At UNC
37. Mechanistic Insights toward Accelerated Selenium-Catalyzed Allylic and Propargylic C–H Amination
Towell, S. E.; Wang, F.-S.; Godfrey, D. R.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Mechanistic Insights toward Accelerated Selenium-Catalyzed Allylic and Propargylic C–H Amination. ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 19, 16908-16916.
36. Synthesis and solution self-assembly of poly (benzotriazole)-b-poly(alkyl methacrylate)s
Fokwa, H. D.; Ji, L.; Wang, F.-S.; Krist, E. C.; DeLancey, S. S.; Mandala Kol, A.; Jackson, M. N.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Synthesis and solution self-assembly of poly (benzotriazole)-b-poly(alkyl methacrylate)s. Polym. Chem. 2025, 16, 4341-4348.
35. Carbodiimide Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Depolymerization Using Terminal Iridium Imido Initiators
Kaplan, S. W.; Satkowiak, M. C.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Carbodiimide Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization and Depolymerization Using Terminal Iridium Imido Initiators. Organometallics 2025, 44, 17, 1945–1950.
34. Directed dihydroxylation of a poly(cyclooctadienol) toward densely-hydroxylated polyol adhesives
Cooke, L. S.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Directed dihydroxylation of a poly(cyclooctadienol) toward densely-hydroxylated polyol adhesives Polym. Chem. 2025, 16, 2128-2132.
33. Skeletal Editing of Polymer Backbones and Its Impact Across the Polymer Lifecycle
Towell, S. E.; Jareczek, M. J.; Cooke, L. S.; Godfrey, D. R.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Skeletal Editing of Polymer Backbones and Its Impact Across the Polymer Lifecycle Acc. Chem. Res. 2025, 58 (8), 1275-1283.
32. Deconstruction of Rubber via C-H Amination and Aza-Cope Rearrangement
Towell, S. E.; Ratushnyy, M.; Cooke, L. S.; Lewis, G. M.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Deconstruction of rubber via C-H amination and aza-Cope rearrangement Nature 2025, 640, 384-389.
31. Backbone Editing of Oxidized Polyethylene: Insertion of Oxygen and Nitrogen Atoms via Hydroxyalkyl Azide-Mediated Rearrangements
King, A. J.; Sherrier, R. P.; Aubé, J.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Backbone Editing of Oxidized Polyethylene: Insertion of Oxygen and Nitrogen Atoms via Hydroxyalkyl Azide-Mediated Rearrangements Polym. Chem. 2024, 15 (44), 4554 - 4561.
30. Supramolecular Templation of Entanglements in Organogels
Krist, E. C.; Kruse, B. J.; Dickenson, J. C.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Supramolecular Templation of Entanglements in Organogels. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (16), 7878-7883.
29. Six-Membered Iridacycles with Five Nitrogen Atoms in the Ring
Johnson, J. D.; King, A. J.; Wang, F.-S.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Six-Membered Iridacycles with Five Nitrogen Atoms in the Ring. Organometallics 2024, 43 (14), 1593–1599.
28. Trapped Entanglements in Polymer Networks: Formation and Characterization
Wang, F.-S.; Kosovsky, L. M.; Krist, E. C.; Kruse, B. J.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Trapped Entanglements in Polymer Networks: Formation and Characterization. Trends Chem. 2024, 6 (8), 447-458.
27. Architectural Editing of Polyesters and Polyurethanes via Palladium(II)-Catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Oxo-Rearrangements
Ditzler, R. A. J.; Rapagnani, R. M.; Berney, N. K.; Koby, R. F.; Krist, E. C.; Kruse, B. J.; Fokwa, H. D.; Tonks, I. A.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Architectural Editing of Polyesters and Polyurethanes via Palladium(II)-Catalyzed [3,3]-Sigmatropic Oxo-Rearrangements J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146 (22), 15286–15292.
26. Valence Can Control the Nonexponential Viscoelastic Relaxation of Multivalent Reversible Gels
Le Roy, H.; Song, J.; Lundberg, D.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Johnson, J. A.; McKinley, G. H.; Holten-Andersen, N.; Lenz, M. Valence Can Control the Nonexponential Viscoelastic Relaxation of Multivalent Reversible Gels. Sci. Adv. 2024, 10 (20), eadl5056.
25. Supramolecular Templation of Entanglements and Their Spectroscopic Detection in Polymer Elastomers
Wang, F. S.; Kruse B. J.; Dickenson, J. C.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Supramolecular Templation of Entanglements and Their Spectroscopic Detection in Polymer Elastomers. Macromolecules 2024, 57 (9), 4016–4023.
24. Hetero-ene Metathesis
Johnson, J. D.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Heteroene Metathesis. ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 21–33.
23. Influence of Metal Identity and Complex Nuclearity in Kumada Cross-Coupling Polymerizations with a Pyridine Diimine-Based Ligand Scaffold
King, J. A.; Wang, J.; Liu, T.; Raghavan, A.; Tomson, N. C.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Influence of Metal Identity and Complex Nuclearity in Kumada Cross-Coupling Polymerizations with a Pyridine Diimine-Based Ligand Scaffold. ACS Polym. Au. 2023, 3 (6), 475–481.
22. Carbodiimide Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization
Johnson, J. D.; Kaplan, S. W.; Toth, J.; Wang, Z.; Maw, M.; Sheiko, S. S.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Carbodiimide Ring-Opening Metathesis Polymerization. ACS Cent. Sci. 2023, 9 (6), 1104–1110.
21. Editing of Polymer Backbones
Ditzler R. A. J., King A. J.; Towell, S.; Ratushnyy M.; Zhukhovitskiy A. V. Editing of Polymer Backbones. Nat. Rev. Chem. 2023, 7, 600–615.
20. Development of Bioderived Alternatives to N95 Face Masks in a Remote Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experience
Karlsson, E. E.; Hu, J; Davern, M. J.; Cong, Y.; Yan, J.; Surratt, J. D.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. J. Chem. Educ. 2022, 99 (9), 3196–3202.
19. A Chain-Growth Mechanism for Conjugated Polymer Synthesis Facilitated by Dinuclear Complexes with Redox-Active Ligands
King, A. J.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, e202206044.
18. Advancing the Logic of Polymer Synthesis via Skeletal Rearrangements
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Ratushnyy, M.; Ditzler, R. A. J. Synlett 2022, 33.
17. Sigmatropic Rearrangements of Polymer Backbones: Vinyl Polymers from Polyesters in One Step
Ditzler, R. A. J.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 48, 20326–20331.
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16. Polymer Skeletal Editing via Anionic Brook Rearrangements
Ratushnyy, M.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17931–17936.
Before UNC
15. A Dinuclear Mechanism Implicated in Controlled Carbene Polymerization
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.;# Kobylianskii, I. J.;# Thomas, A. A.; Evans, A. M.; Delany, C. P.; Flanders, N. C.; Denmark, S. E.; Dichtel, W.R.; Toste, F. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 6473–6478. (#contributed equally)
14. Main-Chain Zwitterionic Supramolecular Polymers Derived from N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Carbodiimide (NHC-CDI) Adducts
Gallagher, N. M.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Nguyen, H. V.-T.; Johnson, J. A. Macromolecules 2018, 51, 3006–3016.
13. Supported Au Nanoparticles with N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands as Active and Stable Heterogeneous Catalysts for Lactonization
Ye, R.;# Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.;# Kazantsev, R. V.; Fakra, S. C.; Wickemeyer, B. B.; Toste, F. D.; Somorjai, G. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 4144–4149. (#contributed equally)
12. Migratory Insertion of Carbenes into Au(III)–C Bonds
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.;# Kobylianskii, I. J.;# Wu, C.-Y.; Toste, F. D. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 466–474. (#contributed equally)
11. Supported Dendrimer-Encapsulated Metal Clusters: Toward Heterogenizing Homogeneous Catalysts
Ye, R.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Deraedt, C. V.; Toste, F. D.; Somorjai, G. A. Acc. Chem. Res. 2017, 50, 1894–1901.
10. Polymer Structure Dependent Hierarchy in PolyMOC Gels
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Zhao, J.; Zhong, M.; Keeler, E. G.; Alt, E. A.; Teichen, P.; Griffin, R. G.; Hore, M. J. A.; Willard, A. P.; Johnson, J. A. Macromolecules 2016, 49, 6896–6902.
9. Block Co-PolyMOCs by Stepwise Self-Assembly
Wang, Y.; Zhong, M.; Park, J. V.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Shi, W. and Johnson, J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 10708–10715.
8. Reactions of Persistent Carbenes with Hydrogen-Terminated Silicon Surfaces
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Mavros, M. G.; Queeney, K. T.; Wu, T.; Van Voorhis, T.; Johnson, J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 8639–8652.
7. Highly Branched and Loop-rich Gels via Formation of Metal-organic Cages Linked by Polymers
Zhukhovitskiy A. V.; Zhong, M.; Keeler, E. G.; Michaelis, V. K.; Sun, J. E. P.; Hore, M. J. A.; Pochan, D. J.; Griffin, R. G.; Willard, A. P.; Johnson, J. A. Nat. Chem. 2016, 8, 33–41.
6. Carbene Ligands in Surface Chemistry: From Stabilization of Discrete Elemental Allotropes to Modification of Nanoscale and Bulk Substrates
Zhukhovitskiy A. V.; MacLeod, M. J.; Johnson, J. A. Chem. Rev. 2015, 115, 11503–11532.
5. Cycloelimination of Imidazolidin-2-ylidene N-Heterocyclic Carbenes: Mechanism and Insights into the Synthesis of Stable “NHC-CDI” Amidinates
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Geng, J.; Johnson, J. A. Chem. Eur. J. 2015, 21, 5685–5688.
4. Addressable Carbene Anchors for Gold Surfaces
Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Mavros, M. G.; Van Voorhis, T.; Johnson, J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 7418–7421.
3. Using EPR To Compare PEG-branch-nitroxide 'Bivalent-Brush Polymers' and Traditional PEG Bottle-Brush Polymers: Branching Makes a Difference
Burts, A. O.; Li, Y.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Patel, P. R.; Grubbs, R. H.; Ottaviani, M. F.; Turro, N. J.; Johnson, J. A. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 8310–8318.
2. 'Brush-First' Method for the Parallel Synthesis of Photocleavable, Nitroxide-Labeled PEG Star Polymers
Liu, J.; Burts, A. O.; Li, Y.; Zhukhovitskiy, A. V.; Ottaviani, M. F.; Turro, N. J.; Johnson, J. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 16337–16344.
1. Design, Synthesis, and Characterization of Ladder-Type Molecules and Polymers. Air-Stable, Solution-Processable n-Channel and Ambipolar Semiconductors for Thin-Film Transistors via Experiment and Theory
Usta, H.; Risko, C.; Wang, Z.; Huang, H.; Deliomeroglu, M. K.; Zhukhovitskiy, A.; Facchetti, A.; Marks, T. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 5586–5608.