James G. Davidson

Lewis acid promoted reactions of diazocarbonyl compounds. 3. Synthesis of oxazoles from nitriles through intermediate .beta.-imidatoalkenediazonium salts

Michael P. Doyle, William E. Buhro, James G. Davidson et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 1980 · 76 citations

Heterocyclic, Donut Icon, Lewis Acid +9

Amino Acid Esters and Amides for Reductive Amination of Mucochloric Acid: Synthesis of Novel γ‐Lactams, Short Peptides and Antiseizure Agent Levetiracetam (Keppra^®)

Koushik Das Sarma, Ji Zhang, Yun Huang et al. · European Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2006 · 56 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Amino Acid Esters, Peptide Engineering +18

Reinvestigation of Mucohalic Acids, Versatile and Useful Building Blocks for Highly Functionalized α,β-Unsaturated γ-Butyrolactones

Ji Zhang, Peter G. Blazecka, Daniel T. Belmont et al. · Organic Letters · 2002 · 49 citations

Bioorganic Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Highly Functionalized α +17

First Direct Reductive Amination of Mucochloric Acid:  A Simple and Efficient Method for Preparing Highly Functionalized α,β-Unsaturated γ-Butyrolactams

Ji Zhang, Peter G. Blazecka, James G. Davidson · Organic Letters · 2003 · 43 citations

Derivative (Chemistry), Bioorganic Chemistry, Engineering +14

Efficient Synthesis of Novel γ-Substituted γ-Butenolides by Lewis Acid Catalyzed Addition of Metal Enolates of Active Methylene Compounds to Mucohalic Acids

Ji Zhang, Koushik Das Sarma, Timothy T. Curran et al. · The Journal of Organic Chemistry · 2005 · 30 citations

Asymmetric Catalysis, Chemical Engineering, Novel Organocatalysts +13