Selected Publications

A Hypervalent Iodine-Induced Double Annulation Enables a Concise Synthesis of the Pentacyclic Core Structure of the Cortistatins”, J. L. Frie, C. S. Jeffrey, and E. J. Sorensen, Org. Lett., 2009, ASAP. (click here for PDF)

“Bond formations by intermolecular and intramolecular trappings of acylketenes and their applications in natural product synthesis”, K. P. Reber, S. D. Tilley and E. J. Sorensen, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2009, 38, 3022-3034 . (click here for PDF)

"A Nature-Inspired Diels-Alder Reaction Facilitates Construction of the Bicyclo[2.2.2]octane Core of Andibenin B", J. E. Spangler, E. J. Sorensen, Tetrahedron, 2009, 65, 6739-6745. (click here for PDF)

"A Rapid, Asymmetric Synthesis of the Decahydrofluorene Core of the Hirsutellones", S. D. Tilley, K. P. Reber and E. J. Sorensen, Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 701-703. (click here for PDF)

"An interrupted Ugi reaction enables the preparation of substituted indoxyls and aminoindoles", J. S. Schneekloth, Jr., J. Kim and E. J. Sorensen, Tetrahedron. 2009, 65, 30963101. (click here for PDF)

"A synthesis of the tricyclic core structure of FR901483 featuring an Ugi four-component coupling and a remarkably selective elimination reaction", H. Seike, E. J. Sorensen, Synlett. 2008, 5, 695-701. (click here for PDF)

"Classical carbonyl reactivity enables a short synthesis of the core structure of acutumine", R. J. Moreau, E. J. Sorensen, Tetrahedron. 2007, 63, 6446-6453. (click here for PDF)

"Cyclostreptin binds covalently to microtubule pores and lumenal taxoid binding sites", R. M. Buey, E. Calvo, I. Barasoain, O. Pineda, M. C. Edler, R. Matesanz, G. Cerezo, C. D. Vanderwal, B. W. Day, E. J. Sorensen, J. A. Lopez, J. M. Andreu, E. Hamel, J. F. Diaz, Nat. Chem. Biol. 2007, 3, 117-125. (click here for PDF)

"Transition states of the retro-ene reactions of allylic diazenes", A. Jabbari, E. J. Sorensen, K. N. Houk, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3105-3107. (click here for PDF)

 

"Convergent, Enantioselective Syntheses of Guanacastepenes A and E Featuring a Selective Cyclobutane Fragmentation", W. D. Shipe, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem Soc. 2006, 128, 7025-7035. (click here for PDF)

 

"Cyclostreptin (FR182877), an Antitumor Tubulin-Polymerizing Agent Deficient in Enhancing Tubulin Assembly Despite Its High Affinity for the Taxoid Site", M. C. Edler, R. M. Buey, R. Gussio, A. I. Marcus, C. D. Vanderwal, E. J. Sorensen, J. F. Diaz, P. Giannakakou, E. Hamel, Biochemistry 2005, 44, 11525-11538. (click here for PDF)

 

"A Diels- Alder Macrocyclization Enables an Efficient, Asymmetric Synthesis of the Antibacterial Natural Product Abyssomicin C", C .W. Zapf, B. A. Harrison, C. Drahl, E. J. Sorensen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 6533-6537. (click here for PDF)

 

"Target discovery in small-molecule cell-based screens by in situ proteome reactivity profiling", M. J. Evans, A. Saghatelian, E. J. Sorensen, B. F. Cravatt, Nature Biotech. 2005, 23, 1303-1307. (click here for PDF)

 

"Protein-Reactive Natural Products", C. Drahl, B. F. Cravatt, E. J. Sorensen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 5788-5809. (click here for PDF)

 

"Design, Synthesis and Reactivity of 1-Hydrazinodienes for Use in Organic Synthesis", G. M. Sammis, E. M. Flamme, H. Xie, D. M. Ho, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem Soc. 2005, 127, 8612-8613. (click here for PDF)

 

"Palladium-Catalyzed Ring-Forming Aminoacetoxylation of Alkenes", E. J. Alexanian, C. B. Lee, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem Soc. 2005, 127, 7690-7691. (click here for PDF)

 

"A remarkable architectural self-construction process is discovered in a synthesis of FR182877", C. D. Vanderwal, E. J. Sorensen, an invited contribution to Strategies and Tactics in Organic Synthesis, M. Harmata, Ed., Academic Press: New York, 2004. (click here for summary)

 

"A dash of proline makes things sweet", E. J. Sorensen, G. M. Sammis, Science 2004, 305, 1725-1726. (click here for PDF)

 

"A nucleophile-catalyzed cycloisomerization permits a concise synthesis of (+)-harziphilone", L. M. Stark, K. Pekari, E. J. Sorensen, PNAS 2004, 101, 12064-12066. (click here for PDF)

 

"Synthesis of the furanosteroidal antibiotic viridin", E. A. Anderson, E. J. Alexanian, E. J. Sorensen, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 1998-2001. (click here for PDF)

 

"(–)-FR182877 is a potent and selective inhibitor of carboxylesterase-1", G. C. Adam, C. D. Vanderwal, E. J. Sorensen, B. F. Cravatt, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2003, 42, 5480-5484. (click here for PDF)

 

"A spontaneous bicyclization facilitates a synthesis of (–)-hispidospermidin", J. Tamiya, E. J. Sorensen, Tetrahedron 2003, 59, 6921-6932. (click here for PDF)

 

"Architectural self-construction in nature and chemical synthesis", E. J. Sorensen, an invited essay for Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2003, 11, 3225-3228. (click here for PDF)

 

"An enantioselective synthesis of FR182877 provides a chemical rationalization of its structure and affords multigram quantities of its direct precursor", C. D. Vanderwal, D. A. Vosburg, S. Weiler, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem Soc. 2003, 125, 5393-5407. (click here for PDF)

 

"Concise stereocontrolled routes to fumagillol, fumagillin, and TNP-470", D. A. Vosburg, S. Weiler, E. J. Sorensen, Chirality 2003, 15, 156-166. (click here for PDF)

 

"Proteomic profiling of mechanistically distinct enzyme classes using a common chemotype", G. C. Adam, E. J. Sorensen, B. F. Cravatt, Nature Biotechnology 2002, 20, 805-809. (click here for PDF)

 

"A convergent synthesis of the tricyclic architecture of the guanacastepenes featuring a selective ring fragmentation", W. D. Shipe, E. J. Sorensen, Organic Letters 2002, 4, 2063-2066. (click here for PDF)

 

"A synthesis of (+)-FR182877, featuring tandem transannular Diels-Alder reactions inspired by a postulated biogenesis", D. A. Vosburg, C. D. Vanderwal, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 4552-4553. (click here for PDF)

 

"Intramolecular allenolate acylations in studies toward a synthesis of FR182877", C. D. Vanderwal, D. A. Vosburg, E. J. Sorensen, Organic Letters 2001, 3, 4307-4310. (click here for PDF)

 

"Profiling the specific reactivity of the proteome with non-directed activity-based probes", G. C. Adam, B. F. Cravatt, E. J. Sorensen, Chemistry & Biology 2001, 8, 81-95. (click here for PDF)

 

"Chemical strategies for the global analysis of protein function", B. F. Cravatt, E. J. Sorensen, an invited review for Current Opinion in Chemical Biology 2000, 4, 663-668. (click here for pdf)

 

"An enantiospecific synthesis of the potent immunosuppressant FR901483", G. Scheffler, H. Seike, E. J. Sorensen, Angew. Chem. 2000, 112, 4783-4785; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4593-4596. (click here for PDF)

 

"A concise synthesis of (–)-hispidospermidin guided by a postulated biogenesis", J. Tamiya, E. J. Sorensen, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 9556-9557. (click here for PDF)

 

"Albert Eschenmoser", E. J. Sorensen, Helv. Chim. Acta 2000, 83, 1673-1677. (click here for PDF)

 

"Selected, recent developments in the chemical synthesis of biologically active natural products", E. J. Sorensen, an invited review for Current Opinion in Drug Discovery and Development 1999, 2, 606-630.

 

"Postulated biogenesis of WS9885B and progress toward an enantioselective synthesis", C. D. Vanderwal, D. A. Vosburg, S. Weiler, E. J. Sorensen, Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 645-648. (click here for PDF)

"A Concise Synthesis of Fumagillol", D. A.Vosburg, S. Weiler, E. J. Sorensen, Angew. Chem. 1999, 111, 1024-1027. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1999, 38, 971-974. (click here for PDF)

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