Publications

 

Independent

17. Huang, J.; Foyle, D.; Lin, X.; Yang, J. "Total synthesis and biological evaluation of an antifungal tricyclic o-hydroxy-p-quinone methide diterpenoid" submitted.

16. Kaiser, T.: Huang, J.; Yang, J. "Regiochemistry discoveries in the use of isoxazole as a handle for the rapid construction of an all-carbon macrocyclic precursor in the synthetic studies of celastrol" J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 6297-6302.

15. Lin, A.; Yang, J.; Hashim, M. "N-Indolyltriethylborate: A useful reagent for synthesis of C3-quaternary indolenines" Org. Lett. 2013, 15, 1950-1953.

14. Kaiser, T.; Yang, J. "Catalytic enantioconvergent decarboxylative allylic alkylation of allyl indolenin-3-carboxylates" Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2013, 3983-3987.

13. Huang, J.; Yang, J. R.; Zhang, J.; Yang, J. "Total synthesis and structure-activity relationship sturdy of the potent cAMP signaling agonist (-)-alotaketal A" Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 11, 3212-3222.

12. Yang, J.; Xue, H. “Transannular Reactions in Total Synthesis” in Stereoselective Synthesis of Drugs and Natural Products Andrushko, V and Andrushko, N. Editors; Wiley-Blackwell, John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2013, in press.

11. Yang, J. "Recent development in nitrone chemistry: Some novel transformations" Synlett 2012, 23, 2293-2297.

10. Xue, H.; Gopal, P.; Yang, J. "Stereochemical study of transannular Michael reaction cascade" J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 8933-8945.

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9. Hood, T. S.; Huehls, C. B.; Yang, J. "A modular approach to alpha,beta-unsaturated N-aryl ketonitrones" Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 4679-4682.

8. Huang, J.; Yang, J. R.; Zhang, J.*; Yang, J.* "Total synthesis of the potent cAMP signaling agonist (-)-alotaketal A" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 8806-8809.

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* The 7th most read JACS article of May 2012.

7. Huehls, C. B.; Hood, T. S.; Yang, J. "Diastereoselective synthesis of C3-quaternary indolenines using alpha,beta-unsaturated N-aryl ketonitrones and activated alkynes" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5110-5113.

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6. Huang, J.; Yang, J. "Studies toward elucidating the stereochemical structure of iriomoteolide 1a" Synlett 2012, 23, 737-740.

5. Xue, H.; Yang, J.; Gopal, P. “Toward the Synthesis of Norzoanthamine: Building Carbocyclic Core by a Transannular Michael Reaction Cascade” Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 5696-5699.

4. Tian, G. –Q.; Yang, J; Rosa-Perez, K.. “gamma-Oxygenation of alpha,beta-Unsaturated Esters by Vinylogous O-Nitroso Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 5072-5074.

3. Fang, L.; Yang, J.; Yang, F. “Enantioselective Synthesis of a Diastereomer of Iriomoteolide-1a. What is the Correct Structure of the Natural Product?” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 3124-3127.

2. Tian, G.-Q.; Kaiser, T.; Yang, J. “Diastereoselective Synthesis of syn-1,3-Diols by Titanium-Mediated Reductive Coupling of Propargylic Alcohols” Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 288-290.

* Highlighted in Synfacts 2010, 3, 307.

1. Fang, L.; Xue, H.; Yang, J. “Synthesis of the C1-C12 Fragment of Iriomoteolide 1a by Sequential Catalytic Asymmetric Vinylogous Aldol Reactions” Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4645-4648.

Before TAMU (selected)

  • Yang, J.; Shamji, A.; Matchacheep, S.; Schreiber, S. L. "Identification of a small-molecule inhibitor of class Ia PI3Ks with cell-based screening" Chem. Biol. 2007, 14, 371.
  • Paquette, L. A.; Peng, X.; Yang, J. "Asymmetric synthesis of the phytopathogen (+)-fomannosin" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 7817.
  • Yang, J.; Long, O. Y.; Paquette, L. A. "Concise Total Syntheses of the Bioactive Mesotricyclic Diterpenoids Jatrophatrione and Citlalitrione" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 1567.
  • Paquette, L. A.; Yang, J.; Long, O. Y. "Concerning the Antileukemic Agent Jatrophatrione: The First Total Synthesis of a [5.9.5] Tricyclic Diterpene" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6542.
  • Bernardelli, P; Moradei, O.M.; Friedrich, D.; Yang, J.; Gallou, F.; Dyck, B. P.; Doskotch, R. W.; Lange, T.; Paquette, L. A. "Total Asymmetric Synthesis of the Putative Structure of the Cytotoxic Diterpenoid (-)-Sclerophytin A and of the Authentic Natural Sclerophytins A and B" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9021.
  • Paquette, L. A.; Gallou, F.; Zhao, Z.; Young, D. G.; Liu, J.; Yang, J.; Friedrich, D. "Propensity of 4-Methoxy-4-vinyl-2-cyclopentenones Housed in Tri- and Tetracyclic Frameworks for Deep-Seated Photochemical Rearrangement" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 9610.