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Overview

James S. Panek is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the field of Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, Complementary and Alternative Medicine, and Biotechnology.

Their research contributions prominently feature topics such as Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods, Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions, Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques, Click Chemistry and Applications, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, Fluorine in Organic Chemistry, and Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Tetrahedron
  • Synlett
  • Scientific Reports

Recent papers authored or co-authored by James S. Panek include:

  • Titanium Alkoxide-Based Regioselective Alkyne-Alkyne Reductive Coupling Mediated by In Situ Generated Arylamidate, 2020, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Highly regio- and diastereoselective synthesis of bis-triazolines, 2021, published in Tetrahedron
  • Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of (E,E)-Dienes: Evolution from the Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling to Titanium Alkoxide-Based Alkyne-Alkyne Reductive Coupling, 2022, published in Synlett
  • Author Correction: Identification of a Kavain Analog with Efficient Anti-inflammatory Effects, 2024, published in Scientific Reports

James S. Panek has frequently collaborated with other researchers including Bin Cai, Yu Chen, Jie Wu, Ren Wei Toh, and Hwee Ting Ang. Among these, Bin Cai stands out as a frequent co-author with three joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Diastereoselective Reactions of Chiral Allyl and Allenyl Silanes with Activated C:X .pi.-Bonds

    Craig E. Masse;James S. Panek

  • Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Reactions of Heterocyclic Azadienes: Formal Total Synthesis of Streptonigrin.

    D. L. Boger;J. S. Panek

  • Diastereoselective additions of chiral (E)-crotylsilanes to .alpha.-alkoxy and .beta.-alkoxy aldehydes. A one-step, silicon-directed tetrahydrofuran synthesis

    James S. Panek;Michael Yang

  • Inverse electron demand Diels-Alder reactions of heterocyclic azadienes. Studies on the total synthesis of lavendamycin: investigative studies on the preparation of the CDE .beta.-carboline ring system and AB quinoline-5,8-quinone ring system

    Dale L. Boger;Steven R. Duff;James S. Panek;Masami Yasuda

  • Stereoselective Synthesis of Functonalized Dihydropyrans via a Formal [4+2]-Annulation of Chiral Crotylsilanes

    Hongbing Huang and;James S. Panek

  • Palladium (O) mediated β-carboline synthesis: Preparation of the CDE ring system of lavendamycin

    L. Dale Boger;James S. Panek

  • Total Synthesis of (−)-Apicularen A

    Qibin Su;James S Panek

  • RECENT PROGRESS IN THE CHEMISTRY OF ACYLSILANES, A REVIEW

    Pier F. Cirillo;James S. Panek

  • A detailed, convenient preparation of dimethyl 1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-dicarboxylate

    Dale L. Boger;Robert S. Coleman;James S. Panek;F. X. Huber

  • DIELS‐ALDER REACTION OF HETEROCYCLIC AZADIENES. I. THERMAL CYCLOADDITION OF 1,2,4‐TRIAZINE WITH ENAMINES: SIMPLE PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED PYRIDINES

    Dale L. Boger;James S. Panek

  • Total synthesis of lavendamycin methyl ester

    Dale L. Boger;Steven R. Duff;James S. Panek;Masami Yasuda

  • Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Reassignment of (+)‐Neopeltolide

    Willmen Youngsaye;Jason T. Lowe;Frauke Pohlki;Paul Ralifo

  • Thermal cycloaddition of dimethyl 1,2,4,5-tetrazine-3,6-dicarboxylate with electron-rich olefins: 1,2-diazine and pyrrole introduction ― Preparation of octamethylporphin (OMP)

    Dale L. Boger;Robert S. Coleman;James S. Panek;Daniel Yohannes

  • Stereo- and Regiocontrolled Synthesis of Branched Trisubstituted Conjugated Dienes by Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reaction

    James S. Panek;Tao Hu

  • Diels-Alder reaction of heterocyclic azadienes. 2. "Catalytic" Diels-Alder reaction of in situ generated enamines with 1,2,4-triazines: general pyridine annulation

    Dale L. Boger;James S. Panek;Michael M. Meier

  • A convergent synthesis of the macrocyclic core of cytotrienins: application of RCM for macrocyclization.

    Gwilherm Evano;Jennifer V. Schaus;James S. Panek

  • Crotylsilane Reagents in the Synthesis of Complex Polyketide Natural Products: Total Synthesis of (+)-Discodermolide

    Alexander Arefolov;James S. Panek

  • Total synthesis of epothilone A.

    Bin Zhu;James S. Panek

  • Syntheses and Biological Evaluation of (+)-Lactacystin and Analogs

    Craig E. Masse;Adam J. Morgan;Julian Adams;James S. Panek

  • Double stereodifferentiation in the Lewis acid promoted addition of chiral (E)-crotylsilanes with (S)-2-(benzyloxy)propanal. Effect of Lewis acid on reaction diastereoselection

    James S. Panek;Richard Beresis

Frequent Co-Authors

Dale L. Boger
Dale L. Boger Scripps Research Institute
John A. Porco
John A. Porco Boston University
Gwilherm Evano
Gwilherm Evano Université Libre de Bruxelles
Scott E. Schaus
Scott E. Schaus Boston University
Darren J. Lipomi
Darren J. Lipomi University of California, San Diego
Eric N. Jacobsen
Eric N. Jacobsen Harvard University
Samuel J. Danishefsky
Samuel J. Danishefsky Columbia University
Robert S. Coleman
Robert S. Coleman The Ohio State University
Bryan L. Roth
Bryan L. Roth University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gabriela Chiosis
Gabriela Chiosis Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

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