Publications
87. “Preparation of N-Boc-3-methylpyrrole via Anionic Rearrangement” Graeff, D. P.; Sims, N. J.; Savage, Q. R. Jackson, III, R. K.; Jackson, A. C.; Lawson, D. M.; Wixom, M. R.; Wood, J. L. Org. Synth. 2023, 100, 61. DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.100.0061
86. “Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Alterbrassicicene C” Sims, N. J.; Bonnet, W. C.; Lawson, D. M.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2023, 145, 37. DOI: org/10.1021/jacs.2c12275, PMID: 36563100, PMCID: PMC9838559
85. “Total Synthesis of (+)-Ineleganolide and (-)-Sinulochmodin C” Tuccinardi, J. P.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20539. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09826, PMID: 36283051, PMCID: PMC9651135
84. “Total Syntheses of (±)-Dracocephalone A and (±)-Dracocequinones A and B” Hwang, T.; Tuccinardi, J. P.; Beard, A. A.; Jackson, A. C.; Jung, M. J.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210821. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210821, PMID: 36121442, PMCID: PMC9828498
83. “A Crystalline, Internally-Coordinated Chloroborane for Asymmetric Hydroboration” von Dollen, B.; Wood, J. L.; Savage, Q. R.; Jones, A. J.; Garner, C. M. Tetrahedron 2022, 108, 132,654. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132654
82. “A Ring Expansion Approach to N-oxy-2,5-diketopiperazines” Jackson, Amy C.; Olsen, James T.; Sundstrom, S.; Lambert, K. M.; Wood, John L. Tetrahedron Letters 2022, 99, 153851. DOI: 10.1016.j.tetlet.2022.153851, PMID: 35846850, PMCID: PMC9281442
81. “Supercharging Prions via Amyloid-Selective Lysine Acetylation” Baumer, Katelyn, M.; Cook, Christopher D.; Zahler, Collin T.; Beard, Alexandra A.; Chen, Zhijuan; Koone, Jordan C.; Dashnaw, Chad, M.; Villacob, Raul A.; Solouki, Touradj; Wood, John L.; Shaw, Bryan F. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 15069-15079.
80. “Synthetic studies towards (±)-isopalhinine A: Preparation of the bicyclic core thvia Nazarov cyclization” Nakhla, Mina C.; Cook, Christopher, D.; Wood, John L. Tetrahedron Letters 2021, 74, 153177.
79. “The Total Synthesis of Ent-Plagiochianin B” Jackson III, Richard K.; Wood, John L. Organic Letters 2021, 23, 1243-1246. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c04219.
78. “Staurosporine Analogs via C-H Borylation” Gayler, Kevin M.; Kong, Ke; Reisenauer, K.; Taube, Joseph H.; Wood, John L. ACS Med. Chem. Lett.2020, 11, 2441.
77. “Synthetic Studies Toward Longeracemine: A SmI2-mediated Spirocyclization and Rearrangement Cascade to Construct the 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Framework” Komine, Keita; Lambert, Kyle M.; Savage, Quentin R.; Cox, Joshua B.; Wood, John L. Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 9488.
76. “Total Synthesis of (±)-Phyllantidine: Development and Mechanistic Evaluation of a Ring Expansion for Installation of Embedded Nitrogen-Oxygen Bonds” Lambert, Kyle M.; Cox, Joshua B.; Liu, Lin; Jackson, Amy C.; Yruegas, S.; Wiberg, Kenneth, B.; Wood, John L. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2020, 59, 9757-9766.
75. “Synthesis of Chiral Tetramic Acids: Preparation of (S)-5-Benzylpyrrolidine-2,4-dione from L-Phenylalanine Methyl Ester Hydrochlorides” Lambert, Kyle, M.; Medley, Austin W. Jackson, Amy C.; Markham, Lauren E.; Wood, John L. Org. Synth. 2019, 96, 528.
74. “Total Synthesis of Caesalpinnone A and Caesalpinflavan B: Evolution of a Concise Strategy” Timmerman, Jacob C.; Sims, Noah J.; Wood, John L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019,96, 528.
73. " Synthetic studies towards the penicisulfuranols: synthesis of an advanced spirocylic diketopiperazine intermediate" Gayler, K. M.; Lambert, K. M.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 3154.
72. "Total Synthesis of Herquline B and C" Cox, J. B.*; Kimishima, A.*; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 25–28.
* denotes co-authorship.
71. "Synthetic studies toward longeracemine: The intramolecular [4+2] cycloaddition of 3H-pyrroles" Cox, J. B.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 3539-3549.
70. "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Hippolachnin A Analogues" Timmerman, J. C.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett, 2018, 20, 3788-3792.
69. "Total Synthesis of (+)-and (±)-Hosieine A" Huang, Y.-W.; Kong, K.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7664 –7667.
68. "Total Synthesis of Cyclopiamide A and Speradine E" Nakhla, M. C.; Weeks, K. N.; Villalobos, M. N.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron in press
67. "Total Synthesis of (±)-Phomoidride D" Leung, J. C.; Bedermann, A. A.; Njardarson, J. T.; Spiegel, D. A.; Murphy, G. K.; Hama, N.; Twenter, B. M.; Dong, P.; Shirahata, T.; McDonald, I. M.; Inoue, M.; Taniguchi, N.; McMahon, T.C.; Schneider, C. M.; Tao, N.; Stoltz, B. M.; Wood, J. L.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 1991 –1994.
66. "Total Synthesis of (±)-Aspergilline A" Nakhla, M. C.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18504−18507.
65. "Total Syntheses of (+)-and (−)-Tetrapetalones A and C" Dhanjee, H. H.; Kobayashi, Y.; Buergler, J. F.; McMahon, T. C.; Haley, M. W.; Howell, J. M.; Fujiwara, K.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 14901–14904.
64. "Synthetic studies toward tetrapetalone A: attempted palladium π-allyl cascades toward a fused tricyclic intermediate" Dhanjee, H. H.; Haley, M. W.; McMahon, T. C.; Buergler, J. F.; Howell, J. M.; Kobayashi, Y.; Fujiwara, K.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2016, 26, 3673-3677.
63. "Synthetic studies toward citrinadin A: construction of the pentacyclic core" McCallum, M. E.; Smith, G. M. ; Matsumaru, T.; Kong, K.; Enquist, J. A.; Wood, J. L. The Journal of Antibiotics, 2016, 69, 331-336.
62. "Collaborative Total Synthesis: Routes to (±)-Hippolachnin A Enabled by Quadricyclane Cycloaddition and Late-Stage C-H Oxidation" McCallum, M. E.; Rasik, C. M.; Wood, J.L.; Brown, M.K. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2437-2442.
61. "Chemoselective Intramolecular Carbonyl Ylide Formation through Electronically Differentiated Malonate Diesters" Nakhla, Mina C.; Lee, C-W.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 5760-5763.
60. "Synthetic studies toward the citrinadins: enantioselective preparation of an advanced spirooxindole intermediate" Matsumaru, T.; McCallum, M.E.; Enquist, J.A.; Smith, G.M.; Kong, K.; Wood, J.L. Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 4089-4093.
59. “An Enantioselective Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of (+)-Citrinadin B” Kong, K.; Enquist, J.A.; McCallum, M.E.; Smith, G.M.; Matsumaru, T.; Menhaji-Klotz, E.; Wood, J.L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10890-10893.
58. “Toward the Synthesis of Phomoidride D” Murphy, G.K.; Shirahata, T.; Hama, N.; Bedermann, A.; Dong, P.; McMahon, T.C.; Twenter, B.M.; Spiegel, D.A.; McDonald, I.M.; Taniguchi, N.; Inoue, M.; Wood, J.L. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 477-489.
57. “Wharton-Fragmentation-Based Approach to the Carbocyclic Core of the Phomoidrides” Murphy, G.K.; Hama, N.; Bedermann, A.; Dong, P.; Schneider, C.M.; McMahon, T.C.; Tao, R.N.; Twenter, B.M.; Spiegel, D.A.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4544.
56. “Total Syntheses of (±)-Securinine and (±)-Allosecurinine” Chen, J.-H., Levine, S.R.; Buergler, J.F.; McMahon, T.C.; Medeiros, M.R.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4531.
55. “The First Synthesis of an Epidiselenodiketopipierazine” McMahon, T.C.; Stanley, S.; Kazyanskaya, E.; Hung, D.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4534.
54. “Synthetic Studies Toward Providencin: Efficient Construction of a Furanyl-cyclobutanone Fragment” Stevens, S. J.; Berube, A.; Wood, J.L. Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 6479.
53. “A Scaleable Formal Total Synthesis of Dehydrogliotoxin” McMahon, T. C.; Stanley, S.; Kazyanskaya, E.; Hung, D.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2262.
52. “Welwitindolinone C synthetic studies. Construction of the Welwitindolinone Carbon Skeleton via a Transannular Nitrone Cycloaddition” Freeman, D. B.; Holubec, A. A.; Weiss, M. W.; Dixon, J. A.; Kakefuda, A.; Ohtsuka, M.; Inoue, M.; Vaswani, R. G.; Ohki, H.; Doan, B. D.; Reisman, S. E.; Stolz, B. M.; Day, J. J.; Tao, R. N.; Dieterich, N. A.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 6647
51. “An Enantioselective Approach to the Securinega Alkaloids: The Total Synthesis of (+)-Norsecurinine and (+)allonorsecurinine” Medeiros, M. R.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 4701.
50. “Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of (±)-Actinophilic Acid” Vaswani, R.; Day, J.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4532.
49. “Spirolactone Syntheses Through A Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Insertion Reaction: Model Studies Towards the Synthesis of Syringolides” Navarro-Villalobos, M.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 6450.
48. “Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-syringolides 3 and of (+)- and (-)-syributins 1,2 and 3” Navarro-Villalobos, M.; Wood, J. L.; Jeong, S.; Benson, C. L.; Zeman, S. M.; McCarty, C.; Weiss, M. M.; Salcedo, A.; Jenkins, J. Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 8091.
47. “Identifying the Proteins to Which Small-Molecule Probes and Drugs Bind in Cells” Ong, S.-E.; Schenone, M.; Margolin, A.; Li, X.; Do, K.; Doud, M.; Mani, D.; Kuai, L.; Wang, X.; Wood, J.; Tolliday, N.; Koehler, A.; Marcaurelle, L.; Golub, T.; Gould, R.; Schreiber, S.; Carr, S. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2009, 106, 4617.
46. “Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy: Total Synthesis of (±)-Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Reisman, S.E.; Ready, J. M.; Weiss, M. M.; Hasuoka, A.; Hirata, M.; Tamaki, K.; Ovaska, T. V.; Smith, C. J.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 2087.
45. “Expanding the Scope of Trialkylborane/Water Mediated Radical Reactions” Medeiros, M. R.; Schacherer, L. N.; Spiegel, D. A.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 4427.
44. “Pyrrolysin Analogues as Substrates for Pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase” Polycarpo, C. R.; Herring, S.; Bérubé, A.; Wood, J. L.; Söll, D.; Ambrogelly, A. FEBS Letters 2006, 580, 6695.
43. “Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Bacchopetiolone: Application of a Tandem Aromatic Oxidation/Diels-Alder Rection” Bérubé, A.; Drutu, I.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 5421.
42. “Total Synthesis of (±)-Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Reisman, S. E.; Ready, J. M.; Hasuoka, A.; Smith, C. J.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1448.
41. “Deoxygenation of Alcohols Employing Water as the Hydrogen Atom Source” Spiegel, D. A.; Wiberg, K. B.; Schacherer, L. N.; Medeiros, M. R.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12513.
40. “Increasing the Kinase Specificity of K252a by Protein Surface Recognition” Schneider, T. L.; Mathew, R. S.; Rice, K. P.; Tamaki, K.; Wood, J. L.; Schepartz, A. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1695.
39. “Rhodium Perfluorobutyramide (Rh2(pfm)4): A Synthetically Useful Catalyst for Olefin Aziridinations” Keany, G. F.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 4031.
38. “Total Synthesis of (+/-)-Kalihinol C” White, R. D.; Keaney, G. F.; Slown, C. D.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1123.
37. “An Aminooacyl-tRNA Synthetase that Specifically Activates Pyrrolysin” Polycarpo, C.; Ambrogelly, A.; Bérubé, A.; Winbush, S. M.; McCloskey, J. A.; Crain, P. F.; Wood, J. L.; Söll, D. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2004, 101 (34), 12450.
36. “Total Synthesis of Ingenol” Nickel, A. Maruyama, T.; Tang, H.; Murphy, P.; Greene, B.; Yusuff, N.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16300.
35. “A Mild and Efficient Synthesis of Oxindoles: Progress Towards the Syntheses of Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Ready, J. M.; Reisman, S. E.; Hirata, M.; Weiss, M. M.; Tamaki, K.; Ovaska, T. V.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 1270.
34. “The Art of Innovation in Organic Chemistry: Synthetic Efforts Toward the Phomoidrides” Spiegel, D. A.; Njardarson, J. T.; McDonald, I. M.; Wood, J. L. Chem. Rev., 2003, 103, 2691.
33. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of C(3) Disubstituted Oxindole: An Approach to Diazonamide A” Sawada, T.; Fuerst, D. E.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 4919.
32. “Application of Phenolic Oxidation Chemistry in Synthesis: Preparation of the BCE Ring System of Ryanodine” Wood, J. L.; Graeber, J. K.; Njardarson, J. T. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 8855.
31. “Inhibitors of NF-kB Signaling: Design and Synthesis of a Biotinylated Isopanepoxydone Affinity Reagent” Shotwell, J. B.; Koh, B.; Choi, H. W.; Wood, J. L.; Crews, C. M. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2002, 12, 3463.
30. “The K252a Derivatives, Inhibitors for the PAK/MLK Kinase Family, Selectively Block the Growth of RAS Transformants” Nheu, T. V.; He, H.; Hirokawa, Y.; Tamaki, K.; Florin, L.; Schmitz, M. L.; Suzuki-Takahashi, I.; Jorissen, R. N.; Burgess, A. W.; Nishimura, S.; Wood, J.; Maruta, H. The Cancer Journal, 2002, 8, 328.
29. “Synthesis of (-)-7S)-and (+)-(7R)-K252a Dimers” Kazuhiko Tamaki, Elliott W. D. Huntsman, Dejah T. Petsch and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett., 2002, 43, 379.
28. “Total Synthesis of Luminacin D” J. Brad Shotwell, Evan S. Krygowski, John Hines, Brian Koh, Elliott W. D. Huntsman, Hui Won Choi, John S. Schneekloth Jr., John L. Wood and Craig M. Crews Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3087.
27. “CP-263,114 Synthetic Studies. Construction of an Isotwistane Ring System via Rhodium Carbenoid C-H Insertion” David A. Spiegel, Jón T. Njardarson, John L. Wood Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 6545.
26. "Reactive Dienes: Intramolecular Aromatic Oxidation of 3-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-propionic Acids" Ioana Drutu, Jón T. Njardarson, John L. Wood Org. Lett., 2002, 4, 493.
25. "An Expeditious Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of CP-263,114" Jon Njardarson, Ivar MacDonald, David Spiegel, Munenori Inoue, John L. Wood Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 2435.
24. "Evolution of a Synthetic Approach to CP-263,114" Jon Njardarson and John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 2431.
23. "Effiecient Syntheses of Novel C2'-Alkylated (±)-K252a Analogs" Kazuhiko Tamaki, J. Brad Shotwell, Ryan D. White, Ioana Drutu, Dejah T. Petsch, Thao V. Nheu, Hong He,Yumiko Hirokawa, Hiroshi Maruta, and John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1689.
22. "Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Ingenol: Construction of the Complete Carbocyclic Skeleton" Heifeng Tang, Naeem Yussuf, John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1563.
21. "Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Kalihinane Diterpenoids" Ryan D. White and John L. Wood. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1825.
20. "Catalyst-based Control of [2,3] and [3,3] Rearrangement in α-Diazoketone-derived Propargyloxy Enols" George A. Moniz and John L. Wood J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5095.
19. "Reactive Enols in Synthesis 2: An Efficient Total Synthesis of (+)-Latifolic Acid and (+)-Latifoline"Ioana Drutu, Evan Grabowski, John L. Wood J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7025.
18. "Total Synthesis of Epoxysorbicillinol" Brian D. Thompson, Naeem Yusuff, and Derek A. Pflum J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 2097.
17. “A Chemical Switch for Inhibitor-Sensitive Alleles of Any Protein Kinase” Anthony C. Bishop, Jeffrey A. Ubersax, Dejah T. Petsch, Dina P. Matheos, Nathanael S. Gray, Justin Blethrow, Eijl Shimizu, Joe Z. Tsien, Peter G. Schultz, Mark D. Rose, John L. Wood, David O. Morgan, and Kevan M. Shokat Nature, 2000, 407, 395.
16. "Efficient Stereoselective Syntheses of Isopanepoxydone and Panepoxydone: A Re-Assignment of Relative Stereochemistry" J. Brad Shotwell, Shaojing Hu, Eva Medina, Megumi Abe, Roger Cole, Craig M. Crews, and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 9639.
15. "Synthesis of C(3) Benzofuran-Derived Bis-Aryl Quaternary Centers: Approaches to Diazonamide A" Douglas E. Fuerst, Brian M. Stoltz, John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3521.
14. "Total Synthesis and Protein Kinase Activity of C(7) Methyl Derivatives of K252a" John L. Wood, Dejah T. Petsch, Brian M. Stoltz, Elizabeth M. Hawkins Daniel Elbaum, David R. Stover Synthesis, 1999, 1529.
13. "Rhodium Carbenoid-Initiated Claisen Rearrangement: Scope and Mechanistic Observations" John L. Wood and George A. Moniz Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 371.
12. "Application of Reactive Enols in Synthesis: A Versatile, Efficient and Stereoselective Construction of the Welwitindolinone Carbon Skeleton" John L. Wood, Alexandra A. Holubec, Brian M. Stoltz, Matthew M. Weiss, Julie A. Dixon, Brian D. Doan, Mohammed F. Shamji, Jennifer M. Chen, and Timothy P. Heffron J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121 6326.
11. "Development of a Rhodium Carbenoid-Initiated Claisen Rearrangement for the Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds" John L. Wood, George A. Moniz, Derek A. Pflum, Brian M. Stoltz, Alexandra A. Holubec, and Hans-Juergen Dietrich J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 1748.
10. "Design and Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Approach to Pyranosylated Indolocarbazoles: Total Synthesis of (+)-RK286c, (+)-MLR-52, (+)-Staurosporine, and (-)-TAN-1030a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Steven N. Goodman, Kenolisa Onwueme J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9652.
9. "Design and Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Approach to Furanosylated Indolocarbazoles: Total Synthesis of (+)- and (-)-K252a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Hans-Juergen Dietrich, Derek A. Pflum, and Dejah T. Petsch J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9641.
8. "An Approach to Chiral Tri-Substituted Olefins: Synthesis of the C(1)-C(7) Segment of Halichomycin" Erin E. McCann, Glenn Janes, Craig Ortsey, and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett., 1997, 38, 303.
7. "Glycosylated Indolocarbazole Synthesis" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Hans-Jürgen Dietrich, Derek Pflum International Patent Application Publication Number WO 97/07081
6. "The Total Synthesis of (+)-RK-286c, (+)-MLR-52, (+)-Staurosporine, and (+)-K252a." John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Steven N. Goodman J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 10656.
5. "The Synthesis of Desamido Analogs of Staurosporine, RK-286c, and TAN-1030a." John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Kenolisa Onwueme, and Steven N. GoodmanTetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 7335.
4. "The Stereoselective Ring Contraction of a Pyranosylated Indolocarbazole. A Biosynthetic Link Between K252a and Staurosporine?" Brian M. Stoltz.; John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 3929.
3. "A Ring Expansion Approach to Pyranosylated Indolocarbazoles" Brian M. Stoltz and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 8543.
2. "The Total Synthesis of (+)- and (-)-K252a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, and Hans-Jürgen Dietrich J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 10413.
1. "The Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-Syringolides 1 and 2" John L. Wood, Susan Jeong, Annalee Salcedo, and Jonathan Jenkins J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 286.
86. “Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Alterbrassicicene C” Sims, N. J.; Bonnet, W. C.; Lawson, D. M.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc.2023, 145, 37. DOI: org/10.1021/jacs.2c12275, PMID: 36563100, PMCID: PMC9838559
85. “Total Synthesis of (+)-Ineleganolide and (-)-Sinulochmodin C” Tuccinardi, J. P.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20539. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c09826, PMID: 36283051, PMCID: PMC9651135
84. “Total Syntheses of (±)-Dracocephalone A and (±)-Dracocequinones A and B” Hwang, T.; Tuccinardi, J. P.; Beard, A. A.; Jackson, A. C.; Jung, M. J.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202210821. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210821, PMID: 36121442, PMCID: PMC9828498
83. “A Crystalline, Internally-Coordinated Chloroborane for Asymmetric Hydroboration” von Dollen, B.; Wood, J. L.; Savage, Q. R.; Jones, A. J.; Garner, C. M. Tetrahedron 2022, 108, 132,654. DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2022.132654
82. “A Ring Expansion Approach to N-oxy-2,5-diketopiperazines” Jackson, Amy C.; Olsen, James T.; Sundstrom, S.; Lambert, K. M.; Wood, John L. Tetrahedron Letters 2022, 99, 153851. DOI: 10.1016.j.tetlet.2022.153851, PMID: 35846850, PMCID: PMC9281442
81. “Supercharging Prions via Amyloid-Selective Lysine Acetylation” Baumer, Katelyn, M.; Cook, Christopher D.; Zahler, Collin T.; Beard, Alexandra A.; Chen, Zhijuan; Koone, Jordan C.; Dashnaw, Chad, M.; Villacob, Raul A.; Solouki, Touradj; Wood, John L.; Shaw, Bryan F. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 15069-15079.
80. “Synthetic studies towards (±)-isopalhinine A: Preparation of the bicyclic core thvia Nazarov cyclization” Nakhla, Mina C.; Cook, Christopher, D.; Wood, John L. Tetrahedron Letters 2021, 74, 153177.
79. “The Total Synthesis of Ent-Plagiochianin B” Jackson III, Richard K.; Wood, John L. Organic Letters 2021, 23, 1243-1246. DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c04219.
78. “Staurosporine Analogs via C-H Borylation” Gayler, Kevin M.; Kong, Ke; Reisenauer, K.; Taube, Joseph H.; Wood, John L. ACS Med. Chem. Lett.2020, 11, 2441.
77. “Synthetic Studies Toward Longeracemine: A SmI2-mediated Spirocyclization and Rearrangement Cascade to Construct the 2-azabicyclo[2.2.1]heptane Framework” Komine, Keita; Lambert, Kyle M.; Savage, Quentin R.; Cox, Joshua B.; Wood, John L. Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 9488.
76. “Total Synthesis of (±)-Phyllantidine: Development and Mechanistic Evaluation of a Ring Expansion for Installation of Embedded Nitrogen-Oxygen Bonds” Lambert, Kyle M.; Cox, Joshua B.; Liu, Lin; Jackson, Amy C.; Yruegas, S.; Wiberg, Kenneth, B.; Wood, John L. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed.2020, 59, 9757-9766.
75. “Synthesis of Chiral Tetramic Acids: Preparation of (S)-5-Benzylpyrrolidine-2,4-dione from L-Phenylalanine Methyl Ester Hydrochlorides” Lambert, Kyle, M.; Medley, Austin W. Jackson, Amy C.; Markham, Lauren E.; Wood, John L. Org. Synth. 2019, 96, 528.
74. “Total Synthesis of Caesalpinnone A and Caesalpinflavan B: Evolution of a Concise Strategy” Timmerman, Jacob C.; Sims, Noah J.; Wood, John L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019,96, 528.
73. " Synthetic studies towards the penicisulfuranols: synthesis of an advanced spirocylic diketopiperazine intermediate" Gayler, K. M.; Lambert, K. M.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 3154.
72. "Total Synthesis of Herquline B and C" Cox, J. B.*; Kimishima, A.*; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 25–28.
* denotes co-authorship.
71. "Synthetic studies toward longeracemine: The intramolecular [4+2] cycloaddition of 3H-pyrroles" Cox, J. B.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 3539-3549.
70. "Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Hippolachnin A Analogues" Timmerman, J. C.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett, 2018, 20, 3788-3792.
69. "Total Synthesis of (+)-and (±)-Hosieine A" Huang, Y.-W.; Kong, K.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 7664 –7667.
68. "Total Synthesis of Cyclopiamide A and Speradine E" Nakhla, M. C.; Weeks, K. N.; Villalobos, M. N.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron in press
67. "Total Synthesis of (±)-Phomoidride D" Leung, J. C.; Bedermann, A. A.; Njardarson, J. T.; Spiegel, D. A.; Murphy, G. K.; Hama, N.; Twenter, B. M.; Dong, P.; Shirahata, T.; McDonald, I. M.; Inoue, M.; Taniguchi, N.; McMahon, T.C.; Schneider, C. M.; Tao, N.; Stoltz, B. M.; Wood, J. L.
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 1991 –1994.
66. "Total Synthesis of (±)-Aspergilline A" Nakhla, M. C.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18504−18507.
65. "Total Syntheses of (+)-and (−)-Tetrapetalones A and C" Dhanjee, H. H.; Kobayashi, Y.; Buergler, J. F.; McMahon, T. C.; Haley, M. W.; Howell, J. M.; Fujiwara, K.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 14901–14904.
64. "Synthetic studies toward tetrapetalone A: attempted palladium π-allyl cascades toward a fused tricyclic intermediate" Dhanjee, H. H.; Haley, M. W.; McMahon, T. C.; Buergler, J. F.; Howell, J. M.; Kobayashi, Y.; Fujiwara, K.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2016, 26, 3673-3677.
63. "Synthetic studies toward citrinadin A: construction of the pentacyclic core" McCallum, M. E.; Smith, G. M. ; Matsumaru, T.; Kong, K.; Enquist, J. A.; Wood, J. L. The Journal of Antibiotics, 2016, 69, 331-336.
62. "Collaborative Total Synthesis: Routes to (±)-Hippolachnin A Enabled by Quadricyclane Cycloaddition and Late-Stage C-H Oxidation" McCallum, M. E.; Rasik, C. M.; Wood, J.L.; Brown, M.K. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 2437-2442.
61. "Chemoselective Intramolecular Carbonyl Ylide Formation through Electronically Differentiated Malonate Diesters" Nakhla, Mina C.; Lee, C-W.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 5760-5763.
60. "Synthetic studies toward the citrinadins: enantioselective preparation of an advanced spirooxindole intermediate" Matsumaru, T.; McCallum, M.E.; Enquist, J.A.; Smith, G.M.; Kong, K.; Wood, J.L. Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 4089-4093.
59. “An Enantioselective Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of (+)-Citrinadin B” Kong, K.; Enquist, J.A.; McCallum, M.E.; Smith, G.M.; Matsumaru, T.; Menhaji-Klotz, E.; Wood, J.L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 10890-10893.
58. “Toward the Synthesis of Phomoidride D” Murphy, G.K.; Shirahata, T.; Hama, N.; Bedermann, A.; Dong, P.; McMahon, T.C.; Twenter, B.M.; Spiegel, D.A.; McDonald, I.M.; Taniguchi, N.; Inoue, M.; Wood, J.L. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 78, 477-489.
57. “Wharton-Fragmentation-Based Approach to the Carbocyclic Core of the Phomoidrides” Murphy, G.K.; Hama, N.; Bedermann, A.; Dong, P.; Schneider, C.M.; McMahon, T.C.; Tao, R.N.; Twenter, B.M.; Spiegel, D.A.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4544.
56. “Total Syntheses of (±)-Securinine and (±)-Allosecurinine” Chen, J.-H., Levine, S.R.; Buergler, J.F.; McMahon, T.C.; Medeiros, M.R.; Wood, J.L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4531.
55. “The First Synthesis of an Epidiselenodiketopipierazine” McMahon, T.C.; Stanley, S.; Kazyanskaya, E.; Hung, D.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 4534.
54. “Synthetic Studies Toward Providencin: Efficient Construction of a Furanyl-cyclobutanone Fragment” Stevens, S. J.; Berube, A.; Wood, J.L. Tetrahedron, 2011, 67, 6479.
53. “A Scaleable Formal Total Synthesis of Dehydrogliotoxin” McMahon, T. C.; Stanley, S.; Kazyanskaya, E.; Hung, D.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2262.
52. “Welwitindolinone C synthetic studies. Construction of the Welwitindolinone Carbon Skeleton via a Transannular Nitrone Cycloaddition” Freeman, D. B.; Holubec, A. A.; Weiss, M. W.; Dixon, J. A.; Kakefuda, A.; Ohtsuka, M.; Inoue, M.; Vaswani, R. G.; Ohki, H.; Doan, B. D.; Reisman, S. E.; Stolz, B. M.; Day, J. J.; Tao, R. N.; Dieterich, N. A.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 6647
51. “An Enantioselective Approach to the Securinega Alkaloids: The Total Synthesis of (+)-Norsecurinine and (+)allonorsecurinine” Medeiros, M. R.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 4701.
50. “Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of (±)-Actinophilic Acid” Vaswani, R.; Day, J.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 4532.
49. “Spirolactone Syntheses Through A Rhodium-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Insertion Reaction: Model Studies Towards the Synthesis of Syringolides” Navarro-Villalobos, M.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 6450.
48. “Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-syringolides 3 and of (+)- and (-)-syributins 1,2 and 3” Navarro-Villalobos, M.; Wood, J. L.; Jeong, S.; Benson, C. L.; Zeman, S. M.; McCarty, C.; Weiss, M. M.; Salcedo, A.; Jenkins, J. Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 8091.
47. “Identifying the Proteins to Which Small-Molecule Probes and Drugs Bind in Cells” Ong, S.-E.; Schenone, M.; Margolin, A.; Li, X.; Do, K.; Doud, M.; Mani, D.; Kuai, L.; Wang, X.; Wood, J.; Tolliday, N.; Koehler, A.; Marcaurelle, L.; Golub, T.; Gould, R.; Schreiber, S.; Carr, S. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2009, 106, 4617.
46. “Evolution of a Synthetic Strategy: Total Synthesis of (±)-Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Reisman, S.E.; Ready, J. M.; Weiss, M. M.; Hasuoka, A.; Hirata, M.; Tamaki, K.; Ovaska, T. V.; Smith, C. J.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 2087.
45. “Expanding the Scope of Trialkylborane/Water Mediated Radical Reactions” Medeiros, M. R.; Schacherer, L. N.; Spiegel, D. A.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 4427.
44. “Pyrrolysin Analogues as Substrates for Pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase” Polycarpo, C. R.; Herring, S.; Bérubé, A.; Wood, J. L.; Söll, D.; Ambrogelly, A. FEBS Letters 2006, 580, 6695.
43. “Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Bacchopetiolone: Application of a Tandem Aromatic Oxidation/Diels-Alder Rection” Bérubé, A.; Drutu, I.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 5421.
42. “Total Synthesis of (±)-Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Reisman, S. E.; Ready, J. M.; Hasuoka, A.; Smith, C. J.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 1448.
41. “Deoxygenation of Alcohols Employing Water as the Hydrogen Atom Source” Spiegel, D. A.; Wiberg, K. B.; Schacherer, L. N.; Medeiros, M. R.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12513.
40. “Increasing the Kinase Specificity of K252a by Protein Surface Recognition” Schneider, T. L.; Mathew, R. S.; Rice, K. P.; Tamaki, K.; Wood, J. L.; Schepartz, A. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1695.
39. “Rhodium Perfluorobutyramide (Rh2(pfm)4): A Synthetically Useful Catalyst for Olefin Aziridinations” Keany, G. F.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 4031.
38. “Total Synthesis of (+/-)-Kalihinol C” White, R. D.; Keaney, G. F.; Slown, C. D.; Wood, J. L. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1123.
37. “An Aminooacyl-tRNA Synthetase that Specifically Activates Pyrrolysin” Polycarpo, C.; Ambrogelly, A.; Bérubé, A.; Winbush, S. M.; McCloskey, J. A.; Crain, P. F.; Wood, J. L.; Söll, D. Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., 2004, 101 (34), 12450.
36. “Total Synthesis of Ingenol” Nickel, A. Maruyama, T.; Tang, H.; Murphy, P.; Greene, B.; Yusuff, N.; Wood, J. L. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16300.
35. “A Mild and Efficient Synthesis of Oxindoles: Progress Towards the Syntheses of Welwitindolinone A Isonitrile” Ready, J. M.; Reisman, S. E.; Hirata, M.; Weiss, M. M.; Tamaki, K.; Ovaska, T. V.; Wood, J. L. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2004, 43, 1270.
34. “The Art of Innovation in Organic Chemistry: Synthetic Efforts Toward the Phomoidrides” Spiegel, D. A.; Njardarson, J. T.; McDonald, I. M.; Wood, J. L. Chem. Rev., 2003, 103, 2691.
33. “Rhodium-Catalyzed Synthesis of C(3) Disubstituted Oxindole: An Approach to Diazonamide A” Sawada, T.; Fuerst, D. E.; Wood, J. L. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 4919.
32. “Application of Phenolic Oxidation Chemistry in Synthesis: Preparation of the BCE Ring System of Ryanodine” Wood, J. L.; Graeber, J. K.; Njardarson, J. T. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 8855.
31. “Inhibitors of NF-kB Signaling: Design and Synthesis of a Biotinylated Isopanepoxydone Affinity Reagent” Shotwell, J. B.; Koh, B.; Choi, H. W.; Wood, J. L.; Crews, C. M. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2002, 12, 3463.
30. “The K252a Derivatives, Inhibitors for the PAK/MLK Kinase Family, Selectively Block the Growth of RAS Transformants” Nheu, T. V.; He, H.; Hirokawa, Y.; Tamaki, K.; Florin, L.; Schmitz, M. L.; Suzuki-Takahashi, I.; Jorissen, R. N.; Burgess, A. W.; Nishimura, S.; Wood, J.; Maruta, H. The Cancer Journal, 2002, 8, 328.
29. “Synthesis of (-)-7S)-and (+)-(7R)-K252a Dimers” Kazuhiko Tamaki, Elliott W. D. Huntsman, Dejah T. Petsch and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett., 2002, 43, 379.
28. “Total Synthesis of Luminacin D” J. Brad Shotwell, Evan S. Krygowski, John Hines, Brian Koh, Elliott W. D. Huntsman, Hui Won Choi, John S. Schneekloth Jr., John L. Wood and Craig M. Crews Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3087.
27. “CP-263,114 Synthetic Studies. Construction of an Isotwistane Ring System via Rhodium Carbenoid C-H Insertion” David A. Spiegel, Jón T. Njardarson, John L. Wood Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 6545.
26. "Reactive Dienes: Intramolecular Aromatic Oxidation of 3-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)-propionic Acids" Ioana Drutu, Jón T. Njardarson, John L. Wood Org. Lett., 2002, 4, 493.
25. "An Expeditious Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of CP-263,114" Jon Njardarson, Ivar MacDonald, David Spiegel, Munenori Inoue, John L. Wood Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 2435.
24. "Evolution of a Synthetic Approach to CP-263,114" Jon Njardarson and John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 2431.
23. "Effiecient Syntheses of Novel C2'-Alkylated (±)-K252a Analogs" Kazuhiko Tamaki, J. Brad Shotwell, Ryan D. White, Ioana Drutu, Dejah T. Petsch, Thao V. Nheu, Hong He,Yumiko Hirokawa, Hiroshi Maruta, and John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1689.
22. "Progress Towards the Total Synthesis of Ingenol: Construction of the Complete Carbocyclic Skeleton" Heifeng Tang, Naeem Yussuf, John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1563.
21. "Progress Toward the Total Synthesis of Kalihinane Diterpenoids" Ryan D. White and John L. Wood. Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1825.
20. "Catalyst-based Control of [2,3] and [3,3] Rearrangement in α-Diazoketone-derived Propargyloxy Enols" George A. Moniz and John L. Wood J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 5095.
19. "Reactive Enols in Synthesis 2: An Efficient Total Synthesis of (+)-Latifolic Acid and (+)-Latifoline"Ioana Drutu, Evan Grabowski, John L. Wood J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7025.
18. "Total Synthesis of Epoxysorbicillinol" Brian D. Thompson, Naeem Yusuff, and Derek A. Pflum J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 2097.
17. “A Chemical Switch for Inhibitor-Sensitive Alleles of Any Protein Kinase” Anthony C. Bishop, Jeffrey A. Ubersax, Dejah T. Petsch, Dina P. Matheos, Nathanael S. Gray, Justin Blethrow, Eijl Shimizu, Joe Z. Tsien, Peter G. Schultz, Mark D. Rose, John L. Wood, David O. Morgan, and Kevan M. Shokat Nature, 2000, 407, 395.
16. "Efficient Stereoselective Syntheses of Isopanepoxydone and Panepoxydone: A Re-Assignment of Relative Stereochemistry" J. Brad Shotwell, Shaojing Hu, Eva Medina, Megumi Abe, Roger Cole, Craig M. Crews, and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 9639.
15. "Synthesis of C(3) Benzofuran-Derived Bis-Aryl Quaternary Centers: Approaches to Diazonamide A" Douglas E. Fuerst, Brian M. Stoltz, John L. Wood Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3521.
14. "Total Synthesis and Protein Kinase Activity of C(7) Methyl Derivatives of K252a" John L. Wood, Dejah T. Petsch, Brian M. Stoltz, Elizabeth M. Hawkins Daniel Elbaum, David R. Stover Synthesis, 1999, 1529.
13. "Rhodium Carbenoid-Initiated Claisen Rearrangement: Scope and Mechanistic Observations" John L. Wood and George A. Moniz Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 371.
12. "Application of Reactive Enols in Synthesis: A Versatile, Efficient and Stereoselective Construction of the Welwitindolinone Carbon Skeleton" John L. Wood, Alexandra A. Holubec, Brian M. Stoltz, Matthew M. Weiss, Julie A. Dixon, Brian D. Doan, Mohammed F. Shamji, Jennifer M. Chen, and Timothy P. Heffron J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121 6326.
11. "Development of a Rhodium Carbenoid-Initiated Claisen Rearrangement for the Enantioselective Synthesis of α-Hydroxy Carbonyl Compounds" John L. Wood, George A. Moniz, Derek A. Pflum, Brian M. Stoltz, Alexandra A. Holubec, and Hans-Juergen Dietrich J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 1748.
10. "Design and Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Approach to Pyranosylated Indolocarbazoles: Total Synthesis of (+)-RK286c, (+)-MLR-52, (+)-Staurosporine, and (-)-TAN-1030a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Steven N. Goodman, Kenolisa Onwueme J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9652.
9. "Design and Implementation of an Efficient Synthetic Approach to Furanosylated Indolocarbazoles: Total Synthesis of (+)- and (-)-K252a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Hans-Juergen Dietrich, Derek A. Pflum, and Dejah T. Petsch J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 9641.
8. "An Approach to Chiral Tri-Substituted Olefins: Synthesis of the C(1)-C(7) Segment of Halichomycin" Erin E. McCann, Glenn Janes, Craig Ortsey, and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett., 1997, 38, 303.
7. "Glycosylated Indolocarbazole Synthesis" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Hans-Jürgen Dietrich, Derek Pflum International Patent Application Publication Number WO 97/07081
6. "The Total Synthesis of (+)-RK-286c, (+)-MLR-52, (+)-Staurosporine, and (+)-K252a." John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Steven N. Goodman J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 10656.
5. "The Synthesis of Desamido Analogs of Staurosporine, RK-286c, and TAN-1030a." John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, Kenolisa Onwueme, and Steven N. GoodmanTetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 7335.
4. "The Stereoselective Ring Contraction of a Pyranosylated Indolocarbazole. A Biosynthetic Link Between K252a and Staurosporine?" Brian M. Stoltz.; John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 3929.
3. "A Ring Expansion Approach to Pyranosylated Indolocarbazoles" Brian M. Stoltz and John L. Wood Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 8543.
2. "The Total Synthesis of (+)- and (-)-K252a" John L. Wood, Brian M. Stoltz, and Hans-Jürgen Dietrich J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 10413.
1. "The Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-Syringolides 1 and 2" John L. Wood, Susan Jeong, Annalee Salcedo, and Jonathan Jenkins J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 286.