Publications
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This page features all of our publications. To view which publications have been featured in the media, visit our Publications in the news page.
Porphyrins pave the way to precision polymers
Wekasinghe, K., Teator, A.J. Nat. Synth. 2023, DOI: 10.1038/s44160-023-00338-y
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Publications Prior to Joining KU
Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Stereoselective Polymerization of Vinyl Ethers
Knutson, P. C.; Teator, A. J.; Varner, T. P.; Kozuszek, C. T.; Jacky, P. E.; Leibfarth, F. A. Brønsted Acid Catalyzed Stereoselective Polymerization of Vinyl Ethers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c08282.
![Chemical drawing depicting a Bronsted acid catalyst for vinyl ether polymerization](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_13.jpg)
100th Anniversary Of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: The Past, Present, And Future Of Stereocontrolled Vinyl Polymerization
Teator, A. J.; Varner, T. P.; Knutson, P. C.; Sorensen, C. C.; Leibfarth, F. A. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 1638.
![Stereoselective Polymerization](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Stereoselective%20Polymerization.jpg)
Mechanistic Insight Into The Stereoselective Cationic Polymerization Of Vinyl Ethers
Varner, T. P.; Teator, A. J.; Reddi, Y.; Jacky, P. E.; Cramer, C. J.; Leibfarth, F. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 17175.
![Expanded monomer scope, structure-reactivity relationships, stereoselectivity & kinetic analyses, computational analysis, and stereo-matched catalyst & monomer](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_1.jpg)
Partially Fluorinated Copolymers As Oxygen Sensitive 19F MRI Agents
Taylor, N. G.; Chung, S. H; Kwansa, A. L.; Johnson III, R. R.; Teator, A. J.; Milliken, N. J. B.; Koshlap, K. M.; Yingling, Y. G.; Lee, Y. Z.; Leibfarth, F. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 9982.
![Highly sensitive 19F MRI agents for non-invasive quantification of solution oxygenation](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_2.jpg)
Polar Thermoplastics With Tunable Physical Properties Enabled By The Stereoselective Polymerization Of Vinyl Ethers
Teator, A. J.; Varner, T. P.; Jacky, P. E.; Sheyko, K. A.; Leibfarth, F. A. ACS Macro Lett. 2019, 8, 1559.
![Poly(Vinyl Ether) Control Panel](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_3.jpg)
Catalyst-Controlled Stereoselective Cationic Polymerization Of Vinyl Ethers
Teator, A. J. & Leibfarth, F. A. Science 2019, 363, 1439.
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Remote Control Grubbs’ Catalysts That Modulate Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizations
Teator, A. J. & Bielawski, C. W. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 2949.
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A Redox-Switchable Ring-Closing Metathesis Catalyst
Lastovickova, D. N.; Teator, A. J.; Shao, H.; Liu, P.; Bielawski, C. W. Inorg. Chem. Front. 2017, 4, 1525.
![A Redox-Switchable Ring-Closing Metathesis Catalyst](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_5.jpg)
A Photoswitchable Olefin Metathesis Catalyst
Teator, A. J.; Shao, H.; Lu, G.; Liu, P.; Bielawski, C. W. Organometallics 2017, 36, 490.
![A Photoswitchable Olefin Metathesis Catalyst](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_6.jpg)
Chloroacylation And Chloroalkoxycarbonylation Of Alkynes
Lastovickova, D. N.; Teator, A. J.; Bielawski, C. W. In Science of Synthesis: N-Heterocyclic Carbenes in Catalytic Organic Synthesis, Nolan, S. P.; Cazin, C. S. J., Eds.; Thieme: Stuttgart, (2017); Vol 1, p 439.
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Halides With Fifteen Aliphatic C–H···Anion Interaction Sites
Shi, G.; Tehrani, Z. A.; Kim, D.; Cho, W. J.; Yoon, I.-S.; Lee, H. M.; Yousuf, M.; Ahmed, N.; Shirinfar, B.; Teator, A. J.; Lastovickova, D. N.; Rasheed, L.; Lah, M. S.; Bielawski, C. W.; Kim, K. S. Sci. Rep. 2016, 6, 30123.
![Chemical molecule drawing](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_7.jpg)
Switchable Polymerization Catalysts
Teator, A. J.*; Lastovickova, D. N.*; Bielawski, C. W. Chem. Rev. 2016, 116, 1969.
Asterisk indicates equal contribution.
![Active catalysts](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_8.jpg)
An Isolable, Photoswitchable N-Heterocyclic Carbene: On Demand Reversible Ammonia Activation
Teator, A. J.; Tian, Y.; Chen, M.; Lee, J. K.; Bielawski, C. W. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11559.
![Reversible capture of ammonia](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_11.jpg)
A Two-Dimension Polymer From The Anthracene Dimer And Triptycene Motifs
Bhola, R.; Payamyar, P.; Murray, D. J.; Kumar, B.; Teator, A. J.; Schmidt, M. U.; Hammer, S. M.; Saha, A.; Sakamoto, J.; Schlüter, A. D.; King, B. T. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 14134.
![Monomer and 2D polymer](/sites/teatorlab/files/images/2021/Untitled-1_9.jpg)