Publications
:: Full CV
(undergraduate co-authors underlined)
18. K. V. Lawson, A. C. Barton, and J. D.
Spence. Synthesis of Diazacalix[8]arene and Triazacalix[12]arene
Methyl Ethers via Intramolecular Aryl Amination. Org. Lett. 2009,
11, 895-898.
17. A. R. Urbach, C. J. Pursell, and J. D. Spence.
Supramolecular Chemistry: A Senior Capstone Course. J. Chem.
Ed. 2007, 84, 1785-1787.
16. J. D. Spence, A. E. Hargrove, H. L. Crampton,
and D. W. Thomas. Porphyrenediynes: Synthesis and
Cyclization of meso-Enediynylporphyrins. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007,
48, 725-728.
15. N. S. Mills, J. D. Spence and M. M. Bushey.
Capillary Electrophoresis Analysis of Substituted Benzoic Acids.
J. Chem. Ed. 2005, 82, 1226-1228.
14. J. D. Spence, E. D. Cline, D.
M. LLagostera and P. S. OToole. Synthesis and Bergman
Cyclization of a beta Extended Porphyrenediyne. Chem.
Commun. 2004, 180-181.
13. T. D. Lash, M. A. Muckey, M. J. Hayes, D. Liu, J. D. Spence
and G. M. Ferrence. Regioselective Oxidation of Benzocarbaporphyrins
with Ferric Chloride: A Facile Synthesis of Bridged [18]Annulene Ketals
with Strong Absorptions in the Far Red and an Unexpected Halogenation
Reaction at the Interior Carbon Atom. J. Org. Chem. 2003,
68, 8558-8570.
12. J. D. Spence, A. E. Raymond and D. E. Norton.
Condensations of N-Arylhydroxylamines for the Preparation of
5,5-di-tert-butyl-2,2-dihydroxydiphenylamine. Tetrahedron
Letters 2003, 44, 849-851.
11. T. D. Lash, M. J. Hayes, J. D. Spence, M. A. Muckey, G. M.
Ferrence and L. F. Szczepura. Conjugated Macrocycles Related to the
Porphyrins. 21. Synthesis, Spectroscopy, Electrochemistry and
Structural Characterization of Carbaporphyrins. J. Org. Chem. 2002,
67, 4860-4874.
10. T. D. Lash, M. L. Thompson, T. M. Werner and J. D.
Spence. Synthesis of Novel Pyrrolic Compounds from Nitroarenes and
Isocyanoacetates Using a Phosphazene Superbase. Synlett 2000
(2), 213-216.
9. J. D. Spence and T. D. Lash. Porphyrins with Exocyclic
Rings. Part 14. Synthesis of Tetraacenaphtho-porphyrins, a New
Family of Highly Conjugated Porphyrins with Record Breaking Long Wavelength
Electronic Absorptions. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65,1530-1539.
8. D. K. Moss, J. D. Spence and M. H.
Nantz. Effects of Propargylic Substitution and Annelation on the
Cycloaromatization of a Bicyclo[7.3.1] Enediyne. J. Org. Chem.
1999, 64, 4339-4343.
7. T. D. Lash, J. L. Romanic, M. J. Hayes and J. D.
Spence. Towards Hydrocarbon Analogues of the Porphyrins:
Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of the First
Dicarbaporphyrin. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1999,
819-820.
6. M. J. Hayes, J. D. Spence, and T. D. Lash. Facile
Oxidation of a Carbaporphyrin at the Internal Carbon Atom: Synthesis
of Novel Benzo[18]annulene Ketals. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.
1998, 2409-2410.
5. T. D. Lash, P. Chandrasekar, A. T.
Osuma, S. T. Chaney, and J. D. Spence. Porphyrins with Exocyclic
Rings. Part 13. Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of
Highly Modified Porphyrin Chromophores with Fused Acenaphthylene or
Benzothiadiazole Rings. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63,
8455-8469.
4. M. H. Nantz, D. K. Moss, J. D. Spence,
and M. M. Olmstead. Actuating Cycloaromatization of a Bicyclo[7.3.1]
Enediyne by Annelation, an Example of Inverse Dependence on Bridge
Hybridization. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1998, 37,
470-473.
3. R. P. Balasubramaniam, D. K. Moss, J. K. Wyatt, J. D.
Spence, A. Gee, and M. H. Nantz. Methylation-Ring Opening of
3,3-Disubstituted 2,3-Epoxy Alcohols. Synthesis of Chiral Quaternary
Fragments for Assembly of Briaran Diterpenes. Tetrahedron 1997,
53, 7429-7444.
2. J. D. Spence, J. K. Wyatt, D. M.
Bender, D. K. Moss and M. H. Nantz. Stereogenic Propargylic Centers
Via Base-Mediated Terminal Allene Isomerization. J. Org. Chem.
1996, 61, 4014-4021.
1. J. D. Spence, L. E. Lowrie and M. H.
Nantz. Cyclobutene Formation Accompanying an Intramolecular Lewis
Acid-Promoted Spirocyclization of a Propargylic Silane. Tetrahedron
Letters 1995, 36, 5499-5502.

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