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Wheeler Group Publications

"Molecular Recognition and Shape Studies of 3- and 4-Substituted Diarylamide Quasiracemates, Crystals, 2021, 11, 1596. Brandt, A.K.; Boyle, D.J.; Butler, J.P.; Gillingham, A.R.; Penner, S.E.; Spaniol, J.M.; Stockdill, A.K.; Vanderwall, M.M.; Yeraly, A.; Schepens, D.R.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Amino Acid Hydrogen Oxalate  Quasiracemates - Sulfur Containing Side Chains," CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 8061-8070. Wells, R.G.; Sahlstrom, K.D.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Amino Acid Hydrogen Oxalate  Quasiracemates - Hydrocarbon Side Chains," CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 8053-8060. Wells, R.G.; Sahlstrom, K.D.; Ekelem, F.D.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Increasing the Structural Boundary of Quasiracemate Formation: 4-Substituted Naphthylamides," CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 210-215. Craddock, D.; Parks, M.; Taylor, L.; Wagner, B.; Ruf, M.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Pasteur's Tartaramide/Malamide Quasiracemates: New Entries and Departures from Near Inversion Symmetry," CrystEngComm, 2018, 20, 4213-4220. Pinter, E.N.; Cantrell, L.S.; Day, G.M.; Wheeler, K.A. [selected as issue cover]

"Mapping the Structural Boundaries of Quasiracemate Fractional Crystallization using 2-Substituted Diarylamides," Chemical Communications 2017, 53, 4601-4605. Tinsley, I.C.; Spaniol, J.M.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Accessing Centnerszwer's Quasiracemate - Molecular Shape Controlled Molecular Recognition," RSC Advances 2016, 6, 64921-64929. Spaniol, J.M.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Crystal Photodimerization Reactions of Spatially Engineered Isocoumarin Assemblies," Crystal Growth & Design 2016, 16, 1781-1785. Weerasinghe, M.S.; Karlson, S.T.; Lu, Y.; Wheeler, K.A. (Margaret C. (Peggy) Etter Memorial Issue)

“Tröger’s Base Quasiracemates and Crystal Packing Tendencies,” Crystal Engineering Communications 2014, 16, 7251-7258.  Cross, J.T.; Rossi, N.A.; Serafin, M.F.; Wheeler, K.A. (Invited Contribution to the Thematic Issue on the International Year of Crystallography)

"Chiral Transmission to Crystal Photodimerization of Leucine-Methionine Quasiracemic Assemblies," RSC Advances 2014, 4, 8125-8131. Lu, Y.; Bolokowicz, A.J.; Reeb, S.A.; Wiseman, J.D.; Wheeler, K.A.

Solid-State Photodimerization Reactions of Racemic and Homochiral Phenylalanine Sulfonamidecinnamic Acids,” Crystal Engineering Communications 2013, 15, 27-30.  Yan, Z.; Bolokowicz, A.J.; Reeb, S.A.; Wiseman, J.D.; Wheeler, K.A. [selected as a Hot article]

“Valine Sulfonamidecinnamic Acid Asymmetric Crystal Reactions,” Chemical Communications 2012, 48, 519-521. Wheeler, K.A.; Malehorn, S.H.; Egan, E.A.

“Enantiocontrolled Solid-State Photodimerizations via a Chiral Sulfonamidecinnamic Acid,” Crystal Engineering Communications 2011, 13, 3134-3137, Wheeler, K.A.; Wiseman, J.D.; Grove, R.C. [selected issue cover, hot article]

“A Photoreactive Crystalline Quasiracemate,” Chemical Communications 2010, 46, 7322-7324. Grove, R.C.; Malehorn, S.H.; Breen, M.E.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Structural Studies of Racemates and Quasiracemates.  2-(3-Bromophenoxy)propionic Acid and 2-(3-Methoxyphenoxy) propionic Acid” Crystal Growth & Design 2008, 8, 3863-3870.  Breen, M.E.; Tameze, S.L.; Dougherty, W.G.; Kassel, W.S.; Wheeler, K.A. [selected as issue cover]

“Structural Studies of Racemates and Quasiracemates.  Chloro, Bromo, and Methyl Adducts of 2-Phenoxypropionic Acid” Crystal Growth & Design 2008, 8, 612-619.  Lineberry, A.M.; Benjamin, E.T.; Davis, R.E.; Kassel, W.S.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Rediscovering Pasteur’s Quasiracemates,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition , ">47 78-81. Wheeler, K.A.; Grove, R.C.; Davis, R.E.

“2-Aminopyrimidine 3,3,3-Triphenylpropanoic Acid,” Acta Crystallographica 2007, C63, o620-o621. Serafin, M.F.; Wheeler, K.A.

“A Molecular Salt of Tricyanomethanide Anion and a N,N’-dianisylphenazinium Dication: Cooperative Affects of Weak Methoxy···Methoxy and C≡N···N+ Intermolecular Contacts,” CrystEngComm 2006, 221, 91-92. McKay, S.E.; Wheeler, K.A.; Blackstock, S.

“Structural Consequences of Strong and Weak Interactions to Binary Benzoic Acid/Bipyridine Supramolecular Assemblies,” Crystal Growth and Design 2005, 5, 727-736. Bowers, J.R.; Hopkins, G.W.; Yap, G.P.A.; Wheeler, K.A;.

N-Phthaloyl-DL-alanine,” Acta Crystallographica 2004, E60, o1399-o1400. Wheeler, K.A; Gordineer, M.; Deschamps, J.R. 

“Bis(dimethylammonium) 1,4-Phenylenediacrylate,” Acta Crystallographica 2004, E60, o1421-o1423. Wheeler, K.A; Deschamps, J.R. 

“Structural Studies of Enantiomers, Racemates, and Quasiracemates.  N-(4-Methylbenzoyl)methylbenzylamine and N-(4-Nitrobenzoyl)methylbenzylamine,” Crystal Growth and Design 2004, 4, 95-101. Hendi, M.; Hooter, P.; Lynch, V.; Davis, R.E.; Wheeler, K.A;.

Competitive N-H···O=C and N-H···S=C Hydrogen Bonding in Alanine Dithiocarbamates,CrystEngComm 2003, 5, 337-342. Wheeler, K.A; Harrington, B.; Zapp, M.; Casey, E. [identified as a top 5 accessed article in the issue]

“Two bis(Aminium) 1,5-Naphthalenedisulfonate Molecular Salts,” Acta Crystallographica 2003, C59, 332-334. Sakwa, S.; Wheeler, K.A.

(±)-1-Aza-5-(4-methoxyphenyl amide)bicylco[3.3.0]octan-2-one Benzene Solvate,” Acta Crystallographica, 2003, C59, 231-233. Wheeler, K.A.

“Structural Studies of Enantiomers, Racemates, and Quasiracemates.  N-(2-Chlorobenzoyl)methylbenzylamine and N-(2-Bromobenzoyl)methylbenzylamine Structural Studies of Enantiomers, Racemates, and Quasiracemates,” Crystal Growth and Design 2002, 2, 637-644. Fomulu, S.; Hendi, M.; Davis, R.E.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Structural Studies of Enantiomers, Racemates, and Quasiracemates.  2-(2,4,5-Trichloroanilino)propanoic Acid and 2-(2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxy)propanoic Acid,” Crystal Growth and Design 2002, 2, 645-651. Fomulu, S.; Hendi, M.; Davis, R.E.; Wheeler, K.A.

"Aqua(benzene-1,3-dicarboxylato-K3O,O’,O’’)zinc(II)” Acta Crystallographica 2001, C57, 704, Otto, T.J.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Structural Studies of Enantiomers, Racemates, and Quasiracemates.  2-(2,4-Dichlorophenyl)propanoic Acid and 2-(2-Chloro-4-Nitrophenyl)propanoic Acid,” Crystal Engineering 2001, 4, 11-24. Hendi, M.; Davis, R.E.; Lynch, V.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Spontaneously Resolved Chiral Arylsulfonamides,” Crystal Engineering 2000, 3, 209-224. Wheeler, K.A.; Hendi, M.; Davis; R.E.

“Structural Studies of Trimeric Pyridinium Carboxylate Carboxylic Acid Cocrystals,” Crystal Engineering 1999, 1, 263. Carrow, C.J.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Structure of a Constrained Bicyclo[2.2.1]heptenone System,” Acta Crystallographica 1996, C52, 3183-3185. Wheeler, K.A; Carrow, C.J.


Collaborative Publications

Quinoline-Functionalized BODIPY Dyes: Structural and Photophysical Properties,J. Photochem. Photobiol. A. Chem., 2021, 425, 113686-113695. Kukoyi, A.; He, H.; Wheeler, K. A.

“Chemo- and Stereospecific Solid-State Thermal Dimerization of Sodium trans-2-Butenoate and γ-Ray-Induced Single-Crystal-to-Single-Crystal Dimerization of Hexaaquamagnesium trans-2-Butenoate Dihydrate: Both Give rel-(3S,4R)-1-Hexene-3,4-dicarboxylate but by Different Mechanisms. Stereospecific γ-Ray-Induced Trimerization of Sodium trans-2-Butenoate,” Crystal Growth & Design 2021, 21, 663-682. Shang, W.; Schlam, R. S.; Hickey, M. B.; Zhou, J.; Wheeler, K. A.; Diaz de Delgado, G. C.; Chen, C.-H.; Snider, B. B.; Foxman, B. M.


“Phosphine-Catalyzed Stereoselective Dimerizations of Ketenes,” Tetrahedron 2021, 78, 131838. Ibrahim, A. A.; Wei, P.-H.; Harzmann, G. D.; Nalla, D.; Mondal, M.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J.

“Extension of Furopyrimidine Nucleosides with 5-Alkynyl Substituent: Synthesis, High Fluorescence, and Antiviral Effect in the Absence of Free Ribose Hydroxyl Groups,” European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry 2021, 209, 112884. Kaczmarek, R.; Twardy, D.; Olson, T.; Korczyński, D.; Andrei, G.; Snoeck, R.; Dolot, R.; Wheeler, K.; Dembinski, R.

“P-Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Oligo(Nucleoside N3’→O5’ Phosphoramidothioate)s – Opportunities and Limitations,” RSC Advances 2020, 10, 35185-35197.  Radzikowska, E.; Kaczmarek, R.; Korczyńskia, D.; Krakowiak, A.; Mikołajczyka, B.; Baraniaka, J.; Guga, P.; Wheeler, K. A.; Pawlak, T.; Nawrot, B.

“Crystal Structure and Hirshfeld Analysis of 3’-Bromo-4-methylchalcone and 3’-Cyano-4-methylchalcone,” Acta Crystallographica 2020, E76, 1496-1502. Battaglie, Z. O; Kersten, J. T.; Nicol, E. M.; Whitworth, P.; Wheeler, K. A.; Hall, C. L.; Potticary, J.; Hamilton, V.; Hall, S. R.; D’Ambruoso, G. D.; Matsumato, M.; Warren, S. D.; Cremeens, M. E.

“Use of 3D Printing to Manufacture Document Camera Mounts in Support of Online Education Shifts during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” Journal of Chemical Education 2020, 97, 2691-2695. Davis, E. J.; Wheeler, K. A.

“On the Reaction between Rhodium(III) Bromide Dihydrate and Diphenylphosphine: Crystal and Molecular Structures of Trans-Bromotetrakis(diphenylphosphine)hydridorhodium(III) Bromide, Trans-Dibromotetrakis(diphenylphosphine)rhodium(III) Trans-Tetrabromobis(diphenylphosphine)rhodate(III), and Mer-Tribromotris(diphenylphosphine)rhodium(III),” J. Mol. Struct. 2020, 1220, 128750. Howard, W. A.; Wheeler, K. A.; Buccella, D.

“Tuning the Catecholase Activity of Bis(pyrazolyl)methane-based Copper(II) Complexes by Substitutions of the Ligand Core: Unraveling a Dual O2/H2O2 Oxidation Mechanism,” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2020, 506, 119507.  Jayaweera, N. P; Hall, A. E.; Wilson, A. A.; Konkle, M. E.; Wheeler, K. A.; Semeniuc, R. F.           

Enhancing Easy-Plane Anisotropy in Bespoke Ni(II) Quantum Magnets”, Polyhedron 2020, 177, 114379.  Manson, J. L.; Manson, Z. E.; Sargent, A.; Villa, D. Y.; Etten, N. L.; Blackmore, W. J. A.; Curley, S. P. M.; William, R. C.; Bramble, J.; Goddard, P. A.; Ozarowski, A.; Wilson, M. N.; Huddart, B. M.; Lancaster, T.; Johnson R. D.; Blundell, S. J.; Bendix, J.; Wheeler, K. A.; Lapidus, S. H.; Xiaoi, F.; Birnbaum, S.; Singleton, J.

“Synthesis and Electronic Structure of a Mononuclear Copper(II) Complex Supported by Tris(2-hydroxyliminopropyl)amine,” Polyhedron 2020, 177, 114306.  Roseborough, A.; Malgorzata, H.; Wheeler, K. A.; Stoian, S.

“A BODIPY-functionalized PdII Photoredox Catalyst for Sonogashira C-C Cross-coupling Reactions,” Chemical Communications 2019, 55, 4973-4976.  Dissanayake, K. C.; Ebukuyo, P. O.; Dhahir, Y. J.; Wheeler, K. A.; He, H.

“Benzobis(imidazolium)Salts as Templates for the Self-Assembly of Starburst [24]-Pseudorotaxanes and their Corresponding Carbene-Based Classic [22]-pseudorotaxanes,” Chemical Communications 2019, 55, 1786-1789.  Foster, M. W.; Mehl, B. T.; Treadwell, E. M.; Semeniuc, R. F.; Wheeler, K. A.
           
“Enhanced Nucleophilic Substitution with Coordinated 4,4‘-Dichloro-2,2‘-bipyridine: X-ray Structures of 4,4‘-Dichloro-2,2‘-bipyridine (Bipy-Cl2), cis-Dichlorobis(4,4‘-dichloro-2,2‘-bipyridine)rhodium(III) Hexafluorophosphate [Rh](PF6), and Tris(4,4‘-dichloro-2,2‘-bipyridine)ruthenium(II) Hexafluorophosphate [Ru](PF6)2,”  Journal of Molecular Structure 2019, 1184, 157-162. Adamczak, A. K.; Howard, W. A.; Wheeler, K. A.

“Catalyst-Free Ambient Temperature Synthesis of Isoquinoline-fused Benzimidazoles from 2-Alkynylbenzaldehydes via Alkyne Hydroamination,” Green Chemistry 2019, 21, 99-108. Mishra, M.; Twardy, D.; Ellstrom, C.; Wheeler, K. A.; Dembinski, R.; Torok, B.          

“Multiple Coordination Modes of a New Ditopic Bis(pyrazolyl)methane-based Ligand,” Dalton Transactions 2018, 47, 17109-17121.  Coulton, J. B.; Smith, A. C.; Wheeler, K. A.; Semeniuc, R. F.

“Three Isomers in Equilibrium: Phosphine Exchange of Coordinated and Pendant Phosphines in a Unique Complex, (OC)5WL (L = 1,2-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1-di-p-tolylphosphinoethane), and Implications for Understanding the k2 Term in the Rate Law for Phosphine Substitution in Group 6 Metal Carbonyl Complexes,” Organometallics 2018, 37, 3742-3749. Van Ausdall, B. R.; Cuddy, M. F.; Southern, J. S.; Wheeler, K. A.; Keiter, E. A.; Treadwell, E. M.; Keiter, R. L.
           
“Organometallic Nucleosides:  Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Substituted Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl 2'-Deoxy-5-oxopropynyluridines,” Kaczmarek, R.; Korczyński, D.; Królewska-Golińska, K.; Wheeler, K. A.; Chavez, F. A.; Dembinski, R. ChemistryOpen 2018, 7, 237-247.

“Second Generation O-Alkyldithiocarbonates: Easy Access to a New Class of Metalloligands,” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2018, 475, 161-171. Semeniuc, R. F.; Reamer, T. J.; Hammock, K. A.; Jones, H. B.; Smith, M. D.; Wheeler, K. A.

“Sisters Together: Co-sensitization of Near-infrared Emission of Ytterbium (III) by BODIPY and Porphyrin Dyes,” Chemical Communications 2017, 53, 10120-10123.  He, H.; Bonsonetta, J. D.; Wheeler, K. A.; May, S. P.

“Monitoring a Simple Hydrolysis Process in an Organic Solid by Observing Methyl Group Rotation,” Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 2017, 85-86, 1-11. Beckmann, P. A.; Bohen, J. M.; Ford, J.; Malachowski, W. P; Malory, C. W.; Mallory, F. B.; McGhie, A. R.; Rheingold, A. L.; Sloan, G. J.; Szewcsyk, S. T.; Wang, X.; Wheeler, K. A.

"Multicomponent Reaction Through Cooperative Trio Catalysis Incorporating Enamine, Bronsted Acid and Metal Lewis Acid Catalysis: A Concise Route to Access Chromans," Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2017, 15, 4933-4936.  Karunaratne, C. V.; Sarkisian, R. G.; Reeves, J.; Deng, Y.; Wheeler, K..A .; Wang, H.

“Neutral Interlocked Assemblies from Anion Pseudorotaxanes Coordinated to Sn(IV) and Cu(I) Metallic Centers,” Inorganica Chimica Acta 2017, 455, 52-60. Baum, R. R.; Veach, J. J.; Semeniuc, R. F.; Wheeler, K. A.

“Alkaloid-Catalyzed Enantiosemestive [3+2] Cycloaddition of Ketene and Azomethane Imines,” Organic Letters 2016, 18, 4108-4111. Mondal, M.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J.

“Regioselective Hydroamination of Alk-3-ynones with Non-Symmetrical o-Phenylenediamines.  Synthesis of Diversely Substituted 3H-1,5-Benzodiazepines via Z-3-amino-2-alkenones,” RSC Advances 2016, 6, 107081-107093. Young, Jonathon; Schafer, Christian; Solan, Agnes; Baldrica, Anthony; Belcher, Miranda; Nisanci, Bilal; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Trivadi, Evan; Torok, Bela; Dembinski, Roman.

“Aryl-Substituted BIAN Complexes of Iron Dibromide: Synthesis, X-ray and Electronic Structure, and Catalytic Hydrosilylation Activity,” Polyhedron 2016, 114, 403-414. Supej, Michael J.; Volkov, Alexander; Darko, Louisa; West, Ryan A.; Darmon, Jonathan M.; Schulz, Charles E.; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Hoyt, Helen.

“Phosphine-catalyzed Synthesis of β-lactones from Ketenes and Chiral β-oxyaldehydes,” Tetrahedron Letters 2015, 80, 5789-5794.  Chen, Shi; Mondal, Mukulesh; Adams, Matthew P.; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Kerrigan, Nessan J.

“Chiral Bimetallic Catalysts Derived from Chiral Metal Phosphates: Enantioselective Three-Component Asymmetric Aza-Diels-Alder Reactions of Cyclic Ketones,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2015, 80, 7984-7993.  Deng, Yongming; Karunaratne, Chamini V.; Csatary, Erika; Tierney, David L.; Wheeler, Kraig; Wang, Hong.

“Dangling Phosphine Complexes: Phosphine Exchange in Pentacarbonyl Tungsten Complexes of Bis(diphenylphosphinomethyl)phenylphosphine,” Journal of Organometalllic Chemistry 2015, 794, 258-265. Gamage, Chaminda P.; Bailey, Ryan C.; Keiter, Ellen A.; Kuczynski, John R.; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Stern, Charlotte L.; Brandt, Douglas E.; Keiter, Richard L.

“Asymmetric Synthesis of Deoxypropionate Derivatives via Catalytic Hydrogenolysis of Enantioenriched Z-Ketene Heterodimers,” Organic Letters 2015, 17, 3248-3251.  Chen, Shi; Ibrahim, Ahmad A.; Mondal, Mukulesh; Magee, Anthony J.; Cruz, Adam J.; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Kerrigan, Nessan J.

“Phosphine-Catalyzed Diastereoselective Synthesis of β-Lactones from Disubstituted Ketenes and α-Chiral Oxyaldehydes,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2015, 80, 5789-5794.  Mondal, Mukulesh; Chen, Shi; Othman, Nabil; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Kerrigan, Nessan J.

“Trio Catalysis Merging Enamine, Brønsted Acid, and Metal Lewis Acid Catalysis: Asymmetric Three-Component Aza-Diels-Alder Reaction of Substituted Cinnamaldehydes, Cyclic Ketones, and Arylamines,” Chemistry--A European Journal 2015, 21, 7874-7880.  Deng, Y.; Kumar, S.; Wheeler, K. A.; Wang, H.

“Diastereoselective Synthesis of γ-Lactones through Reaction of Enediolates with α,β-Unsaturated Sulfoxonium Salts,” Organic Letters 2015, 17, 1735-1737. Kerrigan, Nessan; Peraino, Nicholas; Wheeler, Kraig

“Synthesis and Solid-State Structure of (4-Hydroxy-3,5-diiodophenyl)phosphine Oxides. Dimeric Motifs with the Assistance of O-H···O=P Hydrogen Bonds,” Current Organic Chemistry 2015, 19, 469-474. Bewick, N. A.; Arendt, A.; Li, Y.; Szafert, S.; Lis, T.; Wheeler, K. A.; Young, J.; Dembinski, R.

“Phosphine Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of b-Lactones from Disubstituted Ketenes and Aldehydes,” Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014, 79, 4920-4929.  Chen, S.; Mondal, M.; Ibrahim, A. A.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J.

“Oxa-Diels–Alder Reaction of Isatins and Acyclic α,β-Unsaturated Methyl Ketones through Cooperative Dienamine and Metal Lewis Acid Catalysis,” Synthesis 2014, 46, 1339-1347.  Liua, L.; Daka, P.; Sarkisian, R.; Deng, Y.; Wheeler, K.; Wang, H.

“Catalyst-Free Chemo-/Regio-/Stereo-selective Amination of Alk-3-ynones. Synthesis of 1,5-Benzodiazepines and 3-Amino-2-alkenones,” Green Chemistry 2014, 16, 1120-1124. Solan, A.; Nişanci, B.; Belcher, M.; Young, J.; Schäfer, C.; Wheeler, K. A.; Török, B.; Dembinski, R.

“The Bimolecular Structure of Aquahexa-μ-chlorido-μ4-oxido-tris(tetrahydrofuran-κO)tetracopper(II)-hexa-μ-chlorido-μ4-oxido-tetrakis(tetrahydrofuran-κO)tetracopper(II)-tetrahydrofuran,” Acta Crystallographica, Section C: Structural Chemistry 2014, C50, 306-311. Wheeler, K. A.; Helgren, T. R.; Clayton, T. W.

"Metal Complexes of Ditopic Dithiophosphonate Ligands Built on a Naphthalenediimide Core,” Inorg. Chimica Acta 2013, 400, 228-238. Semeniuc, Radu F.; Baum, Robert R.; Veach, Jedidiah J.; Wheeler, Kraig A.; Pellechia, Perry J.

"Diastereoselective Reaction of Sulfoxonium Ylides, Aldehydes and Ketenes: An Approach to trans-gamma-Lactones, J. Org. Chem. 2013, 78, 4587-4593.  Mondal, M.; Ho, H.-J.; Peraino, N. J.; Gary, M. A.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J.

“Synthesis and Structural Investigation of an 'Oxazinoquinolinespirohexadienone' that Only Exists in its Long-Wavelength Ring-Opened Quinonimine Isomer,” J. Org. Chem. 2012, 17, 8689-8695. Pollock, B. P.; Sikes, C. A.; Ter Louw, R. P.; Hawken, S. R.; Speelman, A. L.; Lynch, E. J.; Stanford, D. J.; Wheeler, K. A.; Gillmore, J. G.

Solid-State Photodimerization Reactions of Racemic and Homochiral Phenylalanine Sulfonamidecinnamic AcidsCrystal Engineering Communications 2013, 15, 27-30. Yan, Z.; Bolokowicz, A. J.; Collett, T. K.; Reeb, S. A.; Wiseman, J. D.; Wheeler, K. A. [selected as hot article]

“Synthesis of Diversely 1,3,5-Trisubstituted Pyrazoles via 5-Exo-dig cyclization,” Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 4505-4508. Borkin, D. A.; Puscau, M.; Carlson, A.; Solan, A.; Wheeler, K. A.; Torok, B.; Dembinski, R.

“Parallel Synthesis of Peptide-Like Macrocycles Containing Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid Molecules,” Molecules, 2012, 17, 5346-5362.  Xu, Z.; Wheeler, K. A.; Bauers, P. W.

“BINAPHANE-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of trans-β-Lactams from Disubstituted Ketenes and N-Tosyl Arylimines,” Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 1784-1787.  Chen, S.; Salo, E. C.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J.

“Room Temperature Syntheses of Entirely Diverse Substituted β-Fluorofurans,” Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 2395-2408. Li, Y.; Wheeler, K. A.; Dembinski, R.

The Crystal Structure and Magnetic Susceptibility of Tetrakis-(μ2-phenylacetato-O,O')-bis(caprolactam-O)copper(II),” J. Chem. Cryst. 2012, 42, 130-135.  Wheeler, K. A.; Shroyer, M. H.; Dale, E. J.; Helgren, T.; Clayton, T. W.

 "6-​ [(4-​Hydroxy-​phen​ yl)​diazenyl]​-​1,10-​ phenanthrolin-​1-​ium Chloride Monohydrate,"Acta Crystallographica 2011, 67, o3151. Hazeen, A.; Zhang, Y.; Mao, M.; Wheeler, K. A.; McGuire, M. E.

"5,6-Dihydroxy-1,10-phenanthrolinium-1,10-ium dichloride,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography 2011, 41, 811-815. Olaprath, W.; Wheeler, K. A.; McGuire, M. E

“Electrophilic Cyclizations of 2-Fluoroalk-3-yn-1-ones: Room-Temperature Synthesis of Diverse 2,5-Disubstituted 3,4-Fluorohalofurans,” Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 2767-2771. Li, Y.; Wheeler, K. A.; Dembinski, R.

"Asymmetric Inverse-Electron-Demand Hetero-Diels-Alder Reaction of Six-Membered Cyclic Ketones: An Enamine/Metal Lewis Acid Bifunctional Approach,Angewandte Chemie, International Edition 2011, 50, 3484-3488. Xu, Z.; Liu, L.; Wheeler, K.; Wang, H.

“Network Dimensionality and Ligand Flexibility in Lanthanide Terephthalate Hydrates,” Journal of Molecular Structure 2011, 985, 109-119. Zehnder, R. A.; Renn, R. A.; Pippin, E.; Zeller, M.; Wheeler, K.A.; Carr, J.A.; Fontaine, N.; McMullen, N.C.

“Intramolecular Exchange of Coordinated and Dangling Phosphines in Pentacarbonyl Group 6 Complexes of 1,1,2-Tris(diphenylphosphino)ethane,”  Inorganica Chimica Acta 2010, 364, 176-184. Keiter, R.L.; Ye, P.; Keiter, E.A.; Benson, J.W.; Lin, W.; Brandt, D.E.; Southern, J.S.; Rheingold, A.L.; Guzei, I.; Wheeler, K.A.; Cary, L.W.

“Mechanistic Studies of the Phosphine-Catalyzed Homodimerization of Ketoketenes,” Wei, P.-H.; Ibrahim, A. A.; Mondal, M.; Nalla, D.; Harzmann, G. D.; Tedeschi, F. A.; Wheeler, K. A.; Kerrigan, N. J. Tetrahedron Letters 2010, 51, 6690-6694.

“Gold(I)-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of 2-Fluoroalk-3-yn-1-ones: Synthesis of 2,5-Substituted 3-Fluorofurans,” Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis 2010, 352, 2761-2766. Li, Y.; Wheeler, K.A.; Dembinski, R.

"10,12-Dimethylpteridino[6,7-f][1,10]phenanthroline-11,13(10H,12H)-dione-chloroform (1/1),” Acta Crystallographica 2010, E66, 2288. Olaprath, W.; Roden, J.; Wheeler, K.A.; McGuire, M.E.

“Structural and Spectroscopic Characterization of Mer-[RhBr3(Me2pzH)3] (Me2pzH = 3, 5-Dimethylpyrazole); Interpreting the Results with Density Functional Theory Calculations,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography 2010, 40, 583-590.  Abrahams, M.M.; Cushing, G.W.; Pickett, Z.N.; Howard, W.A.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Spectroscopy of cis-Dichlorotetrakis(2,6-Dimethylphenyl Isocyanide)Iron(II),”  Journal of Chemical Crystallography  2010,40, 482-485.  Perry, M.C.; Law, T.C.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Phosphine-Catalyzed Asymmetric Synthesis of b -Lactones from Arylketoketenes and Aromatic Aldehydes,” Organic Letters, 2010, 12, 1664-1667.  Mondal, M.; Ibrahim, A.A.; Wheeler, K.A.; Kerrigan, N.J.

“A Three-Component Reaction Based on a Remote-Group-Directed Dynamic Kinetic Aza-Michael Addition: Stereoselective Synthesis of Imidazolidin-4-ones,” Chemistry--A European Journal 2010, 16, 2972-2976.  Xu, Z.; Buechler, T.; Wheeler, K.; Wang, H.

“Functionalized O-Alkyldithiocarbonates: A New Class of Ligands Designed for Luminescent Heterometallic Materials,” Inorganic Chemistry 2010, 49, 2624-2629.  Semeniuc, R.F.; Reamer, T.J.; Blitz, J.P.; Wheeler, K.A.; Smith, M.D.

“Synthesis of bipyridine-N-oxides and bipyridine-N,N'-dioxides,”  Heterocyclic Communications 2009, 15, 181-188.  McKay, S. E.; Lashlee, R. W., III; Maina, L. W.; Wheeler, K. A.; Brown, A. B.

“A Concise Approach to the Synthesis of opp-Dibenzoporphyrins through the Heck Reaction,” Organic Letters 2009, 11, 4251-4253.  Deshpande, R.; Jiang, L.; Schmidt, G.; Rakovan, J.; Wang, X.; Wheeler, K.; Wang, H.

“Synthesis and Structures of Two Functionalized Isobenzofurans: (3aR,7aR,4S,5S)-1,3,3a,4,5,7a-Hexahydro-5-methyl-3-oxoisobenzofuran-4-carboxylic acid and (3aα,4β,7β,7aα)-4-[(Acetyloxy)methyl]-3a,4,7,7a-tetrahydro-7-methyl-1,3-isobenzofurandione,” Journal of Chemical Crystallography 2009, 40, 76-79. Bennett, G.D.; Bringman, L.R.; Wildman, E.M.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Microwave-Assised Zinc Chloride-Catalyzed Synthesis of Substituted Pyrroles from Homopropargylic Azides,” Tetrahedron 2009, 65, 1268-1275. Wyrebek, P.; Sniady, A.; Bewick, N.; Li, Y.; Mikus, A.; Wheeler, K.A.; Dembinski, R.

“Room-Temperature Electrophilic 5-endo-dig Chlorocyclization of Alk-3-yn-1-ones with the Use of Pool Sanitizer: Synthesis of 3-Chlorofurans and 5-Chlorofuropyrimidine Nucleosides,” European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2008, 20, 3449-3452.  Sniady, A.; Morreale, M.S.; Wheeler, K.A.; Dembinski, R. [selected as cover article]

“Room Temperature Zinc Chloride-Catalyzed Cycloisomerization of Alk-3-yne-1-ones:  Synthesis of Substituted Furans,” Organic Letters 2007, 9, 1175-1178.  Snaidy, A.; Durham, A.; Morreale, Marco, S.; Wheeler, K.A.; Dembinski, R.

“(Acetonitrile-N){2-[bis(2-pyridylethyl)amino] Ethanol-4N,N',N'',O} Zinc(II) Bis(perchlorate) Monohydrate," Acta Crystallographica 2006, C62, m519-m521. Liang, H.C.; Hetu, M.M.; Wheeler, K.A.; Zakharov, L.N.; Rheingold, A.L.

N-(2-Aminobenzyl)-N,N-bis(quinolin-2-ylmethyl)amine,” Acta Crystallographica 2006, C62, o581–o582. Mitra, A.; Seaton, P.J.; Wheeler, K.A. 

Crystal Structure of 2,2’:6’,2’’-Terpyridine-1,1’-dioxide 1,2,4,5-Tetracyanobenzene, C15H11N3O2 C6H4(CN)4,” Zeitschrift für Kristallographie NCS 2006, 221, 91-92. McKay, S.E.; Wheeler, K.A.; Holthouse, B.

“A Molecular Salt of Tricyanomethanide Anion and a N,N’-dianisylphenazinium Dication: Cooperative Affects of Weak Methoxy···Methoxy and C≡N···N+ Intermolecular Contacts,” CrystEngComm 2006, 221, 91-92. McKay, S.E.; Wheeler, K.A.; Blackstock, S.C.

“11,12-Bis(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethenoanthracene,” Acta Crystallographica 2005, E61, o3961-o3963. Herres, J.P; Forman, M.A.; Wheeler, K.A.

“11-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-12-{2-[12-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-9,10-ethenoanthracene-11-yl]ethyl}-9,10-dihydro-9,10-ethenoanthracene,” Acta Crystallographica 2005, E61, o12223-o1225. Herres, J.P.; Forman, M.A.; Wheeler, K.A; Yap, G.P.A.

“5-Endo-dig Electrophilic Cyclization of 1,4-substituted But-3-yn-1-ones:  Regiocontrolled Synthesis of 3-Bromo- and 3-Iodo-2,5-disubstituted Furans,” Organic Letters 2005, 7, 1769-1772. Sniady, A.; Wheeler, K.A; and Dembinski, R.

“Chemistry and Ethnobotany of Commercial Incense Copals, Copal Blanco, Copal Oro, and Copal Negro, of North America,” Economic Botony 2003, 57, 189-202. Case, R.J.; Tucker, A.O.; Maciarello, M.J.; Wheeler, K.A.

“Electrochemical QCM studies of a Aluminum Deposition and Alloy Formation of Au(111) in Ambient Temperature Molten Salts/Benzene Mixtures,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2001, 148; C799-802. Lee, J.-J.; Mo, Y.B.; Scherson, D.A.; Miller, B.; Wheeler, K.A. 

“Electrochemical/Chemical Deposition and Etching - Electrodeposition and Nucleation of Copper at Nitrogen-Incorporated Tetrahedral Amorphous Carbon Electrodes in Basic Ambient Temperature Chloroaluminate Melts,” J. Electrochem. Soc. 2001, 148; C183. Lee, J.-J.; Miller, B.; Shi, X.; Kalish, R. Wheeler, K.A.

Raymond E. Davis, James K. Whitesell and Kraig A. Wheeler; Molecular Shape as a Design Criterion in Crystal Engineering; invited chapter in "Implications of Molecular and Materials Structure for New Technologies," NATO ASI Series, Editors J. A. K. Howard and F. H. Allen; 1999, 263-274.

“Structure and Solid State Reactivity of 2-Aminopyridinium Propynoate,” Chem. Mat. 1994, 6, 1330. Wheeler, K.A; Foxman, B.M.

“Cocrystalline Salts of Alkynoic Acids.  The Crystal and Molecular Structure of 2-Aminopyridinium Butynoate,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1994, 240, 89. Wheeler, K.A; Foxman, B.M.

“The Structure and Solid State Reactivity of a Cocrystal of Propynoic Acid and 4-(1-Pyrrolidino)-Pyridine.  A Study of gamma-ray Induced vs. Thermal Reactivity,” Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1992, 211, 347. Wheeler, K.A; Foxman, B.M.

“Stereospecific gamma-ray Induced Trimerization of Crystalline Sodium trans-2-Butenoate,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition 1991, 30, 420. de Delgado, G.C.; Wheeler, K.A; Snider, B.B.; Foxman, B.M.