Publications

86. "ortho-Quinone Methides from para-Quinones: Total Synthesis of Rubioncolin B." Lumb, J.P.; Choong, K. C.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, ASAP. [PDF]

85. "Vinyl Quinones as Diels-Alder Dienes: Concise Synthesis of (-)-Halenaquinone." Kienzler, M. A.; Suseno, S; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, ASAP. [PDF]

84. "Introduction: Chemical Approaches to Neurobiology" (guest editorial). Trauner, D. Chem. Rev. 2008, 105, 1499. [PDF]

83. "Mechanistic Investigations into the Acid-Catalyzed Cyclization of a Vinyl Ortho-Quinone Methide." Bishop, L.M.; Houk, K.N.; Winkler, M.; Bergman, R.G.; Trauner, D. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, ASAP. [PDF]

82. "A Structural Link between Inactivation and Block of a K+ Channel." Ader, C.; Schneider, R.; Hornig, S.; Velisetty, P.; Wilson; E. M.; Lange, A.; Giller, K.; Ohmert, I.; Martin-Eauclaire, M.-F.; Trauner, D.; Becker, S.; Pongs, O.; Baldus, M. Nature Struct. Mol. Biol. 2008, 15, 605. [PDF]

81. "The Chemistry of Marine Furanocembranoids, Pseudopteranes, Gersolanes, and Related Natural Products." Roethle, P. A.; Trauner D. Nat. Prod. Rep. 2008, 25, 298. [PDF]

80. "Photochemical Control of Endogenous Ion Channels and Cellular Excitability". Fortin, D.L.; Banghart, M.R., Dunn, T.D.; Borges, K.; Wagnaar, D.A.; Gaudry, Q.; Karakossian, M.; Otis, T.W.; Kristan, W.B.; Trauner, D.: Kramer, R.H. Nature Meth. 2008, 5, 331. [PDF]

79. "Conjugate Addition of Allyl Stannanes with Concomitant Triflation." Beaulieu, E. D.; Voss, L.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 869. [PDF]

78. "Biomimetic Synthesis of the Shimalactones." Sofiyev, V.; Navarro, G.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 149. [PDF]

77. "Regulating Enzymatic Activity with a Photoswitchable Affinity Label." Harvey, J.; Trauner, D. Chem. Biochem. 2008, 9, 191. [PDF]

76. "All Optical Interface for Parallel, Remote, and Spatiotemporal Control of Neuronal Activity." Wang, S.; Szobota, S.; Wang, Y.; Volgraf, M.; Liu, Z.; Sun, C.; Trauner, D.; Isacoff, E. Y.; Zhang, X. Nano Lett. 2007, 7, 3859. [PDF]

75. "Reversible Photomechanical Switching of Individual Engineered Molecules at a Metallic Surface." Comstock, M. J.; Levy, N.; Kirakosian, A.;Cho, J.; Lauterwasser, F.; Harvey, J. H.; Strubbe, D. A.;Fréchet, J. M. J.; Trauner, D.; Louie, S. G.; Crommie, M. F. Phys. Rev. Lett. 2007, 99, 038301. [PDF]

74. "Total Synthesis of (-)-Archazolid B." Roethle, P. A.; Chen, I. T.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 8960. [PDF]

73. "Mechanisms of photoswitch conjugation and light activation of an ionotropic glutamate receptor." Gorostiza, P.; Volgraf, M.; Numano,R.; Szobota, S.; Trauner, D.; Isacoff, E. Y.Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2007, 104, 10865. [PDF]

72. "Total Synthesis of Smenochromene B Through Ring Contraction." Rosa, C.P.; Kienzler, M.; Olson, B.S.; Liang, G.; Trauner, D. Tetrahedron 2007, 63, 6529. [PDF]

71. "Remote Control of Neuronal Activity With a Light-Gated Glutamate Receptor." Szobota, S.; Gorostiza, P.; Del Bene, F.; Wyart, C.; Fortin, D. L.; Kolstad, K. D.; Tulyathan, O.; Volgraf, M.; Numano, R.; Aaron, H. L.; Scott, E. K.; Kramer, R. H.; Flannery, J.; Baier, H.; Trauner, D.; Isacoff, E. Neuron 2007, 54, 535. [PDF]

70. "Functionalized Azobenzenes Through Cross-Coupling with Organotrifluoroborates" Harvey, J. H.; Bulter, B. K.; Trauner, D. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 1661. [PDF]

69. "Concise Synthesis of the Bacterial DNA Primase Inhibitor (+)-Sch 642305" Wilson, E. M.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1327. [PDF]

68. "Reversibly Caged Glutamate: A Photochromic Agonist of Ionotropic Glutamate Receptors" Volgraf, M.; Gorostiza, P.; Szobota,S.; Helix, M. R.; Isacoff, E. Y.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 260. [PDF]

67. "Total Synthesis of (-)-Heptemerone B and (-)-Guanacastepene E" Miller, A. K.; Hughes, C. C.; Kennedy-Smith, J. J.; Gradl, S. N.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 17057. [PDF]

66. "Engineering Light-Gated Ion Channels" Banghart, M. R.; Volgraf, M.; Trauner, D. Biochemistry 2006, 45, 15129. [PDF]

65. "Exploring Biosynthetic Relationships among Furanocembranoids: Synthesis of (-)-Bipinnatin J, (+)-Intricarene, (+)-Rubifolide, and (+)-Isoepilophodione B " Roethle, P. A.; Hernandez, P. T.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5901. [PDF]

64. "Development of a Friedel-Crafts Triflation" Grundl, M. A.; Kaster, A.; Beaulieu, E. D.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5429. [PDF]

63. "Photochemical Origin of the Immunosuppressive SNF4435C/D and Formation of Orinocin through Polyene Splicing" Müller, M.; Kusebauch, B.; Liang, G.; Beaudry, C. M.; Trauner, D.; Hertweck, C. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 46, 7835. [PDF]

62. "Mapping the Chemistry of Highly Unsaturated Pyrone Polyketides" Miller, A.K.; Trauner, D. Synlett. 2006, 14, 2295. [PDF]

61. "Light-Induced Depolarization of Neurons Using a Modified Shaker K Channel and a Molecular Photoswitch" Chambers, J. J.; Banghart, M. R.; Trauner, D.; Kramer, R. H. J. Neurophysiol. 2006, 96 2792. [PDF]

60. "Synthesis of Taiwaniaquinoids via Nazarov Triflation" Liang, G.; Xu, Y.; Seiple, I.B.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 11022. [PDF]

59. "An Expedient Synthesis of (±)-Bipinnatin J." Roethle, P. A.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 345. [PDF]

58. "Synthetic Studies Toward the Haouamines." Grundl, M. A.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 23. [PDF]

57. "Allosteric Control of an Ionotropic Glutamate Receptor with an Optical Switch." Volgraf, M.; Gorostiza, P.; Numano, R.; Kramer, R. H.; Isacoff, E.; Trauner, D. Nature Chem. Bio. 2006, 1, 47. [PDF]. Featured in "Science": [PDF].

56. "Pericyclic Reactions of Prenylated Naphthoquinones: Biomimetic Synthesis of Mollugin and Microphyllaquinone." Lumb, J. P.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5865. [PDF]

55. "Photochemical Tools for Remote-Control of Ion Channels in Excitable Cells." Kramer, R. H.; Chambers, J. J.; Trauner, D. Nature Chem. Bio. 2005, 1, 360.

54. "Biosynthetic and Biomimetic Electrocyclizations." Beaudry, C. M.; Malerich, J. P.; Trauner, D. Chem. Rev. 2005, 105, 4757. [PDF]

53. "Concise Synthesis of (±)-Rhazinilam through Direct Coupling." Bowie, A. L., Jr.; Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5207. [PDF]

52. "Photosensitized Conversion of 9,10-Deoxytridachione to Photodeoxytridachione." Zuidema, D. R.; Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D.; Jones, P. B. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4959. [PDF]

51. "Total Synthesis of (-)-SNF4435 C and (+)-SNF4435 D." Beaudry, C. M.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4475. [PDF]

50. "A Glimpse at the Grail." Trauner, D. Nature Chem. Bio. 2005, 1, 189. [PDF]

49. "The Meirwein-Eschenmoser-Claisen Rearrangement." Gradl, S. N.; Trauner, D. In Claisen Rearrangements, Hiersemann, M.; Nubbemeyer, U., Eds; Weinheim: Wiley-VCH 2005, Chapter 7. [PDF]

48. "Infrared Hole Burning and Conformational Change in a Borane-Ammonia Complex." Endicott, C. A.; Strauss, H. L.; Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. J. Phys Chem. A 2005, 109, 7714. [PDF]

47. "An Electrochemical Approach to the Guanacastepenes." Hughes, C. C.; Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3425. [PDF]

46. "Mining the Tetraene Manifold: Total Synthesis of Complex Pyrones from Placobranchus ocellatus." Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 4602. [PDF]

45. "Biomimetic Synthesis of Elysiapyrones A and B." Barbarow, J. E.; Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2901. [PDF]

44. "Stereoselective Syntheses of the Bioactive Polypropionates Aureothin, N-Acetylaureothamine, and Aureonitrile." Liang, G.; Seiple, I. B.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 2837. [PDF]

43. "Rational Design of a Chiral Palladium(0) Olefin Complex of Unprecedented Stability." Grundl, M. A.; Kennedy-Smith, J. J.; Trauner, D. Organometallics 2005, 24, 2831. [PDF]

42. "Biomimetic Synthesis of Antimalarial Naphthoquinones." Malerich, J. P.; Maimone, T. J.; Elliott, G. I.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 6276. [PDF]. Correction [PDF]

41. "Dienophile Twisting Causes Rate Enhancements in Intramolecular Diels-Alder Cycloadditions: A DFT Study." Khuong, K. S.; Beaudry, C.; Trauner, D.; Houk, K. N. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 3688. [PDF]

40. "Biomimetic Synthesis and Structure Elucidation of Rubicordifolin, a Cytotoxic Natural Product from Rubia cordifolia." Lumb, J. P.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 2870. [PDF]

39. "Stereoselective Synthesis of the Placidenes and Cyercene A." Liang, G.; Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 819. [PDF]

38. "Concise Synthesis of (±)-Smenochromene D (Likonide B)." Olson, B. S.; Trauner D, Synlett 2005, 700. [PDF]

37. "Biomimetic Synthesis of Natural Products Isolated from Bignoniaceae." Malerich, J. P.; Trauner, D. In Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis; Harmata, M., Ed.; Elsevier: Amsterdam, 2004; Vol. 5. pp 417-436. [PDF]

36. "Light-Activated Ion Channels for Remote Control of Neuronal Firing." Banghart, M. R.; Borges, K.; Isacoff, E. Y.; Trauner, D.; Kramer R. H. Nature Neuroscience 2004, 7, 1381. [PDF]. Featured in "Science": [PDF].

35. "Palladium-Catalyzed Couplings to Nucleophilic Heteroarenes: The Total Synthesis of (-)-Frondosin B." Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 9675. [PDF]

34. "Enantioselective Nazarov Reactions through Catalytic Asymmetric Proton Transfer." Liang, G.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 9544. [PDF]

33. "The Total Synthesis of (-)-Crispatene." Miller, A. K.; Byun, D. H.; Beaudry, C. M.; Trauner, D. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 2004, 101, 12019. [PDF]

32. "Metabolic Modulation of Potassium Channels." Trauner, D.; Kramer, R. H. Science STKE 2004, 233, pe20. [PDF]

31. "Efficient Nazarov Cyclizations of 2-Alkoxy-1,4-pentadien-3-ones." Liang, G.; Gradl, S. N.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4931. [PDF]

30. "Potassium Channels: Symmetric, Selective, Sensitive." Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 5671. [PDF]

29. "Direct Catalytic Asymmetric Amination of Aldehydes: Synthesis of Evans Oxazolidinones and α-Amino Acids." Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. Chemtracts 2003, 16, 511. [PDF]

28. "Development of Novel Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cycloisomerizations: Synthesis of Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexenes and Cyclopentenones." Miller, A. K.; Banghart, M. R.; Beaudry, C. M.; Suh, J. M.; Trauner, D. Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 8919. [PDF]

27. "Synthetic Studies toward the Guanacastepenes." Hughes, C. C.; Kennedy-Smith, J. J.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4113. [PDF]

26. "Protein Surface Recognition by Rational Design: Nanomolar Ligands for Potassium Channels." Gradl, S.; Felix, J. P.; Isacoff, E. Y.; Garcia, M. L.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12668. [PDF]

25. "Reductive Cyclization of β-Hydroxy Nitriles: A New Synthesis of Glycoxylamines." Dorsey, A. D.; Barbarow, J. E.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 3237. [PDF]

24. "Biomimetic Synthesis of (±)-Pinnatal and (±)-Sterekunthal A." Malerich, J. P.; Trauner, D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 9554. [PDF]

23. "Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of 5-Vinyl-1,3-Cyclohexadienes." Ng, S. M.; Beaudry, C. M.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1701. [PDF]

22. "Total Synthesis of (±)-Photodeoxytridachione through a Lewis Acid Catalyzed Cyclization." Miller, A. K.; Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 549. [PDF]

21. "Enzymatic Desymmetrization of a Centrosymmetric Diacetate." Böhm, C.; Austin, W. F.; Trauner, D. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2003, 14, 71. [PDF]

20. "The Total Synthesis of (-)-Amathaspiramide F." Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 4556. [PDF]

19. "Boron-Ammonia Complexes Stabilized by Hydrogen Bonding." Hughes, C. C.; Scharn, D.; Mulzer, J.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 4109. [PDF]

18. "Synthetic Studies Toward SNF4435 C and SNF4435 D." Beaudry, C. M.; Trauner, D. Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2221. [PDF]

17. "Concise Total Synthesis of (-)-Frondosin B Using a Novel Palladium Catalyzed Cyclization." Hughes, C. C.; Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 1569. [PDF]. Correction [PDF]

16. "A Practical Variant of the Claisen-Eschenmoser Rearrangement: Synthesis of Unsaturated Morpholine Amides." Gradl, S. N.; Kennedy-Smith, J. J.; Kim, J.; Trauner, D. Synlett 2002, 3, 411. [PDF]


15. "The B-Alkyl Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Reaction: Development, Mechanistic Study and Applications in Natural Product Synthesis." Chemler, S. R.; Trauner, D.; Danishefsky, S. J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 4544.

14. "Concise Stereoselective Routes to Advanced Intermediates Related to Natural and Unnatural Pinnaic Acid." Carson, M. W.; Kim, G.; Hentemann, M. F.; Trauner, D.; Danishefsky, S. J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2001, 40, 4450.

13. "On the Conformations of Halichlorine and the Pinnaic Acids: Nitrogen Inversion as a Possible Determinant of Biological Profile." Trauner, D.; Danishefsky, S. J. Helv. Chim. Acta 2000, 83, 2344.

12. "Synthesis of Immunomodulatory Marine Natural Products." Danishefsky, S. J.; Inoue, M.; Trauner, D. in "The Role of Natural Products in Drug Discovery," Ernst Schering Research Foundation (ESRF) Workshop 32, pp. 1-24, Heidelberg, New York: Springer 2000.

11. "Morphine Synthesis and Biosynthesis--an Update." Novak, B. H.; Hudlicky, T.; Reed, J. W.; Mulzer, J.; Trauner, D. Curr. Org. Chem. 2000, 4, 343.

10. "Total Synthesis of (+)-Halichlorine, an Inhibitor of VCAM-1 Expression." Trauner, D.; Schwarz, J. B.; Danishefsky, S. J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 3542.

9. "Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Halichlorine: Asymmetric Synthesis of the Spiroqinolizidine Subunit." Trauner, D.; Danishefsky, S. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 6513.

8. "Insight into the Mechanism of the Saegusa Oxidation: Isolation of a Novel Palladium(0) Tetraolefin Complex." Porth, S.; Bats, J. W.; Trauner, D.; Giester, G.; Mulzer, J. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 2015.

7. "Practical Synthesis of (-)-Morphine." Mulzer, J.; Trauner, D. Chirality 1999, 11, 475.

6. "About the Use of Molecular Workbenches and Platforms in Organic Synthesis." Mulzer, J., Schein, K.; Bohm, I.; Trauner, D. Pure Appl. Chem. 1998, 70, 1487.

5. "Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Morphine Alkaloids: The Hydrophenathrene Route." Trauner, D.; Bats, J. W.; Werner, A.; Mulzer, J. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 5908.

4. "New Ventures in the Construction of Complex Heterocycles: Synthesis of Morphine and Hasubanan Alkaloids." Trauner, D.; Porth, S.; Opatz, T.; Bats, J. W.; Giester, G.; Mulzer, J. Synthesis 1998, 653.

3. "The Phenanthrenone Approach to Opium Alkaloids: Formal Total Synthesis of Morphine by Sigmatropic Rearrangement." Mulzer, J.; Bats, J. W.; List, B.; Opatz, T.; Trauner, D. Synlett 1997, 5, 441.

2. "Formal Total Synthesis of (-)-Morphine by Cuprate Conjugate Addition." Mulzer, J.; Duerner, G.; Trauner, D. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 1997, 35, 2830.

1. "Stereoselective Insertion of Ketenes into O,O-Acetals: Synthesis of β-Alkoxy Esters and 1,4-Dioxepanones." Mulzer, J.; Trauner, D.; Bats, J. W. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 1996, 35, 1970.