Publications

At the University of Kansas:

  1. Boskovic, Z. Photochemistry and structural complexity Arkivoc, 2025
  2. Bahena-Garcia, M.; Fadare, V.; Shire, I.; Singh, M.; Figueroa-Lazu, S.; Douglas, J.; Boskovic, Z. Photolysis of bis(catecholato)silicates ChemRxiv 2024 Boskovichttps://chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiv/article-details/674f6bb35a82cea2fade5abb
  3. Bahena Garcia, M.; Singh, M.; Miller, E.; Neuenswander, S.; Douglas, J.; Boskovic, Z. Twisted Intramolecular Charge-Transfer State Addition to Electron-Poor Olefins. Journal of Organic Chemistry 2024. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.joc.3c02521.
  4. Singh, M.; Dhote, P.; Johnson, D. R.; Figueroa-Lazú, S.; Elles, C. G.; Boskovic, Z. Photochemical Decarbonylation of Oxetanone and Azetidinone: Spectroscopy, Computational Models, and Synthetic Applications. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2023, 62 (3), e202215856. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202215856.
  5. Singh, M.; Gaskins, B.; Johnson, D. R.; Elles, C. G.; Boskovic, Z. Synthesis of Cycloheptatriene-Containing Azetidine Lactones. J. Org. Chem. 2022, 87 (22), 15001–15010. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.joc.2c00367.
  6. Tang, Z.; Zhao, J.; Pearson, Z. J.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Wang, J. RNA-Targeting Splicing Modifiers: Drug Development and Screening Assays. Molecules 2021, 26 (8), 2263 https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/8/2263.
  7. Kolluru, S.; Singh, M.; Gaskins, B.; Boskovic, Z. Nickel-Catalyzed Annulations of Ortho-Haloarylimines. ACS Catalysis 2021, 11 (16), 10351–10361. https://doi.org/10.1021/acscatal.1c03092.
  8. Singh, M.; Garza, N.; Pearson, Z.; Douglas, J.; Boskovic, Z. Broad Assessment of Bioactivity of a Collection of Spiroindane Pyrrolidines through “Cell Painting.” Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2020, 28 (13), 115547 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968089620303771.
  9. Pearson, Z.; Singh, M.; Boskovic, Z. Compound Collections at KU 1947–2017: Cheminformatic Analysis and Computational Protein Target Prediction. Medicinal Chemistry Research 2020, 29 (7), 1211–1222 https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00044-020-02571-y.
  10. Kyei-Baffour, K.; Davis, D. C.; Boskovic, Z.; Kato, N.; Dai, M. Natural Product-Inspired Aryl Isonitriles as a New Class of Antimalarial Compounds against Drug-Resistant Parasites. Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry 2020, 28 (19), 115678 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0968089620305083.
  11. Shin, S. H.; Lee, J. S.; Zhang, J.-M.; Choi, S.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Zhao, R.; Song, M.; Wang, R.; Tian, J.; Lee, M.-H. Synthetic Lethality by Targeting the RUVBL1/2-TTT Complex in MTORC1-Hyperactive Cancer Cells. Science advances 2020, 6 (31), eaay9131 https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aay9131.

Prior to joining University of Kansas:

  • Akporji, N.; Lieberman, J.; Maser, M.; Yoshimura, M.; Boskovic, Z.; Lipshutz, B. H. Selective Deprotection of the Diphenylmethylsilyl (DPMS) Hydroxyl Protecting Group under Environmentally Responsible, Aqueous Conditions. ChemCatChem 2019, 11 (23), 5743–5747.
  • Viswanathan, V. S.; Ryan, M. J.; Dhruv, H. D.; Gill, S.; Eichhoff, O. M.; Seashore-Ludlow, B.; Kaffenberger, S. D.; Eaton, J. K.; Shimada, K.; Aguirre, A. J. Dependency of a Therapy-Resistant State of Cancer Cells on a Lipid Peroxidase Pathway. Nature 2017, 547 (7664), 453–457.
  • Linstadt, R. T.; Peterson, C. A.; Jette, C. I.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Lipshutz, B. H. Control of Chemo-, Regio-, and Enantioselectivity in Copper Hydride Reductions of Morita–Baylis–Hillman Adducts. Organic letters 2017, 19 (2), 328–331.
  • Zhang, Z.; Boskovic, Z.; Hussain, M.; Hu, W.; Inouye, C.; Koehler, A.; Schreiber, S.; Tjian, R. Chemical Perturbation of an Intrinsically Disordered Region of TFIID Distinguishes de Novo Transcription Initiation from Reinitiation. Biophysical Journal 2016, 110 (3), 557a.
  • Gerry, C. J.; Hua, B. K.; Wawer, M. J.; Knowles, J. P.; Nelson Jr., S. D.; Verho, O.; Dandapani, S.; Wagner, B. K.; Clemons, P. A.; Booker-Milburn, K. I.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Schreiber, S. L. Real-Time Biological Annotation of Synthetic Compounds. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138 (28), 8920–8927. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6b04614.
  • Boskovic, Z. V.; Kemp, M. M.; Freedy, A. M.; Viswanathan, V. S.; Pop, M. S.; Fuller, J. H.; Martinez, N. M.; Figueroa Lazú, S. O.; Hong, J. A.; Lewis, T. A.; Calarese, D.; Love, J. D.; Vetere, A.; Almo, S. C.; Schreiber, S. L.; Koehler, A. N. Inhibition of Zinc-Dependent Histone Deacetylases with a Chemically Triggered Electrophile. ACS Chemical Biology 2016, 11 (7), 1844–1851. https://doi.org/10.1021/acschembio.6b00012.
  • Yuan, Y.; Hartland, K.; Boskovic, Z.; Wang, Y.; Walpita, D.; Lysy, P. A.; Zhong, C.; Young, D. W.; Kim, Y.; Tolliday, N. J. A Small-Molecule Inducer of PDX1 Expression Identified by High-Throughput Screening. Chemistry & biology 2013, 20 (12), 1513–1522.
  • Lipshutz, B. H.; Bošković, Z.; Crowe, C. S.; Davis, V. K.; Whittemore, H. C.; Vosburg, D. A.; Wenzel, A. G. “Click” and Olefin Metathesis Chemistry in Water at Room Temperature Enabled by Biodegradable Micelles. J. Chem. Educ. 2013, 90 (11), 1514–1517. https://doi.org/10.1021/ed300893u.
  • Boskovic, Z. V.; Hussain, M. M.; Adams, D. J.; Dai, M.; Schreiber, S. L. Synthesis of Piperlogs and Analysis of Their Effects on Cells. Tetrahedron 2013, 69 (36), 7559–7567.
  • Adams, D. J.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Theriault, J. R.; Wang, A. J.; Stern, A. M.; Wagner, B. K.; Shamji, A. F.; Schreiber, S. L. High-Throughput Screening Identifies Small-Molecule Enhancers of Reactive Oxygen Species That Are Nontoxic or Cause Genotype-Selective Cell Death. ACS Chem Biol 2013, 8 (5), 923–929.
  • Adams, D. J.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Theriault, J. R.; Wang, A. J.; Stern, A. M.; Wagner, B. K.; Shamji, A. F.; Schreiber, S. L. Discovery of Small-Molecule Enhancers of Reactive Oxygen Species That Are Nontoxic or Cause Genotype-Selective Cell Death. ACS chemical biology 2013, 8 (5), 923–929.
  • Lipshutz, B. H.; Abela, A. R.; Bošković, Ž. V.; Nishikata, T.; Duplais, C.; Krasovskiy, A. “Greening up” Cross-Coupling Chemistry. Topics in Catalysis 2010, 53 (15), 985–990.
  • Lipshutz, B. H.; Boskovic, Z. V.; Aue, D. H. Synthesis of Activated Alkenylboronates from Acetylenic Esters by CuH-Catalyzed 1,2-Addition/Transmetalation. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2008, 47 (52), 10183–10186. https://doi.org/10.1002/ANIE.200804912.
  • Lipshutz, B. H.; Nihan, D. M.; Vinogradova, E.; Taft, B. R.; Bošković, Ž. V. Copper+ Nickel-in-Charcoal (Cu-Ni/c): A Bimetallic, Heterogeneous Catalyst for Cross-Couplings. Organic letters 2008, 10 (19), 4279.
  • Lipshutz, B. H.; Ghorai, S.; Bošković, Ž. V. Tandem Olefin Metathesis–Elimination Reactions. A New Route to Doubly Unsaturated Carbonyl Derivatives. Tetrahedron 2008, 64 (29), 6949–6954.
  • Baker, B. A.; Bošković, Ž. V.; Lipshutz, B. H. (BDP)CuH:  A “Hot” Stryker’s Reagent for Use in Achiral Conjugate Reductions. Org. Lett. 2008, 10 (2), 289–292. https://doi.org/10.1021/ol702689v.
  • Gutman, I.; Stojanović, G.; Bošković, Ž.; Radulović, N.; Rašić, P. COMPARING THE RANDIĆ–BALABAN AND THE CLAR MODELS FOR PARTITIONING OF π-ELECTRONS IN RINGS OF BENZENOID HYDROCARBONS: THE CASE OF PHENES AND STARPHENES. Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds 2005, 25 (4), 345–355.
  • Gutman, I.; Furtula, B.; Arsić, B.; Bošković, Ž. On the Relation between Zenkevich and Wiener Indices of Alkanes. Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society 2004, 69 (4), 265–271.