Curriculum Vitae

Degrees:

Received Ph.D., University of Guelph, Chemistry, 1992. Supervisor: Gordon L. Lange
Received M.Sc., University of Guelph, Botany/Plant Physiology, 1988. Supervisor: J. Derek Bewley
Received Hons. B.Sc., University of Guelph, Honours Biology, 1986.

Professional Career:

01/16 to present, Professor, University of Ottawa, Department of Chemistry.
09/10 – present, Adjunct Professor, University of Toronto, Department of Chemical Engineering
08/08 to 12/15, Professor, York University, Department of Chemistry.
06/01 - 08/08, Associate Professor, York University, Department of Chemistry.
08/97 to 05/01, Assistant Professor, York University, Department of Chemistry.
08/94 - 07/97, Assistant Professor, Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, Indiana, Department of Chemistry.
08/92 - 07/94, NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University, Department of Chemistry. Spervisor: Barry M. Trost

Academic Honours:

.     Selected for inclusion in the AcademicKeys Who's Who in Sciences Higher Education (WWSHE) March 2021.
.     NSERC John C. Polanyi Award, given to an individual or team whose research, conducted in Canada, has led to a recent outstanding advance in any field of the natural sciences or engineering. January 2018. The award came with unrestricted research funds ($250,000).
.     Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2017 Best Reagent Award, in Recognition of the Invention of the Pd-PEPPSI-IPent Catalyst. The award came with unrestricted research funds ($10,000 USD).
.     Raymond U. Lemieux Award from the Canadian Society for Chemistry. January 2016.
.     Work on the mechanism of the Negishi Reaction was chosen by Chemical and Engineering News (December 22, 2014 issue 51, page 17) to be one of the most notable synthetic chemistry discoveries of 2014.
.     Author Profile in Angewandte Chemie (“featuring the profiles of a selection of our most prolific and trusted authors”). November 2013.
.     Appointed to the Editorial Board of Chemistry, A European Journal. November 2013.
.     NSERC Accelerator Award, April 2013.
.     Agilent Labs Fellow. Award comes with unrestricted research funds. Awarded October 2011.
.     Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) Fellow. The award comes with research and travel funds. Awarded May 2010.
.     Naeja Pharmaceuticals Lecturer, University of Alberta, March 2008.
.     Merck-Frosst Canadian Academic Development Program Fellow. The award comes with unrestricted research funds. Awarded December 2007.
.     International Xerox Foundation Fellow. The award comes with unrestricted research funds. Awarded July 2007.
.     E.T.S. Walton Visitor Award.  Named after Ireland’s 1951 Nobel laureate in physics, this award covered the cost of the PI visiting Dublin City University (Dublin) and conducting research at that institution for one year. The award came with unrestricted research funds. Awarded May 2002.
1999 Premier's Research Excellence Award.  Awarded July 1999.
.     University of Guelph Community Service Award.  Awarded July, 1992.
.     Donald F. Forster Medal,  presented annually to the top overall graduating graduate student at the University of Guelph.  Awarded June 1992.
.     NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship,  Stanford University.  Held 08/92 - 06/94.
.     Charles S. Humphrey Scholarship For Chemistry,  presented annually to the top overall organic student at the Guelph/Waterloo Centre for Graduate Work in Chemistry.  Awarded November 1991.
.     Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph.  Held 05/91 - 04/92.
.     Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph.  Held 05/90 - 04/91.
.     NSERC Postgraduate Scholarship, University of Guelph.  Held 05/88 - 04/90.
.     Ontario Graduate Scholarship, University of Guelph. Awarded May 1988, (declined).
.     University of Guelph Fellowship for Graduate Work. Awarded July 1987.
.     University of Guelph Scholarship for Graduate Work.  Awarded August 1986.
.     Wolfe Scholarship, University of Guelph. Awarded January 1984.

Honorary Journal Positions:

•     Appointed to the International Advisory Board of ChemCatChem. November 2016 to present.
•     Appointed to the Editorial Board of Chemistry, A European Journal. November 2013 to present.
•     Appointed to the International Advisory Board of The Journal of Flow Chemistry. January 2010 to present.
•     Appointed to the International Advisory Board of ACS Combinatorial Science. April 2003 to present.

Undergraduate Teaching Assignments:

2020-2021    CHM 1321                            Lecturer      Organic Chemistry I
2019-2020    CHM4123/BPS4125 1.0 (F)   Director       Medicinal Chemistry
2014-2015    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery           
2013-2014    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2012-2013    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (first half)
2012-2013    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2011-2012    Sabbatical
2010-2011    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2009-2010    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2008-2009    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2008-2009    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2008-2009    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2007-2008    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2007-2008    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2007-2008    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery           
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Lecturer       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2006-2007    SC CHEM 4200C 3.0 (W)       Director       Organometallics
2006-2007    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (W)         Lecturer       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2006-2007    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2005-2006    SC CHEM 5000 3.0 (W)         Lecturer       Spectroscopy
2005-2006    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (first half)
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (first half)
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry (second half)
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Director       Organic Chemistry (second half)
2004-2005    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry
2004-2005    SC CHEM 4200C 3.0 (F)        Director       Organometallics 
2003-2004    SC CHEM 5000 3.0 (W)         Lecturer       Spectroscopy
2003-2004    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Lecturer       Organic Chemistry
2003-2004    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry
2003-2004    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2003-2004    SC CHEM 4200C 3.0 (F)        Director       Organometallics
2003-2004    SC CHEM 1000 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        General  Chemistry
2002-2003    Sabbatical
2001-2002    SC CHEM 5000 3.0 (W)         Lecturer       Spectroscopy
2001-2002    SC CHEM 3071 3.0 (W)         Director       Pharmaceutical Discovery
2001-2002    SC CHEM 1000 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        General Chemistry
2000-2001    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Lecturer       Organic Chemistry
2000-2001    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry
1999-2000    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Lecturer       Organic Chemistry
1999-2000    SC CHEM 2020 6.0 (S)          Tutorial        Organic Chemistry
1999-2000    SC CHEM 1000 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        General Chemistry
1998-1999    SC CHEM 4200C 3.0 (F)        Director       Organometallics
1998-1999    SC CHEM 1000 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        General Chemistry
1997-1998    SC CHEM 4050C 3.0 (W)       Director       Organometallics
1997-1998    SC CHEM 1000 6.0 (W)         Tutorial        General Chemistry
1996-1997    C-341 (W)                            Director       Organic Chemistry I
1995-1996    C-341 (F)                             Director       Organic Chemistry I
1994-1995    C-341 (F)                             Director       Organic Chemistry I

Graduate Teaching Assignments:

2020-2021     M1 M2 (6C/6TD)                 Director       Catalyse
2018-2019     SC CHEM 5900    3.0 (F)      Director       Organometallics
2014-2015     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (W)     Director       Organometallics
2010-2011     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (F)                          Director    Organometallics
2008-2009     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (F)                          Director    Organometallics
2006-2007     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (W)     Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
2004-2005     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (F)      Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
2003-2004     SC CHEM 5010    3.0 (F)      Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
2002-2003     Sabbatical
1998-1999     GS CHEM 5010 3.0 (F)         Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
1998-1999     GS CHEM 5010 3.0 (W)        Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
1997-1998     GS CHEM 5010 3.0 (W)        Director       Selected Topics In Organic Chemistry
1996-1997     C-696 (W)                           Director       Organometallic Chemistry
1995-1996     C-696 (W)                           Director       Organometallic Chemistry

Teaching Notes:
•     Developed 'Pharmaceutical Chemistry' (a new course) for the undergraduate curriculum in Chemistry at York. It is an introductory-level medicinal chemistry course. (08/00).
•     Invited instructional teacher for the American Chemical Society (short courses). (10/99 – 02/03).
•     Attended the Edward C. Moore Teaching Symposium to improve teaching effectiveness. (05/96).
•     Developed 'Organometallics' (a new course) as both an undergraduate and graduate level  course for which a Faculty Development Grant In Aid of Teaching was competitively obtained. (01/96 - 08/96).
•     Developed two new undergraduate laboratories, one of which was published in the Journal of Chemical Education (see: J. Chem. Ed. 1996, 73, 1193-1196).
•     Developed (in part) 'Windows on Science' (a new course) which is an orientation course taken by all incoming science students at IUPUI. (05/96 - 08/96).

Research Mentoring (Supervisions):

Undergraduate Student Research Supervisions:
Career numbers: 41

•     Scotchburn, Katerina (02/20 – present)
•     Dumais, Jean-Philippe (09/19 – 04/20).
•     Ducharme, Alexandre (01/19 – 04/19)
•     Castro, Maribel (01/19 – 04/19)
•     Trivael, Sheila (01/19 – 04/19)
•     Ducharme, Alexandre (05/18 – 08/18)
•     Farzam, Ali (05/18 – 08/18)
•     Li, Jenny (05/18 – 08/18)
•     El-Helwani, Taha (05/18 – 08/18)
•     Peng, Andy (01/17 – 08/17)
•     Kwak, Jee (09/15 – 04/16)
•     Day, Craig (09/15 – 04/16)
•     Zhang, Peter (05/15 – 08/15) Co-op student from the University of Waterloo
•     Habaz, Lihi (05/15 – 08/15)
•     Oyshik Sayed (09/14 – 12/14)
•     Ajanthan Muthaiah  (09/11 – 04/12)
•     Yeonju Na (05/11 – 08/11)
•     Stephan Leenders (02/11 – 06/11) Student is from The Netherlands.
•     Pascal Patschinski (01/10 – 05/10) Student is from Munich, Germany.
•     Matthew Pompeo (09/08 – 04/09)
•     David Candito (05/07 – 08/07)
•     Sylvia Baglione (09/06 – 04/07)
•     Ka Hoi (05/06 – 04/07)
•     Michael Tsimmerman (05/06 – 04/07)
•     Michael Modabber (05/06 – 08/06)
•     Kasha  Jerzak (05/06 – 08/06)
•     Stephanie Avola (09/05 – 04/06)
•     Joanna Nasielski (09/05 – 04/06)
•     Igor Dubovyk (09/05 – 04/06)
•     Melissa Lewis (09/05 – 04/06)
•     Vyacheslav Shakhov (09/04 – 04/05)
•     Lawrence Montgomery (05/04 – 08/04).
•     Cory Valente (09/02 – 12/02).
•     Evette Majkut (09/01 - 04/02).
•     Anita Villani (05/01 - 08/01).
•     Elham Bagheri-Madjdi (05/99 - 09/99).
•     Tina Bruner (01/96 - 05/96).
•     Aaron Murray (06/96 - 07/96).
•     Ellwood Glossbrenner (08/96 - 11/96).
•     Michael Miller (06/96 - 07/97).
•     Timothy Paul (01/97 - 05/97).

Graduate Student Supervisions:
Career numbers: Masters:  23; Ph.D.: 26

•     Passey, Kyle M.Sc (05/21 – present)
•     Bakhshi, Bahare Ph.D. (01/21 – present)
•     Soleimany, Reihaneh Ph.D. (09/20 – present)
•     Sinha, Kumardip, Ph.D. (09/20 – present)
•     Masoomi, Kianoosh Ph.D. (02/20 – present)
•     Nguyen, Thao M.Sc (04/19 – present)
•     Farzam, Ali M.Sc. (09/18 – present)
•     Nnamdi, Fred Ph.D. (01/18 – present)
•     Eckert, Philip Ph.D. (05/17 – present)
•     Kwak, Jee M.Sc. (05/16 – present)
•     Bocking, David M.Sc. (05/16 – present)
•     Bizzari, Nour M.Sc. (05/15 – present)
•     Lombardi, Christopher M.Sc. (05/14 – present)
•     Sharif, Sepideh M.Sc. (01/12 – present)
•     Chen, Xia M.Sc. (01/12 – present)
•     Summerville, Kristina Ph.D. (01/12 – 04/16)
•     Chris Schruder, Ph.D. (09/10 – present)
•     Abir Kadhri, Ph.D. (09/10 – present)
•     Lucus McCann, Ph.D. (09/10 – 12/15). Graduated
•     Jennifer Farmer, Ph.D. (09/09 – 12/15). Graduated
•     Martines Oderinde, Ph.D. (01/10 – 06/13). Graduated.
•     Matthew Pompeo, M.Sc. (09/09 – 08/13). Graduated.
•     Michael  Tsimerman, Ph.D.  (09/07 – 08/13). Graduated.
•     Mahmaud Sayah, Ph.D. (05/07 – 08/13). Graduated.
•     George Achonduh , Ph.D. (05/07 – 04/13). Graduated.
•     Kai Hoi, Ph.D.  (09/07 – 08/12). Graduated.
•     Paul O’Brien, M.Sc. (01/10 – 04/12). Graduated.
•     Kunj Acharya , M.Eng. (09/10 – 09/11). Graduated.
•     Jennifer Sauks, M.Eng. (09/09 – 09/11). Graduated.
•     Endri Gjiri, M.Sc. (05/08 – 08/11). Graduated.
•     Mirvat Abdelhadi M.Sc. (09/05 – 05/10). Graduated.
•     Mario Orestano, M.Sc. (05/08 – 06/10). Graduated.
•     Joanna Nasielski , M.Sc. (05/06 – 08/09). Graduated.
•     Stacy Bremer Ph.D. (09/04 – 12/08). Graduated.
•     Niloufar Hadie Ph.D. (01/04 – 06/09). Graduated.
•     Cory Valente, Ph.D. (05/03 – 12/08). Graduated.
•     Stephanie Avola, M.Sc. (05/06 – 09/08). Graduated.
•     Gjergji Shore, Ph.D. (05/04 – 12/09). Graduated.
•     Ihor Batruch , M.Sc. (09/03 – 08/06). Graduated.
•     Yvette Majkut, M.Sc. (09/02 – 12/04). Graduated.
•     Haleh Ghasemi, Ph.D.   (09/01 – 08/04). Graduated.
•     Louis Antunes, M.Sc. (09/01 – 04/04). Graduated.
•     Debasis Mallik, Ph.D. (09/97 – 12/03). Graduated.
•     Zissis Konstantinou, M.Sc.  (01/98 - 02/02. Graduate.
•     Fariba Soleymanzadeh, M.Sc. (05/98 - 08/00). Graduated.
•     Jeremy T. Cooper, Ph.D. (01/96 - present). Graduated.
•     Derick D. Winkle, M.Sc. (01/95 - 11/96). Graduated.
•     Larry Rogers, M.Sc. (01/95 - 08/97) Graduated.
•     Scott Conner, M.Sc. (06/96 - 12/96). Graduated.

External Examiner for Ph.D. Defenses at Other Universities: 8

3 at U of Toronto, 1 at U of Guelph, 1 at U. of Waterloo, 1 at U of Upsalla (Sweden), 1 at Eindhoven University  (The Netherlands), 1 at U. of Alberta, 4 at YorkU, 1 at the UdeMontreal.

Post-Doctoral Supervisions:
Career numbers: 62

•     Dr. Brendon Doyle (University of Ottawa). (01/21 – present)
•     Dr. Mathieu Morin (University of Ottawa). (09/19 – present)
•     Dr. Neha Rana (University of Delhi). (08/19 – present)
•     Dr. Sepideh Sharif (York University). (07/19 – present)
•     Dr. Aliakbar Mohammadzadeh (McMaster University). (07/19 – present)
•     Dr. Jürgen Schulmeister (University of Heidelberg). (07/19 – present)
•     Dr. Volodymyr Semeniuchenko (University of Windsor, Windsor). (01/18 – present)
•     Dr. Ryan Sullivan (University of Ottawa). (06/20 – 10/20)
•     Dr. Phillip Jolley, (University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland). (03/19 – 03/20)
•     Dr. Narayn Sinha (Universität Münster, Münster, Germany). (04/17 – 03/19)
•     Dr. Pier Alexander (University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke). (09/17 – 12/18)
•     Dr. Colin Diner (University of Alberta, Edmonton). (09/17 – 07/18)
•     Dr. Jonathan Day (Nottingham University). (05/14 – 31/17).
•     Dr. Gregory Price (University of Manchester). (08/13 – 07/17).
•     Dr. Abbas Hassan (University of Texas, Austin). (05/16 – present).
•     Dr. Jennifer Farmer (York University). (01/16 – present).
•     Dr. Matthieu Teci (Strasbourg University (UdS) – CNRS (UMR-7177)). (06/15 – present).
•     Dr. Jonathan Day (Nottingham University). (05/14 – present).
•     Dr. Gregory Price (University of Manchester). (08/13 – present).
•     Dr. Declan Daly (Dublin City University). (06/14 – 05/15).
•     Dr. Ricker Rucker (University of Washington). (01/14 – 01/15).
•     Dr. Bruce Atwater (University of Indiana, Bloomington). (06/13 – 06/15).
•     Dr. Nalin Chandrasoma (University of Missouri). (10/13 – 06/15).
•     Dr. Kumara Swamy (University of Wollongong). (05/13 – 04/14).
•     Dr. Dwayne Iwai (University of Western Ontario). (01/13 – 12/13).
•     Dr. Toshiyuki Iwai (Osaka City University). (09/11 – 08/12).
•     Dr. Farman Ullah (University of Greifswald ). (06/09 – 12/12).
•     Dr. Srinivas Achanta (Washington University, St. Louis). (01/10 – 12/10).
•     Dr. Selcuk Calimsiz  (Purdue University, West Lafayette). (09/07 – 04/11).
•     Dr. Niloufar Hadie (York University). (06/09 – 12/10).
•     Dr. Meena Dowlet  (University of Alberta). (01/04 – 09/09).
•     Dr. Yanhui Shi  (Jilin University, China). (09/07 – 06/08).
•     Dr. Changsheng Cao  (Jilin University, China). (05/07 – 06/08).
•     Dr. Christopher O’Brien (Sheffield University) (11/03 – 08/07).
•     Dr. Eric Kantchev (The Ohio State University) (01/04 – 09/06).
•     Dr. Chuanjun Gao (University of Leeds). (01/04 – 04/06).
•     Dr. Vasiliy Kolesnik (Novosibirsk Institute of Organic Chemistry). (01/04 – 12/04).
•     Dr. Eamon Comer (University of Ireland at Cork) (03/03 – 05/05)).
•     Dr. Madhav Reddy  (Indian Institute of Technology) (03/03 – 05/04).
•     Dr. Franck Lepifre (University of Orleans) (11/02 – 05/04).
•     Dr. Xiaoming Zhao (University of Florida) (06/02 – 03/04).
•     Dr. Richard Hodgson (McMaster University) (07/02 – 06/04).
•     Dr. Stanaslav Mayer (University of Orleans) (11/00 – 04/02).
•     Dr. Paul Tiege, (University of Alberta) (03/01 – 05/03).
•     Dr. Junquan Wang (Hangzhou University) (02/01 - 03/03).
•     Dr. Min Weng (07/01 - 06/02).
•     Dr. Blaise N'Zenba (Universite' de Poitiers) (12/01 - 12/02).
•     Dr. Stephen Hynes (University College Dublin) (09/01 - 10/02). 
•     Dr. Yaroslav Bilokin (Weizmann Institute of Science) (02/01 - 07/02).
•     Dr. Juan Xu (University of Leeds) (10/00 - 11/01). 
•     Dr. Yun Ling (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Science)  (09/00 - 02/02). 
•     Dr. Christophe Buon (University of Orleans) (06/00 - 12/01).
•     Dr. Elena Arvanitis (Imperial College, London) (02/00 - 05/01). 
•     Dr. Charles Chamchumois, (York University) (06/00 - 09/00).
•     Dr. Frank LaRonde (McMaster University) (03/00 - 09/00).
•     Dr. Svetoslav S. Bratovanov (University of Zurich). (08/98 - 12/00).
•     Dr. David Lavorato (McMaster University) (05/99 - 08/00).
•     Dr. Paul Isbester (University of Minnesota) (09/99 - 08/00).
•     Dr. Dan Parks (University of Calgary). (09/98 - 08/00).
•     Dr. Mostafa Hatam (University of Shiraz, Iran) (06/99 - 04/00).
•     Dr. Craig Dixon (University of Western Ontario) (11/97 - 03/99).
•     Dr. Darrin Mayhew (University of Alberta). (04/97 - 03/99).
•     Dr. Upinder Singh (Case Western University). (08/96 - 06/97).
•     Dr. Vladimir Dragan (Zelinsky Institute, Moscow). (01/95 - 06/96).

Departmental Committee Assignments and Service:
•     Strategic Projects Opportunity Review Team in the VP Research Office (07/15 – 12/15)
     Member of the search committee for Tier I and II CRC positions in Material Science. (06/15 – 11/15).
     Departmental Chairman's Advisory Committee. (06/12 – 11/15).
     Departmental Strategic Planning Committee. (01/10 – 12/12).
     Graduate Program Curriculum Committee. (01/11 – 12/13).
     Member of the search committee for an organic teaching faculty member. (01/13 – 03/13).
     Chair of the search committee for a faculty member in Materials Science. (08/10 – 04/11).
     Departmental representative for the purchase of the new 700 MHz NMR research       instrument. (08/10)
•     Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Department of Chemistry. (09/09 – 08/10).
•     Junior faculty mentor for three new junior faculty members and advise them in a number of ways including sitting in on the courses they teach and reading/editing their research grant applications. (07/07 – 12/12).
     Member of the search committee for an organic faculty member. (09/07 – 04/08).
     Member of the graduate student curriculum committee. (05/07 –present).
     Member of the search committee for an organic faculty member. (09/06 – 03/07).
     Member of the search committee for an organic faculty member. (09/05 – 03/06).
     Member of the search committee for an organic faculty member. (09/04 – 03/05).
     Member of the search committee for a biochemistry  faculty member. (01/04 – 03/05).
     Chair of the search committee for an inorganic faculty member. (01/04 – 06/04).
     Chair of the search committee for an organic faculty member. (01/04 – 06/04).
     Departmental representative and secured the funding for the console upgrade for the purchase 400 MHz NMR research instrument. (02/04)
     Departmental representative and secured the funds for the purchase of the new 300 MHz NMR teaching instrument. (02/04)
     Departmental Chairman's Advisory Committee. (09/03 – 06/08).
     Departmental Space Committee. (09/03 – 06/08).
•     Chair's Curriculum Sub-committee to develop a Chemical Biology Undergraduate Program at York and prepare a third-year course in pharmaceutical chemistry. (07/00 – 02/01).
     Departmental Chairman's Advisory Committee. (08/98 - 12/99).
     Departmental WHMIS Safety Representative. (08/97 - 04/00).
     Departmental renovation representative for the refurbishing of room 020 in the Petrie Science Building to accommodate the new synthetic laboratories of the York University Combinatorial Chemistry Facility.
       Secured the funding, negotiated the price and coordinated the renovation through the Department of Facilities at York University. (02/99 – 06/00).
     Created the ‘Grad Students vs. the Faculty’ Departmental Baseball Game and BBQ and have organized it every year since its inception (06/99 – present).
     Departmental representative for the purchase of the new 200 MHz NMR teaching instrument.
       Secured the funding, negotiated the price and coordinated the installation of this instrument (08/98).
     Departmental representative for the purchase of the new 600 MHz NMR research instrument.
       Secured the funding, negotiated the price and coordinated the installation of this instrument (08/98).
     Departmental representative for the purchase of the new API 2000 LCMS instrument. 
       Secured the funding, negotiated the price and coordinated the installation of this instrument  (08/98).
•     Departmental Seminar Coordinator. (03/95 - 04/97).
•     C-343/4 Organic Laboratory I and II.
       Developed two new laboratories for the organic undergraduate laboratory curriculum.  One experiment was published in the Journal of Chemical Education in December of 1996.
•     Founder and chair of the Monday evening organic seminar series. 
       This exercise is designed to assist students and postdoctoral fellows in their performance on cumulative examinations and interviews to enhance their marketability in the job place following graduation. (09/94 – 08/09).
     Departmental representative for the purchase of the new 200 MHz NMR teaching instrument.
       Negotiated the price and coordinated the installation of this instrument (01/95 - 04/95).
•     Departmental representative for the upgrade of 300 MHz NMR spectrometer. 
       Secured the funding, negotiated the purchase and coordinated the installation of the new equipment. (05/95 - 08/95).

University Committee Assignments and Service:
•     Director of the Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation (01/16 – present)
•     Strategic Projects Opportunity Review Team in the VP Research Office (07/15 – 12/15)
•     Member of the Senate Sub-Committee on Honorary Degrees and Ceremonials. (08/13 – 12/15)
•     Was the organizer for the Sixth Annual Ernst C. Mercier Entrepreneurial Lecture. (04/09 – 11/09)
•     Committee for the design of the new Life Science Building at York University. (05/09-08/09)
•     Chair of the fundraising committee for the new Science Building at York University (05/08-08/08)
•     Promotion and Tenure Committee for the Faculty of Science and Engineering. (06/07 – present)
•     Was the organizer for the first annual Ernst C. Mercier Entrepreneurial Lecture which was a cross discipline event sponsored by the Faculty of Pure and Applied Science, the Schulich School of Business and  the Osgoode Law School. (08/03 – 11/03)
•     Founder and member of the Joint Activities Group (JAG) made up from the departments of Chemistry and Biology for the development of a program in Chemical Biology at York. (08/99 – 01/00).
•     Founder and Director of the York University Combinatorial Chemistry Facility. (03/98 – 12/04).
•     School of Science Steering Committee. (09/95 - 12/95).
•     School of Science Dean's Scholarship Committee. (01/95 - 04/95).
•     Served on the following School of Science Scholarship selection committees: Continuing Student Dean's Scholars; Entering Student Dean's Scholars; New Generation Dean's Scholars. (01/95 - 04/95 and 01/96 - 04/96).
•     Served on the committee that developed the new orientation course "Windows On Science" that all incoming School of Science students now take. Also, gave lectures in this class relating to opportunities in undergraduate research. (09/96 - 10/96 and 02/97 - 03/97).
•     Academic counselor for the School of Science. (01/96 - 06/97).
•     Served as a referee for The Department of Faculty Development reviewing internal research summer fellowship applications. (01/97 - 02/97).
•     Provided lectures/demonstrations to primary schools and high schools in chemistry to promote the science and illustrate how it affects every day life. (01/97 – present)

External Professional Responsibilities and Service:
•     Requested to serves on the ChemCatChem, A European Journal (11/16 – present).
•     Requested to serves as Associate Editor for Chemistry, A European Journal (01/14 – present).
•     Co-Organizer for the "Flow Chemistry Symposium" at Pacifichem 2015, Honolulu (01/13 – 12/15).
•     Co-Organizer for the "CRC Symposium for Organometallics and Catalysis", Toronto (02/12).
•     Requested to serve on the NIH Panel to determine which company was be awarded the contract to establish and maintain the NIH National Molecular Repository  (09/11).
•     Requested to serve on the Advisory Board of The Journal of Flow Chemistry (01/11 - present).
•     Co-Organizer for the "Supramolecular Catalysis Symposium" at Pacifichem 2010, Honolulu, December 16/12/10).
•     Requested to serve on the Advisory Board of Biotage Inc. (06/06 – 08/09).
•     Requested to serve on the Advisory Board of The University of Kansas Chemical Methodologies and Library Development Center (CMLD) (09/04 – 04/07).
•     Requested to serve on the NIH Panel to determine which company was be awarded the contract to establish and maintain the NIH National Molecular Repository  (09/05).
•     Organizer and Session Chair for the symposium entitled "Accelerating Organic Synthesis with New Chemistries and Equipment" at the 2004 Canadian Institute For Chemistry National Meetings, London. (05/30/04).
•     Co-Organizer for the "ACS Perspectives: Combinatorial Chemistry: New Methods, New Discoveries Symposium”, Virginia, September 21/09/03)
•     University-Industry Committee for the Canadian Institute for Health research (CIHR) (01/02 - present)
•     Requested to serve on the Advisory Board of The Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry (09/01 - present).
•     Co-Organizer for the "Combinatorial and Parallel Synthesis: Applications to Medicinal Chemistry Symposium" at Pacifichem 2000, Honolulu, December 16/12/00.
•     Chief Organizer of the 11th Annual Quebec/Ontario Mini Symposium in Bioorganic and Synthetic Chemistry, York University, Toronto. (10/11/00).
•     Chaired a full session of the High Throughput Organic Synthesis Symposium, San Diego. (02/11/00).
•     Organizer and Session Chair of the 2nd Annual Symposium in Combinatorial Chemistry at the 1999 Canadian Institute For Chemistry National Meetings, Toronto. (03/06/99).
•     Co-organizer of the 26th Annual Southwestern Undergraduate Chemistry Conference held at York University (21/03/98).
•     Referee of numerous scientific articles for multiple international journals
•     Referee of several review articles, book chapters, and full book contributions
•     Referee of numerous scientific grant proposals for agencies worldwide

Personal Professional Development:
French Courses:
French as a Second Language Courses at uOttawa:
•     Summer term 2019 FLS 1600 - Débutant: initiation au français de base (33 hours);
•     Fall term 2019 FLS 1600 - Débutant: initiation au français de base (33 hours)
•     Winter term 2020 FLS 1600 - Débutant: initiation au français de base (33 hours)
            Result: Passed
•     Summer term 2020 FLS 1810 - Élémentaire: lecture et compréhension orale (20 hours)
            Result: Passed

French Courses Taken at Alpadia Language Schools (paid in full by Michael G. Organ):
•      Fall 2020 A1 French. This course was taken in Lyon, France. It consisted of in class learning fully immersed in French 3 hours every day, 5 days per week for 10 weeks (150 hours in total).
            Result: Passed

Individual Tutoring One-on-One: 
•     Winter term 2018 (January – February 30 hours)
•     Winter term 2018 (March – April 30 hours)
•     Summer term 2018 (June – July 30 hours)
•     Fall term 2018 (September – October 30 hours)
•     Fall term 2018 (November – December 30 hours)

Research Funding:

External Research Funding:

Governmental Funding Agencies, Grand Total as PI and Co-PI with Others: $45,250,166
Governmental Funding Agencies, Portion of above total going to MGO (PI): $12,847,506
Sum cash total to date from Industrial Research Sponsors: $2,745,000
Sum in-kind to date from Industrial Research Sponsors: $2,277,692
•      2020, MITACS: The Diagnostic, PCR-based Test to Detect SARS-CoV2 RNA (COVID-19): Solving the Global Shortage of the Key Organic Building Block Using Flow Chemistry. $90,000 (PI). Company match: 30,000
•      2020, NSERC COVID-19 Grant: The Diagnostic, PCR-based Test to Detect SARS-CoV2 RNA (COVID-19): Solving the Global Shortage of the Key Organic Building Block Using Flow Chemistry. $50,000 (PI).
•     2020, MITACS: Therapeutics and Catalysts for the COVID-19 Pandemic. $225,000 (PI). Company match: $81,000
•     2019, MITACS: New Catalysts and Chemical Processes for the Pharmaceutical Industry. $110,000 (PI). Company match: $90,000.
•     2019, CFI JELF: Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing. $512,000 (PI).
•     2018, NSERC John C. Polanyi Award. $250,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     2018, NSERC Discovery Grant, Improving Catalysis Sustainability. $525,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     2018, NSERC ENGAGE Grant, A Single Platform for Batch and Flow Chemistry, $25,000 over 6 months (PI).
•     2015, Ontario Research Fund, Research Excellence, Addressing the Microbial Crisis. $3,500,000 over 5 years (coPI, Gerry Wright, McMaster, PI) ($605,000 to MGO).
•     2014, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals: Expanded Proposal for GSK PD Research and Development Collaboration with Professor Michael Organ’s Research Group. $250,000 over 3 years (PI).
•     2014, GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals: Expanded Proposal for GSK PD Research and Development Collaboration with Professor Michael Organ’s Research Group. $250,000 in-kind (GSK personnel time, chemical building blocks) over 3 years (PI).
•     2013, NSERC Discovery Grant, Catalysis: Relating Structure and Reactivity. $500,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     2013, NSERC Accelerator Award, Catalysis: Relating Structure and Reactivity. $120,000 over 3 years (PI).
•     2013, NSERC RTI Grant. A Liquid Processing Station for Continuous and Sustainable Chemical Manufacturing.  $149,791 (PI).
•     2013, NSERC Collaborative Research and Development (CRD) Grant, Sustainable, Continuous Chemical Manufacturing Using Micro Flow Reactor Technology, $2,100,000 in cash from NSERC over 4 years. (Grant # CRDPJ 445703-12)
•     2012, Agilent Canada Inc.: Real-Time, In Line Analysis of Flowed Reaction Mixtures, $200,000 over 4 years (PI).
•     2012, Agilent Canada Inc.: Real-Time, In Line Analysis of Flowed Reaction Mixtures, $132,972 in-kind (LCMS equipment) over 6 years (PI).
•     2013, Abbvie Pharmaceuticals: Solid-Supported Catalysts for Flow Chemistry Applications. $140,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     2013, Abbvie Pharmaceuticals: Solid-Supported Catalysts for Flow Chemistry Applications. $90,000 in kind (Abbvie personnel time, chemical building blocks) over 8 years (PI).
•     2012, Lilly Research Awards Program (LRAP). Architectural Complex Drug Targets via Innovative and Sustainable Catalysis.  $450,000 USD over 3 years (PI).
•     2012, Lilly Research Awards Program (LRAP). Architectural Complex Drug Targets via Innovative and Sustainable Catalysis.  $300,000 USD in kind (Lilly personnel time, chemical building blocks) over 8 years (PI).
•     2012, Bruker Canada: Analysis of Flow Reactor products by Continuous NMR, $25,000 over 4 years (PI).
•     2012, Bruker Canada: Analysis of Flow Reactor products by Continuous NMR, $501,000 in-kind (600 MHz NMR console, flow probe, Bruker personnel time) over 8 years (PI).
•     2010, NSERC RTI Grant. A Conceptually New Microwave Applicator.  $150,000 (PI).
•     2009, NSERC CREATE Training Grant in Microfluidics Applications and Training in Cardiovascular Health (MATCH), $1,650,000 (CoPI with Engineering at the University of Toronto). Portion coming to M. G. Organ, $200,000.
•     2009, NSERC RTI Grant. A New NMR Probe.  $73,675 (PI).
•     2009, Canadian Foundation for Innovation. Centre for Microfluidic Systems in Chemistry and Biology, $9,375,200 (CoPI with Engineering at the University of Toronto). Portion coming to M. G. Organ, $605,420.00.
•     2008, Ontario Centers of Excellence (NM51969). New Microwave-Conducting Materials For Synthetic Chemistry Applications, $600,000 over 3 years.
•     2008, NIH (2P50GM069663-06), Center of Excellence in Chemical Methodologies and Library Development. $10,000,000 over 5 years (Co-PI with Medicinal Chemistry at the University of Kansas). Portion coming to M. G. Organ, $407,120.00 USD
•     2007, NSERC Discovery Grant, New N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands for Catalysts. $300,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     2007, Merck-Frosst Canadian Academic Development Program Fellow. National award for unrestricted research. $25,000 cash for one year.
•     2007, Xerox Foundation Fellow. International award for unrestricted research. $60,000 (USD) cash and $60,000 in kind over 3 years (PI).
•     2006, NSERC Collaborative Research and Development Grant, Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis, $800,000 over 4 years. (PI).
•     2006, Dalton Pharma Services Ltd.: Flow Chemistry, $250,000 over 4 years (PI).
•     2006, Dalton Pharma Services Ltd.: Flow Chemistry, $200,000 in-kind (Dalton personnel time, chemical building blocks) over 4 years (PI).
•     2006, Bruker Biospin Ltd.: Analysis of Solidy Supported Reagents and Catalysts by Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy, $150,000 over 4 years (PI).
•     2006, Biotage Inc.: Flow Chemistry, $115,720 in-kind (Biotage personnel time, donated microwave reactors) over 4 years (PI).
•     2006, Syrris Inc.: Flow Chemistry, $106,000 in-kind (Syrris personnel time, donated flow (Africa) equipment) over 4 years (PI).
•     2005, NSERC Discovery Grant, New Catalysts for organic Synthesis. $111,000 over 3 years (PI).
•     2002, E.T.S. Walton Visitor Award.  $130,000 Euro ($190,000 Cdn). Covered housing and research costs for the PI to visit Dublin City University (Dublin) for one year and conduct research at that institution.  Awarded May 2002.
•     2000, NSERC Collaborative Research Grant, Accelerating drug discovery using frontal affinity chromatography/mass spectrometry. $761,000 over 3 years (PI with two other CoPIs from McMaster University).  Industrial match to grant is $500,000 in cash and $600,000 in kind.
•     2000, MDS SCIEX: FAC MS, $500,000 over 4 years (PI).
•     2000, MDS SCIEX: FAC MS, $261,000 in-kind (donated 3000 triplequad MS mass spectrometer) (PI).
•     2000, Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund. To fund the formation of "Combinatorial Chemistry and High-Throughput Screening Initiative Within the Province of Ontario Genomics Program", $10,300,000 over 5 years (CoPI with Chemistry at the University of Toronto) Portion coming to M. G. Organ, $2,530,000 over 5 years.
•     1999, MRC Salary Grant, $50,000 over 5 years (PI).
•     1999 Premier's Research Excellence Award. $150,000 over 2 years (PI).
•     1999, Canadian Foundation for Innovation. To fund infrastructure for the Core Molecular Biology Facility, the York University Combinatorial Facility, and the York University Mass Spectroscopy Facility. $1,000,000.00.  (CO-PI with two others at York Univeristy).
•     1998, Ontario Research and Development Challenge Fund. To fund the formation of "The Ontario Combinatorial Chemistry Cooperative", $965,000 over 3 years. (PI).
•     1998, MDS SCIEX: Combinatorial Chemistry, $261,000 in-kind (donated 2000 triplequad mass spectrometer) (PI).
•     1998, NSERC Collaborative Research Grant, New Approaches to Molecular Libraries of Amine-Based Drug Candidates. $241,000 over 3 years (PI).
•     1998, Eli Lilly Research Grant, Eli Lilly and Company, Operating Grant, $270,000 cash over 3 years (PI).
•     1997, NSERC New Faculty Support Grant, $160,000 over 3 years (PI).
•     1997, Glaxo-Wellcome Research Grant, Glaxo-Wellcome, Salary Support, $125,000 cash over 5 years (PI).
•     1997, National Institutes of Health. Operating Grant, $112,500, USD (PI).
•     1997, Petroleum research Fund, Type-G. $20,000, USD, (PI).
•     1995, Eli Lilly Research Grant, Eli Lilly and Company, $18,000 cash USD, (PI). 

 

Internal Research Funding:
•     1999, York University, Faculty of Pure an Applied Science Junior Faculty Research Fund, $750.00.
•     1998, York University, Faculty of Pure an Applied Science Junior Faculty Research Fund, $831.85.
•     1996, IUPUI Research Grant, IUPUI, $6,000
•     1995, IUPUI Faculty Development Grant: Grant In Aid For Teaching, $3,000.

Scholarly and Professional Academic Activities:
Invited Presentations at National or International Conferences as a Key-Note or Plenary Speaker:

84.  Carbenes for Catalysis and Synthesis, Pacifichem 2020, Honolulu, HI, December 2021.
83.  Flow Synthesis Using Flow and Microreactor Systems, Pacifichem 2020, Honolulu, HI, December 2021.
82.  SelectBIO Flow Chemistry Summit 2021, Boston, October 2021.
81.  Sustainability Through Flow Chemistry Symposium, IUPAC, Montreal, August 2021.
80.  Group for Research on Automated Flow Synthesis and Microreactor Synthesis (GRAMS), Awaji Island, Japan, November 2019.
79. Catalysis Research at the Argonne Photon Source, Chicago, October 2019.
78. 7th Conference of Frontiers in Organic Synthesis Technology (FROST7), Budapest, Hungary, October 2019.
77. Green Chemistry Initiative, Toronto, May, 2019.
76. Greater Indianapolis Organic Symposium Series (GIOSS), Indianapolis, Indiana, March 2019.
75. Flow Chemistry Congress, Miami, November 2018.
74. ACS GCI Pharmaceutical Roundtable, Boston, August 2018.
73.  Organic Synthesis at the Interface of Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry. The CSC National Meetings, Edmonton, May 2018.
72.  Organic Synthesis at the Interface of Academia and the Pharmaceutical Industry. The CSC National Meetings, Edmonton, May 2018.
71.  Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2017 Best Reagent Address, Zurich, December 2017.
70.  Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2017, Potsdam, Germany, October 2017
69. 21st Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Reston, VA, June 2017.
68. 20th Annual Green Chemistry and Engineering Conference, Portland, June 2016.
67.  Analysing in Flow. Miami Flow Conference, Select Biosciences. Miami, November 2016.
66.  The Negishi Reaction, Reveal Your Secrets, Raymond U. Lemieux Award Address. The CSC National Meetings, Ottawa, June 2016.
65.  Advances in Catalyzed Carbon-Element Bond Formation: Cross-coupling and Beyond, The CSC National Meetings, Ottawa, June 2015.
64.  Transition Metal Complexes of N-Heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbenes: Structure, Materials and Catalytic Applications. Pacifichem, December 2015.
63.  Prospects for Flow Chemistry. Pacifichem, December 2015.
62.  Symposium on Innovative Approaches in Bond-Cleavage and Bond-Forming Reactions at Late Transition-Metal Centres, Pacifichem, December 2015.
61.  Advances in Synthetic Methods, A. Novel Reactivity and Catalytic Reactions, B. Flow Chemistry Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Ottawa, June 2015.
60.  Recent Developments in Transition Metal Catalyzed Synthesis Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Ottawa, June 2015.
59. Vietnam International Chemical Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2014.
58. Malaysian International Chemical Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 2014.
57.  Brown-Negishi Lectures, Purdue University, October, 2014.
56.  CRC International Symposium, Chicago, October 2014.
55.  The International Conference on Organometallic Chemistry, Sapporo, Japan, July 2014
54.  The International Symposium on Homogeneous Catalysis, Ottawa, July 2014
53.  MEXT, 2014 Canada-Japan Workshop, Ottawa, July 2014
52.  Modern Characterization Methods in Inorganic Chemistry Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Vancouver, June 2014.
51.  Synthetic Challenges in Drug Discovery and Development Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Vancouver, June 2014.
50.  N-Heterocyclic and Mesoionic Carbenes in Catalysis Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Vancouver, June 2014.
49.  Microwave and Flow Chemistry Conference, California, July 2013.
48.  Advances in Synthetic Chemistry symposium, CSC National Meetings, Quebec, June 2013.
47.  Green Chemistry: Catalysis symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Quebec, June 2013.
46.  A Symposium in Honour of David N. Harpp, CSC National Meetings, Quebec, June 2013.
45.  International Flow Chemistry Society Meeting, Boston, May 2013.
44.  Multi Component Reactions and Related Chemistry, Hangzhou, China, November 2011.
43.  The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Montreal, June 2011.
42.  Flow Chemistry Conference, Boston, April 2011.
41.  Tateshina Conference  on Organic Chemistry, Nagano, Japan, November 2010.
40.  4th International Forum on Homogeneous Catalysis, Kunming, China, October 2010.
39.  The Industrial Chemistry Symposium, The CSC National Meetings, Toronto, May 2010.
38.  The N-Heterocyclic Carbene Conference, The CSC National Meetings, Toronto, May 2010.
37.  Combinatorial Sciences in Biology, Chemistry, Catalysts and Materials. Beijing, Sept. 2009.
36.  Microwave-Assisted Organic and Protein Synthesis, Montpellier, France, June 2009.
35.  Multi Component Reactions and Related Chemistry, Ekaterinburg, Russia, May 2009.
34.  Enabling Technologies in Drug Discovery and Process Research, Antigua, January 2009.
33.  International Symposium on Cross-Coupling and Organometallics, Stockholm, Nov. 2008.
32.  Centers for Chemical Methodologies and Library Development. Kansas, October. 2008.
31.  Gordon Research Conference 200, High Throughput Technologies, Oxford, UK, Sept. 2008
30.  SYNTOP 2008, Bridging Chemistry and Engineering, Potsdam, Germany, June 2008.
29.  Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis, The CSC National Meetings, Edmonton, May 2008.
28.  The Microwave-Assisted Organic Synthesis Conference, San Francisco, October 2007.
27.  Modern Tools in Organic Synthesis, Edingurgh, July 2007.
26.  The Green Synthesis symposium, The CIC National Meetings, Winnipeg, May 2007.
25.  The 5th International Workshop on Micro Chemical Plants. Kyoto, Japan, January 2007.
24.  IKCOC10, Kyoto, Japan, November 2006.
23.  CRC International Symposium on Cross-Coupling, West Lafayette, September 2006.
22.  The Bangladesh Chemical Congress 2006, Bangladesh, December 2006.
21.  2005 Symposium on Chemical Synthesis: Advances and Applications, Boston, May 2005.
20.  Microwave Assisted Organic Synthesis Conference, Boston, May 2005.
19.  The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Saskatoon, May 2005.
18.  Screening Europe 2005, Geneva, February 14-16, 2005.
17.  Cutting Edge Technologies in Combinatorial Chemistry, Web Cast, September 29, 2004.
16.  Address given at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, March 15, 2004.
15.  The 2003 Combinatorial Chemistry Gordon Conference.  Tilton, NH., July 6-11 2003.
14.  Advancing Library Design and Organic Synthesis Conference, San Diego, CA, Feb. 2003.
13.  ACS Perspectives Meetings, Virginia, September 2002.
12.  Drug Discovery in the 21st Century", The American Chemical Society, October 2001.
11.  The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Montreal, May 2001.
10.  The North American Catalysis Symposium, Toronto, June 2001.
9.    The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Calgary, May 2000.
8.    The High Throughput Synthesis Symposium, San Diego, February 2000.
7.    The Royal Institute for the Advancement of Science, Toronto, January 2000.
6.    Calibration & Validation Group 1999 Annual Symposium & Exhibition, Toronto, Sept. 1999.
5.    The Exploiting Molecular Diversity Symposium, San Diego, February 1999.
4.    Third International Lake Tahoe Symposium on Molecular Diversity, Lake Tahoe, Jan. 1999.
3.    The NMHCC Bio/Technology Conference, San Diego, September 1998.
2.    The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Whistler (BC) June 1998.
1.    Opening   Presentation at the ACS Central Regional Meeting, Midland (MI), May 1997.

Other Invited Presentations:

222.  University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany, November 2015.
221.  BASF, Ludwigshafen, Germany, November 2015.
220.  University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2015.
219.  University of Muenster, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2015.
218.  University of Muenster, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2015.
217.  University of Muenster, Heidelberg, Germany, November 2015.
216.  Pfizer, LaJolla, USA, March 2016.
215.  Novartis, LaJolla, USA, March 2016.
214.  PÜSCHNER GMBH + CO KG, Bremen, Germany, November 2015.
213.  Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany, November 2015.
212.  Abbvie Pharmaceuticals, Ludwigshafen, Germany, November 2015.
211.  University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, November 2015.
210.  Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, November 2015.
209.  AstraZeneca, Cambridge, UK, October 2015.
208.  Eli Lilly and Company, UK, October 2015.
207.  GlaxoSmithKline, UK, October 2015.
206.  Syngenta Ltd., UK, October 2015.
205.  AstraZeneca, Maccesfield, UK, October 2015.
204.  Eli Lilly and Company, USA, July 2015.
203.  University of Wisconsin, Madison, May 2015.
202.  University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, May 2015.
201.  University of Chicago, Chicago, May 2015.
200.  Sigma-Aldrich, Milwaukee, May 2015.
199.  Abbvie Pharmaceuticals, Chicago, May 2015.
198.  Eli Lilly and Company, October 2014.
197.  The Dow Chemical Company, Collegeville, PA, USA, June 2014.
196.  GlaxoSmithKline, King of Prussia, PA, USA, June 2014.
195.  Universal Display Corporation, Trenton, NJ, USA, June 2014.
194.  Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, February 2014.
193.  Bruker Inc., Karsruhe, Germany, October 2013.
192.  Freie Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany, October 2013.
191.  University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany, October 2013.
190.  University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden, October 2013.
189.  GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, UK, October 2013.
188.  Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany, October 2013.
187.  University of Manchester, UK, October 2013.
186.  University of Birmingham, UK, October 2013.
185.  University of Bristol, UK, October 2013.
184.  University of Nottingham, UK, October 2013.
183.  University of Heidelberg, Germany, October 2013.
182.  Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2012.
181.  Dow Agro Sciences, Indianapolis, Indiana, June 2012.
180.  Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, June 2012.
179.  Northwestern University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 2012.
178.  University of Illinois, Chicago, Chicago, Illinois ,April 2012.
177.  Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois ,April 2012.
176.  Abbott Pharmaceuticals: Process Chemistry, Chicago, Illinois ,April 2012.
175.  Abbott Pharmaceuticals: Discovery Chemistry, Chicago, Illinois ,April 2012.
174.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California , March 2012.
173.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California , March 2012.
172.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California , March 2012.
171.  Nitto Denko Technical Corp, La Jolla, California , March 2012.
170.  Celgene/Signal Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, California , March 2012.
169.  Amgen Pharmaceuticals, South SanFrancisco, California , March 2012.
168.  Genentech Pharmaceuticals, South SanFrancisco, California , March 2012.
167.  Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Emeryville, California , March 2012.
166.  Bristol-Myer Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, February 2012.
165.  Merck Pharmaceuticals, West Point, Pennsylvania, February 2012.
164.  GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2012.
163.  GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2012.
162.  Merck Pharmaceuticals, Rahway, New Jersey, February 2012.
161.  Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Groton Connecticut, February 2012.
160.  Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Groton Connecticut, February 2012.
159.  Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Groton Connecticut, February 2012.
158.  Bristol-Myer Squibb, Wallingford, Connecticut, February 2012.
157.  8th CRC International Symposium on Organometallics & Catalysis, Toronto, Feb. 2012.
156.  8th CRC International Symposium on Organometallics & Catalysis, Toronto, Feb. 2012.
155.  8th CRC International Symposium on Organometallics & Catalysis, Toronto, Feb. 2012.
154.  8th CRC International Symposium on Organometallics & Catalysis, Toronto, Feb. 2012.
153.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California, March 2011.
152.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California, March 2011.
151.  Spring National ACS Meeting, San Diego, California, March 2011.
150.  Gilead Pharmaceuticals, Redwood City, California, March 2011.
149.  Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, November 2010.
148.  University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, November 2010.
147.  Gakushuin University, Tokyo, Japan, November 2010.
146.  Osaka Prefecture University, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, November 2010.
145.  Kyoto University (Kitashirakawa Campus), Kyoto, Japan, November 2010.
144.  Kyoto University (Toyonaka Campus), Kyoto, Japan, November 2010.
143.  Kyoto University (Katsura Campus), Kyoto, Japan, November 2010.
142.  Osaka University, (Toyonaka Campus), Osaka , Japan, November 2010.
141.  Osaka University, (Suita Campus), Osaka , Japan, November 2010.
140.  Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, October 2010.
139.  Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, October 2010.
138.  Institute for Molecular Sciences, Nagoya, Japan, October 2010.
137.  RIKEN Institute, Tokyo, Japan, October 2010.
136.  Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, October 2010.
135.  BIKAKEN Institute, Tokyo, Japan, October 2010.
134.  Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan, October 2010.
133.  Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, October 2010.
132.  Saint Mary’s University , September 2010.
131.  Dalhousie University , September 2010.
130.  University of Nijmegen , March 2010.
129.  University of Twente, The Netherlands, March 2010.
128.  University of Groningen , March 2010.
127.  Eindhoven University, The Netherlands, March 2010.
126.  McGill University , March 2010.
125.  Department of Chemistry, McGill University , March 2010.
124.  AstarZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Montreal, February 2010.
123.  University of Kansas, October 2009.
122.  Peking University, Beijing, September 2009.
121.  Shanghai Institute for Organic Chemistry, Shanghai, September 2009.
120.  University of Waterloo, July 2009.
119.  University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France, June 2009.
118.  Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique Université d'Orléans, June 2009.
117.  Institut des Sciences Moléculaires, University of Bordeaux, June 2009.
116.  University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, May 2009.
115.  Marburg University, Marburg, May 2009.
114.  Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, Munich, May 2009.
113.  Upsalla University, Upsalla, May 2009.
112.  University of Stockholm, Stockholm,  May 2009.
111.  Department of Chemical Chemistry, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, August 2008.
110.  University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, August 2008.
109.  Naeja Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Edmonton, March 2008.
108.  University of Alberta, Edmonton, March 2008. Invited Naeja Pharmaceuticals Lecture.
107.  Merck-Frosst Pharmaceuticals, Montreal, February 2008.
106.  Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne, Nov. 2007
105.  University of Illinois, Urbana Champagne, Illinois, November 2007.
104.  Brock University, St. Catherines, Ontario, November 2007.
103.  Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, September 2007.
102.  University of Missouri Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, September 2007.
101.  Varian Inc. Walnut Creek, CA, August 2007.
100.  Dow Chemical Inc., Midland, Michigan, May 2007.
99.    Dow Corning Inc., Midland, Michigan, May 2007.
98.    Pleotint Inc., Holland, Michigan, May 2007.
97.    University of British Columbia, Vancouver, January 2007.
96.    GlaxoSmithkline, Research Triangle Park, NC, December 2006.
95.    Scynexis , Research Triangle Park, NC, December 2006.
94.    Tekada Pharmaceuticals Inc., Osaka, November 2006.
93.    Dainippon-Sumitomo, Osaka, November 2006.
92.    Banyu Inc., Tokyo, November 2006.
91.    Sankyo/Shinagawa, Tokyo, November 2006.
90.    Biovitrum Inc., Stockhom, Sweden, October 2006.
89.    AstraZeneca Inc., Stockholm, Sweden, October 2006.
88.    AstraZeneca Inc., Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2006.
87.    Carlsson Research Center, Lund,  Sweden, October 2006.
86.    Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden, October 2006.
85.    AstraZeneca Inc., Lund, Sweden, October 2006.
84.    Arcadia Pharmaceuticals Inc., Lund, Sweden, October 2006.
83.    7 TM Pharma Inc., Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006.
82.    LeoPharma Inc., Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006.
81.    Symbion Inc., Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006.
80.    Lundbeck Pharmaceuticals Inc., Copenhagen, Denmark, October 2006.
79.    Synthetica Inc., Oslo, Norway, October 2006.
78.    Alpharma Inc., Oslo, Norway, October 2006.
77.    GlaxoSmithkline, Stevenage, England, October 2006.
76.    GlaxoSmithkline, Harlow, England, October 2006.
75.    GlaxoSmithkline, Tonbridge, England, October 2006.
74.    Max Planck Institute, Dortmund, Germany, September 2006.
73.    Umicore, Hanau, Germany, September 2006.
72.    Boehringer Ingelheim, Biberach, Germany, September 2006.
71.    Stuttgart University, Stuttgart, Germany, September 2006.
70.    Angen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, September 2006.
69.    Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Diego, CA, September 2006.
68.    CV Therapeutics Inc., Palo Alto, CA, September 2006.
67.    Kosan Pharmaceuticals Inc., San Francisco, CA, September 2006.
66.    Symmx Inc., San Francisco, CA, September 2006.
65.    Biotage, Montreal, Quebec, August  2006.
64.    Merck Frosst Pharmaceuticals Inc., Montreal, Quebec, August 2006.
63.    AstraZeneca Inc., Montreal, Quebec, August 2006.
62.    Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceuticals Inc., Montreal, Quebec, August 2006.
61.    Boehringer Ingelheim  Pharmaceuticals Inc., Montreal, Quebec, August 2006.
60.    Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Boston, Massachusetes, June 2006.
59.    Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Boston, June 2006.
58.    Pfizer Inc., Groton, Connecticut, May 2006.
57.    Pfizer Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2006.
56.    Pfizer Inc., Ann Arbor, Michigan, May 2006.
55.    Eli Lilly and Company Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana, May 2006.
54.    Abbott Pharmaceuticals Inc., Chicago, Illinois, May 2006.
53.    Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, New Jersey, May 2006.
52.    Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey, May 2006.
51.    Merck Pharmaceuticals Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, May 2006
50.    Virtex Pharmaceuticals, New Jersey, May 2006.
49.    CV Therapeutics, Palo Alto, March 2005.
48.    Southampton University, Southampton, UK, February 2005.
47.    Southampton University, Southampton, UK, February, 2005.
46.    University of Graz, Graz, Austria, February 2005.
45.    University of Vienna, Austria, February 2005.
44.    University of Kansas, Livermore, February 2004.
43.    CV Therapeutics, Palo Alto, March 2004.
42.    Personal Chemistry Inc., Uppsala, Sweden, May 2003.
41.    Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, April May 2003.
40.    Brock University, St. Catherines, April 2003.
39.    Dublin City, Dublin, March, 2003.
38.    University College Cork, Cork, March 2003.
37.    University of Calgary, Calgary, February 2003.
36.    Pfizer pharmaceuticals, Ann Arbor, June 2001.
35.    Boehringer Ingelheim, Connecticut, April 2001.
34.    Merck Frosst Inc., Montreal, March 2001.
33.    Tulane University, New Orleans, March 2001.
32.    Waterloo University, Waterloo, March 2001.
31.    McGill University, Montreal, January 2001.
30.    University College Dublin, Dublin, November, 2000.
29.    Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware, June 2000.
28.    Department of Biology, York University, January 2000.
27.    AstraZeneca, Laval, December 1999.
26.    BioChem Pharma, Montreal, October 1999.
25.    Eli Lilly and Company, Toronto, September 1999.
24.    Glaxo-Wellcome, Stevenage (UK), August 1999.
23.    Brantford Chemical, Brantford, June 1999.
22.    Barringer Technologies Inc., May 1999.
21.    Uniroyal Chemical, Guelph, April 1999.
20.    Eli Lilly and Company, Scarborough, April 1999.
19.    Xerox, Mississauga, April 1999.
18.    Biovail, Toronto, December 1998.
17.    University of Windsor, Windsor, November 1998.
16.    Argonaut Technologies, San Carlos (CA), September 1998.
15.    Ontogen Corporation, San Diego, September 1998.
14.    Dalton Chemical Laboratories, Toronto, August 1998.
13.    Union Carbide Corporation, Charleston (WV), June 1998.
12.    Allelix Biopharmaceuticals, Mississauga, October 1997.
11.    Boehringer Ingelheim, Laval, September 1997.
10.    Notre Dame University, Notre Dame, April 1997.
9.      Purdue University, West Lafayette, March 1997.
8.      York University, Toronto, December 1996.
7.      Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, May 1996.
6.      Indiana University/Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indianapolis, April 1994.
5.      The University of Northern British Columbia, Prince George (BC), March 1994.
4.      Allelix Biopharmaceuticals, Toronto, March 1994.
3.      East Carolina University, Greensville (NC), March 1994.
2.      Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, March 1994.
1.      Seton Hall University,  South Orange (NJ), February 1994.

Invited International Lectureships Administered by The American Chemical Society:

19.  Bristol Myer Squibb, Connecticut, February 2003.           
18.  Drug Discovery Meetings, Osaka, April 2002.     
17.  ACS National Meetings, Orlando, April 2002.      
16.  ACS Perspectives Meetings, Zurich, Switzerland, November 2001.
15.  Novartis, Somerset, NJ, October 2001.
14.  Boston Drug Discovery Meetings, Boston, August 2001.
13.  ACS National Meetings, Chicago, August 2001
12.  ACS National Meetings, San Diego, April 2001.
11.  Dalton Chemical Laboratories, Toronto, March 2001.     
10.  PITTCON 2001, New Orleans, March 2001.
9.    Midwest Regional ACS Short Course, Chicago, December 2000.           
8.    Dublin City University, Dublin, November 2000.  
7.    Calibration & Validation Group, Toronto, October 2000
6.    Boston Drug Discovery Meetings, Boston, August 2000.
5.    ACS short course for Industry and Academia, ACS Perspectives, Tucson, April 2000.
4.    Northeast Regional ACS Short Course, Boston, August 2000.   
3.    An ACS short course for industry and academia, San Francisco, April 2000.
2.    INTERPHEX, New York, March 2000.
1.    Worldpharm 1999, Philadelphia, October 1999.

Papers Presented In Conference Proceedings:

59.  ORGN-622. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2015
58.  ORGN-107. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2015
57.  ORGN-106. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2015
56.  ORGN-328. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, August 2015.
55.  ORGN-327. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, August 2015.
54.  ORGN-235. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, August 2015.
53.  ORGN-447. 249th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Denver, CO, August 2015.
52.  ORGN-165. 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
51.  ORGN-479. 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
50.  ORGN-606. 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
49.  ORGN-607. 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, August 2014.
48.  ORGN-319. 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX, 2014.
47.  ORGN-320. 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX, 2014.
46.  ORGN-361. 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX, 2014.
45.  ORGN-277. 247th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Dallas, TX, 2014.
44.  ORGN-470. 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, September 2013.
43.  ORGN-452. 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, September 2013.
42.  ORGN-440. 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, September 2013.
41.  ORGN-387. 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, April 2013.  
40.  ORGN-386. 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, April 2013.
39.  ORGN-385. 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New Orleans, LA, April 2013.
38.  ORGN-761. 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2012.
37.  ORGN-706, 243rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2012.
36.  ORGN-267, 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2011.
35.  ORGN-266, 242nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, CA, March 2011.
34.  ORGN-266, 241st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Anaheim, CA, March 2011.
33.  ORGN-527, 240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, March 2010.
32.  ORGN-478, 240th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, March 2010.
31.  ORGN-400, 238th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, March 2010.
30.  ORGN-399, 238th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, March 2010.
29.  MEDI-253, 233rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA, March 2007.
28.  ORGN-012. 232nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2006.
27.  ORGN-011. 232nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 2006.
26.  ORGN-011. 231st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, March. 2006.
25.  ORGN-196. 231st ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, GA, March. 2006.
24.  ORGN-374. 230th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, Sept. 2005.
23.  ORGN-373. 230th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, Sept. 2005.
22.  ORGN-372. 230th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, Sept. 2005.
21.  ORGN-371. 230th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington, DC, Sept. 2005.
20.  ORGN-683. 226th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, New York, NY, Sept. 2003.
19.  ORGN-438. 222nd ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Chicago, IL, August 2001.
18.  11th Québec / Ontario Mini symposium in Synthetic Chemistry, Toronto, November 2000.
17.  11th Québec / Ontario Mini symposium in Synthetic Chemistry, Toronto, November 2000.
16.  10th Québec / Ontario Mini symposium in Synthetic Chemistry, Saint-Sauveur, Nov. 1999.
15.  The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Whistler (BC), June 1998.
14.  25th Ontario/Quebec Physical Organic Mini Symposium, London, November 1997.
13.  9th IUPAC-Symposium on Organometallic Chemistry, Göttingen (Germany), July 1997.
12.  The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Windsor, June 1997.
11.  19th Ontario/Quebec Physical Organic Mini Symposium, Guelph, December 1991.
10.  GWC2 Annual Conference, Waterloo, November 1991
9.    1st Ontario/Quebec Mini symposium in Synthetic Chemistry, Toronto, October 1990
8.    The Canadian Institute for Chemistry National Meetings, Halifax, July 1990.
7.    Great Lakes Photochemistry Symposium, London, Ontario,  May 1990.
6.    GWC2 Annual Conference, Waterloo, November 1989.
5.    A.S.P.P. Meeting,  Reno, July 1988.  Abstract:  Plant Physiol.  86 (suppl.) 149.
4.    C.S.P.P.  Eastern Regional Meeting, Guelph, December 1987
3.    20th Plant Development Workshop, Vineland (Ont.), December 1987
2.    A.S.P.P. Meeting,  St. Louis, July 1987.  Abstract:  Plant Physiol. 83 (suppl.) 22
1.   Candian Society for Plant Physiology, Kingston, Ontario, June 1987

Publications:
Career numbers:

•     Papers in refereed journals (accepted):  163
•     Book Chapters:  4
•     Patents or Patents Pending: 13
•     Major invited contribution and/or technical reports:  3
Current H-Index: 55 (Source: Google Scholar):
Current i10-Index (Manuscripts cited 10 or more times): 141
Manuscripts Cited 100 Or More Times: 39
Total Citations: 13,223

Journal Articles Submitted:
167.  Semeniuchenko, V.; Ovens, J.; Braje, W. M.; Organ, M. G. Organometallics, 2021NaBHT generated from BHT and NaOtBu: crystallographic characterization and applications in Buchwald-Hartwig amination.
166.  Mohammadzadeh, A.; Sharif, S.; Semeniuchenko, V.; Townsend, N.; Corbett, A. D.; Organ, M. G. J. Org. Chem. 2021 (Manuscript Number ID jo-2021-01289j) Lithium Aluminum Hydride in Flow: Overcoming Exotherms, Solids, and Gas Evolution En Route to Chemoselective Reductions.
165.    Semeniuchenko, V.; Sepideh, S.; Day, J.; Chandrasoma, N.; Pietro, W.; Manthorpe, J.; Braje, W. M.; Organ, M. G. J. Org. Chem. 2021 (Manuscript Number ID jo-2021-01057u) (DiMeIHeptCl)Pd: A Low-Load Catalyst for Efficient, Solvent-Free Amination.
164.    Workmana, S. D.; Day, J.; Farhaf, M. A.; Brown, E. D.; Organ, M. G.; C. J. Strynadkaa, N. C. J. J. Med. Chem. 2021. (Manuscript Number ID jm-2021-00941r) Antimicrobial Agent and Chemotherapy Structural insight into the inhibition of undecaprenyl pyrophosphate 1 synthase from Gram-positive bacteria.

Journal Articles Accepted:
163.  Semeniuchenko, V.; Braje, W. M.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2021. In Press. (Manuscript Number ID chem.202101617) Sodium Butylated Hydroxytoluene (NaBHT): An Ideal Base for Solvent-Free, Pd-Catalysed Amination.
162.  Morin, M. A.; Mallik, D.; Zhang, Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. 2021, In Press. (Manuscript Number ID 202102009) Sampling and Analysis in Flow: The Keys to Smarter, More Controllable, and Sustainable Fine-Chemical Manufacturing.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202102009)
161.  Kwak, J. S.; Zhang, W.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Anal. Chem. 2021, In Press. (Manuscript Number ja-2020-09648q). Chiral API Development Redefined: Intelligent Multidimensional Purity Analysis and Confirmation Tool for Multiple Attribute Analysis.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c04652)
160.  Morin, M. A.; Mallik, D.; Zhang, W.; Pietro, W.; Manthorpe, J. M.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Methods. 2021, ASAP (Manuscript Number ID chem.202004960). Obtaining Kinetics From Continuous Chemical Processes: Converting Space Into Time With the Switch of a Valve.(https://doi.org/10.1002/cmtd.202100003)

Spotlight Article
159.  Nnamdi, F. U.; Diner, C.; Champagne, P. A.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 26, 3855- 3860. Experimental and Computational Study on the Anti-Markovnikov Hydrofunctionalization of Olefins Using Glycine-Extended AQ-Auxiliaries. (https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202004881)
158.  Eckert. P.; Sharif, S.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 12224-12241 (Angew. Chem. 2021133, 12332-12349). Salt to Taste: The Critical Roles Played by Inorganic Salts in Organozinc Formation and in the Negishi Reaction. (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202010917)
157.  Kwak, J. S.; Bizarri, N.; Sharif, S.; Zhang, W.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 15505-15508 The synthesis of warfarin using a reconfigurable-reactor platform integrated to a multiple variable optimization tool.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202003700)
156.  Eckert. P.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 4861-4865. The critical role of LiBr in  avoiding catalyst death of Pd-NHC complexes and its impact on cross-coupling.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.202000288)

Hot Paper
155.  El-Halfawy, O. M.; Czarny, T. L.; Flannagan, R. L.; Day, J.; Salim, A.; Kuiack, R. C.; McGavin, J. M.; Organ, M. G.; Heinrichs, D. E.; Brown, E. D. Nature Chemical Biology. 2020, 144, 143–149. Antagonism screen uncovers anti-virulence agents that reverse β- lactam resistance in MRSA.(https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-019-0401-8)

Hot Paper
154.  Eckert. P.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 15751-15754. The Role of LiBr and ZnBr2 on the Coupling of sp2-Hybridized Oxidative Addition Partners with sp3-Hybridized Organozincs.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201903931)

Very Important Paper
153.  Lombardi,C.; Champagne, P.; Rucker, R. P.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25,14223 –14229. Rate and Computational Studies for Pd-NHC-Catalyzed Amination with Primary Alkylamines and Secondary Anilines. Rationalizing Selectivity for Mono-Arylation vs Di-Arylation With NHC Ligands.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201903362)
152.  Sharif, S.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Lu, Y.; Kopach, M. E.; Mitchell, D.; Hunter, H. N.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J.  2019, 25, 13099-13103. Sodium Butylated Hydroxytoluene (NaBHT) as a new and Efficient Hydride Source for Pd-Catalysed Reduction Reaction.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201902876)
151.  Sinha, N.; Heijnen, D.; Feringa, B. L.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 9180 – 9184. Murahashi cross-coupling at -78 ºC by rapid, single-shot organolithium addition; a one-  pot procedure for sequential C-C/C-C, C-C/C-N, and C-C/C-S of bromo-chloro arenes.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201901678)
Highlighted SYNFACT 2019, 15(10), 1109.
150.  Sinha, N.; Champagne, P. A.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Lu, Y.; Kopach, M. E.; Mitchell, D.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 6508-6512. One-Pot Sequential Kumada-Tamao- Corriu Couplings of (Hetero)Aryl Polyhalides in the Presence of Grignard-Sensitive Functional Groups Using Pd-PEPPSI-IPentCl.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201901150)
149.  Diner, C.; Organ, M. G. Organometallics, 2019, 38, 66-75. Invited Perspective. What Industrial Chemists Want - Are Academics Giving It To Them?(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00818)
148.  Price, G.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. J. Flow Chem. 2018, 8, 82-86. Process Analytical Tools for Flow Analysis.(https://d-nb.info/1160265615/34)

Spotlighted Paper
147.  Sharif, S.; Day, J.; Hunter, H. N.; Lu, Y.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Organ, M. G. J.   Am. Chem. Soc. 2017,139, 18436–18439. Cross-coupling of primary amides to aryl- and heteroaryl-partners using (DiMeIHeptCl)Pd promoted by trialkylboranes or BCF. (http://doi.org/10.1021/Jacs.7B09488)
146.  Price, G. A.; Hassan, A.; Chandrasoma, N.; Bogdan, A. R.; Djuric, S. W.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int.   Ed.  2017, 56. 13347-13350. Pd-PEPPSI-IPent-SiO2, a Supported Catalyst for Challenging Negishi Coupling Reactions in Flow.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201708598)
145.  Khadra, A.; Mayer, S.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Organ, M. G. Organometallics 2017, 36, 3573-3577. A General Protocol for the Broad-Spectrum Cross-Coupling of Non-Activated, Sterically Hindered 1° and 2° Amines.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00490)
144.  Froese, R. D. J; Lombardi, C.; Pompeo, M.; Rucker, R. P.; Organ, M. G. Accounts of Chemical Research.  2017, 50, 2244–2253. Designing Pd-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Complexes for High Reactivity and Selectivity for Cross-Coupling Applications.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00249)
143.  Kwak, J. S.; Zhang, W.; Tsoy, D.; Hunter, H. N.; Mallik, D.; Organ M. G. Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2017, 21, 1051–1058. A Multi-Position Valve for Uninterrupted Sampling from Heterogeneous Slurries - An Application for Flow Chemistry.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00166)
142.  Chen, X.; Organ, M. G.; Pietro, W. Nanoscience, Adv. Technol. 2017, 2, 5. A Facile Controlled Preparation Method of Multifunctional Core-Shell Magnetic Nanoparticles by Thiol-ene Click Reactions, and Their Potential Use in Microfluidic Separations.(http://doi.org/10.24218/jnat.2017.21)
141.  Khadra, A.; Mayer, S.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2017, 23, 3206-3212. Pd-PEPPSI- IPentCl, A Useful Catalyst for the Coupling of 2-Aminopyridine Derivatives.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201605490)
140.  Lombardi, C.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Organ, M. G. Eur. J. Org. Chem 2017, 2017, 1510-1513. Pd-PEPPSI-IPentCl Catalyzed Amination Using Aminotriphenylsilane as an Ammonia Surrogate.(https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201601565)
139.  Lombardi, C.; Day, J.; Chandrasoma, N.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Farmer, J. L.; Organ, M. G. Organometallics 2017, 36, 251-254. The Selective Cross-coupling of (Hetero)aryl Halides with Ammonia to Produce Primary Arylamines using Pd-NHC Complexes.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00830)
138.  Khadra, A.; Organ, M. G. J. Flow. Chem. 2016, 6, 293-296. Generation and Use of Benzyne Intermediates for Diels-Alder Cycloaddition in Flow.
137.  Teci, M.; Tilley, M.; McGuire, M. A.; Organ, M. G. Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2016, 20, 1967- 1973.  Handling hazards using continuous flow chemistry: synthesis of N1-aryl-1,2,3- triazoles from anilines via telescoped three step diazotization / azidodediazotization / [3 + 2] dipolar cycloaddition processes.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00292)
136.  Teci, M.; Tilley, M.; McGuire, M. A.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22. 17405-17407. Using anilines as masked cross-coupling partners: design of a telescoped three-step flow diazotization, iododediazotization, cross-coupling process.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603626)
135.  Sharif, S.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Farmer, J. L.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22. 14860-14863. N-Heteroarylation of Optically Pure α-Amino Esters using the Pd- PEPPSI-IPentCl-o-picoline Pre-catalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603933)

Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis 2017 Best Reagent Award
134.  Lombardi, C.; Organ, M. G. Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis (EROS) 2016. trans-[1,3-B(2,6-Di-3-pentylphenyl)imidazol-2-ylidene](3-chloropyridyl)palladium(II) Dichloride (Pd-PEPPSITM-IPent).(https://doi.org/10.1002/047084289X.rn02073)
133.  Atwater, B.; Chandrasoma, N.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Organ, M. G.  Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 14531-14534 Pd-PEPPSI-IHeptCl: A General Purpose, Highly Reactive Catalyst for the Selective Coupling of Secondary Alkyl Organozincs.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201603603)
132.  Day, C.; Saledega, A.; Tilley, M.; Hunter, H. N.; Organ, M. G.; Wilson, D. J. Org. Proc.    Res. Dev. 2016, 20. 1738-1743. A Continuous High Efficiency Extraction Device (HEED) for Flow Synthesis.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.6b00226)
131.  Price, G. A.; Bogdan, A. R.; Aguirre, A. L.; Iwai, T.; Djuric, S. W.; Organ, M. G. Catalysis Science & Technology 2016, 6, 4733 – 4742. Continuous flow Negishi cross-couplings employing silica-supported Pd-PEPPSI-IPr Precatalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1039/C6CY00331A)
130.  Chen, X.; Organ, M. G.; Pietro, W. J. J. Nanosci, Adv. Technol. 2016, 1, 25-31. One-pot synthesis of size controllable amine-functionalized core-shell magnetic nanoparticles for use in microfluidic flow separators.(https://doi.org/10.24218/jnat.2016.14)
129.  Schruder, C. W.; Organ, M. G.; Pietro, W. J. Current Nanoscience 2016, 12, 448-454. Metal nanoparticle impregnated controlled-size silica macrospheres as a microwave- transparent catalyst system for MACOS.(http://doi.org/10.2174/1573413712666160115000726)
128.  Tilley, M.; Li, G.; Savel, P.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Org. Proc. Dev. Res. 2016, 20, 517- 524. Intelligent Continuous Collection Device for High-Pressure Flow Synthesis: Design and Implementation.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.oprd.5b00363)
127.  Sharif, S.; Rucker; R. P.; Chandrasoma, N.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Pompeo, M.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2015, 54, 9507-9511. (Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 9643–9647). Selective Monoarylation of Primary Amines using the Pd- PEPPSI-IPentClPrecatalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201502822)

Article awarded frontispiece.
Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News, July 6, 2015 issue, page 41.
126.  Atwater, B.; Chandrasoma, N.; Mitchell, D.; Rodriguez, M. J.; Pompeo, M.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2015, 54, 9502 –9506. (Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 9638–9642). The Selective Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alkyl Zinc Reagents to Five-Membered-Ring Heterocycles Using Pd-PEPPSI-IHeptCl.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201503941)
125.  Farmer, J. L.; Froese, R. D. J.; Lee-Ruff, E.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 20, 1888- 1893. Solvent Choice and Kinetic Isotope Effects (KIE) Dramatically Alter Regioselectivity in the Directed Ortho Metallation (DoM) of 1,5-Dichloro-2,4- dimethoxybenzene.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201405981)
124.  Somerville, K.; Tilly, M.; Li, G.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Org. Proc. Dev. Res. 2014, 18, 1315-1320. A Flow Reactor with Inline Analytics: Design and Implementation.(https://doi.org/10.1021/op5002512)
123.  Sauks, J. M.; Mallik, D.; Lawryshyn, Y.; Bender, T.; Organ, M. G. Org. Proc. Dev. Res. 2014, 18, 1310–1314. A Continuous Flow Microwave Reactor for Conducting High Temperature and High Pressure Chemical Reactions.(https://doi.org/10.1021/op400026g)
122.  Farmer, J. L.; Pompeo, M.; Lough, A. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 15790- 15798. (IPent)PdCl2(morpholine): A Readily Activated Pre-Catalyst for Room Temperature, Additive-Free Carbon-Sulfur Coupling.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201404705)

Highlighted SYNFACT 2014, 10(10), 1073.
121.  Oderinde, W. S.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 8579-8583. On the Hydrostannylation of Aryl Propargylic Alcohols and Their Derivatives. Remarkable Changes in Both Regio- and Stereoselectivity When Radical- and Non-Radical Mediated Transformations.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201403459)

“News of the Week” in Chemical and Engineering News, April 7, 2014 issue 14, p 7.
Highlighted SYNFACT 2014, 10(7), 0736.
“Research Year in Review – Top 10 Notable Science and Engineering Advances     from 2014” in Chemical and Engineering News, December 22, 2014 issue 51, p.17
120.  McCann, L. A.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 4386-4389. (Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 4475-4478). On The Remarkably Different Role of Salt in the Cross- Coupling of Arylzincs From That Seen With Alkylzincs.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201400459)
119.  Nalivela, K. S.; Tilley, M.; McGuire, M. A.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 6603–  6607. A Multi-Component, Flow Diazotization/Mizoroki-Heck Coupling Protocol. Dispelling Myths About Working With Diazonium Salts.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201402092)
118.  Pompeo, M.; Farmer, J. L.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2014, 53, 3223-3226. (Angew. Chem. 2014, 126, 3287-3290). Room Temperature Amination of Deactivated Aniline and Aryl Halide Partners using Carbonate Base by Pd-PEPPSI-  IPentCl-o-Picoline.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201310457)
117.  Valente, C.; Pompeo, M.; Sayah, M.; Organ, M. G. Org. Proc. Dev. Res. 2014, 18, 180- 190. Carbon–Heteroatom Coupling Using Pd–PEPPSI Complexes.(https://doi.org/10.1021/op400278d)
116.  Sayah, M.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 16196-16199. Potassium Isopropoxide: For Sulfination, It’s the Only Base You Need.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201303756)
115.  Boodram, S. N.; McCann, L. C.; Organ, M. G.; Johnson, P. E. Analytical Biochemistry, 2013, 442, 231-236. Quantitative Affinity Electrophoresis of RNA-Small Molecule Interactions by Cross-Linking the Ligand to Acrylamide.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2013.07.040)

Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News, August 18, 2014 issue, page 24.
114.  Oderinde, M. S.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2013, 52, 11334-11338. (Angew. Chem. 2013, 125, 11544-11548)  2,2-Azobis(2-methylpropionitrile)-Mediated Alkyne Hydrostannylation: Reaction Mechanism.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201303736)
113.  Hoi, K. H.; Coggan, J. A.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 843–845. Pd-PEPPSI-IPentCl: An Effective Catalyst for the Preparation of Triarylamines.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201203379)

Highlighted SYNFACT 2014, 10(7), 0736.
112.  Oderinde, M. S.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2615–2618. Pronounced Solvent Effect on the Hydrostannylation of Propargylic Alcohol Derivatives with nBu3SnH/Et3B at Room Temperature.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201203405)
111.  Sayah, M.; Lough, A.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 2749-2756. Sulfination By Pd-PEPPSI Complexes: Studies Into Pre-catalyst Activation, Cationic and Solvent Effects, and Role of Butoxide Base.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201203142)
110.  Farmer, J.; Hunter, H. N.; Organ, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 17470−17473. Regioselective Cross-Coupling of Allylboronic Acid Pinacol Ester Derivatives with Aryl halides via Pd-PEPPSI-IPent.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja308613b)
109.  Tsimerman, M.; Mallik, D.; Matsuo, T.; Otani, T.; Tamao, K. Organ, M. G. Chem. Commun. 2012, 48, 10352-10354. Sterically demanding imidazolinium salts through a one-pot activation and cyclization of formamides.(http://doi.org/10.1039/c2cc36329a)
108.  Pompeo, M.; Froese, R. D. J.; Hadei, N.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2012, 51, 11354 –11357. (Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 11516-11519) Pd-PEPPSI-IPentCl: An Effective Catalyst for the Cross-Coupling of Secondary Organozinc Reagents.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201205747)
107.  Oderinde, M. S.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2012, 51, 9834-9837 (Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 9972-9975). Studies on the Mechanism of B(C6F5)3-Catalyzed Hydrostannylation of Propargylic Alcohol Derivatives.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201204060)
106.  Faisal, S.; Ullah, F.; Maity, P. K.; Rolfe, A.; Samarakoon, T. B.; Porubsky, P.; Neuenswander, B.; Lushington, G. H.; Basha, F. Z.; Organ, M. G.; Hanson , P. R. ACS Comb. Sci. 2012, 14, 268-272. Facile (Triazolyl)methylation of MACOS-derived Benzofused Sultams Utilizing ROMP-derived OTP Reagents.(https://doi.org/10.1021/co2001839)
105.  Oderinde, M. S.; Hunter, H. N.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 10817-10820. Kinetic versus Thermodynamic Stereoselectivity in the Hydrostannylation of Propargylic Alcohol Derivatives Using AIBN and Et3B as Promotors.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201202099)
104.  Oderinde, M. S.; Hunter, H. N.; Froese, R. D. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 10821-10824. Highly Stereo- and Regioselective Hydrostannylation of Internal Alkynes Catalysed by Simple Boric Acid in Air.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201202100)
103.  Ullah, F.; Zang, Q.; Javed, S.; Zhou, A.; Knudtson, C. A.; Bi, D.; Hanson, P. R.; Organ, M. G.  2012, J. Flow. Chem. 2, 118-123. Multicapillary Flow Reactor: Synthesis of 1,2,5-thiadiazepane 1,1-dioxides Library Utilizing One Pot Elimination and Inter-/Intramolecular Double aza-Michael Addition Via Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS). (https://doi.org/10.1556/jfc-d-12-00015)
102.  Zang, Q.; Javed, S.; Hill, D.; Ullah, F.; Bi, D.; Porubsky, P.; Neuenswander, B.; Lushington, G. H.; Santini, C.; Organ, M. G.; Hanson, P. R.  ACS Combi. Sci2012, 14, 456–459. Automated Synthesis of a Library of Triazolated 1,2,5-Thiadiazepane 1,1-Dioxide via a Double aza-Michael Strategy.(https://doi.org/10.1021/co300049u)

Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News, June 18, 2012 issue, page 32.
101.  McCann, L. C,; Hunter, H. N.; Clyburne, J. A. C.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2012, 51, 7024-7027 (Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 7130-7133). Higher-Order Zincates as Transmetallators in Alky-Alkyl Negishi Cross-Coupling.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201203547)
100.  Ullah, F.; Zang, Q.; Javed, S.; Porubsky, P.; Neuenswander, B.; Lushington, G. H.; Bash, F. Z.; Hanson, P. R.; Organ, M. G.  Synthesis 2012, 44, 2547-2554. Synthesis of Isoindoline Annulated Tricyclic Sultams Library via Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS).(https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0031-1289791)
99.    Zang, Q.; Javed, S.; Porubsky, P.; Ullah, F.; Neuenswander, B.; Lushington, G. H.; Basha, F. Z.; Organ, M. G.; Hanson, P. R. ACS Combi. Sci. 2012, 14, 211–217. Synthesis of a Unique Isoindoline/Tetrahydroisoquinoline-based Tricyclic Sultam Library Utilizing a Heck-aza-Michael Strategy.(https://doi.org/10.1021/co200181x)
98.    Valente, C.; Çalimsiz, S.; Hoi, K. H.; Mallik, D.; Sayah, M.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.  2012, 51, Invited Article. 3314-3332 (Angew. Chem. 2012, 124, 2012, 3370–3388). The Development of Bulky Palladium NHC Complexes for the Most-Challenging Cross Coupling Reactions.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201106131)
97.    Hoi, K. H.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 804-807. Potassium 2,2,5,7,8-Pentamethylchroman-6-oxide: A Rationally-Designed Base for Pd-Catalysed Amination.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201103284)
96.    Oderinde, M.; Hunter, H. N.; Bremner, S.; Organ, M. G. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2012, 175–182. Iodolactonization: Synthesis, Stereocontrol and Compatibility Studies.(https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201101343)
95.    Hoi, K. H.; Çalimsiz, S.; Froese, R. D. J.; Hopkinson; A. C.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 145-151. Amination with Pd-NHC Complexes: Rate and Computational Studies Involving Substituted Aniline Derivatives.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201102428)
94.    Sayah, M.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 11719-11722. Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation of Challenging Substrates at Low Temperature Using Pd-PEPPSI-IPent.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201102158)
93.    Organ, M. G.; Rogers, L.; Konstantinou, Z.; Reddy, M. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2011, 5374-5382. The Synthesis of Stereodefined Trisubstituted Olefins From Olefin Templates Using Pd Catalysis- Synthesis of the Antihupertensive Isbogrel.(https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201100849)
92.    Painter, T. O.; Thornton, P. D.; Orestano, M.; Santini, C.; Organ, M. G.; Aubé, J. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 9595-9598. In Situ Generation and Intramolecular Schmidt Reaction of Keto Azides in a Microwave-Assisted Flow Format.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201100768)
91.    Rolfe, A.; Ullah, F.; Samarakoon , T. B.; Kurtz, R. D.; Porubsky, P.; Neuenswander, B.; Lushington, G. H.; Santini, C.; Organ, M. G.; Hanson, P. R. ACS Comb. Sci., 2011, 13, 653–658. Synthesis of Amino-Benzothiaoxazepine-1,1-dioxides Utilizing a Microwave-Assisted, SNAr Protocol.(https://doi.org/10.1021/co200076j)
90.    Organ M. G.; Hanson, P. R.; Rolfe, A.; Samarakoon, T. B.; Ullah F.J. Flow Chem. 2011, 1, 32-39. Accessing Stereochemically Rich Sultams via Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS) Scale-out.(https://doi.org/10.1556/jfchem.2011.00008)

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89.    Hunter, H. N.; Hadei, N.; Blagojevic, V.; Patschinski, P.; Achonduh, G. T.; Avola, S.; Bohme, D. K.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 7845-7851. Identification of a Higher-Order Organozincate Intermediate Involved in Negishi Cross-Coupling Reactions by Mass Spectrometry and NMR Spectroscopy.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201101029)
88.    Zang, Q.; Javed, S.; Ullah, F. Zhou, A.; Knudtson, C. A.; Bi, D.; Basha, F. Z.; Organ, M. G.; Hanson, P. Synthesis, 2011, 2743-2750. Application of a Double aza-Michael Reaction in a “Click, Click, Cy-Click” Strategy: From Bench to Flow.(https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0030-1260112)
87.    Hoi, K. H.; Çalimsiz, S.; Froese, R. D. J.; Hopkinson; A. C.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2011, 17, 3086-3090. Amination with Pd-NHC Complexes: Rate and Computational Studies on the Effects of the Oxidative Addition Partner.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201002988)

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86.    Hadei, N.; Achonduh, G. T.; Valente, C.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 3896 –3899. (Angewandte Chemie, 2011, 123, 3982-3985) Differentiating C–Br and C–Cl bond activation using solvent polarity: Applications to orthogonal alkyl–alkyl Negishi reactions.(https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201100705)
85.    Çalimsiz, S.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 5181-5183. Negishi Cross-Coupling of Secondary Alkylzinc Halides with Aryl/Heteroaryl Halides using Pd-PEPPSI-IPent.(https://doi.org/10.1039/C0CC04835F)
84.    Batruch, I.; Javasky, E.; Brown, E. D.; Organ, M. G.; Johnson, P. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2010, 18, 8485-8492. Thermodynamic and NMR Analysis of Inhibitor Binding to Dihydrofolate Reductase.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2010.10.048)
83.    Achanta, S.; Liautard, V.; Paugh, R.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 12797-12800. The Development of a General Strategy for the Synthesis of Tyramine-Based Natural Products Using Continuous Flow Techniques.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201002102)
82.    Ullah, F.; Samarakoon, T.; Rolfe, A.; Kurtz, R. D.; Hanson, P. R.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 10959-10962. Scaling Out by Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS): Multi-Gram Synthesis of Bromo- and Fluoro-benzofused Sultams     Benzthiaoxazepine-1,1-dioxides.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201001651)
81.    Nasielski, J.; Hadei, N.; Achonduh, G.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 10844-10853. Structure–Activity Relationship Analysis of Pd–PEPPSI Complexes in Cross-Couplings: A Close Inspection of the Catalytic Cycle and the Precatalyst Activation Model.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201000138)
80.    Achonduh, G. T.; Hadei, N.; Valente, C.; Avola, S.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 4109-4111. On the role of additives in alkyl–alkyl Negishi cross-couplings.(https://doi.org/10.1039/C002759F)
79.    Valente, C.; Belowich, M. E.; Hadei, N.; Organ, M. G. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 23, 4343-4354. Invited Article. Pd-PEPPSI Complexes and the Negishi Reaction. Most downloaded in first quarter.(https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.201000359)
78.    Shore, G.; Organ, M. G. Gold Bulletin, 2010, 43, 105-113. Panning for Gold in a Hot Flowing Stream.(https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03214975)
77.    Çalimsiz, S.; Sayah, M.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. 2010, 122, 2058–2061; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 2014–2017. Pd-PEPPSI-IPent: Room Temperature Negishi Cross-Coupling for the Preparation of Highly Functionalized, Tetra-Ortho Substituted Biaryls.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200906811)
76.    Dowlut, M.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur J. 2010, 15, 4279-4283. An Efficient Low Temperature Stille-Migita Cross-Coupling Reaction for Heteroaromatic Compounds by Pd-PEPPSI-IPent."(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200903337)

Featured Research Highlight in Nature 2010,Vol 464/8, P117.
75.    Shore, G.; Yoo, W. J.; Li, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 126-133. Invited Inside Front Cover Article: Propargyl Amine Synthesis Catalysed by Gold and Copper Thin Films Using Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS)(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200990200)
74.    Shore, G.; Tsimerman, M.; Organ, M. G. Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2009, 5, No. 35. Gold Film-Catalysed Benzannulation by Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS).(https://doi.org/10.3762/bjoc.5.35)
73.    Chass, G. A.; O'Brien, C. J.; Hadei, N.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; Mu, W.-H.; Fang, D.-C.;  Hopkinson, A. C.;  Csizmadia, I. G.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2009, 15, 4281-4288. Density Functional Theory (DFT) Investigation of the Alkyl-Alkyl Negishi Cross-Coupling Reaction Catalyzed by N-heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Pd Complexes.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200900042)
72.    M. G. Organ, S. Çalimsiz, M. Sayah, K. H. Hoi and A. J. Lough, Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 2419–2423; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 2383–2387. PEPPSI-Isopentyl: A Highly Active, Sterically Demanding Cross-Coupling Catalyst and Its Application in the Synthesis of Tetra-Ortho-Substituted Biaryls.(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200805661)
71.    Shore, G.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 9641-9646. Gold-film-catalysed hydrosilylation of alkynes by microwave-assisted, continuous flow organic synthesis (MACOS).(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200801610)
70.    Organ, M. G.; Chass, G. A.; Fang, D.-C.; Hopkinson, A. C.; Valente, C. Synthesis, 2008, 2776-2797. Pd-NHC (PEPPSI) Complexes: Synthetic Utility and Computational Studies into their Reactivity.(http://doi.org/10.1002/chin.200849238)
69.    Valente, C.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 8239-8245. Assessing Synthetic Strategies: Total Syntheses of (±)-Neodolabellane-Type Diterpenoids.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200801161)
68.    Abdel-Hadi, M.; Avola, S.; Dubovyk, I.; Hadei, N.; Kantchev, E. A. B.;  O’Brien, C. J.; Sayah, M.; Valente, C.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 2443-2452. Pd-Catalyzed Aryl Amination Mediated By Well Defined, N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC)-Pd Precatalysts, PEPPSI™.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200701621)
67.    Valente, C.; Baglione, S.; Candito, D.; O’Brien, C. J; Organ, M. G. Chem. Commun. 2008, 735-737.  High yielding alkylations of unactivated sp3 and sp2 centers with alkyl-9-BBN reagents using an NHC-based catalyst: Pd-PEPPSI-IPr.(https://doi.org/10.1039/B715081D)
66.    Shore, G.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Commun. 2008, 838-840. Diels-Alder cycloadditions by microwave-assisted, continuous flow organic synthesis (MACOS): The role of metal films in the flow tube.(https://doi.org/10.1039/B715709F)
65.    Shore, G.; Morin, S.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 1351-1356. Pd PEPPSI-IPr-Mediated Reactions in Metal-Coated Capillaries Under Microwave-Assisted, Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS): The Synthesis of Indoles by Sequential Aryl Amination/Heck Coupling.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200701588)
64.    Bremner, S.; Organ, M. G. J. Comb. Chem. 2008, 10, 142-147. Formation of substituted pyrroles via an imine condensation/aza-Claisen rearrangement/imine-allene cyclization process by MAOS.(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc700159u)
63.    Bremner, S.; Organ, M. G. J. Comb. Chem. 2007, 9, 14-16. Multi-Component Reactions (MCR) to Form Heterocycles by Microwave-Assisted Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS). Second most highly cited article in J. Comb. Chem. for 2007.(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc060130p)

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62.    Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. 2007, 119, 2824-2870; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2768-2813.   Invited Article. Pd-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions -  The Synthetic Chemist’s Perspective."(https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.200601663)
61.    Organ, M. G.; Abdel-Hadi, M.; Avola, S.; Hadei, N.; Nasielski, J.; O’Brien, C. J.; Valente, C. Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 13, 150-157. Biaryls Made Easy: PEPPSI and the Kumada-Tamao-Corriu Reaction.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200601360)
60.    Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. Aldrichimica Acta   2006, 39, 97-111. Invited Article. Pd-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Catalysts for Cross-Coupling Reactions.(https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.accounts.7b00249)
59.    Summerfield, R.; Daigle, D.; Mayer, S.; Hughes, D.; Jackson, S.; Sulek, M.; Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G.; Brown, E.; Junop, M. J. Med. Chem. 2006, 49, 6977-6986.  A 2.13 Å Structure of E. coli DHFR Bound to a Novel Competitive Inhibitor Reveals a New Binding Surface involving the M20 Loop Region.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jm060570v)

Most highly downloaded article in Chem. Eur. J. for 2006.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200600251)
58.    O’Brien, C. J.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; Hadei, N.; Valente, C. Chass, G. A.; Nasielski, J. C.; Lough, A.; Hopkinson, A. C.; Organ, M. G. Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 4743-4748. Front-Cover Article: Easily Prepared Air- and Moisture-Stable Pd-NHC (NHC = N-Heterocyclic carbene) Complexes: A reliable, User-Friendly, Highly Active Palladium Precatalyst for the Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction. 

Second most highly downloaded article in Chem. Eur. J. for 2006.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200600206)
57.    Organ, M. G.; Avola, S.; Dubovyk, I.; Hadei, N.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J.;  Valente,  C. Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 4749-4755. Front-Cover Article : A User-friendly, All-purpose Pd-NHC Precatalyst for the Negishi Reaction: A Step Towards an Universal Cross-coupling Catalyst. 
56.    Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J.; Organ, M. G. ChemFiles 2006, 6, 1-9. Invited Article. Catalysis: PEPPSI TM Catalyst.
55.    Shore, G.; Morin, S.; Organ, M. G. Angew. Chem. 2006, 118, 2827-2832 (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 2761-2766). Catalysis in Capillaries by Pd Thin Films Using Microwave-Assisted Continuous Flow Organic Synthesis (MACOS).(https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.200503600)
54.    Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Can. J. Chem. 2006, Invited Article, 84, 1259-1262. A Silyl-Mediated [3+2] Photochemical Cycloaddition.(https://doi.org/10.1139/v06-077)
53.    Hadei, N.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J. Organ, M. G. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 8503-8507. Room Temperature Negishi Cross-coupling of Unactivated Alkyl Bromides with Alkyl Organozinc Reagents Utilizing a Pd-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo051304c)
52.    O'Brien, C. J.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; Chass, G. A.; Hadei, N.; Hopkinson, A. C.; Organ, M. G.; Setiadi, D. H.; Tang, T.-H.; Fang, D.-C. Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 9723-9735. Invited Perspective Paper. Towards the Rational Design of Palladium-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Catalysts by a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach.(https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2005.07.101)
51.    Organ, M. G.; Comer, E. Chem. Eur. J. 2005, 11, 7223-7227. A Microcapillary System for Microwave Assisted, High Throughput Synthesis of Molecular Libraries.(https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.200500820)
50.    Hadei, N.; Kantchev, E. A. B.; O’Brien, C. J. Organ, M. G. Org.Lett. 2005, 7, 3805-3807.   The First Negishi Cross-Coupling Reaction of Two Alkyl Centers Utilizing a  Pd-N-Heterocyclic Carbene (NHC) Catalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ol0514909)
49.    Comer, E.; Organ, M. G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 8160-8167. A Microreactor for Microwave-Assisted Capillary (Continuous Flow) Organic Synthesis (MACOS).(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0512069)
48.    Hadie, N.; Kantchev, E.; O’Brien, C.; Organ, M. G. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1991-1994. Electronic Nature of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands: Effect on the Suzuki Reaction.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ol050471w)
47.    Organ, M. G.; Comer, E.; Hynes, S. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 16087-16092. Allylic Ionization vs. Oxidative Addition into Vinyl C-X Bonds by Pd With Polyfunctional Olefin Templates.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja045416h)
46.    Ghasemi, H.; Valente, C.; Organ, M. G. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 9453-9461. The Effect of Vicinyl Olefinic Halogens on Cross Coupling Reactions Using Pd (0) Catalysis."(http://doi.org/10.1016/j.tet.2004.08.006)
45.    Ghasemi, H.; Antunes, L. M.; Organ, M. G. Org.Lett. 2004, 6, 913-2916. The Use of Olefin Templates in Queued Chemical Transformations Using Late Transition Metal Catalysis. The Total Synthesis of cis and trans Bupleurynol via a Single Multi-Reaction Sequence.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ol0489853)
44.    Mayer, S.; Daigle, D. M.; Brown, E. D.; Khatri, J.; Organ, M. G. J. Comb. Chem. 2004 6, 776-782. An Expedient and Facile One-Step Synthesis of a Biguanide Library by Microwave Irradiation Coupled With Simple Product Filtration. Inhibitors of Dihydrofolate Reductase (DHFR).(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc049953+)
43.    Hodgson, R.; Chen, Y.; Zhang, Z.; Tleugabulova, D.; Long,H.; Zhoa, X.; Organ, M. G.; Brook, M. A.; Brennan, J. D. Anal. Chem.  2004, 2780-2790. Protein-Doped Monolithic Silica Columns for Capillary Liquid Chromatography Prepared by the Sol-Gel Method.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ac0352124)
42.    Organ, M. G.; Ghasemi, H. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 695-700. Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions on an Olefin Template: The Total Synthesis of (13E,15E,18Z,20Z)-1-hydroxypentacosa-13,15,18,20-tetraen-11-yn-4-one 1-acetate.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo035376k)
41.    Organ, M. G.; Antunes, L. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 6805-6808. Metal-Catalyzed Coupling Reactions on an Olefin Template: The Total Synthesis of Bupleurynol.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(03)01753-2)
40.    Organ, M. G.; Wang, J. J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 5568-5574. The Synthesis of Deoxyfusapyrone. 2. Preparation of the Bis Trisubstituted Olefin Fragment and Its Attachment to the Pyrone Moiety.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo034371k)
39.    Organ, M. G.; Arvanitis, E. A.; Villani, A.; Majkut, Y.; Hynes, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2003, 44, 4403-4406. "Differentiating Allylic and Vinylic Leaving Groups for Pd Catalysis. The Use of Vinyl Iodide to Facilitate Room Temperature Activation of a Vinyl C-X Bond in The Presence of Allyl Carbonate.(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016%2FS0040-4039(03)00881-5)
38.    Organ, M. G.; Arvanitis, E. A.; Hynes, Stephen J.  J. Org. Chem. 2003, 68, 3918-3922. On the Regiochemistry of Nucleophilic Attack on 2-Halo i-Allyl Complexes. 4. The Effect of Silver Acetate and Nucleophile Concentrations in Competitive Nucleophilic Attack with Malonate and Phenoxide Nucleophiles.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo034119c)
37.    Organ, M. G.; Mayer, S. J. Comb. Chem. 2003, 5, 118-124. Synthesis of 4-(5-Iodo-3-Methylpyrazolyl) Phenylsulfonamide and Its Elaboration To a COX II Inhibitor Library by Solution-Phase Suzuki Coupling Using Pd/C as a Solid-Supported Catalyst.(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc020045r)
36.    Organ, M. G.; Mayer, S.; Lepifre, F.; N'Zemba, B.; Khatri, J. Mol. Diversity, 2003, 7, 211-227. Combining The Use of Solid-Supported Transition Metal Catalysis With Microwave Irradiation In Solution-Phase Parallel Library Synthesis.(https://doi.org/10.1023/b:modi.0000006826.91512.83)
35.    Organ, M. G.; Arvanitis, E. A.; Hynes, S. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 2002 43, 8989-8992. On the Regiochemistry of Nucleophilic Attack on 2-Halo i-Allyl complexes. 3. The Electronic Effect of Phenoxide Ion and the Ligand.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02183-4)
34.    Organ, M. G.; Wang, J.  J. Org. Chem. 2002 67,  7847 - 7851.  The Synthesis of Deoxyfusapyrone. 1. An Approach to the Pyrone Moiety.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0204707)
33.    Organ, M. G.; Xu, J., N'Zemba, B. M.  Tetrahedron Lett. 2002 43,  8177-8180.  A General and Enantiospecific Strategy for the Synthesis of CVS 1778 and Its Analogs:  Inhibitors of  Factor Xa.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(02)01924-X)
32.    Organ, M. G.; Buon, C.; Combs, A.; Decicco, C. P.  Org. Letters 2002, 4, 2683 -2685.  A Concise Synthesis of Silanediol-Based Dipeptide Transition-Sate Inhibitors of Proteases.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ol026195s)
31.    Organ, M. G.; Bilokin, Y. V.; Bratovanov, S.  J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67, 5176-5183. Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of Orevactaene.  Part 2.  Convergent and Stereoselective Synthesis of the C18–C31 Domain of Orevactaene. Evidence for the Relative Configuration of the Side Chain.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo0201777)
30.    Organ, M. G.; Arvanitis, E.A.; Dixon, C.; Cooper, J.T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 1288-1294. Controlling Chemoselectivity in Vinyl and Allylic C-X Bond Activation With Palladium Catalysis:  A pKa-Based Electronic Switch.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja011508k)
29.    Organ, M. G.;* Dixon, C.E.; Mayhew, D.; Parks, D. J.; Arvanitis, E. A. Combinatorial Chemistry and High Throughput Screening.  2002, 5, 209-216.  Invited Feature Article Entitled:  The Use of Strong Cat-Ion Exchange (SCX) Chromatography to Purify a Variety of Structurally-Diverse Molecular Libraries Prepared by Solution Phase Methods.(https://doi.org/10.2174/1386207024607301)
28.    Organ, M.G.; Arvanitis, E.A.; Dixon, C.; Lavorato, D.J.; Siegel, M.G.; Dressman, B.A. J. Comb. Chem.  2001, 3, 473-476. Solution Phase Synthesis of an Aminomethyl-Substituted Biaryl Library Via Sequential N-Alkylation and Suzuki Cross Coupling.(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc010018l)
27.    Organ, M.G.; Mayhew, D.; Cooper, J.T.; Dixon, C.E.; Lavorato, D.J.; Kaldor, S.W.; Siegel, M.G.  J. Comb. Chem. 2001, 3, 64-67. The Solution Phase Synthesis of Libraries of Variably Substituted Olefin Scaffolds: A Library of Allylic Amines.(https://doi.org/10.1021/cc0000601)
26.    Organ, M.G.; Kaldor, S.W.; Dixon, C.; Parks, D.J.; Singh, U.; Lavorato, D.J.; Isbester, P.K.; Siegel, M.G.  Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 8407-8411. The Synthesis of Ethanolamine Libraries from Olefin Scaffolds.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01503-3)
25.    Organ M.G.; Cooper, J.T.; Rogers, L.R., Soleymanzadeh, F.; Paul, T.  J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 7959-7970.  The Synthesis of Stereodefined Polysubstituted Olefins. 1. Tandem Intermolecular Reactions Involving Selective, Sequential Insertion of Pd (0) Into Allylic and Vinylic Halide Bonds. The Stereoselective Synthesis of Disubstituted Olefins.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo001045l)
24.    Organ, M.G.; Bratovanov, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 6945-6949.  Approach Toward the Total Synthesis of Orevactaene. 1.  Assembly of the Contiguous Trisubstituted Olefin Component.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)01189-8)
23.    Organ, M.G.; Dragan, V.; Miller, M.; Froese, R.D.J.; Goddard, J.D. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3666-3678. Sakurai Addition and Ring Annulation of Allylsilanes with a,b-Unsaturated Esters. Experimental Results and Ab Initio Theoretical Predictions Examining Allylsilane Reactivity.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo991177i)
22.    Organ, M.G.; Dixon, C.E. Biotechnol. Bioeng. (Combinatorial Chemistry)  2000, 71-78. Invited Feature Article Entitled: The Preparation of Amino-Substituted Biaryl Libraries. The Application of Solid-Supported Reagents to Streamline Solution Phase Synthesis.(https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1097-0290(200024)71:1%3C71::aid-bit10%3E3.0.co;2-u)
21.    Organ, M.G.; Miller, M.; Konstantinou, Z. J. Am. Chem. Soc.  1998, 120, 9283-9290. On the Mechanism of Nucleophilic Attack on 1- and 2-Bromo(p-Allyl)palladium Complexes.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja9801442)
20.    Organ, M.G.; Miller, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 8181-8184. New Reactions Involving Palladacyclobutanes: The Attack of Phenoxide Ion at the Central Carbon of Both 1- and 2- Bromo(p-Allyl)palladium Complexes.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10252-0)
19.    Organ, M.G.; Winkle, D.D.; Huffmann, J. J. Org. Chem.  1997, 62, 5254-5266. Tandem Transformations Involving Allylic Silanes. 2. Highly Diastereoselective Substitutions Involving [(Trialkylsilyl)methyl]-cyclohexene Derivatives With Aldehydes. Synthetic Studies on the Problem of Lewis Acid Promoted Protodesilylation and Enolization.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo970821v)
18.    Organ, M.G.; Winkle, D.  J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62,  1881-1885.  Non-Cascade Tandem Transformations Involving Allylic Silanes. 1. Pericyclic and Ionic Reactions Combined into "One-Pot" Sequences.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo962025f)
17.    Organ, M.G.; Murray, A.P.  J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 1523-1526. Ni-Catalyzed Cross Coupling of Alkoxide-Containing Vinylhalides With Grignard Reagents. A "One-Pot" Synthesis of 2-[(Trimethylsilyl)methyl]-2-propen-1-yl acetate.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo961900u)
16.    Organ, M.G.; Anderson, P.  J. Chem. Ed. 1996, 73, 1193-1196. Carbonyl and Conjugate  Additions to Cyclohexenone. Experiments Illustrating Reagent Selectivity.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ed073p1193)
15.    Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G. J. Org. Chem. 1996, 61, 5358-5361. Use of Cyclic b-Keto Ester Derivatives in Photoadditions. Synthesis of (+/-) Norasteriscanolide.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo960088s)
14.    Froese, R.D.; Organ, M.G.; Stack, T.D.P.; Trost, B.M.; Goddard, J.D.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 10931-10938.  Theoretical and Experimental Studies of the Diels-Alder Dimerization of Substituted Cyclopentadienes.(http://doi.org/10.1002/chin.199611077)
13.    Trost, B.M.; Organ, M.G.; O'Doherty, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc.  1995, 117, 9662-9670. Asymmetric Synthesis of Allylic Sulfones. Useful Asymmetric Building Blocks.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00143a007)
12.    Trost, B.M.; Organ, M.G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 10320-10321. Deracemization of Cyclic Allyl Esters.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00101a070)
11.    Trost, B.M.;  Breit, B.;  Organ, M.G.;  Tetrahedron Lett.  1994, 35, 5817-5820. On the Nature of the Asymmetric Induction in a Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)78192-5)
10.    Organ, M.G.;  Froese, R.D.J.;  Goddard, J.D.;  Taylor, N.J.;  Lange, G.L.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1994, 116, 3312-3323.  Photoadditions and Dialkylcuprate Additions to 2-t-Butyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one and Related Heterocycles.  Experimental, Ab Initio Theoretical and X-ray Structure Studies of Facial Selectivity and Enone Pyramidalization.(https://doi.org/10.1021/ja00087a018)
9.      Ruangrungsi, N.;  Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G  Fitoterapia   LXV, 1994, 179-180. Coumarins  From the Leaves of Triphasia trifolia.
8.      Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G.  Tetrahedron Lett.  1993, 34, 1425-1428. Asymmetric Induction  in Cuprate and Photoadditions to 2-t-Butyl-2,6-dimethyl-1,3-dioxin-4-one.  Absolute but Opposite Face Selectivity.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60309-X)
7.      Lange, G.L.;  Organ, M.G.; Roche, M.R.  J. Org. Chem. 1992, 57, 6000-6003. Bromination of 2,2,6-trialkyl-1,3-dioxan-4-ones.  Application of the Deuterium Isotope Effect to the Synthesis of a Chiral Trialkyldioxinone.(https://doi.org/10.1021/jo00048a039)
6.      Ruangrungsi, N.;  Prathanturarug, S.;  Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G. Phytochemistry   1992, 31,  2397-2400. An N-methyl Aristolactam and an Oxygenated Cyclohexane Derivative From Piper ribesioides.(https://doi.org/10.1016/0031-9422(92)83285-7)
5.      Somanabandhu, A-o;  Ruangrungsi, N.;  Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G. Thai. J. Pharm. Sci. 1992, 16, 207-211. Constituents of the Stem Bark of Zanthoxylum limonella.(http://www.scienceasia.org/1992.18.n3/v18_181_185.pdf)
4.      Lange, G.L.;  Organ, M.G.  Synlett   1991, 665-667. Conversion of 5-Oxoalkanals to d- Lactones by an Intramolecular Tishchenko Reaction.(http://doi.org/10.1055/s-0036-1589465)
3.      Ruangrungsi, N.;  Ariyaprayoon, J.;  Lange, G.L.; Organ, M.G J. Nat. Prod1990, 53, 946-952. Three New Carbazole Alkaloids Isolated From Maurraya siamensis.(https://doi.org/10.1021/np50070a025)
2.      Lange, G.L.;  Organ, M.G.;  Lee, M. Tetrahedron Lett1990, 31, 4689-4692. Reversal of Regioselectivity with Increasing Ring Size of Alkene Component in [2+2] Photoadditions.(https://doi.org/10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97707-4)
1.      Organ, M.G.;  Greenwood, J.S.;  Bewley, J.D.  Planta  1988, 174, 513-517. Phytin is Synthesized in the Cotyledons of Germinated Castor-Bean Seeds in Response to Exogenously Supplied Phosphate.(https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00634481)

Book Chapters:
4.      “The Contemporary Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction” Cory Valente and Michael G. Organ. Boronic Acids 2nd Ed, 2010.
3.      “Synthesis by Metal Substitution of Metals with Extension of the Carbon Framework." Michael G. Organ and  Eric A. Kantchev. Science of Synthesis.  2009, 48, 29-95.
2.      “Synthesis by Metal Substitution of Metals with Retention of the Carbon Framework." Michael G. Organ and  Eric A. Kantchev. Science of Synthesis.  2009, 48, 9-28.
1.      “Optimizing Solution Phase Synthesis Using Solid Phase Techniques. “ Michael G. Organ* and Debasis Mallik. Optimizing Solid-Phase Chemistry. Marcel-Dekker, New York. 2001. 315-381.

Technical Reports:
1.      Dixon, C.G.; Organ, M.G.; Porco, J.A. Argonaut Technologies Technical Report 1999. Invited Feature Report Entitled: Parallel Synthesis of Amino-Substituted Biaryls on the Quest 210: Use of Bank-to-Bank Transfer.

 

Patents and Patents Pending:
14.    Organ, M. G.; Mallik, D. Device for Mapping Constitutional Composition of a Flow Stream. US Patent Application # 63020194
13.    Elhalfawy, O.; Brown, E.; Czarny, T.; Organ, M. G.; Day, J. Compounds that target the bacterial envelop stress response and reverse b-lactam resistance in MRSA. US Patent Application # 62800155
12.    Organ, M. G., Zhang, W., Mallik, D. Fluid diverting module, US 62/652,360
11.    Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Multidimensional Peak Purity Analysis. US Application Number:  US 2018/0128795 A1
10.    Mallik, D.; Organ, M. G. Non-disruptive Sampler for Fluid Processing Apparatus. US  2017/0248502 A1
9.      Organ, M. G.; Kwak, J. S.; Mallik, D. Fluid Processing Apparatus. US Patent Publication No. 9,579,625
8.      Zablocki, J.; Abelman, M.; Organ, M. G.; Bilokin, Y.; Diamond, I.; Arolfo, M. P.; Yao, L.; Fan, P.; Elzein, E.; Kalla, R.; Perry, T.; Kobayashi, T.; Lee, X.; Jiang, R.  ALDH-2 Inhibitors in the Treatment of Addiction. US Patent Application No. 11/829,836. US Patent Publication No. 20090209533 US20080032995, WO2008014497 A2, Filed: Jul 27, 2007, Date Granted: Jan 31, 2008
7.      Abelman, M.; Organ, G. G.; Zablocki, J.; Keung, W. M.; Tao, G. Quinazolinone derivatives as ALDH-2 inhibitors, Filed April 3, 2008, Granted May 31, 2011. US Patent Number: 7,951,813
6.      Zablocki, J.; Elzein, E.; Organ, M. G.; Bilokin, Y.; Mayer, S.; Disanti, A.; Miller, S. A.; Kernast, P. A.   Process for the preparation of thionucleoside analog via condensation of 5'-deoxychloro nucleosides with thiols as A1 adenosine receptor agonists. Filed August 29, 2005, Patent Granted Nov 28, 2007. US Patent number:  07300923.
5.      Organ, M. G.; O’Brien, C. J.; Kantchev, E. A. B. Canadian Provisional Application Entitled: “Easily Prepared Air Stable Catalysts and Pre-catalysts for Transition Metal Catalyzed Organic Transformations. US60/710,869. Filed June 30, 2006.
4.      Organ, M. G.; O’Brien, C. J.; Kantchev, E. A. B. US Provisional Application Entitled : “Easily Prepared Air Stable Catalysts and Pre-catalysts for Transition Metal Catalyzed Organic Transformations. US60/710,869. Filed August 25, 2005. Patent Granted July 31, 2007. US Patent Number: 7250510 B2.
3.      Organ, M. G.; Connop, B. P.; MacDonald, D.; Nathwani, P. US Provisional Application Entitled Arylthioetherpyrimidine and Aryloxyetherpyrimidine Derivatives and Their Therapeutic Uses. PCT Int. Appl.  (2004), 98 pp.  WO  2004054988  A1  20040701  CAN 141:89099  AN 2004:534184.
2.      Comer, E.; Organ, M. G. European Patent: Method and Apparatus for Performing Micro-Scale Chemical Reactions. Granted December 28, 2012. EP Patent Application No. 05778890.3-1270.
1.      Organ, Michael G.; Dixon, Craig E.; Kaldor, Stephen W.; Siegel, Miles G.  Solution-phase synthesis of olefins and olefin-derived products. PCT Int. Appl. (1999), 35 pp.

 

Industrial Interactions:
Established Research Collaborations
All of these relationships are funded by the companies listed to a total of $7,953,000.
•     Corteva Agrisciences: M. G. Organ travelled to Corteva to discuss specific research projects on-going at Corteva and the role that small molecule synthesis and discovery plays in herbicide and pesticide development. Discussions are underway about new catalysts that the PI could develop to solve on-going problems at Corteva. (03/19 – present)
•     CTC Robotics: M. G. Organ was asked to develop valve technology to install on liquid-handling robotic stations for the purpose of doing biosample processing. (01/18 – present)
•     Phytronix Inc.: M. G. Organ was asked to develop a single platform for conducting chemical reactions in both flow and in batch that can utilize existing expertise developed at Phytronix. (01/18 – present)
•     Thermo-Fisher Scientific: M. G. Organ was asked to develop in-line sampling and analysis hardware and software to extract samples from flow chemistry streams. This has reached the point of preparing alpha units for testing in industrial sites for evaluation to take to commercialization. (01/18 – present)
•     Pfizer: M. G. Organ was asked to develop new catalysts and processes to couple highly valued and privilaged heterocyclic motifs for which no current methodlogy will work. (05/14 – present)
•     GlaxoSmithKline:  M. G. Organ was asked to develop ways flow chemistry technology to run high temperature/high pressure reactions on unstable intermediates in the Process Chemistry Group at GSK. (10/12 – present)
•     Syngenta: M. G. Organ travelled to Syngenta Inc. in the UK to present catalysis results relating to commercially available PEPPSI catalysts. Company detailed problems with synthetic route being developed in their company and discussed establishing collaborations (10/15 – present)
•     Eli Lilly and Company:  M. G. Organ was asked to develop ways to selectively introduce sp3 hybridized centres into drug candidates as part of a collaborative program with both Discovery and Process Chemistry at Eli Lilly. (11/12 – present)
•     Abbvie Pharmaceuticals Inc.:  M. G. Organ has been invited to Abbott to consult on their flow program and to look for research of mutual interest. In particular, Abbott scientists have special interests in the supported version of the PI’s Pd-PEPPSI series of supported cross coupling catalysts and applying them to flow. (05/10 – present)
•     Agilent Inc. (formerly Varian Inc.):  This collaboration involves the development of artificial intelligence software for iterative feedback reaction optimization using microwave assisted, continuous flow organic synthesis. (08/07 – present)
•     Merck:  Scientists at Merck have installed a beta microwave–assisted continuous flow organic synthesis (MACOS) station that has been designed and patented by M. G. Organ. New methods for the design and synthesis of molecular libraries are being developed jointly by scientists in the PI’s group and at Merck. (01/10 – 12/12)
•     Wavecraft Inc.: This is an engineering firm that is constructing the new microwave system that the PI has designed for flow applications. (09/09 – 08/14)
•     Xerox Inc.:  This collaboration involves the development of new catalysts for the formation of carbon-nitrogen bonds, especially for the production of triaryl amine type materials that have applications in the printing industry. (06/07 – 09/12).
•     Dalton Pharma Inc.:  This collaboration involves the development of new base polymers for supported reagents for use in microwave assisted, continuous flow organic synthesis. (11/06 – 04/12)
•     Biotage inc.:  This collaboration involves the development of incorporation of flow chemistry into a microwavable platform. (11/06 – 04/12)
•     Syrris inc.:  This collaboration involves the incorporation of pumping technology and back pressure regulation into a new cohesive design for microwave-assisted, continuous flow organic synthesis. (11/06 – 04/12)
•     Bristol-Meyer Squibb:  This collaboration involves the development of new protease inhibitors based on unique main-group element scaffolds.  (08/00 – 02/02)
•     Eli Lilly and Company:  This collaboration was based on novel transition metal mediated transformations developed in the PI's laboratory that has led to the preparation of several molecular libraries (e.g., benzylaminobiaryls, allylic amines, ethanolamines, etc.) that are undergoing evaluation at Lilly in a variety of therapeutic areas including CNS. (09/97 – 04/03)
•     Merck:  Working jointly with researchers at Merck, the PI is developing a new high throughput screening methodology to screen molecular libraries mixtures.  Merck is supplying expertise in the expression and handling of COX II enzyme while the York group is building the library and actually conducting the screening. (02/02 – 01/04)
•     Glaxo-SmithKline:  Working on the development of synthesis methodologies for the preparation of cyclic molecules for molecular library preparation. (09/97 – 01/03)
•     MDS Laboratories Ltd.:  MDS SCIEX is a world-leading manufacturer of mass spectrometers, especially in the area of protein mass spectroscopy (proteomics).  MDS has funded the development of FAC/MS as a unique platform for the screening of mixtures of potential drug candidates.  (04/01 – 03/04).

Spin-Off Companies: 
•     Total Synthesis Ltd. is a drug-discovery based company that does basic research in medicinal chemistry in collaboration with larger companies. Operating this company takes approximately 7.5 hours per week.

Invited Consulting Activities:
•     Paid consultant for Abbott Laboratories, Chicago, Illinois.
•     Paid consultant for GLYCODesign in Toronto, Ontario.
•     Paid consultant for Active Pass Pharmaceuticals in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Invited Advisory Activities:
•     Serve on the Editorial Board of ChemcatChem (2016 – present).
•     Serve on the Editorial Board of Chemistry—A European Journal (2013 – present).
•     Serve on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Flow Chemistry (2011 – present).
•     Served on the Advisory Board of the Journal of Combinatorial Science, formerly the Jouranl of Combinatorial Chemistry (a journal of the American Chemical Society) (2001 – present).
•     Served on the External Advisory Board of the University of Kansas Center for Chemical Methods and Library Development (KU-CMLD)  (2002-2007).
•     Served on the Advisory Board/Think Tank for Biotage Inc. which is located in Upsalla,Sweden (2006 - 2009).