Publications by authors named "R E Bigler"

Machine-learning methods have great potential to accelerate the identification of reaction conditions for chemical transformations. A tool that gives substrate-adaptive conditions for palladium (Pd)-catalyzed carbon-nitrogen (C-N) couplings is presented. The design and construction of this tool required the generation of an experimental dataset that explores a diverse network of reactant pairings across a set of reaction conditions.

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A chromatography-free asymmetric synthesis of GDC-6036 () was achieved via a highly atroposelective Negishi coupling of aminopyridine and quinazoline catalyzed by 0.5 mol % [Pd(cin)Cl] and 1 mol % (,)-Chiraphite to afford the key intermediate ()-. An alkoxylation of ()- with ()--methylprolinol () and a global deprotection generates the penultimate heterobiaryl intermediate .

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In the September 2020 issue of , Scott et al. argued that there is insufficient empirical work on White parents' racial-socialization strategies to support generalizations about the topic and, therefore, that journalists' recommendation that White parents discuss race and racism with their children represents a case of speculation without evidence. Although we strongly support Scott et al.

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The Dominican Republic is a uniquely valuable context in which to study children's racial stereotyping and prejudice, in part because multiracial individuals comprise the majority of the population and race is viewed largely as a continuous rather than dichotomous construct. In two studies, we use developmental and social theories to ground an exploration of Dominican children's racial biases. In studies 1 ( = 54; ages 6-11) and 2 ( = 122; ages 6-11), children were given measures of racial identity, preference, stereotyping, and/or status.

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Article Synopsis
  • Asymmetric hydrogenation has become a key method for creating stereocenters, but the hydrogenation of unfunctionalized tetrasubstituted acyclic olefins is still a major challenge.
  • Researchers have discovered a new iridium catalyst that enables highly selective hydrogenation of these challenging olefins.
  • The new method shows outstanding effectiveness across various olefin types, achieving high yields and selectivity in the reactions.
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