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 GEORGE AUGUSTINE O'DOHERTY

                                                                           

 Associate Professor

Department of Chemistry

West Virginia University

Morgantown, West Virginia 26506

 E-mail:  George.ODoherty@mail.wvu.edu

Web:  http://www.as.wvu.edu/~odoherty

 

Phone:  (304) 293-3435 (ext. 6444)   Fax:  (304) 293-4904

 

 

DATE OF BIRTH: August 28, 1966; Kilkenny, Ireland

 

EDUCATION:   The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

Ph.D., Chemistry, Sept. 1987 to Jan. 1993

Advisor: Professor Leo A. Paquette

 

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York

B.S., Chemistry, Sept. 1984 - June 1987

Advisor: Professor Alan R. Cutler

 

SCIENTIFIC EMPLOYMENT:

 

Associate Professor Chemistry (Aug. 2005 – present)

Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University

 

Assistant Professor Chemistry (Sept. 2002 – Aug. 2005)

Department of Chemistry, West Virginia University

 

Assistant Professor Chemistry (Sept. 1996 - 2002)

Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota

 

I. C. Postdoctoral Scholar (Sept. 1995 - 1996)

Department of Chemistry, Imperial College, London

Advisor: Professor Anthony G. M. Barrett

 

NSF Postdoctoral Scholar (Jan. 1993 – Aug. 1995)

Department of Chemistry, Stanford University

Advisor: Professor Barry M. Trost

 

HONORS and AWARDS:

 

Eberly College of Arts and Science Outstanding Researcher Award (2007)

Woodburn Professor, Eberly College of Arts and Science (2006 & 2007)

WVU’s Dept. of Chemistry Outstanding Professor (2006)

Shanghai Normal University “Honored Professor” (Dec. 2005)

Arnold and Mabel Beckman Young Investigator (Sept. 1999 to Aug. 2002)

NSF Postdoctoral Fellowship (Jan. 1993 to Dec. 1994)

British Petroleum America Fellowship (Jan. 1991 to Dec. 1991)

National Need Fellowship (Jan. 1989 to Dec. 1989)

OSU Departmental Fellowship (Sept. 1987 to Aug. 1988)

American Chemical Society (1987 to present)


PUBLICATIONS:

 

 

67. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of the Trisaccharide Portion of PI-080 and Vineomycin B2” X. Yu, G. A. O’Doherty, Submitted.

 

66. "Synthesis of Cyclitol Sugars via Pd-Catalyzed Cyclopropanol Ring Opening” M. Shan, G. A. O’Doherty, Submitted.

 

65. "De Novo Asymmetric Approaches To 2-Amino-N-(Benzyloxycarbonyl)-1-(2’-Furyl)-Ethanol And 2-Amino-N-(t-Butoxycarbonyl)-1-(2’-Furyl)-Ethanol” M. Croate, M. H. Haukaas, M. Li, A. M. Starosotnikov, and G. A. O’Doherty, Submitted.

 

64. "Synthesis of Carbasugar C-1 Phosphates via Pd-Catalyzed Cyclopropanol Ring Opening” M. Shan, G. A. O’Doherty, Submitted.

 

63. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Anthrax Tetrasaccharide and Analogue” H. Guo, G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2008, ASAP.

 

62. "Formal Total Synthesis of RK-397 via an Asymmetric Hydration and Iterative Allylation Strategy” H. Guo, M. S. Mortensen, G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2008, ASAP.

 

61. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of the Trisaccharide Subunit of Landomycin A and E” M. Zhou, G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2008, ASAP.

 

60. "Metabolite induction of Caenorhabditis elegans dauer larvae arises via transport in the pharynx” T. J. Baiga, H. Guo, Y. Xing, G. A. O'Doherty, A. Parrish, A. Dillin, M. B. Austin, J. P. Noel, James J. La Clair, ACS Chem. Biol. 2008, 3, 294-304.

 

59. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of 8a-epi-Swainsonine” J. N. Abrams, R. S. Babu, H. Guo, D. Le, J. Le, J. M. Osbourn and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2008, 73, 1935-1940.

 

58. "De Novo Asymmetric Syntheses of D-, L- and 8-epi-Swainsonine” H. Guo and G. A. O’Doherty, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64, 304-313.

 

57. "The De Novo Synthesis of Oligosaccharides:  Application to the Medicinal Chemical Study of Digitoxin." Zhou, M. and O’Doherty, G. A. Current Topics in Medicinal Chemistry, 2008, 8, 114-125.

 

56. "De Novo Formal Synthesis of (–)-Virginiamycin M2 via the Asymmetric Hydration of Dienoates” M. S. Mortensen, J. M. Osbourn and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2007, 9 3105-3108.

 

55. "Synthesis of Aza-Analogues of the Glycosylated Tyrosine Portion of Mannopeptimycin-E.” S. Guppi and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 4966-4969.

 

54. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of the Anthrax Tetrasaccharide via a Palladium Catalyzed            Glycosylation Reaction.” H. Guo and G. A. O’Doherty, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 5206-5208.

 

53. "De Novo Approach to 2-Deoxy-b-Glycosides:  Asymmetric Syntheses of Digioxose and Digitoxin.” M. Zhou and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 2485-2493.

 

52. "De Novo Formal Synthesis of (-)-Apicularen A via an Iterative Asymmetric Hydration Sequence.” M. Li and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 6087-6090.

 

51. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of SL0101 and its Analogues via a Palladium-Catalyzed Glycosylation.” M. Shan and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 5149-5152.

 

50. “A De Novo Asymmetric Approach to Achiral Deoxy-Melodorinol Analogues” Md. M. Ahmed, N. Akhmedov, H. Cui, D. Friedrich and G. A. O’Doherty, Heterocycles, 2006, 70, 223-233.

 

49. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Milbemycin b3 via an Iterative Asymmetric Hydration Approach.” M. Li and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 3987-3990.

 

48. "De Novo Synthesis of 2-Substituted Syn-1,3-Diols Via an Iterative Asymmetric Hydration Strategy.” Md. M. Ahmed, M. S. Mortensen and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 7741-7746.

 

47. “De Novo Asymmetric Syntheses of Muricatacin and its Analogues via Dihydroxylation of Dienoates” Md. M. Ahmed, H. Cui and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2006, 71, 6686-6689.

 

46. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Digitoxin via a Palladium Catalyzed Glycosylation Reaction" M. Zhou and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 4339-4342.

 

45. “De Novo Asymmetric Syntheses of C-4-Substituted Sugars Via an Iterative Dihydroxylation StrategyMd. M. Ahmed and G. A. O’Doherty, Carbohydr. Res. 2006, 341, 1505-1521.

 

44.Synthetic Studies Towards Mannopeptimycin-E:  Synthesis of a O-Linked Tyrosine 1,4-a,a-Manno,Manno-Pyanosyl-PyranosideR. S. Babu, Sanjeeva R. Guppi and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1605 - 1608.

 

43. “De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of D- and L-SwainsonineH. Guo and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 1609 - 1612.

 

42. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Homo-Adenosine via a Palladium Catalyzed N-Glycosylation" S. R. Guppi, M. Zhou and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2006, 8, 293-296.

 

41. "A Diastereoselective Silver(I) Promoted Gem-Dibromocyclopropane Ring Opening Reaction via an Anchimeric Assisted Transannular Benzoate Migration" M. S. Mortensen, A. C. Schmitt, C. M. Smith, E. A. Voight and G. A. O’Doherty, Heterocycles, 2006, 67(2), 721-730.  Special issue in honor of Barry M. Trost’s 65th B’day.

 

40. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Anamarine and Analogs." D. Gao and G. A. O'Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 9932-9939.

 

39. "De Novo Asymmetric Syntheses of D- and L-Talose via an Iterative Dihydroxylation of Dienoates." Md. M. Ahmed and G. A. O'Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2005, 67, 10576 - 10578.

 

38. “De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of Daumone via a Palladium Catalyzed GlycosylationH. Guo and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Let. 2005, 7, 3921-3924.

 

37. “Enzymatic Incorporation of Orthoganally Reactive Prenylazide Groups into Peptides Using Geranylazide Diphosphate Via Protein Farnesyltranserase:  Implications for Selective Protein Labeling” M. W. Rose, J.Xu, T. A. Kale, G. A. O'Doherty , G. Barany, M. D. Distefano, Biopolymers 2005, 80, 164-171.

 

36. "De Novo Asymmetric Synthesis of a Galacto-Papulacandin Moiety Via an Iterative Dihydroxylation Strategy" Md. M. Ahmed and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 4151-4155.

 

35. "Enantioselective Synthesis of 10-epi-Anammarine via an Iterative Dihydroxylation Sequence." D. Gao and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 1069-1072.

 

34. "Palladium Catalyzed Glycosylation Reaction: De-Novo Synthesis of Trehalose Analogues." R. S. Babu and G. A. O'Doherty, J. Carb. Chem. 2005, 24, 169-177.

 

33. "Remote Steric Effect on the Regioselectivity of the Sharpless Asymmetric Dihydroxylation." Y. Zhang and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron 2005, 61, 6337–6351.

 

32. " De novo synthesis of galacto-sugar d-lactones via a catalytic osmium/palladium/osmium reaction sequence" Md. M. Ahmed and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 3015-3019.

 

31. "De Novo Enantioselective Syntheses of Galacto-Sugars and Deoxy-Sugars via the Iterative Dihydroxylation of Dienoate." Md. M. Ahmed, B. P. Berry, T. J. Hunter, D. J. Tomcik and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 745-748.

 

30. "An Enantioselective Synthesis of Phomopsolide D." M. Li, and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 6407-6411.

 

29. "De-Novo Synthesis of Oligosaccharides Using a Palladium Catalyzed Glycosylation Reaction." R. S. Babu, M. Zhou and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 3428 - 3429.

 

28. "Synthesis of 7-Oxa-Phomopsolide E and Its C-4 Epimer” M. Li, J. G. Scott and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 1005-1009.

 

27. "Facial Selectivity of the Sharpless Bromine Catalyzed Aziridination Reaction." A. C. Schmitt, C. M. Smith, E. A. Voight and G. A. O’Doherty, Heterocycles, 2004, 62, 635-642.  Special issue in honor of Leo A. Paquette’s 70th B’day.

 

26. "A Palladium-Catalyzed Glycosylation Reaction: The de Novo Synthesis of Natural and Unnatural Glycosides." R. S. Babu and G. A. O’Doherty, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 12406-12407.

 

25. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Cryptocarya Triacetate, Cryptocaryolone and Cryptocaryolone Diacetate." C. M. Smith and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett, 2003 5, 1959-1962.

 

24. "An Enantioselective Synthesis of Phomopsolide B." J. M. Harris and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 8195-8199.

 

23. "Enantioselective Syntheses of Colletodiol, Colletol and Grahamimycin A" T. J. Hunter and G. A.

O’Doherty, Org. Lett, 2002, 4, 4447-4450.

 

22. "Enantioselective Synthesis of 2-Deoxy and 2,3-Dideoxy-hexoses" M. H. Haukaas and G. A.

O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 1771-1774.

 

21. "An Enantioselective Synthesis of Tarchonanthuslactone" S. D. Garaas, T. J. Hunter and G. A. O'Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67(8); 2682-2685.

 

20. "Enantioselective Synthesis of N-Cbz-Protected 6-Amino-6-deoxy-Mannose, Gulose and Talose." M. H. Haukaas and G. A. O’Doherty, Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 3899-3992.

 

19. "An Enantioselective Synthesis of Cryptocarya Diacetate." T. J. Hunter and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 2777-2780.

 

18. "An Enantioselective Synthesis of Benzylidene Protected Syn-3,5-Dihydroxy Carboxylate Esters via Osmium, Palladium, and Base Catalysis." T. J. Hunter and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 1049-1052.

 

17. "An Olefination Approach to the Enantioselective Syntheses of Several Styryllactones" J. M. Harris and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 5161-5171.  Special issue in honor of Barry M. Trost’s 60th Birthday.

 

16. "Synthesis of D- and L-Deoxymannojirimycin via an Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation of Vinylfuran." M. H. Haukaas and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2001, 3, 401-404.

 

15. "Enantioselective Synthesis of the Papulacandin Ring System: Conversion of the Mannose Diastereoisomer into a Glucose Stereoisomer." D. Balachari and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 4033-4036.

 

14. "Enantioselective Syntheses of Isoaltholactone, 3-Epi-Altholactone and 5-Hydroxy Goniothalamin" J. M. Harris and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 2983-2986.

 

13. "A Rapid Enantioselective Assembly of a Manno-papulacandin Ring System via the Sharpless Catalytic Asymmetric Dihydroxylation" D. Balachari, and G. A. O'Doherty, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 863-866.

 

12. "Syntheses of Various D- and L-Hexoses via Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Dihydroxylation Reactions." J. M. Harris, M. D. Keranen, H. Nguyen, V. G. Young and G. A. O’Doherty, Carbohydr. Res. 2000, 328(1), 17-36.  Special issue as part of the 1999, Carbohydrates For The Next Millennium Symposium, South East Regional ACS Meeting.

 

11. "Enantioselective Synthesis of 5-Substituted a,b-unsaturated d-Lactones: Application to the Synthesis of Styryllactones." J. M. Harris and G. A. O’Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 183-187.

 

10. "Efficient Synthesis of 5-Aryl-2-vinylfurans by Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Strategies." D. Balachari, L. Quinn and G. A. O'Doherty, Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 4769-4773.

 

9. "Asymmetric Aminohydroxylation of Vinylfuran." M. L. Bushey, M. H. Haukaas G. A. O'Doherty J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 2984-2985.

 

8. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Hexoses via the Sharpless Catalytic Asymmetric Dihydroxylation Reaction of Vinylfuran." J. M. Harris, M. D. Keranen and G. A. O'Doherty, J. Org. Chem. 1999, 64, 2982-2983.

 

PUBLICATIONS: before Minnesota

 

7. "Asymmetric Synthesis of Allylic Sulfones. Useful Asymmetric Building Blocks." B. M. Trost, M. G. Organ, G. A. O'Doherty, J. Am Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 9662.

 

6. "Consequences of Modulated Precompression Along Reaction Coordinates. Synthesis, Crystallographic Structural Studies, and Rate of Intramolecular Dyotropy in an Extended Series of Syn-Sesquinorbornene Disulfones." G. A. O'Doherty, L. A. Paquette, R. D. Rogers J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, 10883.

 

5. "Mechanistic Analysis of Double-Hydrogen Dyotropy in Syn-Sesquinorbornene Disulfones. A Combined Kinetic and Theoretical Evaluation of Primary Deuterium Isotope Effects." K. N. Houk, Y. Li, M. A. McAllister, G. A. O'Doherty, L. A. Paquette, W. Siebrand, Z. K. Smedarchina, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116, 10895.

 

4. "Intramolecular Reaction Rate is Not Determined Exclusively by the Distance Separating Reaction Centers. The Kinetic Consequences of Modulated Ground State Strain on Dyotropic Hydrogen Migration in Systems of Very Similar Geometric Disposition." L. A. Paquette, G. A. O'Doherty, R. D. Rogers, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 7761.

 

3. "Structure Analysis of a Camphor Derived Cyclopentadienyl Lithium Compound by NMR and MNDO. A Ternary Equilibrium in Tetrahydrofuran." W. Bauer, G. A. O'Doherty, P. V. R. Schleyer, L. A. Paquette, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1991, 113, 7093.

 

2. "Stereoselective Access to the Three Diisodicyclopentadienyltitanium Dichlorides." C. Sornay, P. Meunier, B. Gautheron, G. A. O'Doherty, L. A. Paquette, Organometallics, 1991, 10, 2082.

 

1. "Stereochemically Uniform Mode of Iron Carbonyl Complexation to Spirocyclic Isodicyclopentadienes." L. A. Paquette, G. A. O'Doherty, B. L. Miller, R. D. Rogers, A. L. Reingold and S. L. Geib, Organometallics, 1989, 8, 2167.

 

REVIEWS and BOOK CHAPTERS:

 

1. "Achmatowicz Approach To 5,6-Dihydro-2H-Pyran-2-One Containing Natural Products” in Strategy and Tactics in Natural Product Synthesis, Michael Harmata Ed., by Joel M. Harris, Miaosheng Li, Jana G. Scott and George A. O’Doherty, ELSEVIER, London, 2004.

 

2. "Several Approaches to Perhydrohistrionicotoxin: Setting an Azaspirocenters" Mortensen, M. S.; O’Doherty, G. A. ChemTracts-Organic Chemistry 2004, 17, 261-268.

 

3. "Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (+)-Streptazolin" Zhou, M.; O’Doherty, G. A. ChemTracts-Organic Chemistry 2004, 17, 593-599.

 

4. "Stereocontrolled Synthesis of the Polyol Portion in Polyene Macrolide Natural Products" Dougherty, J.; Zhou, M.; O’Doherty, G. A. ChemTracts-Organic Chemistry 2005, 18, 349-363.

 

5. "Recent Advances in 1,2-diamination of Alkenes" Mortensen, M. S.; O’Doherty, G. A. ChemTracts-Organic Chemistry, ChemTracts-Organic Chemistry 2005, 18, 555-561.

 

6. "Methallyl Bromide." (Update) O’Doherty, G. A.; Gao, D. in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, L. A. Paquette, Ed. John Wiley and Sons LTD, England, 2006.

 

7. "Methallyl Chloride." (Update) O’Doherty, G. A.; Gao, D. in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, L. A. Paquette, Ed. John Wiley and Sons LTD, England, 2006.

 

8. "De Novo Synthesis in Carbohydrate Chemistry:  From furans to Monosaccharides and oligosaccharides." in ACS Symposium Series 990, Chemical Glycobiology, Xi Chen, Randall Halcomb and Peng George Wang Eds., by Xiaomei Yu and George A. O’Doherty, ACS, Washington, 2008, pp. 3-22.

 

9. "Cyclohexa-1,3-diene." O’Doherty, G. A.; Guppi, S. in Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis, L. A. Paquette, Ed. John Wiley and Sons LTD, England, 2008.

BOOK REVIEWS :  

 

1. Book Review of: “Medicinal Chemistry of Bioactive Natural Products” Edited by Xiao-Tian Liang and Wei-Shuo Fang (Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China). John Wiley & Sons, Inc.: Hoboken, NJ, 2006. xx + 460 pp. $89.95. ISBN 0-471-66007-8.  O'Doherty, G. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc; 2006, 128, 12029-12029.

 

2. Book Review of: “Iminosugars: From Synthesis to Therapeutic Applications” Edited by Philippe Compain and Olivier R. Martin (CNRS, University of Orleans, France): Chichester, 2007. xiv + 468 pp. $170.00. ISBN 978-0-470-03391-3.  O'Doherty, G. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc; 2008, 130, 6651-6651.

PATENTS :  

1. "Novel pyranose stereoisomers and methods for producing unnatural sugars via palladium catalyzed      glycosylation” US Patent Application; US 20070254333 A1, 04/26/2007 George A. O’Doherty.


Abstracts and Meeting Contributions:

1. National Organic Symposium, San Antonio, TX, June 3, 1997.

2. Gordon Conference: Organic Reaction and Processes, Henniker, VT, August 2, 1997.

3. National ACS Meeting, Dallas, TX, April 2, 1998.

4. Great Lakes Regional ACS Meeting, Milwaukee, WI, June 3, 1998.

5. Gordon Conference: Organic Reaction and Processes, Henniker, VT, August 2, 1998.

6. National ACS Meeting, Boston, MA, August 27, 1998.