Publications
91. Ozaki T.; Liu, S.-Y. "Boron-Nitrogen-Containing Benzene Valence Isomers"听Chem. Eur. J. 2024, e202402544. []
*Contribution as a response to an editorial invitation by the Editor-in-Chief.
90. Ozaki T.; Bentley S. K.; Rybansky, N.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. "A BN-Benzvalene"听J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 24748-24753. []
Preprint:听 ChemRxiv. 2024, June 14. []
* Selected for a Supplementary Journal Cover.
89. Lin, H.; Yang, X.; Liu, S.-Y., J盲kle, F. "Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization (ROMP) of the Dewar Isomer of 1,2-Azaborinine, a B-N Isostere of Benzene"听ACS Macro Lett.听2024,听13, 21-27. []
88. Eaton, M.; Zhang, Y.; Liu, S.-Y. "Borataalkenes, Boraalkenes, and the eta-2-B,C Coordination Mode in Coordination Chemistry and Catalysis"听Chem. Soc. Rev.听2024,听53, 1915-1935.听[]
87.听Eaton, M.; Dai, Y.; Wang, Z.; Li, B.; Lamine, W.; Miqueu, K.; Liu, S.-Y. "Synthesis of Allenes by Hydroalkylation of 1,3-Enynes with Ketones Enabled by Cooperative Catalysis"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2023,听145, 21638-21645. []
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86.听Lee, H.; Alvarado, M.; Ingram, S.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淣-Functionalization of 1,2-Azaborines鈥澨�Synlett听2023,听34, 2169-2174.[]
* Invited as part of the special issue "Modern Boron Chemistry: 60 years of the Matteson Reaction".
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85.听Zhang, C.; Chrostowska. A.; Liu, S.-Y.; Karamanis,* P.; Otero, N. "Between Electron Delocalization and Low-Lying Excited States of BN-Doped Aromatic Hydrocarbons"听Chem. Phys. Lett.听2023,听825, 140615. []
84.听Robichaud, H. M.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Ozaki, T.; Lamine, W.; Miqueu., K.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淭he Aromatic Claisen Rearrangement of a 1,2-Azaborine"听Org. Biomol. Chem.听2023,听21, 3778-3783.[]
* Invited as part of the special issue "Celebrating the 20th anniversary of Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry".
83. Wang, Z.; Zhang, C.; Wu, J.; Li, B.; Chrostowska, A.; Karamanis, P.; Liu, S.-Y. "trans-Hydroalkynylation of Internal 1,3-Enynes Enabled by Cooperative Catalysis"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2023,听145, 5624-5630. []
82. Wang, Z.; Lamine, W.; Miqueu, K.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Syn Outer-Sphere Oxidative Addition: The Reaction Mechanism in Pd/Senphos-Catalyzed Carboboration of 1,3-Enynes"听Chem. Sci.听2023,听14, 2082-2090. []
Preprint:听ChemRxiv听2022, October 11. []
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81. Zhang, Y.; Wang, Z.; Wu,Lamine, W.; Xu, S.; Li, B.; Chrostowska, A.; Miqueu, K.; Liu, S.-Y. "Mechanism of Pd/Senphos-Catalyzed trans-Hydroboration of 1,3-Enynes: Experimental and Computational Evidence in Support of the Unusual Outer-Sphere Oxidative Addition Pathway"听J. Org. Chem.听2023,听88, 2415-2424. []
Preprint:听ChemRxiv听2022, October 6. []
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80. Giustra, Z. X.; Chen, G.; Vasiliu, M.; Karkamkar, A.; Autrey, T.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Comparison of Hydrogen Release Kinetics from 5- and 6-Membered 1,2-BN-Cycloalkanes"听RSC Adv.听2021,听11, 34132-34136. []
79. Liu, Y.; Puig de la Bellacasa, R.; Li, B.; Cuenca, A. B.; Liu, S.-Y. "The Versatile Reaction Chemistry of An Alpha-Boryl Diazo Compound"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2021,听143, 14059-14064. []
78. Wang, Z.; Wu, J.; Lamine, W.; Li, B.; Sotiropoulos, J.-M.; Chrostowska, A.; Miqueu, K.; Liu, S.-Y. "C-Boron Enolates Enable Palladium Catalyzed Carboboration of Internal 1,3-Enynes"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2021,听60, 21231-21236. []
* Selected by the editors as a "Hot Paper"
77. Chen, M.; Unikela, K. S.; Ramalakshmi, R.; Li, B.; Darrigan, C.; Chrostowska, A.; Liu, S.-Y. "A BN-Doped Cycloparaphenylene Debuts"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2021,听60, 1556-1560. []
* Highlighted in听SYNFACTS听2021,听17(02)听, 149 - []
76. Zhang, Y.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. "Pd-Senphos Catalyzed trans-Selective Cyanoboration of 1,3-Enynes"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2020,听59, 15928-15932. []
75. Boknevitz, K.; Darrigan, C.; Chrostowska, A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Cation-pi Binding Ability of BN Indole"听Chem. Commun.听2020,听56, 3749-3752. []
74. Giustra, Z. X.; Yang, X.; Chen, M.; Bettinger, H. F.; Liu, S.-Y. "Accessing 1,2-Substituted Cyclobutanes through 1,2-Azaborine Photoisomerization"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2019,听58, 18918-18922. []
73. Liu, Y.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淓xploring the Strength of a Hydrogen Bond as a Function of Steric Environment using 1,2-Azaborine Ligands and Engineered T4 Lysozyme Receptors"听Org. Biomol. Chem.听2019,听17, 7002-7006.[]
72. Lin, H.; McConnell, C. R.; Jilus, B.; Liu, S.-Y.; J盲kle, F. "Changing up BN-Polystyrene: Effect of Substitution Pattern on the Free-Radical Polymerization and Polymer Properties"听Macromolecules听2019,听52, 4500-4509. []
71. McConnell, C. R.; Liu, S.-Y. "Late-Stage Functionalization of BN-Heterocycles"听Chem. Soc. Rev.听2019,听48, 3436-3453. []
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* Invited as part of a special issue on "Contemporary Research in Boron Chemistry".
* For the editorial to the special issue, see:
Liu, S.-Y.; Stephan, D. W. "Contemporary Research in Boron Chemistry"听Chem. Soc. Rev.听2019,听48, 3434-3435. []
70. McConnell, C. R.; Haeffner, F.; Baggett, A. W.; Liu, S.-Y. "1,2-Azaborine鈥檚 Distinct Electronic Structure Unlocks Two New Regioisomeric Building Blocks via Resolution Chemistry"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2019,听141, 9072-9078. []
69. Boknevitz, K.; Italia, J. S.; Li, B.; Chatterjee, A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Synthesis and Characterization of an Unnatural Boron and Nitrogen-containing Tryptophan Analogue and its Incorporation into Proteins"听Chem. Sci.听2019,听10, 4994-4998. []
* Selected as part of the 2019 Chemical Science HOT Article Collection.
68.听Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Darrigan, C.; Chrostowska, A.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. "A BN Anthracene Mimics the Electronic Structure of More Highly Conjugated Systems"听Dalton Trans.听2019,听48, 2807-2812. []
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67. Brown, A. N.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淓xpanding the functional group tolerance of cross-coupling in 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborines: Installation of alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, and heteroaryl substituents while maintaining a B-H bond"听Tetrahedron听2019,听75, 580-583. []
* Invited as part of a special issue on "Frustrated Lewis Acids and Organoboranes".
66. Edel, K.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Liu, S.-Y.; Bettinger, H. F. "Superelectrophilicity of 1,2-Azaborine: Formation of Xenon and Carbon Monoxide Adducts"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2019,听58, 4061-4064. []
65. Edel, K.; Yang, X.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Lamm, A. N.; Maichle-M枚ssmer, C.; Giustra, Z. X.; Liu, S.-Y.; Bettinger, H. F. "The Dewar Isomer of 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborinines: Isolation, Fragmentation, and Energy Storage"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2018,听57, 5296-5300. []
64. Giustra, Z. X.; Liu, S.-Y. "The State of the Art in Azaborine Chemistry: New Synthetic Methods and Applications"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2018,听140, 1184-1194. []
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JACS Spotlights (J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2018,听140, 2385.) - []
63. Baggett, A. W.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Boron Protecting Group Strategy for 1,2-Azaborines"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2017,听139, 15259-15264. []
62. Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Dargelos, A.; Darrigan, C.; Chrostowska, A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淏N Tetracene: Extending the Reach of BN/CC Isosterism in Acenes"听Organometallics听2017,听36, 2494-2497. []
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* Invited as part of a special issue on "Tailoring the Optoelectronic Properties of Organometallic Compounds with Main Group Elements".
61. Liu, Z.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Darrigan, C.; Dargelos, A.; Chrostowska, A.; Li, B.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淭he Least Stable Isomer of BN Naphthalene: Toward Predictive Trends for the Optoelectronic Properties of BN Acenes"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2017,听139, 6082-6085. []
60. Lee, H.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淪ynthesis of 1,2-Azaborines and the Preparation of Their Protein Complexes with T4 Lysozyme Mutants"听J. Vis. Exp.听2017. A video protocol. []
59. McConnell, C. R.; Campbell, P. G.; Fristoe, C. R.; Memmel, P.; Zakharov, L. N.; Li, B.; Darrigan, C.; Chrostowska, A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淪ynthesis and Characterization of 1,2-Azaborine-Containing Phosphine Ligands: A Comparative Electronic Structure Analysis"听Eur. J. Inorg. Chem.听2017, 2207-2210. []
58. Zhao, P.; Nettleton, D. O.; Karki, R.; Zecri, F. J.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淢edicinal Chemistry Profiling of Monocyclic 1,2-Azaborines"听ChemMedChem听2017,听12, 358-361. []
57. Beniwal, S.; Hooper, J.; Miller, D. P.; Costa, P. S.; Chen, G.; Liu, S.-Y.; Dowben, P. A.; Sykes C. H.; Zurek, E.; Enders A. 鈥淕raphene-like Boron-Carbon-Nitrogen Monolayers"听ACS Nano听2017,听11, 2486-2493. []
56. Wan, W.-M.; Baggett, A. W.; Cheng, F.; Lin, H.; Lamm, A. N.; Liu, S.-Y.; J盲kle, F. 鈥淪ynthesis by Free Radical Polymerization and Properties of BN-Polystyrene and BN-Poly(vinylbiphenyl)"听Chem. Commun.听2016,听52, 13616-13619. []. Correction: []
55. Xu, S.; Zhang, Y.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淪ite- and Stereo-selective trans-Hydroboration of 1,3-Enynes Catalyzed by 1,4-Azaborine-Based Phosphine-Pd Complex"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2016,听138, 14566-14569. []
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54. Lee, H; Fischer, M.; Shoichet, B. K.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淗ydrogen Bonding of 1,2-Azaborines in the Binding Cavity of T4 Lysozyme Mutants: Structures and Thermodynamics"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2016,听138, 12021-12024. []
53. Giustra, Z. X.; Chou, L.-Y.; Tsung, C.-K.; Liu, S.-Y. "Kinetics of 鈭扖H2CH2鈥� Hydrogen Release from a BN-cyclohexene Derivative"听Organometallics听2016,听35, 2425-2428. []
52. Liu, X.; Zhang, Y.; Li, B.; Zakharov, L. N.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Modular Synthetic Approach to Monocyclic 1,4-Azaborines"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2016,听55, 8333-8337. []
51. Murphy, C. J.; Miller, D. P.; Simpson, S.; Baggett, A. W.; Pronschinske, A.; Liriano, M. L.; Therrien, A. J.; Enders, A.; Liu, S.-Y.; Zurek, E.; Sykes, E. C. H. "Charge Transfer Induced Magic Cluster Formation of Azaborine Heterocycles on Noble Metal Surfaces"听J. Phys. Chem. C听2016,听120, 6020-6030. []
50. Whittemore, S. M.; Bowden, M.; Karkamkar, A.; Parab K.; Neiner, D.; Autrey T.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Chen, G.; Liu, S.-Y.; Dixon, D. A. 鈥淏lending Materials Composed of Boron, Nitrogen and Carbon to Transform Approaches to Liquid Hydrogen Stores鈥澨�Dalton Trans.听2016,听45, 6196-6203. []
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* Invited as part of a themed issue dedicated to 鈥淢ain Group Transformations鈥�
49. Giustra, Z. X.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淗omogeneous Metal Catalysis for Conversion Between Aromatic and Saturated Compounds鈥澨�Coord. Chem. Rev.听2016,听314, 134-181. []
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* Invited as part of a special issue on "Recent Developments in Organometallic Chemistry: 2016."
48. Kumar, A.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Hooper, T. N.; Mikulas, T. C.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y.; Weller, A. S. 鈥淭he Synthesis, Characterization and Dehydrogenation of Sigma-Complexes of BN-Cyclohexanes鈥澨�Chem. Eur. J.听2016,听22, 310-322. []
47. Kukolich, S. G.; Sun, M.; Daly, A. M.; Luo, W.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淚dentification and Characterization of 1,2-BN Cyclohexene Using Microwave Spectroscopy鈥澨�Chem. Phys. Lett.听2015,听639, 88-92. []
46. Baggett, A. W.; Guo, F.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y.; J盲kle, F. "Regioregular Synthesis of Azaborine Oligomers and Polymer with a syn-Conformation that is Stabilized by N-H...蟺 Interactions"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2015,听54, 11191-11195.
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* Highlighted by the Inside Cover of the published issue. []
* Highlighted in听SYNFACTS听2015,听11(10)听, 1048 - []
45.听听Brown, A. N.; Li, B.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淣egishi Cross-Coupling is Compatible with a Reactive B-Cl Bond: Development of a Versatile Late-Stage Functionalization of 1,2-Azaborines and its Application to the Synthesis of New BN Isosteres of Naphthalene and Indenyl"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2015,听137, 8932-8935. []
44.听听Saif, M.; Widom, J. R.; Xu, S.; Abbey, E. R.; Liu, S.-Y.; Marcus, A. H. 鈥淓lectric Dipole Transition Moments and Solvent-Dependent Interactions of Fluorescent Boron-Nitrogen Substituted Indole Derivatives鈥澨�J. Phys. Chem. B听2015,听119, 7985-7993. []
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43.听听Burford, R. J.; Li, B.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Diels-Alder Reactions of 1,2-Azaborines"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2015,听54, 7823-7827. []
42.听听Edel, K.; Brough, S.; Lamm, A. N.; Liu, S.-Y.; Bettinger, H. F. "1,2-Azaborine, the BN derivative of ortho-benzyne"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2015,听54, 7819-7822. []
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41.听听Baggett, A. W.; Vasiliu, M.; Li, B.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淟ate-Stage Functionalization of 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines via Regioselective Iridium-Catalyzed C鈭扝 Borylation: The Development of a New N,N-Bidentate Ligand Scaffold鈥澨�J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2015,听137, 5536-5541. []
40.听Murphy, C. J.; Baggett, A. W.; Miller, D. P.; Simpson, S.; Marcinkowski, M. D.; Mattera, M. F. G.; Pronschinske, A.; Therrien, A.; Liriano, M. L.; Zurek, E.; Liu, S.-Y.; Sykes, E. C. H. "Effect of BN/CC Isosterism on the Thermodynamics of Surface and Bulk Binding: 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine vs Benzene"听J. Phys. Chem. C听2015,听119, 14624-14631. []
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39.听Chen, G.; Zakharov, L. N.; Bowden, M. E.; Karkamkar, A. J.; Whittemore, S. E.; Garner, E. B, III.; Mikulas, T. C.; Dixon, D. A.; Autrey, T.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淏is-BN Cyclohexane: A Remarkably Kinetically Stable Chemical Hydrogen Storage Material鈥澨�J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2015,听137, 134-137.听Open Access Article听(ACS AuthorChoice). []
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C&EN online - []
JACS Spotlights (J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2015,听137, 551-552.) - []
38.听 Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Marshall, J. L.; Maziere, A.; Lovinger, G. J.; Li, B.; Zakharov, L. N.; Dargelos, A.; Graciaa, A.; Chrostowska, A.; Liu, S.-Y. 鈥淭wo BN Isosteres of Anthracene: Synthesis and Characterization鈥澨�J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2014,听136, 15414-15421. []
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37.听 Chrostowska, A.; Xu, S.; Maziere, A.; Boknevitz, K.; Li, B.; Abbey, E. R.; Dargelos, A.; Graciaa, A.; Liu, S.-Y. "UV-Photoelectron Spectroscopy of BN Indoles: Experimental and Computational Electronic Structure Analysis"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2014,听136, 11813-11820. []
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36.听Brown, A. N.; Zakharov, L. N.; Mikulas, T.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Rhodium-Catalyzed B鈥揌 Activation of 1,2-Azaborines: Synthesis and Characterization of BN Isosteres of Stilbenes"听Org. Lett.听2014,听16, 3340-3343. []
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35.听听Xu, S.; Haeffner, F.; Li, B.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Monobenzofused 1,4-Azaborines: Synthesis, Characterization, and Discovery of a Unique Coordination Mode"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2014,听53, 6795-6799. []
34.听听Harlow, G. P.; Zakharov, L. N.; Wu, G.; Liu, S.-Y. "Thermodynamically Controlled, Dynamic Binding of Diols to a 1,2-BN Cyclohexane Derivative"听Organometallics听2013,听32, 6650-6653.听Open Access Article听(ACS AuthorChoice). []
* Invited as part of a themed issue dedicated to the "Applications of Electrophilic Main Group Organometallic Molecules"
33.听 听Abbey, E. R.; Lamm, A. N.; Baggett, A. W.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Protecting Group-Free Synthesis of 1,2-Azaborines: A Simple Approach to the Construction of BN-Benzenoids"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2013,听135, 12908-12913. []
32.听Rudebusch, G. E.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Rhodium-Catalyzed Boron Arylation of 1,2-Azaborines"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2013,听52, 9316-9319. []
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31.听听Campbell, P. G.; Ishibashi, J. S. A.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "B-Methyl Amine Borane Derivatives: Synthesis, Characterization and Hydrogen Release"听Aust. J. Chem.听2014,听67, 521-524. []
* Invited as part of the 鈥�6th Heron Island Conference鈥� themed issue
30.听听Xu, S.; Mikulas, T. C.; Zakharov, L. N.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Boron-Substituted 1,3-Dihydro-1,3-azaborines: Synthesis, Structure, and Evaluation of Aromaticity"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2013,听52, 7527-7531. []
29.听听Abbey, E. R.; Liu, S.-Y. "BN Isosteres of Indole"听Org. Biomol. Chem.听2013,听11, 2060-2069. []
28.听听Knack, D. H.; Marshall, J. L.; Harlow, G. P.; Dudzik, A.; Szaleniec, M.; Liu, S.-Y.; Heider, J. "BN/CC Isosteric Compounds as Enzyme Inhibitors:听N- and听B-ethyl-1,2-azaborine Inhibit Ethylbenzene Hydroxylation as Non-Convertible Substrate Analogues"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2013,听52, 2599-2601. []
27.听听Luo, W.; Neiner, D.; Karkamkar, A.; Parab, K.; Garner, E. B.; Dixon, D. A.; Matson, D.; Autrey, T.; Liu, S.-Y. "3-Methyl-1,2-BN-cyclopentane: a promising H2听storage material?"听Dalton Trans.听2013,听42, 611-614. []
* Invited as part of a themed issue dedicated to 鈥淏oranes and Borohydrides鈥�
26.听听Brough, S. A.; Lamm, A. N.; Liu, S.-Y.; Bettinger, H. F. "Photoisomerization of 1,2-DIhydro-1,2-Azaborine: A Matrix Isolation Study"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2012,听51, 10880-10883. []
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25.听听Chrostowska, A.; Xu, S.; Lamm, A. N.; Maziere, A.; Weber, C. D.; Dargelos, A.; Baylere, P.; Graciaa, A.; Liu, S.-Y. "UV-Photoelectron Spectroscopy of 1,2- and 1,3-Azaborines: A Combined Experimental and Computational Electronic Structure Analysis"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2012,听134, 10279-10285. []
* Highlighted in JACS Spotlights (J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2012,听134, 11051-11052) - []
24.听听Baggett, A. W.; Cournia, Z.; Han, M. S.; Patargias, G.; Glass, A. C.; Liu, S.-Y.; Nolen, B. J. "Structural Characterization and Computer-Aided Optimization of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of the Arp2/3 Complex, a Key Regulator of the Actin Cytoskeleton"听ChemMedChem听2012,听7, 1286-1294. []
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23.听听Campbell, P. G.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Liu, S.-Y. "Recent Advances in Azaborine Chemistry"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2012,听51, 6074-6092. []
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22.听听Xu, S.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "A 1,3-Dihydro-1,3-azaborine Debuts"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2011,听133, 20152-20155. []
21.听听Luo, W.; Campbell, P. G.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Single-Component Liquid-Phase Hydrogen Storage Material"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2011,听133, 19326-19329. []. Correction: []
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Nature Chemistry听2012,听4, 5 - []
Nature Climate Change听2012,听2, 23 - []
20.听听Marwitz, A. J. V.; Lamm, A. N.; Zakharov, L. N.; Vasiliu, M.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "BN-substituted diphenylacetylene: a basic model for conjugated pi-systems containing the BN bond pair"听Chem. Sci.听2012,听3, 825-829. []
* Highlighted in听SYNFACTS听2012,听8(5)听, 497 - []
19.听听Luo, W.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "1,2-BN Cyclohexane: Synthesis, Structure, Dynamics, and Reactivity"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2011,听133, 13006-13009. []
18.听听Abbey, E. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Boron in Disguise: The Parent "Fused" BN Indole"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2011,听133, 11508-11511. []
* Highlighted in听SYNFACTS听2011,听10听, 1072 - []
17.听听Lamm, A. N.; Garner, E. B.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-Azaborine"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2011,听50, 8157-8160. []
16.听听Marwitz, A. J. V; Jenkins, J. T.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Cationic 1,2-Azaborine Adducts of Trimethylphosphine, Triphenylphosphine Oxide, and Pyridine-N-Oxide"听Organometallics听2011,听30, 52-54. []
15.听听Campbell, P. G.; Abbey, E. R.; Neiner, D.; Grant, D. J.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Resonance Stabilization Energy of 1,2-Azaborines: A Quantitative Experimental Study by Reaction Calorimetry"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2010,听132, 18048-18050. []
14.听听Abbey, E. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution of a BN Indole"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2010,听132, 16340-16342. []
* Highlighted in听Chemical & Engineering News听(C&EN) (2010, November 15, page 36) - []
13.听听Glass, A. C.; Klonoski, S.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Pushing the limits of steric demand around a biaryl axis: synthesis of tetra-ortho-substituted biaryl naphthalenes"听Chem. Commun.听2011,听47, 286-288. []
12.听听Marwitz, A. J. V; Jenkins, J. T.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "1,2-Azaborine Cations"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2010,听49, 7444-7447. []
* Selected by the editors as a "Hot Paper".
11.听 听Daly, A. M.; Tanjaroon, C.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Liu, S.-Y.; Kukolich S. G. "Microwave Spectrum, Structural Parameters, and Quadrupole Coupling for 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborine"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2010,听132, 5501-5506. []
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10.听听Campbell, P. G.; Zakharov, L. N.; Grant, D.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "Hydrogen Storage by Boron-Nitrogen Heterocycles: A Simple Route for Spent Fuel Regeneration"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2010,听132, 3289-3291. []
9.听听Matus, M.; Liu, S.-Y.; Dixon, D. A. "Dehydrogenation Reactions of Cyclic C2B2N2H12听and C4BNH12听Isomers"听J. Phys. Chem. A听2010,听114, 2644-2654. []
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8.听 听Tanjaroon, C.; Daly, A.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Liu, S.-Y.; Kukolich, S. G. "Microwave measurements and ab-initio calculations of structural and electronic properties of N-Et-1,2-azaborine"听J. Chem. Phys.听2009,听131, 224312. []
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7.听听Marwitz, A. J. V.; McClintock, S. P.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "BN benzonitrile: an electron-deficient 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine featuring linkage isomerism"听Chem. Commun.听2010,听46, 779-781. []
Liu, L.; Marwitz, A. J. V.; Matthews, B. W.; Liu, S.-Y. "Boron Mimics: 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines Bind inside a Non-polar Cavity of T4 Lysozyme"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2009,听48, 6817-6819. []
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* Selected by the editors as a "Hot Paper".
5.听听Lamm, A. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "How Stable Are 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines toward water and oxygen?"听Mol. Biosyst.听2009,听5, 1303-1305. []
* Invited as part of an 鈥淓merging Investigators鈥� themed issue
4.听听Marwitz, A. J. V.; Matus, M. H.; Zakharov, L. N.; Dixon, D. A.; Liu, S.-Y. "A Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Benzene"听Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.听2009,听48, 973-977. []
* Selected by the editors as a "Hot Paper".
* Highlighted in:
Chemical & Engineering News听(C&EN) (2009, January 5, page 11) - []
Nature听2009,听457, 239 - []
ACS Noteworthy Chemistry - []
RSC Chemistry World, News in Brief - []
3.听听Glass, A. C.; Morris, B. B.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Synthesis of Substituted Naphthalenes via a Catalytic Ring-Expansion Rearrangement"听Org. Lett.听2008,听10, 4855-4857. []
2.听听Abbey, E. R.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Crystal Clear Structural Evidence for Electron Delocalization in 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines"听J. Am. Chem. Soc.听2008,听130, 7250-7252. [10.1021/ja8024966]
* Highlighted in Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN) (2008, June 16, page 12) - [link]
1.听听Marwitz, A. J. V.; Abbey, E. R.; Jenkins, J. T.; Zakharov, L. N.; Liu, S.-Y. "Diversity through Isosterism: The Case of Boron-Substituted 1,2-Dihydro-1,2-azaborines"听Org. Lett.听2007,听9, 4905-4908. []