Allan Headley

Publications

Refereed Publications

• Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Asymmetry 2007, 18, 1443-1447. Highly Enantioselective Michael Addition of Ketones to Nitroolefins Catalyzed by (S)-Pyrrolidine Arenesulfonamide.

• Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. Green Chemistry 2007, 9, 737-739. Functionalized Chiral Ionic Liquid as Efficient Organocatalyst for Asymmetric Michael Addition to Nitroalkenes.

• Ni, B.; Garre, B.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Lett. 2007, 48, 1999-2002. Design and Synthesis of Fused-Ring Chiral Ionic Liquids from Amino acid Derivatives.

• Wang, Y-N.; Ni, Bukuo.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Adv. Synth. Catal. 2007, 349, 319 – 322. Ionic Liquid, [bmim][N(SO2CF3)2] Resulted in the First catalyst-Free Aminohalogenation of Electron-Deficient Alkenes.

• Headley, A. D.; Kotti, S. R. R. S.; Ni, B. Heterocycles. 2007, 71(3), 589-596. Solvation Effects on Imidazolium Salts with Alkyl Side Chains.

• Ni, B.; Headley, A. D. Tet. Lett. 2006 47, 7331-7334. Novel Imidazolium Chiral Ionic Liquids That Contain a Urea Functionality.

• Ni, B.; Zhang, Q.; Headley, A. D. J. Org, Chem, 2006, 71, 9857-9860. Design and Synthesis of Pyridinium Chiral Ionic Liquids Tethered to a Urea Functionality.

• Ni, B.: Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 10600-10602. Design and Synthesis of C-2 Substituted Chiral Imidazolium Ionic Liquids from Amino Acid Derivatives.

• Headley, A. D.; Kotti, S. R. R. S.; Nam, J.; Li, K. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2005, 18, 1018-1022. Effect of hydrophobic side-chains on the solvation of imidazolium salts.

• Xu, X.; Kotti, S.R.S.S.; Liu, J.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Org. Lett. 2004, 6, 4877-4879. Ionic Liquid Media Resulted in the First Asymmetric Aminohalogenation Reaction of Alkenes.

• Kotti, S.R.S.S.; Xu, X.; Wang, Y.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Tetrahedron Lett. 2004, 45, 7209-7212. Ionic Liquid Media Resulted in More Efficient Regio- and Stereoselective Aminohalogenation of Cinnamic Esters.

•Chen, D.; Timmons, C.; Liu, J.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2004, 15, 3330-3335. The First Enantioselective Halo Aldol Reaction of Allenoates and Aldehydes.

• Timmons, C.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G., New Asymmetric Halo Aldol Reaction Provides a Novel Approach to Biologically Important Chiral Cyclothers and Cycloamines, Org. Lett. 6, 2004, 2075-2078.

• Saibabu Kotti, S. B. S.; Xu, Xin.; Li, G.; Headley, A. D. Tetrahedron Letters, 2004, 45, 1427-1431.
Efficient Nucleophilic Substitution Reactions of Highly Functionalized Allyl Halides in Ionic Media.

• Pei, W.; Wei, H-X, Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Org, Chem. 2003, 68, 8404-8408.
N,N-Dichloro-2-Nitrobenzenesulfonamide (2-NsNCl2) as the Electrophilic Nitrogen Source for Direct Diamination of Enones.

• Karur, S.; Kotti, S. R. S. S.; Xu, X.; Cannon, J. F.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125 (44), 13340-13341.
A Novel Catalytic Reaction of Alkynes via Multiple-Site Functionalization.

• Li, G.; Xu, X.; Chen, D.; Timmons, C.; Carducci, M. D.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Organic Letters, 2003, 5(3), 329.
Asymmetric Halo Aldol Reactions (AHA).

• Karur, S.; Hardin, J.; Headley, A. D.; Li, G. Tetrahedron Letters, 2003, 44, 2991.
A Novel Approach to Mortia-Baylis-Hillman (MBS) Lactones via the Lewis Acid-Promoted Couplings of ???-Unsaturated Lactone with Aldehydes.

• Headley, A. D.; Li, K.; Nam, J. J. Phys. Org. Chem. (submitted).
The Effect of Hydrophobic Side-Chains on the Solvation of Imidazolium Salts.

• Headley, A. D.; Ganesan, R.; Nam, J. Bioorganic Chemistry, 2003, 31, 97.
The Effect of the Cyclopropyl Group on the Conformation of Chemotactic Formyl Tripeptides.

• Headley, A. D.; Jackson, N. M J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2002, 15, 52.
The Effect of the Anion on the Chemical Shifts of the Aromatic Hydrogens of Liquid 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Salts.

• Headley, A. D.; Nam, J. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM) 2002, 589, 423.
A Theoretical Analysis of Substituted Formamide Conformers.

• Headley, A. D.; Nam, J. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2002, 15, 62.
Analysis of the Basicity of Substituted Dimethylamines in Different Solvents by Theoretical Descriptors.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 2001 572, 89. Conformational Analysis of ?-Trifluoroalanine: A Theoretical Study.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Compt. Chem. 2000, 21(6), 426.
Conformational Analysis of Fluoroglycine.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 2000, 507, 281.
Anomeric Effect in Difluoroglycine.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1999, 467, 95.
Theoretical Investigations of the Gas Phase Tautomerization of Sarcosine.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1999, 12, 289.
The Nature of the Association of Phenylglycine in Water.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1998, 453, 247.
Theoretical Studies on the Gas Phase Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylglycine.

• Headley, A. D.; Corona, R. E.; Cheung, E. T. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1997, 10, 898.
Effects of Solvents on the Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylglycine.

• Headley, A. D.; Petal, B.; Cheung, E. T. Tetahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6673.
Solvation Effects of the Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylvaline.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM). 1996, 370, 147. Conformational Analysis of N-Methylglycine and N,N-Dimethylglycine by ab Initio Calculations.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1995, 117, 9309.
The Effects of Branching on the Tautomeric Equilibrium of Amino Acids.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D.; Cheung, E. T.; Malone, P. L. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1995, 8, 26. Solvation Effects on the Relative Basicity of Propylamines.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D.; Wilson, L. Y.; Famini, G. R. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 8040. Analysis of Solute/Solvent Interactions for the Acidity of Acetic Acids by Theoretical Descriptors.

• Headley, A. D.; McMurry. M. E.; Starnes, S. D. J. Org. Chem. 1994, 59, 1863.
The Effects of Substituents on the Acidity of Acetic Acids.

• Headley, A. D.; McMurry, M. E. J. Phys. Org. Chem. 1994, 7, 63. The Influence of Solvents on the Basicity of Dipolar Amines.

• Headley, A. D. J. Org. Chem. 1991, 56, 3688.
Quantitative Analysis of Solvation Effects and the Influence of Alkyl Substituents on the Basicity of Amines.

• Headley, A. D. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. II., 1989, 5, 457.
Solvation Effects of Dipolar Substituents in Close Proximity to a Charged Reaction Centre.

• Taft, R. W.; Abboud, J. L. M.; Anvia, F.; Berthelot, M.; Fujio, M.; Gal, J.-F.; Headley, A. D.; Henderson, W. G.; Koppel, I.; Qian, J. H.; Mishima, M.; Taagepera, M.; Ueji, S. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1988, 110, 1797.
Regarding the Inherent Dependence of Resonance Effects of Strongly Conjugated Substituents on Electron Demand.

• Jinfeng, C.; Topsom, R. D.; Headley, A. D.; Koppel, I.; Mishima, M.; Taft, R. W.; Ueji, S. J. Mol. Struct. (THEOCHEM), 1988, 168, 141.
Acidities of Substituted Acetic Acids.

• Headley, A. D. J. Org. Chem., 1988, 53, 312.
Solvent Effects on the Basicity of Substituted Dimethylamines.

• Headley, A. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1987, 109, 2347.
Substituent Effects on the Basicity of Dimethylamines.

• Hehre, W. J.; Pau, C.-F.; Headley, A. D.; Taft, R. W.; Topsom, R. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1986, 108, 1711.
A Scale of Directional Substituent Polarizability Parameters from ab Initio Calculations of Polarizability Potentials.

Non-refereed Publications
• Headley, A. D.; Sheppard, E. J. The Communicator, August-September 2002, XXXV (7), 9. The National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

• Headley, A. D.; Jackson, N. M. Proceedings on the 28th Annual National Conference of the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Baltimore, MD., 2001, 28, 91. Properties of Ionic Liquids.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D. Trends in Organic Chemistry; Council of Scientific Research Integration: India, 1998, 7, 75. Conformational Analysis of Amino Acid Tautomers.

• Headley, A. D.; Starnes, S. D.; Cheung, E. T. Proceedings of the 4th Annual Meeting of Solvent/Solute Interactions, U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. 1994, 106. Solute/Solvent Interactions That Affect the Acidity and Basicity of Amino Acids.

• Headley, A. D. Proceedings of the 3nd Annual Meeting of Solvent/Solute Interactions, U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. 1993, 58. Substituent and Solvation Effects on the Tautomeric Equilibrium of N,N-Dimethylamino Acids.

• Headley, A. D. Trends in Organic Chemistry; Vol 3, Council of Scientific Research Integration: India, 1992, 27. Solvation and Structural Effects on the Basicity of Amines.

• Headley, A. D. Proceedings of the 2nd Annual Meeting of Solute/Solvent Interactions, U. S. Army Chemical Research, Development and Engineering Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., 1992, 111. Proton Transfer Reactions Involving Substituted Dimethylamines.

• Brown, E. R.; Headley, A. D.; Greenaway, A. M.; Magnus, K. E. Jour. Geol. Soc. Jamaica. 1986. VI, 156. The Effects of Low-Molecular-Weight Organics on Precipitation efficiency.

• Headley, A. D. University Microfilms International. Ann Arbor, MI. USA, 1986. Reduction of Carbonyl Compounds by Cr(ll).

Significant Presentations and Invited Lectures
• Promoting a Culture of Graduate Education for the Twenty-First Century, Albany State University, Albany GA, August 15, 2003.

• Building Alliances Among Historical Black Colleges and Universities, Council of Historical Black Graduate Schools, Tampa, FL, February 21, 2003.

• National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program, An Update, Fellowship Roundtable Meeting, National Research Council, Washington, DC, May 10, 2002

• Applications of Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships, Texas Tech University, TX, September 19, 2001

• Properties of Ionic Liquids, National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Baltimore, MD, April, 12, 2001

• Analysis of the Properties and Conformation of Amino Acids and Formyl Peptides, Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, MO, February 26, 2001.

• Analysis of Amino Acid Tautomers, Department of Physical Sciences, Barry University, April 5, 1999.
• Conformational Analysis of Amino Acid Tautomers, 15th South West Theoretical Chemistry Conference, The University of North Texas, Denton, TX, November 19-21, 1998.

• Factors that Affect the Tautomerization of Amino Acids, Department of Chemistry, University of the West Indies, Jamaica, April 10, 1997.

• Conformational Analysis of Selected Unnatural Amino Acids, Texas Southern University, TX, November 3, 1995.

• Factors That Affect The Relative Stability of Amino Acid Tautomers in Different Media, 210th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, August 20 - 24, 1995.

• Analysis of the Acidic and Basic Properties of Compounds by Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSAR). Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, MI, September 26, 1994.

• Solute/Solvent Interactions That Affect the Basicity and Acidity of Amino Acids ERDEC Meeting on Solute/Solvent Interactions, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, June 1 - 3, 1994.

• The Role of Solute/Solvent Interactions on the Basicity and Acidity of Structurally Different Molecule, Texas Tech University, TX, March 30, 1994.

• Substituent and Solvation Effects on the Tautomeric Equilibrium of N,N-Dimethylamino Acids, ERDEC Meeting on Solute/Solvent Interactions, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, June 2 - 4, 1993.

• Substituent and Solvation Effects on the Tautomeric Equilibrium of Amino Acids, Texas Tech University, April 7, 1993.

• The Nature of N,N-Dimethylamino Acids in Water and Dimethyl Sulfoxide, 48th Southwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Lubbock, Texas, October 21 - 23, 1992.

• Analysis of Amino Acids in Polar Media by NMR and IR Spectroscopy, Texas Tech University, October 13, 1992.

• Proton Transfer Reactions Involving Substituted N,N-Dimethylamines ERDEC Meeting on Solute/Solvent Interactions, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, May 27 - 29, 1992.

• Solvation Effects on the Acidities of Substituted Acetic Acids, Texas Mechanisms Conference, Roundtree, Texas, October 11 & 12, 1991.

• Quantification of Nonspecific Interactions of Dipolar Amines, Solute/Solvent Interactions Workshop, Laguna Beach, California, December 20 -23, 1988.

• Solvation Effects on the Basicity of Alkyl Substituted Amines, Texas Tech University, December 7, 1988.

• Solvation Effects on the Basicity of Dipolar Substituted Amines, University of California, Riverside, December 1, 1988.

• The Effects of Dipolar Substituents on the Basicity of Amines, Atlanta University, April 11, 1988.

• The Effects of Alkyl Substituents on the Basicity of Amines, Solute/Solvent Interactions Workshop, Irvine, California, December 20 -23, 1987.

• Substituent Effects on Proton Transfer Reactions in the Gas Phase, The University of the West Indies (Mona), February 16, 1984.

Co-Author of Other Presentations
• Ab Initio Study of the Conformations and Tautomerization of N,N-Dimethylglycines: A Stable Zwitterion Amino Acid in the Gas Phase? Starnes, D. S.; Headley, A. D. 52nd American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Meeting, Houston, TX. October 17-19, 1996.

• Using Theoretical Descriptors in QSAR and LFER: The Role of Solute/Solvent Interactions in Solubility, Acidity and Basicity, Famini, G. R.; Headley, A. D.; Wilson, L. 205th ACS Meeting, San Diego, CA. March 13 - 18, 1994.

• One-Electron Reduction of Benzaldehyde by Chromium(II) and Vanadium (II) Perchlorate in Aqueous Ethanol, Feldman, M. R.; Headley, A. D.; Cummings, G. C.; Parker, A., Jr. ACS National Meeting, Miami, FL. December 20 -23, 1988.