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Independent (University of Wisconsin - La Crosse):

17. Hackel, T.; McGrath, N. A. Tris(pentafluorophenyl)Borane-Catalyzed Reactions using silanes. Molecules. 2019, 24, 432-461. (Invited Issue: Recent Development on Metal-Free Catalysis). PDF

16. Lucas, K. M.; Kleman, A. F.; Sadergaski, L. R.; Jolly, C. L.; Bollinger, B. S.; Mackesey, B. L.; McGrath, N. A.* Versatile, Mild, and Selective Reduction of Various Carbonyl Groups Using an Electron-Deficient Boron Catalyst. Org. Biomol. Chem. 2016, 14, 5774-5778. (Invited New Talent Issue). PDF

Post Doc (University of Wisconsin - Madison, Ronald T. Raines)

15. Vasta, J. D.; Choudhary, A.; Jensen, K. H.; McGrath, N. A; Raines, R. T. Prolyl 4-Hydroxylase: Substrate Isosteres in Which an (E)- or (Z)-Alkene Replaces the Prolyl Peptide Bond, Biochemistry. 2017, 56, 219-227. PDF

14. Andersen, K. A.; Aronoff, M. R.; McGrath, N. A.; Raines, R. T. Diazo Groups Endure Metabolism and Enable Chemoselectivity in cellulo, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 2412-2415. PDF

13. McGrath, N. A.; Andersen, K. A.; Davis, A. K. F.; Raines, R. T. Diazo Compounds for the Bioreversible Esterification of Proteins, Chem. Sci. 2015, 6, 752-755. {Co-first author} PDF

12. Marshall, C. J.; Agarwal, N.; Kalia, J.; Grosskopf, V. A.; McGrath, N. A.; Abbott, N. L.; Raines, R. T.; Shusta, E. V. Facile Chemical Functionalization of Proteins Through Intein-Linked Yeast Display, Bioconjugate Chemistry 2013, 24, 1634-1644. PDF

11. McGrath, N. A.; Raines, R. T. Diazo-Compounds as Highly Tunable Reactants in 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition Reactions With Cycloalkynes, Chem. Sci. 2012, 3, 3237-3240. PDF

10. McGrath, N. A.; Brichacek, M. Trifluoroperacetic Acid, Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, 2012, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. PDF

9. Palte, M. J.; Davis, A. K. F.; McGrath, N. A.; Raines, R. T. Ribonucleoside 3’-Phosphates as Pro-moieties for an Orally Administered Drug, ChemMedChem 2012, 7, 1361-1364. PDF

8. Ellis, G. A.; McGrath, N. A.; Palte, M. J.; Raines, R. T. Ribonuclease-Activated Cancer Prodrug, ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2012, 3, 268-272. {Co-first author} PDF

7. McGrath, N. A.; Raines, R. T. Chemoselectivity in Chemical Biology: Acyl Transfer Reactions with Sulfur and Selenium, Acc. Chem. Res. 2011, 44, 752-761. PDF

 

Graduate (Cornell University, Jón T. Njarðarson):

Nick's Ph.D. Thesis

6. McGrath, N. A.; Binner, J. R.; Markopoulos, G.; Brichacek, M.; Njardarson, J. T. An Efficient Oxidative Dearomatization-Radical Cyclization Approach to Symmetrically Substituted Bicyclic Guttiferone Natural Product, Chem. Comm. 2011, 47, 209-211. PDF

5. Brichacek, M.; Batory, L. A.; McGrath, N. A.; Njardarson, J. T. The Strategic Marriage of Method and Motif, Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 4832-4840. PDF

4. McGrath, N. A.; Brichacek, M.; Njardarson, J. T. A Graphical Journey of Innovative Organic Architectures That Have Improved Our Lives, J. Chem. Educ. 2010, 87, 1348-1349. PDF

3. McGrath, N. A.; Bartlett, E. S.; Sittihan, S.; Njardarson, J. T. A Concise Ring Expansion Route to the Compact Core of Platensimycin, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2009, 48, 8543-8546. PDF

2. McGrath, N. A.; Lee, C. A.; Araki, H.; Brichacek, M.; Njardarson, J. T. An Efficient Substrate-controlled Route Towards Hypoestoxide, a Member of a Family of Diterpenoid Natural Products with an Inside-out [9.3.1] Bicyclic Core, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008, 47, 9450-9453. PDF

 

Undergraduate (University of Minnesota - Duluth, Ronald Caple):

1. Lazareva, M. I.; Nguyen, S. T.; Nguyen, M. C.; Emiru, H.; McGrath, N. A.; Caple, R.; Smit, W. A. m-Alkyne Dicobalt Hexacarbonyl Complexes of Conjugated Enynes as Substrates in the Arylthio-mediated Stepwise AdE Reactions, Mendeleev. Commun. 2001, 6, 224-227. PDF