Academic Positions and Education 2012-present
Associate Editor for the Americas, Synlett
Member, Editorial Board, Organic Reactions
Member, Editorial Board, electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts with Prof. David A. Evans
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario with Prof. Mark Lautens
Awards and Honors
2013
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Johnson & Johnson Focused Giving Grantee
Merck Research Laboratories Unrestricted Grant Recipient
Publications
1. "Nickel-Catalyzed Hydroalumination of Oxabicyclic Alkenes. Ligand Effects on the Regio- and
Enantioselectivity." M. Lautens*, P. Chiu, S. Ma, T. Rovis, J. Am. Chem. Soc.1995, 117, 532.
2. "A General Strategy Toward the Tetrahydronaphthalene Skeleton. An Expedient Total Synthesis of
Sertraline." M. Lautens* and T. Rovis, J. Org. Chem.1997, 62, 5246.
3. "A New Route to the Enantioselective Synthesis of Cycloheptenols. Temperature Effects in the
Asymmetric Reductive Ring Opening of [3.2.1] Oxabicycloalkenes." M. Lautens* and T. Rovis, J. Am. Chem. Soc.1997, 119, 11090.
4. “Scope of the Nickel Catalyzed Asymmetric Reductive Ring Opening Reaction. Synthesis of
Enantiomerically Enriched Cyclohexenols.” M. Lautens* and T. Rovis, Tetrahedron1998, 54, 1107.
5. "Metal Catalyzed Hydrometalations and their Applications in Synthesis." M. Lautens*, T. Rovis, N. D.
Smith, D. Ostrovsky, Pure & Appl. Chem.1998,70, 1059.
6. "Enantioselective Hydroalumination." M. Lautens* and T. Rovis, Comprehensive Asymmetric Catalysis ed.
by E. N. Jacobsen, A. Pfaltz, H. Yamamoto. 1999, 337.
7. “Selective Functionalization of 1,2-Dihydronaphthalenols Leads to a Concise, Stereoselective Synthesis of
Sertraline.” M. Lautens* and T. Rovis, Tetrahedron1999, 55, 8967.
8. "C2-Symmetric Cu(II) Complexes as Chiral Lewis Acids. Catalytic Enantioselective Michael Addition of
Silylketene Acetals to Alkylidene Malonates." D. A. Evans*, T. Rovis, M. C. Kozlowski, J. S. Tedrow, J. Am. Chem. Soc.1999, 121, 1994.
9. "Chiral Copper(II) Complexes as Lewis Acids for Catalyzed Cycloaddition, Carbonyl Addition, and
Conjugate Addition Reactions." D. A. Evans*, T. Rovis, J. S. Johnson, Pure & Appl. Chem.1999, 71, 1407.
10. “Rhodium Catalyzed Asymmetric Alcoholysis and Aminolysis of Oxabenzonorbornadiene: A New
Enantioselective Carbon-Heteroatom Bond Forming Process.” M. Lautens*, K. Fagnou, T. Rovis, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2000, 122, 5650.
11. “Enantioselective Mukaiyama Michael Reactions of Alkylidene Malonates. C2-Symmetric Bis(oxazoline)
Copper (II) Complexes in the Synthesis of Chiral, Differentiated Glutarate Esters.” D. A. Evans*, T. Rovis, M. C. Kozlowski, C. W. Downey, J. S. Tedrow, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2000, 122, 9134.
12. "Mechanistic and Structural Investigations in Asymmetric Cu(I) and Cu(II) Catalyzed Reactions." T.
Rovis* and D. A. Evans, Prog. Inorg. Chem.2001, 50, 1.
13. "Rhodium-Catalysed Asymmetric Ring Opening of Oxabicyclic Alkenes with Heteroatom Nucleophiles."
M. Lautens*, K. Fagnou, M. Taylor, T. Rovis. J. Organomet. Chem.2001, 624, 259.
14. “Highly Enantioselective Syntheses of Homopropargylic Alcohols and Dihydrofurans Catalyzed by a
Bis(oxazolinyl)pyridine –Scandium Triflate Complex.” D. A. Evans*, Z. K. Sweeney, T. Rovis, J. S. Tedrow, J. Am. Chem. Soc.2001, 123, 12095.
1. “A Mild and Efficient Catalytic Alkylative Monofunctionalization of Cyclic Anhydrides.” E. A. Bercot and
T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 174.
2. “Stereoretentive O-to-C Rearrangement of Vinyl Acetals. Solvent Cage Effects as a Stereocontrol
Element.” Y. Zhang, N. T. Reynolds, K. Manju and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 9720.
3. “A Highly Enantioselective Catalytic Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.” M. S. Kerr, J. Read de Alaniz and
T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2002, 124, 10298.
4. “Decarbonylative Cross-coupling of Cyclic Anhydrides: Introducing Stereochemistry at an sp3-Carbon in
the Cross-coupling Event.” E. M. O’Brien, E. A. Bercot and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2003, 125, 10498.
5. “Metal and Non-metal Catalysts for Carbon-carbon Bond-Forming Reactions Leading to Desymmetrized
1,4-dicarbonyl Compounds.” T. Rovis, Chemtracts: Org.2003, 16, 542.
6. “1,3-Polyol Arrays via the Stereoselective Rearrangement of Vinyl Acetals.” Y. Zhang and T. Rovis*.
Tetrahedron2003, 59, 8979-8987.
7. “Effect of the Michael Acceptor in the Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.” M. S. Kerr and T.
Rovis*. Synlett2003, 1934-1936.
8. “The Use of Acid Fluorides Increases the Scope of the Reductive Acylation of Esters.” Y. Zhang and T.
Rovis*. Org. Lett.2004, 6, 1877-1879.
9. “Enantioselective Synthesis of Quaternary Stereocenters via a Catalytic Enantioselective Stetter Reaction.”
M. S. Kerr and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 8876-8877.
10. “Conversion of α-Haloaldehydes into Acylating Agents Catalyzed by Nucleophilic Carbenes.” N. T.
Reynolds, J. Read de Alaniz, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 9518-9519.
11. “A Palladium Catalyzed Enantioselective Alkylative Desymmetrizationo of meso-Succinic Anhydrides.” E.
A. Bercot and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 10248-10249.
12. “Recent Advances in Catalytic Asymmetric Desymmetrization Reactions.” T. Rovis. Invited Chapter inNew Frontiers in Asymmetric Catalysis, Koichi Mikami and Mark Lautens, eds.
13. “A Unique Catalyst Effects the Rapid Room Temperature Cross-coupling of Organozinc Reagents with
Carboxylic Acid Fluorides, Chlorides, Anhydrides and Thioesters.” Y. Zhang and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2004, 126, 15964-15965.
14. “Highly Efficient Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-coupling of Succinic and Glutaric Anhydrides with Organozinc
Reagents.” E. A. Bercot and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 247-254.
15. “Complementary Diastereoselective Reduction of Cyclic γ-Keto Acids: Efficient Access to Trisubstituted
γ-Lactones” E. A. Bercot, D. E. Kindrachuk, T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2005, 7, 107-110.
16. “Anxiolytic Actions of Estrogen are mediated by Estrogen Receptor Beta.” Trent D. Lund*, Tomislav
Rovis, W. C. J. Chung, Robert J. Handa*. Endocrinology, 2005, 146, 797-807.
17. “The Effect of Preexisting Stereocenters in the Intramolecular Asymmetric Stetter Reaction.” N. T.
Reynolds and T. Rovis*. Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 6368-6378.
18. “Stereoselective Lewis Acid-Mediated [1,3] Ring Contraction of 2,5-Dihydrooxepins as a Route to
Polysubstituted Cyclopentanes.” C. G. Nasveschuk and T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit. 2005, 44, 3264- 3267.
19. “A Highly Enantio- and Diastereoselective Catalytic Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.” J. Read de Alaniz
and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 6284-6289.
20. “Regioselective Lewis Acid-Mediated [1,3] Rearrangement of Allylvinyl Ethers.” C. G. Nasveschuk and T.
Rovis*. Org. Lett.2005, 7, 2173-2176.
21. “Surveying approaches to the formation of carbon–carbon bonds between a pyran and an adjacent ring.” J.
D. Frein and T. Rovis*. Tetrahedron2006, 62, 4573-4583.
22. “An Improved Synthesis of Achiral and Chiral 1,2,4-Triazolium Salts: Bench Stable Precursors for N-
Heterocyclic Carbenes.” M. S. Kerr, J. Read de Alaniz, T. Rovis*. J. Org. Chem.2005, 70, 5725-5728.
23. “Enantioselective Protonation of Catalytically Generated Chiral Enolates as an Approach to the Synthesis
of α-Chloroesters.” N. T. Reynolds and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2005, 127, 16406-16407.
24. “Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkenyl Isocyanates and Alkynes.” R. T. Yu and T.
Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 2782-2783.
25. “Asymmetric Synthesis of Hydrobenzofuranones via Desymmetrization of Cyclohexadienones Using the
Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.” Q. Liu and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 2552-2553.
26. “Enantioselective Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters using the Catalytic Intramolecular Stetter
Reaction.” J. L. Moore, M. S. Kerr, T. Rovis*. Tetrahedron2006, 62, 11477-11482.
27. “A Modular Approach to 2,3,4-Trisubstituted Tetrahydrofurans.” C. G. Nasveschuk, N. T. Jui, T. Rovis*.
Chem. Commun.2006, 3119-3121.
28. “Selective Substituent Transfer from Mixed Zinc Reagents in Ni-Catalyzed Anhydride Alkylation.” J. B.
Johnson, R. T. Yu, P. Fink, E. A. Bercot, T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2006, 8, 4307-4310.
29. “Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of Alkenyl Isocyanates and Terminal
Alkynes: Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Lasubine II.” R. T. Yu and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 12370-12371.
30. “A Sakurai – Prins – Ritter Sequence for the Three-Component Diastereoselective Synthesis of 4-Amino
Tetrahydropyrans.” O. L. Epstein and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2006, 128, 16480-16481.
31. “Ligand Dependent Catalytic Cycle and Role of Styrene in Nickel-Catalyzed Anhydride Cross-Coupling:
Evidence for Turnover Limiting Reductive Elimination.” J. B. Johnson, E. A. Bercot, J. M. Rowley, G. W. Coates and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2007, 129, 2718-2725.
32. “Enantioselective Synthesis of Hydrobenzofuranones Using an Asymmetric Desymmetrizing
Intramolecular Stetter Reaction of Cyclohexadienones.” Q. Liu and T. Rovis*. Org. Proc. Res. Dev.2007, 11, 598-604.
33. “A Concise Synthesis of Eupomatilones 4, 6, and 7 via Rhodium-Catalyzed Enantioselective
Desymmetrization of Cyclic meso-Anhydrides with in situ-Generated Organozinc Reagents.” J. B. Johnson, E. A. Bercot, C. M. Williams, T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.2007, 46, 4514.
34. "More than Bystanders: The Effect of Olefins on Transition Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions."
J. B. Johnson, T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.2008, 47, 840-871. (Review)
35. “6,7-Dihydro-2-phenyl-5-(phenylmethyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,2,4-triazolium chloride”. T. Rovis
Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2006.
36. “Rhodium Catalyzed Enantioselective Desymmetrization of meso-3,5-Dimethyl Glutaric Anhydride: A
General Strategy to syn-Deoxypolypropionate Synthons”. M. J. Cook, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2007, 129, 9302-9303. • Chosen asa Synfact of the month for October 2007 (Synfacts2007, 1053) • Highlighted in Chemistry and Industry (Chem. & Ind. 2007, 16, 29-30) • Highlighted in Synform (Synform2007, A81)
37. “Enantioselective Cross-Coupling of Anhydrides with Organozinc Reagents: The Controlled formation of
Carbon-Carbon Bonds through the Nucleophilic Interception of Metalacycles”. J. B. Johnson, T. Rovis*. Acc. Chem. Res.2008, 41, 327-338.
38. “Nucleophilic Carbene and HOAt Relay Catalysis in a Waste Free Amide Bond Coupling: An Orthogonal
Peptide Bond Forming Reaction.” H. U. Vora and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2007, 129, 13796-13797.
39. “A Rapid Total Synthesis of (+/-)-Sylvone.” C. G. Nasveschuk and T. Rovis*. Synlett, 2008, 126-128.
40. “Alkene-Directed Regioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Cyclic Anhydrides with
Diorganozinc Reagents.” R. L. Rogers, J. L. Moore, T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.2007, 47, 9301- 9304.
41. “A Diastereoselective Ring Contraction of 1,3-Dioxepins to 2,3,4-Trisubstituted and Tetrasubstituted
Tetrahydrofurans.” C. G. Nasveschuk and T. Rovis*. J. Org. Chem.2008, 73, 612-617.
42. “A Diastereoselective Intermolecular Heck Reaction of 1,3-Dioxepins.” C. G. Nasveschuk, J. D. Frein, N.
T. Jui, T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2007, 9, 5099-5102.
43. “The [1, 3] O to C Rearrangement: Opportunities for Stereoselective Synthesis.” C. G. Nasveschuk and T.
Rovis*. Org. Biomol. Chem.2008, 6, 240 - 254. (Review)
44. “Development of Chiral Bicyclic Triazolium Salt Organic Catalysts: The Importance of the N-Aryl
Substituent.” T. Rovis. Chem. Lett. 2008, 2-7. (Review)
45. “Towards the Total Synthesis of FD-838: Modular Enantioselective Assembly of the Core.” A. Orellana
and T. Rovis*. Chem. Commun. 2008, 730-732.
46. “Enantioselective Synthesis of Indolizidines Bearing Quaternary Substituted Stereocenters via Rhodium-
Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkenyl Isocyanates and Terminal Alkynes.” E. E. Lee and T. Rovis*. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 1231-1234.
• Highlighted in: Synfacts2008, 573.
47. “Asymmetric Synthesis of Bicyclic Amidines via Rhodium-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of
Carbodiimides.” R. T. Yu and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 3262-3263.
48. “Catalytic Asymmetric Stetter Reaction Onto Vinylphosphine Oxides and Vinylphosphonates.” S. C.
Cullen and T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2008, 10, 3141-3144.
49. "Scope of the Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction Catalyzed by Chiral Nucleophilic
Triazolinylidene Carbenes." J. Read de Alaniz, M. S. Kerr, J. L. Moore, T. Rovis*. J. Org. Chem.2008, 73, 2033-2040. - Among Most-Accessed Articles: January-March 2008
50. “Lewis Base Catalysts 6: Carbene Catalysts.” J. L. Moore, T. Rovis*. Top. Curr. Chem.2009, 290, 77-144.
51. “Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Glyoxamides with Alkylidenemalonates.” Q.
Liu, S. Perreault, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 14066-14067.
52. “The Catalytic Asymmetric Intramolecular Stetter Reaction.” J. Read de Alaniz, T. Rovis*. Synlett, 2009,
53. “Nickel-Catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of Styrenes Using CO2.” C. M. Williams, J. B. Johnson, T.
Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2008, 130, 14936-14937.
• Highlighted in: Synfacts2009, 194.
54. “Ligand differentiated complementary Rh-catalyst systems for the enantioselective desymmetrization of
meso-cyclic anhydrides.” J. B. Johnson, M. J. Cook, T. Rovis*. Tetrahedron2009, 65, 3202-3210.
55. “Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Alkylative Desymmetrization of 3,5-dimethylglutaric Anhydride.”
M. J. Cook and T. Rovis*. Synthesis: Practical Synthetic Procedure, 2009, 335.
56. “2-Phenyl-6,10b-dihydro-4H,5aH-5-oxa-3,10c-diaza-2-azonia-cyclopenta[c]fluorine tetrafluoroborate; 2-
Pentafluorophenyl-6,10b-dihydro-4H,5aH-5-oxa-3,10c-diaza-2-azoniacyclopenta[c]fluorene tetrafluoroborate; 6,7-Dihydro-2-phenyl-5-(phenylmethyl)-5H-pyrrolo[2,1-c]-1,2,4-triazolium chloride.” S. P. Lathrop, H. U. Vora, T. Rovis*. Electronic Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2008.
57. “Nucleophilic Carbene Catalyzed Synthesis of 1,2 Amino Alcohols Via Azidation of Epoxy Aldehydes.”
H. U. Vora, J. R. Moncecchi, O. Epstein, T. Rovis*. J. Org. Chem.2008, 73, 9727-9731.
58. “Beyond Reppe: Building Substituted Benzenes via [2+2+2] Cycloadditions of Alkynes.” B. R. Galan, T.
Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.2009, 48, 2830-2834.
59. “Total Synthesis of Indolizidine Alkaloid (–)-209D: Overriding Substrate Bias in the Asymmetric
Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloaddition.” R. T. Yu, E. E. Lee, G. Malik, T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Edit.2009, 48, 2379-2382.
• Highlighted in: Synfacts2009, 632.
60. “Regioselective rhodium-catalyzed intermolecular [2+2+2] cycloaddition of alkynes and isocyanates to
form pyridones.” K. M. Oberg, E. E. Lee, T. Rovis*. Tetrahedron2009, 65, 5056-5061.
61. “Enantio- and Diastereoselective Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Glyoxamide and Alkylidene
Ketoamides.” Q. Liu and T. Rovis*. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2856-2859.
62. “Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Heterocyclic Aldehydes with Nitroalkenes:
Backbone Fluorination Improves Selectivity.” D. A. DiRocco, D. M. Dalton, K. M. Oberg, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 10872-10874.
63. “Predictable and Regioselective Insertion of Internal Unsymmetrical Alkynes in Rhodium-Catalyzed
Cycloadditions with Alkenyl Isocyanates” R. Keller Friedman and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 10775-10782.
64. “Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [4+2+2] Cycloaddition of Dienyl Isocyanates for the Synthesis of
Bicyclic Azocine Rings.” R. T. Yu, R. K. Friedman, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 13250- 13251.
• Highlighted in: Synfacts2009, 1355.
65. “Asymmetric Synthesis of Functionalized Cyclopentanones via a Multicatalytic Secondary Amine/N-
Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Cascade Sequence.” S. P. Lathrop and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 13628–13630.
66. “Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [2+2+2] Cycloadditions of Terminal Alkynes and Alkenyl
Isocyanates: Mechanistic Insights Lead to a Unified Model that Rationalizes Product Selectivity.” D. M. Dalton, K. M. Oberg, R. T. Yu, E. E. Lee, S. Perreault, M. E. Oinen, M. L. Pease, G. Malik, and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2009, 131, 15717-15728.
67. “Excess Substrate is a Spectator Ligand in a Rhodium-Catalyzed Asymmetric [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of
Alkenyl Isocyanates with Tolanes.” M. E. Oinen, R. T. Yu, T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2009, 11, 4934-4937.
68. “Multi-component Cycloaddition Approaches in the Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Alkaloid Targets.”
S. Perreault and T. Rovis*. Chem. Soc. Rev.2009, 38, 3149-3159.
69. “N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydration: Direct Synthesis of α-Protio and Deuterio α-
Chloro and α-Fluoro Carboxylic Acids.” H. U. Vora, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2010, 132, 2860-2861.
• Highlighted in: Synfacts2010, 591.
70. “Phosphoramidite-Rhodium Complexes as Catalysts for the Asymmetric [2+2+2] Cycloaddition of Alkenyl
Isocyanates and Alkynes.” R. K. Friedman, K. M. Oberg, D. M. Dalton, T. Rovis*. Pure Appl. Chem.2010, 82, 1353-1364.
71. “Preparation Of Chiral And Achiral Triazolium Salts: Carbene Precursors With Demonstrated Synthetic
Utility.” H. U. Vora, S. P. Lathrop, N. T. Reynolds, M. S. Kerr, J. Read de Alaniz, T. Rovis*. Org. Syn. 2010, 87, 350.
72. “Asymmetric Benzoin and Stetter Reactions.” D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. Stereoselective Synthesis 2,
2011, Thieme; p. 835-862.
73. “Multicatalytic, Asymmetric Michael/Stetter Reaction of Salicylaldehydes and Activated Alkynes.” C. M.
Filloux, S. P. Lathrop, T. Rovis*. PNAS2010, 107, 20666-20671.
74. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Oxidative Cycloaddition of Benzamides and Alkynes via C−H/N−H Activation.” T.
K. Hyster, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 10565-10569.
75. “Stereospecific Polymerization of Chiral Oxazolidinone-Functionalized Alkenes.” G. M. Miyake, D. A.
DiRocco, Q. Liu, K. M. Oberg, E. Bayram, R. G. Finke, T. Rovis, E. Y.-X. Chen*. Macromolecules2010, 43, 7504-7514.
76. “C-H Carboxylation takes Gold.” D. M. Dalton, T. Rovis*. Nature Chem.2010, 2, 710-711.
77. “Mechanistic Investigation of the Enantioselective Intramolecular Stetter Reaction: Proton Transfer is the
First Irreversible Step.” J. L. Moore, A. P. Silvestri, J. Read de Alaniz, D. A. DiRocco, T. Rovis*. Org. Lett.2011, 13, 1742-1745.
78. “Enantioselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [4+2] Cycloaddition of Alpha, Beta-Unsaturated Imines and
Isocyanates.” K. M. Oberg, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2011, 133, 4785-4787.
79. “Catalytic Asymmetric Intermolecular Stetter Reaction of Enals with Nitroalkenes: Enhancement of
Catalytic Efficiency Through Bifunctional Additives.” D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 10402-10405.
80. “An Improved Catalyst Architecture for Rhodium (III) Catalyzed C−H Activation and its Application to
Pyridone Synthesis.” T. K. Hyster and T. Rovis*. Chem. Sci.2011, 2, 1606-1610.
81. “Quantum Mechanical Investigation of the Effect of Catalyst Fluorination in the Intermolecular
Asymmetric Stetter Reaction.” J. M. Um, D. A. DiRocco, E. L. Noey, T. Rovis*, K. N. Houk*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2011, 133, 11249-11254.
82. “Enamine/Carbene Cascade Catalysis in the Diastereo- and Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalized
Cyclopentanones.” K. E. Ozboya and T. Rovis*. Chem. Sci.2011, 2, 1835-1838.
83. “Organocatalytic Hydroacylation of Unactivated Alkenes.” D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2011, 50, 7982.
84. “N-Heterocyclic Carbene and Brønsted Acid Cooperative Catalysis: Asymmetric Synthesis of trans-γ-
Lactams.” X. Zhao, D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2011, 133, 12466-12469.
85. “Pyridine Synthesis from Oximes and Alkynes via Rhodium (III) Catalysis: Cp* and Cpt Provide
Complementary Selectivity.” T. K. Hyster and T. Rovis*. Chem. Commun.2011, 47, 11846-11848.
86. “Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Oxidative Carbonylation of Benzamides with Carbon Monoxide.” Y. Du, T. K.
Hyster, and T. Rovis*. Chem. Commun.2011, 47, 12074-12076.
87. “Heterocycle Construction via Asymmetric Rhodium Catalyzed Cycloadditions.” K. M. Oberg and T.
Rovis*. In Asymmetric Synthesis – The Essentials, M. Christmann, ed.
88. “Catalytic Asymmetric Stetter Reaction of Enolizable Aldehydes with Nitrostyrenes: Computational Study
Provides Insight into the Success of the Catalyst.” D. A. DiRocco, E. L. Noey, K. N. Houk,* and T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 51, 2391-2394.
89. “Exploiting Acyl and Enol Azolium Intermediates via N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyzed Reactions of
Alpha-Reducible Aldehydes.” H. U. Vora, P. Wheeler, T. Rovis*. Adv. Synth. Catal.2012, 354, 1617- 1639.
90. “Isolable Analogues of the Breslow Intermediate Derived From Chiral Triazolylidene Carbenes.” D. A.
DiRocco, K. M. Oberg, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134, 6143.
91. “Catalytic Asymmetric α-Acylation of Tertiary Amines Mediated by a Dual Catalysis Mode: N-
Heterocyclic Carbene and Photoredox Catalysis.” D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134, 8094-8097.
92. “Catalytic Asymmetric Cross Aza-Benzoin Reactions of Aliphatic Aldehydes with N-Boc Imines.” D. A.
DiRocco and T. Rovis*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.2012, 51, 5904-5906.
93. “Carbene Catalyzed Stetter Reactions.” D. A. DiRocco and T. Rovis*. Asymmetric Organocatalysis 1,
2011, Thieme; p. 619-635.
94. “Asymmetric N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Catalyzed Acyl Anion Reactivity.” H. U. Vora and T.
Rovis*. Aldrichimica Acta2011, 44, 3-11.
95. “An Asymmetric Synthesis of 1,2,4-Trioxane Anticancer Agents via Desymmetrization of Peroxyquinols
through a Brønsted Acid Catalysis Cascade.” D. M. Rubush, M. A. Morges, B. J. Rose, D. H. Thamm, T. Rovis*. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2012, 134, 13554-13557.
96. “Biotinylated Rh(III) Complexes in Engineered Streptavidin for Accelerated Asymmetric C-H Activation.”
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