Mentored Publications
6. Goodner, R. M.; Brandes, D. S.; Morais, G. N.; Tao, Q.; Tassone, J. P.; Mercado, B. Q.; Chen, S.; Ellman, J. A. C–H Activation and Sequential Addition to Dienes and Imines: Synthesis of Amines with β-Quaternary Centers and Mechanistic Studies on the Complex Interplay Between the Catalyst and Three Reactants. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 18124–18133.
5. Liu, J. T.*; Brandes, D. S.*; Greenwood, N. S.; Ellman, J. A. Synthesis of N-Acylsulfenamides from Amides and N-Thiosuccinimides. Synthesis 2023, 55, 2353–2360. [*Equal contributions]
4. Brandes, D. S.; Ellman, J. A. C–H bond activation and sequential addition to two different coupling partners: a versatile approach to molecular complexity. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2022, 51, 6738–6756.
3. Kazerouni, A. M.; Brandes, D. S.; Davies, C. C.; Cotter, L. F.; Mayer, J. M.; Chen, S.; Ellman, J. A. Visible Light-Mediated, Highly Diastereoselective Epimerization of Lactams from the Most Accessible to the More Stable Stereoisomer. ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 7798–7803.
2. Brandes, D. S.; Muma, A. D.; Ellman, J. A. Synthesis of α-Branched Amines by Three- and Four-Component C–H Functionalization Employing a Readily Diversifiable Hydrazone Directing Group. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 9597–9601.
1. Brandes, D. S.; Sirvent, A.; Mercado, B. Q.; Ellman, J. A. Three-Component 1,2-Carboamidation of Bridged Bicyclic Alkenes via RhIII-Catalyzed Addition of C–H Bonds and Amidating Reagents. Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 2836–2840.
