18 Publications
2019
The Development of Synthetic Routes to 1,1,n,n‐Tetramethyl[n](2,11)teropyrenophanes
Unikela, Kiran Sagar⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Ghasemabadi, Parisa Ghods⋅Warford, C. Chad⋅Qiu, Christopher S⋅Dawe, Louise N⋅Zhao, Yuming and Bodwell, Graham J
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 2019, (no. 28), pp. 4560, July 31, 2019. | Journal Article
2018
Regioselective Synthesis of Unsymmetric Tetra- and Pentasubstituted Pyrenes with a Strategy for Primary C-Alkylation at the 2-Position.
Dmytrejchuk, Ana M⋅Jackson, Sydney N⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Gorden, John D and Merner, Bradley L
The Journal of organic chemistry, June 19, 2018. | Journal Article
 
π-Extension of Strained Benzenoid Macrocycles Using the Scholl Reaction.
Saha, Nirob K⋅Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Johnson, Kara F and Merner, Bradley L
Organic letters, vol. 20, (no. 21), pp. 6855-6858, November 2, 2018. | Journal Article
2017
Highly Strained para-Phenylene-Bridged Macrocycles from Unstrained 1,4-Diketo Macrocycles
Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Merryman, Caroline P and Merner, Bradley L
Synlett, vol. 28, (no. 17), pp. 2211, 20171023. | Journal Article
2016
A Macrocyclic 1,4-Diketone Enables the Synthesis of a p-Phenylene Ring That Is More Strained than a Monomer Unit of [4]Cycloparaphenylene.
Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Corzo, Hector H and Merner, Bradley L
Organic letters, vol. 18, (no. 13), pp. 3278-3281, July 1, 2016. | Journal Article
 
Overcoming strain-induced rearrangement reactions: A mild dehydrative aromatization protocol for synthesis of highly distorted para-phenylenes
Merner, Bradley⋅Merner, Bradley⋅Gorden, John⋅Gorden, John⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Mitra, Nirmal⋅Mitra, Nirmal⋅Corzo, Hector and Corzo, Hector
Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 138, (no. 9), pp. 3235, 20160309. | Journal Article
 
Overcoming Strain-Induced Rearrangement Reactions: A Mild Dehydrative Aromatization Protocol for Synthesis of Highly Distorted p‑Phenylenes
Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Corzo, Hector H⋅Corzo, Hector H⋅Gorden, John D⋅Gorden, John D⋅Merner, Bradley L and Merner, Bradley L
Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 138, (no. 9), pp. 3240, 20160309. | Journal Article
2015
A non-cross-coupling approach to arene-bridged macrocycles: synthesis, structure, and direct, regioselective functionalization of a cycloparaphenylene fragment.
Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Mitra, Nirmal K⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Meudom, Rolande⋅Gorden, John D⋅Gorden, John D⋅Merner, Bradley L and Merner, Bradley L
Organic letters, vol. 17, (no. 11), pp. 2700-2703, June 5, 2015. | Journal Article
2014
Alternative syntheses of (S)-cEt-BNA: a key constrained nucleoside component of bioactive antisense gapmer sequences.
Salinas, Juan C⋅Migawa, Michael T⋅Merner, Bradley L and Hanessian, Stephen
The Journal of organic chemistry, vol. 79, (no. 23), pp. 11651-11660, December 5, 2014. | Journal Article
2013
1,1,n,n-Tetramethyl[n](2,11)teropyrenophanes (n = 7-9): a series of armchair SWCNT segments.
Merner, Bradley L⋅Unikela, Kiran S⋅Dawe, Louise⋅Thompson, David W and Bodwell, G.
Chemical communications (Cambridge, England), vol. 49, (no. 53), pp. 5930-2, 2013/Jul/7. | Journal Article
 
A constrained tricyclic nucleic acid analogue of α-L-LNA: investigating the effects of dual conformational restriction on duplex thermal stability.
Hanessian, Stephen⋅Wagger, Jernej⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Giacometti, Robert D⋅Ostergaard, Michael E⋅Swayze, Eric E and Seth, Punit P
The Journal of organic chemistry, vol. 78, (no. 18), pp. 9064-9075, September 20, 2013. | Journal Article
 
Synthesis of cis- and trans-α-l-[4.3.0]bicyclo-DNA monomers for antisense technology: methods for the diastereoselective formation of bicyclic nucleosides.
Hanessian, Stephen⋅Schroeder, Benjamin R⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Chen, Bin⋅Swayze, Eric E and Seth, Punit P
The Journal of organic chemistry, vol. 78, (no. 18), pp. 9051-9063, September 20, 2013. | Journal Article
2012
Structure-based design of a highly constrained nucleic acid analogue: improved duplex stabilization by restricting sugar pucker and torsion angle γ.
Hanessian, Stephen⋅Schroeder, Benjamin R⋅Giacometti, Robert D⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Ostergaard, Michael⋅Swayze, Eric E and Seth, Punit P
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English), vol. 51, (no. 45), pp. 11242-5, 2012/Nov/5. | Journal Article
 
Structure-Based Design of a Highly Constrained Nucleic Acid Analogue: Improved Duplex Stabilization by Restricting Sugar Pucker and Torsion Angleγ
Hanessian, Stephen⋅Schroeder, Benjamin R⋅Giacometti, Robert D⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Østergaard, Michael⋅Swayze, Eric E and Seth, Punit P
Angewandte Chemie, vol. 124, (no. 45), pp. 11407, 2012-11-05. | Journal Article
2009
Inside Cover: 1,1,8,8-Tetramethyl[8](2,11)teropyrenophane: Half of an Aromatic Belt and a Segment of an (8,8) Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 30/2009)
Merner, Bradley L⋅Dawe, Louise N and Bodwell, Graham J
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, vol. 48, (no. 30), pp. 5382, 2009-07-13. | Journal Article
2008
Interplay of π-Electron Delocalization and Strain in [n](2,7)Pyrenophanes
Dobrowolski, Michał A⋅Dobrowolski, Michał A⋅Cyranski, Michal K⋅Cyrański, Michał K⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Bodwell, Graham J⋅Bodwell, Graham J⋅Wu, Judy I⋅Wu, Judy I⋅Schleyer, Paul von Ragué and Schleyer, Paul V
The Journal of Organic Chemistry, vol. 73, (no. 20), pp. 8009, 20081017. | Journal Article
2007
Benzo[a]acecorannulene: Surprising Formation of a New Bowl‐Shaped Aromatic Hydrocarbon from an Attempted Synthesis of 1,2‐Diazadibenzo[d,m]corannulene
Tsefrikas, Vikki M⋅Arns, Steve⋅Merner, Patrick M⋅Warford, C. Chad⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Scott, Lawrence T and Bodwell, Graham J
ChemInform, vol. 38, (no. 10), pp. no, March 6, 2007. | Journal Article
2006
Benzo[a]acecorannulene:  Surprising Formation of a New Bowl-Shaped Aromatic Hydrocarbon from an Attempted Synthesis of 1,2-Diazadibenzo[d,m]corannulene
Tsefrikas, Vikki M⋅Tsefrikas, V.M.⋅Arns, S.⋅Arns, Steve⋅Merner, P.M.⋅Merner, Patrick M⋅Warford, C.C.⋅Warford, C. Chad⋅Merner, Bradley L⋅Merner, B.L.⋅Scott, Lawrence T⋅Scott, L.T.⋅Bodwell, G.J. and Bodwell, Graham J
Organic Letters, vol. 8, (no. 23), pp. 5198, 20061109. | Journal Article