Wickens Group

Finally, the mystery is solved 🕵️ We now know why allylic functionalization of alkenes via thianthrenation is Z-selective! In collaboration with the Gutierrez group, we uncovered a rare example of stereoselective deprotonation. Now at JACS! tinyurl.com/t4rkkru3

The #WickensPOM for April is the Hu group’s azo-free Mitsunobu reaction! Check out their clever use of paired electrolysis to overcome the pKa limitation of nucleophiles in Mitsunobu! tinyurl.com/28s2ea5t

The #WickensPOM for March is the Liu group’s aminative Suzuki-Miyaura reaction involving a formal nitrene insertion. We’re excited to see how this inspires other transition metal chemistry and for future work from the Liu group! tinyurl.com/4pu3vux6

🥁🥁🥁Wickens Paper of the Year drop 🥁🥁🥁
we loved this work from the @SongLinLab showing tunable frustrated radical pairs for regioselective C–H functionalization! bit.ly/49iYa4J

Check out our group’s first review article-- a minireview describing how you can get to diverse cation synthons using alkene thianthrenation electrophiles! It’s been amazing to see the progress in this area! bit.ly/3usdcGc