Publications

* Denotes a student

1. V.L. Heasley and S.K. Taylor, "Ionic and Radical Reactions in the Bromination of Butadiene," J. Org. Chem., 34, 2779 (1969).
   
2. V.L. Heasley, G.E. Heasley, S.K. Taylor, and C.L. Frye, "Studies on the Bromination of cis- and trans- Piperlyne, " J. Org. Chem., 35, 2967 (1970).
   
3. C.B. Rose and S.K. Taylor, "Reactions of Organometallic Reagents with Unsaturated Epoxides," J. Org. Chem., 39, 578, (1974).
   
4. C.N. McEwen, S.F. Layton, and S.K. Taylor, "Field Desorption and Electron Impact Mass-Spectra of Ionic Dyes," Analytical Chemistry, 49, 922 (1977).
   
5. S.K. Taylor and C.B. Rose, "Regio- and Stereo-selective Reactions of trans- 5,6-Ep oxycis- cyclodecene," J. Org. Chem., 42, 2175 (1977).
   
6. S.K. Taylor, F. Davidson, and D.W. Ovenall, "Carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies on Gelatin Cross-linking by Formaldehyde," Phot. Sci. and Eng., 22, 134 (1978).
   
7. C.B. Rose and S.K. Taylor, "Stereospecific Synthesis and Carbon-13 NMR Spectra of 1,4-Epoxy- decahydronaphthalenes," J. Heterocyclic Chem., 16, 705 (1979).
   
8. S.K. Taylor, S.G. Bennett*, I. Khoury, and P. Kovacic, "Poly (p-phenylene) from p- Dibromobenzene, Magnesium, and 1,4-Dichlorobutene," J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Lett. Ed., 19, 85 (1981).
   
9. S.K. Taylor, S.G. Bennett*, K.J. Heinz*, and L.K. Lashley*, "Coupling of Aryl Grignard Reagents by Electron Transfer to Unsaturated 1,4-Dihalo Compounds," J. Org. Chem., 46, 2194 (1981).
   
10. S.K. Taylor, G.L. Lilley*, K.J. Lilley*, and P.A. McCoy*, "Highly Stereoselective Friedel-Crafts Alkylations via Epoxide Trans-annular Reactions," J. Org. Chem., 46, 2709 (1981).
    
11. S.K. Taylor, D.L. Clark*, K.L. Heinz*, S.B. Schramm*, C.D. Westermann*, and K.K. Barnell*, "Friedel-Crafts Reactions of Some Conjugated Epoxides," J. Org. Chem, 48, 592 (1983).
    
12. S.K. Taylor, G.H. Hockerman*, G.L. Karrick*, S.B. Lyle*, and S.B. Schramm*, "Friedel-Crafts Cyclialkylations of Some Epoxides," J. Org. Chem., 48, 2449 (1983).
    
13. S.K. Taylor, W.C. Haberkamp*, D.W. Brooks, and D.N. Whittern, "A Comparison of Some Friedel-Crafts and Grignard Reactions of Optically Active Phenyloxirane," J. Heterocyclic Chem., 20, 1745 (1983).
    
14. P.C. Sadek, S.K. Taylor, and M.G. Dick*, "The Use of a Nafion-H Reactor Column in an HPLC System for the Catalysis of Cyclization Reactions," Anal. Letters, 20, 169 (1987).
    
15. S.K. Taylor, M.E. Davisson*, B. Hissom*, Jr., S.L. Brown*, H.A. Pristach*, S.B. Schramm*, and S.M. Harvey*, "Friedel-Crafts Cyclizations of Some Epoxides.2. Stereospecificity, Substituent, Product, and Kinetic Studies," J. Org. Chem., 52, 425 (1987).
    
16. S.K. Taylor, C.L. Blankespoor*, S.M. Harvey*, and L.J. Richardson*, "Friedel-Crafts Cyclizations of Some Epoxides.3. Cyclizations of Tertiary and Meta-Substituted Arylalkyl Epoxides,” J. Org. Chem., 53, 3309 (1988).
    
17. T.-J. Sturm*, A.E. Marolewski*, D.S. Rezenka*, and S.K. Taylor, "Diastereoselective Reactions of Ester Enolates with Epoxides," J. Org. Chem., 54, 2039 (1989).
    
18. S.K. Taylor, D.S. Bischoff*, C.L. Blankespoor*, P.A. Deck*, S.M. Harvey*, P.L. Johnson*, A.E. Marolewski*, S.W. Mork*, D.H. Motry*, and R. Van Eenenaam, "Competitive Cyclizations of Epoxides to Aromatic and Double Bond Positions," J. Org. Chem., 55, 4202 (1990).
    
19. S.K. Taylor, J.A. Hopkins*, K.A. Spangenberg*, D.W. McMillen and J.B. Grutzner, "Synthesis of (±)-Rubrynolide and a Revision of Its Reported Stereochemistry," J. Org. Chem., 56, 5951 (1991).
    
20. S.K. Taylor, "Biosynthetic, Biomimetic and Related Epoxide Cyclizations - A Review," Org. Prep. and Proc. Int., 24, 245 (1992).
    
21. S.K. Taylor, S.A. May* and J.A. Hopkins*, "Cyclizations Wherein an Epoxide Acts as the Source of Initiation and Termination Steps. Evidence for an Early Transition State in Biomimetic Epoxide Cyclizations," Tetrahedron Lett., 34, 1283 (1993).
    
22. S.K. Taylor, J.A. Fried*, Y.N. Grassl*, A.E. Marolewski*, E.A. Pelton*, T.-J. Poel*, D.S. Rezanka* and M.R. Whittaker*, "Stereoselective Reactions of Ester Enolates with Epoxides,” J. Org. Chem., 58, 7304 (1993).
    
23. A.E. Harms, J.R. Stille, and S.K. Taylor, "Ring Formation through Intramolecular SN' Displacement of an Allylic Methoxy Substituent" Organometallics, 13, 1456 (1994).
    
24. S.K. Taylor, R.F. Atkinson, E.P. Almli*, M.D. Carr*, T.J. Van Huis* and M.R. Whittaker*, "The Synthesis of Three Important Lactones via an Enzymatic Resolution Strategy that Improves ee's and Yields", Tetrahedron:Asymmetry, 6, 157 (1995).
    
25. S.K. Taylor, S.A. May* and E.S. Stansby*, "Substituent Effects on Intramolecular Epoxide Cyclizations that Can Competitively Occur at Aromatic or Double Bond Positions," J. Org. Chem.1996, 61, 2075.
    
26. S.K. Taylor, N.H. Chmiel*, L.J. Simons*, and J.R. Vyvyan, "Conversion of Hydroxy Nitriles to Lactones Using Rhodococcus rhodochrous Whole Cells", J. Org. Chem., 61, 9084 (1996).
    
27. S.K. Taylor, N.H. Chmiel*, E.E. Erickson*, M.E. Silver, and J.R. Vyvyan, "Spiro g-Lactones via Aluminum enolate-Spiroepoxide Openings", Synthesis, 1009 (1998).
    
28. S.K. Taylor, M.G. Dickinson, S.A. May*, D.A. Pickering*, and P.C. Sadek, "The Use of Nafion®-H To Promote Epoxide Cyclizations", Synthesis, 1133 (1998).
    
29. S.K. Taylor, D. DeYoung*, L.J. Simons*, J.R. Vyvyan, M.A. Wemple*, and N.K. Wood*, "Efficient Preparation of g-Hydroxynitriles via Nitrile Enolate Epoxide Reactions: Scope and Diastereoselectivity", Synth. Commun., 28, 1691 (1998).
    
30. S.K. Taylor, "Reaction of Epoxides with Ester, Ketone and Amide Enolates, Tetrahedron, 56, 1149, (2000). An invited review.
    
31. S.K. Taylor, N.D. Ide*, M.E. Silver, M.L. Stephan*, "A Facile, High-yield Synthesis of g- and d-Hydroxyamides," Synth. Commun., 31, 2391, (2001).
    
32. S.K. Taylor, M. Ivanovic*, L. J. Simons*, M. M. Davis*. “An Efficient Asymmetric Synthesis of Key Intermediates in the Synthesis of Aphanorphine and Eptazocine,” Tetrahedron:Asymmetry 14, 743 (2003).
    
33. S.K. Taylor, Carrie R. Arnold*, Aaron T. Gerds*, Nathan D. Ide*, Keri M. Law*, Dale L. Kling*, Matthew G. Pridgeon*, L. J. Simons*, James R. Vyvyan, Jennifer S. Yamaoka*, Min-Ken Liao and Thomas E. Goyne. “Lactone Synthesis via Biotransformations of g-Hydroxyamides” Tetrahedron:Asymmetry 15, 3819 (2004)
    
34. J. A. Pollock*, K. M. Clark*, B. J. Martynowicz*, M. G. Pridgeon*, M. J. Ryzenga*, K. E. Stolle* and S. K. Taylor, "A Mild Biosynthesis of Lactones via Enantioselective Hydrolysis of Hydoxynitriles," Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 18, 1888-1892. (2007)