May 26, 2016 Carson Ward

A List of Selected Recent Publications

  • Pratik Karmakar, Tyler J. Finnegan, Darian C. Rostam, Sagarika Taneja, Sefa Ucar, Alexander L Hansen, Curtis E. Moore, Christopher M. Hadad, Kornkanya Pratumyot, Jon R. Parquette, Jovica D. Badjic, Molecular bowls for inclusion complexation of toxic anticancer drug methotrexate, Chem. Sci., 2024, Advance Article, 10.1039/DSC05627A
  • Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Tyler J. Finnegan, Anna Metlushko, Alexandar L. Hansen, Christopher A. Waudby, Xiuze Wang, Nicole Hoefer, David W. McComb, Alexsandar pavic, Nikola Plackic, Jovana Novakovic, Jovana Bradic, Nevena Jeremic, Vladimir Jakovljevic, Biljana Smit, Sanja Matic, Matias A. Alvarez-Saavedra, Ivan Capo, Curtis E. Moore, Samuel I. Stupp, Jovica D. Badjic, Dynamic and Assembly Characteristics of Deep-Cavity Basket Acting as a Host for Inclusion Complexation of Mitoxantrone in Biotic and Abiotic Systems, Chem. Eur. J. 2023, e202303374
  • Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana, Carson E. Ward, Dr. Han Wang, Joseph H. Holbrook, Emily R. Sekera, Honggang Cui, Amanda B. Hummon, Jovica D. Badjic, Crystalline Nanoparticles of Water-Soluble Covalent Basket Cages (CBCs) for Encapsulation of Anticancer Drugs, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, 33
  • Xiuze Wang, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Tyler J. Finnegan, Pratik Karmakar, Curtis E. Moore, Jovica D. Badjic, A Rapid Access to Chrial and Tripodal Cavitands from β-Pinene, Chem. Eur. J. 2022, 28, e202202416
Closed Aromatic Tubes – Capsularenes
  • Radoslav Z. Pavlović; Lei Zhiquan; Tyler J. Finnegan; Christopher A. Waudby; Xiuze Wang; Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana; Xingrong Zhu; Curt M. Wong; Taylor Hamby; Curtis E. Moore; Nicole Hoefer; David W McComb; Christo S. Sevov; Jovica D. Badjić, Closed Aromatic Tubes – Capsularenes, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202211304 
  • Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana, Tyler J. Finnegan, Carson E. Ward, Dr. Curtis E. Moore, Prof. Jovica D. Badjić, Dissipative Formation of Covalent Basket Cages, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202207418
  • Michael J. Gunther, Radoslav Z. Pavlović, Tyler J. Finnegan, Xiuze Wang, Jovica D. Badjić, Enantioselective Construction of Modular and Asymmetric Baskets, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, ASAP, Selected as Hot Paper                                        See SYNFACTS highlight
  • Radoslav Z. Pavlović, Remy F. Lalisse, Alexandar L. Hansen, Christopher A. Waudby, Zhiquan Lei, Murat Güney, Xiuze Wang, Christopher M. Hadad, Jovica D. Badjić, From Selection to Instruction and Back: Competing Conformational Selection and Induced Fit Pathways in Abiotic Hosts, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60,19942–19948.  Selected as Very Important Paper by Angew. Chem.                                                                                                                      Check out the highlight in Nature Chemistry: Analysing allostery | Nature Chemistry                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
  • Tyler Finnegan, Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana, Jovica D. Badjic, Molecular Recognition of Nerve Agents and Their Organophosphorus Surrogates: Toward Supramolecular Scavengers and Catalysts, Chem. Eur. J. 2021, 27, 13280 –13305.

  •  Han Xie, Tyler Finnegan, Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Curtis E. Moore, Jovica D. Badjic, A Hexapodal Capsule for the Recognition of Anions, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 10, 3874–3880.                                     

  • Zhiquan Lei, Tyler Finnegan, Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana, Han Xie, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Curtis E. Moore, Jovica D. Badjic, A Molecular Capsule with Revolving Doors Partitioning its Inner Space, Chem. Eur. J. 2020 asap.      https://chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.202003247

  • Zhiquan Lei, Michael J. Gunther, Vageesha W. Liyana Gunawardana,
    Radoslav Z. Pavlovic´, Han Xie, Xingrong Zhu, Mason Keenan, Alex Riggs and Jovica D. Badjic, A highly diastereoselective synthesis of deep molecular baskets, Chem. Commun., 2020  https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/cc/d0cc04650g#!divAbstract                                     
  • Taylor A. Neal, Allyson B. Eippert, Austin Chivington, Andrew Jamison, P. Chukwunalu Chukwuma, Curtis E. Moore, Jennifer F. Neal, Heather C. Allen, Laura M. Wysocki, Noel M. Paul, and Jovica D. Badjić, One-Pot Aldol Cascade for the Preparation of Isospiropyrans, Flavylium Salts, and bis-Spiropyrans, J. Org. Chem. 2020, 85, 12, 8013-8020.  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.0c00825 

  • Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Sarah E. Border, Yiming Li, Xiaopeng Li and Jovica D. Badjic, Photoinduced interruption of interannular cooperativity for delivery of cationic guests in water, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 2987-2990. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/cc/c9cc09903d#!divAbstract

  • Wang, W.; Finnegan, T. J.;   Zhiquan, L.; Zhu, X.; Moore, C.; Shi, K.; Badjic, J. D.Tuning the allosteric sequestration of anticancer drugs for developing cooperative nano-antidotes, Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 1271-1274. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2020/cc/c9cc09373g#!divAbstract
  • Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Sarah E. Border, Tyler J. Finnegan, Lei Zhiquan, Michael J. Gunther, Eva Mu̅noz, Curtis E. Moore, Christopher M. Hadad, and Jovica D. Badjic, Twist−Turn−Twist Motif Chaperoned Inside Molecular Baskets, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 16600-16604.  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.9b09003
  • Radoslav Z. Pavlović, Lei Zhiquan, Murat Güney, Remy F. Lalisse, Ryan G. Hopf, Judith Gallucci, Curtis Moore, Han Xie, Christopher M. Hadad, Jovica D. Badjić, Multivalent C-H···Cl/Br-C Interactions Directing the Resolution of Dynamic and Twisted Capsules, Chem. – A Eur. J. 2019, 25, 13124-13130. Front Cover and Personal Cover            https://onlinelirary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/chem.201903006                                                                 
  • Weikun Wang, Han Wang, Lei Zhiquan, Han Xie, Honggang Cui
    and Jovica D. Badjic, On the encapsulation and assembly of anticancer
    drugs in a cooperative fashion. Chem. Sci. 2019, 10,  5678–5685.https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/sc/c9sc01380f#!divAbstract                                              
  • Han Xie, Lei Zhiquan, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic´, Judith Gallucci and Jovica D. Badjic, Stackable molecular chairs, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 5479–5482. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/cc/c9cc01664c#!divAbstract                                                                                                       
  • Michael J. Gunther, Radoslav Z. Pavlović, Joseph P. Fernandez, Lei Zhiquan, Judith Gallucci, Christopher M. Hadad, Jovica D. Badjić, Stereo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Molecular Baskets. J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 4392-4401.https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.9b00330
  • Neal, T.; Wang, W.; Zhiquan, L.; Peng, R.; Soni, P.; Xie,  H. A.; Badjic, J. D. Hexavalent Basket for Bottom-Up Construction of Functional Soft Materials and Polyvalent Drugs via “Click” Reaction. Chem. – A Eur. J. 2019,  25, 1242-1248. Hot Paper. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201805246
  • Sarah E. Border, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Lei Zhiquan, Michael J. Gunther, Han Wang, Honggang Cui and Jovica D. Badjic, Photo-induced formation of organic nanoparticles possessing enhanced affinities for complexing nerve agent mimics. Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 1987-1990. 
  • Border, S. E.*; Pavlović, R. Z.*; Zhiquan, L.; Gunther, M. J.; Wang, H.; Cui, H.; Badjić, J. D. Light-Triggered Transformation of Molecular Baskets into Organic Nanoparticles. Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 25, 273 –279. Hot Paper. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/chem.201803693                                    Featured in ACIE                                                                                                                       
  • Zhiquan, L.; Xie, H.; Border, S. E.; Gallucci, J.; Pavlovic, R. Z.; Badjic, J. D. A Stimuli-Responsive Molecular Capsule with Switchable Dynamics, Chirality, and Encapsulation Characteristics, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140 (35), 11091–11100. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jacs.8b06190
  •  Sarah E. Border, Radoslav Z. Pavlovic, Lei Zhiquan, and Jovica D. Badjic, Removal of Nerve Agent Simulants from Water Using Light Responsive Molecular Baskets, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 18496−18499.  https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/jacs.7b11960  Featured in C&EN                                            
  • Chen, W. Lu, M. Yamasaki, S. Polen, C. M. Hadad, & J. D. Badjić, Two-Dimensional Supramolecular Polymers Embodying Large Unilamellar Vesicles in Water. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 11312-11317. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.6b06562
  • Zhiquan, S. Polen, C. M. Hadad, T. V. RajanBabu & J. D. Badjić, Russian Nesting Doll Complexes of Molecular Baskets and Zinc Containing TPA Ligands, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 137, 8253-8258.  http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/jacs.6b04436
  • Chen, M. Yamasaki, P. Shane, J. Gallucci, C. M. Hadad & J. D. Badjić, Dual-Cavity Basket Promotes Encapsulation in Water in an Allosteric Fashion, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12276-12281.  http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/jacs.5b06041
  • Chen, Y. Ruan, J. Brown, J. Gallucci, C. M. Hadad & J. D. Badjić, Recognition Characteristics of an Adaptive Vesicular Assembly of Amphiphilic Baskets for Selective Detection and Mitigation of Nerve Agents, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 17337-17342. http:// pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja510477q
  • Chen, Y. Ruan, J. Brown, J. Gallucci, V. Maslak, C. M. Hadad & J. D. Badjić, Assembly of Amphiphilic Baskets into Stimuli-Responsive Vesicles, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14964-14967. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ja408585j
  • Hermann, M. Nakhla, J. Gallucci, E. Dalkilic, A. Dastan, J. D. Badjić, A Molecular Claw: A Dynamic Cavitand Host, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 11313-11316. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201305761/abstract