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  1. Larock, R. C.; Brown, H. C. “Organoboranes.  X.  A Fast Reaction of Organoboranes with Mercuric Acetate.  A Convenient Procedure for the Conversion of Terminal Olefins into Alkylmercuric Salts Via Hydroboration-Mercuration,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1970, 92, 2467.

  2. Larock, R. C.; Brown, H. C. “Organoboranes.  XI.  A Study of the Mercuration of Organoboranes Containing Secondary Alkyl Groups,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1971, 26, 35.

  3. Larock, R. C.; Brown, H. C. “Organoboranes.  XIII.  The Mercuration of Vinylboranes.  A Convenient Stereospecific Procedure for the Conversion of Acetylenes into Vinylmercury Salts Via Hydroboration-Mercuration,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1972, 36, 1.

  4. Larock, R. C.; Gupta, S. K.; Brown, H. C. “Reaction of 2-Alkenyl-1,3,2-benzodioxaboroles with Mercuric Acetate.  A Convenient Stereospecific Procedure for the Conversion of Alkynes into Alkenylmercuric Salts,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1972, 94, 4371.

  5. Larock, R. C. “Metallation Reactions of Organoboranes,” Intra-Science Chemistry Reports 1973, 7, 95.

  6. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry I.  A Convenient Synthesis of Geminal Dimercurials from Terminal Acetylenes,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1973, 61, 27.

  7. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry II.  A Fast Reaction of Secondary Organoboranes with Mercury(II) Alkoxides,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1974, 67, 353.

  8. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry III.  The Anti-Markovnikov Esterification of Alkenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1974, 39, 834.

  9. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry IV.  An Improved Procedure for the Conversion of Internal Olefins into Sec-Alkylmercuric Salts,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1974, 72, 35.

  10. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry V. The Direct Esterification of Alkyl Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 1974, 39, 3721.

  11. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry VI.  A Convenient Stereospecific Synthesis   a-,b-Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids and Esters Via Carbonylation of Vinylmercurials,” J. Org. Chem. 1975, 40, 3237.

  12. Larock, R. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry. 7. A Convenient Synthesis of Symmetrical Conjugated Dienes and Polyenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1976, 41, 2241.

  13. Larock, R. C. “Organomercurials as Reagents and Intermediates in Organic Synthesis” in New Applications of Organometallic Reagents in Organic Synthesis; D. Seyferth, Ed., Elsevier: Amsterdam, 1976, 257-303.

  14. Larock, R. C.; Bernhardt, J. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry VIII.  A Convenient Synthesis of a,b-Unsaturated Ketones,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1976, 3097.

  15. Larock, R. C.; Mitchell, M. A. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  9.  A Novel Synthesis of p-Allylpalladium Compounds,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1976, 98, 6718.

  16. Larock, R. C.; Riefling, B. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  X.  A Novel Synthesis of Da,b -Butenolides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1976, 4661.

  17. Larock, R. C.; Bernhardt, J. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  11.  Synthesis of Symmetrical 1,3-Dienes and Biaryls Via Rhodium Catalyzed Dimerization of Vinyl- and Arylmercurials,” J. Org. Chem. 1977, 42, 1680.

  18. Larock, R. C.; Riefling, B.; Fellows, C. A. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  12. Synthesis of b-Chloro-Da,b -butenolides Via Mercuration-Carbonylation of Propargylic Alcohols,” J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 131.

  19. Larock, R. C.; Bernhardt, J. C. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  13. Stereospecific Synthesis of a,b-Unsaturated Ketones Via Acylation of Vinylmercurials,” J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 710.

  20. Larock, R. C.; Mitchell, M. A. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  14.  A Convenient Regiospecific Synthesis of π-Allylpalladium Compounds Via Vinylmercurials,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1978, 100, 180.

  21. Larock, R. C. “Organomercury Compounds in Organic Synthesis,” Angew. Chem. 1978, 90, 28 (1978); Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. Engl. 1978, 17, 27.

  22. Larock, R. C.; Riefling, B. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  15. A Novel Stereospecific Synthesis of 1,3-Dienes Via 'Head-to Tail' Dimerization of Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1978, 43, 1468.

  23. Larock, R. C.; Bernhardt, J. C.; Driggs, R. J. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  16.  Synthesis of 1,4-Dienes Via Allylation of Vinylmercurials,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1978, 156, 45.

  24. Larock, R. C. “New Applications of Organomercury, -Palladium, and -Rhodium Compounds in Organic Synthesis" in Aspects of Mechanism and Organometallic Chemistry"; J. H. Brewster, Ed.; Plenum: New York, 1978.

  25. Larock, R. C.; Burkhart, J. P. “A Convenient Synthesis of π-Allylpalladium Compounds from Monosubstituted Terminal Olefins,” Syn. Commun. 1979, 9, 659.

  26. Larock, R. C.; Oertle, K.; Potter, G. F. “A Convenient Synthesis of Cyclopentanones Via Rhodium(I) Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroacylation of Unsaturated Aldehydes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 190.

  27. Larock, R. C.; Oertle, K.; Beatty, K. M. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  17.  A Convenient Stereospecific Synthesis of Enol Esters from Vinylmercurials,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1980, 102, 1966.

  28. Larock, R. C.; Fellows, C. A. “Synthesis of Aromatic Esters, Lactones, Anhydrides and Heterocycles via Thallation-Carbonylation of Arenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1980, 45, 363.

  29. Larock, R. C.; Hershberger, S. S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  18.  Synthesis of Symmetrical Divinyl and Diaryl Ketones Via Rhodium Catalyzed Carbonylation of Vinyl- and Arylmercurials,” J. Org. Chem. 1980, 45, 3840.

  30. Larock, R. C.; Hershberger, S. S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  19.  Rhodium Promoted Methylation of Organomercurials,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 2443.

  31. Larock, R. C.; Leach, D. R. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  20.  Alkylation of Organomercurials Via Organocopper Reagents,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 3435.

  32. Larock, R. C.; Takagi; K.; Hershberger, S. S.; Mitchell, M. A. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  23.  Synthesis of π-Allyl- and Alkylpalladium Compounds Via Vinylpalladation of Cyclic Olefins,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1981, 22, 5231.

  33. Larock, R. C. a chapter in Fundamental Research in Organometallic Chemistry, “Organomercury, -Palladium, -Rhodium and -Thallium Intermediates in Organic Synthesis,” eds. M. Tsutsui, Y. Ishii, and H. Yaozeng, Van Nostrand-Reinhold Co.: New York, 1982; 861-890.

  34. Larock, R. C.; Fellows, C. A “Synthesis of Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds Via Thallation-Carbonylation of Arenes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1982, 104, 1900.

  35. Larock, R. C.; Hershberger, S. S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  21.  Methylation of Organomercurials Via Organorhodium Species,”  J. Organometal. Chem. 1982, 225, 31.

  36. Larock, R. C.; Leach, D. R. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  22.  Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation Via Organocopper-Organomercury Cross-Coupling Reactions,” Organometallics 1982, 1, 74.

  37. Larock, R. C. “New Organometallic Approaches to Heterocycles,” Heterocycles 1982, 18, 397.

  38. Larock, R. C. “Organomercurials in Organic Synthesis,” Tetrahedron 1982, 38, 1713.

  39. Larock, R. C.; Leach, D. R.; Bjorge, S. M. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  1.  Synthesis of Thiophene-Containing Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs Via Thienylpalladation of Bicyclic Olefins,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23, 715.

  40. Larock, R. C.; Burkhart, J. P.; Oertle, K. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  2.  Synthesis of Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs Via p-Allylpalladium Additions to Bicyclic Olefins,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1982, 23, 1071.

  41. Larock, R. C.; Liu, C.-L. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  24.  Mercuration and Subsequent Carbonylation of 4-Hydroxy-2-alkynones:  A Novel Route to Furans,” J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 2151.

  42. Larock, R. C.; Narayanan, K.; Hershberger, S. S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  25.  Rhodium(I) Catalyzed Alkenylation of Arylmercurials,” J. Org. Chem. 1983, 48, 4377.

  43. Larock, R. C.; Takagi, K. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  27.  π-Allylpalladium Synthesis via Organopalladium Additions to Nonconjugated Dienes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1983, 24, 3457.

  44. Larock, R. C.; Leach, D. R. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  3.  Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tricyclic 7-Oxaprostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogues via Oxypalladation of Norbornadiene,” J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2144.

  45. Larock, R. C.; Harrison, L. W. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  26.  Synthesis of Heterocycles via Intramolecular Solvomercuration of Aryl Acetylenes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 4218.

  46. Larock, R. C.; Takagi, K. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  28.  Synthesis of (π-Allyl)palladium Compounds by Remote Palladium Migration,” J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 2701.

  47. Larock, R. C.; Narayanan, K. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  29.  An Improved, Stereospecific Approach to Vinylmercurials via Hydroboration-Mercuration of Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 3411.

  48. Larock, R. C.; Varaprath, S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  30.  Synthesis of (p-Allyl)palladium Compounds Via Organopalladium Additions to Alkenyl- and Methylenecyclopropanes and Alkenyl- and Methylenecyclobutanes,” J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 3432.

  49. Larock, R. C.; Varaprath, S.; Lau, H. H.; Fellows, C. A. “Synthesis of Isocoumarins via Thallation-Olefination of Benzoic Acids,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1984, 106, 5274.

  50. Larock, R. C.; Chow, M.-S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  31.  Preparation of Allenic and Propargylic Organomercuric Halides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1984, 25, 2727.

  51. Larock, R. C.; Liu, C.-L.; Lau, H. H.; Varaprath, S. “Heterocyclic Synthesis via Thallation and Subsequent Palladium-Promoted Olefination,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1984, 25, 4459.

  52. Larock, R. C.; Harrison, L. W.; Hsu, M. H. “Heteroannulation via Intramolecular (π-Allyl)palladium Displacement,” J. Org. Chem. 1984, 49, 3662.

  53. Larock, R. C.; Babu, S. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins. 4.  Synthesis of the First Interphenylene PGH2 Analogs via Benzylpalladation,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1985, 26, 2763.

  54. Larock, R. C.; Chow, M.-S. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  32.  Bromination and Iodination of Allenic and Propargylic Organomercurials: A Convenient Synthesis of 3-Halo-1,2-alkadienes,” Organometallics 1986, 5, 603.

  55. Larock, R. C.; Ilkka, S. J. “Synthesis of Allylic Alcohols via Organopalladium Additions to Unsaturated Epoxides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1986, 27, 2211.

  56. Larock, R. C.; Hershberger, S. S.; Takagi, K.; Mitchell, M. A. “Synthesis and Chemistry of Alkylpalladium Compounds Prepared via Vinylpalladation of Bicyclic Alkenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 2450.

  57. Larock, R. C.; Takagi, K.; Burkhart, J. P.; Hershberger, S. S. “Synthesis of Polycyclic Ketones via Carbonylative Cyclization of Organopalladium Compounds Derived from Norbornene and Norbornadiene,” Tetrahedron 1986, 42, 3759.

  58. Larock, R. C.; Chow, M.-S.; Smith, S. J. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry. 33.  A Convenient Synthesis of Allenic and Propargylic Ketones via Acylation of Propargylic and Allenic Organomercurials, Respectively,” J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 2623.

  59. Larock, R. C.; Leach, D. R.; Bjorge, S. M. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  5.  Synthesis of Bicyclic and Tricyclic Prostanoic Acids and Thiophene-Containing Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs via Thienylpalladation of Bicyclic Alkenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1986, 51, 5221.

  60. Larock, R. C.; Narayanan, K.; Carlson, R. K.; Ward, J. A. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  8.  Ethyl (Acetoxymercurio)acetate Approach to Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs,” J. Org. Chem. 1987, 52, 1364.

  61. Larock, R. C.; Song, H.; Kim, S.; Jacobson, R. A. “Synthesis, Stereochemistry, Mechanism of Formation, and X-ray Crystal Structures of Optically Active π-Allylpalladium Compounds Formed Via Palladium-Promoted Ring Opening of Bicyclic Alkenes,” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1987, 834.

  62. Larock, R. C.; Babu, S. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  6.  Synthesis of Interphenylene Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs via Benzylpalladation of Bicyclic Alkenes,” Tetrahedron 1987, 43, 2013.

  63. Larock, R. C.; Hsu, M. H.; Narayanan, K. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  7.  Synthesis of Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogs by Vinylpalladation of Norbornene,” Tetrahedron 1987, 43, 2891.

  64. Larock, R. C.; Burns, L. D.; Varaprath, S.; Russell, C. E.; Richardson, Jr., J. W.; Janakiraman, M. N.; Jacobson, R. A. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  34.  Synthesis of Vinylmercurials via Mercuration of Propargylic Amines,” Organometallics 1987, 6, 1780.

  65. Larock, R. C.; Leuck, D. J.; Harrison, L. W. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  35.  Synthesis of Vinylic Lactones from Vinylmercurials and Alkenoic Acids via Intramolecular π-Allylpalladium Displacement,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28, 4977.

  66. Larock, R. C.; Babu, S. “Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Cyclization,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1987, 28, 5291.

  67. Larock, R. C.; Baker, B. E. “Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Allylic Arylation of Cycloalkenes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 905.

  68. Larock, R. C.; Takagi, K. “Mercury in Organic Chemistry.  36.  Synthesis of (π-Allyl)palladium Compounds and 1,4-Dienes via Vinylpalladation of Monocyclic Alkenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1988,  53, 4329.

  69. Larock, R. C.; Song, H.; Baker, B. E.; Gong, W. H. “Synthesis of Bicyclic and Polycyclic Alkenes Via Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Arylation and Vinylation,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 2919.

  70. Larock, R. C.; Stinn, D. E. “Synthesis of Benzofurans via Palladium-Promoted Cyclization of Ortho Substituted Aryl Allyl Ethers,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 4687.

  71. Larock, R. C.; Stolz-Dunn, S. K. “Synthesis of Homoallylic Alcohols via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Organomercurials and Vinylic Oxetanes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 5069.

  72. Larock, R. C.; Leuck, D. J.; Harrison, L. W. “Synthesis of Vinylic Lactones Via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinylic Halides or Triflates and Unsaturated Carboxylic Acids,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 6399.

  73. Larock, R. C.; Narayanan, K. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  9.  Synthesis of a Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Analogue by Allylpalladation-Ozonolysis of Norbornene,” Tetrahedron 1988, 44, 6995.

  74. Larock, R. C.; Lu, Y. “Synthesis of Allylic Ketones Via Acylation of Allylic Mercurials,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 6761.

  75. Larock, R. C.; Ding, S. “Synthesis of a,ß-Unsaturated Amides Via Palladium-Promoted Coupling of Organomercurials and Vinylic ß-Lactams,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 1897.

  76. Larock, R. C.; Gong, W. H. “Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Vinylation of Cyclic Alkenes,” J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 2047.

  77. Larock, R. C.; Gong, W. H.; Baker, B. E. “Improved Procedures for the Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Arylation of Cyclic Alkenes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 2603.

  78. Larock, R. C.; Stinn, D. E. “Synthesis of Unsaturated Bicyclic Lactones and Acetals Via Palladium-Promoted Cyclization of Cyclic Allylic Alcohols,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 2767.

  79. Larock, R. C.; Stolz-Dunn, S. K. “Highly Stereoselective Synthesis of Di- and Trisubstituted Homoallylic Alcohols via Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Nucleophilic Opening of Vinylic Oxetanes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 3487.

  80. Larock, R. C.; Song, H. “Palladium-Assisted Heteroannulation of Acetoxy-1,3-Dienes,” Syn. Commun. 1989, 19, 1463.

  81. Larock, R. C.; Johnson, P. L. “Palladium-Catalyzed Arylation and Alkenylation of Bicyclic Alkenes,” J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1989, 1368.

  82. Brown, H. C.; Larock, R. C.; Gupta, S. K.; Rajagopalan, S.; Bhat, N. G. “Vinylic Organoboranes.  15.  Mercuration of 2-Alkenyl-1,3,2-Benzodioxaborales and Boronic Acids.  A Convenient Stereospecific Procedure for the Conversion of Alkynes into [E]-1-Halo-1-alkenes via Mercuric Salts,” J. Org. Chem. 1989, 54, 6079.

  83. Larock, R. C.; Kondo, F.; Narayanan, K.; Sydnes, L. K.; Hsu, M.-F. H. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  10.  An Efficient Synthesis of Prostaglandin E2 Via Vinylpalladation of 4-Cyclopentene-1,3-diol,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 5737.

  84. Larock, R. C.; Leung, W.-Y.; Stolz-Dunn, S. “Synthesis of Aryl-Substituted Aldehydes and Ketones Via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Halides and Non-Allylic Unsaturated Alcohols,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1989, 30, 6629.

  85. Larock, R. C.; Gong, W. H. “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of trans-2,5-Diaryltetrahydrofurans, Potent Platelet-Activating Factor Antagonists,” J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 407.

  86. Larock, R. C.; Stinn, D. E.; Kuo, M.-Y. “Synthesis of Butenolides Via Palladium-Promoted Cyclization of Allylic Esters of Chloromercurioacetic Acid,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 17.

  87. Larock, R. C. “New Applications of Organopalladium Compounds in Organic Synthesis,” Pure Appl. Chem. 1990, 62, 653.

  88. Larock, R. C.; Fried, C. A. “Palladium-Catalyzed Carboannulation of 1,3-Dienes by Aryl Halides,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1990, 112, 5882.

  89. Larock, R. C.; Berrios-Peña, N.; Narayanan, K. “Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of 1,3-Dienes by Functionally Substituted Aryl Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 3447.

  90. Larock, R. C.; Stolz-Dunn, S. K. “Synthesis of Homoallylic Alcohols via Organometallic Ring Opening of Vinylic Oxetanes,” Synlett 1990, 341.

  91. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K. “Palladium-Catalyzed Hetero- and Carboannulation of Vinylic Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes,” Synlett 1990, 529.

  92. Larock, R. C.; Leung, W.-Y. “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Halides and Olefinic Epoxides via Palladium Migration,” J. Org. Chem. 1990, 55, 6244.

  93. Larock, R. C. “Formation of the Carbon-Transition and Inner Transition Metal Bond By Transmetallation from Boron, Tin and Mercury,” Inorganic Reactions and Methods; J. Zuckerman, Ed.; VCH:  New York, 1991, 12b, 160-176.

  94. Larock, R. C.; Leong, W. W. “Addition of H-X Reagents to Alkenes and Alkynes,” Comprehensive Organic Synthesis; Pergamon:  New York, 1991, 269-327.

  95. Larock, R. C. “Organometallics in Organic Synthesis,” 1992 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science and Technology; McGraw-Hill:  New York, 1991, 311-314.

  96. Larock, R. C.; Kuo, M.-Y. “Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of Quinolines from Allylic Alcohols and o-Iodoaniline,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 569.

  97. Larock, R. C.; Lu, Y.-D.; Bain, A. C.; Russell, C. E. “Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Iodides, Nonconjugated Dienes, and Carbon Nucleophiles by Palladium Migration,” J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 4589.

  98. Larock, R. C.; Berrios-Peña, N. G.; Fried, C. A. “Regioselective, Palladium-Catalyzed Hetero- and Carboannulation of 1,2-Dienes Using Functionally-Substituted Aryl Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 2615.

  99. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K. “Synthesis of Indoles via Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 6689.

  100. Larock, R. C.; Lee, N. H. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins.  11.  Synthesis of PGF2a and 12-epi-PGF2a by the Controlled, One Step, Palladium-Promoted, Intermolecular Coupling of Three Different Alkenes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 7815.

  101. Larock, R. C.; Lee, N. H. “Efficient Free-Radical and Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Alkene Insertions:  A New Approach to Benzoprostacyclins,” J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 6253.

  102. Larock, R. C.; Lee, N. H. “Synthesis of Carbacyclins via Palladium-Promoted, Tandem Alkene Insertion,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 5911.

  103. Larock, R. C.; Lee, N. H. “Synthesis of Allylic Aryl Ethers via Palladium-Catalyzed Decarboxylation of Allylic Aryl Carbonates,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 6315.

  104. Larock, R. C.; Ding, S.; Tu, C. “Synthesis of Homoallylic Alcohols via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Vinylic Oxetanes and Aryl and Vinylic Iodides or Triflates,” Synlett 1993, 145.

  105. Larock, R. C. “Palladium Catalyzed Vinylic Substitution,” in Advances in Metal-Organic Chemistry, JAI Press, 1993.

  106. Larock, R. C.; Ding, S. “Palladium(II)-Promoted Cross-Coupling of 4-Alkenyl-2-azetidinones with Organomercurials,”  J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 2081.

  107. Larock, R. C.; Ding, S. “Synthesis of Allylic Alcohols via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Vinylic Epoxides and Aryl or Vinylic Halides and Triflates,” J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 804.

  108. Larock, R. C.; Ding, S. “Synthesis of Aryl-Substituted 3-Alkenamides via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Aryl Iodides and 4-Alkenyl-2-azetidinones,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 979.

  109. Larock, R. C.; Lu, Y. “Synthesis and Acylation of Allylic Mercuric Iodides:  A Convenient Synthesis of Allylic Ketones,” J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 2846.

  110. Larock, R. C.; Berrios-Peña, N. G.; Fried, C. A.; Yum, E. K.; Tu, C.; Leong, W. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,4-Dienes Using Ortho-Functionally-Substituted Aryl Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 4509.

  111. Larock, R. C.; Hightower, T. R. “Synthesis of Unsaturated Lactones via Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of Alkenoic Acids,” J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 5298.

  112. Larock, R. C.; Doty, M. J.; Cacchi, S. “Synthesis of Indenones via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1993, 58, 4579.

  113. Arcadi, A.; Cacchi, S.; Larock, R. C.; Marinelli, F. “The Palladium-Catalyzed Synthesis of 2,3,5-Trisubstituted Furans from 2-Propargyl-1,3-dicarbonyl Compounds and Vinylic or Aryl Triflates or Halides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 2813.

  114. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K.; Yang, H. “Palladium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Arylation of Functionally-Substituted Cycloalkenes by Aryl Iodides,” Tetrahedron 1994, 50, 305.

  115. Larock, R. C. “Mercury:  Organometallic Chemistry,” Encyclopedia of Inorganic Chemistry, J. Wiley and Sons, Ltd., 1994, 4.

  116. Larock, R. C.; Yang, H.; Weinreb, S. M.; Herr, R. J. “Synthesis of Pyrrolidines and Piperidines via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinylic Halides and Olefinic Sulfonamides,”  J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 4172.

  117. Larock, R. C.; Wang, Y.; Lu, Y.; Russell, C. E. “Synthesis of Aryl-Substituted Allylic Amines via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Aryl Iodides, Nonconjugated Dienes and Amines,” J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 8107.

  118. Larock, R. C.; Yang, H. “Synthesis of 3,4-Dihydroisocoumarins via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinylic Halides or Triflates with o-(1-Alkenyl)benzoic Acids,”  Synlett 1994, 748.

  119. Larock, R. C.; Zenner, J. M. “Enantioselective, Palladium-Catalyzed Hetero- and Carboannulation of Allenes Using Functionally-Substituted Aryl and Vinylic Iodides,” J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 482.

  120. Larock, R. C.; Hightower, T. R.; Kraus, G. A.; Hahn, P.; Zheng, D. “A Simple, Effective, New, Palladium-Catalyzed Conversion of Enol Silanes to Enones and Enals,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 2423.

  121. Larock, R. C. “Organomercury Compounds in Organic Synthesis,” Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II, Pergamon Press, 1995.

  122. Leong, W.; Larock, R. C. “Transition Metal Compounds in Organic Synthesis,” Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry II, Pergamon Press, 1995.

  123. Larock, R. C. “Organopalladium Approaches to Prostaglandins,” Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Ed. Atta-ur-Rahman, Elsevier Science, Vol. 16, 1995.

  124. Larock, R. C.; Tu, C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinylic Halides, Alkenes and Amines,” Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 6635.

  125. Larock, R. C.; Guo, L. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Oxygen-Substituted 1,3-Dienes,” Synlett 1995, 465.

  126. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K.; Doty, M. J.; Sham, K. K. C. “Synthesis of Aromatic Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1995, 60, 3270.

  127. Lee, N. H.; Larock, R. C. “Asymmetric Synthesis of 12-epi-PGF2a by a Palladium-Mediated, Three-Component Coupling Reaction,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 1995, 16, 859.

  128. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Vinylic Cyclopropanes and Cyclobutanes,” Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 2743.

  129. Larock, R. C.; Hightower, T. R.; Hasvold, L. A.; Peterson, K. P. “Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization of Olefinic Tosylamides,” J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 3584.

  130. Larock, R. C.; Song, H. “The Relative Reactivity of Palladium Towards Migration and Ring-opening of Three- and Four-Membered Ring Alkanes and Ethers,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 1996, 17, 877.

  131. English, D. S.; Das, K.; Zenner, J. M.; Zhang, W.; Kraus, G. A.; Larock, R. C.; Petrich, J. W. “Hypericin, Hypocrellin, and Model Compounds:  Primary Photoprocesses of Light-Induced Antiviral Agents,” J. Phys. Chem. 1997, 101, 3235.

  132. Larock, R. C.; Doty, M. J.; Tian, Q.; Zenner, J. M. “Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons by the Pd-Catalyzed Annulation of Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 7536.

  133. Larock, R. C.; Yang, H.; Pace, P.; Cacchi, S.; Fabrizi, G. “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Unsaturated Phenols with Vinylic Halides and Triflates,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 237.

  134. Larock, R. C.; Yang, H.; Pace, P.; Cacchi, S.; Fabrizi, G. “Synthesis of 2-Vinylic Dihydroindoles and Tetrahydroquinolines via Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of o-Alkenyl Anilides with Vinylic Halides and Triflates,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 1885.

  135. Larock, R. C.; Pace, P.; Yang, H. “Synthesis of Unexpected Nitrogen Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of o-Isopropenyl and Methallyl Anilides with Vinylic Halides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 2515.

  136. Larock, R. C.; Tian, Q. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes by Arene-Containing Vinylic Iodides and Triflates,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 2002.

  137. Larock, R. C.; He, Y.; Leong, W. W.; Han, X.; Refvik, M. D.; Zenner, J. M. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Allenes Using Functionally-Substituted Vinylic Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 2154.

  138. Larock, R. C.; Wei, L.; Hightower, T. R. “Synthesis of 2H-1-Benzopyrans by Pd Catalyzed Cyclization of o-Allylic Phenols,” Synlett 1998, 522.

  139. Peterson, K. P.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Oxidation of Primary and Secondary Allylic and Benzylic Alcohols,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 3185.

  140. Larock, R. C.; Yang, H.; Pace, P.; Narayanan, K.; Russell, C. E.; Cacchi, S.; Fabrizi, G. “Synthesis of Oxygen Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Unsaturated Phenols and Vinylic Halides or Triflates,” Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 7343.

  141. Han, X.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Highly Functionalized Polycyclics via Pd-Catalyzed Intramolecular Coupling of Aryl/Vinylic Halides, Non-conjugated Dienes and Nucleophiles,” Synlett 1998, 748.

  142. Larock, R. C.; Doty, M. J.; Han, X. “Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of Internal Alkynes by Vinylic Halides,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 5143.

  143. Larock, R. C.; Han, X.; Doty, M. J. “Synthesis of a-Pyrones via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 5713.

  144. Larock, R. C.; Pace, P.; Yang, H.; Russell, C. E.; Cacchi, S.; Fabrizi, G. “Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles via Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of o-Alkenyl Anilides with Vinylic Halides and Triflates,” Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 9961.

  145. Roesch, K. R.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines and Pyridines via Palladium-Catalyzed Iminoannulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 5306.

  146. Cacchi, S.; Fabrizi, G.; Larock, R. C.; Pace, P.; Reddy, V. “Synthesis of Dihydropyrans via Pd-Catalyzed Cyclization of 2-Allyl-1,3-dicarbonyl Compounds and Vinylic Triflates or Halides,” Synlett 1998, 888.

  147. Larock, R. C.; Tu, C.; Pace, P. “Synthesis of Medium-Ring Nitrogen Heterocycles via Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of 1,2-Dienes,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 6859.

  148. Larock, R. C.; Yum, E. K.; Refvik, M. D. “Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Indoles via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 7652.

  149. Refvik, M. D.; Larock, R. C.; Tian, Q. “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Metathesis of Vegetable Oils,” J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1999, 76, 93.

  150. Refvik, M. D.; Larock, R. C. “The Chemistry of Metathesized Soybean Oil,” J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 1999, 76, 99.

  151. Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation,” J. Organometal. Chem. 1999, 576, 111.

  152. Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation,” in “Perspectives in Organopalladium Chemistry for the XXI Century,” Ed. J. Tsuji, Elsevier Press, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1999, 111-124.

  153. Larock, R. C.; Han, X. “Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 2,5-Cyclohexadienyl-Substituted Aryl or Vinylic Iodides and Carbon or Heteroatom Nucleophiles,” J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 1875.

  154. Larock, R. C.; Tian, Q.; Pletnev, A. A. “Carbocycle Synthesis Via Carbopalladation of Nitriles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 3238.

  155. Li, F.; Marks, D.; Larock, R. C.; Otaigbe, J. U.; “Fish Oil Polymeric Systems:  Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Their Relationships,” published abstract for the Annual Technical Conference of the Society of Plastics Engineers in New York City presented May 3, 1999.

  156. Roesch, K. R.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines and Pyridines by the Palladium- and Copper-Catalyzed Coupling and Cyclization of Terminal Acetylenes,” Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 553.

  157. Zenner, J. M.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed, Asymmetric Hetero- and Carboannulation of Allenes Using Functionally-Substituted Aryl and Vinylic Iodides,” J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 7312.

  158. Larock, R. C.; Doty, M. J.; Han, X. “Synthesis of Isocoumarins and a-Pyrones via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem 1999, 64, 8770.

  159. Roesch, K. R.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoindolo[2,1-a]indoles by the Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” Org. Lett. 1999, 1, 1551.

  160. Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation,” Pure Appl. Chem. 1999, 71, 1435.

  161. Li, F.; Larock, R. C.; Otaigbe, J. U. “Fish Oil Thermosetting Polymers: Creep and Recovery Behavior,” Polymer 2000, 41, 4849.

  162. Li, F.; Larock, R. C.; Otaigbe, J. U. “Fish Oil Thermosetting Polymers:  Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Their Relationships,” Polymer 2000, 41, 7925.

  163. Larock, R. C.; Gagnier, S. V. “Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of 1,3-Dienes to Form a-Alkylidene-g-butyrolactones,” J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 1525.

  164. Larock, R. C.; Li, F. “Thermosetting Polymers from Cationic Copolymerization of Tung Oil:  Synthesis and Characterization,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2000, 78, 1044.

  165. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Copolymers.  II.  Dynamic Mechanical Properties,” J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polymer Physics 2000, 38, 2721.

  166. Zhang, Y.; Gong, X.; Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C.; Yeung, E. S. “Combinatorial Screening of Homogeneous Catalysis and Reaction Optimization Based on Multiplexed Capillary Electrophoresis,” J. Comb. Chem. 2000, 2, 450.

  167. Reddy; C. K.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 2-Alkylidenecyclopentanones via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 1-(1-Alkynyl)cyclobutanols and Aryl or Vinylic Halides,” Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3325.

  168. Larock, R. C.; Tian, Q. “Synthesis of 9-Alkylidene-9H-fluorenes by a Novel Palladium-Catalyzed Rearrangement,” Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3329.

  169. Kadnikov, D. V.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Coumarins via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation of Internal Alkynes by o-Iodophenols,” Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3643.

  170. Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Fluoren-9-ones via Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclocarbonylation of o-Halobiaryls,” Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 3675.

  171. Li, F.; Hanson, M. V.; Larock, R. C. “Soybean Oil-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Polymers:  Synthesis, Structure, Properties and Their Relationships,” Polymer 2001, 42, 1567.

  172. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Copolymers.  III.  Tensile Stress-Strain Behavior,” J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polymer Physics 2001, 1, 60.

  173. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Copolymers.  I.  Synthesis and Characterization,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2001, 80, 658.

  174. Larock, R. C.; Dong, X.; Chung, S.; Reddy, C. K.; Ehlers, L. E. “Preparation of Conjugated Soybean Oil and Other Natural Oils and Fatty Acids by Homogeneous Transition Metal Catalysis,” J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 2001, 78, 447.

  175. Marks, D. W.; Li, F.; Pacha, C. M.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Thermoset Plastics by the Lewis Acid-Initiated Copolymerization of Fish Oil Ethyl Esters and Alkenes,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2001, 81, 2001.

  176. Roesch, K. R.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoindolo[2,1-a]indoles by the Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Acetylenes,” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 412.

  177. Yue, D.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Benzo[b]thiophenes by Electrophilic Cyclization,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 6011.

  178. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of ß- and g-Carbolines by the Palladium-Catalyzed Iminoannulation of Internal Alkynes,” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 3083.

  179. Larock, R. C.; Q. Tian “Synthesis of 9-Alkylidene-9H-fluorenes by a Novel, Palladium-Catalyzed Cascade Reaction of Aryl Halides and 1-Aryl-1-alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 7372.

  180. Roesch, K. R.; Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines and Pyridines by the Palladium-Catalyzed Iminoannulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 8042.

  181. Li, F.; Perrenoud, A.; Larock, R. C. “Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of Novel Polymers Prepared by the Cationic Copolymerization of Fish Oils, Styrene and Divinylbenzene,” Polymer 2001, 42, 10133.

  182. Huang, Q.; Hunter, J. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines and Naphthyridines by Electrophilic Ring Closure of Iminoalkynes,” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 2973.

  183. Lee, N. H.; Larock, R. C. “Efficient Synthesis of Benzoprostacyclins Using Free-Radical and Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Alkene Insertion Strategies,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2001, 22, 857.

  184. Dai, G.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Isoquinolines via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of o-(1-Alkynyl)benzaldimines and Organic Halides,” Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 4035.

  185. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Polymers. IV. Good Damping Properties,” Polym. Adv. Tech. 2002, 13, 436.

  186. Roesch, K. R.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines and Pyridines by the Palladium/Copper-Catalyzed Coupling and Cyclization of Terminal Acetylenes and Unsaturated Imines:  The Total Synthesis of Decumbenine B,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 86.

  187. Marks, D. W.; Larock, R. C. “The Conjugation and Epoxidation of Fish Oils,” J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 2002, 79, 65.

  188. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Polymers. V. Shape Memory Effect,” J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 2002, 84, 1533.

  189. Lee, N. H.; Larock, R. C. “An Efficient Synthesis of 12-epi-Carbacyclins Using a Palladium-Catalyzed Tandem Alkene Insertion Strategy,” Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2002, 23, 86.

  190. Dai, G.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 3-Substituted 4-Aroylisoquinolines via Pd-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization of o-(1-Alkynyl)benzaldimines,” Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 193.

  191. Larock, R. C.; Wang, Y. “Synthesis of Pyridine Alkaloids Via Pd-Catalyzed Coupling of 3-Iodopyridine, 1,W-Dienes and Nitrogen Nucleophiles,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 21.

  192. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of ß- and g-Carbolines by the Palladium/Copper-Catalyzed Coupling and Copper-Catalyzed or Thermal Cyclization of Terminal Acetylenes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 1359.

  193. Pletnev, A. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Benzocyclic Ketones via Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization of W-(2-Iodoaryl)alkanenitriles,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 2133.

  194. Larock, R. C.; Tian, Q. “Model Studies and the ADMET Polymerization of Soybean Oil,” J. Am. Oil Chem. Soc. 2002, 79, 479.

  195. Larock, R. C.; Reddy, C. K. “Synthesis of 2-Alkylidenecyclopentanones via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbopalladation/Ring Expansion of 1-(1-Alkynyl)cyclobutanols,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 2027.

  196. Yue, D.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Benzo[b]thiophenes via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling and Electrophilic Cyclization of Terminal Acetylenes,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 1905.

  197. Huang, Q.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Substituted Naphthalenes by the Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2505.

  198. Huang, Q.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoquinolines by Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclization, Followed by a Heck Reaction,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 3557.

  199. Dai, G.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 3-Substituted 4-Aroylisoquinolines via Pd-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization of 2-(1-Alkynyl)benzaldimines,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 7042.

  200. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of ß- and g-Carbolines by the Palladium/Copper-Catalyzed Coupling and Cyclization of Terminal Acetylenes,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 7048.

  201. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of ß- and g-Carbolines by the Palladium-Catalyzed Iminoannulation of Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 9318.

  202. Huang, Q.; Hunter, J. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Substituted Isoquinolines by Electrophilic Cyclization of Iminoalkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 3437.

  203. Yao, T.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isocoumarins and a-Pyrones via Iodocyclization,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 7401.

  204. Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Fluoren-9-ones by the Palladium-Catalyzed Cyclocarbonylation of o-Halobiaryls,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 5616.

  205. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “Novel Polymeric Materials from Biological Oils,” J. Polymers and the Environment 2002, 10, 59.

  206. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Annulated g-Carbolines by Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Iminoannulation,” Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 3035.

  207. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “Novel Polymeric Materials from Biological Oils,” Polym. Mat. Sci. Eng. 2002, 86, 379.

  208. Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Novel 1,4-Palladium Migration in Organopalladium Intermediates Derived from o-Iodobiaryls,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 14326.

  209. Pletnev, A. A.; Larock, R. C. “Carbopalladation of Nitriles:  Synthesis of Benzocyclic Ketones and Cyclopentenones via Pd-Catalyzed Cyclization of w-(2-Iodoaryl)alkanenitriles and Related Compounds,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 9428.

  210. Tian, Q.; Pletnev, A. A.; Larock, R. C. “Carbopalladation of Nitriles:  Synthesis of 2,3-Diarylindenones and Polycyclic Aromatic Ketones by the Pd-Catalyzed Annulation of Alkynes and Bicyclic Alkenes by 2-Iodoarenenitriles,” J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 9276.

  211. Huang, Q.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 4-(1-Alkenyl)isoquinolines by Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Cyclization/Olefination,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 980-988.

  212. Dai, G.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Isoquinolines via Palladium-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of 2-(1-Alkynyl)benzaldimines and Organic Halides,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 920-928.

  213. Li, F.; Hasjim, J.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis, Structure, Thermophysical and Mechanical Properties of New Polymers Prepared by the Cationic Copolymerization of Corn Oil, Styrene and Divinylbenzene,” J. Appl. Polymer Sci. 2003, 90, 1830-1838.

  214. Tian, Q.; Pletnev, A. A.; Larock, R. C. “Carbopalladation of Nitriles:  Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted 2-Aminonaphthalenes and 1,3-Benzoxazine Derivatives by the Pd-Catalyzed Annulation of Alkynes by (2-Iodophenyl)acetonitrile,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 339-347.

  215. Pescitelli, G.; Berova, N.; Xiao, T. L.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Assignment of Absolute Configuration of a Chiral Phenyl-Substituted Dihydrofuroangelicin,” Org. & Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 186.

  216. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “New Soybean Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Thermosetting Polymers. VI. Time-Temperature-Transformation Cure Diagram and the Effect of Curing Conditions on the Thermoset Properties,” Polym. Int. 2003, 52, 126-132.

  217. Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Dihydrofurocoumarins via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,3-Dienes by o-Iodoacetoxycoumarins,” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 797-800.

  218. Gagnier, S. V.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Cyclization of Unsaturated Aryl Iodides and Dienyl Triflates, Iodides and Bromides to Indanones and 2-Cyclopentenones,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 4804-4807.

  219. Wang, Y., Dong, X.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Naturally-Occurring Pyridine Alkaloids Via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling/Migration Chemistry,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 3090-3098.

  220. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis, Structure and Properties of New Tung Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Copolymers Prepared by Thermal Polymerization,” Biomacromolecules 2003, 4, 1018-1025.

  221. Yao, T.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isocoumarins and a-Pyrones via Electrophilic Cyclization,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 5936-5942.

  222. Zhou, C.; Emrich, D. E.; Larock, R. C. “An Efficient, Regio- and Stereoselective Palladium Catalyzed Route to Tetrasubstituted Olefins,” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 1579-1582.

  223. Zhang, H.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Annulated g-Carbolines and Heteropolycycles by Palladium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Annulation of Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 5132-5138.

  224. Campo, M. A.; Huang, Q.; Yao, T.; Tian, Q.; Larock, R. C. “1,4-Palladium Migration Via C-H Activation, Followed by Arylation: Synthesis of Fused Polycycles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 11506-11507.

  225. Egger, M. D.; Liu, Y.; Sevcˇ                                                    ík, J.; Tesarˇ  ová, E.; Rozhkov, R.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Enantioseparation of Dihydrofurocoumarin Derivatives by Various Separation Modes of Capillary Electrophoresis,” Electrophor. 2003, 24, 2650-2656.

  226. Huang, Q.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Substituted Naphthalenes and Carbazoles by the Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Internal Alkynes,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 7342-7349.

  227. Larock, R. C. “Conjugation of Natural Oils,” Lipid Tech. 2003, 15, 58-61.

  228. Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Highly-Substituted 1,3-Dienes and 1,3,5-Trienes by the Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Vinylic Halides, Internal Alkynes and Organoboranes,” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2993-2996.

  229. Larock, R. C. “ ‘Chili Crock Pot’, What’s Cooking in Chemistry? - How Leading Chemists Succeed in the Kitchen,” Wiley-VCH, 2003, 127-129.

  230. Pescitelli, G.; Berova, N.; Xiao, T. L.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Assignment of Absolute Configuration of a Chiral Phenyl-Substituted Dihydrofuroangelicin,” Org. Biomol. Chem. 2003, 1, 1.

  231. Kadnikov, D. V.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation of Terminal Alkynes: Synthesis of Coumarins and 2-Quinolones,” J. Organometal. Chem. 2003, 687, 425-435.

  232. Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C. “An Efficient Approach to Dihydrofurocoumarins via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,3-Dienes by o-Iodoacetoxycoumarins,” J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 6314-6320.

  233. Xiao, T. L.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Separation of the Enantiomers of Substituted Dihydrofurocourmarins by HPLC using Macrocyclic Glycopeptide Chiral Stationary Phases,” Analyt. Bioanalyt. Chem., 2003, 377, 639-654.

  234. Liu, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Facile N-Arylation of Amines and Sulfonamides,” Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 4673-4675.

  235. Kadnikov, D. V.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation of Internal Alkynes by o-Iodophenols: Synthesis of 3,4-Disubstituted Coumarins,” J. Org.  Chem. 2003, 68, 9423-9432.

  236. Schumacher, D. D.; Mitchell, C. R.; Xiao, T. L.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Cyclodextrin-based Liquid Chromatographic Enantiomeric Separation of Chiral Dihydrofurocoumarins, and Emerging Class of Medicinal Compounds,” J. Chrom. A 2003, 1011, 37-47.

  237. Liu, Y.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Xiao,T. L.; Armstrong, D. W. “Fast Super/Subcritical Fluid Chromatography Enantiomeric Separations of Dihydrofurocoumarin Derivatives with Macrocyclic Glycopeptide Stationary Phases,” Chrom. 2003, 58, 775-779.

  238. Liu, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Facile O-Arylation of Phenols and Carboxylic Acids,” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 99-102.

  239. Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Dihydrofuroflavonoids via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,3-Dienes,” Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 911-914.

  240. Zhou, C.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Aryl Ketones by the Pd-Catalyzed C-H Activation of Arenes and Intermolecular Carbopalladation of Nitriles,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 2302-2303.

  241. Zeni, G.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Heterocycles via Palladium π-Olefin and π-Alkyne Chemistry,” Chem. Rev. 2004, 104, 2285-2309.

  242. Kadnikov, D. V.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 2-Quinolones via Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylative Annulation of Internal Alkynes by N-Substituted o-Iodoanilines,” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 6772-6780.

  243. Emrich, D. E.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Heteroannulation of Cyclic Alkenes by Functionally-Substituted Aryl Iodides,” J. Organomet. Chem. 2004, 689, 3756-3766.

  244. Yue, D.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 3-Iodoindoles by Electrophilic Cyclization of N,N-Dialkyl-2-(1-alkynyl)anilines,” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1037-1040.

  245. Huang, Q.; Fazio, A.; Dai, G.; Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Pd-Catalyzed Alkyl to Aryl Migration and Cyclization: An Efficient Synthesis of Fused Polycycles via Multiple C-H Activation,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 7460-7461.

  246. Yue, D.; Della Cà, N.; Larock, R. C. “Efficient Syntheses of Heterocycles and Carbocycles by Electrophilic Cyclization of Acetylenic Aldehydes and Ketones,” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 1581-1584.

  247. Huang, Q.; Campo, M. A.; Yao, T.; Tian, Q.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Fused Polycycles by 1,4-Palladium Migration Chemistry,” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 8251-8257.

  248. Liu, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Carbazoles and Dibenzofurans via Cross-Coupling of o-Iodoanilines and o-Iodophenols with Silylaryl Triflates,” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 3739-3741.

  249. T., Yao; Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Iodides via ICI-Induced Intramolecular Cyclization,” Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 2677-2680.

  250. Lantz, A. W.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Enantiomeric Separation of Neutral Hydrophobic Dihydrofuroflavones by Cyclodextrin-modified Micellar Capillary Electrophoresis,” Electrophoresis 2004, 25, 2727-2734.

  251. Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C. “An Efficient Approach to Dihydrofuroflavonoids via Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of 1,3-Dienes by o-Iodoacetoxyflavonoids,” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2004, 346, 1854-1858.

  252. Yao, T.; Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “AuCl3-Catalyzed Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans from 2-(1-Alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 11164-11165.

  253. Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “Domino Processes via Palladacycles,” Dyker (Ed.): Handbook of CH Transformation (2 Volumes), Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH, 2005, 1-8.

  254. Zhou, C.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Tetrasubstituted Olefins by Pd-Catalyzed Addition of Arylboronic Acids to Internal Alkynes,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 259-262.

  255. Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Heterocycles and Carbocycles via Electrophilic Cyclization of Alkynes,” In Acetylene Chemistry.  Chemistry, Biology, and Material Science; Diederich, F., Stang, P. J., Tykwinski, R. R., Eds.; Wiley-VCH:  New York; 2005 (2), 51-99.

  256. Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis, Properties and Potential Applications of Novel Thermosetting Biopolymers from Soybean and Other Natural Oils,” In Natural Fibers, Biopolymers, and Their Biocomposites, A. K. Mohanty, M. Misra, and L. T. Drzal, Eds.; CRC Press: Boca Raton, FL, book chapter, 2005, 727-750.

  257. “2004 Paul N. Rylander Award Address - Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation and Migration Reactions,” Larock, R. C., In Catalysis of Organic Reactions (Vol. 20), Sowa, Jr., J. R., Ed., CRC Press:  Boca Raton, FL, 2005 (49), 435-447.

  258. Han, X.; Yao, T.; Liu, Y.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Separation of Chiral Furan Derivatives by Liquid Chromatography using Cyclodextrin-based Chiral Stationary Phases,” J. Chrom. A 2005, 1063, 111-120.

  259. Han, X.; Zhong, Q.; Yue, D.; Della Cà, N.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Separation of Enantiomers of Isochromene Derivatives by HPLC using Cyclodextrin-Based Stationary Phases,” Chromatographia 2005, 61, 205-211.

  260. Schumacher, D. D.; Mitchell, C. R.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Cyclodextrin-Mediated Enantiomeric Separation of Chiral Dihydrofuroflavones, a Class of Compounds with Promising Pharmacological Activity,” J. Liq. Chromatogr. Relat. Technol. 2005, 28, 169-186.

  261. Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Alkynes,” In Topics in Organometallic  Chemistry: Palladium in Organic Synthesis, Springer Verlag: Berlin-Heidelberg, book chapter, 2005, 147-182.

  262. Zhou, C.; Larock, R. C. “A Regio- and Stereoselective Route to Tetrasubstituted Olefins by the Palladium-Catalyzed Three-Component-Coupling of Aryl Iodides, Internal Alkynes and Arylboronic Acids,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 3765-3777.

  263. Yao, T.; Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Highly Substituted Furans by the Electrophile-Induced Coupling of 2-(1-Alkynyl)-2-alken-1-ones and Nucleophiles,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 7679-7685.

  264. Yao, T.; Campo, M. A.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatics and Heteroaromatics via Electrophilic Cyclization,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 3511-3517.

  265. Kundu, P. P.; Larock, R. C. “Novel Conjugated Linseed Oil-Styrene-Divinylbenzene Copolymers Prepared by Thermal Polymerization. I. Effect of Monomer Concentration on the Structure and Properties,” Biomacromolecules 2005, 6, 797-806.

  266. Larock, R. C.; Wang, Y.; Dong, X.; Yao, T. “Synthesis of C-5 Substituted Nucleosides via Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of Dienes and Amines,” Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 11427-11439.

  267. Zhao, J.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Substituted Carbazoles by a Vinylic to Aryl Palladium Migration Involving Domino C-H Activation Processes,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 701-704.

  268. Yao, T.; Larock, R. C. “Regio- and Stereoselective Synthesis of Isoindolin-1-ones via Electrophilic Cyclization,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 1432-1437.

  269. Soukup, R. J.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “The Use of Cyclodextrin-

  270. Based LC Stationary Phases for the Separation of Chiral Dihydrobenzofuran Derivatives,” Chromatographia 2005, 61, 219-224.

  271. Zhao, J.; Campo, M.; Larock, R. C. “Consecutive Vinylic to Aryl to Allylic Palladium Migration and Multiple C-H Activation Processes,” Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 1873-1875; Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 1907-1909.

  272. Yao, T.; Yue, D.; Larock, R. C. “Solid-Phase Synthesis of 1,2,3-Trisubstituted Indoles and 2,3-Disubstituted Benzofurans via Iodocyclization,” J. Comb. Chem. 2005, 7, 809-812.

  273. Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Spiro[4.5]trienones by Intramolecular ipso-Halocyclization of 4-(p-Methoxyaryl)-1-alkynes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12230-12231.

  274. Andjelkovic, D. D.; Valverde, M.; Henna, P.; Li, F.; Larock, R. C. “Novel Thermosets Prepared by Cationic Copolymerication of Various Vegetable Oils - Synthesis and Their Structure-Property Relationships,” Polymer 2005, 46, 9674-9685.

  275. Zhao, J.; Larock, R. C. “One-Pot Synthesis of Xanthones and Thioxanthones by the Tandem Coupling-Cyclization of Arynes and Salicylates,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4273-4275.

  276. Zhang, X.; Campo, M. A.; Yao, T.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Substituted Quinolines by Electrophilic Cyclization of N-(2-Alkynyl)anilines,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 763-766.

  277. Yue, D.; Yao, T.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Benzo[b]furans by the Palladium-Catalyzed Coupling of o-Iodoanisoles and Terminal Alkynes, Followed by Electrophilic Cyclization,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 10292-10296.

  278. Zhang, D.; Yum, E. K.; Liu, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Indenes by the Palladium-Catalyzed Carboannulation of Internal Alkynes,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 4963-4966.

  279. Liu, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Intermolecular C-N Addition of Amides and S-N Addition of Sulfinamides to Arynes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 13112-13113.

  280. Yao, T.; Yue, D.; Larock, R. C. “An Efficient Synthesis of Coumestrol and Coumestans by Iodocyclization and Pd-Catalyzed Intramolecular Lactonization,” J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 9985-9989.

  281. Waldo, J. P.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Isoxazoles via Electrophilic Cyclization,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 5203-5205.

  282. Liu, Z.; Zhang, Z.; Larock, R. C. “Synthesis of Fused Polycyclic Aromatics by Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Arynes Using 2-Halobiaryls,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 15716-15717.

  283. Zhang, X.; Larock, R. C. “Palladium-Catalyzed Annulation of Arynes by 2-Halobenzaldehydes: Synthesis of Fluoren-9-ones,” Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 3973-3976.

  284. Warnke, M. M.; Mitchell, C. R.; Rozhkov, R. V.; Emrich, D. E.; Larock, R. C.; Armstrong, D. W. “Use of Native and Derivatized Cyclodextrin Based and Macrocylic Glycopeptide Based Chiral Stationary Phases for the Enantioseparation of Pterocarpans by HPLC,” J. Liq. Chromatogr.  Relat. Technol. 2005, 28, 823-834.

  285. Henna, P.; Larock, R. C. “Bio-based Thermosets from the Free Radical Polymerization of Conjugated Linseed Oil,” PMSE Preprints 2005, 93, 768.

  286. Bao, Y.; Lantz, A. W.