Selective Halogenation of Pyridines Using Designed Phosphine Reagents: J. N. Levy, J. V. Alegre-Requena, R. Liu, R. S. Paton, A. McNally, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 11295.

 
 
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Non-Symmetrical Bis-Azine Biaryls from Chloroazines: A Strategy Using Phosphorus Ligand-Coupling: B.T. Boyle, M.C. Hilton, A. McNally, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 15441.

 
 
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A Pyridine‐Pyridine Cross‐Coupling Reaction via Dearomatized Radical Intermediates: J.L. Koniarczyk*, J.W. Greenwood*, J.V. Alegre-Requena, R.S. Paton, A. McNally, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 14882.

 
 
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Heterobiaryl synthesis by contractive C–C coupling via P(V) intermediates: M.C. Hilton, X. Zhang, B.T. Boyle, J.V. Alegre-Requena, R.S. Paton, A. McNally, Science, 2018, 362, 799. Featured in: C&EN, Chemistry World, Phys.org, and Synfacts.

 
 
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A Unified Approach to Couple Aromatic Heteronucleophiles to Azines and Pharmaceuticals:  R.G. Anderson, B.M. Jett, A. McNally, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12514. Featured in OPRD Research Highlights: doi:10.1021/acs.oprd.8b00283 and Synfacts: doi:10.1055/s-0037-1610975

 
 
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Site-Selective Switching Strategies to Functionalize Polyazines:  R.D. Dolewski, P.J. Fricke, A. McNally, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140, 8020.

 
 
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A Strategy to Aminate Pyridines, Diazines, and Pharmaceuticals via Heterocyclic Phosphonium Salts: C. Patel, M. Mohnike, M.C. Hilton, A. McNally, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 2607.

 
 
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A General Strategy for Site-Selective Incorporation of Deuterium and Tritium into Pyridines, Diazines and Pharmaceuticals: J. L. Koniarczyk, D. Hesk, A. Overgard, I. W. Davies, and A. McNally, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018140, 1990.  Featured in Nature Reviews Chemistry: doi:10.1038/s41570-018-0119

 
 
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Synthesis of Biotinylated Diazinon: Lessons Learned for Biotinylation of Thiophosphate Esters: K.G. Nottingham, A. McNally, B.R. McNaughton, Tetrahedron Lett. 201859, 234-237.

 
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Selective Formation of Heteroaryl Thioethers via a Phosphonium Ion Coupling Reaction: R.G. Anderson, B.M. Jett, A. McNally, Tetrahedron201874, 3129-3136.

 
 
 
 

4-Selective Pyridine Functionalization Reactions via Heterocyclic Phosphonium Salts: R.D. Dolewski, M.C. Hilton, A. McNally, Synlett201829, 8-14.

 
 
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Phosphonium Salts as Pseudohalides: Regioselective Nickel-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Complex Pyridines and Diazines: X. Zhang, A. McNally, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 201756, 9833-9836.  Featured in OPRD Research Highlights:  doi:10.1021/acs.oprd.7b00286 

 
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Selective Functionalization of Pyridines via Heterocyclic Phosphonium Salts: M.C. Hilton*, R.D. Dolewski*, A. McNally, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 13806-13809.  Featured in Chemistry World.

 
 
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Stereoselective Synthesis: Molecular Editing of Carbohydrates: A. McNally, Nature Chem. 2015, 7, 539-541.

 
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