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Speaking engagements

  • Spencer, W.T.; Levin, M.L.; Frontier, A.J. “Oxidation-Triggered Nazarov Cyclization of Vinyl Alkoxyallenes.” SYCAM Departmental Seminar at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (January 11, 2012)

  • Spencer, W.T.; Levin, M.L.; Frontier, A.J. “Oxidation-Triggered Nazarov Cyclization of Vinyl Alkoxyallenes.” Poster presentation at the 42nd National Organic Symposium, Princeton, NJ (June 8, 2011)

  • Spencer, W.T. “The Development of N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Boranes as Tunable Radical Reducing Agents.” Departmental Seminar at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (February 11, 2011)

  • Frontier, A.J.; Spencer, W.T.; Huang, J.; Malona, J.A.; LeBoeuf, D. “New Twists in Nazarov Cyclization Chemistry.” Presentation at the 37st Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Potsdam, NY (June 2-5, 2010) Abstract: NERM-315

  • Collison, C.G.; Dorn, S.; Swartzenberg, J.L.; Spencer, W.T.; Smith, J.; Agusto, M. “Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of Trocheliophorolide A,” Poster presentation at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, (August 16-20, 2009)

  • Spencer, W.T.; Collison, C.G.; Smith, J.N.; Agusto, M.; Cawthray, I. “Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of a Novel Gamma-Lactone,” Poster presentation at the 234th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA (August 21, 2007)

  • Spencer, W.T.; Agusto, M.; Cawthray, I.; Collison, C.G. “Studies Toward the Total Synthesis of a Novel Gamma-Lactone,” Poster presentation at the 34st Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Binghamton, NY, (October 6, 2006) Abstract: NRM-449

  • Cioffi, C.L.; Spencer, W.T.; Richards, J.J.; Herr, R.J. “Generation of 3-pyridyl biaryl systems via palladium-catalyzed Suzuki cross-couplings of aryl halides with 3-pyridylboroxin,” Poster presentation at the 31st Northeast Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Saratoga Springs, NY (June 15, 2003)

Publications

  • Spencer, W. T.; Vaidya, T.; Frontier, A. J. “Beyond the Divinyl Ketone: Innovations in the Generation and Nazarov Cyclization of Pentadienyl Cation Intermediates,” Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2013, 3621-3633. (Top ten most accessed article May–June 2013)

  • Spencer, W. T.; Frontier, A. J. “A Convenient Cycloaromatization Protocol for Synthesis of Polysubstituted Phenol Derivatives: Method Development and Mechanistic Studies,” J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 7730-7736.

  • Malona, J. A.; Cariou, K. C.; Spencer, W. T.; Frontier, A. J. “Total Synthesis of (±)–Rocaglamide via Oxidation-Initiated Nazarov Cyclization,” J. Org. Chem. 2012, 77, 1891-1908.

  • Spencer, W. T.; Levin, M. L.; Frontier, A. J. “Oxidation-Initiated Nazarov Cyclization of Vinyl Alkoxyallenes,” Org. Lett. 2011, 13, 414-417.

  • Cioffi, C. L.; Spencer, W. T.; Richards, J. J.; Herr, R. J. “Generation of 3-Pyridyl Biaryl Systems via Palladium-Catalyzed Suzuki Cross-Couplings of Aryl Halides with 3-Pyridylboroxin,” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 2210-2212.