List of Publications

Publications List

  1. “Cinnamyl as a Protecting Group. A Mild Method for the Cleavage of Cinnamyl Esters.”  Corey, E. J.; Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1977, 18, 2081-2082.
  2. “Total Synthesis of Aphidicolin.” Corey, E. J.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 1742-1744.
  3. “Total Synthesis of Stemodin and Stemodinone.” Corey, E. J.; Tius, M. A.; Das, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1980, 102, 7612-7613.
  4. “1-Diphenylphosphonio-1-Methoxymethyllithium, a Useful Reagent for the Synthesis of Aldehydes from Hindered Ketones.” Corey, E. J.; Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1980, 21, 3535-3538.
  5. Aromatic Annelation; Application to the Synthesis of Unsymmetrical Biphenyls.” Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 3335-3338.
  6. “Biomimetic Synthesis of Pallescensin-1.” Tius, M. A.; Takaki, K. S. J. Org. Chem. 1982, 47, 3166-3168.
  7. “Benzoannelation of Ketones.” Tius, M. A.; Ali, S. J. Org. Chem. 1982, 47, 3163-3166.
  8. “Aromatic Annelation. I. Synthesis of Pyridines.” Tius, M. A.; Thurkauf, A.; Truesdell, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23, 2819-2822.
  9. “Aromatic Annelation. II. Synthesis of Phenols.” Tius, M. A.; Thurkauf, A.; Truesdell, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23, 2823-2824.
  10. “A Synthesis of m-Terphenyls.” Tius, M. A.; Savariar, S. Synthesis 1983, 467-469.
  11. “A Catechol Monoether Synthesis.” Tius, M. A.; Thurkauf, A. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 3839-3841.
  12. “Copper(I)-Catalyzed Reactions of Epoxy Alcohols with Grignard Reagents.” Tius, M. A.; Fauq, A. H. J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 4131-4132.
  13. “A Cationic Cyclopentannelation.” Tius, M. A.; Astrab, D. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1984, 25, 1539-1542.
  14. “A Synthesis of 2-Alkyl-3-Furoic Acids.” Tius, M. A.; Savariar, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1985, 26, 3635-3638.
  15. “Synthesis and in vitro Activity of some Methylenomycin Analogs.” Tius, M. A.; Patterson, G. M. L.; Astrab, D. P. J. Antibiotics 1985, 38, 1061-1067.
  16. “Total Synthesis of Desepoxyasperdiol.” Tius, M. A.; Fauq, A. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 1035-1039.
  17. “Synthesis of a Lophotoxin Intermediate.” Tius, M. A.; Trehan, S. J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 765-767.
  18. “An Efficient Methylenomycin Synthesis.” Tius, M. A.; Astrab, D. P.; Fauq, A. H.; Ousset, J.-B.; Trehan, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 3438-3442.
  19. “Aromatic Annelation. Synthesis of Naphthalenes.” Tius, M. A.; Gomez-Galeno, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 27, 2571-2575.
  20. “Total Synthesis of (-)-Asperdiol.” Tius, M. A.; Fauq, A. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 6389-6391.
  21. “Aromatic Annelation. A Synthesis of 3-Methyl-8,14-Dehydromorphinan.” Tius, M. A.; Thurkauf, A. Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 27, 4541-4545.
  22. “A Simple Preparation of 2-Lithio Propenal.” Tius, M. A.; Astrab, D. P.; Gu, X.-Q. J. Org. Chem. 1987 52, 2625-2627.
  23. “Phase Diagram and Preparation of CE2 Enantiomers.” Tius, M. A.; Gu, X.-Q.; Truesdell, J. W.; Savariar, S.; Yang, D. K.; Crooker, P. P. Mol. Cryst. Liq. Cryst. 1987, 150b, 247-255.
  24. “An Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of a Liquid Crystal.” Tius, M. A.; Gu, X.-Q.; Truesdell, J. W.; Savariar, S.; Crooker, P. P. Synthesis 1988, 36-40.
  25. “A Convenient Synthesis of (R)-(+)-Perillaldehyde.” Tius, M. A.; Kerr, M. A. Synth. Commun. 1988, 18, 1905-1911.
  26. “Synthesis of Cembranes and Cembranolides.” Tius, M. A. Chem. Reviews 1988, 88, 719-732.
  27. “A Concise Synthesis of (d,l)-Methylenomycin A and (d,l)-epi-Methylenomycin A.” Tius, M. A.; Trehan, S. J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 46-51.
  28. “A Convenient Synthesis of (-)-11-Nor-D9-THC-carbinol.” Tius, M. A.; Gu, X.-Q.; Kerr, M. A. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 62-63.
  29. “A Bifunctional Anthraquinone Synthon.” Tius, M. A.; Gomez-Galeno, J.; Zaidi, J. H. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 6909-6912.
  30. “Allene Ethers for Cationic Cyclopentannelation.” Tius, M. A.; Ousset, J.-B.; Astrab, D. P.; Fauq, A. H.; Trehan, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 923-924.
  31. “Cationic Cyclopentannelation. Synthesis of (d,l)-Xanthocidin.”, Tius, M. A.; Astrab, D. P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 2333-2336.
  32. “Hydroxyquinone Annelation.” Tius, M. A.; Cullingham, J. M. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 867-869.
  33. “Synthesis of (d,l)-nor-D6a,10a-cis-THC-carboxylic Acid.” Tius, M. A.; Gu, X.-Q. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 1171-1173.
  34. “Densely Functionalized Cyclopentenones.” Tius, M. A.; Zhou, X.-M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 4629-4632.
  35. “Marine Cembranoid Synthesis.” Tius, M. A.; Cullingham, J. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 3749-3752.
  36. “Absolute Stereochemistry at C10, C11 and C13 of Palytoxin, from Marine Coelenterates of the genus Palythoa.” Thurkauf, A.; Tius, M. A. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 1593-1594.
  37. “Synthesis of 11-nor-D8-Tetrahydrocannabinol-9-Carboxylic Acid Methyl Ester.” Tius, M. A.; Kannangara, G. S. K. J. Org. Chem. 1990 55, 5711-5714.
  38. “Convergent Synthesis of Vineomycinone B2 Methyl Ester.” Tius, M. A.; Gu, X.-Q.; Gomez-Galeno, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1990, 112, 8188-8189.
  39. “C-Glycosyl Anthraquinone Synthesis: Total Synthesis of Vineomycinone B2.” Tius, M. A.; Gomez-Galeno, J.; Gu, X.-Q.; Zaidi, J. H. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 5775-5783.
  40. “Cembrane Synthesis. An Advanced Intermediate for Crassin Acetate.” Tius, M. A.; Reddy, N. K. Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 3605-3608.
  41. “A Novel Approach to the Synthesis of Morphine Alkaloids: The Synthesis of (d,l)-Thebainone-A.” Tius, M. A.; Kerr, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114, 5959-5966.
  42. “Vinyl Fluorides from Vinyl Stannanes.” Tius, M. A.; Kawakami, J. K. Synth. Commun. 1992, 22, 1461-1471.
  43. “Synthesis of 5′-(2H3)-(-)-11-Nor-9-carboxy-D9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Methyl Ester Methyl Ether.” Tius, M. A.; Kannangara, G. S. K. Tetrahedron 1992, 48, 9173-9186.
  44. “Cancer Preventive Activity of Sarcophytol A and its Analogs.”; In “ACS Symposium Series No. 507, Phenolic Compounds in Food and Health II”, Huang, et. al., Eds.; pp. 380-387 (1992); Fujiki, H.; Suganuma, M.; Takagi, K.; Nishiwaki, S.; Yoshizawa, S.; Okabe, S.; Yatsunami, J.; Frenkel, K.; Troll, W.; Marshall, J. A.; Tius, M. A.
  45. “Benzoannelation of Ketones: 3,4-Cyclododeceno-1-methylbenzene.” Tius, M. A.; Kannangara, G. S. K. Org. Synth. 1992, 71, 158-166.
  46. “Rapid Fluorination of Alkenyl Stannanes with Silver Triflate and Xenon Difluoride.” Tius, M. A.; Kawakami, J. Synlett 1993, 207-208.
  47. “Halogenated Cannabinoid Synthesis.” Tius, M. A.; Kannangara, G. S. K.; Kerr, M. A.; Grace, K. J. S. Tetrahedron 1993, 49, 3291-3304.
  48. “Canventol Inhibits Tumor Promotion in CD-1 Mouse Skin through Inhibition of Tumor Necrosis Factor-a Release and of Protein Isoprenylation.” Komori, A.; Suganuma, M.; Okabe, S.; Zou, X.; Tius, M. A.; Fujiki, H. Cancer Res. 1993, 53, 3462-3464.
  49. “Stereoselective Synthesis of Disubstituted Naphthalene-1,2-Oxides.” Tius, M. A.; Reddy, N. K. Synthetic Commun 1994, 24, 859-869.
  50. “Cyclopentannelation Reaction for Rapid Assembly of Multifunctional Products. (d,l)-Desepoxymethylenomycin A Methyl Ester.” Tius, M. A.; Kwok, C.-K.; Gu, X.-q.; Zhao, C. Synthetic Commun. 1994, 24, 871-885.
  51. “Conformationally Restricted Hybrids of CP-55,940 and HHC: Stereoselective Synthesis and Activity.” Tius, M. A.; Makriyannis, A. M.; Zou, X. L.; Abadji, V. Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 2671-2680.
  52. “Stereochemical Control in the Oxymercuration of 5-Alken-1-ols.” Tius, M. A.; Busch-Petersen, J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1994, 35, 5181-5184.
  53. “Mirabimide E, an Unusual N-Acylpyrrolinone from the Blue-Green Alga Scytonema mirabile: Structure Determination and Synthesis.”, Paik, S.; Carmeli, S.; Cullingham, J.; Moore, R. E.; Patterson, G. M. L.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 8116-8125.
  54. “Total Synthesis of Cryptophycins. Revision of the Structures of Cryptophycins A and C.” Barrow, R. A.; Hemscheidt, T.; Liang, J.; Paik, S.; Moore, R. E. Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 2479-2490.
  55. “The Reaction of XeF2with Trialkylvinylstannanes: Scope and Mechanistic Observations.”  Tius, M. A.; Kawakami, J. K. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 3997-4010.
  56. “Xenon Difluoride in Synthesis.” Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron, 1995, 51, 6605-6634.
  57. “Classical/Non-Classical Cannabinoid Hybrids; Stereochemical Requirements for the Southern Hydroxyalkyl Chain.” Tius, M. A.; Hill, W. A. G.; Zou, X. L.; Busch-Petersen, J.; Kawakami, J. K.; Fernandez-Garcia, M. C.; Drake, D. J.; Abadji, V.; Makriyannis, A. Life Sciences 1995, 56, 2007-2012.
  58. “Canventol Inhibits HIV-1 Replication by a Tat-induced Tar-independent Mechanism.” Biswas, D. K.; Tius, M. A.; Zhuo, J.; Pardee, A. B. J. Acquir. Immune. Defic. Syndr. 1996, 12, 120-127.
  59. “Unsaturated Side Chain b-11-Hydroxyhexahydrocannabinol Analogs.” Busch-Petersen, J.; Hill, W.A.G.; Fan, P.; Khanolkar, A.; Xie, X-Q.; Tius, M. A.; Makriyannis, A. J. Med. Chem. 1996, 39, 3790-3796.
  60. “Anti-tumor Promoting Activity of Canventol and its Synthetic Analogs through Inhibition of Protein Isoprenylation.” Komori, A.; Okabe, S.; Suganuma, M.; Kerr, M. A.; Busch-Petersen, J.; Oh, L. M.; Zhuo, J.; Kannangara, G. S. K.; Zou, X.; Tius, M. A.; Fujiki, H. Japan. J. Cancer Res. 1996, 87, 875-881.
  61. “Selectivity in Aromatic Fluorination. Introduction of Fluorine Probes into Nabilone.” Tius, M. A.; Kawakami, J. K.; Hill, W. A. G.; Makriyannis, A. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.  1996, 2085-2086.
  62. “Rapid Assembly of Multifunctional Five-Membered Rings. Application to the Synthesis of (±)-Xanthocidin.” Tius, M. A.; Drake, D. J. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 14651-14660.
  63. “Facile KF/Alumina Mediated Synthesis of a-Heterosubstituted Weinreb Amides.” Tius, M. A.; Busch-Petersen, J. Synlett., 1997, 531-532.
  64. “Synthesis of a Bifunctional Cannabinoid Ligand.” Tius, M. A.; Busch-Petersen, J.; Marris, A. R. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1997, 1867-1868.
  65. “Inhibition of HIV-1 Replication by Combination of a Novel Inhibitor of TNF-a with AZT.” Biswas, D. K.; Mhashilkar, A. M.; Ewaniuk, D. S.; Pezza, J. A.; Oh, L. M.; Kannangara, G. S. K.; Tius, M. A.; Pardee A. B. J. Acquir. Immune. Defic. Syndr. 1998, 18, 426-434.
  66. “Cross-Conjugated Cyclopentenone Prostaglandins. Synthesis of D7-10-Chloro- 15-deoxy PGA1Ethyl Ester.” Tius, M. A.; Busch-Petersen, J.; Yamashita, M. Tetrahedron Lett., 1998, 39, 4219-4222.
  67. “Synthesis of 15-Deoxy-12-Hydroxy-10-trifluoromethyl-D7-PGA1Methyl Ester.” Tius, M. A.; Hu, H.; Kawakami, J. K.; Busch-Petersen, J. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 5971-5976.
  68. “Synthesis of a-Substituted a,b-Unsaturated Acylsilanes.” Tius, M. A.; Hu, H. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 5937-5940.
  69. “Classical/Non-Classical Hybrid Cannabinoids: Southern Aliphatic Chain Functionalized C6-b Methyl, Ethyl and Propyl Analogs.” Drake, D. J.; Jensen, R. S.; Busch-Petersen, J.; Kawakami, J. K.; Fernandez-Garcia, M. C.; Fan, P.; Makriyannis, A.; Tius, M. A. J. Med. Chem. 1998, 41, 3596-3608.
  70. “Synthesis of Unit A of Cryptophycin via a [2,3]-Wittig Rearrangement.” Liang, J.; Hoard, D. W.; Khau, V. V.; Martinelli, M. J.; Moher, E. D.; Moore, R. E.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 68, 1459-1463.
  71. “Difluorocyclopentenone Synthesis.” Harrington, P. E.; Li, L.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 4025-4029.
  72. “A Formal Total Synthesis of Roseophilin: Cyclopentannelation Approach to the Macrocyclic Core.” Harrington, P. E.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 649-651.
  73. “a,b-Unsaturated Acyl Silanes.” Stergiades, I. A.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 7547-7551.
  74. “Asymmetric Cyclopentannelation. Axial to Tetrahedral Chirality Transfer.” Hu, H.; Smith, D.; Cramer, R. E.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 9895-9896.
  75. “Synthesis of 1-Aza-cryptophycin 1, an Unstable Cryptophycin. An Unusual Skeletal Rearrangement.” Barrow, R. A.; Moore, R. E.; Li, L.-H.; Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron, 2000, 56, 3339-3351.
  76. “Synthesis and Reactions of (E)- and (Z)-1,3-Dibromo-2-methoxypropene.” Edvardsen, K. R.; Benneche, T.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3085-3089.
  77. “Asymmetric Cyclopentannelation. Chiral Auxiliary on the Allene.” Harrington, P. E.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 2447-2450.
  78. “Synthesis of Functionalized Cannabinoids.” Harrington, P. E.; Stergiades, I. A.; Erickson, J.; Makriyannis, A.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 6576-6582.
  79. “An Imino Nazarov Cyclization.” Tius, M. A.; Chu, C. C.; Nieves-Colberg, R. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 2419-2422.
  80. “Allenes from Ynals.” Tius, M. A.; Pal, S. K. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 2605-2608.
  81. “Parallel Synthesis and Biocatalytic Amplification of a Cross-Conjugated Cyclopentenone Library.” Jang, W. B.; Hu, H.; Lieberman, M. M.; Morgan, J. A.; Stergiades, I. A.; Clark, D. S. Tius, M. A. J. Combi. Chem. 2001, 3, 346-353.
  82. “Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemistry of Roseophilin.” Harrington, P. E.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 8509-8514.
  83. “Stereospecific Synthesis of Cryptophycin 1.” Li, L.-H.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1637-1640.
  84. “Synthesis of Enantioenriched 5-Alkylidene-2-cyclopentenones from Chiral Allenyl Carbamates: Generation of a Chiral Lithium Allenolate and Allylic Activation for a Conrotatory 4-Electrocyclization” Schultz-Fademrecht, C.; Tius, M. A.; Grimme, S.; Wibbeling, B.; Hoppe, D. Ang. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 1532-1535.
  85. “Synthesis of the Cryptophycins” Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron 2002, 58, 4343-4367.
  86. “Asymmetric Cyclopentannelation. Camphor-Derived Auxiliary.” Harrington, P. E.; Murai, T.; Chu, C., Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem Soc. 2002, 124, 10091-10100.
  87. “Synthesis of the Hydroazulene Portion of Guanacastepene A from the Cyclopentannelation Reaction.” Nakazaki, A.; Sharma, U.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3363-3366.
  88. “Cationic Cyclopentannelation of Allene Ethers.” Tius, M. A. Acc. Chem. Res., 2003, 36, 284-290.
  89. “Enantiomeric resolution of a novel chiral cannabinoid receptor ligand.” Thakur, G. A.; Palmer, S. L.; Harrington, P. E.; Stergiades, I. A.; Tius, M. A.; Makriyannis, A. J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 2002, 54, 415-422.
  90. “Synthesis of Covalent Probes for the Radiolabeling of the Cannabinoid Receptor.” Chu, C.; Ramamurthy, A.; Makriyannis, A.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 55-61.
  91. “The First Example of Nazarov Reactions of Vinyl Cumulenyl Ketones.” Leclerc, E.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1171-1174.
  92. “Convergent Cyclopentannelation Process.” Bee, C.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1681-1684.
  93. “Isomerization-Cyclization Approach to the Synthesis of 2-Hydroxy-5-alkylidene-cyclopent-2-enones.” Forest, J.; Bee, C.; Cordaro, F.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4069-4072.
  94. “The Palladium(II) Catalyzed Nazarov Reaction” Bee, C.; Leclerc, E.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4927-4930.
  95. “Tetrasubstituted Allene Ethers; Synthesis and Use in Nazarov Reactions.” Tokeshi, B. K.; Tius, M. A. Synthesis 2004, 786-790.
  96. “A Tandem Alkylation-Cyclization Process via an O,C-Dianion.” Banaag, A. R.; Berger, G. O.; Dhoro, F.; delos Santos D. B.; Dixon, D. D.; Mitchell, J. P.; Tokeshi, B. K.; Tius, M. A.  Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 3419-3428.
  97. “a-Hydroxy Cyclopentenones from of a-Diketones.” Batson, W. A.; Sethumadhavan, D.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2771-2774.
  98. “Some New Nazarov Chemistry” Tius, M. A. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 2193-2206.
  99. “Interrupted Nazarov Cyclization on Silica Gel” Dhoro, F.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12472-12473.
  100. “Terpestacin Core Structure. Control of Stereochemistry” Berger, G. O.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5011-5013.
  101. “An Improved Chiral Auxiliary for the Allene Ether Version of the Nazarov Cyclization” delos Santos, D.; Banaag, A. R.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 2579-2582.
  102. “Cyclizations of a-Diketones to a-Hydroxycyclopentenones on Silica Gel in the Absence of Solvent” Uhrich, E. A.; Batson, W. A.; Tius, M. A. Synthesis 2006, 2139-2142.
  103. “Oxaza Adamantyl Cannabinoids. A New Class of Cannabinoid Receptor Probes” Le Goanvic, D.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7800-7804.
  104. “Synthesis of (+)-Madindoline A and (+)-Madindoline B” Wan, L.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 647-650. PMCID: PMC2516479
  105. “Design of Chiral Auxiliaries for the Allene Ether Nazarov Cyclization” Banaag, A. R.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 5328-5329. PMCID: PMC2533689
  106. “Asymmetric Amine-Intercepted Nazarov Cyclization” Dhoro, F.; Kristensen, T. E.; Stockmann, V.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 7256-7257. PMCID: PMC2518941
  107. “Total Synthesis of (±)-Terpestacin and (±)-11-epi-Terpestacin” Berger, G. O; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 6473-6480.
  108. “A simple procedure for C–C bond cleavage of aromatic and aliphatic epoxides with aqueous sodium periodate under ambient conditions” Binder, C. M.; Dixon, D. D.; Almaraz, E.; Tius, M. A.; Singaram, B. Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2764–2767.
  109. “Interrupting the Nazarov cyclization with Indoles” Basak, A. K.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 4073-4076. PMCID: PMC2663042
  110. “Traceless Chiral Auxiliaries for the Allene Ether Nazarov Cyclization” Banaag, A. R.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 8133-8141.
  111. “Gas Phase and Solution Structures of 1-Methoxyallenyllithium” Dixon, D.; Tius, M. A.; Pratt, L. J. Org. Chem. 2009, 74, 5881–5886.
  112. “Enamine-Iminium Ion Nazarov Cyclization of a-Ketoenones” Bow, W. F.; Basak, A. K.; Jolit, A.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius M. A. Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 440–443.
  113. “Organocatalytic Asymmetric Aza-Nazarov Cyclization of an Azirine” Shimada, N.; Ashburn, B. O.; Basak, A. K.; Bow, W. F.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 3774-3775. DOI:10.1039/ B927564A.
  114. “An Organocatalytic Asymmetric Nazarov Cyclization” Basak, A. K.; Shimada, N.; Bow, W. F.; Vicic, D. A.; Tius, M. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 8266-8267.
  115. “Heteroadamantyl Cannabinoids” Dixon, D.; Divakaramenon, S.; Benneche, T.; Banaag, A.; Tius, M. A.; Thakur, G.; Bowman, A.; Wood, J.; Makriyannis, A. J. Med. Chem. 2010, 53, 5656-5666.
  116. “Asymmetric Nazarov Cyclizations” Shimada, N.; Stewart, C. Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron 2011, 67, 5851-5870. 10.1016/j.tet.2011.05.062.
  117. “Neutral Nazarov-Type Cyclization Catalyzed by Palladium(0)” Shimada, N.; Stewart, C.; Bow, W. F.; Jolit, A.; Wong, K.; Zhou, Z.; Tius, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 5727-5729.
  118. “C3-Heteroaroyl cannabinoids as photolabeling ligands for the CB2 cannabinoid receptor” Dixon, D. D. Tius, M. A.; Thakur, G. A.; Zhou, H.; Bowman, A. L.; Shukla, V. G.; Peng, Y.; Makriyannis, A. Bioorg. & Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 5322-5325.
  119. “Diastereospecific Nazarov Cyclization of Fully Substituted Dienones: Vicinal All-Carbon Atom Quaternary Stereocenters” Jolit, A.; Vazquez-Rodriguez, S.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11102-11105.
  120. “Allene Ether Nazarov Cyclization” Tius, M. A. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2014, 43, 2979 – 3002.
  121. “Catalytic Enantioselective Nazarov Cyclization: Construction of Vicinal All-Carbon Atom Quaternary Stereocenters” Jolit, A.; Walleser, P. M.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 6180-6183.
  122. “Mixed Aggregates of 1-Methoxyallenyllithium with Lithium Chloride” Pratt, L. M.; Dixon, D. D.; Tius, M. A. ChemistryOpen. 2014, 3, 250-255.
  123. “First total synthesis of the marine natural products clavulolactones II and III” Miller, C. M.; Benneche, T.; Tius, M. A. Org. & Biomol. Chem. 2015, 13, 4051-4058.
  124. “Enantioselective Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Nazarov-type Cyclization” Kitamura, K.; Shimada, N.; Stewart, C.; Atesin, A.; Ateşin, T. A.; Tius, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6288-6291. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201500881R1 and 10.1002/ange.201500881R1
  125. “Synthesis of Each Enantiomer of Rocaglamide by Means of a Pd(0)-Catalyzed Nazarov-Type Cyclization” Zhou, Z.; Tius, M. A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 6037-6040. DOI: 10.1002/anie.201501374R1 and 10.1002/ange.201501374R1
  126. “3′-Functionalized Adamantyl Cannabinoid Receptor Probes” Ogawa, G.; Zhou, H.; Nikas, S. P.; Halikhedkar, A.; Mallipeddi, S.; Tius, M. A.; Makriyannis, A. J. Med. Chem. 2015, 58, 3104-3116.
  127. “Isotetronic Acids from an Oxidative Cyclization” Zhou, Z.; Walleser, P. M.; Tius, M. A. Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 10858 – 10860.
  128. “Origins of the Stereoselectivity in a Thiourea–Primary Amine-catalyzed Nazarov Cyclization” Asari, A.; Lam, Y.; Tius, M.; Houk, K. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 13191 – 13199.
  129. “Hydroxamic Acid and Benzoic Acid-​Based STAT3 Inhibitors Suppress Human Glioma and Breast Cancer Phenotypes In Vitro and In Vivo ” Yue, P.; Lopez-Tapia, F.; Paladino, D.; Li, Y.; Chen, C.-H.; Namanja, A. T.; Hilliard, T.; Chen, Y.; Tius, M. A.; Turkson, J. Cancer Res.2016, 76, 652 – 663. DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-14-3558
  130. “Ring-closing metathesis in an enantioselective synthesis of the macrocyclic core of crassin acetate” Herstad, G.; Molesworth, P. P.; Miller, C. M.; Benneche, T.; Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron 2016, 72, 2084 – 2093. DOI:10.1016/j.tet.2016.02.050
  131. “Synthesis of 2-​oxaadamantane and 1-​aryl-​2-​oxaadamantanes” Benneche, T.; Tius, M. A. Tetrahedron Lett. 2016, 57, 3150 – 3151. DOI:10.1016/j.tetlet.2016.06.027
  132. “The Evolution of the Total Synthesis of Rocaglamide” Zhou, Z., Dixon, D. D., Jolit, A., Tius, M. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 15929 – 15936. DOI: 10.1002/chem.201603312.
  133. “C1′-Azacycloalkyl Hexahydrocannabinols ” Ho, T.; Shimada, N.; Tius, M.; Nikas, S.; Zhang, W.; Makriyannis, A. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 82, 7839 – 7849.
  134. “Catalytic Enantioselective Nazarov Cyclization” Jolit, A.; Dickinson, C. F.; Kitamura, K.; Walleser, P. M.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2017, 6067 – 6076.
  135. “Linker Variation and Structure-Activity Relationship Analyses of Carboxylic Acid-Based Small Molecule STAT3 Inhibitors” Lopez-Tapia, F.; Brotherton-Pleiss, C.; Yue, P.; Murakami, H.; Araujo, A.; dos Santos, B.; Ichinotsubo, E.; Rabkin, A.; Shah, R.; Lantz, M.; Chen, S.; Tius, M.; Turkson, J. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9, 250 – 255. DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00544.
  136. “Contiguous Quaternary Centers from a Au(I)-Catalyzed Nazarov Cyclization” Congmon, J.; Tius, M. A. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2018, 2018, 2926 – 2930.
  137. “Repetition of chemistry from a recently retracted paper. A cautionary note.” Wilson, R.; Bedard, K.; Baidilov, D.; Tius, M.; Hudlicky, T. Tetrahedron Lett. 2018, 59, 2467 – 2469.
  138. “Synthesis and structures of α-lithiated vinyl ethers.” Ho, T. C.; Congmon, J.; Zhou, Z.; Tius, M. A.; Pratt, L. M. Tetrahedron 2018, 74, 4445 – 4455.
  139. “(Z)-Trifluoromethyl-Trisubstituted Alkenes or Isoxazolines: Divergent Pathways from the Same Allene.” Liu, C.; Yap, G. P. A.; Rowland, C. A.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 7289 – 7212.
  140. “Discovery of Novel Azetidine Amides as Potent Small-​Molecule STAT3 Inhibitors.” Brotherton-Pleiss, C.; Yue, P.; Zhu, Y.; Nakamura, K.; Chen, W.; Fu, W.; Kubota, C.; Chen, J.; Alonso-Valenteen, F.; Mikhael, S.; Medina-Kauwe, L.; Tius, M. A.; Lopez-Tapia, F.; Turkson, J. J. Med. Chem 2021, 64, 695 – 710. https:// DOI:10.1021/acs.jmedchem.0c01705
  141. “Oxa-adamantyl Cannabinoids” Ho, T. C.; Tius, M. A.; Nikas, S. P.; Tran, N. K.; Tong, F.; Zhou, H.; Zvonok, N.; Makriyannis, A. Bioorg. & Med. Chem. Lett. 2021, 38, 127882.
  142. “Vitamin D receptor upregulates lncRNA TOPORS-​AS1 which inhibits the Wnt​/β-​catenin pathway and associates with favorable prognosis of ovarian cancer” Fu, Y.; Katsaros, D.; Biglia, N.; Wang, Z.; Pagano, I.; Tius, M.; Tiirikainen, M.; Rosser, C.; Yang, H.; Yu, H. Scientific Reports 2021, 11, 7484.
  143. “Synthesis of Fluorenes and Dibenzo[g,p]chrysenes Through an Oxidative Cascade” Dickinson, C. F.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87, 1559-1563.
  144. “Novel potent azetidine-based compounds irreversibly inhibit Stat3 activation and induce antitumor response against human breast tumor growth in vivo” Yue, P.; Zhu, Y.; Brotherton-Pleiss, C.; Fu, W.; Verma, N.; Chen, J.; Nakamura, K.; Chen, W.; Chen, Y.; Alonso-Valenteen, F.; Mikhael, S.; Medina-Kauwe, L.; M. Kershaw, K. M.; Celeridad, M.; Pan, S.; S. Limpert, A. S.; Sheffler, D. J.; Cosford, N. D. P.; Shiao, S. L.; Tius, M. A.; Lopez-Tapia, F.; Turkson, J. Cancer Lett. 2022, 534, 215613. https:// DOI:10.1016/j.canlet.2022.215613
  145. “Modular Synthesis of a Semibuckminsterfullerene” Dickinson, C. F.; Yang, J. K.; Yap, G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 5095-5098. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.orglett.2c01880
  146. “Fluorine on Fluorenes” Dickinson, C. F.; Yang, J. K.; Tius, M. A. Org. & Biomol. Chem. 2022, 20, 8615-8617. https:// DOI: 10.1039/D2OB01798A
  147. “Natural product preferentially targets redox and metabolic adaptations and aberrantly-active STAT3 to inhibit breast tumor growth in vivo” Zhu, Y.; Yue, P.; Dickinson, C.; Yang, J.; Datanagan, K.; Zhai, N.; Zhang, Y.; Miklossy, G.; Lopez-Tapia, F.; Tius, M.; Turkson, J. Cell Death & Disease 2022, 13(12), 1022. https:// DOI:10.1038/s41419-022-05477-2
  148. “Anion-Accelerated Asymmetric Nazarov Cyclization: Access to Vicinal All-Carbon Quaternary Stereocenters” Dickinson, C. F.; Yap G. P. A.; Tius, M. A. Org. & Biomol. Chem. 2023, 21,  5014 – 5020. DOI: 10.1039/D3OB00735A
  149. “The Chemistry of Phytoplankton” Liu, X; Bian, Z; Hu, S; Dickinson C. F.; Benjamin M. M.; Jia, J.; Tian, Y; Place, A; Hanna, G. S.; Luesch, H; Croot, P; Reddy, M. M.; Thomas, O. P.; Hardiman,      G.; Puglisi, M. P.; Yang, M; Zhong, Z.; Lemasters, J. J.; Korte, J. E.; Waters, A. L.; Heltzel, C. E.;             Williamson, R. T.; Strangman, W. K.; Valeriote, F.; Tius, M. A.; DiTullio, G.; Ferreira, D.;         Alekseyenko, A.; Wang, S.; Hamann, M. T. Wang, X. Chem. Rev. 2024, 124, 13099–13177. DOI:             10.1021/acs.chemrev.4c00177
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