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GRANT LAB

Publications

20. Versatile Synthesis of Cyclopentenones via Skeletal Editing of Phenols. Sodoor, M.‡, Hart, J. D.‡, Koh, A. W. Q., Nigam, S., Ho, C. Y., Ng, G. C. Y., Li, H. Y., Grant, P. S.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. In press. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c05798; ‡ – contributed equally.

19. Ortho–Meta and Para–Meta Isomerization of Phenols. Subrata, M., Ullal, S. N., Hart, J. D., Sodoor, M., Hume, P. A., Grant, P. S.* J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, 148 (11), 12217-12226. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c00742

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18. Reimagining Advanced Chemistry Education: A Community-based Approach to Course Design for Modern Learners. Horwitz, M. A.,* et al. J. Chem. Educ. 2025, 102 (9). 3777-3783. DOI: 10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00555

17. Total Synthesis of (–)-Cordycicadin D and 3,4-trans-Cordycicadins A and B: Entry to the 3,4-trans-Fused Cordycicadin framework. Hunt, L. R., Grant, P. S., Shimokura, G. K., Furkert, D. P.*, Brimble, M. A.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64 (7), e202419989. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202419989

16. Revisiting the Baddeley Reaction: Access to Functionalized Decalins by Charge-Promoted Alkane Functionalization. Vavrík, M., Grant, P. S., Kaiser, D., Grüne, T., Maulide, N.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64 (5), e202418067. DOI: 10.1002/anie.202418067

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15. Synthesis of the bicyclic butenolide core of pallamolide A: a biomimetic approach. Drummond, G J., Grant, P. S., Geurts, A. M., Furkert, D. P., Brimble, M. A.* Org. Biomol. Chem., 2024, 22, 8032. DOI:10.1039/D4OB01380H

14. Stereospecific cyclization of a pseudo-C2-symmetric unsaturated diol. Brutiu, B. R., Grant, P. S., Kaiser, D., Maulide, N.* ARKIVOC, 2024, 5, 202412179. DOI:10.24820/ark.5550190.p012.179

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13. Remote proton elimination: C–H activation enabled by distal acidification. Grant, P. S.‡, Vavrík, M.‡, Porte, V.§, Meyrelles, R.§, Maulide, N.* Science, 2024, 6697, 815 – 820. DOI:10.1126/science.adi8997

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12. The Versatile Organic Chemistry of Sulfur (IV); American Chemical Society, 2024. DOI: 10.1021/acsinfocus.7e5028

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11. Total Synthesis of Spiroketal Alkaloids Lycibarbarines A–C’. Young, E.G., Grant, P. S., Furkert, D. P., Brimble, M. A. Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 2895 – 2900.

10. ‘Biomimetic Cationic Cyclopropanation Enables an Efficient Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of 6,8-Cycloeudesmanes’. Grant, P. S.†, Meyrelles, R.†, Gajsek, O., Niederacher, G., Maryasin, B., Maulide, N.* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 10, 5855-5863. †equal contribution.

9. ‘Azide-Enolate Cycloaddition-Rearrangement Enables Direct a-Amination of Amides and Enelactam Synthesis from Esters’. Bell-Tyrer, J., Hume, P. A., Grant, P. S., Brimble, M. A., Furkert, D. P.* Chem. Eur. J. 2023, 29, e202300261

8. ‘Direct stereodivergent olefination of carbonyl compounds with thiouronium ylides’., Merad, J. M. †, Grant, P. S.†, Stopka, T.†, Meyrelles, R., Sabbatani, J., Preinfalk, A., Matyasovsky, J., Maryasin, B., Gonzalez, L., Maulide, N.*. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144 (12), 12535 – 12543. †equal contribution.

7. ‘seco-Labdanes: A Study of Terpenoid Structural Diversity Resulting from Biosynthetic C−C Bond Cleavage’. Grant, P. S.*, Brimble, M. A.* Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 6367–6389

6. ‘ent-Atisane diterpenoids: isolation, structure and bioactivity’. Drummond, G. J., Grant, P. S., Brimble, M. A.* Nat. Prod. Rep. 2021, 38, 330-345.

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5. ‘Total Synthesis of (±)-Leonuketal’. Grant, P. S., Furkert, D. P.*, Brimble, M. A.* Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 8735-8749.

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4. ‘Divalent Cannabinoid-1 Receptor Ligands: Linker Attachment Survey of SR141716A Enables Discovery of a CB1R Fluorescent Probe’. Grant, P. S., Kahlcke, N., Govindpani, K., Hunter, M., McDonald, C., Brimble, M. A., Furkert, D. P.* Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., 2019, 29, 126644

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3. Catalyst-Free Deaminative Functionalizations of Primary Amines by Photoinduced Single‑Electron Transfer’. Wu, J.†, Grant, P. S.†, Li, X., Noble, A., Aggarwal, V. K.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 5697-5701. †equal contribution

2. ‘Synthesis of the bicyclic lactone core of leonuketal, enabled by a telescoped Diels–Alder reaction sequence’. Grant, P. S., Brimble, M. A., Furkert, D. P. Chem. Asian. J. 2019, 14, 1128 –1135.

1. ‘Affinity and efficacy studies of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A at cannabinoid receptor types one and two’ McPartland, J. M., McDonald, C., Yong, M., Grant, P. S., Furkert, D. P., Glass, M. Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research. 2017, 2(1), 87 – 95.

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