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List of selected recent publications:

The Use of Phosphine Ligands to Control the Regiochemistry of Pd-Catalyzed Hydrostannations of 1-Alkynes: Synthesis of E-1-Tributylstannyl-1-alkenes.
A. Darwish, A. Lang, T. Kim and J. M. Chong
Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 861-864.

Asymmetric Conjugate Alkenylation of Enones Catalyzed by Chiral Diols.
T. R. Wu and J. M. Chong
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 4908-4909.

A Practical One-Pot Synthesis of Vinylstannanes from Ketones.
A. Darwish and J. M. Chong
J. Org. Chem., 2007, 72, 1507-1509.

Asymmetric Allylboration of Cyclic Imines and Applications to Alkaloid Synthesis.
T. R. Wu and J. M. Chong
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128, 9646-9647.

Asymmetric Synthesis of Propargylamides via 3,3'-Disubstituted Binaphthol-modified Alkynylboronates .
T. R. Wu and J. M. Chong
Org. Lett., 2006, 8, 15-18.

Ligand-Catalyzed Asymmetric Alkynylboration of Enones: A New Paradigm for Asymmetric Synthesis Using Organoboranes.
T. R. Wu and J. M. Chong
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127, 3244-3245

Stille Coupling of Stereochemically Defined a-Sulfonamidoorganostannanes.
K. W. Kells and J. M. Chong
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 15666-15667

Sequential Alkynylation of w-Bromoalkyl Triflates: Facile Access to Unsymmetrical Non-conjugated Diynes including Precursors to Diene Pheromones.
R. J. Armstrong-Chong, K. Matthews and J. M. Chong
Tetrahedron., 2004, 60, 10239-10244.

Asymmetric Allylboration of Aldehydes and Ketones using 3,3'-Disubstitutedbinaphthol-modified Boronates .
T. R. Wu, L. Shen and J. M. Chong
Org. Lett., 2004, 6, 2701-2704.

An Unusual 1,2-N to C Acyl Migration in Urea Derivatives of a-Aminoorganolithiums.
K. W. Kells, A. Ncube and J. M. Chong
Tetrahedron., 2004, 60, 2247-2257.

Lithiation of N-Boc-protected Ferrocenylalkylamines: Preparation of Unsymmetrical 1,1'-Disubstituted Ferrocenes.
J. M. Chong and L. S. Hegedus
Organometallics, 2004, 23, 1010-1014.

Diastereoselective Reduction of a-Aminoketones: Synthesis of anti- and syn-b-Aminoalcohols.
D. S. Fraser, S. B. Park and J. M. Chong
Can. J. Chem., 2004, 82, 87-101.

Synthesis of Hexabutylditin from Tributyltin Hydride and Bis(tributyltin)oxide.
A. Darwish and J. M. Chong
Synth. Commun., 2004, 34, 1885-1890.

Addition of Bu3SnLi to tert-Butanesulfinimines as an Efficient Route to Chiral, Non-racemic a-Aminoorganostannanes.
K. W. Kells and J. M. Chong
Org. Lett., 2003, 5, 4215-4218.

Resolution of a-Hydroxystannanes via Norephedrine Carbamates.
K. W. Kells, N. H. Nielsen, R. J. Armstrong-Chong and J. M. Chong
Tetrahedron., 2002, 58, 10287-10291.

Enantioselective Reduction of Trifluoromethyl Ketones with Chiral Organomagnesium Amides (COMAs).
K. H. Yong and J. M. Chong
Organic Lett., 2002, 4, 4139-4142.

Enantioselective Alkylation of Aldehydes with Chiral Organomagnesium Amides (COMAs).
K. H. Yong, N. J. Taylor, and J. M. Chong
Organic Lett., 2002, 4, 3553-3556.

Chemistry of N-Boc-N-tert-butylthiomethyl-Protected a-Aminoorganostannanes: Diastereoselective Synthesis of Primary b-Amino Alcohols from a-Aminoorganostannanes. 
A. Ncube, S. Park, and J. M. Chong
J. Org. Chem.  2002, 67,  3625-3636.

Diastereoselective Reactions of d-Oxy-Substituted Allylic Acetates with Organocopper Reagents. 
J. L. Belelie and J. M. Chong
J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67,  3000-3006.

Stereoselective 1,2-Additions of a-Alkoxymethyllithiums to Aldehydes. 
R. P. Smyj and J. M. Chong
Organic Lett. 2001, 3,  2903-2906.

Studies on the Alkylation of 3-Methyl-3-buten-1-ol Dianion: An Efficient Synthesis of 3-Methylene-1-alkanols Including a San Jose Scale Sex Pheromone. 
K. H. Yong, J. A. Lotoski, and J. M. Chong,
J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66,  8248-8351.

Alkylations of 1-Alkynes in THF.
M. Buck and J. M. Chong
Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 5825-5827.

Stereoselective Reactions of Acyclic Allylic Phosphates with Organocopper Reagents.
J. L. Belelie and J. M. Chong
J. Org. Chem. 2001, 66, 5552-5555.

Solvent Effects on the Monobromination of a,w-Diols: A Convenient Preparation of w-Bromo alkanols.
J. M. Chong, M. A. Heuft, and P. Rabbat.
J. Org. Chem. 2000,  65, 5837-5838.

Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Alkynylboronates to Enones.
J. M. Chong, L. Shen and N. J. Taylor.
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000,  122, 1822-1823.