Representative Publications

The Synthesis of Biologically Active Organosilicon Small Molecules A. K. Franz Curr. Opin. Drug Disc. Dev. 2007, 10, 654-671

Synthesis and Cellular Profiling of Diverse Organosilicon Small Molecules A. K. Franz, P. D. Dreyfuss, and S. L. Schreiber J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 1020-1021

Diastereoseletive Silacyclopropanations of Functionalized Chiral Alkenes T. G. Driver, A. K. Franz, and K. A. Woerpel J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 6524-6525.

ZnBr2-Catalyzed Insertions of Carbonyl Compounds into Silacyclopropanes: Regiochemical Reversal Dependent on Metal Salt A. K. Franz, and K. A. Woerpel Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 4295-4299.

Development of Reactions of Silacyclopropanes as New Methods for Stereoselective Organic Synthesis A. K. Franz, and K. A. Woerpel Acc. Chem. Res. 2000, 33, 813-820.

Stereospecific and Regioselective Reactions of Silacyclopropanes with Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Copper Salts: Evidence for a Transmetalation Mechanism A. K. Franz, and K. A. Woerpel J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1999, 121, 949-957.