Timothy R. Newhouse, PhD
Professor of ChemistryCards
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2026
Positional isomerization of N -allyl compounds with a practical low-valent cobalt catalyst system
Kokić B, Koračak L, Pećinar M, Newhouse T, Šolaja B, Ajdačić V, Opsenica I. Positional isomerization of N -allyl compounds with a practical low-valent cobalt catalyst system. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2026, 24: 2241-2246. PMID: 41773993, DOI: 10.1039/d6ob00051g.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDevelopment of Multiple Local Computational Models in Retrosynthetic Analysis: Total Synthesis of (−)-Deoxylimonin
Gharbaoui L, Eun J, Zhao Y, Newhouse T. Development of Multiple Local Computational Models in Retrosynthetic Analysis: Total Synthesis of (−)-Deoxylimonin. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2026, 148: 4886-4892. PMID: 41587326, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c21055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCollective intelligence for AI-assisted chemical synthesis
Li H, Sarkar S, Lu W, Loftus P, Qiu T, Shee Y, Cuomo A, Webster J, Kelly H, Manee V, Sreekumar S, Buono F, Crabtree R, Newhouse T, Batista V. Collective intelligence for AI-assisted chemical synthesis. Nature 2026, 651: 107-115. PMID: 41554982, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-026-10131-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical synthesisGrowth of scientific literatureDe novo compoundsExponential growth of scientific literatureScalable modelDiverse transformationsReaction protocolLanguage modelComplex synthesisConfidence metricExponential growthReaction methodologyCollective intelligenceInformation growthChemical reactionsComputational frameworkReactionKnowledge accessChemical expertsSynthesisCompoundsVast domainExpert trainingChemistsExperimental validation
2025
EvolvedComplexity as a Total Synthesis Assessment Metric: Strychnine as a Case Study of Scoring Functions
Cuomo A, Webster J, Kelly H, Sarkar S, Shee Y, Sreekumar S, Li H, Buono F, Batista V, Newhouse T. EvolvedComplexity as a Total Synthesis Assessment Metric: Strychnine as a Case Study of Scoring Functions. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2025, 90: 14919-14930. PMID: 41070811, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c01393.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchA Convergent Approach to Phragmalin-Type Limonoids: Total Synthesis of Thaigranatin P
Lee J, Davis S, Sheu A, Gu J, Newhouse T. A Convergent Approach to Phragmalin-Type Limonoids: Total Synthesis of Thaigranatin P. Journal Of The American Chemical Society 2025, 147: 36085-36089. PMID: 41004834, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c13081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreparation of Hindered Aniline CyanH and Application in the Allyl‐Ni‐Catalyzed α,β‐Dehydrogenation of Carbonyls
Bodnar A, Turlik A, Huang D, Butcher W, Lew J, Newhouse* T. Preparation of Hindered Aniline CyanH and Application in the Allyl‐Ni‐Catalyzed α,β‐Dehydrogenation of Carbonyls. 2025, 1-26. DOI: 10.1002/0471264229.os098.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchComputational Rational Design of Bridgehead Nitrogen Heterocyclic Azobenzene Photoswitches
Pupavac D, Nikolić A, Webster J, Curtis T, And̵elković B, Newhouse T, Opsenica I. Computational Rational Design of Bridgehead Nitrogen Heterocyclic Azobenzene Photoswitches. The Journal Of Organic Chemistry 2025, 90: 7081-7091. PMID: 40371946, DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c00731.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPyrazolo[1,5-a ]pyrimidinesAzobenzene photoswitchLibrary of compoundsPhenyl ringPhotochromic propertiesMolecular photoswitchesPhotochemical propertiesMolecular designSubstitution patternPhotoswitching propertiesOrganic chemistryAzobenzeneSmall libraryPhotoswitchingIn silico evaluationMaterials scienceNovel classSynthesisCompoundsSpectral propertiesHeteroarylHeteroaromaticsPhenylComputational approachPropertiesA highly selective ESIPT-mechanism-based, ratiometric fluorescent sensor for zinc ions
Jović M, Marković O, Newhouse T, Opsenica I, Selaković Ž. A highly selective ESIPT-mechanism-based, ratiometric fluorescent sensor for zinc ions. Dyes And Pigments 2025, 234: 112547. DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2024.112547.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExcited-state intramolecular proton transferRatiometric fluorescent sensorFluorescent sensorRatiometric responses to Zn2Tetramic acidsIntramolecular proton transferPolar aprotic solventsBlue-shifted emission maximumResponse to Zn2Low detection limitEfficient fluorescent probeBind metal ionsAprotic solventsProton transferNMR studiesRatiometric sensingEmission bandsMetal ionsEmission maximumDetection limitStructural motifsUV lampZinc ionsStructural modificationsFluorescent probe
2024
α,β‐Dehydrogenation Adjacent to Sulfur‐ and Phosphorus‐ Containing Compounds
Sun Y, Newhouse T. α,β‐Dehydrogenation Adjacent to Sulfur‐ and Phosphorus‐ Containing Compounds. Angewandte Chemie 2024, 136 DOI: 10.1002/ange.202411859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllyl methyl carbonateDeuterium incorporation studiesOrganozinc intermediatesMethyl carbonateReaction sequencePhosphorus-containing compoundsSide productsPhosphorus groupsReaction optimizationReactionSulfurDiverse array of substratesArray of substratesDiastereoselectivitiesSubstrateDeuteriumFormationIntermediateCompoundsα,β‐Dehydrogenation Adjacent to Sulfur‐ and Phosphorus‐ Containing Compounds
Sun Y, Newhouse T. α,β‐Dehydrogenation Adjacent to Sulfur‐ and Phosphorus‐ Containing Compounds. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2024, 63: e202411859. PMID: 39264684, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202411859.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAllyl methyl carbonateDeuterium incorporation studiesOrganozinc intermediatesMethyl carbonateReaction sequencePhosphorus-containing compoundsSide productsPhosphorus groupsReaction optimizationReactionSulfurDiverse array of substratesArray of substratesDiastereoselectivitiesSubstrateDeuteriumFormationIntermediateCompounds