Invited contribution to Emerging Leaders Special Issue.
Mentored Publications
14. Iron Catalyzed Synthesis and Chemical Recycling of Telechelic, 1,3-Enchained Oligocyclobutanes
Beromi, M. M.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Younker, J. M.; Carpenter, A. E.; Mattler, S. J.; Throckmorton, J. A.; Chirik, P. J.* Nature Chem. 2021, 13 , 156–162. DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00614-w
[Original Preprint] ChemRxiv , 2020 , 11994489.v1 . DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.11994489.v1
13. Iron-Catalyzed Vinylsilane Dimerization and Cross-Cycloadditions with 1,3-Dienes: Probing the Origins of Chemo- and Regioselectivity
Kennedy, C. R. ;‡ Joannou, M. V.;‡ Steves, J. E.; Hoyt, J. M.; Kovel, C. B.; Chirik, P. J.* ACS Catal. 2021 , 11
12. Enantioselective Catalysis of an Anionic Oxy-Cope Rearrangement Enabled by Synergistic Ion Binding.
Kennedy, C. R. ; Choi, B. Y.§ ; Reeves, M.-G. R.§ ; Jacobsen, E. N.* Isr. J. Chem. 2020 , 60 , 461–474. DOI: 10.1002/ijch.201900168
Special issue dedicated to Profs. Stephen Buchwald and John Hartwig in celebration of their receipt of the 2019 Wolf Prize.
11. Pyridine(diimine) Iron Diene Complexes Relevant to Catalytic [2+2]-Cycloaddition Reactions.
Kennedy, C. R. ; Zhong, H.; Joannou, M. V.; Chirik, P. J.* Adv. Synth. Catal. 2019 , 362 , 404–416. DOI: 10.1002/adsc.201901289
Special issue in honor of Professor Eric Jacobsen’s 60th birthday.
10. Cycloaddition of Isoprene for the Production of High-Performance Bio-Based Jet Fuel
Rosenkoetter, K.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Chirik, P. J.; Harvey, B. G.* [4+4]-Green Chem. 2019 , 21 , 5616–5623. DOI: 10.1039/C9GC02404B
9. Regio- and Diastereoselective Iron-Catalyzed [4+4]-Cycloaddition of 1,3-Dienes
Kennedy, C. R. ; Zhang, H.; Macaulay, R. L.; Chirik, P. J.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 , 141 , 8557–8573. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b02443
Highlighted as SYNFACT of the Month: Knochel, P.; Balkenhohl, M. Synfacts, 2019 , 15, 0879. DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1689843
8. Selective [1,4]-Hydrovinylation of 1,3-Dienes with Unactivated Olefins Enabled by Iron Diimine Catalysts
Schmidt, V. A.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Bezdek, M. J.; Chirik, P. J.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018 , 140 , 3443–3453. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b00245
7. Chiral Thioureas Promote Enantioselective Pictet–Spengler Cyclization by Stabilizing Every Intermediate and Transition State in the Carboxylic Acid-Catalyzed Reaction
Klausen, R. S.;Kennedy, C. R. ; Hyde, A. M.; Jacobsen, E. N.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017 , 139 , 12299–12309. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b06811
6. Mechanism-Guided Development of a Highly Active Bis-thiourea Catalyst for Anion-Abstraction Catalysis
Kennedy, C. R. ‡ ; Lehnherr, D.‡ ; Rajapaksa, N. S.; Ford, D. D.; Park, Y.; Jacobsen, E. N.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016 , 138 , 13525–13528. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b09205
5. Synergistic Ion-Binding Catalysis Demonstrated via an Enantioselective, Catalytic [2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement
Kennedy, C. R. ; Guidera, J. A.§ ; Jacobsen, E. N.* ACS Cent. Sci. 2016 , 2 , 416–423. DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00125
4. Conformational Control of Chiral Amido-Thiourea Catalysts Enables Improved Activity and Enantioselectivity
Lehnherr, D.; Ford, D. D.; Bendelsmith, A. J.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Jacobsen, E. N.* Org. Lett. 2016 , 18 , 3214–3217. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.6b01435
3. Anion-Abstraction Catalysis: The Cooperative Mechanism of α-Chloroether Activation by Dual Hydrogen-Bond Donors
Ford, D. D.; Lehnherr, D.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Jacobsen, E. N.* ACS Catal. 2016 , 6 , 4616–4620. DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.6b01384
2. On- and Off-Cycle Catalyst Cooperativity in Anion-Binding Catalysis
Ford, D. D.; Lehnherr, D.; Kennedy, C. R .; Jacobsen, E. N.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016 , 138 , 7860–7863. DOI:10.1021/jacs.6b04686
1. The Cation-π Interaction in Small-Molecule Catalysis.
Kennedy, C. R. ‡; Lin, S.‡; Jacobsen, E. N.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016 , 55 , 12596–12624. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201600547
Patents
4. Harvey, B. G.; Rosenkoetter, K. E.; Chirik, P. J.; Kennedy, C. R. Producing Cyclic Fuels from Conjugated Diene. Patent No. US10981846B1 , 2021. (Application No. US16/542547)
3. Carpenter, A. E.; Culcu, G.; Cai, I. C.; Lin, T.-P.; Chirik, P. J.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Beromi, M. M. Improved Method to Produce Step Dienes. U.S. Provisional Application Filed: February 26, 2021.
2. Chirik, P. J.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Beromi, M. M. Depolymerization of Oligomers and Polymers Comprising Cyclobutane Units. U.S. Provisional Application No. 62/966,863. Filed: January 28, 2020.
1. Chirik, P. J.; Kennedy, C. R. ; Russel, S. Oligomeric and Polymeric Species Comprising Cyclobutane Units. Patent No. US11001667B2 , 2019. (Application No. US16/239938)