Steven Pfeiffer

B.S., University of Arizona (1997)

E-Mail: pfeiffer@chem.ucsb.edu

Current Research
" A stereoselective approach to the formation of the biaryl portion of vancomycin.

" Use of aryl chlorides as protecting groups for the asymmetric syntheses of biaryls.

" Development of an efficient route to coenzyme Q10.

Publications
"A short, economical synthesis of CoQ10." Lipshutz, B.H.; Mollard, P.; Chrisman, W.; Pfeiffer, S.S. J. Am. Chem. Soc.,submitted.

Lipshutz, B.H.; Pfeiffer, S.S.; Noson, K.; Tomioka, T. Hydrozirconation Reactions and Further Transmetalation Reactions. In Titanium and Zirconium in Organic Synthesis; Marek, I., Ed. Wiley VCH: New York, in press.

"Selective cleavage of Cbz-protected amines." Lipshutz, B.H.; Pfeiffer, S.S.; Reed, A.B. Org. Letters,2001, 3, 4145.

"Mild & selective reductions of aryl halides catalyzed by low-valent nickel complexes." Lipshutz, B.H.; Tomioka, T.; Pfeiffer, S.S. Tetrahedron Letters,2001, 42(44), 7737.

"Formylations of anions with a 'Weinreb' formamide: N-methoxy-N-methylformamide." Lipshutz, B.H.; Pfeiffer, S.S.; Chrisman, W. Tetrahedron Letters,1999, 40(45), 7889.

"Synthesis of ethyl N-(diphenyl)methyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline-3-carboxylates." Mash, E.A.; Williams, L.J.; Pfeiffer, S.S. Tetrahedron Letters,1997, 38(40), 6977.