alkoxide Complexes to Form Aryl Ethers," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Zhong, H. A.; Buchwald, S. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 6787. [15] "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Formation of Palladium Bis(benzylamine) Complexes from Reaction of Benzylamine with Palladium Tri-ortho-tolylphosphine–Mono(Amine) Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Zhong, H. A. Inorg. Chem. 1997, 36, 2610-2616. [14] "Synthesis and Solution Structure of Palladium Tri(ortho-tolyl)phosphine Mono(amine) Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Zhong, H. A.; Buchwald, S. L. Organometallics 1996, 15, 2745. [13] "Halide and Amine Influence in the Equilibrium Formation of Palladium Tri(ortho- tolyl)phosphine Mono(amine) Complexes From Palladium Aryl Halide Dimers," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Buchwald, S. L. Organometallics 1996, 15, 2755. [12] "The Formation of Palladium Bis(amine) Complexes from Reaction of Amine with Palladium Tri(ortho-tolyl)phosphine Mono(Amine) Complexes," Widenhoefer, R. A.; Buchwald, S. L. Organometallics 1996, 15, 3534.

[11] "The Reactions of Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)3(µ3-H) with Carbon Dioxide, Carbon Disulfide and Phenyl isocyanate," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hayashi, R. K. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 1138.

[10] "Kinetics and Mechanism of the Formation of the Bis(ethylidyne) Tricobalt Cluster Cp*3Co3(µ3- CCH3)2 from Reaction of Acetylene with Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)3(µ3-H)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L.; Widenhoefer, R. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 4607.

[9] "The Reaction of Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3-H) with (Trimethylsilyl)diazomethane and Ethyl Diazoacetate: Facile Hydrogen Transfer Forms the Diazenide Clusters Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3- NNCH2SiMe3) and Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3-NNCH2CO2CH2CH3)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hayashi, R. K. Inorg. Chem. 1995, 34, 2258.

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[8] "X-ray Crystal Structures of Two Ethylidyne Tricobalt Clusters: Thermolysis of Cp*Co(H2C=CH2) 2 Forms Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3-H), not Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3) 2," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L.; Hayashi, R. K.; Powell D. R.; Smith, G. W. Organometallics 1994, 13, 1521.

[7] "Synthesis and X-ray Crystal Structures of the Tricobalt Mono(ethylidyne) Clusters Cp*3Co3(µ3- CCH3)(µ3-CO)(µ2-H), Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3-CNCMe3)(µ2-H), and Cp*3Co3(µ3-CCH3)(µ3-NO)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L.; Hayashi, R. K. Inorg. Chem. 1994, 33, 2639. [6] "Synthesis, X-ray Crystal Structures and Fluxional Behavior of the Tricobalt Clusters 2 2 Cp*3Co3(µ3-CO)(µ2-CO)(µ-H)2, Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)(µ3-η -HC=NCMe3), and Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)(µ3-η - HC=NCMe2CH2Me)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L.; Hayashi, R. K.; Gavney, J. A. Organometallics 1994, 13, 4720.

[5] "Reaction of NO with Cp*3Co3(µ-H)4 Preserves the Tricobalt Cluster and Produces Cp*3Co3(µ3-NO)2," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hayashi, R. K. Inorg. Chim. Acta 1993, 212, 81.

[4] "Conversion of Acetylene to a Triple Bridged Ethylidyne Ligand on the Cluster Cp*3Co3(µ2- H)3(µ3-H)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L. Organometallics 1993, 12, 3788.

[3] "Reaction of CO and tert-Butyl Isocyanide with the Cluster Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)3(µ3-H); Facile 2 Hydrogen Transfer to Isocyanide Forms Cp*3Co3(µ2-H)(µ3-η -HC=NCMe3)," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hallenbeck, S. L.; Gavney, J. A. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1993, 1692. [2] "'[Cp*Co=CoCp*]' is a Hydride," Kersten, J. L.; Rheingold, A. L.; Theopold, K. H.; Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; Hop, C. E. C. A. Angew. Chem. 1992, 104, 1364; Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1992, 31, 1341. [1] "Phosphine Induced Cyclopentadienyl Ring Slippage Catalyzes CO Insertion into a Methyl Rhenium Compound to Produce an Acetyl Rhenium Compound," Casey, C. P.; Widenhoefer, R. A.; O'Connor, J. M. J. Organomet. Chem. 1992, 428, 99.

INVITED LECTURES [96] The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, 01/12/2017. [95] Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 02/02/2017. [94] Institut Català d'Investigació Química (ICIQ), Tarragona Spain, 10/07/2016. [93] Stockholm University (short course, Olefin Amination), Stockholm, Sweden, 09/20/2016 - 10/04/2016. [92] KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, 06/02/2015. [91] Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, 06/01/2015. [90] Stockholm University (Thesis Opponent), Stockholm, Sweden, 12/05/2014. [89] Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, 12/04/2014. [88] Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden, 12/03/2014. [87] East China Normal University, Shanghai, PRC, 10/24/2014. [86] East China Institute of Science and Technology (ECUST), Shanghai, PRC, 10/23/2014. [85] Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry (SIOC), Shanghai, PRC, 10/22/2014. [84] Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC, 10/21/2014. [83] East China Normal University (short course, Transition Metal Chemistry), Shanghai, PRC, 10/20/14 – 10/24/2014. [82] Università di Bologna, Bologna, Italy, 05/15/2014. [81] Università degli Studi di Milano, 05/14/2014. [80] Università degli Studi di Milano (short course, Olefin Hydroamination), Milan, Italy, 05/12/2014 – 05/14/2014. [79] Approaches to Organic Synthesis Across Disciplines Symposium, 2013 SERMACS, Atlanta, GA; 11/15/2013. 110 0 [78] Chemistry Department Colloquium, Duke University, Durham, NC; 11/08/2013. [77] Wake Forest University, Winston–Salem, NC; 02/27/2013. [76] N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Organometallic Catalysis Symposium, 244th ACS National Meeting, Philadelphia, PA; 08/21/2012. [75] Peking University, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing, PRC, 05/11/2012. [74] Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, PRC, 05/09/2012. [73] Fudan University, Shanghai, PRC, 05/08/2012. [72] East China Normal University, Shanghai, PRC, 05/07/2012. [71] Ralph and Helen Oesper Award Symposium, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 10/14/2011. [70] Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, 241st National ACS Meeting, Anaheim, CA; 03/27/2011. [69] University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 01/31/2011. [68] University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 12/03/2010. [67] Journal of Organometallic Chemistry Symposium, 24th International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Taipei, Taiwan, 07/20/2010. [66] GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, NC; 03/04/2010. [65] University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 02/16/2010. [64] University of Oregon, Eugene, OR; 01/26/2010. [63] Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR; 01/25/2010. [62] Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; 02/14/2009. [61] Merck Lecture Series, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA; 10/03/2008. [60] UNC–Wilmington, Wilmington, NC; 09/24/2008. [59] Columbia University, New York, NY; 09/04/2008. [58] 32nd Reaction Mechanisms Conference, Chapel Hill, NC; 06/28/2008. [57] Brandeis University, Waltham MA; 01/25/2008. [57] Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA; 01/15/2008. [56] Bowdoin College, Brunswick, Maine; 11/30/2007. [54] University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX; 11/02/2007. [53] George Fisher Baker Symposium, , Ithaca, NY; 10/06/2007. [52] North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC; 09/14/2007 [51] Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO; 03/05/2007. [50] Foster Chemistry Colloquia, University at Buffalo–SUNY, Buffalo, NY; 03/02/2007. [49] Johnson & Johnson Focused Funding Symposium, New Brunswick, NJ; 11/28/2006. [48] Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, Spring House, PA; 11/27/2006. [47] Boston University, Boston, MA; 10/06/2006. [46] Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA; 10/05/2006. [45] McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; 10/03/2006. [44] University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 09/26/2006. [43] Eastern Carolina University, Greenville, NC; 12/02/2005. [42] University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI; 10/25/2005. [41] GlaxoSmithKline (short course), Research Triangle Park, NC; 10/18/2005. [40] Brandeis University, Waltham, MA; 10/10/2005. [39] Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry and Applied Catalysis Symposium, Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie de Paris, Paris, France; 07/15/2005. [38] University of California–Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; 04/05/2005. [37] Summer College, Society of Synthetic Organic Chemistry, Japan; Kyoto, Japan; 07/13/2004. [36] Osaka University, Osaka, Japan; 07/09/2004. [35] University of Tokyo, Tokyo Japan; 07/08/2004. [34] Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo Japan; 07/07/2004. [33] Nagoya University, Nagoya Japan; 07/06/2004. [32] Osaka Prefecture University/Osaka City University Joint Seminar, Osaka, Japan; 07/05/2004. [31] Stockholm University (Thesis Opponent), Stockholm, Sweden; 04/29/2004. [30] Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden; 04/28/2004. 111 1 [29] Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden; 4/22/2004. [28] GlaxoSmithKline Symposium on Organic Synthesis and Synthetic Methods, 55th SERMACS, Atlanta, GA; 11/19/2003. [27] University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA; 10/06/2003. [26] GlaxoSmithKline 7th Annual Chemistry Scholars Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC; 09/26/2003. [25] IUPAC 12th International Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry Directed Toward Organic Synthesis (OMCOS), Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 07/06/2003. [24] , Tallahassee, Fl; 10/15/2002. [23] GlaxoSmithKline 6th Annual Chemistry Scholars Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC; 09/27/2002. [22] , Rochester, NY; 09/20/2002. [21] Recent Advances in Organometallic Chemistry Symposium, 224th National ACS Meeting, Boston, MA; 08/20/2002. [20] Organometallic Gordon Conference, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI; 0/22/2002. [19] NSF Organic Synthesis Workshop, Holderness, NH; 06/27/2002. [18] Pfizer Global Research and Development, Ann Arbor Laboratories; Ann Arbor, MI; 12/04/2001. [17] , Lawrence, KS; 11/30/2001. [16] College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA; 11/16/2001. [15] University of Chicago, Chicago, IL; 09/28/2001. [14] Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI; 09/26/2001. [13] University of Wisconsin–Madison, Madison, WI; 09/25/2001. [12] University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, Urbana, IL; 09/19/2001. [11] , Columbus OH; 09/18/2001. [10] Eli Lilly and Co., Lilly Research Laboratories, Indianapolis, IN; 07/17/2001. [9] UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC; 02/09/2001. [8] University of Delaware, Newark, DE; 11/01/2000. [7] SUNY-Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY; 09/28/2000. [6] Stereochemistry Gordon Conference, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI; 06/15/2000. [5] DuPont Central Research and Development, Wilmington DE; 03/14/2000. [4] Merck Pharmaceuticals, Rahway, NJ; 02/16/2000. [3] Wake Forest University, Winston–Salem, NC; 09/15/1999. [2] Davidson College, Davidson, NC; 09/03/1999. [1] Appalachian State University, Boone, NC; 03/27/1998.

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL SERVICE [11] Panel Member, NSF Catalysis: Homogeneous/Organometallic Review Panel; January, 2017. [10] External evaluator for the position as Associate Professor in Organic chemistry, Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 2015. [9] External doctoral dissertation examiner, Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 2014. [8] Panel Member, NSF Chemical Synthesis Review Panel; January, 2013. [7] Panel Member, NSF Chemistry Research Instrumentation and Facilities: Departmental Multi-User Instrumentation (CRIF-MU) Review Panel, Arlington VA; 09/28/09 - 09/29/09. [6] Ad Hoc member, NIH/GMS SBCB study section, Washington, DC; 06/02/09 - 06/03/09. [5] Panel Member, NSF Organic Synthesis (OMC) Review Panel, Arlington VA; 03/31/08 - 04/01/08. [4] Local Chair, 40th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, Duke University, Durham, NC; 06/03/07 - 06/07/07.

112 2 [3] Ad Hoc member, NIH/GMS SBCA study section, Washington, DC; 02/07/07 - 02/08/07. [2] External doctoral dissertation examiner, Department of Organic Chemistry, Stockholm University, 2014. [1] Organizational Committee Member, GlaxoSmithKline Frontiers in Chemistry and Medicine Symposium, Research Triangle Park, NC; 11/10/04 - 11/13/04.

THESES AND DISSERTATIONS SUPERVISED [21] Hillary A. Straub, M.S. 2017: "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Ring-Opening Hydroamination of Methylenecyclopropanes with Aniline Derivatives." [20] Jacob C. Timmerman, Ph.D. 2017: “Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes and Alkylidenecyclopropanes with Carbon and Nitrogen Nucleophiles.” [19] Jessica Reel, M.S. 2016: “A Comparative Review of Computational Methods as Applied to Gold(I) Complexes and Mechanisms.” [18] Bradley D. Robertson, Ph.D. 2015: "I. The Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Apratoxin D. II. Studies in the Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 7-Aryl-1,6-Enynes. III. Synthesis and Application of Multidentate Ligands Toward the Realization of Fluxional Mechanocatalysis." [17] Robert J. Harris, Ph.D. 2015: “Mechanistic Investigations of the Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of C–C Multiple Bonds.” [16] Rachel E. M. Brooner, Ph.D. 2013: “Mechanistic Studies of the Gold(I)- and Brønsted Acid- Catalyzed Functionalization of C–C Multiple Bonds.” [15] Seong Du Lee, Ph.D. 2012: “Gold(I)-Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkene Hydroamination.” [14] Timothy J. Brown, Ph.D. 2012: "Model Studies of Proposed Intermediates in Homogeneous Gold(I) Catalysis." [13] Paramita Mukherjee, Ph.D. 2012: "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Dehydrative Amination and Alkoxylation of Underivatized Allylic Alcohols." [12] Kristina L. (Toups) Butler, Ph.D. 2012: "Gold(I)- and Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalizations of Allenes and Alkenes with Carbon and Nitrogen Nucleophiles." [11] Alethea N. Duncan, Ph.D. 2011: "Gold(I)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalizations of Allenes with Nitrogen and Oxygen Nucleophiles." [10] Zhibin Zhang, Ph.D. 2008: "Gold(I) and Platinum(II)-Catalyzed Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes and Allenes with Carbon, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Nucleophiles." [9] Christopher F. Bender, Ph.D. 2007: "Gold(I) and Pt(II)-Catalyzed Hydroamination of Alkenes and Allenes." [8] Hua Qian, Ph.D. 2006: "Catalytic Hydrofunctionalization of Unactivated Alkenes." [7] Cong Liu, Ph.D. 2006: "I: Rhodium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Diynes and Enynes. II: Transition Metal-Catalyzed Addition of Stabilized Carbon Nucleophiles to Unactivated Olefins and Alkenes." [6] Xiaoqing Han, Ph.D. 2006: "Transition Metal-Catalyzed Addition of Carbon, Nitrogen, and Oxygen Nucleophiles to Unactivated Olefins." [5] Laurel Goj, Ph.D. 2004: "Mechanistic Studies of Palladium-Catalyzed Diene Carbocyclization." [4] Xiang (Silas) Wang, Ph.D. 2004: "Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Dienes and Diynes Catalyzed by Cationic Late Transition-Metal Complexes and Catalytic Addition of Carbon and Nucleophiles to Unactivated Olefins."

113 3 [3] Nicholas S. Perch, Ph.D. 2003: "Development of Enantioselective Methodology for, and Mechanistic Investigation of Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized Dienes." [2] Tao Pei, Ph.D. 2002: "I: Palladium-Catalyzed Diene Cyclization/Hydrosilylation Employing Disiloxanes and Benzhydryldimethylsilane. II: Palladium-Catalyzed Alkylation of Unactivated Olefins." [1] Carmine N. Stengone, M.S. 1999: "Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization/Hydrosilylation of Functionalized 1,6- and 1,7-Dienes to Form Five- and Six-Membered Carbocycles."

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