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Tomislav Rovis

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Website: https://rovisresearch.wordpress.com/

Research Interests: Asymmetric Catalysis, Organic, Organometallic

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Department of Chemistry, Columbia University
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New York, NY 10027

Publications

“Amide-directed photoredox-catalysed C–C bond formation at unactivated sp3 C–H bonds.” J. C. K. Chu and T. Rovis*. Nature 2016, 539, 272-275.

“Visible Light-Gated Cobalt Catalysis for a Spatially and Temporally Resolved [2+2+2] Cycloaddition.” K. E. Ruhl and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15527-15530.

“N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Bronsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis for a Highly Enantioselective [4+2] Annulation.” D.-F. Chen and T. Rovis*. Synthesis 2017, 49, 293-298.

“Heptamethylindenyl (Ind*) enables diastereoselective benzamidation of cyclopropenes via Rh(III)-catalyzed C–H activation.” N. Semakul, K. S. Jackson, R. S. Paton*, T. Rovis*. Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 1015-1020.

“Correlating Reactivity and Selectivity to Cyclopentadienyl Ligand Properties in Rh(III)-Catalyzed C-H Activation Reactions: an Experimental and Computational Study.” T. Piou, F. Romanov-Michailidis, M. Romanova-Michailides, K. E. Jackson, N. Semakul, T. D. Taggart,  B. S. Newell, C. D. Rithner, R. S. Paton*, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 1296-1310.

“Dual Nickel- and Photoredox-Catalyzed Enantioselective Desymmetrization of Cyclic meso-Anhydrides.” E. E. Stache, T. Rovis*, A. G. Doyle* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3679-3683.

“Enantioselective N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Dearomatization of Alkyl Pyridiniums.” D. M. Flanigan and T. Rovis*. Chem. Sci. 2017,  8, 6566 – 6569.

“Directed γ-C(sp3)–H Alkylation of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives through Visible Light Photoredox Catalysis.” D.-F. Chen, J. C. K. Chu, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 14897-14900.

“Experimental and Computational Gas Phase Acidities of Conjugate Acids of Triazolylidene Carbenes: Rationalizing Subtle Electronic Effects.” Y. Niu, N. Wang, A. Muñoz, J. Xu, H. Zeng, T. Rovis*, J. K. Lee*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 14917-14930.

“A Mild Hydroaminoalkylation of Conjugated Dienes Using a Unified Cobalt and Photoredox Catalytic System.” S. M. Thullen and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 15504-15508.

“Electronic and Steric Tuning of a Prototypical Piano Stool Complex: Rhodium (III) Catalysis for C-H Functionalization.” T. Piou and T. Rovis*. Acc. Chem. Res. 2018, 51, 170-180.

“Complementary Strategies for Directed C(sp3)−H Functionalization: A Comparison of Transition‐Metal‐Catalyzed Activation, Hydrogen Atom Transfer, and Carbene/Nitrene Transfer”. J. C.-K. Chu and T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 62-101.

“Regiodivergent Iridium(III)-Catalyzed Diamination of Alkenyl Amides with Secondary Amines: Complementary Access to γ- or δ-Lactams”. J. H. Conway Jr. and T. Rovis*.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 135-138.

“Ir(III)-Catalyzed Carbocarbation of Alkynes through Undirected Double C-H Bond Activation of Anisoles.” F. Romanov-Michailidis, B. D. Ravetz, D. W. Paley, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5370-5374.

“External Regulation of Cobalt-Catalyzed Cycloaddition Polymerization with Visible Light.” B. D. Ravetz, K. E. Ruhl, T. Rovis*. ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 5323-5327.

“Stereodivergent Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed cis-Cyclopropanation Enabled by Multivariate Optimization.” T. Piou, F. Romanov-Michailidis, M. A. Ashley, M. Romanova-Michailides, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 9587-9593.

“Direct a-Alkylation of Primary Aliphatic Amines Enabled by CO2 and Electrostatics.” J. Ye, I. Kalvet, F. Schoenebeck* and T. Rovis.* Nature Chem. 2018, 10, 1037-1041.

 

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