• Annual Survey of the Carbon-Transition Metal Double and Triple Bond for the Year 2001
  Herndon, J.W.
  Coord. Chem. Rev. 2003, 227, Manuscript in Preparation.
  
  
• Synthesis of furanophane derivatives through [8+2]-cycloaddition of dienylisobenzofurans and alkynes
  Luo, Y.; Herndon, J.W.; Cervantes-Lee, F.
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, In Press
  
  
• Coupling of Fischer carbene complexes with o-alkynylbenzamides
  Ghorai, B.K.; Herndon, J.W.
  Organometallics 2003, 22, 3951-3957
  
  
• Synthesis of Pyrroles through Coupling of Enyne Hydrazones with Fischer Carbene Complexes
  Zhang, Y.; Herndon, J.W.
  Org. Lett. 2003, 5, 2043-2045
  
  
• Synthesis of Benzofurans through Coupling of Dienylacetylenes with Carbene Complexes: Total Synthesis of Egonol
  Zhang, J.; Zhang, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron 2003, 63, 5609-5616
  
  
• Design of New Reaction Processes based on Cyclopropylcarbene Complexes
  Herndon, J.W.
  Current Organic Chemistry, 2003, 7, 329-352.
  
  
• Cross Metathesis Reactions using g,d-unsaturated Chromium Carbene Complexes.
  Zhang, L.; Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron Lett. 2002, 43, 4471-4473.
  
  
• Inversion of the direction of stereoinduction in the coupling of chiral g,d-unsaturated Fischer carbene complexes with o-ethynylbenzaldehyde.
  Ghorai, B.K.; Menon, S.; Johnson, D.L.; Herndon, J.W.
  Org. Lett. 2002, 4, 2121-2124.
  
  
• Synthesis of Furano[2,3-c]-pyran-3-one and Thieno[2,3-c]-pyran-3-one Derivatives through the Coupling of 3-Alkynyl-2-heteroaromatic Carboxaldehydes with Fischer Carbene Complexes; Total Synthesis of a Baccharis-derived Cadinene Derivative.
  Zhang, Y.; Herndon, J.W.
  J. Org. Chem. 2002, 67. 4177-4185.
  
  
• Annual Survey of Carbon-Transition Metal Double and Triple Bond for the Year 2000
  Herndon, J.W.
  Coord. Chem. Rev. 2002, 227, 1-58.
  
  
• One-Step Convergent Synthesis of the Steroid Ring System via the Coupling of g,d-unsaturated Fischer Carbene Complexes with o-ethynylbenzaldehyde.
  Ghorai, B.K.; Herndon, J.W.
  Organic Letters 2001, 3, 3535-3538.
  
  
• Palladium-catalyzed aminobenzannulation during Sonogashira couplings using o-bromoacetophenone.
  Herndon, J.W.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, K.
  J. Organometal. Chem. 2001, 634, 1-4.
  
  
• Ring Expansion in the Coupling of Fischer-Carbene Complexes with 1-Alkynyl-1-Hydroxy Cyclic Compounds.
  Zora, M.; Herndon, J.W.; Li, Y.; Rossi, J.
  Tetrahedron 2001, 61, 5097-5107.
  
  
• Annulation Selectivity in the Coupling of Fischer Carbene Complexes with o-Alkylbiphenyl and o-Alkynylstyrene Derivatives.
  Jackson, T.J.; Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron 2001, 61, 3859-3868.
  
  
• Annual Survey of Carbon-Transition Metal Double and Triple Bond for the Year 1999
  Herndon, J.W.
  Coord. Chem. Rev. 2001, 214, 215-285.
  
  
• Synthesis of Furanopyrone and Thiophenopyrone Derivatives through the Coupling of 3-Alkynyl-2-heteroaromatic Carboxaldehydes with Fischer Carbene Complexes.
  Zhang, Y.; Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 777-779.
  
  
• Synthesis of Benzofuran Derivatives through the Coupling of Conjugated Dienynes with Fischer Carbene Complexes.
  Herndon, J.W.; Zhang, Y.; Wang, H.; Wang, K.
  Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 8687-8690.
  
  
• Generation and Trapping of Isobenzofuran Intermediates formed in the Coupling of Fischer Carbene Complexes and ortho-Alkynylbenzoyl Derivatives.
  Jiang, D.; Herndon, J.W.
  Organic Letters 2000, 2, 1267-1269.
  
  
• Synthesis of Alkylidenecyclopentenones and Dialkylidenecyclopentenones via the Coupling of Propargylic Alcohol and 2-Alkyne-1,4-diol Derivatives with Cyclopropylcarbene-Chromium Complexes.
  Herndon, J.W., Zhu, J.; Sampedro, D.
  Tetrahedron 2000, 60, 4985-4993.
  
  
• Selective Remote Functionalization of Alkyl Side Chains in the Coupling of Fischer Carbene Complexes with Conjugated Enediynes
  Zhang, Y., Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron 2000, 60, 2175-2184.
  
  
• Advances in Strained and Interesting Organic Molecules. Volume 8.
  Herndon, J.W. Book Review for:
  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2000, 122, 11570.
  
  
• Introduction to a Special Edition of Tetrahedron entitled: Carbene Complexes in Organic Chemistry.
  Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedon 2000, 60, R9-R9.
  
  
• The Use of Fischer Carbene Complexes for the Preparation of Five-Membered Carbocyclic Rings.
  Herndon, J.W.
  Tetrahedron 2000, 60, 1257-1280.
  
  
• Annual Survey of Carbon-Transition Metal Double and Triple Bond for the Year 1998
  Herndon, J.W.
  Coord. Chem. Rev. 2000, 209, 387-451.
  
  
• Applications of Carbene Complexes Directed Toward Organic Synthesis
  Herndon, J.W.
  Coord. Chem. Rev. 2000, 206-207, 237-262.
  

Recent Presentations:

• Synthesis of benzofurans through the coupling of highly conjugated acetylenes and carbene complexes
  Herndon JW, Saavedra R,
  Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society, v. 223(pt. 1) PP. U289-U289 Apr 7, 2002.
  
  
• Synthesis of isoquinolines and benzophenanthridines through the coupling of beta-cyanoarbene complexes with O-alkynylbenzadehyde derivatives
  Herndon JW, Jiang DL, Ghorai BK,
  Abstracts of Papers of The American Chemical Society, v. 223(pt. 2) pp. B192-B192, Apr 7, 2002.