Publications

42. Kraemer, Y.; Stephens, A. M.; Buldt, J. A.; Young, A.; McLoughlin, C. P.; Fettinger, J. C.; Holder, L. M.; Pitts, C. R.* "Strain-Release Trifluoromethoxylation and Pentafluorosulfanoxylation of [1.1.0]Bicyclobutanes: Expanded Access to Fluorinated Cyclobutane Hybrid Bioisosteres" Chem. Commun. 2025, DOI: 10.1039/D4CC06616B.

41. Ragan, A. N.;^† Kraemer, Y.;^† Chaudhary, S. K.; Fonoti, O. J.; Cook, C.; Liu, G-y.;* Trapp, N.;* Koski, K. J.;* Pitts, C. R.* "Tetrafluoro(aryl)sulfanylated Bicyclopentane Crystals that Self-Destruct upon Cooling" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c08867.

40. Buldt, J. A.;^† Kong, W.-Y.;^† Kraemer, Y.; Belsuzarri, M.; Patel, A. H.; Fettinger, J. C.; Tantillo, D. J.;* Pitts, C. R.* "Controlled Oligomerization of [1.1.1]Propellane through Radical Polarity Matching: Selective Synthesis of SF₅- and CF₃SF₄-Containing [2]Staffanes" Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2024, 20, 3134-3143.

[Invited Manuscript: David O'Hagan's Thematic Issue on Organofluorine Chemistry]

39. Kraemer, Y.; Buldt, J. A.; Kong, W.-Y.; Stephens, A. M.; Ragan, A. N.; Park, S.; Haidar, Z. C.; Patel, A. H.; Shey, R.; Dagan, R.; McLoughlin, C. P.; Fettinger, J. C.; Tantillo, D. J.;* Pitts, C. R.* “Overcoming a Radical Polarity Mismatch in Strain-Release Pentafluorosulfanylation of [1.1.0]Bicyclobutanes: An Entryway to Sulfone- and Carbonyl-Containing SF₅–Cyclobutanes” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202319930.

38. Wang, M.; Rowshanpour, R.; Guan, L.; Ruskin, J.; Nguyen, P. M.; Wang, Y.; Zhang, Q. A.; Liu, R.; Ling, B.; Woltornist, R.; Stephens, A. M.; Prasad, A.; Dudding, T.;* Lectka, T.;* Pitts, C. R.* “Competition between C–C and C–H Bond Fluorination: A Continuum of Electron Transfer and Hydrogen Atom Transfer Mechanisms” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 22442-22455.

34. Hoffman, K. F.; Wiesner, A.; Müller, C.; Steinhauer, S.; Beckers, H.; Kazim, M.; Pitts, C. R.; Lectka, T.;* Riedel, S.* “Structural Proof of a [C-F-C]⁺ Fluoronium Cation” Nat. Commun. 2021, 12, 5275.

35. Kraemer, Y.; Bergman, E. N.; Togni, A.;* Pitts, C. R.* “Oxidative Fluorination of Heteroatoms Enabled by Trichloroisocyanuric Acid and Potassium Fluoride” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202205088.

36. Ragan, A. N.;^† Kraemer, Y.;^† Kong, W.-K.;^† Prasad, S.; Tantillo, D. J.;* Pitts, C. R.* "Evidence for C-F Bond Formation through Formal Reductive Elimination from Tellurium(VI)" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202208046.

37. Kraemer, Y.;^† Ghiazza, C.;^† Ragan, A. N.; Ni, S.; Lutz, S.; Neumann, E. K.; Fettinger, J. C.; Nöthling, N.; Goddard, R.; Cornella, J.;^* Pitts, C. R.^* "Strain-release Pentafluorosulfanylation and Tetrafluoro(aryl)sulfanylation of [1.1.1]Propellane: Reactivity and Structural Insight" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202211892.