Publications
Chando, K.M.; Bailey, P.A.; Abramite, J.A.; Sammakia T. "Regioselective Ring Opening of Di-isopropylsilylenes Derived from 1,3-Diols with Alkyl Lithium Reagents"
Michael, R.E.; Chando, K.M.; Sammakia T. "Synthesis of N-Vinyl Nitrones via 1,4-Conjugate Elimination" J. Org. Chem. 2015,80, 13, pp 6930–6935
Gazaille, J. A.; Abramite, J. A.; Sammakia, T. "Toward the Synthesis of (+)-Peloruside A via an Intramolecular Vinylogous Aldol Reaction" Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 178.DOI:
Zhang, Y.; Arpin, C. C.; Cullen, A. J.; Mitton-Fry, M. J.; Sammakia, T. "Total Synthesis of Dermostatin A" J. Org. Chem. 2011, 76,7641. DOI:
Hao, X.; Nguyen, T.; Daniel B. Kearns, D. B.; Arpin, C. C.; Ray Fall, R.; Sammakia, T. "New inhibitors of colony spreading in Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus anthracis" Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 2011, 21, 5583. DOI:
Crane, Z. D.; Nichols, P. J.; Sammakia, T.; Stengel, P. J. "Synthesis of Methyl-1-(tert-butoxycarbonylamino)-2-vinylcyclopropanecarboxylate via a Hofmann Rearrangement Utilizing Trichloroisocyanuric Acid as an Oxidant"J. Org. Chem., 2011, 76, 277–280. DOI:
Mai, C.-K.; Sammons, M. F.; Sammakia, T. "α-Arylation of 3-Aryloxindoles" Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 2306. DOI:
Mai, C.-K.; Sammons, M. F.; Sammakia, T. "A Concise Formal Synthesis of Diazonamide A by the Stereoselective Construciton of the C10 Quaternary Center" Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2397. (Highlighted by: Synfacts, 2010, 6, 622. Most Accessed Arcticle in March, 2010.)
Abramite, J. A.; Sammakia, T. "Application of the Intramolecular Vinylogous Yamamoto Aldol Reaction to the Synthesis of Macrolides " Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 2103.
Mitton-Fry, M. J.; Cullen, A. J.; Sammakia, T. "The Total Synthesis of the Oxopolyene Macrolide RK-397"Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 1066. DOI:
Seiwert, S. D.; Blatt, L. M.; Andrews, S. W.; Martin, P.; Schumacher, A.; Barnett, B. R.; Eary, T. C.; Kaus, R.; Kercher, T.; Liu, W.; Lyon, M.; Nichols, P.; Wang, B.; Sammakia, T.; Kennedy, A.; Jiang, Y. "Novel Macrocyclic Inhibitors of Hepatitis C Virus Replication" International Patent WO 2007/015824 A2
Sammakia, T.; Abramite, J. A.; Sammons, M. F. "Enamines" In Science of Synthesis, Trost, B. M., Molander, G. A., Eds.; Theime: Stuttgart, Germany, 2006; Vol. 33, pp 405-442.
Zhang, Y.; Sammakia, T. "Double Diastereoselective Acetate Aldol Reactions with Chiral N-Acetyl Thiazolidinethione Reagents" J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 6262.
Notte, G. T.; Sammakia, T. "Kinetic Resolution of Protected a-Amino Acid Derivatives by a Chiral O-Nucleophilic Acyl Transfer Catalyst" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 4230.
Notte, G. T.; Sammakia, T. "Kinetic Resolution of a-Acetoxy N-Acyl Oxazolidinethiones by a Chiral O-Nucleophilic Acyl Transfer Catalyst" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127,13502.
Sammakia, T.; Johns, D. M.; Kim, G.; Berliner, M. A. "Remote Asymmetric Induction in an Intramolecular Ionic Diels-Alder Reaction: Application to the Total Synthesis of (+)-Dihydrocompactin" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6504.
Sammakia, T.; Stangeland, E. L.; Whitcomb, M. C. "Remote Functionalization of Pyridine Rings via the Halogen Dance Reaction: Application to the Total Synthesis of Caerulomycin and WS75624 B" In "Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis" Academic Press: New York, 2005; Vol 6, pp 415-436.
Zhang, Y.; Sammakia, T. "Synthesis of a New N-Acetyl Thiazolidinethione Reagent and Its Application to a Highly Selective Asymmetric Acetate Aldol Reaction" Org Lett. 2004, 6, 3139. DOI: 10.1021/ol048810t
Cullen, A. J.; Sammakia, T. "Highly Selective Reduction of Acyclic b-Alkoxy Ketones to Protected syn-1,3-Diols"Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3143.
Zhang, Y.; Phillips, A. J.; Sammakia, T. "Highly Selective Asymmetric Acetate Aldol Reactions of an N-Acetyl Thiazolidinethione Reagent" Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 23.
Stangeland, E. L.; Sammakia, T. "Use of Thiazoles in the Halogen Dance Reaction: Application to the Total Synthesis of WS75624 B" J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 2381.
Wayman, K. A.; Sammakia, T. "O-Nucleophilic Amino-Alcohol Acyl-Transfer Catalysts: the Effect of Acidity of the Hydroxyl Group on the Activity of the Catalyst" Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4105.
Sammakia, T.; Stangeland, E. L.; Whitcomb, M. C. "Total Synthesis of Caerulomycin C via the Halogen Dance Reaction" Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2385. .
Sammakia, T.; Hurley, T. B. "Enhanced Selectivities for the Hydroxyl-Directed Methanolysis of Esters Using the 2-Acyl-4-Aminopyridine Class of Acyl Transfer Catalysts: Ketones as Binding Sites" J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 974.
Sammakia, T.; Hurley, T. B. "Studies of the Mechanism of Action of 2-Formyl-4-pyrrolidinopyridine (FPP): Evidence for General Base Catalysis" J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 4652. DOI: 10.1021/jo982281n
Sammakia, T.; Jacobs, J. S. "Picolinic Acid as a Partner in the Mitsunobu Reaction and Subsequent Hydrolysis of Picolinate Esters Under Essentially Neutral Conditions with Copper Acetate in Methanol" Tetrahedron Lett.1999, 40, 2685. DOI:
Stangeland, E. L.; Sammakia, T. "New Chiral Ligands for the Asymmetric Copper Catalyzed Conjugate Additions of Grignard Reagents to Enones" Tetrahedron 1997, 53, 16503. DOI:
Sammakia, T.; Stangeland, E. L. "Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation with Ruthenium Complexes of Chiral Ferrocenyl Oxazolines" J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 6104. DOI: 10.1021/jo9711044
Sammond, D. M.; Sammakia, T. "A Mild Synthesis of Furans from g-Hydroxy-a,b-Unsaturated Ketones"Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6065.
Sammakia, T.; Hurley, T. B. "2-Formyl-4-pyrrolidinopyridine (FPP): A New Catalyst for the Hydroxyl-Directed Methanolysis of Esters" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 8967.
Sammakia, T.; Hurley, T. B.; Sammond, D. M.; Smith, R. S.; Sobolov, S. B.; Oschger, T. R. "Dihydroxylation and Oxidative Cleavage of Olefins in the Presence of Sulfur" Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 26, 4427. DOI:
Sammakia, T.; Latham, H. A. "On the Mechanism of Oxazoline-Directed Metallations: Evidence for Nitrogen-Directed Metallation" J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 1629. DOI: 10.1021/ jo951556l
Sammakia, T.; Berliner, M. A. "Asymmetric Diels-Alder Reactions via Cyclic Vinyl-Oxocarbenium Ions" J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 6652.
Sammakia, T; Latham, H. A. "On the Use of Ferrocenyl Cations as Chiral Lewis Acids: Evidence for Protic Acid Catalysis" Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 6867. DOI:
Sammakia, T.; Latham, H. A. "Ligand Effects on the Stereochemistry of the Metalation of Chiral Ferrocenyloxazolines" J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 6002.
Sammakia, T.; Latham, H. A.; Schaad, D. R. "Highly Diastereoselective Ortho Lithiations of Chiral Oxazoline Substituted Ferrocenes" J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 10. DOI: