Professor Kenneth K Laali

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1. 
   Ionic liquid catalyzed Ritter reaction/Pd-catalyzed directed Ortho-arylation; facile access to diverse libraries of biaryl-amides from Aryl-nitriles

   Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2020, Elsevier

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

2. 
   Curcumin Conjugates of Non‐steroidal Anti‐Inflammatory Drugs: Synthesis, Structures, Anti‐proliferative Assays, Computational Docking, and Inflammatory Response

   Article • ChemistryOpen, August 2020, Wiley

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

3. 
   Dediazoniative functionalization of chromen-4-one and chromen-2-one diazonium-BF4 salts in BMIM-ILs. direct access to the F, I, OSO(CF3) NTf, and N(Tf)2 derivatives, and facile synthesis of chromenone azo-dyes by coupling to activated arenes

   Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2020, Elsevier

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

4. 
   Ionic liquid-mediated benzoyl transfer-coupling in the Suzuki and Sonogashira reactions and aryl transfer-coupling by decarbonylative Heck reaction, using N-Benzoyl-saccharin (NBSac) as reagent

   Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 2020, Elsevier

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

5. 
   Recent Advances in the Development of “Curcumin Inspired” Compounds as New Therapeutic Agents

   Article • Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry, May 2020, Bentham Science Publishers

   Professor Kenneth K Laali, Gabriela Borosky

6. 
   Facile one-pot synthetic access to libraries of diversely substituted 3-aryl (Alkyl)-coumarins using ionic liquid (IL) or conventional base/solvent, and an IL-mediated approach to novel coumarin-bearing diaryl-ethynes

   Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 2020, Elsevier

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

7. 
   Synthesis of diverse libraries of carboxamides via chemoselective N-acylation of amines by carboxylic acids employing Brønsted acidic IL [BMIM(SO3H)][OTf]

   Article • Tetrahedron Letters, October 2019, Elsevier

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

8. 
   Deuterated Curcuminoids: Synthesis, Structures, Computational/Docking and Comparative Cell Viability Assays against Colorectal Cancer

   Article • ChemMedChem, May 2019, Wiley

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

9. 
   An Efficient Selectfluor-Mediated Oxidative Thio- and Selenocyanation of Diversely Substituted Indoles and Carbazoles

   Article • Heteroatom Chemistry, January 2019, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

   Professor Kenneth K Laali

10. 
    Ionic liquid-mediated synthesis and functionalization of heterocyclic compounds

    Article • January 2019, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

11. 
    Phospha- and arsa-bridged cyclononatetraenides: novel zwitterionic 10π aromatic hemispheres

    Article • New Journal of Chemistry, January 2019, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

12. 
    Front Cover: Synthesis, Computational Docking Study, and Biological Evaluation of a Library of Heterocyclic Curcuminoids with Remarkable Antitumor Activity (ChemMedChem 18/2018)

    Article • ChemMedChem, September 2018, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

13. 
    Synthesis, Computational Docking Study, and Biological Evaluation of a Library of Heterocyclic Curcuminoids with Remarkable Antitumor Activity

    Article • ChemMedChem, August 2018, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

14. 
    Iodine Activation of Alcohols: A Computational Study

    Article • Topics in Catalysis, April 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

15. 
    Novel fluorinated curcuminoids and their pyrazole and isoxazole derivatives: Synthesis, structural studies, Computational/Docking and in-vitro bioassay

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, February 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

16. 
    Ionic Liquids as Novel Media and Catalysts for Electrophilic/Onium Ion Chemistry and Metal-Mediated Reactions

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

17. 
    Ionic Liquids as Novel Media and Catalysts for Diels-Alder Chemistry

    Article • Current Organic Synthesis, November 2017, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

18. 
    Piperidine-appended imidazolium ionic liquid as task-specific basic-IL for Suzuki and Heck reactions and for tandem Wittig-Suzuki, Wittig-Heck, Horner-Emmons-Suzuki, and Horner-Emmons-Heck protocols

    Article • Applied Catalysis A General, August 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

19. 
    A computational study of SF 5 -substituted carbocations

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, May 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

20. 
    4-(Pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenediazonium Tetrafluoroborate

    Article • December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

21. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Ionic Liquids as Novel Media for Electrophilic/Onium Ion Chemistry and Metal-mediated Reactions: a Progress Summary

    Article • ChemInform, October 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

22. 
    ChemInform Abstract: [bmim(SO3 H)][OTf]/[bmim][X] and Zn(NTf2 )2 /[bmim][X] (X = PF6 and BF4 ); Efficient Catalytic Systems for the Synthesis of Tetrahydropyrimidin-ones (-thiones) via the Biginelli Reaction.

    Article • ChemInform, October 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

23. 
    Meet Our Editorial Board Member:

    Article • Current Organic Synthesis, August 2016, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

24. 
    [bmim(SO 3 H)][OTf]/[bmim][X] and Zn(NTf 2 ) 2 /[bmim][X] (X = PF 6 and BF 4 ); efficient catalytic systems for the synthesis of tetrahydropyrimidin-ones (-thiones) via the Biginelli reaction

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

25. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Pd(OAc)2Catalyzed Homocoupling of Arenediazonium Salts in Ionic Liquids: Synthesis of Symmetrical Biaryls.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

26. 
    Copper(II) Trifluoromethanesulfonate

    Article • April 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

27. 
    Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed homocoupling of arenediazonium salts in ionic liquids: synthesis of symmetrical biaryls

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

28. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Mild and Selective α-Fluorination of Carbonyl Compounds (Ketones, 1,3-Diketones, β-Ketoesters, α-Nitroketones, and β-Ketonitriles) with Selectfluor (F-TEDA-BF4) in Imidazolium ILs [BMIM/PF6 or BMIM/NTf2] with Broensted-Acidic IL [PMIM

    Article • ChemInform, January 2016, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

29. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Sonogashira Cross-Coupling in a Designer Ionic Liquid (IL) Without Copper, External Base, or Additive, and with Recycling and Reuse of the IL.

    Article • ChemInform, November 2015, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

30. 
    Mild and selective α-fluorination of carbonyl compounds (ketones, 1,3-diketones, β-ketoesters, α-nitroketones, and β-ketonitriles) with Selectfluor (F-TEDA-BF4) in imidazolium ILs [BMIM/PF6 or BMIM/NTf2] with Brønsted-acidic IL [PMIM(SO3H)/OTf] as prom...

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, October 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

31. 
    In SilicoStudy on Chemical Properties and Reactivity of Enal Derivatives

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 2015, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

32. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Mono- and Dinitration of Pentafluorosulfanylbenzenes with [NO2][BF4], and Substrate Selectivity (PhSF5vs PhCF3and PhSF5vs PhNO2) in Competitive Nitration.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2015, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

33. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Selectfluor-Mediated Mild Oxidative Halogenation and Thiocyanation of 1-Aryl-allenes with TMSX (X: Cl, Br, I, NCS) and NH4SCN.

    Article • ChemInform, September 2014, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

34. 
    Mono- and dinitration of pentafluorosulfanylbenzenes with [NO2][BF4], and substrate selectivity (PhSF5 vs PhCF3 and PhSF5 vs PhNO2) in competitive nitration

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

35. 
    The 2,4-dimethyl-7-pentafluorosulfanyl-5-(trifluoromethyl)dibenzo[b,d]thiophenium trifluoromethanesulfonate: The SF5-analog of Umemoto salt

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, September 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

36. 
    Stable Ion Chemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs); Modeling Electrophiles from Carcinogens

    Article • August 2014, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

37. 
    Novel quinoline–imidazolium adducts via the reaction of 2-oxoquinoline-3-carbaldehyde and quinoline-3-carbaldehydes with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride [BMIM][Cl]

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, July 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

38. 
    Synthesis and Structure of the First Bridgehead Silylium Ion

    Article • Organometallics, May 2014, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

39. 
    Selectfluor-mediated mild oxidative halogenation and thiocyanation of 1-aryl-allenes with TMSX (X=Cl, Br, I, NCS) and NH4SCN

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

40. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Mild Conversion of Propargylic Alcohols to α,β‐Unsaturated Enones in Ionic Liquids (ILs); a New “Metal Free” Life for the Rupe Rearrangement.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2014, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

41. 
    4‐(Pentafluorosulfanyl)benzenediazonium Tetrafluoroborate: A Versatile Launch Pad for the Synthesis of Aromatic SF5 Compounds via Cross Coupling, Azo Coupling, Homocoupling, Dediazoniation, and Click Chemistry

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

42. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Electrophilic Addition of Propargylic Cations to Allenes: Formation of Crowded Chloro‐ and Azido‐Enynes by Trapping of the Resulting Allylic Cations with TMSX (X: CI, N3): A Synthetic and Computational Study.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2014, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

43. 
    Mild conversion of propargylic alcohols to α,β-unsaturated enones in ionic liquids (ILs); a new ‘metal free’ life for the Rupe rearrangement

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, November 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

44. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Metal and H2O2 Free Aerobic Oxidative Aromatic Halogenation with [RNH3+] [NO3‐]/HX and ([BMIM(SO3H)][NO3)x(X)y] (X: Br, C...

    Article • ChemInform, August 2013, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

45. 
    Electrophilic Addition of Propargylic Cations to Allenes: Formation of Crowded Chloro‐ and Azido‐Enynes by Trapping of the Resulting Allylic Cations with TMSX (X = Cl, N3): A Synthetic and Computational Study

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

46. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Schmidt Reaction in Ionic Liquids: Highly Efficient and Selective Conversion of Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Aldehydes to Nitriles with [BMIM(SO3H)][OTf] as Catalyst and [BMIM][PF6] as Solvent.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

47. 
    α-Sulfur or α-fluorine—Which is more stabilizing for a carbocation? A computational study of electrophilic addition to HFCCH(SMe) and FC(R1)CR2(SMe) and related model systems

    Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, July 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

48. 
    Metal and H2O2 Free Aerobic Oxidative Aromatic Halogenation with [RNH3+] [NO3–]/HX and [BMIM(SO3H)][NO3)x(X)y] (X = Br, Cl) as M...

    Article • Organic Letters, April 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

49. 
    Schmidt reaction in ionic liquids: highly efficient and selective conversion of aromatic and heteroaromatic aldehydes to nitriles with [BMIM(SO3H)][OTf] as catalyst and [BMIM][PF6] as solvent

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

50. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Aromatic Nitration with Bismuth Nitrate in Ionic Liquids and in Molecular Solvents: A Comparative Study of Bi(NO3)3·5H2O/[bmim][PF6] and Bi(NO3)3·5H2O/1,2...

    Article • ChemInform, March 2013, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

51. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Facile Coupling of Propargylic, Allylic and Benzylic Alcohols with Allylsilane and Alkynylsilane, and Their Deoxygenation with Et3SiH, Catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3 in [BMIM][BF4] Ionic Liquid (IL), with Re...

    Article • ChemInform, February 2013, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

52. 
    Condensation of propargylic alcohols with N-methylcarbazole and carbazole in [bmim]PF6 ionic liquid; synthesis of novel dipropargylic carbazoles using TfOH or Bi(NO3)3·5H2O as catalyst

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, February 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

53. 
    Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquid Accelerated Halogenation of Organic Compounds with N-Halosuccinimides (NXS)

    Article • Molecules, December 2012, MDPI AG

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

54. 
    Aromatic nitration with bismuth nitrate in ionic liquids and in molecular solvents: a comparative study of Bi(NO3)3·5H2O/[bmim][PF6] and Bi(NO3)3·5H2O/1,2-DCE systems

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

55. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Pd(O‐Ac)2‐Catalyzed Synthesis of 2‐Aryl‐ and 2‐Heteroaryl‐benzoxazoles and Benzothiazoles in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids (ILs) Without Additives and with Recycling/Reuse of the IL.

    Article • ChemInform, October 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

56. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Condensation of Propargylic Alcohols with Indoles and Carbazoles in [bmim][PF6] /Bi(NO3)3·5H2O: A Simple High‐Yielding Propargylation Method with Recycling and Reuse of the Ionic Liquid.

    Article • ChemInform, August 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

57. 
    Pd(OAc)2 catalyzed synthesis of 2-aryl- and 2-heteroaryl-benzoxazoles and benzothiazoles in imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) without additives and with recycling/reuse of the IL

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, August 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

58. 
    Condensation of propargylic alcohols with indoles and carbazole in [bmim][PF6]/Bi(NO3)3·5H2O: a simple high yielding propargylation method with recycling and reuse of the ionic liquid

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 2012, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

59. 
    Experimental and GIAO 15N NMR Study of Substituent Effects in 1H-Tetrazoles

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2012, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

60. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Condensation of Propargylic Alcohols with 1,3‐Dicarbonyl Compounds and 4‐Hydroxycoumarins in Ionic Liquids (ILs).

    Article • ChemInform, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

61. 
    Advances in Organic Synthesis (Volume 2)

    Article • March 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Kenneth K Laali, Atta ur Rahman

62. 
    Advances in Organic Synthesis (Volume 1)

    Article • March 2012, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Kenneth K Laali, Atta ur Rahman

63. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Highly Efficient Synthesis of 5‐Substituted 1H‐Tetrazoles Catalyzed by Cu—Zn Alloy Nanopowder, Conversion into 1,5‐ and 2,5‐Disubstituted Tetrazoles, and Synthesis and NMR Studies of New Tetrazolium Ionic Liquids.

    Article • ChemInform, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

64. 
    In Silico study of carcinogenic o‐Quinone metabolites derived from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

    Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, February 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

65. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Ethylammonium Nitrate (EAN)/Tf2O and EAN/TFAA: Ionic Liquid Based Systems for Aromatic Nitration.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

66. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Pd(OAc)2‐Catalyzed Cross‐Coupling of Polyfluoroarenes with Simple Aromatics in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids (ILs) Without Oxidant and Additive and with Recycling/Reuse of the IL.

    Article • ChemInform, January 2012, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

67. 
    Facile coupling of propargylic, allylic and benzylic alcohols with allylsilane and alkynylsilane, and their deoxygenation with Et3SiH, catalyzed by Bi(OTf)3 in [BMIM][BF4] ionic liquid (IL), with recycling and reuse of the IL

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

68. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Triflyl‐imidazole with Aldoximes: Facile Synthesis of Nitriles and Formation of Novel Aldoxime‐bis(N‐triflyl)‐imidazole Adducts.

    Article • ChemInform, December 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

69. 
    Condensation of propargylic alcohols with 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds and 4-hydroxycoumarins in ionic liquids (ILs)

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

70. 
    Reaction of triflyl-imidazole with aldoximes: facile synthesis of nitriles and formation of novel aldoxime-bis(N-triflyl)-imidazole adducts

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

71. 
    Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed cross-coupling of polyfluoroarenes with simple aromatics in imidazolium ionic liquids (ILs) without oxidant and additive and with recycling/reuse of the IL

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, October 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

72. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Building Heterocyclic Systems with RC(OR)2+ Carbocations in Recyclable Broensted Acidic Ionic Liquids: Facile Synthesis of 1‐Substituted 1H‐1,2,3,4‐Tetrazoles, Benzazoles and Other Ring Systems with CH(OEt)

    Article • ChemInform, September 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

73. 
    Highly Efficient Synthesis of 5‐Substituted 1H‐Tetrazoles Catalyzed by Cu–Zn Alloy Nanopowder, Conversion into 1,5‐ and 2,5‐Disubstituted Tetrazoles, and Synthesis and NMR Studies of New Tetrazolium Ionic Liquids

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

74. 
    Ethylammonium Nitrate (EAN)/Tf2O and EAN/TFAA: Ionic Liquid Based Systems for Aromatic Nitration

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

75. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Arenediazonium Salts Immobilized in Imidazolium Ionic Liquids as Electrophilic Partners in the Pd(OAc)2‐Catalyzed Matsuda—Heck Arylation.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

76. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Highly Efficient Synthesis of Amides via Ritter Chemistry with Ionic Liquids.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

77. 
    Building Heterocyclic Systems with RC(OR)2+ Carbocations in Recyclable Brønsted Acidic Ionic Liquids: Facile Synthesis of 1‐Substituted 1H‐1,2,3,4‐Tetrazoles, Benzazoles and Other Ring Systems with CH(OEt)3 and E...

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

78. 
    Arenediazonium salts immobilized in imidazolium ionic liquids as electrophilic partners in the Pd(OAc)2-catalyzed Matsuda–Heck arylation

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

79. 
    A Computational (DFT, MP2) and GIAO NMR Study of Substituent Effects in Benzenediazonium Mono‐ and Dications

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2011, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

80. 
    Highly efficient synthesis of amides via Ritter chemistry with ionic liquids

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, February 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

81. 
    Electrophilic chemistry of propargylic alcohols in imidazolium ionic liquids: Propargylation of arenes and synthesis of propargylic ethers catalyzed by metallic triflates [Bi(OTf)3, Sc(OTf)3, Yb(OTf)3], TfOH, or B(C6F5)3

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2011, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

82. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Building Novel Cations and Molecules with Phosphaalkynes, Tetraphosphacubanes, and Phosphirenes: A Progress Summary

    Article • ChemInform, June 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

83. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Fluorodediazoniation in Ionic Liquid Solvents: New Life for the Balz-Schiemann Reaction.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

84. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Electrophilic Nitration of Aromatics in Ionic Liquid Solvents.

    Article • ChemInform, May 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

85. 
    Oxidized metabolites from cyclopenta‐fused polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (CP‐PAHs). A DFT model study of their carbocations formed by epoxide ring opening

    Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, March 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

86. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Stable Carbocations and Onium Ions from Polycondensed Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Compounds as Models for Biological Electrophiles and DNA‐Transalkylating Agents

    Article • ChemInform, February 2010, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

87. 
    Intrinsic acidity and electrophilicity of gaseous propargyl/allenyl carbocations

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2010, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

88. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Halogenation of Organic Compounds in Ionic Liquids

    Article • ChemInform, September 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

89. 
    Stable‐Ion NMR Spectroscopy and GIAO‐DFT Study of Carbocations Derived from Multibridged [3n]Cyclophanes

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

90. 
    A computational study (DFT, MP2, and GIAO‐DFT) of substituent effects on protonation regioselectivity in β,β‐disubstituted vinyldiazonium cations: formation of highly delocalized carbenium/diazonium dications

    Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, July 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

91. 
    Halogenation of organic compounds in ionic liquids

    Article • Tetrahedron, July 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

92. 
    A DFT Model Study of the Carbocations Formed via the Fjord‐ and Bay‐Region Diol Epoxide Metabolites of Isomeric Dibenzopyrenes and Naphthopyrene

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

93. 
    The Pschorr Reaction, a Fresh Look at a Classical Transformation

    Article • Current Organic Synthesis, May 2009, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

94. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Fluorinated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) and Heterocyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (Hetero‐PAHs) — Synthesis and Utility

    Article • ChemInform, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

95. 
    ChemInform Abstract: Iodination of Organic Compounds with Elemental Iodine in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide in Ionic Liquid Media.

    Article • ChemInform, April 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

96. 
    Influence of Lewis Acid and Solvent in the Hydrosilylation of Aldehydes and Ketones with Et3SiH; Tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane B(C6F5)3 versus Metal Triflates [M(OTf)3; M = Sc, Bi, Ga, and Al] – Me...

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

97. 
    Recent Developments in Carbocation and Onium Ion Chemistry. By Kenneth K. Laali.

    Article • Angewandte Chemie International Edition, January 2009, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

98. 
    Stable carbocations and onium ions from polycondensed aromatic and heteroaromatic compounds as models for biological electrophiles and DNA-transalkylating agents

    Article • January 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

99. 
    Synthesis and Stable‐Ion Studies of Regioisomeric Acetylnitropyrenes and Nitropyrenyl Carbinols and GIAO‐DFT Study of Nitro Substituent Effects on α‐Pyrenyl Carbocations

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2008, Wiley

    Professor Kenneth K Laali

100. 
     Superacid‐Catalyzed Dimerization/Cyclization of Isopropenyl‐PAHs – Novel Pathways to PAH Dimers, Phenalenes and Their Stable Carbocations

     Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2008, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

101. 
     Stable Ion and Electrophilic Chemistry of the Sterically Crowded Stilbene 1,1′-Bi(benzocyclobutenylidene) and Its Derivatives

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

102. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Halo‐ and Azidodediazoniation of Arenediazonium Tetrafluoroborates with Trimethylsilyl Halides and Trimethylsilyl Azide and Sandmeyer‐Type Bromodediazoniation with Cu(I)Br in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid.

     Article • ChemInform, April 2008, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

103. 
     Stable‐Ion NMR and GIAO‐DFT Study of the Carbocations from Benzofluorenes and Dibenzofluorenes; Synthesis of Nitro Derivatives; Mutagenicity Assay and X‐ray Analysis

     Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2008, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

104. 
     Intrinsic gas-phase acidity and electrophilicity of model heterocations and carbocations relative to pyridine: Adduct formation versus α- or β-(proton transfer) elimination

     Article • Applied Catalysis A General, March 2008, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

105. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Electrophilic Chemistry of Thia‐PAHs: Stable Carbocations (NMR and DFT), S‐Alkylated Onium Salts, Model Electrophilic Substitutions (Nitration and Bromination), and Mutagenicity Assay.

     Article • ChemInform, January 2008, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

106. 
     Iodination of Organic Compounds with Elemental Iodine in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide in Ionic Liquid Media

     Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2008, CSIRO Publishing

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

107. 
     Stable Ion NMR and GIAO-DFT Study of Novel Cations from 8,16-Dicyano[2.2]metacyclophanedienes and from Strategically Substituted/Benzannelated Dihydropyrenes:  Charge-Induced Tropicity Modulation and π-Switching

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

108. 
     Halo- and Azidodediazoniation of Arenediazonium Tetrafluoroborates with Trimethylsilyl Halides and Trimethylsilyl Azide and Sandmeyer-Type Bromodediazoniation with Cu(I)Br in [BMIM][PF6] Ionic Liquid

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

109. 
     Quantum Chemical Studies of Carbocations from Oxidized Metabolites of Aza‐polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

     Article • ChemInform, December 2007, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

110. 
     Editorial [Hot Topic:Synthesis in Ionic Liquids (Guest Editor: Kenneth K. Laali)]

     Article • Current Organic Synthesis, November 2007, Bentham Science Publishers

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

111. 
     Electrophilic Chemistry of Thia-PAHs:  Stable Carbocations (NMR and DFT), S-Alkylated Onium Salts, Model Electrophilic Substitutions (Nitration and Bromination), and Mutagenicity Assay

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

112. 
     Synthetic, Crystallographic, Computational, and Biological Studies of 1,4-Difluorobenzo[c]phenanthrene and Its Metabolites

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

113. 
     Substituent Effects in Benz[a]anthracene Carbocations:  A Stable Ion, Electrophilic Substitution (Nitration, Bromination), and DFT Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

114. 
     N-(Trifluoromethylsulfonyl)aryloxytrifluoromethylsulfoximines [ArO−SO(CF3)NTf] and N-Aryltriflimides Ar−N(Tf)2 by Thermal and Photolytic Dediazoniation of [ArN2][BF4] in [BMIM][Tf2N] ...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

115. 
     Preface

     Article • July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

116. 
     TQuantum Chemical Studies of Carbocations from Oxidized Metabolites of Aza-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons

     Article • July 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

117. 
     Structure/Reactivity Relationships in the Benzo[c]phenanthrene Skeleton:  Stable Ion and Electrophilic Substitution (Nitration, Bromination) Study of Substituted Analogues, Novel Carbocations and Substituted Derivatives

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

118. 
     Copper(II) Trifluoromethanesulfonate

     Article • March 2007, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

119. 
     Copper(II) Trifluoromethanesulfonate

     Article • March 2007, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

120. 
     Electrophilic Chemistry in Ionic Liquids

     Article • January 2007, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

121. 
     Stable Ion and Electrophilic Substitution (Nitration and Bromination) Study of A‐Ring Substituted Phenanthrenes: Novel Carbocations and Substituted Derivatives; NMR, X‐ray Analysis, and Comparative DNA Binding

     Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2007, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

122. 
     Oxidized metabolites from benzo[a]pyrene, benzo[e]pyrene, and aza-benzo[a]pyrenes. A computational study of their carbocations formed by epoxide ring opening reactions

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2007, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

123. 
     Chlorination of Aromatics with Trichloroisocyanuric Acid (TCICA) in Brønsted-Acidic Imidazolium Ionic Liquid [BMIM(SO 3 H)][OTf]: an Economical, Green Protocol for the Synthesis of Chloroarenes

     Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2007, CSIRO Publishing

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

124. 
     Oxidative-Substitution Reactions of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons with Iodine(III) Sulfonate Reagents.

     Article • ChemInform, December 2006, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

125. 
     R(Ar)O–N2+ vs. R(Ar)–N2O+: Are Alkoxy‐(Aryloxy‐)diazonium Ions or Alkyl‐(Aryl‐)N‐nitroso‐onium Ions Formed in the Gas‐Phase Reactions of N2O with H+, Me+, Ph+

     Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2006, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

126. 
     Intermediates of Halogen Addition to Phenylethynes and Protonation of Phenylethynyl Halides. Open Halovinyl Cations, Bridged Halonium, or Phenyl-Bridged Ions:  A Substituent Effect Study by DFT and GIAO-DFT

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

127. 
     Oxidative-substitution reactions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons with iodine(III) sulfonate reagents

     Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 2006, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

128. 
     Carbocations from Oxidized Metabolites of Benzo[a]anthracene:  A Computational Study of Their Methylated and Fluorinated Derivatives and Guanine Adducts

     Article • Chemical Research in Toxicology, June 2006, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

129. 
     Stable Ion Chemistry of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons(PAHs); Modeling Electrophiles from Carcinogens

     Article • ChemInform, January 2006, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

130. 
     Facile benzylation of aromatics in ionic liquid solvents promoted by TfOH, Sc(OTf)3, and Yb(OTf)3·xH2O; New life for a classic transformation

     Article • Green Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

131. 
     Allenediazonium ions and their protonation chemistry: a DFT study

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

132. 
     Transannular π–π interactions in janusenes and in related rigid systems with cofacial aromatic rings; gauging aromaticity in the hydrocarbons and in model carbocations; a DFT study

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

133. 
     Sterically crowded azulene-based dication salts as novel guests: synthesis and complexation studies with crown ethers and calixarenes in solution and in the gas phase

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

134. 
     A Computational Study of Carbocations from Oxidized Metabolites of Dibenzo[a,h]acridine and Their Fluorinated and Methylated Derivatives

     Article • Chemical Research in Toxicology, November 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

135. 
     Probing the Intermediates of Halogen Addition to Alkynes:  Bridged Halonium versus Open Halovinyl Cation; A Theoretical Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

136. 
     A Computational Study of [2.2]Cyclophanes

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali, Dr Giovanni Finoto Caramori

137. 
     Triflic acid-catalyzed adamantylation of aromatics in [BMIM][OTf] ionic liquid; synthetic scope and mechanistic insight

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

138. 
     Electrospray mass spectrometric and DFT study of substituent effects in Ag+ complexation to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

139. 
     Theoretical study of aza-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (aza-PAHs), modelling carbocations from oxidized metabolites and their covalent adducts with representative nucleophiles

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

140. 
     Theoretical (DFT, GIAO–NMR, NICS) study of carbocations (M+H)+, dications (M2+) and dianions (M2−) from dihydro-dicyclopenta[ef,kl]heptalene (dihydro-azupyrene), dihydro-dicyclohepta[ed,gh]pentalene, and related bridged...

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2005, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

141. 
     In Search of Phosphavinyl Cations:  A DFT Study of Electrophilic Attack on Phosphaacetylenes

     Article • Organometallics, July 2004, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

142. 
     Triflic acid-promoted transacylation and deacylation reactions in ionic liquid solvents

     Article • Green Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

143. 
     Electrophilic and oxidative chemistry of pyrene and its non-alternant isomers: theoretical (DFT, GIAO-NMR, NICS) study of protonation carbocations and oxidation dications from pyrene, azupyrene (dicyclopenta[ef,kl]heptalene) and dicyclohepta[ed,gh]pent...

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2004, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

144. 
     Carbocations (M + H)+ and Oxidation Dications (M2+) from Benzo[a]pyrene and Its Nonalternant Isomers Azulenophenalenes:  A Theoretical (DFT, GIAO, NICS) Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

145. 
     Ionic Liquids in Synthesis

     Article • Synthesis, August 2003, Thieme Publishing Group

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

146. 
     Stable ion study of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) derivatives: 7,8-dihydro-BaP, 9,10-dihydro-BaP and its 6-halo derivatives, 1- and 3-methoxy-9,10-dihydro- BaP-7(8H)-one, as well as the proximate carcinogen BaP 7,8-dihydrodiol and its dibenzoate, combined with ...

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, April 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

147. 
     NMR of Persistent Carbocations from Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

     Article • ChemInform, April 2003, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

148. 
     Unified Mechanistic Concept of Electrophilic Aromatic Nitration:  Convergence of Computational Results and Experimental Data

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, March 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali, Professor José Walkimar Carneiro

149. 
     β-Silyl-Substituted Silaadamantyl, Silabicyclo[2.2.2]octyl, Silanorbornyl, and 1-Silacyclohexyl Cations. A Theoretical (DFT and GIAO NMR) Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

150. 
     ONIUM IONS

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

151. 
     Comparison of the nitration of polyfluoronitrobenzenes by nitronium salts in superacidic and aprotic media: Activation of the nitronium ion by protosolvation

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

152. 
     A theoretical (DFT, GIAO-NMR, NICS) study of the carbocations and oxidation dications from azulenes, homoazulene, benzazulenes, benzohomoazulenes, and the isomeric azulenoazulenes

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2003, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

153. 
     Superacid-Catalyzed Formylation of Aromatics with Carbon Monoxide

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

154. 
     Chemistry in Superacids. 6: Perfluoroalkanesulfonic Acid–Boron Perfluoroalkanesulfonates: New Superacid Systems for Generation of Carbocations and Catalysts for Electrophilic Transformations of Hydrocarbons

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

155. 
     Onium Ions. 34: The Methoxydiazonium Ion: Preparation, 1 H , 13 C , and 15 N NMR and IR Structural Studies, Theoretical Calculations, and Reaction with Aromatics. Attempted Preparation and the Intermediacy of the Hydroxydiazonium Ion

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

156. 
     Cyanation and Nitration of Toluene with Cyanamide and Nitramide through Intermediate Cyano- and Nitrodiazonium Ions: Attempted Fluorination of Aromatics with Fluorodiazonium Ion

     Article • January 2003, World Scientific Pub Co Pte Lt

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

157. 
     Gas phase chemistry of the 2-tert-butyl-3-phenylphosphirenylium cation: novel onium ions by nucleophilic attack at phosphorus and de novo P-spiro bicyclic phosphonium ions via [4 + 2+] cycloaddition with dienes

     Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, December 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

158. 
     Novel Examples of Three-Dimensional Aromaticity:  1,3-Dehydro-silaadamantane Dications. A Theoretical (DFT, GIAO NMR, NICS) Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

159. 
     Exploratory Study of the Reaction of Bis(2‐methoxyethyl)aminosulfur Trifluoride (Deoxofluor Reagent) with Diaryl Sulfoxides: Novel Routes to Ar2SF2 and Ar2SF(OTf) via Sulfoxide Activation.

     Article • ChemInform, October 2002, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

160. 
     1-Triflato-3,5,7-trimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane and 1,3-bis-triflato-5,7-dimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane; synthesis, complexation study and X-ray structure of 1-hydroxy-3,5,7-trimethyl-1,3,5,7-tetrasilaadamantane

     Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, September 2002, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

161. 
     Exploratory study of the reaction of bis(2-methoxyethyl)aminosulfur trifluoride (Deoxofluor™ reagent) with diaryl sulfoxides: novel routes to Ar2SF2 and Ar2SF(OTf) via sulfoxide activation

     Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, June 2002, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

162. 
     Protonation studies on epimeric homoallylic adamantylideneadamantyl alcohols, 4-methyleneadamantylideneadamantane, adamantylideneadamantane (AdAd) and sesquihomoadamantene, and reaction of AdAd and sesquihomoadamantene with NO2+BF4– and PhI(OH)OTs: a...

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, April 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

163. 
     DFT Study of Substituted and Benzannelated Aryl Cations:  Substituent Dependency of Singlet/Triplet Ratio1a

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 2002, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

164. 
     First application of ionic liquids in electrophilic fluorination of arenes; Selectfluor™ (F-TEDA-BF4) for “green” fluorination

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, March 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

165. 
     Stable ion and electrophilic chemistry of fluoranthene-PAHsElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Table S1, NMR spectra and results of calculations. See http://www.rsc.org/suppdata/p2/b1/b108025n/

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, February 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

166. 
     NMR of persistent carbocations from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs)

     Article • January 2002, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

167. 
     Persistent Oxidation Dications from Twisted Fluoranthenes, Benzo[k]fluoranthene and Dimethyldibenzo[j.l]fluoranthene:  Charge Delocalization Mode, Tropicity, and Formation of Novel 8,8‘-Bifluoranthenyls. An NMR and Theoretical Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

168. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Novel Annulene Dications from Methylated [2.2]Metacyclophane Monoenes and [e]‐Ring Benzanellated Dimethyldihydropyrene.

     Article • ChemInform, October 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

169. 
     Gas-Phase Synthesis and Characterization of an Azaphosphirenium Ion:  The First N,P-Analogue of the Aromatic Cyclopropenyl Cation

     Article • Organometallics, October 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

170. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Generation and NMR Studies of Stable Cations Derived from Monothia[3.2]‐ and Dithia[3.3]metacyclophanes

     Article • ChemInform, September 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

171. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Benzylic Oxidation of Aromatics with Cerium(IV) Triflate; Synthetic Scope and Mechanistic Insight.

     Article • ChemInform, September 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

172. 
     ChemInform Abstract: First Examples of Stable Arenium Ions from Large Methylene‐Bridged Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Directive Effects and Charge Delocalization Mode.

     Article • ChemInform, August 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

173. 
     Novel Annulene Dications from Methylated [2.2]Metacyclophane Monoenes and [e]-Ring Benzannelated Dimethyldihydropyrene

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

174. 
     First Examples of Stable Arenium Ions from Large Methylene-Bridged Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs). Directive Effects and Charge Delocalization Mode

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

175. 
     Copper(II) Trifluoromethanesulfonate

     Article • April 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

176. 
     Formaldehyde-Hydrogen Chloride

     Article • April 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

177. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Nitro and Nitroso Transformations in Superacids

     Article • ChemInform, February 2001, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

178. 
     Substituent Effects and Charge Delocalization Mode in Chrysenium, Benzo[c]phenanthrenium, and Benzo[g]chrysenium Cations:  A Stable Ion and Electrophilic Substitution Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 2001, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

179. 
     Fluorodediazoniation in ionic liquid solvents: new life for the Balz–Schiemann reaction

     Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, January 2001, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

180. 
     Benzylic oxidation of aromatics with cerium(IV) triflate; synthetic scope and mechanistic insight

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

181. 
     Generation and NMR studies of stable cations derived from monothia[3.2]- and dithia[3.3]metacyclophanes

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 2001, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

182. 
     Electrophilic Nitration of Aromatics in Ionic Liquid Solvents

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, December 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

183. 
     Nitro and nitroso transformations in superacids

     Article • Coordination Chemistry Reviews, December 2000, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

184. 
     Persistent Carbocations from Bay Region Methoxy-Substituted Cyclopenta[a]phenanthrene and Its Derivatives. A Structure/Reactivity Study

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

185. 
     The First Nonclassical Distonic Ion

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, July 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

186. 
     Stable Ion Study of Regioisomeric Carboxonium-Substituted Pyrenium Ions: Directive Effects, Charge Delocalization Mode, and Conformational Aspects

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2000, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

187. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Stable Ion Study of Protonated Cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes. Structure—Reactivity Relationships and Charge Delocalization in the Carbocations.

     Article • ChemInform, May 2000, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

188. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Novel Cations and Molecules from Phosphaalkynes, 1H‐Phosphirenes and from Tetraphosphacubane

     Article • ChemInform, March 2000, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

189. 
     Stable ion study of protonated cyclopenta[a]phenanthrenes. Structure–reactivity relationships and charge delocalization in the carbocations †

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

190. 
     Electrophilic reactivity and π-complexation studies in 1,8-naphthylene-bridged [3.2]paracyclophane with a cyclobutane calliper

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 2000, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

191. 
     Formation of Ferriophosphanyl- and Ferrioarsanyl-Functionalized Carbocation Salts by Alkylation, Protonation, and Silylation of (η5-C5Me5)(CO)2Fe−PnC(NMe2)2 (Pn = P, As)1,2

     Article • Organometallics, September 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

192. 
     Onium Ions By George A. Olah (University of Southern California), Kenneth K. Laali (Kent State University), Qi Wang (Occidental Chemical Corporation), and G. K. Surya Prakash (University of Southern California). Wiley-Interscience:  New York. 1998. xv ...

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, June 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

193. 
     ChemInform Abstract: First Examples of Fluorinated and Chlorinated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Dications from Benzo[a]pyrene, Pyrene, and Their Alkyl‐Substituted Derivatives

     Article • ChemInform, March 1999, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

194. 
     Charge Delocalization in Persistent Benz[a]anthracenium Cations BAH+ and Related α-Carbocations/Carboxonium Ions:  Modeling Epoxide Ring Opening in Potent Carcinogens

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

195. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Facile One‐Pot Fluorination of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) with N‐Fluoro‐2,4‐dinitroimidazole; Scope and Limitation.

     Article • ChemInform, February 1999, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

196. 
     Synthesis of a Doubly Complexed Bisphosphirenyl Ether and Generation of Phosphirenylium Cations Complexed with Pentacarbonyltungsten1

     Article • Organometallics, February 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

197. 
     Superacid protonation of dihydrocyclobuta[e]pyrene and its C60–o-quinodimethane adduct. An NMR, ab initio/GIAO and AM1/PM3 study

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

198. 
     Novel Cations and Molecules from Phosphaalkynes, 1H-Phosphirenes and from Tetraphosphacubane

     Article • Phosphorus Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements, January 1999, Taylor & Francis

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

199. 
     Dependence of 1H and 13C NMR chemical shifts on the PAH∶FSO3H ratios for 4H-cyclopenta[def  ]phenanthrenium and pyrenium cations in SO2ClF. Possible existence of cation–anion interactions and coexistence of PAHH+–PAH †

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1999, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

200. 
     First Examples of Fluorinated and Chlorinated Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) Dications from Benzo[a]pyrene, Pyrene, and Their Alkyl-Substituted Derivatives

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

201. 
     Charge Delocalization in Persistent Benz[a]anthracenium Cations BAH+ and Related α-Carbocations/Carboxonium Ions:  Modeling Epoxide Ring Opening in Potent Carcinogens

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

202. 
     Facile one-pot fluorination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with N-fluoro-2,4-dinitroimidazole; scope and limitation

     Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, September 1998, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

203. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Generation of the First Series of Oxonium—Annulenium Dications from trans‐15,16‐Dimethyldihydropyrene DMDHP: A Diatropic→Paratropic→Diatropic/Paratropic Manifold by Mono‐ and Diprotonation.

     Article • ChemInform, August 1998, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

204. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Further Insight via 15N NMR Spectroscopy into the Reactive Intermediates Formed by Superacid Protonation of Crowded Nitro‐PAHs: Persistent Dihydroxyiminiumpyrenium and Hydroxyiminiumpyrenium Dications.

     Article • ChemInform, August 1998, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

205. 
     Generation of the First Series of Oxonium−Annulenium Dications from trans-15,16-Dimethyldihydropyrene DMDHP:  A Diatropic → Paratropic → Diatropic/Paratropic Manifold by Mono- and Diprotonation

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

206. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Efficient Conversion of 9‐Isopropenylphenanthrene to 4,6,6‐Trimethyl‐6H‐benz[de]anthracene in FSO3H; 5,6‐Dihydro‐4H‐benzanthracen‐4‐ium ion and Its Charge Delocalization Mode.

     Article • ChemInform, February 1998, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

207. 
     Conformational Studies of Phenyl- and (1-Pyrenyl)triarylmethylcarbenium Ions:  Semiempirical Calculations and NMR Investigations under Stable Ion Conditions

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, February 1998, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

208. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Charge Delocalization Pathways in Persistent 1‐Pyrenyl‐, 4‐Pyrenyl‐, and 2‐Pyrenylmethylcarbenium Ions as Models of PAH‐Epoxide Ring Opening: NMR Studies in Superacids and AM1 Calculations.

     Article • ChemInform, January 1998, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

209. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Phosphaacetylenes tBuCP and 1‐AdCP with (PhSe)2—XeF2: First Examples of Vicinal Bisselenenylation (at P and C) to Form Novel Phosphaalkenes.

     Article • ChemInform, January 1998, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

210. 
     Charge delocalization from cationic substituents into phenanthrene: variation in response among regioisomeric carbocations and carboxonium ions

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

211. 
     Further insight via 15N NMR spectroscopy into the reactive intermediates formed by superacid protonation of crowded nitro-PAHs: persistent dihydroxyiminiumpyrenium and hydroxyiminiumpyrenium dications

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

212. 
     Persistent oxidation dications of carcinogenic PAHs: charge delocalization mapping in 7,12-dimethylbenzo[a]anthracenium, 3-methylcholanthrenium, 1-methylbenzo[a]anthracenium and in parent benzo[a]anthracenium dications †

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1998, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

213. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Stable Ion Studies of the Chrysene Skeleton. Protonation of Chrysene, 6‐Halochrysenes, 6‐Acetylchrysene, and 4H‐Cyclopenta(def)chrysene: NMR Studies of Charge Distribution in Chrysenium Cations and AM1 Calculations.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1997, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

214. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Persistent Oxidation Dications of Dialkyl‐ and Tetraalkyl‐Perylenes and Dibenzo(cd,lm)perylene; Charge Distribution Mode, Substituent Effects and Conformational Aspects.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1997, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

215. 
     Persistent α-CF3-Substituted (1-Pyrenyl)dimethyl-, (1-Pyrenyl)phenylmethyl-, (4-Pyrenyl)dimethyl-, and (9-Phenanthrenyl)dimethylcarbenium Ions:  Enhancing Arenium Ionic Character by Increasing Electron Demand at the Carbocation

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

216. 
     Charge Delocalization Pathways in Persistent 1-Pyrenyl-, 4-Pyrenyl-, and 2-Pyrenylmethylcarbenium Ions as Models of PAH−Epoxide Ring Opening:  NMR Studies in Superacids and AM1 Calculations

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

217. 
     Stable Ion Studies of the Chrysene Skeleton. Protonation of Chrysene, 6-Halochrysenes, 6-Acetylchrysene, and 4H-Cyclopenta[def]chrysene:  NMR Studies of Charge Distribution in Chrysenium Cations and AM1 Calculations

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

218. 
     Evidence for the Intracomplex Reaction in Gattermann−Koch Formylation in Superacids:  Kinetic and Regioselectivity Studies

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, June 1997, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

219. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Stable Ion Studies of Protonation and Oxidation of Polycyclic Arenes

     Article • ChemInform, January 1997, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

220. 
     Efficient conversion of 9-Isopropenylphenanthrene to 4,6,6-trimethyl-6H-benz[de]anthracene in FSO3H; 5,6-dihydro-4H-benzanthracen-4-ium ion and its charge delocalization mode

     Article • Chemical Communications, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

221. 
     Probing the charge delocalization mode in methyl-, dimethyl- and methylene-bridged phenanthrenium ions. NMR studies of persistent mono- and di-cations and AM1 calculations

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

222. 
     Persistent oxidation dications of dialkyl- and tetraalkyl-perylenes and dibenzo[cd,lm]perylene; charge distribution mode, substituent effects and conformational aspects

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

223. 
     Reaction of phosphaacetylenes ButCP and 1-AdCP with (PhSe)2–XeF2: first examples of vicinal bis-selenenylation (at P and C) to form novel phosphaalkenes

     Article • Chemical Communications, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

224. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Protonation‐Oxidation Manifold in Large PAHs. Benzo(a)coronene and Benzo(ghi)perylene; Stable Ion Studies in Superacid Media and AM1 Calculations.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1996, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

225. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Protonation of Azuleno(1,2‐a)acenaphthylene and 7‐Bromoazuleno(1,2‐a) acenaphthylene in Superacids: Azulenium, Acenaphthenium or Naphthalenium Cations?

     Article • ChemInform, September 1996, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

226. 
     Mono- and diprotonation of dihydropyrene, 2,7-di-tert-butyl-dihydropyrene, and their conversion to pyrenium ions; Influence of the radical cation and its potential utility in NMR assignments of the arenium ions of readily oxidizable PAHs

     Article • Research on Chemical Intermediates, August 1996, Springer Science + Business Media

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

227. 
     ChemInform Abstract: C‐Protonation of Adamantylphosphaacetylene (1‐AdCP) and tert‐ Butylphosphaacetylene (tBuCP) in Superacids: Phosphavinyl Cation Generation and Trapping to Form Phosphaalkenes, Formation of Isomeric Boron‐Containing Spirocyclic Bet...

     Article • ChemInform, February 1996, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

228. 
     Stable Ion Studies of Protonation and Oxidation of Polycyclic Arenes,

     Article • Chemical Reviews, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

229. 
     The first examples of persistent dimethyldihydropyrenium cations: reversal of ring current effects

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

230. 
     Ab Initio/IGLO/GIAO-MP2 Studies of Fluorocarbocations:  Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Cleavage Reaction of Trifluoroacetic Acid in Superacids1a

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

231. 
     Advances in Carbocation Chemistry, Volume 2 Edited by James M. Coxon (University of Canterbury). JAI:  Greenwich, U.K. 1995. ix + 273 pp. $97.50. ISBN 0-89232-952-1.

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, January 1996, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

232. 
     Protonation of azuleno [1,2-a]acenaphthylene and 7-bromoazuleno[1,2-a]acenaphthylene in superacids: azulenium, acenaphthenium or naphthalenium cations?

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

233. 
     Protonation–oxidation manifold in large PAHs. Benzo[a]coronene and benzo[ghi]perylene; stable ion studies in superacid media and AM1 calculations

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1996, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

234. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Protonation of Benzo(a)pyrene, Dibenzo(a,e)pyrene and Benzo(e)pyrene in Superacids: NMR Studies of Charge Distribution in Persistent Arenium Ions and AM1 Calculations

     Article • ChemInform, December 1995, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

235. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Host‐Guest Chemistry of Calix(n)arene Ethers with the Onium Salts Et3S+ BF‐ 4 and Et3O+SbCl‐ 6 in the Gas Phase: Fast Atom Bombardment Mass Spectroscopic Detection of Calixarene‐Onium Cation Clusters.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1995, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

236. 
     C-Protonation of Adamantylphosphaacetylene (1-AdC.tplbond.P) and tert-Butylphosphaacetylene (tBuC.tplbond.P) in Superacids: Phosphavinyl Cation Generation and Trapping To Form Phosphaalkenes, Formation of Isomeric Boron-Containing Spirocyclic Betaines ...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

237. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Novel Phosphorus Cations. Part 3. Derivatives of the Phosphaalkyne Tetramer 1,2,5,6‐Tetraphosphatricyclo(4.2.0.02,5)octadiene: Phosphonium Ions of Alkylation (EtOTf) and Acylation (MeCO+SbCl‐ 6), and Mono‐ and Diprotonation with Su...

     Article • ChemInform, September 1995, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

238. 
     Novel Phosphorus Cations. 3. Derivatives of the Phosphaalkyne Tetramer 1,2,5,6-Tetraphosphatricyclo[4.2.0.02,5]octadiene: Phosphonium Ions of Alkylation (EtOTf) and Acylation (MeCO+ SbCl6-), and Mono- and Diprotonation with Superacids; Synthesis of the...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

239. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Organo‐Phosphorus Compounds. Part 90. Generation of the First Persistent Phosphirenylium Cation.

     Article • ChemInform, April 1995, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

240. 
     Novel Phosphonium Cations. 2. Electrophilic Chemistry of Tetraphosphacubane: Novel Monophosphonium Ions of Ethylation, Benzylation, Acylation, and Adamantylation, Di- and Triphosphonium Ions of Acylation/Alkylation and Alkylation/Protonation, and Monop...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 1995, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

241. 
     Mono- and di-nitroalkyl-(cycloalkyl-)pyrenes in superacid media: dihydroxyiminium-(oxoiminium-)pyrenium dications; cyclisation to long-lived oxazoline-(and 1,2-oxazine-)pyrenium ions, ring opening to form nitrosoalkylpyrenium and nitroso radical cation...

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

242. 
     Protonation of benzo[a]pyrene dibenzo[a,e]pyrene and benzo[e]pyrene in superacids: NMR studies of charge distribution in persistent arenium ions and AM1 calculations

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

243. 
     Phosphonium ions of 2,4,6,8-tetra-tert-butyl-1,3,5,7-tetraphosphacubane and 1,2,5,6-tetraphosphatricyclo[4.2.0.02,5]-octa-3,7-diene in the gas phase: host–guest complexes, phosphonium ion decomposition pathways and interaction with onium ion...

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1995, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

244. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Electrophilic and Oxidative Chemistry of 4‐Methyl(6)helicene, (6) Helicene and Coronene; Persistent Ion Generation in Superacid Media, Gas Phase Mass Spectrometric Studies and AM1 Calculations.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1994, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

245. 
     Generation of the First Persistent Phosphirenylium Cation

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, October 1994, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

246. 
     Probing onium ions and carbocations by desorption/ionization mass spectrometry: Crossing the threshold between fragile salts and gaseous intact cations and subsequent guest–host and cation–molecule cluster chemistry

     Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, September 1994, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

247. 
     Electrophilic chemistry of the cubic arsaalkyne tetramer (AsCtBu)4: Arsonium ions of ethylation (EtOTf), benzylation (PhCH2OTf), and mono‐ and diprotonation (FSO3H/SO2)

     Article • Heteroatom Chemistry, September 1994, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

248. 
     Protonation studies on isomeric tetrafluoro‐2,11‐dithia[3·3]cyclophanes, tetrafluoro[2·2]metaparacyclophane and their corresponding non‐fluorinated analogs. Comparison with fluorinated and non‐fluorinated[2·2]cyclophanes: A stable ion and semi‐e...

     Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, February 1994, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

249. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Oxidative and Electrophilic Chemistry (Protonation, Acetylation, Trimethylsilylation) of Octamethylbiphenylene and Dodecamethylbinaphthylene: A Mass Spectral and Superacid Solution Study.

     Article • ChemInform, January 1994, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

250. 
     Electrophilic and oxidative chemistry of 4-methyl[6]helicene, [6]helicene and coronene; persistent ion generation in superacid media, gas phase mass spectrometric studies and AM1 calculations

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

251. 
     13C, 1H and two-dimensional NMR studies of charge distribution in sterically congested persistent cycloalkyl- and alkyl-pyrenium ions generated by protonation in superacid media

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

252. 
     Electrophilic chemistry (protonation, nitration, bromination) of crowded (Z)-2,2,5,5-tetramethyl-3,4-diphenylhex-3-ene; formation of phenanthrenium ions by facial ring protonation/transannular cyclization in superacid media; p,p-dinitration and p,p-dib...

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

253. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Phosphorus Compounds. Part 68. Tetraphosphacubane Chemistry: Probing Phosphorus Reactivity by Protonation, Alkylation, and Alkynylation. Formation of Novel Phosphonium Di‐ and Monocations in Superacid Media and Monocations with Sup...

     Article • ChemInform, November 1993, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

254. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Silyl‐Substituted Diazoacetic Esters in Superacid Media ‐ A Stable Ion and Solvolysis Study.

     Article • ChemInform, November 1993, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

255. 
     Mass spectral and theoretical (AM1) study of cations derived from janusene. Evidence for interannular proton transfer

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

256. 
     Generation and NMR studies of persistent fluoro(alkyl)pyrenium ions and their tetrahydro and hexahydro derivatives in superacid media

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

257. 
     Phosphorus compounds. Part 68. Tetraphosphacubane chemistry: probing phosphorus reactivity by protonation, alkylation, and alkynylation. Formation of novel phosphonium di- and monocations in superacid media and monocations with super electrophiles

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

258. 
     Oxidation of sterically crowded alkyl(cycloalkyl)pyrenes. Persistent dications in SbF5/SO2ClF and radical cations in FSO3H/SO2

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, July 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

259. 
     Substituent control of intramolecular hydrogen bonding in formyl-protonated o-anisaldehydes: a stable ion and semiempirical MO investigation

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 1993, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

260. 
     Silyl-substituted diazoacetic esters in superacid media—a stable ion and solvolysis study

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

261. 
     Oxidative and electrophilic chemistry (protonation, acetylation, trimethylsilylation) of octamethylbiphenylene and dodecamethylbinaphthylene; a mass spectral and superacid solution study

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1993, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

262. 
     Comparison of the nitration of polyfluoronitrobenzenes by nitronium salts in superacidic and aprotic media: activation of the nitronium ion by protosolvation.

     Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, August 1992, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

263. 
     O‐versus S‐protonation in diaryl sulfoxides: A semi‐empirical mo investigation: Comparison with solution studies in superacids

     Article • Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, May 1992, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

264. 
     Nitration of isopropylpyrenes. Strained models for protonation and transfer-nitration in the condensed phase

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1992, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

265. 
     ChemInform Abstract: On the Utility of 13C (CPMAS) NMR in Conformational Studies of Simple Hydroxy‐, Alkoxy‐ and Acetoxycalixarenes in the Solid State

     Article • ChemInform, January 1992, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

266. 
     On the Utility of 13C (CPMAS) NMR in Conformational Studies of Simple Hydroxy‐, Alkoxy‐ and Acetoxycalixarenes in the Solid State

     Article • Chemische Berichte, November 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

267. 
     Protonation and sulfinylation of isomeric isopropylpyrenes, 2,7-di-tert-butylpyrene, and tetracyclohexyl- and tetracyclopentylpyrenes: remarkably stable, sterically crowded pyrenium cations

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 1991, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

268. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Aprotic Nitration (NO2+BF4‐) of 2‐Halo‐ and 2,6‐Dihalopyridines and Transfer‐Nitration Chemistry of Their N‐Nitropyridinium Cations.

     Article • ChemInform, October 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

269. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Simple Arenes with FSO3H.SbF5/SO2: One‐Pot Synthesis of Aromatic Sulfoxides. Mechanistic Aspects and Synthetic Utility.

     Article • ChemInform, July 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

270. 
     Janusene and tetrafluorojanusene in superacid media; radical cation formation and chemistry

     Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, June 1991, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

271. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Magnetic‐Field Effect in Aromatic Dediazoniation

     Article • ChemInform, May 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

272. 
     Aprotic nitration (NO2+BF4-, nitryl tetrafluoroborate) of 2-halo- and 2,6-dihalopyridines and transfer-nitration chemistry of their N-nitropyridinium cations

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1991, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

273. 
     Magnetic-Field Effect in Aromatic Dediazoniation

     Article • Helvetica Chimica Acta, March 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

274. 
     Reaction of simple arenes with FSO3H.cntdot.SbF5/SO2: one-pot synthesis of aromatic sulfoxides. Mechanistic aspects and synthetic utility

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, March 1991, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

275. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Aromatic Substitution. Part 59. C‐Nitration of 2,6‐Di‐ and 2,4,6‐Tri‐ tert‐butylpyridine with Nitronium Tetrafluoroborate.

     Article • ChemInform, February 1991, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

276. 
     Aromatic substitution. 59. C-Nitration of 2,6-di- and 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylpyridine with nitronium tetrafluoroborate

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 1990, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

277. 
     Notizen / Notes. Probing Diazonium Ion ‐ Crown Ether Molecular Complexes bv Tandem Mass Spectrometry (FAB‐MS/MS) Acid‐Base Chemistry Within a Cluster

     Article • Chemische Berichte, June 1990, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

278. 
     Aromatic substitution. 57. Nitration of phenylboron dichloride with nitronium tetrafluoroborate. Attempted nitration of iodobenzene dichloride and phenylphosphorus dichloride

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 1990, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

279. 
     Genaration of a η6- arene/Cr(co)3-complexed diazonium ion; homolytic and heterolytic dediazoniation via metallic π-bonded aryl radicals and cations

     Article • Research on Chemical Intermediates, January 1990, Springer Science + Business Media

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

280. 
     Stable mono-arenium ions of poly-fluorinated [2.2] paracyclophanes

     Article • Journal of Fluorine Chemistry, June 1989, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

281. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Oxidation of Octamethylbiphenylene in Highly Acidic Media by One- and Two-Electron-Transfer Pathways.

     Article • ChemInform, March 1989, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

282. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Electron Transfer. Part 95. Reductions of Peroxide-Bound Chromium(IV).

     Article • ChemInform, March 1989, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

283. 
     Observation of diazonium ion - crown ether molecular complexes in the gas phase by field desorption and fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 1989, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

284. 
     Electron transfer. 95. Reductions of peroxide-bound chromium(IV)

     Article • Inorganic Chemistry, November 1988, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

285. 
     Mass spectrometry of labile onium ions and carbocation salts. Study by desorption‐ionization mass spectrometry: Fast atom bombardment, field desorption and 252Cf plasma desorption time‐of‐flight mass spectrometry

     Article • Organic Mass Spectrometry, October 1988, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

286. 
     Methylation of aromatics with Me3S+, Me3Se+, and Me3Te+ in superacid media

     Article • Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, July 1988, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

287. 
     Field desorption (fd), fast atom bombardment (fab) and californium plasma desorption (252CF-PD) mass spectrometry of novel dication salts

     Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1988, Elsevier

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

288. 
     Selenium-77, tellurium-125, and carbon-13 NMR chemical shifts and one-bond 77Se-13C, 125Te-13C, and 13C-1H coupling constants of trialkylselenonium and -telluronium triflates, protonated dialkylselenonium and -telluronium cations, and their correspondi...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 1987, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

289. 
     Copper(II) Triflate, a New Reagent for Mild Dehydration of Alcohols: Synthetic Usefulness and Mechanistic Insight

     Article • Helvetica Chimica Acta, May 1987, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

290. 
     Trifluoromethanesulphonic acid as a catalyst for the ethylation of benzene

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, January 1987, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

291. 
     Electron transfer. 82. Reduction of carboxylato-bound chromium(V) with hypophosphorous acid

     Article • Inorganic Chemistry, December 1986, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

292. 
     ChemInform Abstract: Onium Ions. Part 34. Nonaromatic Diazonium Ions

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, September 1986, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

293. 
     Observation of methyl hydrogen-deuterium exchange for CH3(CH2)3N+H2D in DFSO3-SbF5

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, June 1986, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

294. 
     Onium ions. 34. The methoxydiazonium ion: preparation, proton, carbon-13, and nitrogen-15 NMR and IR structural studies, theoretical calculations, and reaction with aromatics. Attempted preparation and the intermediacy of the hydroxydiazonium ion

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, April 1986, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

295. 
     ChemInform Abstract: ONIUM IONS. 28. METHYL(4-DIAZONIOPHENYLOXONIUM DICATION: A DIAZONIUM OXONIUM DICATION

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, December 1985, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

296. 
     Electrophilic reaction at single bonds. 21. Superacid-catalyzed alkylation of adamantane

     Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, December 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

297. 
     Nonaromatic diazonium ions

     Article • Reviews of Chemical Intermediates, September 1985, Springer Science + Business Media

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

298. 
     Electrophilic benzylation and nitration of 2,6-dimethylanisole, 2,6-dimethylphenol and 2,6-diisopropylphenol. Isomer distribution and mechanistic considerations

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

299. 
     Onium ions. 28. Methyl(4-diazoniophenyloxonium dication: a diazonium oxonium dication

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, August 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

300. 
     Aromatic substitution. 52. Superacid-catalyzed carbonylation of aromatics with carbon monoxide

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

301. 
     Stable carbocations. 260. Friedel-Crafts isomerization. 17. Gallium trichloride and superacid-catalyzed isomerization of mixed hexaalkylbenzenes and NMR spectroscopic study of the intermediate hexaalkylbenzenium ions and related hexa- and heptaalkylben...

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

302. 
     Onium ions. 29. Cyanation and nitration of toluene with cyanamide and nitramide through intermediate cyano- and nitrodiazonium ions. Attempted fluorination of aromatics with fluorodiazonium ion

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1985, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

303. 
     The determination of the acidity of super-acid media by dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance measurements: the system fluorosulphuric acid–antimony pentafluoride

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1985, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

304. 
     Dynamic nuclear magnetic resonance measurements of the basicity of weak organic bases in super-acid media

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 2, January 1985, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

305. 
     Chemistry in superacids. 6. Perfluoroalkanesulfonic acid-boron perfluoroalkanesulfonates: new superacid systems for generation of carbocations and catalysts for electrophilic transformations of hydrocarbons

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 1984, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

306. 
     Organometallic chemistry. 21. Silyl trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate)-boron trichloride (tribromide) complexes

     Article • Organometallics, September 1984, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

307. 
     Attempts at Solvolytic Generation of Phenyl Cations

     Article • Helvetica Chimica Acta, September 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

308. 
     Dediazoniation of Arenediazonium Ions. Part XXII. Reactions of 2, 6‐Dialkyl‐Substituted Benzenediazonium Ions in Super Acids, Acetonitrile and Acetone

     Article • Helvetica Chimica Acta, September 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

309. 
     Catalysis by solid superacids. 18. Nafion-H perfluorinated resin sulfonic acid promoted deacetylation and decarboxylation of aromatics

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, September 1983, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

310. 
     ChemInform Abstract: AROMATIC PROTONATION. 7. MONO- AND DIPROTONATION OF A SERIES OF METHYLPHENANTHRENES

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, August 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

311. 
     ChemInform Abstract: AROMATIC SULFONATION 86. SULFONATION OF PYRENE, 1-METHYLPYRENE AND PERYLENE

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, July 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

312. 
     ChemInform Abstract: AROMATIC SULFONATION. 82. SULFONATION OF A SERIES OF BROMO- AND METHYLPHENANTHRENES WITH SULFUR TRIOXIDE

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, April 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

313. 
     Aromatic protonation. 7. Mono- and diprotonation of a series of methylphenanthrenes

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, April 1983, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

314. 
     Aromatic sulfonation 86. Sulfonation of pyrene, 1‐methylpyrene and perylene

     Article • Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, January 1983, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

315. 
     ChemInform Abstract: AROMATIC SULFONATION 84. SULFONATION OF BI- AND TRIPHENYLENE

     Article • Chemischer Informationsdienst, December 1982, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

316. 
     Aromatic sulfonation. 82. Sulfonation of a series of bromo- and methylphenanthrenes with sulfur trioxide

     Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 1982, American Chemical Society (ACS)

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

317. 
     Aromatic sulfonation 84. Sulfonation of bi‐ and tri‐phenylene

     Article • Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, January 1982, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

318. 
     Aromatic sulfonation 85. Halogen directing and steric effects in the sulfonation of the twelve halogenotoluenes and some related compounds

     Article • Recueil des Travaux Chimiques des Pays-Bas, January 1982, Wiley

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

319. 
     A dynamic n.m.r. study of the acidity of super-acid media (mixtures of HSO3F and SbF5 from 0 to 90 mol % of SbF5)

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1981, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

320. 
     First-stage antimony pentafluoride intercalated graphite: a mild and efficient catalyst for hydrocarbon isomerisation at low temperature

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1980, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali

321. 
     Alkyltrifluoromethanesulphonates as alkylating reagents for aromatic compounds

     Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, January 1980, Royal Society of Chemistry

     Professor Kenneth K Laali