Publications

PhD and Postdoctoral Publications

11. Reductive Metallation of Dendralenes and Myrcene using Dimagnesium(I) Compounds: A Facile Route to Unsaturated Organomagnesium Compounds
J. C. Mullins, K. Yuvaraj, M. J. Sowden, M. S. Sherburn*, C. Jones*, Chem. Eur. J., 2024, 30

10. Air Tolerant Cadiot-Chodkiewicz and Sonogashira Cross-Couplings
A. K. K. Fung, M. J. Sowden, M. L. Coote*, M. S. Sherburn*, Org. Lett. 2023, 25, 8145

9. Computational and Experimental Confirmation of the Diradical Character of para-Quinonedimethide
Z. Pei, N. L. Magann, M. J. Sowden, R. B. Murphy, M. G. Gardiner, M. S. Sherburn*, M. L. Coote*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 16037

8. Total Synthesis of Matrine Alkaloids
N. L. Magann, E. Westley, M. J. Sowden, M. G. Gardiner, M. S. Sherburn*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 19695

7. A General Stereoselective Synthesis of [4]Dendralenes
Y.-M. Fan, M. J. Sowden, N. L. Magann, E. J. Lindeboom, M. G. Gardiner, M. S. Sherburn*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 20090

6. A One-Pot Photochemical Method for the Generation of Functionalized Aminocyclopentanes
J. L. Collins III† , D. Staveness† , M. J. Sowden† , C. R. J. Stephenson*. Org. Lett. 2022, 24, 4344

† Equal Contribution

5. Substituted Tetraethynylethylene-Tetravinylethylene Hybrids
E. Westley, M. J. Sowden†, N. L. Magann†, K. L. Horvath, K. P. E. Connor, M. S. Sherburn*, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 977

† Equal Contribution

• Highlighted in Nature Synthesis by Peter Seaville in 2022.

4. Photochemical Formal (4+2)-Cycloaddition of Imine-Substituted Bicyclo[1.1.1]pentanes and Alkenes
A. S. Harmata, T. E. Spiller, M. J. Sowden, C. R. J. Stephenson*, J. Am. Chem Soc. 2021, 143, 21223

3. Synthesis and Properties of 2,3‐Diethynyl‐1,3‐Butadienes
M. J. Sowden, J. S. Ward, M. S. Sherburn*, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2020, 59, 4145

• Angewandte Hot Paper
• Highlighted in Synfacts by Professor Timothy Swager in 2020.

2. Unlocking Acyclic π-Bond Rich Structure Space With Tetraethynylethylene–Tetravinylethylene Hybrids
K. L. Horvath†, N. L. Magann†, M. J. Sowden†, M. G. Gardiner, M. S. Sherburn*, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 19746

† Equal Contribution

1. Four-Step Total Synthesis of Selaginpulvilin D
M. J. Sowden, M. S. Sherburn*, Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 636

• Highlighted by Professor Phil Baran in a 2018 J. Am. Chem. Soc. editorial profiling some of the best total syntheses in the modern era.