Refereed Articles:

McGrath Publications
62.	"Solvent-Free Synthesis of Soluble, Near-IR Absorbing Titanyl Phthalocyanine Derivatives," Mayukh, M.; Sema, C.M.; Roberts, J.M.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 7893-7896.
61.	"Convergent Synthesis of Geometrically Disassembling Dendrimers using Cu(I)-Catalyzed C-O Bond Formation," Polaske, N.W.; Szalai, M.L.; Shanahan, C.S.; McGrath,* D.V. Org. Lett. 2010, 12, 4944-4947.
60.	"Polymeric Endoaortic Paving (PEAP): Thermomechanical and Degradation Properties of Polycaprolactone/Polyurethane Blends for Cardiovascular Applications," Ashton, J.H.; Mertz, J.A.; Harper, J.L.; Slepian, M.J.; Mills, J.L.; McGrath, D.V.; Vande Geest,* J.P. Acta Biomaterialia 2010, 7, 287-294.
59.	"Improved Iterative Synthesis of Linearly Disassembling Dendrons," Ortiz, A.; Shanahan, C.S.; Sisk, D.T.; Perera, S.C.; Rao, P.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 6154-6162.
58.	"Frustration of Condensed Phase Aggregation of Naphthalocyanine by Dendritic Site-Isolation," Chen, X.; Fernando, N.; McGrath,* D.V. Macromolecules 2010, 43, 5512-5514.
57.	"Effect of Crosslinker Length and Composition on the Hydrophobicity and Thermomechanical Response of Acrylate-based Shape Memory Polymers," Warren P.D.; McGrath D.V.; Vande Geest* J.P. Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 2010, 295, 386-396.
56.	"Thermally Reversible Dendronized Step-Polymers Based on Sequential Huisgen 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition and Diels-Alder "Click" Reactions," Polaske, N.W.; McGrath,* D.V.; McElhanon,* J.R. Macromolecules 2010, 43, 1270-1276.
55.	"Modification of Symmetrically Substituted Phthalocyanines Using Click Chemistry: Phthalocyanine Nanostructures by Nanoimprint Lithography," Chen, X.; Thomas, J.; Gangopadhyay, P; Norwood R.A.; Peyghambarian, N.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 13840-13843.
54.	"Synthesis of Chiral Amine-Imine Ligands and Their Application in Palladium-Catalyzed Allylic Alkylation," Chen, H.; Sweet, J.A.; Lam, K.-C.; Rheingold, A.L.; McGrath,* D.V. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 2009, 20, 1672-1682.
53.	"Synthesis and Study of Non-Aggregating Octasubstituted Dendritic Phthalocyanines, " Kernag, C.A; McGrath,* D.V. Israel J. Chem. 2009, 49, 9-21.
52.	"Site-isolated, Intermolecularly Photocrosslinkable and Patternable Dendritic Quinacridones," D'Ambruoso, G.D.; Ross, E.E.; Armstrong, N.R.; McGrath, D.V. Chem. Commun. 2009, 3222-3224.
51.	"Asymmetric Phthalocyanine Synthesis by ROMP-Capture-Release." Chen, X.; Salmon III, T. R.; McGrath, D. V. Org. Lett. 2009, 11, 2061-2064.
50.	"Energy Harvesting in Synthetic Dendritic Materials." D'Ambruoso, G.D.; McGrath,* D.V. Adv. Polym. Sci. 2008, 214, 87-147.
49.	"EAP hydrogels for pulse-actuated cell system (PACS) architectures." Plata, R. Erik; Rogers, Hallena R.; Banister, Mark; Vohnout, Sonia; McGrath,* Dominic V. Proc. SPIE 2007, 6524 (Electroactive Polymer Actuators and Devices (EAPAD) 2007), 65241T/1-65241T/8.
48.	"Synthesis and Degradation of Photolabile Dendrimers Based on o-Nitrobenzyl Ether Photolabile Cores," Kevwitch, R.M.; McGrath,* D.V. New J. Chem. 2007, 31, 1332-1336.
47.	"Dendrimers Based on Thermally Reversible Furan-Maleimide Diels-Alder Adducts," Szalai,M. L.; McGrath,D.V.; Wheeler,D.R.; Zifer, T.; McElhanon, J.R. Macromolecules 2007, 40, 818-823.
46.	"Energy Harvesting in Synthetic Dendritic Materials," D'Ambruoso, G.D.; McGRATH,* D.V. in Energy Harvesting Materials, D.L. Andrews, Ed.; World Scientific Publishing.
45.	"Langmuir and Grafted Monolayers of Photochromic Amphiphilic Monodendrons of Low Generations," Genson, Kirsten L.; Holzmuller, Jason; Villacencio, Ovette F.; McGrath, Dominic V.; Vaknin, David; Tsukruk,* Vladimir V. J. Phys. Chem. B 2005, 109, 20393-20402.
44.	"Langmuir monolayers from functionalized amphiphiles with epoxy terminal groups," K. L. Genson, D. Vaknin, O. F. Villacencio, J. Holzmueller, D. V. McGrath, V. V. Tsukruk* Thin Solid Films 2005, 493, 237-248.
43.	"Dendrimer Disassembly as a New Paradigm for the Application of Dendritic Structures," McGrath, D.V. Molecular Pharmaceutics 2005, 2, 253-263.
42.	"Synthesis and Characterization of BHT Derived tert-Butyl Dendrons," Shanahan, C.S.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 69, 1054-1056.
41.	"Dendritic incorporation of quinacridone: solubility, electrochemistry, and solid state luminescence," Ortiz, A.; Flora, W.H.; D'Ambruoso, G.D.; Armstrong, N.R.; McGrath,* D.V. Chem. Commun. 2005, 444-446. This publication was among the top ten most accessed articles for January 2005.
40.	"Phototriggering of geometric dendrimer disassembly: an improved synthesis of 2,4-bis(hydroxymethyl)phenol based dendrimers," Szalai, M.L.; McGrath,* D.V. Tetrahedron 2004, 60, 7261-7266.
39.	"Photoswitchable Flexible and Shape-Persistent Dendrimers. Comparison of the Interplay between a Photochromic Azobenzene Core and Dendrimer Structure," Liao, L.-X.; Stellacci, F.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 2181-2185.
38.	"Geometric Disassembly of Dendrimers: Dendritic Amplification," Szalai, M.L.; Kevwitch, R.M.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 15688-15689. This publication was featured in the Editor's Choice column in Science 2003, 302, 1863 (Dec 12 2003 issue). This publication was a year-end highlight in Chemical & Engineering News (Dec. 22, 2003 issue).
37.	"Dendrimer Disassembly by Benzyl Ether Depolymerization," Li, S.; Szalai, M.L.; Kevwitch, R.M.; McGrath,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 10516-10517. This publication was featured in an article in Nature 2003, 426, 128-129 (Nov 13 2003 issue).
36.	"Langmuir Special Issue in Memory of David F. O'Brien," Bruce A. Armitage, Dominic V. McGrath, Thomas L. Penner, Kirk S. Schanze, and David G. Whitten, Langmuir 2003, 19, 6339-6341.
35.	"Non-aggregating octasubstituted dendritic phthalocyanines," Kernag, C.A.; McGrath,* D.V. Chem. Commun. 2003, 1048-1049.
34.	"Azobenzene-Containing Dendrimers." Villavicencio, O.F.; McGRATH,* D.V. Advances in Dendritic Macromolecules 2002, 5, 1-44.
33.	"Microstructure of amphiphilic monodendrons at the air-water interface," Larson, K.; Vaknin, D.; Villavicencio, O.; McGrath, D.; Tsukruk,* V. V. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 11277-11284.
32.	"Molecular Packing of Amphiphiles with Crown Polar Heads at the Air-Water Interface," Larson, K.; Vaknin, D.;Villavicencio, O.; McGrath, D.; Tsukruk,* V. V. J. Phys. Chem. B 2002, 106, 7246-7251.
31.	"Synthesis of Photolabile Dendrimer Cores," Kevwitch, R.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Synthesis 2002, 1171-1176.
30.	"Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers from lower generation amphiphilic monodendrons," Peleshanko, S.; Sidorenko, A.; Larson, K.; Villavicencio, O.; Ornatska, M.; McGrath, D.V.; Tsukruk,* V.V. Thin Solid Films 2002, 406, 233-240.
29.	"Photochromic Dendrimers Containing Six Azobenzenes," Liao, L.-X.; Junge, D.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Macromolecules 2002, 35, 319-322. This publication was featured on www.chemistry.org as a "Heart Cut" item, March 2002.
28.	"A Hydrobenzoin-Based Rigid Chiral Polymer," Bieging, A.R.; Liao, L.-X.; McGrath,* D.V. Chirality 2002, 14, 258-263.
27.	"Low generation photochromic monodendrons on a solid surface," Sidorenko, A.; Houphouet-Boigny, C.; Villavicencio, O.; McGrath, D. V.; Tsukruk* V. V. Thin Solid Films 2002, 410, 147-158.
26.	"Intralayer Reorganization of Photochromic Molecular Films." Tsukruk,* V.V.; Luzinov, I.; Larson, K.; Li., S.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Mater. Sci. Lett. 2001, 20, 873-876.
25.	"Photoresponsive Langmuir Monolayers from Azobenzene-Containing Dendrons," Sidorenko, A.; Houphouet-Boigny, C.; Villavicencio, O.; Hashemzadeh, M.; McGRATH, D. V.; Tsukruk,* V. V. Langmuir, 2000, 16, 10569-10572.
24.	"Effect of Macromolecular Isomerism on the Photomodulation of Dendrimer Properties." Li, S.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 6795-6796.
23.	"Synthesis and Chiroptical Analysis of Optically Active Chiral Shell Dendrons." Junge, D.M.; Wu, M.-J.; McElhanon, J.R.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 5306-5314.
22.	"Toward Chiral Polyhydroxylated Dendrimers. Preparation and Chiroptical Properties." McElhanon, J.R.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 3525-3529.
21.	"Photolabile Dendrimers using o-Nitrobenzyl Linkages." Smet, M.; Liao, L.; Dehaen, W.; McGRATH,* D.V. Org. Lett., 2000, 2, 511-513.
20.	"Photoresponsive Azobenzene-Containing Dendrimers with Multiple Discrete States." Junge, D.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1999, 121, 4912-4913.
19.	"Mild and Convenient Oxidation of Aromatic Heterocyclic Primary Alcohols by 4-Acetylamino-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxoammonium Perchlorate," Kernag, C.A.; Bobbitt, J.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 1635-1636.
18.	"Platinum-Macrocycle Co-catalysts for the Electrochemical Oxidation of Methanol." Bett, J.S.; Kunz, H.R.; Aldykiewicz,* Jr., A.J.; Fenton, J.; Bailey, W.F.; McGRATH, D.V. Electrochim. Acta 1998, 43, 3645-3655.
17.	"Synthesis of Optically Active Chiral Shell Dendrons." Junge, D.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 1701-1704.
16.	"Constitution, Configuration, and the Optical Activity of Chiral Dendrimers," McElhanon, J.R.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 1647-1656.
15.	"Photoresponsive Dendrimers," Junge, D.M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Chem. Commun. 1997, 857-858. This publication was featured in a C&EN article, May 26, 1997.
14.	"Synthesis and Characterization of New Amine-Imine Ligands Based on trans-2,5-Disubstituted Pyrrolidines." Sweet, J.A.; Cavallari, J.M.; Price, W.A.; Ziller, J.W.; McGRATH,* D.V. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1997, 8, 207-211.
13.	"Asymmetric Synthesis of a Series of Chiral AB₂ Monomers for Dendrimer Construction." McElhanon, J.R.; Wu, M.-J.; Escobar, M.; Chaudhry, U.; Hu C.-L.; McGRATH,* D.V. J. Org. Chem. 1997, 62, 908-915.
12.	"Toward Chiral Dendrimers with Highly Functionalized Interiors. Dendrons from Synthetic AB₂ Monomers." McElhanon, J.R.; Wu, M.-J.; Escobar, M.; McGRATH,* D.V. Macromolecules 1996, 29, 8979-8982.
11.	"An Approach to Highly Functionalized Dendrimers from Chiral, Non-Racemic Synthetic Monomers." McGRATH,* D.V.; Wu, M.-J.; Chaudhry, U. Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6077-6080.
10.	"Toward an Understanding of the High Enantioselectivity in the Osmium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Dihydroxylation. 4. Electronic Effects in Amine-Accelerated Osmylations." Sharpless,* K.B.; Nelson, D.W.; Gypser, A.; Ho, P.-T.; Kolb, H.C.; Kondo, T.; Kwong, H.-L.; McGRATH, D.V.; Rubin, E.A.; Norrby, P.-O.; Gable, K.P. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 1840-1858.
09.	"The Mechanism of Aqueous Ruthenium(II)-Catalyzed Olefin Isomerization." McGRATH, D. V.; Grubbs,* R. H. Organometallics 1994, 13, 224-235.
08.	"Reinvestigation of the Infrared Spectra of Oxoosmium(VI) Esters by Isotopic Labeling." McGRATH, D.V.; Brabson, G.D.; Sharpless,* K.B.; Andrews, L. Inorg. Chem. 1993, 32, 4164-4165.
07.	"Chain Transfer During the Aqueous Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of 7-Oxanorbornene Derivatives." France, M.B.; Grubbs,* R.H.; McGRATH, D.V.; Paciello, R.A. Macromolecules 1993, 26, 4742-4746.
06.	"The Aqueous Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization of exo-N-Methyl-7-oxabicyclo[2.2.1]hept-5-ene-2,3-dicarboximide." Hillmyer, M.A.; Lepetit, C.; McGRATH, D.V.; Novak, B.M.; Grubbs,* R.H. Macromolecules 1992, 25, 3345-3350.
05.	"Aqueous Ruthenium(II) Complexes of Functionalized Olefins: The X-Ray Structure of Ru(H₂O)₂(h¹-(O),h²-(C,C')-OCOCH₂CH=CHCH₃)₂." McGRATH, D.V.; Grubbs,* R.H.; Ziller, J.W. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1991, 113, 3611-3613.
04.	"Aqueous Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerizations of 7-Oxanorbornene Derivatives Using Ruthenium Catalysts," McGrath, D.V.; Novak, B.M.; Grubbs,* R.H. in Olefin Metathesis and Polymerization Catalysts, Imamoglu, Y., Ed., Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, 1990, pp. 525-536.
03.	"Carbon-carbon Bond Cleavage in Hydrocarbons by Iridium Complexes." Crabtree,* R.H.; Dion, R.P.; Gibboni, D.J.; McGRATH, D.V.; Holt, E.M. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1986, 108, 7222-7227.
02.	"Identification and Determination of Millimolar C₆-C₈ Alkenes in the Corresponding Alkanes." Burk, M.J.; Crabtree,* R.H.; McGRATH, D.V. Anal. Chem. 1986, 58, 977-978.
01.	"Thermal and Photochemical Catalytic Dehydrogenation of Alkanes with [IrH₂(CF₃CO₂)(PR₃)₂] (R=p-F-C₆H₄ and cyclohexyl)." Burk, M.J.; Crabtree,* R.H.; McGRATH, D.V. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1985, 1829-1830.

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