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Rick L. Danheiser

Rick L. Danheiser

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Chemistry

D-Index
60
Citations
9293
World Ranking
9956
National Ranking
2779

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society
  • 1993 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  • 1981 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Rick L. Danheiser is affiliated with MIT in the United States and has focused their research primarily within the field of chemistry, with a specialized emphasis on organic chemistry and pharmaceutical science. Their scholarly contributions span a range of topics that include cyclopropane reaction mechanisms, fluorine in organic chemistry, asymmetric synthesis and catalysis, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, synthesis and catalytic reactions, synthesis and reactivity of heterocycles, and advanced synthetic organic chemistry.

Danheiser has published extensively in prominent venues, most notably in Organic Syntheses and The Journal of Organic Chemistry. Their recent papers include:

  • Discussion Addendum For: Detrifluoroacetylative Diazo Group Transfer: (E)-1-Diazo-4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one, 2023, Organic Syntheses
  • Synthesis of Diethyl (1-Diazo-2-oxopropyl)phosphonate, 2024, Organic Syntheses
  • Preparation of Highly-Substituted Pyridines via Diels-Alder Reactions of Vinylallenes and Tosyl Cyanide, 2024, Organic Syntheses
  • Stereoselective Synthesis of (E)-Vinylstannanes from Alkynes via Hydroboration and Transmetalation, 2024, Organic Syntheses
  • Total Synthesis of (−)-Herbindoles A, B, and C and (+)-trans-Herbindole A via a Convergent Benzannulation Strategy, 2025, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Nathan H. Faialaga, Cholapat Varongchayakul, Christian Gomez, Samuel G. Bartko, and Philipp Natho. These collaborations reflect a network of co-authorship that supports research in synthetic organic chemistry.

Throughout their career, Rick L. Danheiser has received recognition in the form of fellowships. They have been named a Fellow of the American Chemical Society in 2017, a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1993, and a Fellow of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation in 1981.

Best Publications

  • Regiospecific alkylation of cyclic .beta.-diketone enol ethers. General synthesis of 4-alkylcyclohexenones

    Gilbert Stork;Rick L. Danheiser

  • New reagents for the intermolecular and intramolecular pinacolic coupling of ketones and aldehydes

    E. J. Corey;Rick L. Danheiser;Srinivasan. Chandrasekaran

  • An improved method for the synthesis of .alpha.-diazo ketones

    Rick L. Danheiser;Raymond F. Miller;Ronald G. Brisbois;Saung Z. Park

  • STEREOSPECIFIC TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF GIBBERELLIC ACID. A KEY TRICYCLIC INTERMEDIATE

    E. J. Corey;R. L. Danheiser;S. Chandrasekaran;P. Siret

  • Stereospecific total synthesis of gibberellic acid. A key tricyclic intermediate

    E. J. Corey;Rick L. Danheiser;Srinivasan Chandrasekaran;Patrice Siret

  • An annulation method for the synthesis of highly substituted polycyclic aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds

    Rick L. Danheiser;Ronald G. Brisbois;James J. Kowalczyk;Raymond F. Miller

  • A regiocontrolled annulation approach to highly substituted aromatic compounds

    Rick L. Danheiser;Stephen K. Gee

  • Copper-Mediated N-Alkynylation of Carbamates, Ureas, and Sulfonamides. A General Method for the Synthesis of Ynamides

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  • (Trimethylsilyl)cyclopentene annulation: a regiocontrolled approach to the synthesis of five-membered rings

    Rick L. Danheiser;David J. Carini;Ajoy Basak

  • (Trimethylsilyl)cyclopentene annulation: a regiocontrolled approach to the synthesis of five-membered rings

    Rick L. Danheiser;David J. Carini;Ajoy Basak

  • Scope and stereochemical course of the (trimethylsilyl)cyclopentene annulation

    Rick L. Danheiser;David J. Carini;David M. Fink;Ajoy Basak

  • Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Conjugated Enynes

    Rick L. Danheiser;Alexandra E. Gould;Roberto Fernandez de la Pradilla;Anna L. Helgason

  • Total Synthesis of Mycophenolic Acid.

    R. L. Danheiser;S. K. Gee;J. J. Perez

  • Total synthesis of mycophenolic acid

    Rick L. Danheiser;Stephen K. Gee;Joseph J. Perez

  • Five-membered ring annulation via propargyl- and allylsilanes

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  • A PRACTICAL AND EFFICIENT METHOD FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF BETA -LACTONES

    Rick L. Danheiser;James S. Nowick

  • A new synthesis of substituted furans

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  • Scope and stereochemical course of the addition of (trimethylsilyl)allenes to ketones and aldehydes. A regiocontrolled synthesis of homopropargylic alcohols

    Rick L. Danheiser;David J. Carini;Carrie A. Kwasigroch

  • Application of Allenylsilanes in [3 + 2] Annulation Approaches to Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocycles.

    R. L. Danheiser;C. A. Kwasigroch;Y.-M. Tsai

  • Application of allenylsilanes in [3+2] annulation approaches to oxygen and nitrogen heterocycles

    Rick L. Danheiser;Carrie A. Kwasigroch;Yeun Min Tsai

  • Stereospecific total synthesis of gibberellic acid

    E. J. Corey;Rick L. Danheiser;Srinivasan Chandrasekaran;Gary E. Keck

  • Synthesis of Polycyclic Benzofused Nitrogen Heterocycles via a Tandem Ynamide Benzannulation/Ring Closing Metathesis Strategy. Application in a Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-FR900482

    Xiao Yin Mak;Aimee L. Crombie;Rick Lane Danheiser

  • Ring expansion-annulation strategy for the synthesis of substituted azulenes and oligoazulenes. 2. Synthesis of azulenyl halides, sulfonates, and azulenylmetal compounds and their application in transition-metal-mediated coupling reactions.

    Aimee L. Crombie;John L. Kane;Kevin M. Shea;Rick L. Danheiser

  • Spiroannelation of enol ethers of cyclic 1,3-diketones. Simple stereospecific synthesis of .beta.-vetivone

    Gilbert. Stork;Rick L. Danheiser;Bruce. Ganem

  • Batch and Flow Photochemical Benzannulations Based on the Reaction of Ynamides and Diazo Ketones. Application to the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds

    Thomas P. Willumstad;Olesya Haze;Xiao Yin Mak;Tin Yiu Lam

  • STEREOSELECTIVE SYNTHESIS OF CYCLOPENTENE DERIVATIVES FROM 1,3-DIENES

    R. L. Danheiser;C. Martinez-Davila;R. J. Auchus;J. T. Kadonaga

  • Intramolecular [4 + 2] cycloadditions of benzynes with conjugated enynes, arenynes, and dienes.

    Martin E. Hayes;Hiroshi Shinokubo;Rick L. Danheiser

  • Cyclohexenol annulation via the alkoxy-accelerated rearrangement of vinylcyclobutanes

    Rick L. Danheiser;Carlos Martinez-Davila;Howard Sard

  • The Reaction of (Trialkylsilyl)vinylketenes with Carbenoid Reagents: A New [4+1] Annulation Route to Cyclopentenones

    Jennifer L. Loebach;Dawn M. Bennett;Rick L. Danheiser

Frequent Co-Authors

Jefferson W. Tester
Jefferson W. Tester Cornell University
James S. Nowick
James S. Nowick University of California, Irvine
E. J. Corey
E. J. Corey Harvard University
Andrew B. Holmes
Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne
Robert G. Bergman
Robert G. Bergman University of California, Berkeley
Scott E. Denmark
Scott E. Denmark University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Kendall N. Houk
Kendall N. Houk University of California, Los Angeles
William R. Roush
William R. Roush Scripps Research Institute
Gilbert Stork
Gilbert Stork Columbia University
Yu Lan
Yu Lan Zhengzhou University

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