Thomas G. Back
Department of Chemistry
University of Calgary
Alberta
Canada T2N 1N4
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- Cyclizations and cycloadditions of acetylenic sulfones on solid supports. Back, T.G., Zhai, H. Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (2006)
- Rearrangements of the Diels-Alder cycloadducts obtained from acetylenic sulfones and 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran. Back, T.G., Parvez, M., Zhai, H. J. Org. Chem. (2006)
- Synthesis of the quinolizidine alkaloids (-)-lasubine II and (+/-)-myrtine by conjugate addition and intramolecular acylation of amino esters with acetylenic sulfones. Back, T.G., Hamilton, M.D., Lim, V.J., Parvez, M. J. Org. Chem. (2005)
- Morita-Baylis-Hillman reaction and cyclization of 1-(p-toluenesulfonyl)-1,3-butadiene with aldimines. Back, T.G., Rankic, D.A., Sorbetti, J.M., Wulff, J.E. Org. Lett. (2005)
- Aromatic derivatives and tellurium analogues of cyclic seleninate esters and spirodioxyselenuranes that act as glutathione peroxidase mimetics. Back, T.G., Kuzma, D., Parvez, M. J. Org. Chem. (2005)
- The exceptional glutathione peroxidase-like activity of di(3-hydroxypropyl) selenide and the unexpected role of a novel spirodioxaselenanonane intermediate in the catalytic cycle. Back, T.G., Moussa, Z., Parvez, M. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. (2004)
- A stereodivergent synthesis of virantmycin by an enzyme-mediated diester desymmetrization and a highly hindered aryl amination. Back, T.G., Wulff, J.E. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. (2004)
- Conjugate additions of o-iodoanilines and methyl anthranilates to acetylenic sulfones. A new route to quinolones including first syntheses of two alkaloids from the medicinal herb Ruta chalepensis. Back, T.G., Parvez, M., Wulff, J.E. J. Org. Chem. (2003)
- Regiochemical switching in Diels-Alder cycloadditions by change in oxidation state of removable diene sulfur substituents. Synthesis of carbazoles by sequential heteroannulation and Diels-Alder cycloaddition. Back, T.G., Pandyra, A., Wulff, J.E. J. Org. Chem. (2003)
- Diselenides and allyl selenides as glutathione peroxidase mimetics. Remarkable activity of cyclic seleninates produced in situ by the oxidation of allyl omega-hydroxyalkyl selenides. Back, T.G., Moussa, Z. J. Am. Chem. Soc. (2003)
- Stereospecific rearrangements during the synthesis of pyrrolidines and related heterocycles from cyclizations of amino alcohols with vinyl Sulfones. Back, T.G., Parvez, M., Zhai, H. J. Org. Chem. (2003)
- Structure-Activity Studies of Brassinosteroids and the Search for Novel Analogues and Mimetics with Improved Bioactivity. Back, T.G., Pharis, R.P. J. Plant Growth Regul. (2003)
- Asymmetric methoxyselenenylations and cyclizations with 3-camphorseleno electrophiles containing oxime substituents at C-2. Formation of an unusual oxaselenazole from an oxime-substituted selenenyl bromide. Back, T.G., Moussa, Z., Parvez, M. J. Org. Chem. (2002)
- Synthesis and bioactivity of C-2 and C-3 methyl ether derivatives of brassinolide. Back, T.G., Janzen, L., Pharis, R.P., Yan, Z. Phytochemistry (2002)
- Total Synthesis of (-)-lasubine II by the conjugate addition and intramolecular acylation of an amino ester with an acetylenic sulfone. Back, T.G., Hamilton, M.D. Org. Lett. (2002)
- First syntheses of two quinoline alkaloids from the medicinal herb Ruta chalepensis via cyclization of an o-iodoaniline with an acetylenic sulfone. Back, T.G., Wulff, J.E. Chem. Commun. (Camb.) (2002)
- Preparation of vinylogous 2-sulfonylindolines by the palladium-catalyzed heteroannulation of o-iodoanilines with dienyl sulfones and their further transformation to indoles and carbazoles. Back, T.G., Bethell, R.J., Parvez, M., Taylor, J.A. J. Org. Chem. (2001)
- Effect of chain length and ring size of alkyl and cycloalkyl side-chain substituents upon the biological activity of brassinosteroids. Preparation of novel analogues with activity exceeding that of brassinolide. Back, T.G., Janzen, L., Nakajima, S.K., Pharis, R.P. J. Org. Chem. (2000)
- A convenient new route to piperidines, pyrrolizidines, indolizidines, and quinolizidines by cyclization of acetylenic sulfones with beta and gamma-chloroamines. Enantioselective total synthesis of indolizidines (-)-167B, (-)-209D, (-)-209B, and (-)-207A. Back, T.G., Nakajima, K. J. Org. Chem. (2000)
- New chiral auxiliaries for highly stereoselective asymmetric methoxyselenenylations. Back, T.G., Moussa, Z. Org. Lett. (2000)
- A concise total synthesis of (+/-)-bakkenolide A by means of an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction. Back, T.G., Payne, J.E. Org. Lett. (1999)
