Publications

INDEPENDENT CAREER

42. Paul, M. K.; Raeside, M. C.; Gutekunst, W. R. General and Mild Method for the Synthesis of Polythioesters from Lactone Feedstocks. ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 1411-1417.

41. Calderón-Díaz, A.; Boggiano, A. C.; Xiong, W.; Kaiser, N.; Gutekunst, W. R. Degradable N-Vinyl Copolymers through Radical Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Thionocarbamates. ACS Macro Lett. 2024, 13, 1390-1395.

40. Xu, M.; Bullard, K. K.; Bacsa, J.; Gutekunst, W. R. Halide Abstraction-Mediated Synthesis of a Highly Twisted Amide. J. Org. Chem. 2024.

39. Tran, V. T.; Ravn, A. K.; Rubel, C. Z.; Xu, M.; Fu, Y.; Wagner, E. M.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Liu, P.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Engle, K. M. Ni-catalysed dicarbofunctionalization for the synthesis of sequence-encoded cyclooctene monomers. Nat. Synth. 2024.

38. Su, Y-L; Xiong, W.; Yue, L.; Paul, M. K.; Otte, K. S.; Basca, J.; Qi, H. J.; Gutekunst, W. R. Michael Addition–Elimination Ring-Opening Polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 18074–18082.

37. Su, Y-L.; Yue, L.; Tran, H.; Xu, M.; Engler, A.; Ramprasad, R.; Qi, H. J.; Gutekunst, W. R. Chemically Recyclable Polymer System Based on Nucleophilic Aromatic Ring-Opening Polymerization. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023.

36. Sui, X.; Wang, C.; Gutekunst, W.R. Sequestration of ruthenium residues via efficient fluorous-enyne termination. Polymer Chemistry. 2023.

35. Stellmach, K.A.; Paul, M.K.; Xu, M.; Su, Y.; Fu, L.; Toland, A.R.; Tran, H.; Chen, L.; Ramprasad, R.; Gutekunst, W.R. Modulating Polymerization Thermodynamics of Thiolactones Through Substituent and Heteroatom Incorporation. ACS Macro Letters. 2022, 11, 895-901.

34. Sui, X.; Gutekunst, W.R. Cascade Alternating Metathesis Cyclopolymerization of Diynes and Dihydrofuran. ACS Macro Letters. 2022, 11, 630-635.

33. Zhang, T.; Sui, X.; Gutekunst, W.R. Convergent Synthesis of Branched Metathesis Polymers with Enyne Reagents. Macromolecules. 2021, 54, 8435-8442.

32. Xu, M.; Paul, M. K.; Bullard, K. K.; DuPre, C.; Gutekunst, W.R. Modulating Twisted Amide Geometry and Reactivity Through Remote Substituent Effects. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 14657-14666.

31. Bamford, J. T.; Smith, R. A.; Leng, C. Z.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Losego, M. D. Measuring the Glass Transition Temperature of Vapor-Phase-Infiltrated AlO_x-PS-r-PHEMA Organic–Inorganic Hybrid Thin-Film Materials. Macromolecules. 2021, 54, 6790-6798.

30. Yi, D.; Acharya, A.; Gumbart, J. C.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Agarwal, V. Gatekeeping Ketosynthases Dictate Initiation of Assembly Line Biosynthesis of Pyrrolic Polyketides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 7617-7622.

29. Marks, M. A.; Kalaitzidou, K.; Gutekunst, W. R. Synthesis and Characterization of Cationic Dendrimer-PDMS Hybrids. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2020, 2000652.

28. Bullard, K. K.; Srinivasarao, M.; Gutekunst, W. R. Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystal Surface Chemistry with Diverse Nucleophiles for Materials Integration. J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, 8, 18024-18031.

27. Sui, X.; Zhang, T.; Pabarue, A. B.; Gutekunst, W. R. Alternating Cascade Metathesis Polymerization of Enynes and Cyclic Enol Ethers with Active Ruthenium Fischer Carbenes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12942–12947.

26. Levi, A. E.; Fu, L.; Lequieu, J.; Horne, J. D.; Blankenship, J.; Mukherjee, S.; Zhang, T.; Fredrickson, G. H.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Bates, C. M. Efficient Synthesis of Asymmetric Miktoarm Star Polymers. Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 2, 702–710.

25. Fu, L.; Sui, X.; Crolais, A. E.; Gutekunst, W. R. Modular Approach to Degradable Acetal Polymers Using Cascade Enyne Metathesis Polymerization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 15726-15730.

24. Xu, M.; Bullard, K. K.; Nicely, A. M.; Gutekunst, W. R. Resonance promoted ring-opening metathesis polymerization of twisted amides. Chem. Sci., 2019, 10, 9729-9734.

23. Zhang, T.; Gutekunst, W. R. Pulsed-addition ring-opening metathesis polymerization with functional enyne reagents. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 259-264.

22. Balding P.; Cueto, R.; Russo, P. S.; Gutekunst, W. R. Synthesis of Perfectly Sulfonated Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate over a Wide Molar Mass Range via Reversible-Deactivation Radical Polymerization. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1527-1537.

21. Fu, L.; Xu, M.; Yu, J.; Gutekunst, W. R. Halide-Rebound Polymerization of Twisted Amides. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 2906-2910.

20. Smith, R. A.; Fu, G.; McAteer, O.; Xu, M.; Gutekunst, W. R. A Radical Approach to Thioester-Containing Polymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1446-1451.

19. Fu, L. ; Zhang, T.; Fu, G.; Gutekunst, W. R. Relay Conjugation of Living Metathesis Polymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 12181-12188.

18. Zhang, T. ; Fu, L. ; Gutekunst, W. R. Practical Synthesis Of Functional Metathesis Initiators Using Enynes. Macromolecules. 2018, 51, 6496–6503.

17. Lunn, D. J.; Discekici, E. H.; Read de Alaniz, J.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Hawker, C. J. Established and Emerging Strategies for Polymer Chain-End Modification. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry2017, 55, 2903-2914.

UNDERGRADUATE, GRADUATE, AND POSTDOCTORAL

16. Ren, J. M.; Lawrence, J.; Knight, A. S.; Abdilla, A.; Zerdan, R. B.; Levi, A. E.; Oschmann, B.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Lee, S.; Li, Y.; McGrath, A. J.; Bates, C. M.; Qiao, G. G.; Hawker, C. J. Controlled Formation and Binding Selectivity of Discrete Olig(methylmethacrylate) Stereocomplexes.J. Am. Chem. Soc.2018, 140, 1945-1951

15. Kaminker, R.; Anastasaki, A.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Luo, Y.; Lee, S.; Hawker, C. J. Tunning Of Protease Resistance In Oligopeptides Through N-alkylation.Chem. Commun,2018, 54, 9631-9634.

14. Kaminker, R.; Kaminker, I.; Gutekunst, W. G.; Luo, Y.; Lee, S.; Niu, J.; Han, S.; Hawker, C. J. Tuning Conformation And Properties Of Peptidomimetic Backbones Through Dual N/Cα-Substitution. Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 5237-5240.

13. Page, Z. A. ; Zerdan, R. Bou; Gutekunst, W. R. ; Anastasaki, A. ; Seo, S. ; McGrath, A. J. ; Lunn, D. J. ; Clark, P. G. ; Hawker, C. J. . A Di-Tert-Butyl Acrylate Monomer For Controlled Radical Photopolymerization. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2017, 55, 801-807.

12. Fleischmann, C.; Anastasaki, A.; Gutekunst, W. R.; McGrath, A. J.; Hustad, P. D.; Clark, P. G.; Laitar, D. S.; Hawker, C. J. Direct Access To Functional (Meth)Acrylate Copolymers Through Transesterification With Lithium Alkoxides. Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 2017, 51, 1566-1574.

11. Gutekunst, W. R.; Anastasaki, A.; Lunn, D. J.; Truong, N. P.; Whitefield, R.; Jones. G. R.; Treat, N. J.; Abdilla, A.; Barton, B. E.; Clark, P. G.; Haddleton, D. M.; Davis, T. P.; Hawker, C. J. Practical Chain‐End Reduction of Polymers Obtained with ATRP.Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2017, 218, 1700107

10. Anastasaki, A. ; Willenbacher, J. ; Fleischmann, C. ; Gutekunst, W. R. ; Hawker, C. J. End Group Modification Of Poly(Acrylates) Obtained Via Atrp: A User Guide. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 689-697.

9. Mattson, K. M.; Pester, C. W.; Gutekunst, W. R,; Hsueh, A. T.; Discekici, E. H.; Luo, Y.; Schmidt, B. V. K. J.; McGrath, A. J.; Clark, P. G.; Hawker, C. J. Metal-Free Removal Of Polymer Chain Ends Using Light. Macromolecules2016, 49, 8162-8166.

8. Lawrence, J.; Lee, S. – H.; Abdilla, A.; Nothling, M. D.; Ren, J. M.; Knight, A. S.; Fleischmann, C.; Li, Y.; Abrams, A. S.; Schmidt, B. V. K. J.; Hawker, M. C.; Connal, L. A.; McGrath, A. J.; Clark, P. G.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Hawker, C. J. A Versatile And Scalable Strategy To Discrete Oligomers. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2016, 138, 6306-6310.

7. Gutekunst, W. R.; Hawker, C. J. A General Approach To Sequence-Controlled Polymers Using Macrocyclic Ring Opening Metathesis Polymerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2015, 137, 8038-8041.

6. Gutekunst, W. R.; Baran, P. S. Applications Of C–H Functionalization Logic To Cyclobutane Synthesis. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 2014, 79, 2430-2452.

5. Voica, A. – F.; Mendoza, A.; Gutekunst, W. R.; Fraga, J. Otero; Baran, P. S. Guided Desaturation Of Unactivated Aliphatics. Nature Chemistry 2012, 4, 629 – 635.

4. Gutekunst, W. R.; Gianatassio, R.; Baran, P. S. Sequential C Sp 3–H Arylation And Olefination: Total Synthesis Of The Proposed Structure Of Pipercyclobutanamide A. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51, 7507 – 7510.

3. Gutekunst, W. R.; Baran, P. S. C–H Functionalization Logic In Total Synthesis. Chemical Society Reviews 2011, 40, 1976-1991.

2. Gutekunst, W. R.; Baran, P. S. Total Synthesis And Structural Revision Of The Piperarborenines Via Sequential Cyclobutane C–H Arylation. Journal of the American Chemical Society 2011, 133, 19076 – 19079.

1. Williams, R. B.; Gutekunst, W. R.; P. Joyner, M.; Duan, W.; Li, Q.; Ross, C. A.; Williams, T. D.; Cichewicz, R. H. Bioactivity Profiling With Parallel Mass Spectrometry Reveals An Assemblage Of Green Tea Metabolites Affording Protection Against Human Huntingtin And Α-Synuclein Toxicity. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 2007, 55, 9450 – 9456.