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  • 1989 - Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Overview

Tom Livinghouse is affiliated with Montana State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research encompasses multiple subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Molecular Medicine, Food Science, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's work focuses primarily on topics such as bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, phenothiazines and benzothiazines synthesis and activities, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, catalytic C-H functionalization methods, catalytic alkyne reactions, catalytic cross-coupling reactions, and coordination chemistry and organometallics.

Tom Livinghouse has published several papers across diverse scientific journals. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Sulfenate Esters of Simple Phenols Exhibit Enhanced Activity against Biofilms" (2020, ACS Omega)
  • "Novel Nitro-Heteroaromatic Antimicrobial Agents for the Control and Eradication of Biofilm-Forming Bacteria" (2021, Antibiotics)
  • "Efficient reductions of dimethylhydrazones using preformed primary amine boranes" (2021, Synthetic Communications)
  • "Novel phenolic antimicrobials enhanced activity of iminodiacetate prodrugs against biofilm and planktonic bacteria" (2020, Chemical Biology & Drug Design)
  • "Base-Catalyzed Phenol-Mannich Condensation of Preformed Cesium Iminodiacetate. The Direct Synthesis of Calcein Blue AM and Related Acyloxymethyl Esters" (2023, The Journal of Organic Chemistry)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Christian Frabitore
  • Danica J. Walsh
  • Philip S. Stewart
  • Heidi N. Koenig
  • Jérome Lépeule

Tom Livinghouse has published in journals such as ACS Omega, Antibiotics, The Journal of Organic Chemistry, Molecules, and Synthetic Communications.

In recognition of their contributions, they received the Fellow of Alfred P. Sloan Foundation award in 1989.

Best Publications

  • The Production of Myco-Diesel Hydrocarbons and Their Derivatives by the Endophytic Fungus Gliocladium Roseum (NRRL 50072)

    Gary A. Strobel;W. Berk Knighton;Katreena Kluck;Yuhao Ren

  • Intramolecular [2+2] cycloadditions of group IV metal-imido complexes. Applications to the synthesis of dihydropyrrole and tetrahydropyridine derivatives

    P. Leo McGrane;Michael Jensen;Tom Livinghouse

  • Enantioselective intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by yttrium complexes of axially chiral bis(thiolate) ligands.

    Joon Young Kim;Tom Livinghouse

  • Chelating bis(thiophosphinic amidate)s as versatile supporting ligands for the group 3 metals. An application to the synthesis of highly active catalysts for intramolecular alkene hydroamination.

    Young Kwan Kim;Tom Livinghouse;Yoshikazu Horino

  • Novel cyclization reactions on transition metal templates. The catalysis of intramolecular [4+2] cycloadditions by low-valent rhodium complexes

    Ravinder S. Jolly;Gregory Luedtke;Derek Sheehan;Tom Livinghouse

  • A Direct Synthesis of P-Chiral Phosphine−Boranes via Dynamic Resolution of Lithiated Racemic tert-Butylphenylphosphine−Borane with (−)-Sparteine

    Bradley Wolfe;Tom Livinghouse

  • Photochemical Promotion of the Intramolecular Pauson−Khand Reaction. A New Experimental Protocol for Cobalt-Catalyzed [2 + 2 + 1] Cycloadditions

    Brian L. Pagenkopf;Tom Livinghouse

  • Synthetic applications of imidotitanium-alkyne [2+2] cycloadditions. A concise, stereocontrolled total synthesis of the antifungal agent (+)-preussin

    P. Leo McGrane;Tom Livinghouse

  • Intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by simple amido derivatives of the Group 3 metals

    Young Kwan Kim;Tom Livinghouse;John E. Bercaw

  • Exceptional rate enhancements and improved diastereoselectivities through chelating diamide coordination in intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by yttrium and neodymium amido complexes.

    Young Kwan Kim;Tom Livinghouse

  • Intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by a bis(thiophosphinic amidate) Zr(IV) complex

    Hyunseok Kim;Phil Ho Lee;Tom Livinghouse

  • Chelating diamide based rate enhancement of intramolecular alkene hydroaminations catalyzed by a neutral Sc(III) complex.

    Joon Young Kim;Tom Livinghouse

  • An efficient procedure for the synthesis of C-chiral bisphosphines

    Lydia McKinstry;Tom Livinghouse

  • On the asymmetric rh(I) catalyzed [4+2] cycloisomerization reaction. Electronic and torsional ligand control of absolute stereoselection.

    Lydia McKinstry;Tom Livinghouse

  • Alkene and Diene Hydrosilylations Catalyzed by Lanthanum Tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)amide]†

    Yoshikazu Horino;Tom Livinghouse

  • Rapid and efficient procedure for the synthesis of monocyclopentadienyl complexes of hafnium and zirconium

    Eric C. Lund;Tom Livinghouse

  • Synthetic applications of Group IV metal-imido complex - alkyne [2+2] cycloadditions. A concise total synthesis of (.+-.)-monomorine

    P. Leo McGrane;Tom Livinghouse

  • AN EFFICIENT PROCEDURE FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF ELECTRON RICH BISPHOSPHINES CONTAINING HOMOCHIRAL BACKBONES

    Lydia McKinstry;Tom Livinghouse

  • Internal Alkene Hydroaminations Catalyzed by Zirconium(IV) Complexes and Asymmetric Alkene Hydroaminations Catalyzed by Yttrium(III) Complexes

    Hyunseok Kim;Young Kwan Kim;Jun Hwan Shim;Misook Kim

  • Thermal promotion of the cobalt catalyzed intramolecular Pauson-Khand reaction — An alternative experimental protocol for cyclopentenone synthesis

    David B. Belanger;Donogh J.R. O'Mahony;Tom Livinghouse

Frequent Co-Authors

Phil Ho Lee
Phil Ho Lee Kangwon National University
Philip S. Stewart
Philip S. Stewart Montana State University
Gary A. Strobel
Gary A. Strobel Montana State University
John E. Bercaw
John E. Bercaw California Institute of Technology
Wilford M. Hess
Wilford M. Hess Brigham Young University
Robin Gerlach
Robin Gerlach Montana State University
Brian Bothner
Brian Bothner Montana State University
Richard L. Smith
Richard L. Smith Tohoku University

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