Milligan Research

CONTACT

Name: John Milligan, PhD
Position: Assistant Professor
Organization: Jefferson College of Life Sciences

4201 Henry Avenue
Hayward Hall, Room 220B
Philadelphia, PA 19144

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Publications

Independent career at Jefferson

Brodsky, N.; Phadnis, N.; Ibrahim, M.; Andino, I. M.; Blanc Giro, I.; Milligan, J. A. “3-Chloropropylbis(catecholato)silicate as a Bifunctional Reagent for the One-pot Synthesis of Tetrahydroquinolines from o-Bromosulfonamides” J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 4191-4198. Link

Phadnis, N.; Molen, J.; Stephens, S.; Lambert, K. M.; Milligan, J. A. “Green Oxidation of Aromatic Hydrazide Derivatives Using an Oxoammonium Salt” J. Org. Chem. 2024, 89, 5841-5845. Link

Milligan, J. A.; Vowell, C.; Crocker, D. L.; Wipf, P. “Hydrozirconation of Alkynes” Organic Reactions, 2023, 113, 457. Link

Kelly, C. B., Milligan, J. A., Jouffroy, M. “Discussion addendum for: Preparation of diisopropylammonium bis(catecholato)cyclohexylsilicate” Org. Synth., 2022, 99, 342-362. Link

Kelly, C. B.*, Milligan, J. A.*, Tilley, L. J;  Sodano, T. M. “Biocyclobutanes: From Curiosities toVersatile Reagents and Covalent Warheads” Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 11721-11737. Link

Lambert, K. B.; Kelly, C. B.; Milligan, J. A.; Tilley, L. J.; Reynolds, R. P.; McGuire, K. P.; Anzalone, L.; Del Sesto, K. E.; Walsh, S. “A Practical Oxidation Experiment for Undergraduate Students: Bobbitt’s Salt as a “Green” Alternative” J. Chem. Educ., 2022, 99, 3249-2358. Link

Milligan, J. A. “What Is the Value of Synchronous Engagement in Small Remote Organic Chemistry Classes? Analysis of Multiple-Choice Polling Data from the COIVD-Impacted Spring Semester of 2020”  J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 3206-3210. Link

Prior to Jefferson

Milligan, J. A.; Burns, K. L.; Le, A. V.; Wang, Z.; Polites, V. C.; Molander, G. A.; Kelly, C. B. “Radical-Polar Crossover Annulation: A Platform for Accessing Polycyclic Cyclopropanes” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2020, 362, 242-247. Link

Pantaine, L. R.; Milligan, J. A.; Matsui, J. K.; Kelly, C. B.; Molander, G. A. “Photoredox Radical/Polar Crossover Enables Construction of Saturated Nitrogen Heterocycles” Org. Lett. 2019, 21, 2317-2321. Link

Milligan, J. A.*; Phelan, J. P*.; Badir, S. O.; Molander, G. A. “Alkyl Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation by Nickel/Photoredox Cross-Coupling” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 6152-6163. Link

Milligan, J. A.; Phelan, J. P.; Polites, V. C.; Kelly, C. B.; Molander, G. A. “Radical/Polar Annulation Reactions Enable the Modular Construction of Cyclopropanes”. Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 6840-6844. Link

Huston, E. M.; Milligan, J. A.; Powell, J. R. Smith, A. M.; Neal, D.; Duval, K. M.; DiNardo, M. A.; Stoddard, C.; Bell, P. A.; Berning, A. W.; Wipf, P.; Bandik, G. C. “Development of an Undergraduate Course in Chemical Laboratory Safety through an Academic/Industrial Collaboration”. J. Chem. Educ. 2018, 95, 577-583. Link

Milligan, J. A.; Busacca, C. A.; Senanayake, C. H.; Wipf, P.  “Hydrophosphination of  Bicyclo[1.1.0]butane-1-carbonitriles” Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 4300-4303. Link

Milligan, J. A.; Wipf, P. “Straining to React” Nat. Chem. 2016, 8, 296-297 (News & Views Feature) Link

Busacca, C. A.; Milligan, J. A.; Rattanangkool, E.; Ramavarapu, C.; Chen, A.; Saha, A. K.; Li, Z.; Lee, H.; Geib, S. J.; Wang, G.; Senanayake, C. H.; Wipf, P. “Synthesis of Phosphaguanidines by Hydrophosphination of Carbodiimides with Phosphine Boranes” J. Org. Chem. 2014, 79, 9878-9887. Link