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  1. A method for synthesis of cis-4-hydroxyproline analogs is described. A cis epoxide is converted into a cis-4-hydroxyproline, while the trans epoxide is converted into a ketone or a-aminolactone in the presence of Lewis and Brønsted acids. We propose the divergent chemoselectivity is controlled by H-bonding within the cis epoxide. 
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    Free, publicly-accessible full text available May 14, 2026
  2. Here, we optimized a chemo-microbial degradation of polyethylene terephthalate. Developed a path to mechanochemically interconvert between BHET polymorphs and established that BHET polymorphism influences bacterial biodegradation rate. 
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    Free, publicly-accessible full text available November 5, 2025
  3. Fluorination of azopyridine N-donors regulates the formation of either B ← N coordination adducts or a co-crystal with phenylboronic acid catechol ester. Specifically, the formation of B ← N adducts is promoted by azopyridines with up to four fluorines, while perfluorination affords a co-crystal via phenyl–perfluoropyridyl [π⋯πF] contacts. Electrostatic potential maps showed supramolecular bonding competition outcomes to be primarily determined by modulation of electron-donating capacity and π surfaces of azopyridine N-donors using fluorination. 
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