Publications by AJ Boydston from Undergraduate, Graduate, and Postdoctoral Work

  • Momčilović, N.; Clark, P. G.; Boydston, A. J.*; Grubbs, R. H.* “One-Pot Synthesis of Polyrotaxanes via Acyclic Diene Metathesis Polymerization of Supramolecular Monomers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011133, 19087-19089. (*Co-corresponding authors)
  • Xia, Y.; Boydston, A. J.; Grubbs, R. H. “Synthesis and Direct Imaging of Ultrahigh Molecular Weight Cyclic Brush Polymers” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201150, 5882-5885.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Holcombe, T. W.; Unruh, D. A.; Fréchet, J. M. J.; Grubbs, R. H. “A Direct Route to Cyclic Organic Nanostructures via Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization of a Dendronized Macromonomer” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009131, 5388-5389.
    • Highlighted by C&E News 2009April 14, 32.
    • Highlighted by Nature Chemistry 20091, 178-179.
  • Xia, Y.; Boydston, A. J.; Yao, Y.; Kornfield, J. A.; Gorodetskaya, I. A.; Spiess, H. W.; Grubbs, R. H. “Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization: Catalyst Dependent Polymerization Profiles” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009131, 2670-2677.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Xia, Y.; Kornfield, J. A.; Gorodetskaya, I. A.; Grubbs, R. H. “Cyclic Ruthenium-Alkylidene Catalysts for Ring-Expansion Metathesis Polymerization” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008130, 12775-12782.
  • Tang, T.; Coady, D. J.; Boydston, A. J.; Dykhno, O. L.; Bielawski, C. W. “Pro-Ionomers: An Anion Metathesis Approach to Amphiphilic Block Ionomers from Neutral Precursors” Adv. Mater. 200820, 3096-3099.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Vu, P. D.; Dykhno, O. L.; Chang, V.; Wyatt, A. R., II; Stockett, A. S.; Ritschdorff, E. T.; Shear, J. B.; Bielawski, C. W. “Modular Fluorescent Benzobis(imidazolium) Salts: Syntheses, Photophysical Analyses, and Applications” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008130, 3143-3156.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Pecinovsky, C. S.; Chao, S. T.; Bielawski, C. W. “Phase-Tunable Fluorophores Based Upon Benzobis(imidazolium) Salts” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007129, 14550-14551.
  • Vu, P. D.; Boydston, A. J.; Bielawski, C. W. “Ionic Liquids via Efficient, Solvent-Free Anion Metathesis” Green Chem. 20079, 1158-1159.
  • Williams, K. A.; Boydston, A. J.; Bielawski, C. W. “Towards Electrically Conductive, Self-Healing Materials” J. R. Soc. Interface 2007, 4, 359-362.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Rice, J. D.; Sanderson, M. D.; Dykhno, O. L.; Bielawski, C. W. “Mild and Efficient Syntheses of Main-Chain Organometallic Polymers Containing Bis(bidentate) Benzobis(imidazolylidene)s and a Related Bis(benzimidazolylidene)Ni(II) Complex” Organometallics 200625, 6087-6098.
  • Khramov, D. M.; Boydston, A. J.; Bielawski, C. W. “Synthesis and Study of Janus Bis(carbene)s and Their Transition Metal Complexes” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 200645, 6186-6189.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Khramov, D. M.; Bielawski, C. W. “An Alternative Synthesis of Benzobis(imidazolium) Salts Via a “One-pot” Cyclization/Oxidation Reaction Sequence” Tetrahedron Lett. 200647, 5123-5125.
  • Khramov, D. M.; Boydston, A. J.; Bielawski, C. W. “Highly Efficient Synthesis and Solid-State Characterization of 1,2,4,5-Tetrakis(alkyl– and arylamino)benzenes and Cyclization to Their Respective Benzobis(imidazolium) Salts” Org. Lett. 20068, 1831-1834.
  • Sartin, M. M.; Boydston, A. J.; Pagenkopf, B. L.; Bard, A. J. “Electrochemistry, Spectroscopy, and Electrogenerated Chemiluminescence of Silole-Based Chromophores” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006128, 10163-10170.
    • Highlighted by the ACS: Chemical Innovation Heart Cut: August 28, 2006.
  • Hinrichs, H.; Boydston, A. J.; Jones, P. G.; Hess, K.; Herges, R.; Haley, M. M.; Hopf, H. “The Phane Properties of [2.2]Paracyclophane/ Dehydrobenzoannulene Hybrids” Chem. Eur. J. 200612, 7103-7115.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Williams, K. A.; Bielawski, C. W. “A Modular Approach to Main-Chain Organometallic Polymers” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005127, 12496-12497.
    • Highlighted by C&E News 2005Sept. 5, 32.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Pagenkopf, B. L. “Improving Quantum Efficiencies of Siloles and Silole-derived Butadiene Chromophores through Structural Tuning” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 200443, 6336-6338.
    • Highlighted by the ACS: Chemical Innovation Heart Cut: December 13, 2004.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Yin, Y.; Pagenkopf, B. L. “A Controlled, Iterative Synthesis of Oligo[(p-phenyleneethynylene)-alt-(2,5-siloleneethynylene)]s” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004126, 10350-10354.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Yin, Y.; Pagenkopf, B. L. “Synthesis and Electronic Properties of Donor-Acceptor p-Conjugated Siloles” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004126, 3724-3725.
    • Highlighted by the ACS: Chemical Innovation Heart Cut: April 19, 2004.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Haley, M. M.; Williams, R. V.; Armantrout, J. R. “Diatropicity of 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-Octadehydro[14]annulenes: A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation” J. Org. Chem. 200267, 8812-8819.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Laskoski, M.; Bunz, U. H. F.; Haley, M. M. “Evaluation of Ring-Strain Effects in Cycloalkene-Fused Octadehydro[14]annulenes” Synlett2002, 981-983.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Haley, M. M. “Diatropicity of Dehydrobenzo[14]annulenes: Comparative Analysis of the Bond-Fixing Ability of Benzene on the Parent 3,4,7,8,9,10,13,14-Octadehydro[14]annulene” Org. Lett. 20013, 3599-3601.
  • Boydston, A. J.; Bondarenko, L.; Dix, I.; Weakley, T. J. R.; Hopf, H.; Haley, M. M. “[2.2]Paracyclophane/Dehydrobenzoannulene Hybrids: Transannular Delocalization in Open-Circuited Conjugated Macrocycles” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 200140, 2986-2989.
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