Organic structure determination (exclusive of taxol analogs and natural products)

S. O. Kang, J. M. Llinares, D. Powell, D. G. VanderVelde, and K. Bowman-James, “New Polyamide Cryptand for Anion Binding,” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 125, 11486-11487 (2003).

R. G. Carlson, M. A. Gile, J. A. Heppert, M. H. Mason, D. R. Powell, D. Vander Velde, and J. M. Vilain, “The metathesis-facilitated synthesis of terminal ruthenium carbide complexes: a unique carbon atom transfer reaction, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 124, 1580-1581 (2002).

T. Dyanakov, Y. Chen, K. Holland, J. Drbohlav, D. Burns, D. G. Vander Velde, L. Seib, E. J. Soloski, J. Kuhn, P. J. Mann, and W. T. K. Stevenson, “Thermal analysis of some aromatic amine cured model epoxy resin systems-I: Materials synthesis and characterization, cure and post-cure,” Polymer Degradation and Stability, 53, 217-242 (1996).

C. C. Cheng, H. Chang, M. Morton, and D. Vander Velde, "A Benzylation Study of 2,3-Dichloronapthazarin," Synth. Comm., 26, 1985-1993 (1996).

J. L. Wofe, D.G. Vander Velde, and R.T. Borchardt, "Facilitated Intramolecular Conjugate Addition of p--Anisido-3-(3',6'-dioxo-2',4'-dimethylproprionic Acid Amide. 1. Product Characterization," J. Org. Chem., 57, 6138-6142 (1992).

T.A. Engler, U. Sampath, D.G. Vander Velde and F. Takusagawa, "Studies on Diels-Alder Reactions of 1,3,3-Tri-methyl-2-vinylcyclohexane with 2-Cyclohexanones," Tetrahedron, 48, 9399-9416 (1992).

K. Ramesh, M.S. Wolfe, Y. Lee, D.G. Vander Velde, and R.T. Borchardt, "Synthesis of Hydroxylated Cyclohexenyl- and Cyclohexanyladenines as Potential Inhibitors of S-Adenosylhomocysteine Hydrolase," J. Org. Chem., 57, 5861-5868 (1992).

T.A. Engler, U. Sampath, D.G. Vander Velde, and F. Takusagawa, "Further Studies on Quinone Diels-Alder Reactions with 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-vinylcyclohexenes: Regioselective Synthesis of 12-methylpodocarpane Diterpenes and Isolation of a hetero Diels-Alder Product from 1,4-Benzoquinone, Synth. Comm., 22, 2031-2042 (1992).

G.I. Georg, E. Akgun, P.M. Mashava, M. Milstead, H. Ping, Z. Wu, D.G. Vander Velde, and F. Takusagawa, "Galactose Imines in the Staudinger Reaction," Tet. Lett., 33, 2111-2114 (1992).

J. Aubè, Y. Wang, M. Hammond, M. Tanol, F. Takusagawa, and D.G. Vander Velde, "Synthetic Aspects of an Asymmetric Nitrogen Insertion Process: Preparation of Chiral, Nonracemic Caprolactams and Valerolactams. Total Synthesis of (-)-Alloyohimbane," J. Am. Chem. Soc., 112, 4879-4884 (1990).

K.J. Dave, C.M. Riley, D.G. Vander Velde, and J.F. Stobaugh, "Improved Preparation and Structural Conformation of the Fluorescence Labeling Reagents 1,2-Diamino-4,5-Dimethoxybenzene and 3,4-Dihydro6,7-Dimethoxy-4-Methyl-3-Oxo-Quinoxaline-2-Carbonyl Chloride," J. Pharm. and Biomed. Anal., 8, 307-313 (1990).

T.A. Engler, J.P. Reddy, K.D. Combrink and D.G. Vander Velde, "Formal 2+2 and 3+2 Cycloaddition Reactions of 2H-Chromenes with 2-Alkoxy-1,4-benzoquinones: Regioselective Synthesis of Substituted Pterocarpins," J. Org. Chem., 55, 1248-1254 (1990).

T.A. Engler, U. Sampath, S. Naganathan, D.G. Vander Velde and F. Takusagawa, "A New General Synthetic Approach to Diterpenes: Application to Syntheses of (±)Taxodione and (±)Royleanone," J. Org. Chem.., 54, 5712-5719 (1989).

T. A. Engler, M. H. Ali, and D.G. Vander Velde, "NonPhotochemical 2+2 Cycloadditions of Acyclic Enones and Alkenes," Tet. Lett., 30, 1761 (1989).