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Galan, N. J.; Cobbold, B. E.; Cromer, C. E.; Brantley, J. N. Macromolecular Photoediting Using Single-Electron Logic. ACS Macro Lett 2023, 1623–1628. DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.3c00646.
Davit, H.; Galan, N. J.; Cromer, C. E.; Brantley, J. N. Progress toward Sustainable Methods for Polymer Synthesis and Editing. In Sustainable Green Chemistry in Polymer Research. Volume 2. Sustainable Polymers and Applications; ACS Symposium Series; American Chemical Society, 2023; Vol. 1451, pp 149–161. DOI:10.1021/bk-2023-1451.ch007.
Galan, N. J.*; Fried, A. D.*, Cromer, C. E.*, Fish, A., Coughlin, D. R., & Brantley, J. N. Exploring the influence of rigid carbocycles on terpenoid copolymer properties. J. Polym. Sci. 2023, 1-7. DOI: 10.1002/pol.20230125.
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*denotes equal contribution
Galan, N. J.; Brantley, J.N. Precision Synthesis of Tunable Polyallenamers from "Masked" Precursors. Macromolecules 2023, 56, 305-310. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.2c01968
Fried, A. D.; Wilson, B. J.; Galan, N. J.; Brantley, J. N. Electroediting of Soft Polymer Backbones. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2022, 144, 8885-8891. DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02098
Jacobs, B. P.; Brantley, J. N. Vinyl-Addition Polymerization of Borylated Allenes. Macromolecules 2021, 54, 18, 8822-8828 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c01253
Galan, N. J.; Brantley, J. N. General Access to Allene-Containing Polymers Using the Skattebol Rearrangement. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 1662-1666. DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00745
Jacobs, B. P.; Brantley, J. N. Exploring Combinatorial Approaches to Polymer Diversification. Macromolecules 2020, 53, 9287-9293 DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01538
Galan, N. J.*; Burroughs, J. M.*; Maroon, C. R.; Long, B. K.; Brantley, J. N. Vinyl-Addition Polymerizations of Cycloallenes: Synthetic Access to Congeners of Cyclic Olefin Polymers. Polymer Chemistry 2020, 11, 5578-5581 DOI: 10.1039/D0PY01018A
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*denotes equal contribution
Fried, A. D.; Brantley, J. N. Controlled Polymerization of b-Pinadiene: Accessing Unusual Polymer Architectures with Biomass-Derived Monomers. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 595-599 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.0c00229
Jacobs, B. P.; Townsend, J.; Vogiatzis, K. D.; Brantley, J. N. Ion Specific Fluorescence Modulation of Polyvinyl Alcohol-Boronate Matrices. Polym. Chem. 2020, 11, 1919-1925 DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01863H
Wilson, B. J.; Brantley, J. N. Synthesis and Reactivity of Metallocarbene-Containing Polymers. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 32, 12453-12457 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b04077
Prior to UTK
Brantley, J. N.*; Samant, A. V.*; Toste, F. D. Isolation and Reactivity of Trifluoromethyl Iodonium Salts. ACS Cent. Sci. 2016, 2, 341.
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Kuppuswammy, A.; Varghese, B.; Brantley, J. N.; Konda, S. S. M.; Lynch, V. M.; Bielawski, C. W. 1,6-Enyne Cyclizations Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Supported Gold Complexes: Deconvoluting Sterics vs. Electronics. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 493.
Brantley, J. N.; Bailey, C. B.; Cannon, J. R.; Clark, K. A.; Vanden Bout, D. A.; Brodbelt, J. S.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T.; Bielawski, C. W. Mechanically Modulating the Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Protein Biocomposites for Ratio- and Intensiometric Sensors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5088.
Hughes, A. J.; Tibby, M. R.; Wagner, D. T.; Brantley, J. N.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T. Investigating the Reactivities of a Polyketide Synthase Module through Fluorescent Click Chemistry. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5276.
Brantley, J. N.; Bailey, C. B.; Wiggins, K. M.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T.; Bielawski, C. W. Mechanobiochemistry: Harnessing Biomacromolecules for Force-Responsive Materials. Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 3916.
Konda, S. S. M.*; Brantley, J. N.*; Bielawski, C. W.; Makarov, D. E. Molecular Catch Bonds and the anti-Hammond Effect in Polymer Mechanochemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12722.
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Wiggins, K. M.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W. Methods for Activating and Characterizing Mechanically Responsive Polymers. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 7130.
Brantley, J. N.; Wiggins, K. M.; Bielawski, C. W. Squeezing New Life Out of Polymers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3806.
Brantley, J. N.; Wiggins, K. M.; Bielawski, C. W. Polymer Mechanochemistry: The Design and Study of Mechanophores. Polym. Int. 2013, 62, 2.
Brantley, J. N.; Konda, S. S. M.; Makarov, D. E.; Bielawski, C. W. Regiochemical Effects on Molecular Stability: A Mechanochemical Evaluation of 1,4- and 1,5-Disubstituted Triazoles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9882.
Wiggins, K. M.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W. Polymer Mechanochemistry: Force Enabled Transformations. ACS Macro. Lett. 2012, 1, 623.
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Konda, S. S.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W.; Makarov, D. E. Chemical Reactions Modulated by Mechanical Stress: Extended Bell Theory. J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 135, 164103.
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Kuppuswammy, A.; Varghese, B.; Brantley, J. N.; Konda, S. S. M.; Lynch, V. M.; Bielawski, C. W. 1,6-Enyne Cyclizations Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Supported Gold Complexes: Deconvoluting Sterics vs. Electronics. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2014, 3, 493.
Brantley, J. N.; Bailey, C. B.; Cannon, J. R.; Clark, K. A.; Vanden Bout, D. A.; Brodbelt, J. S.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T.; Bielawski, C. W. Mechanically Modulating the Photophysical Properties of Fluorescent Protein Biocomposites for Ratio- and Intensiometric Sensors. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 5088.
Hughes, A. J.; Tibby, M. R.; Wagner, D. T.; Brantley, J. N.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T. Investigating the Reactivities of a Polyketide Synthase Module through Fluorescent Click Chemistry. Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 5276.
Brantley, J. N.; Bailey, C. B.; Wiggins, K. M.; Keatinge-Clay, A. T.; Bielawski, C. W. Mechanobiochemistry: Harnessing Biomacromolecules for Force-Responsive Materials. Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 3916.
Konda, S. S. M.*; Brantley, J. N.*; Bielawski, C. W.; Makarov, D. E. Molecular Catch Bonds and the anti-Hammond Effect in Polymer Mechanochemistry. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 12722.
- *Denotes equal contribution
Wiggins, K. M.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W. Methods for Activating and Characterizing Mechanically Responsive Polymers. Chem. Soc. Rev. 2013, 42, 7130.
Brantley, J. N.; Wiggins, K. M.; Bielawski, C. W. Squeezing New Life Out of Polymers. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 3806.
Brantley, J. N.; Wiggins, K. M.; Bielawski, C. W. Polymer Mechanochemistry: The Design and Study of Mechanophores. Polym. Int. 2013, 62, 2.
Brantley, J. N.; Konda, S. S. M.; Makarov, D. E.; Bielawski, C. W. Regiochemical Effects on Molecular Stability: A Mechanochemical Evaluation of 1,4- and 1,5-Disubstituted Triazoles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 9882.
Wiggins, K. M.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W. Polymer Mechanochemistry: Force Enabled Transformations. ACS Macro. Lett. 2012, 1, 623.
- Featured on front cover of Issue 5, 2012.
Konda, S. S.; Brantley, J. N.; Bielawski, C. W.; Makarov, D. E. Chemical Reactions Modulated by Mechanical Stress: Extended Bell Theory. J. Chem. Phys. 2011, 135, 164103.