36. Selective Late-Stage Sulfonyl Chloride Formation from Sulfonamides Enabled by Pyry-BF4

Gomez-Palomino, A.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 18235-18239

• Highlighted in Organic Process Research and Development (OPR&D) Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 2583−2591

35. Fluorination of Arylboronic Esters Enabled by Bismuth Redox Catalysis

Planas, O.; Wang, F.; Leutszch, M.; Cornella, J. Science, 2020, 367, 313-317.

Previously in ChemRxiv (doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.9729143.v1)

Abstract - Full text

• Highlighted in C&EN (Bismuth, often overlooked in the periodic table, breaks into redox catalysis).

• Highlighted in Organic Process Research and Development (OPR&D) 2020, 24, 323-333

• Highlighted in Synfacts 2020, 16, 409.

34. Bi(I)-catalyzed Transfer-Hydrogenation with Ammonia Borane

Wang, F.; Planas, O.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 4235

• Highlighted in Chemistry Views - News March 2019.

• Highlighted in ChemBeanGo - April 2019 (available in chinese).

33. Ni-catalyzed Reductive Liebeskind-Srogl Alkylation of Heterocycles

Ma, Y.; Cammarata, J.; Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 1918

• Highlighted in Synfacts, 2019, 15, 379

• Highlighted in Org. Process Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 289.

32. A Highly Reduced Ni-Li-Olefin Complex for Kumada-Corriu Cross-Couplings

Nattmann, L.; Lutz, S.; Ortsack, P.; Goddard, R. Cornella, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 13628

31. A Perspective in Catalysis: Development of Efficient Methods in the Age of Sustainability

O'Neill, M. J.; Cornella, J. CHIMIA, 2018, 72, 601.

30. Retaining Alkyl Nucleophile Regiofidelity in Transition-Metal-Mediated Cross-Couplings to Aryl Electrophiles

O'Neill, M. J.; Cornella, J. SYNTHESIS, 2018, 50, 3974.

29. Selective Functionalization of Aminoheterocycles by a Pyrylium Salt

Moser, D.;* Duan, Y.;* Wang, F.; Ma, Y.; O'Neill, M. J.; Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 11035.

• Highlighted in SynFacts, 2018, 14, 1123

28. Thorpe-Ingold Effect for Branch-Selective Alkylation of Unactivated Aryl Fluorides

O’Neill, M. J.;* Riesebeck, T.;* Cornella, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 9103 (* equal contribution)

• Highlighted in SynFacts, 2018, 14, 967

Prior to MPI

27. CITU: A Peptide and Decarboxylative Coupling Reagent. 

Justine N. deGruyter, Lara R. Malins, Laurin Wimmer, Khalyd J. Clay, Javier Lopez-Ogalla, Tian Qin, Josep Cornella, Zhiqing Liu, Guanda Che, Denghui Bao, Jason M. Stevens, Jennifer X. Qiao, Martin P. Allen, Michael A. Poss, and Phil S. Baran. Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 6196.

26. Remote Carboxylation of Halogenated Aliphatic Hydrocarbons with Carbon Dioxide

Juliá-Hernandez, F.; Moragas, T.; Cornella, J; Martin, R. Nature, 2017, 545, 84.

25. Alkyl-(Hetero)Aryl Bond Formation via Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling: A Systematic Analysis.

Sandfort, F.;* O’Neill, M. J.;* Cornella, J.; Wimmer, L.; Baran, P. S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3319.

24. Visible-Light-Promoted Atom Transfer Radical Cyclization of Unactivated Alkyl Iodides.

Y. Shen; Cornella, J.; F. Julia-Hernandez; Martin, R. ACS Catal., 2017, 7, 409.

23. Redox-Active Esters in Fe-catalyzed Cross-Coupling

Toriyama, F.;* Cornella, J.;* Wimmer, L.; Chen, T. –G.; Dixon, D. D.; Creech, G.; Baran, P. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11132.

22. Nickel-catalyzed Cross-coupling of Redox-Active Esters with Boronic Acids.

Wang, J.; Qin, T.; Chen, T. –G.; Wimmer, L.; Edwards, J. T.; Cornella, J.; Vokits, B.; Shaw, S. A.; Baran, P. S. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 9676.

• VIP paper (Very Important Paper)
• Most accessed article of the year 2016 in Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

21. A General Alkyl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling Enabled by Redox-Active Esters and Alkylzinc Reagents.

Qin, T.;* Cornella, J.;* Li, C.;* Malins, L. R.; Edwards, J. T.; Kawamura, S.; Maxwell, B. D.; Eastgate, M. D.; Baran, P. S. Science. 2016, 352, 801.

• Highlighted by Chemistry World, April 2016.
• Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11340.
• Highlighted in Synfacts, 2016, 12, 723.

20. Practical Ni-Catalyzed Aryl-Alkyl Cross-Coupling of Secondary Redox-Active Esters.

Cornella, J.;* Edwards, J. T;* Qin, T.; Kawamura, S.; Wang, J.; Pan, C. –M.; Gianatassio, R.; Schmidt, M.; Eastgate, M D.; Baran, P. S. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 2174.

• Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
• Highlighted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11340.
• Most Read Article of the year 2016 in Journal of the American Chemical Society.

19. Ni-catalyzed Enantioelctive C–C Bond Formation via C(sp2)–O Cleavage in Aryl Esters.

Cornella, J. Jackson, E. P.; Martin, R. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4075.

• Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 389.

18. Ligand-controlled Regiodivergent Ni-catalyzed Reductive Carboxylation of Allyl Esters with CO2.

Moragas, T.;* Cornella, J.;* Martin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17702.

17. Ni-catalyzed Carboxylation of Unactivated Primary Alkyl Bromides and Sulfonates with CO2.

Liu, Y.; Cornella, J.; Martin, R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 11212.