Thesis:  Towards the Synthesis of the Herbicidal Natural Products Cornexistin and Hydroxycornexistin.

Publications and Presentations

Tung, J.C.; Gonzalez, J.; Caustill, J.S.,  Cross-coupling of Fluoroalkyl halides with Aromatic and Heteroaromatic Boronic Acids.  Halofluorination of Terminal Olefins for Fragment Synthesis.  Discovery Chemistry Matters., 2008, 6, 10-14.

Tung, J.C.; Chen, W.; Noll, B.C.; Taylor, R.E.; Fields, S.C.; Dent III, W.H.; Green III, F.R.,  Towards the Synthesis of the Cornexistins.  Synthesis, 2007, 2388-2396.

Smith, B.D.; Goodenough-Lashua, D.M.; DSouza, C.J.E.; Norton, K.J.; Schmidt, L.M.; Tung, J.C.,  Substituent Effects on the Barrier to Carbamate C-N Rotation.  Tetrahedron Lett., 2004, 45, 2747-2749.

Tung, J.C.; Gonzalez, J.; Caustill, J.,  Synthesis of Vicinal Halofluoroalkanes from Terminal Alkenes and their Cross-coupling Reactivity with Aryl/heteroaryl Boronic Acids.  Oral Presentation, 236th ACS National Meeting.,  Philadelphia, PA, August 17-21, 2008.

Tung, J.C.; Taylor, R.E.,  Towards a Total Synthesis of the Cornexistins.  Poster Presentation, 39th National Organic Symposium, June 12-16, 2005.

Tung, J.C.; Taylor, R.E.,  Studies Towards a Total Synthesis of the Cornexistins:  Taking Advantage of a Reversible Aldol.  Oral Presentation, 229th ACS National Meeting, San Diego, CA, March 13-17, 2005.

Chen, W.; Tung, J.C.; Taylor, R.E.,  Synthetic and Conformational Studies of the Cornexistins.  Poster Presentation,  38th National Organic Symposium, June 8-12, 2003.