Older Publications

  • Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Asymmetry 2007, 18, 1443-1447. Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Ketones to Nitroolefins Catalyzed by (S)-Pyrrolidine Arenesulfonamide.
  • Headley, A. D.; Ni, B. Aldrichimica ACTA, 2007 40(4), 107-117. Imidazolium Ionic Liquids: Synthesis and their Influence on the Outcome of Organic Reactions.
  • Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. Green Chemistry 2007, 9, 737-739. Functionalized Chiral Ionic Liquid as Efficient Organocatalyst for Asymmetric Michael Addition to Nitroalkenes.
  • Ni, B.; Garre, B.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Lett. 2007, 48, 1999-2002. Design and Synthesis of Fused-Ring Chiral Ionic Liquids from Amino acid Derivatives.
  • Wang, Y-N.; Ni, Bukuo.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 319 – 322. Ionic Liquid, [bmim][N(SO2CF3)2] Resulted in the First catalyst-Free Aminohalogenation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes.
  • Headley, A. D.; Kotti, S. R. R. S.; Ni, B. Heterocycles. 2007, 71(3), 589-596. Solvation Effects on Imidazolium Salts with Alkyl Side Chains.
  • Ni, B.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Lett. 2006 47, 7331-7334. Novel Imidazolium Chiral Ionic Liquids That Contain a Urea Functionality.
  • Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. J. Org, Chem, 2006, 71, 9857-9860. Design and Synthesis of Pyridinium Chiral Ionic Liquids Tethered to a Urea Functionality.
  • Ni, B.: Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 10600-10602. Design and Synthesis of C-2 Substituted Chiral Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Amino Acid Derivatives.
  • Headley, A. D.; Kotti, S. R. R. S.; Nam, J.; Li, K. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2005, 18, 1018-1022. Effect of hydrophobic side-chains on the solvation of imidazolium salts.
  • Kotti, S. R. S. S.; Xu, X.; Li, G.; Headley, A. D.; Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45,1427-1431. Efficient nucleophilic substitution reactions of highly functionalyzed allyl halides in ionic liquid media.
  • Xu, X.; Kotti, S.R.S.S.; Liu, J.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 26, 4881-4884. Ionic Liquid Media Resulted in the First Asymmetric Aminohalogenation Reaction of Alkenes.
  • Kotti, S.R.S.S.; Xu, X.; Wang, Y.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 7209-7212. Ionic Liquid Media Resulted in More Efficient Regio- and Stereoselective Aminohalogenation of Cinnamic Esters.
  • Chen, D.; Timmons, C.; Liu, J.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 15, 3330-3335. The First Enantioselective Halo Aldol Reaction of Allenoates and Aldehydes.
  • Timmons, C.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Org. Lett. 6, 2004, 2075-2078. New Asymmetric Halo Aldol Reaction Provides a Novel Approach to Biologically Important Chiral Cyclothers and Cycloamines.
  • Saibabu Kotti, S. B. S.; Xu, Xin.; Li, G.; Headley, A. D. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004, 45, 1427-1431.  Efficient Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Highly Functionalized  Allyl Halides in Ionic Media.
  • Pei, W.; Wei, H-X, Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Org, Chem. 2003, 68, 8404-8408. N,N-Dichloro-2-Nitrobenzenesulfonamide (2-NsNCl2) as the Electrophilic Nitrogen Source for Direct Diamination of Enones.
  • Karur, S.; Kotti, S. R. S. S.; Xu, X.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125 (44), 13340-13341. A Novel Catalytic Reaction of Alkynes via Multiple-Site Functionalization.
  • Li, G.; Xu, X.; Chen, D.; Timmons, C.; Carducci, M. D.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Organic Letters, 2003, 5(3), 329. Asymmetric Halo Aldol Reactions (AHA).
  • Karur, S.; Hardin, J.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Tetrahedron Letters, 2003, 44, 2991-2994. A Novel Approach to Mortia-Baylis-Hillman (MBS) Lactones via the Lewis Acid-Promoted Couplings of a,b-Unsaturated Lactone with Aldehydes.
  • Headley, A. D.; Ganesan, R.; Nam, J. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2003, 31, 97.  The Effect of the Cyclopropyl Group on the Conformation of Chemotactic Formyl Tripeptides.
  • Headley, A. D.; Jackson, N. M J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2002, 15, 52.  The Effect of the Anion on the Chemical Shifts of the Aromatic Hydrogens of Liquid 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Salts.
  • Headley, A. D.; Nam, J. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM) 2002, 589, 423. A Theoretical Analysis of Substituted Formamide Conformers.
  • Headley, A. D.; Nam, J. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2002, 15, 62. Analysis of the Basicity of Substituted Dimethylamines in Different Solvents by Theoretical Descriptors.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 2001 572, 89.  Conformational Analysis of a-Trifluoroalanine: A Theoretical Study.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Compt. Chem.  2000, 21(6), 426. Conformational Analysis of Fluoroglycine.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 2000, 507, 281. Anomeric Effect in Difluoroglycine.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1999, 467, 95. Theoretical Investigations of the Gas Phase Tautomerization of Sarcosine.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1999, 12, 289. The Nature of the Association of Phenylglycine in Water.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1998, 453, 247. Theoretical Studies on the Gas Phase Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylglycine.
  • Headley, A. D.; Corona, R. E.; Cheung, E. T. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1997, 10, 898. Effects of Solvents on the Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylglycine.
  • Headley, A. D.; Petal, B.; Cheung, E. T. Tetahedron Lett.  1996, 37, 6673.  Solvation Effects of the Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylvaline.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM).  1996, 370, 147. Conformational Analysis of N-Methylglycine and N,N-Dimethylglycine by ab Initio Calculations.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 9309.  The Effects of Branching on the Tautomeric Equilibrium of Amino Acids.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D.; Cheung, E. T.; Malone, P. L. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1995, 8, 26.  Solvation Effects on the Relative Basicity of Propylamines.
  • Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D.; Wilson, L. Y.; Famini, G. R. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 8040. Analysis of Solute/Solvent Interactions for the Acidity of Acetic Acids by Theoretical Descriptors.
  • Headley, A. D.; McMurry. M. E.; Starnes, S. D. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 1863.  The Effects of Substituents on the Acidity of Acetic Acids.
  • Headley, A. D.; McMurry, M. E. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1994, 7, 63. The Influence of Solvents on the Basicity of Dipolar Amines.
  • Headley, A. D. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 3688. Quantitative Analysis of Solvation Effects and the Influence of Alkyl Substituents on the Basicity of Amines.
  • Headley, A. D. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II., 1989, 5, 457.  Solvation Effects of Dipolar Substituents in Close Proximity to a Charged Reaction Centre.
  • Taft, R. W.; Abboud, J. L. M.; Anvia, F.; Berthelot, M.; Fujio, M.; Gal, J.-F.; Headley, A. D.; Henderson, W. G.; Koppel, I.; Qian, J. H.; Mishima, M.; Taagepera, M.; Ueji, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 1797.  Regarding the Inherent Dependence of Resonance Effects of Strongly Conjugated Substituents on Electron Demand.
  • Jinfeng, C.; Topsom, R. D.; Headley, A. D.; Koppel, I.; Mishima, M.; Taft, R. W.; Ueji, S. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1988, 168, 141.  Acidities of Substituted Acetic Acids.
  • Headley, A. D. J. Org. Chem., 1988, 53, 312.  Solvent Effects on the Basicity of Substituted Dimethylamines.
  • Headley, A. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 2347.  Substituent Effects on the Basicity of Dimethylamines.
  • Hehre, W. J.; Pau, C.-F.; Headley, A. D.; Taft, R. W.; Topsom, R. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 1711.  A Scale of Directional Substituent Polarizability Parameters from ab Initio Calculations of Polarizability Potentials.

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