PUBLICATIONS

Robert M. Williams, Colorado State University

 

1.         º A stereoselective Synthesis of Partially Substituted 1,2,3-Butatriene Derivatives via Hydroboration, Yoshida, T.; Williams, R.M.; Negishi, E-i., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1974, 96, 3688-3690.

2.         º A Stereoselective Synthesis of cis-Alkenylboranes, Negishi, E-i.; Williams, R.M.; Lew, G.; Yoshida, T., J. Organomet. Chem., 1975, 92, C4-C6.

3.         ¦ An Efficient Synthesis of d,l-Gliovictin: Construction of the Hydroxymethyl Moiety via a 3-Formyl-2,5-Piperazinedione, Williams, R.M.; Rastetter, W.H., Tetrahedron Lett., 1979, 1187-1190.

4.         ¦ Synthesis of the Fungal Metabolites (±)-Gliovictin and (±)-Hyalodendrin, Williams, R.M.; Rastetter, W.H., J. Org. Chem., 1980, 45, 2625-2631.

5.         ¤ Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Erythromycin I, Woodward, R.B.; Logusch, E.; Nambiar, K.P.; Sakan, K.; Ward, D.E.; Au-Yeung, B.W.; Balaram, P.; Browne, L.J.; Card, P.J.; Chen, C.H.; Chenevert, R.B.; Fliri, A.; Frobel, K.; Gais, H.J.; Garratt, D.G.; Hayakawa, K.; Heggie, W.; Hesson, D.P.; Hoppe, D.; Hoppe, I.; Hyatt, J.A.; Ikeda, D.; Jacobi, P.A.; Kim, K.S.; Kobuke, Y.; Kojima, K.; Krowicki, K.; Lee, V.J.; Leubert, T.; Malchenko, S.; Martens, J.; Mathews, R.S.; Ong, B.S.; Press, J.B.; RajanBabu, T.V.; Rousseau, G.; Sauter, H.M.; Suzuki, M.; Tatsuta, K.; Tolbert, L.M.; Truesdale, E.A.; Uchida, I.; Ueda, Y.; Uyehara, T.; Vasella, A.T.; Vladuchick, W.C.; Wade, P.A.; Williams, R.M.; Wong, H.N.-C. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 3210-3213.

6.         ¤ Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Erythromycin II, Woodward, R.B.; Logusch, E.; Nambiar, K.P.; Sakan, K.; Ward, D.E.; Au-Yeung, B.W.; Balaram, P.; Browne, L.J.; Card, P.J.; Chen, C.H.; Chenevert, A.; Fliri, A.; Frobel, K.; Gais, H.J.; Garratt, D.G.; Hayakawa, K.; Heggie, W.; Hesson, D.P.; Hoppe, D.; Hoppe, I.; Hyatt, J.A.; Ikeda, D.; Jacobi, P.A.; Kim, K.S.; Kobuke, Y.; Kojima, K.; Krowicki, K.; Lee, V.J.; Leubert, T.; Malchenko, S.; Martens, J.; Mathews, R.S.; Ong, B.S.; Press, J.B.; RajanBabu, T.V.; Rousseau, G.; Sauter, H.M.; Suzuki, M.; Tatsuta, K.; Tolbert, L.M.; Truesdale, E.A.; Uchida, I.; Ueda, Y.; Uyehara, T.; Vasella, A.T.; Vladuchick, W.C.; Wade, P.A.; Williams, R.M.; Wong, H.N.-C., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 3213-3215.

7.         ¤ Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Erythromycin III, Woodward, R.B.; Logusch, E.; Nambiar, K.P.; Sakan, K.; Ward, D.E.; Au-Yeung, B.W.; Balaram, P.; Browne, L.J.; Card, P.J.; Chen, C.H.; Chenevert, R.B.; Fliri, A.; Frobel, K.; Gais, H.J.; Garratt, D.G.; Hayakawa, K.; Heggie, W.; Hesson, D.P.; Hoppe, D.; Hoppe, I.; Hyatt, J.A.; Ikeda, D.; Jacobi, P.A.; Kim, K.S.; Kobuke, Y.; Kojima, K.; Krowicki, K.; Lee, V.J.; Leubert, T.; Malchenko, S.; Martens, J.; Mathews, R.S.; Ong, B.S.; Press, J.B.; RajanBabu, T.V.; Rousseau, G.; Sauter, H.M.; Suzuki, M.; Tatsuta, K.; Tolbert, L.M.; Truesdale, E.A.; Uchida, I.; Ueda, Y.; Uyehara, T.; Vasella, A.T.; Vladuchick, W.C.; Wade, P.A.; Williams, R.M.; Wong, H.N.-C., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1981, 103, 3215-3217.

 

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1981

8.         *Bicyclomycin Synthetic Studies:  Utilization of Bridgehead Carbanions, Williams, R. M., Tetrahedron Lett., 1981, 22, 2341-2344.

1982

9.         *A New and Efficient Cyclization Reaction to Construct the Bicyclomycin Ring System: Synthesis of N,NÕ-Dimethyl-4-des-methylene Bicyclomycin, Williams, R.M.; Anderson, O.P.; Armstrong, R.; Josey, J.; Meyers, H.; Eriksson, C., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1982, 104, 6092-6099.

1983

10.       *C-Glycosidation of Pyridyl Thioglycosides, Williams, R.M.; Stewart, A.O., Tetrahedron Lett., 1983, 24, 2715-2718.

11.       *Regioselective Functionalization of Bicyclic Piperazinedione Bridgehead Carbanions, Williams, R.M.; Dung, J-S.; Josey, J.; Armstrong, R.W.; Meyers, H., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105, 3214-3220.

12.       *Improved Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of (+)- and (-)-2,2,4-Trimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-carboxaldehyde, Dung, J-S.; Armstrong, R.W.; Anderson, O.P.; Williams, R.M., J. Org. Chem., 1983, 48, 3592-3594.

1984

13.       *Metal-Mediated Concomitant Silyl Ether Cleavage/Cyclization Reactions to Construct Bicyclic Piperazinediones and a New Polymer-Supported Hg(II) Perchlorate, Dung, J-S.; Armstrong, R.W.; Williams, R.M., J. Org. Chem., 1984, 49, 3416-3419.

14.       *Alternate Preparation of Methyl-3-amino-2,3,6-trideoxy-a-D-arabino-hexopyranoside and Chiral Intermediates for the Synthesis of Thienamycin, Stewart, A.O.; Williams, R.M., Carbohydrate Res., 1984, 135, 167-173.

15.       *Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (±)- and (+)-Bicyclomycin: New Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming Reactions on Electrophilic Glycine Anhydride Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Armstrong, R.W.; Dung, J-S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1984, 106, 5748-5750.

1985

16.       *Synthesis and Antimicrobial Evaluation of Bicyclomycin Analogs, Williams, R.M.; Armstrong, R.W.; Dung, J-S., J. Med. Chem., 1985, 28, 733-740.

17.       *Unusual Bridgehead Hydroxylations via Selenoxides:  Evidence for Bridgehead Carbocations, Williams, R.M.; Dung, J-S., Tetrahedron Lett., 1985, 26, 37-38.

18.       *A Divergent Generalized Synthesis of Unsymmetrically Substituted 2,5-Piperazinediones, Williams, R.M.; Armstrong, R.W.; Maruyama, L.K.; Dung, J-S.; Anderson, O.P., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3246-3253.

19.       *Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (±)- and (+)-Bicyclomycin, Williams, R.M.; Armstrong, R.W.; Dung, J-S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 3253-3266.

20.       *C-Glycosidation of Pyridyl Thioglycosides, Stewart, A.O.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 4289-4296.

21.       *Thiolate Additions to Bicyclomycin and Analogues: A Structurally Novel Latent Michael-Acceptor System, Williams, R.M.; Tomizawa, K.; Armstrong, R.W.; Dung, J-S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1985, 107, 6419-6421.

1986

22.       *Electrophilic Glycinates: New and Versatile Templates for Asymmetric Amino Acid Synthesis, Sinclair, P.J.; Zhai, D.; Reibenspies, J.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 1103-1104.

23.       *Promising Cyclization Reactions to Construct the Ring Systems of Brevianamides A,B, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T., Tetrahedron Lett., 1986, 27, 3581-3584.

24.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of (R)- and (S)-[2-2H1]-Glycine, Williams, R.M.; Zhai, D.; Sinclair, P.J., J. Org. Chem., 1986, 51, 5021-5022.

25.       *Synthesis of a Bicyclo[4.1.1] b-Lactam: A Novel, Anti-Bredt b-Lactam, Williams, R.M.; Lee, B., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 6431-6433.

1987

26.       *A New Synthetic Approach to 1-Hydroxymethyl-8-methoxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-isoquinolin-4-one, Williams, R.M.; Zhai, W.; Ehrlich, P.P.; Hendrix, J., J. Org. Chem., 1987, 52, 2615-2617.

27.       *Mechanism, Biological Relevance and Structural Requirements for Thiolate Additions to Bicyclomycin and Analogues: A Unique Latent Michael Acceptor System, Williams, R.M.; Tomizawa, K.; Armstrong, R.W.; Dung, J-S., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 4028-4035.

28.       *Synthesis of Functionalized Bicyclic Dioxopiperazines via Intramolecular Epoxide Opening, Williams, R.M.; Maruyama, L.K., J. Org. Chem., 1987, 52, 4044-4047.

1988

29.       *Alkynylation of Mixed Haloacetals with Organotin Acetylides, Zhai, D.; Zhai, W.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 2501-2505.

30.       *Practical Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Amino Acids through Carbon-Carbon Bond Constructions on Electrophilic Glycine Templates, Williams, R.M.; Sinclair, P.J.; Zhai, D.; Chen, D., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 1547-1557.

31.       *Bicyclomycin: Synthetic, Mechanistic and Biological Studies, Williams, R.M.; Durham, C.A., Chemical Reviews, 1988, 88, 511-540.

32.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of b-Carboxy Aspartic Acid (Asa), Williams, R.M.; Sinclair, P.J.; Zhai, W., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 482-483.

33.       *Synthesis of Verruculotoxin, Williams, R.M.; Brunner, E.J.; Sabol, M.R., Synthesis, 1988, 963-966.

34.       *Versatile New Approach to the Synthesis of Monosubstituted and Bicyclic Piperazine-2,5-diones: Unusual  in situ Generation and Enolate Addition to a Cumulene, Williams, R.M.; Kwast, A., J. Org. Chem., 1988, 53, 5785-5787.

35.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Amino Acids: Comparison of Enolate vs Cation Functionalization of N-BOC-5,6-Diphenyl-2,3,5,6-tetrahydro-4H-1,4-oxazin-2-ones, Williams, R.M.; Im, M-N., Tetrahedron Lett., 1988, 29, 6075-6078.

36.       *Versatile, stereocontrolled, Asymmetric Synthesis of E-Vinylglycine Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Zhai, W., Tetrahedron, 1988, 44, 5425-5430.

37.       *Facial Selectivity of the Intramolecular SN2Õ Cyclization: Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of Brevianamide B, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Kwast, E., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 5927-5929.

38.       *Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of 1,3-Bridged b-Lactams: Novel, Anti-Bredt b-Lactams, Williams, R.M.; Lee, B-H.; Miller, M.M.; Anderson, O.P., in Recent Advances in the Chemistry of b-Lactam Antibiotics, Royal Society of Chemistry, London 1988 pp. 106-118.

1989

39.       *Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination of 1,3-Bridged b-Lactams: Novel, Anti-Bredt b-Lactams, Williams, R.M.; Lee, B.H.; Miller, S.; Anderson, O.P., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 1073-1081.

40.       *Carbanion-Mediated Oxidative Deprotection of Non-Enolizable Benzylated Amides, Williams, R.M.; Kwast, E., Tetrahedron Lett., 1989, 30, 451-454.

41.       *Remarkable, Enantio-Divergent Biogenesis of Brevianamide A and B, Williams, R.M.; Kwast, E.; Coffman, H.; Glinka, T., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1989, 111, 3064-3065.

42.       *Synthetic studies on FR900482: Promising Method to Construct the Bicyclic Hydroxylamine Hemi-Ketal Ring System, Yasuda, N.; Williams, R.M., Tetrahedron Lett., 1989, 30, 3397-3400.

43.       *Synthetic Studies on Paraherquamide: Regioselectivity of Indole Oxidation, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Kwast, E., Tetrahedron Lett., 1989, 30, 5575-5578.

44.       *Synthesis of Optically Active a-Amino Acids, Williams, R.M., Pergamon Press, 1989, Oxford, (Organic Chemistry Series, Baldwin, J.E., Series Editor). 410 pp.

1990

45.       *Synthesis of Ethynylglycine (FR900130), Williams, R.M.;Aldous, D.J.; Aldous, S.C., J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans I Comm., 1990, 171-172.

46.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of Arylglycines, Williams, R.M.; Hendrix, J.A., J. Org. Chem., 1990, 55, 3723-3728.       

47.       *Asymmetric, Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (-)-Brevianamide B, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Kwast, E.; Coffman, H.; Stille, J.K., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 808-821.

48.       *General Synthesis of b,g-Alkynylglycine Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Aldous, D.J.; Aldous, S.C., J. Org. Chem., 1990, 55, 4657-4663.

49.       *Synthetic Studies on Aspirochlorine (A30641), Williams, R.M.; Miknis, G.F., Tetrahedron Lett., 1990, 31, 4297-4300.

50.       *Synthetic Studies on Paraherquamide: Synthesis of the 2H-1,5-Benzodioxepin Ring System, Williams, R.M.; Cushing, T.D., Tetrahedron Lett., 1990, 31, 6325-6328.

51.       *Identification of a Novel Structural Class of Positive Modulators of the N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor, Whose Actions are Mediated Through the Glycine Recognition Site, Monahan, J.B.; Hood, W.F.; Compton, R.P.; Cordi, A.A.; Williams, R.M., Eur. J. Pharmacol., 1990, 189, 373-379.

1991

52.       º Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Conjugated E,E- and E,Z-Dienes, E-Enynes and E-1,2,3-Butatrienes via Alkenylborane Derivatives, Negishi, E.; Yoshida, T.; Abramovitch, A.; Lew, G.; Williams, R.M., Tetrahedron, 1991, 47, 343-356.

53.       *Synthesis, Conformation, Crystal Structures and DNA Cleavage Abilities of Tetracyclic Analogs of Quinocarcin, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Gallegos, R.; Ehrlich, P.; Flanagan, M.E.; Coffman, H.; Park, G., Tetrahedron (Symposium-in-Print), 1991, 47, 2629-2642.

54.       *Synthesis of Tri-Substituted Furans: Mild Ti(IV)-Mediated Couplings to Acetals. Construction of the Epoxy Hemi-Amido Ketal of Fusarin C, Williams, R.M.; Esslinger, C.S., Tetrahedron Lett., 1991, 32, 3635-3638.

55.       *Novel Ring Contractions via 2,3-Wittig Rearrangements: Synthesis of (2-Desoxy)-2-Methylene Bicyclomycin, Williams, R.M.; Sabol, M.R.; Kim, H.; Kwast, A., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 6621-6633.

56.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,6-Diamino-6-hydroxymethylpimelic Acid: Assignment of Stereochemistry, Williams, R.M.; Im, M-N.; Cao, J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 6976-6981.

57.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of 1-Aminocyclopropane Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Fegley, G.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 8796-8806.

58.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of Mono-Substituted and a,a-Disubstituted a-Amino Acids via Diastereoselective Glycine Enolate Alkylations, Williams, R.M.; Im, M-N., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 9276-9286.

59.       *Cannizzaro-Based O2-Dependent Cleavage of DNA by Quinocarcin, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Flanagan, M.E.; Gallegos, R.; Coffman, H.; Pei, D., Advances in New Drug Development, The Pharmaceutical Society of Korea, Seoul 1991, 38-50.

1992

60.       *Cannizzaro-Based O2-Dependent Cleavage of DNA by Quinocarcin, Williams, R.M.; Glinka, T.; Flanagan, M.E.; Gallegos, R.; Coffman, H.; Pei, D., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 733-740.

61.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Amino Acids, Williams, R.M., Aldrichimica Acta, 1992, 25, 11-25.

62.       *Preparation of 4-Methoxy-4Õ-nitrobiphenyl, Stille, J.K.; Echavarren, A.M.; Williams, R.M.; Hendrix, J.A., Org. Synth., 1992, 71, 97-106.

63.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of Arylglycines, Williams, R.M.; Hendrix, J.A., Chem. Rev., 1992, 92, 889-917.

64.       *DNA Cross-Linking Studies on FR-900482: Observations on the Mode of Activation, Williams, R.M.; Rajski, S.R., Tetrahedron Lett., 1992, 33, 2929-2932.

65.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of 2,6-Diaminopimelic Acids, Williams, R.M.; Yuan, C., J. Org. Chem., 1992, 57, 6519-6527.

66.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of S-(-)-Cucurbitine, Williams, R.M.; Fegley, G.J., Tetrahedron Lett., 1992, 33, 6755-6758.

67.       *Asymmetric [1,3]-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions: Synthesis of Highly Substituted Proline Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Zhai, W.; Aldous, D.J.; Aldous, S.C., J. Org. Chem., 1992, 57, 6527-6532.

68.       *Design and Synthesis of Biologically Active Peptide Mimics, Williams, R.M., The Development and Utilization of Biologically Active Peptides, Technomic Publishing Co., Lancaster, PA 1992, p. 187-215.

1993

69.       *Total Synthesis of Aspirochlorine, Williams, R.M.; Miknis, G.F., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 536-547.

70.       *Biosynthesis of the Brevianamides: Quest for a Biosynthetic Diels-Alder Cyclization, Sanz-Cervera, J.-F.; Glinka, T.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 347-348.

71.       *Biosynthesis of Brevianamides A and B: In Search of the Biosynthetic Diels-Alder Construction, Sanz-Cervera, J.F.; Glinka, T.; Williams, R.M., Tetrahedron, 1993, 49, 8471-8482.

72.       *Determination of DNA Cross-Linking Sequence Specificity of FR66979: Observations on the Mode of Action of the FR900482 Class of Anti-tumor Compounds, Williams, R.M.; Rajski, S.R., Tetrahedron Lett., 1993, 44, 7023-7026.

73.       *Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (+)-Paraherquamide B, Cushing, T.D.; Sanz-Cervera, J.F.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1993, 115, 9323-9324.

74.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of 1S,2R-(+)-2-Phenyl-1-Aminocyclopropane-1-Carboxylic Acid, Williams, R.M.; Fegley, G.J., J. Org. Chem., 1993, 58, 6933-6935.

75.       *Stereoselective Synthetic and Mechanistic Chemistry of Bicyclomycin, Williams, R.M., Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Atta-ur-Rahman, Editor, Elsevier Pub., 1993, Amsterdam, Vol. 12.

76.       *Vinyl Glycine Derivatives for Memory and Learning Enhancement or Treatment of a Cognitive Disorder, Cordi, A.A.; Monahan, J.B.; Williams, R.M., U.S. Patent No. 5,208,260, May 4, 1993.

 

 

1994

77.       *O2-Dependent Cleavage of DNA by Tetrazomine, Williams, R.M.; Flanagan, M.E.; Tippie, T., Biochemistry, 1994, 33, 4086-4092.

78.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of g-D(L)-Glutamyl-L-meso-Diaminopimelic Acid Dipeptide, Williams, R.M.; Yuan, C., J. Org. Chem., 1994, 59, 6190-6193.

79.       *A New Method for Hydroxymethylene Peptide Isostere Synthesis: Asymmetric Synthesis of Statine, Williams, R.M.; Colson, P-J.; Zhai, W., Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 9371-9374.

80.       *FR66979 Requires Reductive Activation to Cross-Link DNA Efficiently, Huang, H.; Rajski, S.R.; Williams, R.M.; Hopkins, P.B., Tetrahedron Lett., 1994, 35, 9669-9672.

1995

81.       *Netropsin and Spermine Conjugates of a Water-Soluble Quinocarcin Analog: Analysis of Sequence-Specific DNA Interactions, Flanagan, M.E.; Rollins, S.B.; Williams, R.M., Chem. Biol., 1995, 2, 147-156.

82.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Amino Acids, Williams, R.M., Advances in Asymmetric Synthesis, JAI Press 1995, Volume 1 (pp 45-94) A. Hassner, Ed.

83.       *Studies on the Biosynthesis of Taxol: Total Synthesis of Taxa-4(20),11(12)-diene and Taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene. The First Committed Biosynthetic Intermediate, Rubenstein, S.M.; Williams, R.M., J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 7215-7223.

84.       *Synthetic Studies on Quinocarcin: Total Synthesis of (+)-Quinocarcinamide via Dipole Cycloaddition of an Azomethine Ylide Generated by Novel NBS Oxidation, Flanagan, M.E.; Williams, R.M., J. Org. Chem., 1995, 60, 6791-6797.

85.       *Amino Acid Synthesis, Williams, R.M., Molecular Biology and Biotechnology. A Comprehensive Desk Reference, VCH, Weinheim, Meyers, R.A., Ed., 1995, Volume 1, pp 28-33.

86.       Development of GM-CSF Antagonist Peptides, VonFeldt, J.M.; Monfardini, C.; Fish, S.; Rosenblum, H.; Kieber-Emmons, T.; Williams, R.M.; Kahn, S.A.; Weiner, D.B.; Williams, W.V., Pept. Res., 1995, 8, 20.

1996

87.       *Amino Acid Synthesis, Williams, R.M., The Encyclopedia of Molecular Biology and Molecular Medicine, VCH, Weinheim, R.A. Meyers, Ed., 1996, Volume 1, pp 52-58.

88.       *Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (+)-Paraherquamide B, Cushing, T.D.; Sanz-Cervera, J.F.; Williams, R.M., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 557-579.

89.       *Asymmetric Synthesis of (2S,3S,6S)-, (2S,3S,6R)-, and (2R,3R,6S)-2,3-Methano-2,6-diaminopimelic Acids. Studies Directed to the Design of Novel Substrate-based Inhibitors of L,L-Diaminopimelate Epimerase, Williams, R.M.; Fegley, G.J.; Pruess, D.L.; Schaeffer, F., Tetrahedron, 1996, 52, 1149-1164.

90.       *Photochemical Cycloaromatization Reactions of ortho-Dialkynylarenes. A New Class of DNA Photocleaving Agents, Funk, R.L.; Young, E.R.R.; Williams, R.M.; Flanagan, M.A.; Cecil, T.R., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 3291-3292.

91.       *An Efficient Method for the Preparation of Amidinoureas, Williams, R.M.; Yuan, C., Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 1945-1948.

92.       *Studies on the Biosynthesis of Paraherquamide: Origin of the b-Methylproline Ring, Stocking, E.; Sanz-Cervera, J.F.; Williams, R.M.; Unkefer, C.J., J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118, 7008-7009.

Errata: J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1997, 119, 9588.

93.       * Studies on the Total Synthesis of Paraherquamide A. Stereocontrolled, Asymmetric Synthesis of a-Alkyl-b-Hydroxyproline Derivatives, Williams, R.M.; Cao, J., Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 5441-5444.

94.       *Cytochrome P-450-Catalyzed Hydroxylation of Taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene to Taxa-4(20),11(12)-diene-5-a-ol: The First Oxygenation Step in Taxol Biosynthesis, Hefner, J.; Rubenstein, S.M.; Ketchum, R.E.B.; Gibson, D.M.; Williams, R.M., Croteau, R. Chem. Biol., 1996, 3, 479-489.

1997

95.       *FR900482, a Close Cousin of Mitomycin C that Exploits Mitosene-Based Cross Linking, Williams, R.M.; Rajski, S.R.; Rollins, S.B., Chem. Biol., 1997, 4, 127-137.

96.       *Biosynthesis of the Brevianamides: A Theoretical Study of the Biosynthetic Diels-Alder Cyclization, Domingo, L.R.; Sanz-Cervera, J.F.; Williams, R.M.; Picher, M.T.; Marco, J.A., J. Org. Chem., 1997, 62, 1662-1667.

97.       *Synthetic Studies on FR900482. Synthesis of a Photo-triggered Pro-Mitosene, Rollins, S.B.; Williams, R.M., Tetrahedron Lett., 1997, 38, 4033-4036.

98.       *An Efficient Synthesis of (S)-meta-Tyrosine, Bender, D.M.; Williams, R.M., J. Org. Chem., 1997, 62, 6690-6691.

99.       *Total Sy