26. M. Failla, G. W. Lombardo, P. Orlando, D. Fiorito, E. Bombonato, P. Ronchi, D. Passarella, V. Fasano*
Late-Stage Functionalisation of Pyridine-Containing Bioactive Molecules: Recent Strategies and Perspectives
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2023, e202300074
Selected as Very Important Paper
Invited contribution
25. V. Fasano, R. C. Mykura, J. M. Fordham, J. J. Rogers, B. Banecki, A. Noble, V. K. Aggarwal*
Automated Stereocontrolled Assembly-Line Synthesis of Organic Molecules
Nat. Synth. 2022, 1, 902–907
Video of the robot in action!
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24. A. Maiocchi, J. Barbieri, V. Fasano*, D. Passarella*
Stereoselective Synthetic Strategies to (−)-Cannabidiol
ChemistrySelect 2022, 7, e20220240
23. L. Lewis-Borrell, M. Sneha, I. P. Clark, V. Fasano, A. Noble, V. K. Aggarwal*, A. J. Orr-Ewing*
Direct observation of reactive intermediates by time-resolved spectroscopy unravels the mechanism of a radical-induced 1,2-metallate rearrangement.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17191
22. D. P. Hari, R. Madhavachary, V. Fasano, J. Haire, V. K. Aggarwal*
Highly Diastereoselective Strain-Increase Allylborations: Rapid Access to Alkylidenecyclopropanes.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 7462
21. V. Fasano, V. K. Aggarwal*
Origin of stereocontrol in the Matteson reaction: Importance of attractive electrostatic interactions.
Tetrahedron 2021, 78, 131810
20. V. Fasano, A. W. McFord, C. P. Butts, B. S. L. Collins, N. Fey, R. W. Alder, V. K. Aggarwal*
How big is the pinacol boronic ester as substituent?
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 22403
Selected as Hot paper
19. S. H. Bennett, A. Fawcett, E. H. Denton, T. Biberger, V. Fasano, N. Winter, V. K. Aggarwal*
Difunctionalization of C–C σ Bonds Enabled by the Reaction of Bicyclo[1.1.0]butyl Boronate Complexes with Electrophiles: Reaction Development, Scope, and Stereochemical Origins.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 16766
18. C. Jing, S. Mallah, E. Kriemen, S. H. Bennett, V. Fasano, A. L. L. Lennox, I. Hers, V. K. Aggarwal*
Synthesis, Stability and Biological Studies of Fluorinated Analogues of Thromboxane A2.
ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 995
17. V. Fasano, N. Winter, A. Noble, V. K. Aggarwal*
Divergent, stereospecific mono– and difluoromethylation of boronic esters.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8502
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16. D. P. Hari; J. C. Abell, V. Fasano, V. K. Aggarwal*
Ring Expansion Induced 1,2-Metallate Rearrangements: Highly Diastereoselective Synthesis of Cyclobutyl Boronic Esters.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 5515
15. D. Kaiser, A. Noble, V. Fasano, V. K. Aggarwal*
1,2-Boron Shifts of β-Boryl Radicals Generated from Bis-boronic Esters Using Photoredox Catalysis.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 14104
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14. J. E. Radcliffe, V. Fasano, R. W. Adams, P. You, M. J. Ingleson*
Reductive α-borylation of α,β-unsaturated esters using NHC–BH3 activated by I2 as a metal-free route to α-boryl esters.
Chem. Sci. 2019, 10, 1434
13. V. Fasano, J. Cid, R. J. Procter, M. J. Ingleson*
Selective boryl–anion migration in a vinyl sp2–sp3 diborane induced by soft borane Lewis acids.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13293
12. V. Fasano, M. J. Ingleson*
Recent advances in water-tolerance in Frustrated Lewis Pairs chemistry.
Synthesis 2018, 50, 1783
Invited contribution
11. M. J. Bayne, V. Fasano, M. K. Szkop, M. J. Ingleson*, D. W. Stephan*
Phosphorous(V) Lewis acids: water/base tolerant P3–trimethylated trications.
Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 12467
10. R. J. Kahan, D. L. Crossley, J. Cid, J. E. Radcliffe, A. W. Woodward, V. Fasano, S. Endres, G. F. S. Whitehead, M. J. Ingleson*
Generation of a series of Bn fused oligonaphthalenes (n = 1 to 3) from a B1-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 9490
9. V. Fasano, J. LaFortune, J. M. Bayne, M. J. Ingleson*, D. W. Stephan*
Air– and water–stable Lewis acids: synthesis and reactivity of P-trifluoromethyl electrophilic phosphonium cations.
Chem. Comm. 2018, 54, 662
8. J. E. Radcliffe, J. J. Dunsford, J. Cid, V. Fasano, M. J. Ingleson*
N-Heterocycle-Ligated Borocation as Highly Tunable Carbon Lewis Acids.
Organometallics 2017, 36, 4952
7. V. Fasano, L. D. Curless, J. E. Radcliffe, M. J. Ingleson*
Frustrated Lewis Pair Mediated 1,2–Hydrocarbation of Alkynes.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 9202
6. V. Fasano, J. E. Radcliffe, M. J. Ingleson*
Mechanistic insights into the B(C6F5)3-initiated aldehyde-aniline-alkyne reaction to form substituted quinolines.
Organometallics 2017, 36, 1623
5. V. Fasano, M. J. Ingleson*
Expanding Water/Base Tolerant FLP Chemistry to Alkylamines Enables Broad Scope Reductive Aminations.
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 2217
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4. V. Fasano, J. E. Radcliffe, L. D. Curless, M. J. Ingleson*
N–Methyl–benzothiazolium Salts as Carbon Lewis Acids for Si−H σ-Bond Activation and Catalytic (De)hydrosilylation.
Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 187
Selected as Hot paper
3. V. Fasano, J. E. Radcliffe, M. J. Ingleson*
B(C6F5)3–Catalyzed Reductive Amination using Hydrosilanes.
ACS Catal. 2016, 6, 1793
2. J. R. Lawson, V. Fasano, J. Cid, I. Vitorica-Yrezabal, M. J. Ingleson*
The carboboration of Me3Si-substituted alkynes and allenes with boranes and borocations.
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 6060
1. A. J. Warner, J. R. Lawson, V. Fasano, M. J. Ingleson*
Formation of C(sp2)-Boronate Esters by Borylative Cyclization of Alkynes Using BCl3.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11245
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