PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
17. Jinarathne, O. J.; Karunananda, M. K. “Effects of Metal–Metal Bonding in Photosensitizers: Red-Shifted Absorption and Oscillator Strength Enhancement.” Inorg. Chem. Front. 2024, 11, 7812-7821. (Back cover)
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16. Ni, H. -Q.; Karunananda, M. K.; Zeng, T.; Yang, S.; Liu, Z.; Houk, K. N.; Liu, P.; Engle, K. M. “Redox-Paired Alkene Difunctionalization Enables Skeletally Divergent Synthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 12351-12359.
15. Kleinmans, R.†; Apolinar, O.†; Derosa, J.; Karunananda, M. K.; Li, Z. -Q.; Tran, V. T.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Engle, K. M. “Nickel-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Simple Alkenyl Ketones: A Comparative Study of Carbonyl-Directed Reaction Systems.” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5311–5316. (†Authors contributed equally)
14. Matsuura, R.; Karunananda, M. K.; Liu, M.; Nguyen, N.; Blackmond, D. G.; Engle, K. M. “Mechanistic Studies of Pd(II)-catalyzed E/Z Isomerization of Unactivated Alkenes: Evidence of a Mononuclear Nucleopalladation Pathway.” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 4239–4246.
13. Derosa, J.†; Kang, T.†; Tran, V. T.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Karunananda, M. K.; Jankins, T. C.; Xu, K. L; Engle, K. M. “Nickel- catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Alkenyl Carboxylates: A Gateway to 1,2,3-Trifunctionalized Building Blocks,” Angew. Chem. 2020, 59, 1201–1205; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 132, 1217–1221 (†Authors contributed equally).
12. Romine, A. M.; Yang, K. S.; Karunananda, M. K.; Chen, J. S.; Engle, K. M. “Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of a Versatile Heteroaryl Thioether Directing Group for Pd(II) Catalysis.” ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 7626–7640.
11. Zhang, Y.; Karunananda, M. K.; Yu, H.-C.; Clark, K. J.; Williams, W.; Mankad, N. P.; Ess, D. H. “Dynamically Bifurcating Hydride Transfer Mechanism and Origin of Inverse Isotope Effect for Heterodinuclear AgRu-Catalyzed Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation.” ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2657–2663.
10. Nimmagadda, S. K.†; Liu, M.†; Karunananda, M. K.†; Gao, D.-W.; Apolinar, O.; Chen, J. S.; Liu, P.; Engle, K. M. “Catalytic, Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Azlactones with Non-Conjugated Alkenes via Directed Nucleopalladation.” Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 3963–3967; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3923–3927 (†Authors contributed equally).
9. Derosa, J.; Kleinmans, R.; Tran, V. T.; Karunananda, M. K.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Eastgate, M. D.; Engle, K. M. “Nickel-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Simple Alkenyl Amides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17878–17883.
8. Liu, M.; Yang, P.; Karunananda, M. K.; Wang, Y.; Liu, P.; Engle, K. M. “C(alkenyl)-H Activation via Six-Membered Palladacycles: Catalytic 1,3-Diene Synthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5805–5813.
7. Gao, D.-W.; Xiao, Y.; Liu, M.; Liu, Z.; Karunananda, M. K.; Chen, J.; Engle, K. M. “Catalytic, Enantioselective Synthesis of Allenyl Boronates.” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3650–3654.
6. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “Cooperative Strategies for Catalytic Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.” ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6110–6119.
5. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “Heterobimetallic H2 Addition and Alkene/Alkane Elimination Reactions Related to the Mechanism of E-Selective Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation.” Organometallics, 2017, 36, 1, 220–227.
4. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “E-Selective Semi-Hydrogenation of Alkynes by Heterobimetallic Catalysis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 14598–14601.
3. Karunananda, M. K.†; Parmelee, S. R.†; Waldhart, G. W.; Mankad, N. P. “Experimental and Computational Characterization of the Transition State for C-X Bimetallic Oxidative Addition at a Cu-Fe Reaction Center.” Organometallics 2015, 34, 15, 3857–3564. (†Authors contributed equally).
2. Banerjee, S.†; Karunananda, M. K.†; Bagherzadeh, S.; Jayarathne, U.; Parmelee, S. R.; Waldhart, G. W.; Mankad, N. P. “Synthesis and Characterization of Heterobimetallic Complexes with Direct Cu-M bonds (M = Cr, Mn, Co, Mo, Ru, W) Supported by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: A Toolkit for Catalytic Reaction Discovery.” Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 11307–11315 (†Authors contributed equally).
1. Karunananda, M. K.; Vazquez, F. X.; Alp, E. E.; Bi, W.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Shibata, T.; Mankad, N. P. “Experimental Determination of Redox Cooperativity and Electronic Structure in Catalytically Active Cu-Fe and Zn-Fe Heterobimetallic Complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 13361–13371.
15. Kleinmans, R.†; Apolinar, O.†; Derosa, J.; Karunananda, M. K.; Li, Z. -Q.; Tran, V. T.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Engle, K. M. “Nickel-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Simple Alkenyl Ketones: A Comparative Study of Carbonyl-Directed Reaction Systems.” Org. Lett. 2021, 23, 5311–5316. (†Authors contributed equally)
14. Matsuura, R.; Karunananda, M. K.; Liu, M.; Nguyen, N.; Blackmond, D. G.; Engle, K. M. “Mechanistic Studies of Pd(II)-catalyzed E/Z Isomerization of Unactivated Alkenes: Evidence of a Mononuclear Nucleopalladation Pathway.” ACS Catal. 2021, 11, 4239–4246.
13. Derosa, J.†; Kang, T.†; Tran, V. T.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Karunananda, M. K.; Jankins, T. C.; Xu, K. L; Engle, K. M. “Nickel- catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Alkenyl Carboxylates: A Gateway to 1,2,3-Trifunctionalized Building Blocks,” Angew. Chem. 2020, 59, 1201–1205; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 132, 1217–1221 (†Authors contributed equally).
12. Romine, A. M.; Yang, K. S.; Karunananda, M. K.; Chen, J. S.; Engle, K. M. “Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies of a Versatile Heteroaryl Thioether Directing Group for Pd(II) Catalysis.” ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 7626–7640.
11. Zhang, Y.; Karunananda, M. K.; Yu, H.-C.; Clark, K. J.; Williams, W.; Mankad, N. P.; Ess, D. H. “Dynamically Bifurcating Hydride Transfer Mechanism and Origin of Inverse Isotope Effect for Heterodinuclear AgRu-Catalyzed Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation.” ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 2657–2663.
10. Nimmagadda, S. K.†; Liu, M.†; Karunananda, M. K.†; Gao, D.-W.; Apolinar, O.; Chen, J. S.; Liu, P.; Engle, K. M. “Catalytic, Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Azlactones with Non-Conjugated Alkenes via Directed Nucleopalladation.” Angew. Chem. 2019, 131, 3963–3967; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3923–3927 (†Authors contributed equally).
9. Derosa, J.; Kleinmans, R.; Tran, V. T.; Karunananda, M. K.; Wisniewski, S. R.; Eastgate, M. D.; Engle, K. M. “Nickel-Catalyzed 1,2-Diarylation of Simple Alkenyl Amides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 17878–17883.
8. Liu, M.; Yang, P.; Karunananda, M. K.; Wang, Y.; Liu, P.; Engle, K. M. “C(alkenyl)-H Activation via Six-Membered Palladacycles: Catalytic 1,3-Diene Synthesis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 5805–5813.
7. Gao, D.-W.; Xiao, Y.; Liu, M.; Liu, Z.; Karunananda, M. K.; Chen, J.; Engle, K. M. “Catalytic, Enantioselective Synthesis of Allenyl Boronates.” ACS Catal. 2018, 8, 3650–3654.
6. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “Cooperative Strategies for Catalytic Hydrogenation of Unsaturated Hydrocarbons.” ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6110–6119.
5. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “Heterobimetallic H2 Addition and Alkene/Alkane Elimination Reactions Related to the Mechanism of E-Selective Alkyne Semi-Hydrogenation.” Organometallics, 2017, 36, 1, 220–227.
4. Karunananda, M. K.; Mankad, N. P. “E-Selective Semi-Hydrogenation of Alkynes by Heterobimetallic Catalysis.” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 14598–14601.
3. Karunananda, M. K.†; Parmelee, S. R.†; Waldhart, G. W.; Mankad, N. P. “Experimental and Computational Characterization of the Transition State for C-X Bimetallic Oxidative Addition at a Cu-Fe Reaction Center.” Organometallics 2015, 34, 15, 3857–3564. (†Authors contributed equally).
2. Banerjee, S.†; Karunananda, M. K.†; Bagherzadeh, S.; Jayarathne, U.; Parmelee, S. R.; Waldhart, G. W.; Mankad, N. P. “Synthesis and Characterization of Heterobimetallic Complexes with Direct Cu-M bonds (M = Cr, Mn, Co, Mo, Ru, W) Supported by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: A Toolkit for Catalytic Reaction Discovery.” Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 11307–11315 (†Authors contributed equally).
1. Karunananda, M. K.; Vazquez, F. X.; Alp, E. E.; Bi, W.; Chattopadhyay, S.; Shibata, T.; Mankad, N. P. “Experimental Determination of Redox Cooperativity and Electronic Structure in Catalytically Active Cu-Fe and Zn-Fe Heterobimetallic Complexes.” Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 13361–13371.