Publications

Murelli Research Group Publications (Brooklyn College)

10. Meck, C.; Mohd, N.; Murelli, R. P. "An oxidopyrylium cyclization/ ring-opening route to polysubstituted alpha-hydroxytropolones" Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 5988-5991. (link)

9. Munoz, A.; Murelli, R. P. "Acid-mediated coupling of gamma-hydroxybutenolides and aldehydes: Synthesis of a new class of spirocyclic ketal-lactones" Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 6779-6781. (link)

Ryan's Postdoctoral Publications (Yale University)

8. Nelson, J. W.; Chammessian, A. G.; McEnaney, P. J.; Murelli, R. P.; Kazmiercak, B. I.; Spiegel, D. A. “A Biosynthetic Strategy for Re-engineering the Staphylococcus aureus Cell Wall with Non-Native Small Molecules” ACS ChemBio, 2010, 5 , 1147-1155.(link)

See also: Cell, BioTechniques, Science Daily News and Yale Daily News

7. Zhang, A. X.; Murelli, R. P.; Barinka, C.; Michel, J.; Cocleaza, A.; Jorgensen, W. L.; Lubkowski, J.; Spiegel, D. A. “A Remote Arene Binding Site of Prostate Specific Membrane Antigen Revealed by Antibody-Recruiting Small Molecules” J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 12711-12716.(link)

See also: Chemical & Engineering News Highlight and Nature ChemBio Highlight.

6. Murelli, R. P.; Zhang, A. X.; Michel, J.; Jorgensen, W. L.; Spiegel, D.A. “Chemical Control Over Immune Recognition:  A Class of Antibody-Recruiting Small Molecules (ARMs) that Target Prostate Cancer” J. Amer. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 17090-17092.(link)

See also: ACS ChemBio Spotlight, ChemBioChem Highlight, Faculty of 1000 Biology Highlight, Drug Discovery News Article, Yale Daily News, and Science Daily News.

5. Stern, E.; Jay, S. M.; Demento, S. L.; Murelli, R. P.; Reed, M. A.; Malinski, T.; Spiegel, D. A.; Mooney, D. J.; Fahmy, T. M. “Spatiotemporal Control over Molecular Delivery and Cellular Encapsulation from Electropolymerized Micro and Nanopatterned Surfaces” Adv. Funct. Mater. 2009, 19, 2888-2895.(link)

Ryan's Graduate School Publications (Boston College)

4. Murelli, R. P.; Catalán, S.; Gannon, M. P.; Snapper, M. L. “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Enyne Cross-Metathesis-Cyclopropanation:  Three Component Access to Vinyl Cyclopropanes” Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 5714-5717.(link)

3. Murelli, R. P.; Snapper, M. L. “Ruthenium-Catalyzed Tandem Cross-Metathesis/ Wittig Olefination:  Generation of Conjugated Dienoic Esters from Terminal Olefins” Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 1749-1752.(link)

See also: Organic Chemistry Portal

2. Murelli, R. P.; Cheung, A. K.; Snapper, M. L. “Conformationally Restricted (+)-Cacospongionolide B Analogues:  Influence on Secretory Phospholipase A2 Inhibition” J. Org. Chem. 2007, 72, 1545-1552.(link)

See also: Journal Cover

1.  Cheung, A. K.; Murelli, R.; Snapper, M. L.  “Total Syntheses of (+)- and (-)-Cacospongionolide B,  Cacospongionolide E, and Related Analogues.  Preliminary Study of Structural Features Required for Phospholipase A2 Inhibition” J. Org. Chem. 2004, 69, 5712-5719.(link)

Patent Applications

1. Spiegel, D.; Murelli, R.; Zhang, A. “Chimeric Small Molecules that Recruit Antibodies to Cancer Cells” PCT Int. Appl. No. WO 2009-US2857.  Patent No. WO  2009139863. (Filed: Nov. 11, 2009).