Douglass F. Taber
Department of Chemistry
University of Delaware
Newark, DE 19716
(302) 831-2433
FAX: (302) 831-6335
email: Taberdf@udel.edu
Web: valhalla.chem.udel.edu
Home Address:
717 Harvard Lane
Newark, DE 19711
(302) 368-5668
Date and Place of Birth: November 11, 1948; Berkeley, CA
Marital Status: Married, six children
Education:
1970 B.S. Stanford University (Honors in Chemistry)
1974 Ph.D. Columbia University (Organic Chemistry)
Research Interests:
1969-70 Undergraduate Research, L. J. Altman, Stanford University: Preparation of 9,10-cyclopentaphenanthrene; Preparation and reactions of 1,1-dihaloepoxides.
1970-74 Graduate Research, G. Stork, Columbia University: Intramolecular Michael reactions to produce cis-fused bicyclic systems; Applications to the synthesis of gibberellins.
1974-75 Postdoctoral Research, B. M. Trost, University of Wisconsin: Applications of sulfonium chemistry to natural products synthesis.
1975- Current Research: Stereoselective synthesis of natural products; New methods in synthetic organic chemistry; Computational organometallic chemistry in organic synthesis.
Professional Experience:
1974-75 Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin
1975-77 Research Instructor, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
1977-82 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University
1978-82 Research Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Vanderbilt University
1982-84 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Delaware
1984-93 Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Delaware
1993- Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Delaware
Professional Service:
1985 NCI SBIR Study Section, May 1985
1985 Chairman, Local Organizing Committee, 29th National Organic Chemistry Symposium, Newark, DE, June 1985
1984-87 Consultant, Helix Associates, Newark, DE (2 days/year)
1982- Consultant, Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University (5 days/year)
1985-88 Invited monthly column, "Organic Chemistry Review," Industrial Chemist
1987- Wallace Carothers Award Committee, Delaware Section, American Chemical Society
1988-89 Visiting Research Scientist, Du Pont Central Research
1991 NIH SBIR Study Section, July 1991
1991 State Department/AID Review Panel, Oct 1991
1992 Visiting Professor, Universidad Autonoma Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico June 7-13
1992 Ad Hoc member, Medicinal Chemistry A Study Section, NIH Oct 14-16
1993 Member, Medicinal Chemistry Special Study Section, NIH, Nov 30
1992-93 Expert witness, Phoenix Petroleum, King of Prussia, PA
1993-94 Expert witness, Rothwell, Figg, Ernst and Kurz, Washington, D.C.
1995 Consultant, Bausch & Lomb Pharmaceuticals, Tampa, Florida
1995- Consultant, Dupont Company
1995-96 Visiting Research Scientist, Dupont Merck Pharmaceuticals
1996 Symposium Organizer, Guided Inquiry in the Organic Lecture and Laboratory, 14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Clemson University
1998 Member, Fellowship Review Panel, NIH, March 23-24th
1998 Symposium Organizer, Practical Applications of Computational Organometallic Chemistry, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, August 26th
2000 Reviewer, National Research Council
2000 Expert Witness, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, NY
2001 Visiting Professor, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Jan. 6-10.
2001 Short Course, "Intermediate Organic", DuPont Agricultural Chemistry.
2003 Member, Fellowship Review Panel, NIH, July 8-9th
Honors and Awards:
1967-70 Dean's List, Stanford University
1968 NSF Undergraduate Research Participant
1969 Elected to Phi Lambda Upsilon
1970-73 NSF Graduate Fellow
1974 Elected to Sigma Xi
1976-79 Petroleum Research Fund Starter Grant
1977-84 National Institutes of Health Research Grant, CA 34383
1978 Invited participant, National Science Foundation Workshop on Organic Synthesis and Natural Products Chemistry
1979-83 Petroleum Research Fund AC Research Grants
1980-81 Research Grant, Vanderbilt University Research Council
1983-86 National Institutes of Health Research Grant, GM 32027
1983-87 Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
1983 Research Grant, University of Delaware Research Foundation
1983-86 National Science Foundation Research Grant, CHE 8306692
1984 Invited participant, Symposium, "Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis," Blacksburg, VA
1985 National Science Foundation Travel Grant, IUPAC Symposium on Organometallics in Organic Synthesis, Kyoto, Japan
1985-87 Petroleum Research Fund A/C Research Grant
1988 National Science Foundation Travel Grant, IUPAC Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan
1989 Invited speaker, 5th International Symposium on Carbene Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan
1991 National Science Foundation Travel Grant, IUPAC Symposium on Organometallics in Organic Synthesis, Utrecht
1991-93 Research Grant, Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA
($50,828/year) one postdoctoral
1991-93 Petroleum Research Fund A/C Research Grant
($20,000/year) one Ph.D. student
1991-93 Research Contract, DoD / Aberdeen, MD
($25,000/first year, $49,600 second year) one Ph.D. student
1991-92 Research Contract, NIH/NIAAA, Bethesda, MD
($25,000/year) one Ph.D. student
1992-95 National Institutes of Health research grant, GM 46762, "Synthesis of Taxol" $171,410 / year, two postdoctorals, one graduate student
1993-2001 National Institutes of Health research grant, GM 42056 "Structural Investigation of Prostaglandin Conjugates", $93,613/year, one postdoctoral
1993 Invited speaker, ACS National Meeting, Denver
1993 National Science Foundation Travel Grant, Joint USA-Japan-China Symposium on Catalysis, Beijing
1993 Invited speaker, Scientific Conference on Chemical Defense Research, Aberdeen, MD
1994 Research Grant, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, $15,000
1995 Invited speaker, Symposium on Organometallics in Organic Synthesis, 78th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition
1995-1996 National Science Foundation, GOALI program, $60,000
Sabbatical support
1995-97 Petroleum Research Fund A/C Research Grant
($25,000/year) one Ph.D. student
1996 Invited speaker, 11th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-11), Amsterdam
1997 Invited speaker, IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Bioresources, Phuket, Thailand
1998 Invited speaker, Symposium, Practical Applications of Computational Organometallic Chemistry, National American Chemical Society meeting, Boston
1999 Invited speaker, Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society
1999 Invited speaker, Organometallics in Organic Synthesis (OMCOS 10), Versailles, France July 21st
1999 Invited speaker, Gordon Research Conference on Natural Products, Henniker, NH
1999-2000 Petroleum Research Fund A/C Research Grant ($30,000/year) one Ph.D. student
1999 Invited speaker, South East Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society
2000-2004 National Institutes of Health research grant, GM 60287, "Physiologically Active Natural Products" $215,707 / year, two postdoctorals, one graduate student
2000 Invited speaker, 11th International Conference on Organic Synthesis (ICOS-13), Warsaw
2001 Invited speaker, Organometallics in Organic Synthesis (OMCOS 11), Taipei, Taiwan
Publications:
1. Taber, D. F.: A simple synthesis of 2-alkyl cyclohexenones. J. Org. Chem. 41: 2649, 1976.
2. Trost, B. M.; Taber, D. F.; and Alper, J. B.: An approach to the stereocontrolled creation of an acyclic side chain of some natural products. Tetrahedron Lett.: 3857, 1976.
3. Taber, D. F.: Cyclopentanone ring formation with control of side chain stereochemistry: a simple stereoselective route to the prostaglandins. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 99: 3513, 1977.
4. Taber, D. F., and Lee, C. H.: The preparation of dimethyl (7-2H3-2-oxoheptyl)phosphonate, a reagent for the synthesis of 20-2H3 prostaglandins and thromboxanes. J. Labelled Compounds and Radiopharmaceuticals 14: 599, 1978.
5. Stork, G.; Taber, D. F.; and Marx, M.: Intramolecular Michael addition as a route to angularly substituted cis hydroindanes. Tetrahedron Lett.: 2445, 1978.
6. Wilson, J. T.; Howell, R. L.; Holladay, M. W.; Brillis, G. M.; Chrastil, H.; Watson, J. T.; and Taber, D. F.: Gentisuric acid (GU): metabolic formation and identification as a metabolite of aspirin in man. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. 23: 634-643, 1978.
7. Taber, D. F., and Korsmeyer, R.: A simple stereoselective synthesis of (±)-oplopanone. J. Org. Chem. 43: 4925-4927, 1978.
8. Taber, D. F., and Gunn, B. P.: Branching strategy in organic synthesis. A versatile ketone to enone homologation. J. Org. Chem. 44: 450, 1979.
9. Taber, D. F.; Jernigan, J. D.; Watson, J. T.; Carr, K.; and Woosley R. L.: N-Desethylacecainide is a metabolite of procainamide in man: convenient method for the preparation of an N-dealkylated drug metabolite. Drug Metabol. Disp. 7: 346, 1979.
10. Taber, D. F. and Gunn, B. P.: Control elements in the intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction: synthesis of (±)-torreyol. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 101: 3992, 1979.
11. Stork, G.; Boeckmann, R. K., Jr.; Taber, D. F.; Still, W. C. and Singh, J.: Reductive cyclization of ethynyl ketones in the construction of a significant tricyclic intermediate for the synthesis of gibberellic acid. J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 101: 7107, 1979.
12. Oates, J. A.; Roberts, L. J., II; Sweetman, B. M.; Maas, R. L.; Gerkens, J. F.; and Taber, D. F.: Metabolism of the prostaglandins and thromboxanes, in: Advances in Prostaglandin and Thromboxane Research, Vol. 6 (B. Samuelsson, P. E. Ramwell and R. Paoletti, Eds.) Raven Press, NY, 1980, p. 35.
13. Verbeeck, R. K.; James, R. C.; Taber, D. F.; Sweetman, B. J.; and Wilkinson, G. R.: The determination of meperidine, normeperidine and deuterated analogs in blood and plasma by gas chromatography mass spectrometry selected ion monitoring. Biomedical Mass Spectrometry 7: 58, 1980.
14. Taber, D. F., and Anthony, J. M.: Stereoselective synthesis of (±)-laurene. Tetrahedron Lett.: 2779, 1980.
15. Taber, D. F., and Saleh, S. A.: Intramolecular Diels-Alder route to angularly substituted perhydrophenanthrenes: synthesis of (±) fichtelite. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 102: 5085, 1980.
16. Taber, D. F.; Saleh, S. A.; and Korsmeyer, R. W.: Preparation of cyclohexanones and cyclopentanones of high optical purity. J. Org. Chem. 45: 4699, 1980.
17. Maas, R.L.; Roberts, L.J.; Taber, D.F.; Oates, J.A. Urinary dinor thromboxane B2 levels in normal males and cardiovascular disease. Clinical Res. 28: A319-A319, 1980.17. Taber, D. F.; Phillips, M. A.; and Hubbard, W. C.: Preparation of deuterated arachidonic acid. Prostaglandins, 22: 349, 1981.
18. Taber, D. F.; Phillips, M. A.; and Hubbard, W. C.: Preparation of deuterated arachidonic acid. Prostaglandins, 22: 349, 1981.
19. Taber, D. F.; Campbell, C.; Gunn, B. P.; Chiu, I.-C.: The intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction: stereocontrol through non-synchronous bond formation? Tetrahedron Lett. 22: 5141, 1981.
20. Taber, D. F., and Saleh, S. A.: Branching strategy in organic synthesis. II: Reversal of olefin polarization with concomitant carbon-carbon bond formation. J. Org. Chem. 46: 4817, 1981.
21. Hubbard, W. C.; Phillips, M. A.; and Taber, D. F.: Selective synthesis of octadeuterated (±) 5-HETE for use in GC-MS quantitation of 5-HETE. Prostaglandins 23: 61, 1982.
22. Taber, D. F.; Phillips, M. A.; and Hubbard, W. C.: Preparation of deuterated arachidonic acid. Methods in Enzymology, Eds. W. E. Lands and W. L. Smith, New York, NY, Academic Press, 1982. V. 86, p. 366.
23. Maas, R. L; Taber, D. F.: and Roberts, L. J., II. Quantitative assay of urinary 2,3-dinor thromboxane B2 by GC-MS. Methods in Enzymology, Eds. W. E. Lands and W. L. Smith, New York, NY, Academic Press, 1982. V. 86, p. 592.
24. Taber, D. F.: TLC mesh column chromatography. J. Org. Chem. 47: 1351, 1982.
25. Taber, D. F., and Saleh, S. A.: Control elements in the intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions: synthesis of a-eudesmol. Tetrahedron Lett. 23: 2361, 1982.
26. Maas, R. L.; Ingram, C. D.; Taber, D. F.; Oates, J. A.; and Brash, A. R.: Stereospecific removal of the R hydrogen atom at the 10-carbon of arachidonic acid in the biosynthesis of leukotriene A by human leukocytes. J.Biol. Chem. 257: 13515, 1982.
27. Taber, D. F., and Petty, E. H.: A general route to highly functionalized cyclopentane derivatives by intramolecular C-H insertion. J. Org. Chem. 47: 4808, 1982.
28. Taber, D. F.; Gunn, B. P.; and Chiu, I.-C.: Preparation of 2-heptyl cyclohexenone. Org. Syn. 61: 59, 1983.
29. Hubbard, W. C., and Taber, D. F.: Analysis of hydroxy acids, Proceedings of the Ninth International School of Pharmacology: Prostacyclins and Leukotrienes, Plenum, 1983.
30. Taber, D. F., and Raman, K.: Enantioselective carbocyclization: a facile route to chiral cyclopentanes. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 105: 5935, 1983.
31. Taber, D. F.; Krewson, K. R.; Raman, K.; and Rheingold, A. L.: On the stereochemical course of cuprate-mediated addition to an activated cyclopropane. Tetrahedron Lett. 25: 5283, 1984.
32. Taber, D. F.; Petty, E. H.; and Raman, K.: Enantioselective ring construction: synthesis of (+)-a-cuparenone. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107: 196, 1985.
33. Maas, R. L.; Ingram, C. D.; Porter, A. T.; Oates, J. A.; Taber, D. F.; and Brash, A. R.: Investigation of the chemical conversion of hydroperoxyeicosatetraenoate to leukotriene epoxide using stereospecifically labelled arachidonic acid. J. Biol. Chem. 260: 4217, 1985.
34. Taber, D. F.; Dunn, B. S.; Mack, J. F.; and Saleh, S. A.: Ortho allylation of benzyl alcohols. J. Org. Chem. 50: 1987, 1985.
35. Taber, D. F., and Ruckle, R. E., Jr.: Diastereoselection in rhodium-mediated intramolecular C-H insertion: preparation of a trans-3,4-dialkylcyclopentane. Tetrahedron Lett. 26: 3059, 1985.
36. Taber, D. F., and Schuchardt, J. S.: Intramolecular C-H insertion: synthesis of (±)-pentalenolactone E methyl ester. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 107: 5289, 1985.
37. Taber, D. F.; Amedio, J. C., Jr.; and Patel, Y. K.: Preparation of ß-ketoesters by 4-DMAP catalyzed ester exchange. J. Org. Chem. 50: 3618, 1985.
38. Taber, D. F.; Amedio, J. C., Jr.; and Sherrill, R. G.: Pd-mediated diazo insertions: preparation of 3-alkyl 2-carbomethoxy cyclopentenones. J. Org. Chem. 51: 3382, 1986.
39. Taber, D. F.; Ruckle, Robert E., Jr.; Hennessy, Michael J.: Mesyl azide, a superior reagent for diazo transfer. J. Org. Chem. 51: 4077, 1986.
40. Taber, D. F., and Ruckle, Robert E., Jr.: Cyclopentane construction by Rh2(Ac)4-mediated intramolecular C-H insertion: steric and electronic effects. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 108: 7686, 1986.
41. Taber, D. F., Raman, K.and Gaul, M.D.: Enantioselective ring construction: synthesis of (+)-estrone methyl ether. J. Org. Chem. 52: 28, 1987.
42. Taber, D. F. and Schuchardt, J. S.: Symmetry in retrosynthetic analysis: synthesis of pentalenolactone E methyl ester. Tetrahedron 43: 5677, 1987.
43. Prakash, C.; Roberts, L. J. II; Saleh, S. A.; Taber, D. F.; and Blair, I. A. Synthesis of Putative Prostaglandin D2 Metabolites. Advances in Prostaglandin, Thromboxane and Leukotriene Research, Samuelsson, B., Paoletti, R., and Ramswell, P. W., Eds., Raven Press, NY, 1987, V. 17, p. 781.
44. Taber, D. F.; Deker, P. B.; and Gaul, M. D.: Enantioselective construction of dialkyl carbinols: synthesis of (-)-hexadecanolide. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 109, 7488, 1987.
45. Taber, D. F.; Amedio, J. C., Jr.; and Jung, K.-Y.: P2O5/DMSO/Triethylamine (PDT): a convenient procedure for oxidation of alcohols to ketones and aldehydes. J. Org. Chem. 52: 5621, 1987.
46. Taber, D.F.; Deker, P.B.; Fales, H.M.; Jones, T.H.; and Lloyd, H.A.: Enantioselective construction of heterocycles: synthesis of (R,R)-solenopsin B. J. Org. Chem. 53: 2968, 1988.
47. Taber, D. F.; Amedio, J.C., Jr.; Raman, K. Enantioselective ring construction with control of side-chain stereochemistry: synthesis of (+)-isoneonepetalactone. J.Org. Chem. 53: 2984, 1988.
48. Prakash, P.; Saleh, S.; Roberts, L.J. III; Blair, I.A.; Taber, D.F. Synthesis of the major urinary metabolite of prostaglandin D2. J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. I, 1988, 2821.
49. RajanBabu, T. V.; Nugent, W.A.; Taber, D. F.; Fagan, P. J. Stereoselective cyclization of enynes mediated by metallocene reagents. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 110: 7128, 1988.
50. Prakash, C.; Saleh, S.; Sweetman, B. J.; Taber, D. F.; Blair, I. A. A synthon for C-20 trideuterated eicosanoids: Preparation of [2H3]-arachidonic J. Labelled Cmpds. and Radiopharm. XXVII: 539, 1989
51. Taber, D. F.; Amedio, J. C.; Jr.; Gulino, F. Selective decarbalkoxylation of ß-keto esters. J. Org. Chem. 54: 3474, 1989.
52. Taber, D. F. Mack, J. F., Rheingold, A. L. and Geib, S. J. Enantioselective Robinson annulation: synthesis of (+)-O-methyljoubertiamine. J. Org. Chem. 54: 3831, 1989.
53. Nugent, W. A. and Taber, D. F. Zirconium-mediated ring construction from dienes: remarkable effect of ligands on stereochemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 111: 6435, 1989.
54. Prakash, C.; Saleh, S.; Taber, D. F.; Blair, I. A. Synthesis of trideuterated o-alkyl platelet activating factor and lyso derivatives. Lipids 24: 786, 1989.
55. Prakash, C.; Saleh, S.; Taber, D.F.; Blair, I.A. A practical route for the synthesis of prostaglandin D2 metabolites. Syn. Comm. 19: 245, 1989.
56. Nugent, W.A.; RajanBabu, T.V.; Taber, D.F. "One-Electron" vs. "Two-Electron" cyclizations mediated by titanium and zirconium reagents Chemica Scripta 29: 439 (1989).
57. Prakash, C.; Saleh, S.; Taber, D. F.; Wilkinson, Grant R.; Blair, I. A. Deuterium labelling of the antidepressant drug doxepin for disposition studies in human subjects. J. Labelled Cmpds. and Radiopharm. XXVIII: 1037, 1990.
58. Taber, D.F.; Hoerrner, R.S. Column Chromatography: Isolation of Caffeine J. Chem. Ed 68: 73 (1991)
59. Taber, D.F.; Hoerrner, R.S.; Hagen, M.D. A practical preparation of the indolizidine nucleus: Synthesis of (±)-elaeokanine A. J. Org. Chem. 56: 1287, 1991.
60. Taber, D.F.; Silverberg, L.J. Enantioselective reduction of ß-keto esters. Tetrahedron Letters 32: 4227, 1991.
61. Taber, D.F.; Silverberg, L.J.; Robinson, E.D. Cyclopentane construction with control of side-chain configuration: Synthesis of (+)-brefeldin A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 113: 6639, 1991.
62. Taber, D.F.; Hennessy, M.J.; Louey, J.P. Rh-mediated cyclopentane construction can compete with ß-hydride elimination: Synthesis of (±)-tochuinyl acetate. J. Org. Chem. 57: 436, 1992.
63. Taber, D.F.; Hoerrner, R.S. Enantioselective Rh-mediated synthesis of (-)-PGE2 methyl ester. J. Org. Chem. 57: 441, 1992.
64. Taber, D.F.; Stachel, S.J. On the mechanism of the Wolff-Kishner reduction. Tetrahedron Lett. 33: 903, 1992.
65. Taber, D.F.; Rahimizadeh, M. Amide to ester conversion: A practical route to the carfentanil class of analgetics. J. Org. Chem. 57: 4037, 1992.
66. Taber, D.F.; Deker, P.B.; Silverberg, L.J. Enantioselective Ru-mediated synthesis of (-)-indolizidine 223AB. J. Org. Chem. 57: 5990, 1992.
67. Taber, D.F.; Meagley, R.P. Synthesis of 2-chloroethyl (13C)- methyl sulfide. J. Labelled Cmpds. and Radiopharm. 31: 849, 1992.
68. Taber, D.F. On the attempted synthesis of 3ß-hydroxy-7ß-kemp-8(9)-en-6-one. Tetrahedron Letters 34: 1833, 1993.
69. Taber, D.F.; Louey, J.P.; Lim, J.A. On the reversibility of alkene cyclozirconation. Tetrahedron Letters 34: 2243, 1993.
70. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y.; Stachel, S.J. Alkyl radical generation by reduction of a ketone tosylhydrazone. Tetrahedron Letters 34: 6209, 1993.
71. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y. Preparation of 2-chloroethyl-1,1-d2 phenyl sulfide without appreciable scrambling. J. Org. Chem. 58: 6470, 1993.
72. Taber, D.F.; Bhamidipati, R.S.; Thomas, M.L. Cascade cyclization: Synthesis of (+)-tuberine. J. Org. Chem. 59: 3442, 1994.
73. Taber, D.F.; You, K. Synthesis of ethyl w-2H5-docosa-4,7,10,13,16,19-hexaenoate. J. Labelled Cmpds. and Radiopharm. 34: 747, 1994.
74. Taber, D.F.; Houze, J.B. The 2-hydroxycitronellols, convenient chirons for natural products synthesis. J. Org. Chem. 59: 4004, 1994.
75. Taber, D.F.; Walter, R.; Meagley, R.P. Intramolecular C-H insertion by an alkylidene carbene: diastereoselective synthesis of a Taxol A ring synthon. J. Org. Chem. 59: 6014, 1994.
76. Taber. D.F.; Louey, J.P.; Wang, Y.; Nugent, W.A.; Dixon, D.A.; Harlow, R.L. Stereoselectivity in intramolecular diene cyclozirconation: A combined experimental and theoretical approach. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 116: 9457, 1994.
77. Taber, D.F.; Meagley, R.P. Diastereoselectivity in uncatalyzed intramolecular C-H insertion by an alkylidene carbene. Tetrahedron Lett. 35: 7909, 1994.
78. Taber, D.F.; Rahimizadeh, M. Hexasubstituted benzenes by alkyne cyclotrimerization. Tetrahedron Lett. 35: 9139, 1994.
79. Taber, D.F.; You, K. New synthon for the convergent construction of skipped conjugation polyenes: Synthesis of ethyl docosa-4,7, 10, 13, 16, 19-hexaenoate. J. Org. Chem. 60: 139, 1995.
80. Taber, D.F.; Yet, L.; Bhamidipati, R.S. Conversion of phenyldimethylsilyl to the hydroxyl in the presence of a carbon-carbon double bond. Tetrahedron Lett. 36: 351, 1995.
81. Taber, D.F.; Rahimizadeh, M.; You, K.K. Enantioselective synthesis of the Dendrobatid alkaloid (-)-indolizidine 207A. J. Org. Chem. 60: 529 (1995).
82. Taber, D.F.; You, K.; Song, Y. A simple preparation of a-diazo esters. J. Org. Chem. 60: 1093 (1995).
83. Taber, D.F.; Song, Y. 2,3,5-Trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans by Rh-mediated cyclization of an a-diazo ester. Tetrahedron Lett. 36: 2587 (1995).
84. Taber, D.F.; Gleave, D.M.; Herr, R.J.; Moody, K.; Hennessy, M.J. A new method for the construction of a-diazoketones J. Org. Chem. 60: 2283 (1995).
85. Taber, D.F.; Louey, J. P. 1,2-Induction in intramolecular diene cyclozirconation: Control of relative configuration. Tetrahedron 51: 4495 (1995).
86. Taber, D.F.; You, K. Highly diastereoselective cyclopentane construction: Enantioselective synthesis of the dendrobatid alkaloid 251F J. Am. Chem. Soc. 117: 5757 (1995).
87. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y. Synthesis of (1,2-13C)-2-chloroethyl phenyl sulfide. J. Labelled. Cmpds. and Radiopharm. XXXVI: 655 (1995).
88. Taber, D.F.; Bhamidipati, R.S.; Yet, L. Phenyldimethylsilyl as an alcohol surrogate in intramolecular Diels-Alder cycloaddition: Synthesis of a-dictyopterol. J. Org. Chem. 60: 5537 (1995).
89. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y. Kinetic vs. thermodynamic control in intramolecular diene cyclozirconation: Synthesis of elemol. Tetrahedron Lett. 36: 6639 (1995).
90. Taber, D.F.; Meagley, R.P.; Louey, J.P.; Rheingold, A.L. Molecular complex design: Bridging the tetrakiscarboxylatodirhodium core. Inorg. Chim. Acta. 239: 25 (1995).
91. Taber, D.F.; Sahli, A.; Yu, H.; Meagley, R.P. Efficient intramolecular C-H insertion by an alkylidene carbene generated from a vinyl chloride. J. Org. Chem. 60: 6571 (1995).
92. Taber, D.F.; You, K.K.; Rheingold, A.L. Predicting the diastereoselectivity of Rh-mediated intramolecular C-H insertion. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 118: 547 (1996).
93. Yeola, S. N.; Saleh, S.A.; Brash, A.R.; Prakash, C.; Taber, D.F.; Blair, I.A. Synthesis of 10(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid: A novel cytochrome P-450 metabolite of arachidonic acid. J. Org. Chem. 61: 838 (1996).
94. Taber, D.F.; Christos, T.E.; Hodge, C.N. Cyclohexenone annelation by alkylidene C-H insertion: Synthesis of oxo-T-cadinol. J. Org. Chem. 61: 2081 (1996).
95. Taber, D.F.; Meagley, R.P.; Supplee, D. A colorful Grignard reaction: Preparation of the triarylmethane dyes from 4-bromo N,N-dimethylaniline. J. Chem. Educ. 73: 259 (1996) (cover).
96. Taber, D.F.; Herr, R.J.; Pack, S.K.; Geremia, J.M. A convenient method for the preparation of (Z)-a,b-unsaturated carbonyl compounds. J. Org. Chem. 61: 2908 (1996).
97. Taber, D.F.; Meagley, R.P.; Doren, D.J. Cyclohexenone construction by intramolecular alkylidene C-H insertion: Synthesis of (+)-cassiol. J. Org. Chem. 61: 5723 (1996).
98. Taber, D.F.; Song, Y. Diastereoselective Rh-mediated construction of 2,3,5-trisubstituted tetrahydrofurans. J. Org. Chem. 61: 6706 (1996).
99. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y., Liehr, S. Mini-scale oxidation/reduction in the organic laboratory course: 4-nitrobenzalehyde / 4-nitrobenzyl alcohol. J. Chem. Educ. 73: 1042 (1996).
100. Taber, D.F.; Song, Y. Stereocontrolled assembly of cis or trans angularly substituted hydrindenes by the unactivated intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. J. Org. Chem. 61: 7507 (1996).
101. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y. Synthesis of (-)-haliclonadiamine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 119: 22 (1997).
102. Taber, D.F.; Herr, R.J.; Gleave, D.M. Diastereoselective synthesis of an isoprostane: (+/-)-8-epi-PGF2 ethyl ester. J. Org. Chem. 62: 194 (1997).
103. Taber, D.F.; Yu, H. Synthesis of a-necrodol: Unexpected formation of a cyclopropene J. Org. Chem. 62: 1687 (1997).
104. Taber, D.F.; Morrow, J.D.; Roberts, L.J.II A nomenclature system for the isoprostanes. Prostaglandins. 53: 63 (1997).
105. Taber, D.F.; Christos, T.E. Improved chemoselectivity in intramolecular alkylidene carbene insertion. Tetrahedron Lett. 38: 4927 (1997).
106. Taber, D.F.; Gorski, G.J.; Liable-Sands, L.M.; Rheingold, A.L. (R,R)-2,5-Diphenylpyrrolidine: Diastereoselective radical addition to the derived methacrylamide. Tetrahedron Lett. 38: 6317 (1997).
107. Taber, D.F.; Song, Y. Specific C-C bond construction by remote C-H activation: Synthesis of (-)-trans-cembranolide J. Org. Chem. 62: 6603 (1997).
108. Taber, D.F.; Kong, S. Alkylation of acetonitrile. J. Org. Chem. 62: 8575 (1997).
109. Taber, D.F.; Green, J.H.; Geremia, J.M. Carbon-carbon bond formation with allylmagnesium chloride. J. Org. Chem. 62: 9342 (1997).
110. Taber, D.F.; Weiss, Andrew J. Cinnamaldehyde by steam distillation of cinnamon. J. Chem. Educ. 75:633 (1998).
111. Taber, D.F.; Malcolm, Scott L. Rhodium-mediated intramolecular C-H insertion: Probing the geometry of the transition state. J. Org. Chem. 63: 3717 (1998).
112. Taber, D.F.; Stiriba, S.-E. Synthesis of natural products by rhodium-mediated intramolecular C-H insertion. Chem. Eur. J. 4: 990 (1998).
113. Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K. Synthesis of the four enantiomerically-pure isomers of 15-F2t-isoprostane. Tetrahedron 54: 11767(1998).
114. Taber, D.F.; Yu, H.; Szafraniec, L.L. Unexpected Double 18O Labeling of a Phosphonothioate. J. Org. Chem. 63: 5711 (1998).
115. Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K. A synthetic approach to 15-D2c-isoprostane ethyl ester J. Org. Chem. 63: 6607 (1998).
116. Taber, D.F.; Kong, S.; Malcolm, S.C. Internal Diels-Alder cycloaddition with a Z- dienophile: Synthesis of (±)-a-oplopenone J. Org. Chem. 63:7953 (1998).
117. Taber, D.F.; Yu, H.; Guzei, I.A.; Rheingold, A.L. Synthesis of (-)-isonitrin B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 120: 13285 (1998).
118. Taber, D.F.; Malcolm, S.C.; Bieger, K.; Pahuerta, P.; Sanau, M.; Stiriba, S.-E.; Perez- Prieto, J.; Angeles-Monge, M. Synthesis, structure, and reactivity of the first enantiomerically pure ortho-metalated rhodium(II) dimer. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121: 860 (1999).
119. Taber, D.F.; Nelson, J.D.; Northrop, J.P. Preparation and identification of benzoic acids and benzamides: An organic "unknown" lab. J. Chem. Educ. 76: 828 (1999).
120. Taber, D.F.; Christos, T.E.; Guzei, I.A.; Rheingold, A.L. Synthesis of (-)-fumagillin. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121:5589 (1999).
121. Morrow, J.D.; Zackert, W.E.; Yang, J.P.; Kurhts, E.H.; Callewaert, D.; Dworski, R.; Kanai, K.; Taber, D.; Moore, K.; Oates, J.A.; Roberts, L.J. Quantification of the major urinary metabolite of 15-F2t isoprostane (8-isoPGF2a) by a stable isotope dilution mass spectometric assay. Analytical Biochem. 269: 326 (1999).
122. Taber, D.F.; Balijepalli, B.; Liu, K.-K.; Kong, S.; Rheingold, A.L.; Askham, F.R. Designing the chiral space around an early transition metal: Myrtanyl zirconocene J. Org. Chem. 64:4525 (1999).
123. Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K.; Pina, R. 5-F2t-Isoprostane, a human hormone? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 121:7773 (1999).
124. Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K. Synthesis of 2,3-dinor-5,6-dihydro-15F2t-isoprostane J. Org. Chem. 64:7983 (1999).
125. Taber, D.F.; Christos, T.E.; Neubert, T.D.; Batra, D. Cyclization of 1,1-disubstituted alkenes to cyclopentenes J. Org. Chem. 64:9673 (1999).
126. Taber, D.F.; Sethuraman, M. R. Unsymmetrical diaryl ketones from arenes J. Org. Chem. 65:254 (2000).
127. Taber, D.F.; Zhang, W.; Campbell, C.L.; Rheingold, A.R.; Incarvito, C.D. Cyclozirconation of a computationally-designed diene: Synthesis of (-)-androst-4-ene-3,16-dione J. Am. Chem. Soc.122:4813 (2000).
128. Taber, D.F.; Wang, Y.; Pahutski, T.F., Jr. Diastereoselective cyclopentane construction J. Org. Chem. 65: 3861 (2000).
129. Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K.; Jiang, Q.; Bui, G. Enantiomerically pure cyclohexenones by Fe-mediated carbonylation of alkenyl cyclopropanes J. Am. Chem. Soc. 122:6807 (2000).
130. Taber, D.F.; Yu, H. Drugs from Nature? Synthesis of the isonitrin antibiotics Science Progress 83: 135 (2000).
131. Chenault, H.K.; Yang, J.; Taber, D.F. Total synthesis of a-deamino3-(b-D-glucopyranosyl)kynurenine. Tetrahedron 56: 3673 (2000).
132. Taber, D.F.; Green, J.H.; Zhang, W.; Song, R. Preparation of a cis-isoprostane synthon. J. Org. Chem. 65: 5436 (2000).
133. Taber, D.F.; Campbell, C.L.; Louey, J.P.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, W. Prediciting the diastereoselectivity of intramolecular diene cyclozirconation: Applications to natural product synthesis. Current Organic Chemistry 4: 809 (2000).
134. Taber, D.F.; Jiang, Q. Preparation of ent-prostaglandin E2. Tetrahedron 56: 5991 (2000).
135. Lahuerta, P.; Perez-Prieto, J.; Sanua, M.; Stiriba, S.E.; Taber, D.F. Ortho-metalated dirhodium(II)-catalyzed alpha-diazocarbonyl transformation. Diastereoselective cyclopropanation of menthyl-a-diazo-b-keto ester and C-H insertion of a-diazo ester. J. Organomet. Chem. 612: 36 (2000).
136. Taber, D.F.; Neubert, T.D. Enantioselective construction of cyclic quaternary centers: (-)-Mesembrine J. Org. Chem. 66:143 (2001).
137. Taber, D.F.; Malcolm, S.C. Synthesis of (-)-astrogorgiadiol J. Org. Chem. 66:94-953 (2001).
138. Taber, D.F.; Jiang, Q. Total synthesis of the four enantiomerically pure diastereomers of 8-F2t-isoprostane. J. Org. Chem. 66:1876-1884 (2001).
139. Taber, D.F.; Nakajima, K. Unsymmetrical ozonolysis of a Diels-Alder adduct: Practical preparation of a key intermediate for heme total synthesis. J. Org. Chem. 66:2515-2517 (2001).
140. Taber, D.F.; Bui, G.; Chen, B. Synthesis of (-)-delobanone. J. Org. Chem. 66:3423-3426 (2001).
141. Hou, X.; Roberts, J.L.; Taber, D.F.; Morrow, J.D.; Kanai, K.; Gobeil, F.; Beauchamp, M.H.; Bernier, S.G.; Lepage, G.; Varma, D.R.; Chemtob, S. 2,3-Dinor-5,6-dihydro-15-F-2t-isoprostane: a bioactive prostanoid metabolite. Am. J. Physiol. 281: R391-R400 (2001).
142. Taber, D.F.; Christos, T.E.; Rahimizadeh, M.; Chen, B. A convenient chiron for substituted cyclohexanones. J. Org. Chem. 66:5911-5914 (2001).
143. Taber, D.F.; Joshi, P.V. Free radical generation by reduction of ketone tosylhydrazones. C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Chimie 4: 557-560 (2001).
144. Taber, D.F.; Teng, D. Total synthesis of the ethyl ester of the major urinary metabolite of prostaglandin E2. J. Org. Chem. 67:1607-1612 (2002).
145. Taber, D.F.; Mitten, J.V. Preparation and reactions of 2-chloro-3,4-epoxy-1-butene: A convenient route to (Z)-3-chloroallylic alcohols. J. Org. Chem. 67: 3847-3851 (2002).
146. Taber, D.F.; Nakajima, K.; Xu, M.; Rheingold, A.L. Lactone-directed intramolecular Diels-Alder cyclization: Synthesis of trans-dihydroconfertifolin. J. Org. Chem. 67: 4501-4504 (2002).
147. Taber, D.F.; Jiang, Q.; Chen, B.; Zhang, W.; Campbell, C.L. Synthesis of (-)-Calicoferol B. J. Org. Chem. 67: 4821-4827 (2002).
148. Taber, D.F.; Neubert, T.D.; Rheingold, A.L. Synthesis of (-)-Morphine. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124: 12416-17 (2002).
149. Taber, D.F.; Xu, M.; Hartnett, J.C. Synthesis of the eight enantiomerically-pure diastereomers of the 12-F2-Isoprostanes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 124: 13121-13126 (2002).
150. Taber, D.F.; Storck, P.H. Linchpin construction of unsymmetrical 1,4-alkynediols. J. Org. Chem. 67: 8273-8275 (2002).
151. Taber, D.F.; Frankowski, K. J. Grubbs' catalyst in paraffin: An air-stable preparation for alkene metathesis. J. Org. Chem. 68: 6047-6048 (2003).
152. Taber, D.F.; Storck, P.J. Synthesis of (-)-tetrodotoxin: Preparation of an advanced cyclohexenone intermediate. J. Org. Chem. 68: 7768-7771 (2003).
153. Taber, D.F.; Hoerrner, R.S.; Herr, R,J,; Gleave, D.M.; Kanai, K.; Pina, R.; Jiang, Q.; Xu, M. The diazo ketone approach to the isoprostanes. Chem. Phys. Lipids 128: 57-67 (2004).
154. Hou, X.; Roberts, J.J. II; Gobeil, F. Jr.; Taber, D.F.; Kanai, K.; Abran, D.; Brault, S.; Checchin, D.; Sennlaub, F.; Lachapelle, P.; Varma, D.R.; Chemtob, S. Isomer-specific contractile effects of a series of synthetic F2-isoprostanes on retinal and cerebral microvasculature Free Radical Biol Med. 36:163-172 (2004).
Contributed Chapters
Taber, D.F.; Hennessy, M.J.; Hoerrner, R.S.; Raman, K.; Ruckle, R.E., Jr.; Schuchardt, J.S. Cyclopentane Construction by Rh-Catalyzed Intramolecular C-H Insertion: Scope and Selectivity. in Catalysis of Organic Reactions, Blackburn, D.W., Ed. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1990, pp. 43-60.
Taber, D.F. Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation by C-H Insertion. Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, V. 3, Pattenden, G. Ed., Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991.
Taber, D.F.; Askani, R. Synthesis of Nitro, Nitroso and Related Compounds. Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, V. 6, Winterfeldt, E. Ed., Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1991.
Taber, D.F. Formation of C-C Bonds by C-H Insertion. Houben-Weyl, Methods of Organic Chemistry, V. E21, Helmchen, G. Ed., Georg Thiem Verlag, Stuttgart, 1995.
Books
Taber, D.F. Intramolecular Diels-Alder and Alder Ene Reactions, V. 18 of Reactivity and Structure Concepts in Organic Chemistry, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1984.
Bell, C.E., Jr.; Clark, A.K.; Taber, D.F.; Rodig, O.R. Organic Chemistry Laboratory: Standard & Microscale Experiments, Saunders College Publishing, Philadelphia, 1996.
Invited Lectures
1982
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, October 13
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, October 21
ICI Americas, Wilmington, DE, November 2
1983
NIADDK-NHLBI Organic Chemistry Discussion Group, Bethesda, MD January 4
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, March 31
1984
Symposium, "Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis," Blacksburg, VA, May 30
Columbia University, New York, NY, July 5
Millersville University, Millersville, PA, October 10
Du Pont Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE, November 20
St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA, November 28
1985
Rutgers, Newark, NJ, March 28
Schering Corporation, Bloomfield, NJ, April 17
Philadelphia Organic Chemists' Club, Philadelphia, PA, June 5
Tohoku College of Pharmacy, Sendai, Japan, July 9
University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, July 17
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, July 19
SUNY Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY, October 3
CUNY, Queens College, Flushing, NY, October 23
Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, October 30
University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, November 1
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA, November 15
1986
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, Jan 17
Hoffmann-LaRoche, Nutley, NJ, January 23
Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, NY, January 24
Sandoz Research Institute, East Hanover, NJ, March 31
University of Grenoble, Grenoble, France, May 23
ETH, Zurich, Switzerland, June 2
Ruprecht-Karls Univ., Heidelberg, W. Germany, June 4
University of Reims, Reims, France, June 5
Du Pont Central Research, Wilmington, DE, August 26
Susquehanna Valley Section, ACS, Wilkes-Barre, PA, October 8
Stuart Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE, December 9
1987
Du Pont Biomedical Products, Wilmington, DE, March 25
Givaudan Corporation, Clifton, NJ, March 27
Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, April 10
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, ACS, Pomona, NJ, May 19
American Cyanamid, Bound Brook, NJ June
Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, PA October 23
Du Pont Jackson Labs, Deepwater, NJ October 30
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, December 2
1988
Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, March 23
University of Houston, Houston, TX, April 22
Organic Reactions Catalysis Society, San Antonio, TX, April 25
Takasago International Corp., Tokyo, Japan, May 24
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, May 25
Sagami Chemical Research Center, Kanagawa, Japan, May 27
Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, June 3
Kyushu Symposium on Natural Products Chemistry, Fukuoka, Japan, June 7
Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, June 7
Du Pont Central Research, Wilmington, DE, September 23
Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, November 3
University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas, November 4
1989
CRDCC, U. S. Army, Aberdeen, MD, January 19
Hunter College, New York, NY, March 3
Ciba-Geigy, Summit, NJ, April 6
Ciba-Geigy, Basel, Switzerland, May 9
Howard University, Washington, D.C., Sept. 15
SUNY, Binghamton, NY, October 20
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA,, November 3
Kyowa Hakko Co., Shizuoka, Japan, November 6
Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, November 7
International Symposium on Carbene Chemistry, Kyoto, Japan, Nov. 9
Southeast Regional Meeting, ACS, Baton Rouge, LA, December 7
1990
Lycoming College, Williamsport, PA, Feb. 14
UMBC, Baltimore, MD, March 6
Emory University, Atlanta, GA, April 17
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, ACS, Madison, NJ, May 23
Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN, June 26
Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, October 11
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, October 29
1991
New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY Jan 8
Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah March 21
Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, August 19
University of Basel August 20
University of Konstanz August 21
Academy of Sciences, Berlin, August 23
1992
Columbia University, New York, Jan 16
Dupont Central Research & Development, Feb 14
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA, 10 March
Stanford University, Stanford, CA April 22
ICI Americas, Richmond, CA April 23
Texas A&M, College Station, TX May 13
University of Monterrey, Mexico June 12
Adelphi University, Garden City, NY Sep 17
University of Maryland, College Park, MD Sep 22
Fordham University, Bronx, NY Oct. 20
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Oct.27
MARM-SERM Joint Regional Meeting, ACS, Crystal City, VA Dec 8
1993
E. Stroudsburg State Univ.; East Stroudsburg, PA
Feb. 2
ACS National Meeting, Denver, March 29
Peking University, Beijing, June 7
USA-Japan-China Symposium on Catalysis, Beijing,
June 10
Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, June 16
Fudan University, Shanghai, June 17
SUNY Albany Oct 5
SUNY Stony Brook Oct 28
Scientific Conference on Chemical Defense Research, Aberdeen, MD Nov 18
1994
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY Sep 20
Western Maryland College, November 28
SmithKline Beecham, King of Prussia, PA Dec 6
University of Delaware, Newark, DE Dec 7
1995
Syntex Pharmaceuticals, Palo Alto, CA April 20
University of California, Davis April 21
DuPont Central Research April 24
78th Canadian Society for Chemistry Conference and Exhibition, Guelph, May 31
(Invited speaker)
Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA June 7
Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA September 25
Dupont Merck Pharmaceuticals, Deepwater, NJ Oct 3
Rensselaer Polytechnic, Troy, NY Oct 12
GE Central Research, Schenectady, NY Oct 13
University of Victoria, Victoria, BC Oct 19
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC Oct 20
The Upjohn Company , Kalamazoo, Michigan Nov 10
1996
Towson State University, Towson, MD April 18
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Villanova, PA, May 23 (Invited speaker)
SIPSYS, Avrille, France, June 25th
Ecole Nationale Superieure, Paris, June 26th
Gif-sur-Yvette, June 28th
International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Amsterdam, June 30- July 4 (Invited speaker)
14th Biennial Conference on Chemical Education, Clemson University, Aug 4-8 (Invited speaker)
Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, NJ, Sep. 26th
Abbott Labs, Chicago, IL, Nov. 7th
Rider College, Lawrenceville, NJ, Nov. 18th
1997
Pharmacopeia, Inc., Princeton, NJ Jan. 16th
Manhattan College, New York City, Jan. 22nd
North Jersey ACS Organic Section, Union College, Cranford, NJ April 28th
Southeast Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, Roanoke, VA, Oct. 21 (Invited speaker)
IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Bioresources, Phuket, Thailand, Nov. 23-27 (Invited speaker)
Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ December 2nd
1998
Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA March 5th
U. of Barcelona, Spain June 30th
Johnson-Matthey, West Deptford, NJ August 13th
ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA August 26th (Invited speaker)
Lafayette College, Easton, PA, September 8th
Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA October 26th
Symposium, "Latest Trends in Organic Synthesis," Gainesville, FL Oct 31st
Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA November 12th
Smith Kline Beecham, November 17th
1999
University of Hong Kong January 15th
Chinese Uinversity of Hong Kong January 19th
University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong January 20th
Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting, American Chemical Society, May 17th (invited speaker)
Organometallics in Organic Synthesis (OMCOS), Versailles, France July 21st (invited speaker)
Gordon Research Conference on Natural Products, Henniker, NH July 26th (invited speaker)
University of Delaware, Newark, Sep. 17th
Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA Sept. 29th
Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA Sept. 29th
Florida State University, Tallahassee, Oct. 5
SERMACS (Southeast Regional Meeting), Knoxville, TN Oct. 19 (invited speaker)
Sloan-Kettering, New York, NY Oct. 26
Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD Nov. 2
2000
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD March 9
International Conference on Organic Synthesis, Warsaw, July 1- July 5 (Invited speaker)
Stockton State University, Pomona, NJ Oct. 9
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Oct 10
2001
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT January 24th
Reed College, Portland, OR January 26th
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR January 29th
Wyeth-Ayerst, Pearl River, NY March 29th
CB Research, New Castle, DE June 12th
OMCOS-11, Taipei, Taiwan July 23rd
Research Review, Center for Catalytic Science and Technology, University of Delaware, Oct.11th
Indiana U. of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA Nov. 7th
Allegheny College, Meadville, PA Nov. 8th
Edinboro U. of Pennsylvania, Edinboro, PA Nov. 8th
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA Nov. 9th
Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA Nov. 16th
2002
South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, Jan. 7th.
Temple University, Philadephia, PA March 28
Sphinx Pharmaceuticals, Research Triangle Park, NC June 7th
UC Irvine, Sept. 12th
Scripps Institute, San Diego, CA Sept. 13th
CalTech, Pasadena, CA Sept. 16th.