Manuscripts at UCLA (*corresponding author(s); names of the undergraduate student co-workers are underlined; click on the TOC image to access articles): ​​
1. Kim, Y.; Kubena, R.; Axtell J. C.; Samouei, H.; Pham, P.; Stauber, J. M.; Spokoyny, A. M.*; Hilty, C.* "Dynamic Nuclear Polarization using 3D Aromatic Radicals", submitted.
2. Stevens, S. L.; Phung, A. C.; Gonzalez, A.; Shao, Y.; Moully, E. H.; Nguyen, V. T.; Martin, J. L.; Mao, C.; Saebi, A.; Mosallaei, A.; Kirollos, M.; Chong, P.; Umanzor, A.; Qian, K.; Marin, G.; Ebrahim, O. M.; Pathuri, R. S.; Hopp, M.; Ramachandran, R.*; Waddington, M. A.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Narratives of Undergraduate Research, Mentorship, and Teaching at UCLA", Pure & Appl. Chem., in press.  
3. Kataki-Anastasakou, A.; Axtell, J. C.; Hernandez, S.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Balaich, G. J.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Sletten, E. M. "Carborane Guests for Cucurbit[7]uril Facilitate Strong Binding and on Demand Removal", J. Am. Chem. Soc., in press. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12844820.v1. 
4. Mu, X.; Hopp, M.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Rheingold, A. L.; Sletten, E. M.; Axtell, J. C.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Expanding the Scope of Pd-Catalyzed B-N Cross-Coupling Chemistry in Carboranes", Organometallics, in press. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12845849.v1. 
5. Jung, D.*; Muni, M.; Marin, G., Ramachandran, R.; El-Kady, M. F.; Balandin, T. B.; Kaner, R. B.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Enhancing Cycling Stability of the Tungsten Oxide Supercapacitor Electrodes via a Boron Cluster-Based Molecular Cross-Linking Approach", J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, in press. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12417872.v1. 
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6. Stauber, J. M.; Schwan, J.; Zhang, X.; Axtell, J. C.; Jung, D.; McNicholas, B. J.; Oyala, P. H.; Martinolich, A. J.; Winkler, J. R.; See, K. A.; Miller, T. F.*; Gray, H. B.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "A Super-Oxidized Radical Cationic Icosahedral Boron Cluster", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 12948-12953. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.12362252.v1. 
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7. Aubry, T. J.; Winchell, K. J.; Salamat, C. Z.; Basile, V. M.; Lindemuth, J. R.; Stauber, J. M.; Axtell, J. C.; Kubena, R. M.; Phan, M. D.; Bird, M. J.; Spokoyny, A. M.*; Tolbert, S. H.*; Schwartz, B. J.* "Tunable Dopants with Intrinsic Counterion Separation Reveal the Effects of Electron Affinity on Dopant Interaction and Free Carrier Production in Sequentially Doped Conjugated Polymer Films", Adv. Funct. Mater. 2020, 30, 2001800. 
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8. Anderson, K. P.; Waddington, M. A.; Balaich, G. J.; Stauber, J. M.; Bernier, N. A.; Caram, J. R.; Djurovich, P. I.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "A Molecular Boron Cluster-Based Chromophore with Dual Emission", Dalton Trans. 2020, online. New Talent: Americas, Special Issue. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.11888619.v1. 
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9. Mills, H. A.; Martin, J. L.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Oxidative Generation of Boron-Centered Radicals in Carboranes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 4586-4591.  Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.11430789.v1
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10. Stauber, J. M.; Qian, E. A.; Han, Y.; Rheingold, A. L.; Král, P.*; Fujita, D.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "An Organometallic Strategy for Assembling Atomically Precise Hybrid Nanomaterials", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 327-334. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.9783800.v1.  
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11. Qian, E. A.; Han, Y.; Messina, M. S.; Maynard, H. D.; Král, P.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Multivalent Cluster Nanomolecules for Inhibiting Protein-Protein Interactions", Bioconjugate Chem. 2019, 30, 2594-2603. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.8980574.v1. 
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12. DiFranco, M.; Quinonez, M.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Cannon, S. C.* "A Highly Selective Chloride Microelectrode Based on the Mercuracarborand Ionophore", Sci. Rep. 2019, 9, 18860. Preprint: ​https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/629691v1. 
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13. Mu, X.; Axtell, J. C.; Bernier, N. A.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Jung, D.; Umanzor, A.; Qian, K.; Chen, X.; Bay, K. L.; Kirollos, M.; Rheingold, A. L.; Houk, K. N.; Spokoyny, A. M.* “Sterically Unprotected Nucleophilic Boron Cluster Reagents”, Chem 2019, 5, 2461-2469. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.8097542.v1. Highlighted by Chem Preview: Trudel and Yudin and Potential Energy by Bernier. 
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14. Dziedzic, R. M.; Axtell, J. C.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Off-Cycle Processes in Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Carboranes",  Org. Proc. Res. Dev. 2019, 23, 1638-1645. (Special Issue Commemorating 25 Year Anniversary of Buchwald-Hartwig Cross-Coupling Chemistry)
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15. Jung, D.; Raffan-Montoya, F.; Ramachandran, R.; Zhang, Y.; Islamoglu, T.; Marin, G.; Dziedzic, R.; Farha, O. K.; Stoliarov, S. I.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Cross-Linked Polyurethane Materials Featuring Dodecaborate Clusters as Inorganic Polyol Equivalents", Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 8852-8855. (Special Issue on Emerging Investigators). 
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16. Spokoyny, A. M.*; Chiu, C.-W.; Bosley, B. D.; Schubert, D. M. ""Mr. Boron," an Inorganic Chemistry Icon, Turns 90", Inorg. Chem. 2019, 58, 5469-5374. (Virtual Issue Editorial). 
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17. Axtell, J. C.*; Messina, M. S.; Liu, J.-Y.; Galaktionova, D.; Schwan, J.; Porter, T. M.; Savage, M. D.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Rheingold, A. L.; Kubiak, C. P.; Winkler, J. R.; Gray, H. B.*; Kral, P.*; Alexandrova, A. N.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Photooxidative Generation of Dodecaborate-Based Weakly Coordinating Anions", Inorg Chem. 2019, 58, 10516-10526. (Special Issue on Emerging Investigators in Inorganic Chemistry). 
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18. Barton, J. L.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Kowalski, J. A.; Brushett, F. R.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Perfunctionalized Dodecaborate Clusters as Stable Metal-Free Active Materials for Charge Storage", ACS Applied Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 4907-4913. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.7472921.v1. 
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19. Yruegas, S.; Axtell, J. C.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Martin, C. D.* "Synthesis of 9-Borafluorene Analogues Featuring a Three-Dimensional 1,1'-Bis(o-carborane) Backbone", Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 2892-2895. Cover Article.   
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20. Messina, M. S.*; Graefe, C. T.; Chong, P.; Ebrahim, O. M.; Pathuri, R. S.; Bernier, N. A.; Mills, H. A.; Rheingold, A. L.; Frontiera, R. R.*; Maynard, H. D.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Carborane RAFT Agents as Tunable and Functional Molecular Probes for Polymer Materials", Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 1660-1667. 
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21. Ramachandran, R.; Jung, D.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Cross-Linking the Dots on Metal Oxides", NPG Asia Mater., 2019, 11:19.  
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22. Aubry, T. J.; Axtell, J. C.; Basile, V. M.; Winchell, K. J.; Lindemuth, J. R.; Porter, T. M.; Liu, J.-Y.; Alexandrova, A. N.; Kubiak, C. P.; Tolbert, S. H.*; Spokoyny, A. M.*; Schwartz, B. J.* "Dodecaborane-Based Dopants Designed to Shield Anion Electrostatics to Increased Carrier Mobility in Doped Conjugated Polymers", Adv. Mater. 2019, 31, 1805647 (1-8).  
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23. Dziedzic, R. M.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Chemistry with Polyhedral Boranes", Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 430-442. Feature Article.    
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24. Anderson, K. P.; Mills, H. A.; Mao, C.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Axtell, J. C.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Improved Synthesis of Icosahedral Carboranes Containing Exohedral B-C and C-C Bonds", Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 187-191. (Special Issue on Frustrated Lewis Acids and Organoboranes).   
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.7252586.v1. 
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25. Zhang, C.; Vinogradova, E. V.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Buchwald, S. L.*; Pentelute, B. L.* "Arylation Chemistry for Bioconjugation", Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 4810-4839. 
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26. Kirlikovali, K. O.; Axtell, J. C.; Anderson, K.; Djurovic, P. I.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Fine-Tuning Electronic Properties of Luminescent Pt(II) Complexes via Vertex-Differentiated Coordination of Sterically Invariant Carborane-Based Ligands", Organometallics 2018, 37, 3122-3131.  
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.6670739.v1. 
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27. Messina, M. S.; Stauber, J. M.; Waddington, M. A.; Rheingold, A. L.; Maynard, H. D.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Organometallic Gold(III) Reagents for Cysteine Arylation", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 7065-7069. 
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28. Ramachandran, R.; Jung, D.; Bernier, N. A.; Logan, J. K.; Waddington, M. A.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Sonochemical Synthesis of Small Boron Oxide Nanoparticles", Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 8037-8041. 
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29. Wixtrom, A. I.; Parvez, Z.; Savage, M. A.; Qian, E. A.; Jung, D.; Khan, S. I.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Tuning the Electropotential of Perfunctionalized Dodecaborate Clusters Through Vertex Differentiation", Chem. Commun. 2018, 54, 5867-5870. 
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.6187253.v1. 
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30. Jung, D.; Saleh, L. M. A.; Berkson, Z. J.; El-Kady, M. F.; Hwang, J. Y.; Mohamed, N.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Titarenko, E.; Shao, Y.; McCarthy, K.;  Guo, J.; Martini, I. B.;  Kraemer, S.; Wegener, E. C.; Saint-Cricq, P.; Ruehle, B.; Langeslay, R. R.; Delferro, M.; Brosmer, J. L.; Hendon, C. H.; Gallagher-Jones, M.; Rodriguez, J.; Chapman, K. W.; Miller, J. T.; Duan, X.; Kaner, R. B.; Zink, J. I.; Chmelka, B. F., Spokoyny, A. M.* "A Molecular Cross-Linking Approach for Hybrid Metal Oxides", Nature Mater. 2018, 17, 341-348. Highlighted by Chemistry World, C&EN, UCLA Newsroom, EurekaAlert, Materials Today, Argonne National Lab and PhysOrg.    
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31. Kung, C.-W.; Otake, K.; Buru, C. T.; Goswami, S.; Cui, Y.; Hupp, J. T.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Farha, O. K.* "Electrically Conductive Mesoporous Metal-Organic Framework Featuring Metallacarborane Guests", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3871-3875. 
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32. Kirlikovali, K. O.; Cho, E.; Downard, T. J.; Grigoryan, L.; Han, Z.; Hong, S.; Jung, D.; Quintana, J. C.; Reynoso, V.; Ro, S.; Shen, Y.; Swartz, K.; Ter Sahakyan, E.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Yoshida, B.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Buchwald-Hartwig Amination Using Pd(I) Dimer Precatalysts Supported by Biaryl Phosphine Ligands", Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 3684-3688. Winter 2017, Chemistry 174 Independent Course Project. Highlighted by OPRD and Daily Bruin. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.5758551.v1.
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33. Dziedzic, R. M.; Waddington, M. A.; Lee, S. E.; Kleinsasser, J.; Plumley, J. B.; Ewing, W. C.; Bosley, B. D.*; Lavallo, V.*; Peng, T. L.*; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Reversible Silver Electrodeposition from Boron Cluster Ionic Liquid (BCIL) Electrolytes", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2018, 10, 6825-6830. 
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv.5659576.v1.
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34. Axtell, J. C.*; Saleh, L. M. A.; Qian, E. A.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Synthesis and Applications of Perfunctionalized Boron Clusters", Inorg. Chem. 2018, 57, 2333-2350. 
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35. Serino, A. C.; Anderson, M. E.; Saleh, L. M. A.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Mills, H.; Heidenreich, L.; Spokoyny, A. M.*; Weiss, P. S.* "Work Function Control of Germanium through Carborane-Carboxylic Acid Surface Passivation", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9, 34592-34596.   
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36. Kirlikovali, K. O.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "The Long Lasting Blues: A New Record for Phosphorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes", Chem (Preview) 2017, 3, 385-387. 
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37. Axtell, J. C.*; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Gembicky, M.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Magnesium Reagents Featuring a 1,1’-Bis(o-Carborane) Ligand Platform", Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. (VIP - Very Important Paper) (Special Issue on Boron Chemistry) (Cover Article) 2017, 38-39, 4411-4416.   
38. Dziedzic, R. M.; Martin, J. L.; Axtell, J. C.; Saleh, L.; Ong, T.-C.; Yang, Y.-F.; Messina, M. S.; Rheingold, A. L.; Houk, K. N.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Cage-Walking: Vertex Differentiation by Palladium-Catalyzed Isomerization of B(9)-Bromo-meta-Carborane", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 7729-7732. 
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39. Qian, E. A.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Axtell, J. C.; Saebi, A.; Jung, D.; Rehak, P.; Han, Y.; Moully, E. H.; Mosallaei, D.; Chow, S.; Messina, M.; Wang, J.-Y.; Royappa, A. T.; Rheingold, A. L.; Maynard, H. D.; Kral, P.; Spokoyny, A. M.* “Atomically Precise Organomimetic Cluster Nanomolecules Assembled via Perfluoroaryl-Thiol SNAr Chemistry”, Nature Chem. 2017, 9, 333-340. Highlighted by "The Sceptical Chymist Blog" and Nature News and Views Article by Majewski, et al. 
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40. Axtell, J. C.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Jung, D.; Dziedzic, R. M. Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Metal-Free Peralkylation of the closo-Hexaborate Anion", Organometallics 2017, 36, 1204-1210. Highlighted by Chemistry Views and Editor's Page by Organometallics.  
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41. Axtell, J. C.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Djurovich, P. I.; Jung, D.; Nguyen, V. T.; Munekiyo, B.; Royappa, A. T.; Rheingold, A. L.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "Blue Phosphorescent Zwitterionic Iridium(III) Complexes Featuring Weakly Coordinating Carborane-based Ligands", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 15758-15765.   
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42. Saleh, L.; Dziedzic, R.; Spokoyny, A. M.* "An Inorganic Twist in Nanomaterials: Making an Atomically Precise Double Helix", (First Reactions) ACS Central Sci. 2016, 2, 685-686.  
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43. Dziedzic, R.; Saleh, L.; Axtell, J.; Martin, J.; Stevens, S.; Royappa, A.; Rheingold, A.; Spokoyny,* A. M. "B-N, B-O and B-CN Bond Formation via Palladium Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of B-Bromo-Carboranes", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9081-9084.
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44. Messina, M. S.; Axtell, J. C.; Wang, Y.; Chong, P.; Wixtrom, A. I.; Kirlikovali, K. O.; Upton, B. M.; Hunter, B. M.; Shafaat, O. S.; Khan, S. I.; Winkler, J. R.; Gray, H. B.; Alexandrova, A. N.; Maynard, H. D.; Spokoyny,* A. M. “Visible-Light Induced Olefin Activation using 3D Aromatic Boron-Rich Cluster Photooxidants”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 6952-6955. Highlighted by P. Szuromi - Science 2016, 352, 1422-1423 and C&EN News. 
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45. Schwartz, J. J.; Mendoza, M. A.; Wattanatorn, N.; Zhao, Y.; Nguyen, V. T.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Mirkin, C. A.; Baše, T.; Weiss, P. S.* "Surface Dipole Control of Liquid Crystal Alignment", J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 5957-5967.   
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46. Kirlikovali, K. O.; Axtell, J. A.; Gonzalez, A.; Phung, A. C.; Khan, S. I.; Spokoyny,* A. M. "Luminescent Metal Complexes Featuring Photophysically Innocent Strong-Field Chelating Boron Cluster Ligands", Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 5132-5138.  ​
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47. Saleh, L. M. A.; Dziedzic, R. M.; Khan, S. I.; Spokoyny,* A. M. "Forging Unsupported Metal-Boryl Bonds with Icosahedral Carboranes", Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 8466-8470. Highlighted by T. Swager and S. Lin in Synfacts 2016, 12, 0808. 
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48. Wixtrom, A. I.; Shao, Y.; Jung, D.; Machan, C. W.; Kevork, S. N.; Qian, E. A.; Axtell, J. C.; Khan, S. I.; Kubiak, C. P.; Spokoyny,* A. M. "Rapid Synthesis of Redox-Active Dodecaborane B12(OR)12 Clusters Under Ambient Conditions", Inorg. Chem. Front. (Emerging Investigator Issue) 2016, 3, 711-717.  
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49. Vinogradova, E. V.; Zhang, C.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Pentelute, B. L.*; Buchwald, S. L.* “Organometallic Palladium Reagents for Cysteine Bioconjugation”, Nature 2015, 526, 687-691. Highlighted in C&EN News and Nature News and Views. 
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50. Thomas, J. C.; Schwartz, J. J.; Hohman, J. N.; Claridge, S. A.; Auluck, H. S.; Serino, A. C.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Tran, G.; Kelly, K. F.; Mirkin, C. A.; Gilles, J.; Osher, S. J.; Weiss, P. S.* "Defect-Tolerant Aligned Dipoles within Two-Dimensional Plastic Lattices", ACS Nano 2015, 9, 4734-4742. 
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Manuscripts prior to UCLA appointment (Post-Doctoral Work at MIT): 

51. Zhang, C.; Dai, P.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Pentelute, B. L. “Enzyme-Catalyzed Macrocyclization of Long Unprotected Peptides”, Org. Lett. 2014, 16, 3652-3655. Highlighted by Derek Lowe (In the Pipeline Blog). 
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52. Simon, M.; Heider, P.; Adamo, A.; Li, X.; Berger, T.; Policarpo, R.; Zhang, C.; Zou, Y.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Jensen, K. F.; Pentelute, B. L. “Rapid Flow-Based Peptide Synthesis”, ChemBioChem 2014, 15, 713-720. Highlighted by C&EN, MIT News and Nature Chemical Biology. 
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53. Zou, Y.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Zhang, C.; Simon, M. D.; Yu, H.; Lin, Y.-S.; Pentelute, B. L. “Convergent Diversity-Oriented Side-Chain Macrocyclization Scan for Unprotected Polypeptides Enabled by Perfluoroaryl-Cysteine SNAr Chemistry”, Org. Biomol. Chem. 2013, 12, 566-573. Cover Article
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54. Zhang, C.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Zou, Y.; Simon, M. D.; Pentelute, B. L. “Enzymatic “Click” Ligation: Selective Cysteine Modification in Polypeptides Enabled by Promiscuous Glutathione S-Transferase”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 14001-14005.
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55. Spokoyny, A. M.; Zou, Y.; Ling, J. J.; Yu, H.; Lin, Y.-S.; Pentelute, B. L. “A Perfluoroaryl-Cysteine SNAr Chemistry Approach to Unprotected Stapled Peptides”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 5946-5949. Highlighted by C&EN News (Apr. 29, 2013); Reviewed at Faculty of 1000.    
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56. Spokoyny,* A. M. “New Ligand Platforms Featuring Boron-Rich Clusters as Organomimetic Substituents”, Pure & Appl. Chem. (invited review), 2013, 85, 903-919.
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57. Spokoyny,* A. M.; Lewis, C. D.; Teverovskiy, G.; Buchwald, S. L. “Extremely Electron-Rich, Icosahedral Carborane-Based Phosphinoboranes”, Organometallics 2012, 31, 8478-8481. 
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Manuscripts prior to UCLA appointment (Graduate Work at Northwestern): 

58. Lifschitz, A. M.; Shade, C. M.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Mendez, J. E.; Stern, C. L.; Sarjeant, A. A.; Mirkin, C. A. “Boron-Dipyrromethene-Functionalized Hemilabile Ligands as “Turn-On” Fluorescent Probes for Coordination Changes in Weak-Link Approach Complexes”, Inorg. Chem. 2013, 52, 5484-5492.

59. Spokoyny, A. M.; Machan, C. W.; Clingerman, D. C.; Rosen, M. S.; Wiester, M. J.; Kennedy, R. D.; Sarjeant, A. A.; Stern, C. L.; Mirkin, C. A. “A Coordination Chemistry Dichotomy for Icosahedral Carborane-Based Ligands”, Nature Chem. 2011, 3, 590-596. Cover Article. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry (Weller, A. Nature. Chem. 2011, 3, 577-578).

60. Li, T. C.; Fabregat-Santiago, F.; Farha, O. K.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Raga, S. R.; Bisquert, J.; Mirkin, C. A.; Marks, T. J.; Hupp, J. T. “Aerogel-Templated, Porous Photoanodes for Enhanced Performance in Ni(III)/(IV) Bis(dicarbollide)-Based Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Phys. Chem. C 2011, 115, 11257-11264.  

61. Machan, C. W.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Jones, M.; Sarjeant, A. A.; Stern, C.; Mirkin, C. A. “The Plasticity of the Nickel(II) Coordination Environment in Complexes with Hemilabile Phosphino-Thioether Ligands”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 3023-3033.

62. Rosen, M. S.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Machan, C. W.; Stern, C.; Sarjeant, A. A.; Mirkin, C. A. “The Chelating Effect as a Driving Force Leading to Selective Formation of Heteroligated Pt(II) Complexes with Bidentate Phosphine-Chalcoether Ligands”, Inorg. Chem. 2011, 50, 1411-1419.

63. Pandey, P.; Farha, O. K.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Thomes, M.; Mirkin, C. A.; Kanatzidis, M. G.; Hupp, J. T.; Nguyen, S. T. ““Click-Based” Porous Organic Polymers From Tetrahedral Building Blocks”, J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 1700-1703. Highlighted by Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (Muller, T. and Bräse, S. Angew Chem., Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 11844-11845).

64. Spokoyny, A. M.; Farha, O. K.; Mulfort, K. L.; Hupp, J. T.; Mirkin, C. A. “Porosity Tuning in Carborane-Based Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs) via Coordination Chemistry and Ligand Design”, Inorg. Chim. Acta (Arnold Rheingold Festschrift) 2010, 364, 266-271. 

65. Spokoyny, A. M.; Li, T. C.; Farha, O. K.; Machan, C. W.; She, C.; Marks, T. J.; Hupp, J. T.; Mirkin, C. A.  “Electronic Tuning of Nickel-Based Bis(dicarbollide) Redox Shuttles in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 5339-5343.

66. Bae, Y.-S.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Farha, O. K.; Snurr, R. Q.; Hupp, J. T.; Mirkin, C. A. “Separation of Gas Mixtures Using Co(II)-Carborane-Based Porous Coordination Polymers”, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 3478-3480.

67. Li, T. C.; Spokoyny, A. M.; She, C.; Farha, O. K.; Mirkin, C. A.; Marks, T. J.; Hupp, J. T.  “Ni(III)/(IV) Bis(dicarbollide) as a Fast, Noncorrosive Redox Shuttle for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”, J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2010, 132, 4580-4582. Highlighted by C&EN News (Apr. 12, 2010).

68. Farha, O. K.; Bae, Y-S.; Hauser, B. G.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Snurr, R. Q.; Mirkin, C. A.; Hupp, J. T. “Chemical Reduction of a Diimide Based Porous Polymer for Selective Uptake of Carbon Dioxide Versus Methane”, Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 1056-1058.

69. Spokoyny, A. M.; Rosen, M. S.; Ulmann, P. A.; Stern, C. L.; Mirkin, C. A. “Selective Formation of Heteroligated Pt(II) Complexes with Bidentate Phosphine-Thioether and Phosphine-Selenoether Ligands via Halide Induced Ligand Rearrangement”,  Inorg. Chem. 2010, 49, 1577-1586.

70. Farha, O. K.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Hauser, B.G.; Bae, Y.-S.; Brown, S. E.; Snurr, R. Q.;  Mirkin, C. A.; T. J.; Hupp, J. T. “Synthesis, Properties and Gas Separation Studies of a Robust Diimide-based Microporous Organic Polymer”, Chem. Mater. 2009, 21, 3033-3035.

71. Spokoyny, A. M.; Reuter, M. G.; Stern, C. L.; Ratner, M. A.; Seidman, T.; Mirkin, C. A. “Carborane-Based Pincers: Synthesis and Structure of SBS and SeBSe Complexes”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 9482-9483. Highlighted by Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. (van der Vlugt, J. I. Angew Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 252-255).

72. Farha, O.K; Spokoyny, A. M.; Mulfort, K. L.; Galli, S.; Hupp, J. T.; Mirkin, C.A. “Morphology Dependence in Hydrogen Uptake of a Cobalt-Carborane based Metal-Organic Framework (MOF) Materials”, Small 2009, 5, 1727-1731. 

73. Spokoyny, A. M.; Kim, D.; Sumrein, A.; Mirkin, C. A. “Infinite Coordination Polymer Nano- and Micro Particles”, Chem. Soc. Rev. 2009, 38, 1218-1227.

74. Bae, Y.-S.; Farha, O. K.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Mirkin, C.A.; Hupp, J. T.; Snurr, R. Q., “Carborane-Based MOFs as Highly Selective Sorbents for CO2 over Methane”, Chem. Commun. 2008, 4135–4137. Highlighted by Nature Chemistry (Armstrong, G. 25 July, 2008, doi: 10.1038/nchem41).

75. Farha, O.K.; Spokoyny, A. M.; Mulfort, K. L.; Hawthorne, M. F.; Mirkin, C. A.; Hupp, J. T. “Synthesis and Hydrogen Sorption Properties of Carborane-Based Metal-Organic Framework Materials”, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 12680-12681.

Patents and Patent Applications: 

​76. Spigelman, Seitzman, Spokoyny, "Precursors of Peripherally Restricted Cannabinoids" UCLA Provisional Patent Application (February 22, 2020). 

77. Spokoyny, Kennedy, Logan, Saebi, Dziedzic, "Carborane-Based Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) Inhibitors" UCLA Provisional Patent Application (December 5, 2018). 

78. Perez, Spokoyny, Black, Teh, Bernier, “Nanoparticles for Boron Neutron Capture Therapy”, UCLA Provisional Patent Application (April 18, 2018).

79. Spokoyny, Ramachandran, Logan, “System and Method for Making Boron Oxide Nanoparticles”, UCLA Provisional Patent Application and International Application (April 20, 2018).

80. Spokoyny, Maynard, Qian, Messina, Wixtrom, Axtell, Kirlikovali, Gonzalez, “Novel Three-Dimensional Boron-Rich Clusters”, UCLA Provisional Patent Application (April 2, 2016), Full U.S. Patent Application (February 21, 2017), International Application (February 21, 2017).

81. Buchwald, Pentelute, Spokoyny, Vinogradova, Zhang, “Chalcogen Arylation in Biomolecules Using Metal-Based Reagents” MIT Provisional Patent Application (July 14, 2014); Full U.S. Patent Application (July 15, 2015) and International Application (PCT, July 15, 2015).

82. Pentelute, Spokoyny, Zou, Zhang “Click-Type" Modifications of Peptides via SNAr Reaction of Thiols with Fluorinated Aromatic Molecules” United States Patent: 9,018,172; International: WO/2014/052650.

83. Hupp, Mirkin, Farha, Spokoyny, Mulfort “Metal-organic Framework Materials Based on Icosahedral Boranes and Carboranes” United States Patent: 7,824,473.

84. Hupp, Snurr, Mirkin, Farha, Bae, Spokoyny “Separation of CO2 from CH4 Employing Carborane-Based MOFs” United States Patent: 7,744,842.