12) Shen, X.; Jones, G. O.; Watson, D. A.; Bhayana, B.; Buchwald, S. L. "Enantioselective Synthesis of Axially Chiral Biaryls by the Pd-Catalyzed Suzuki‚àíMiyaura Reaction: Substrate Scope and Quantum Mechanical Investigations" J. Am. Chem. Soc 2010, ASAP

11) Cho, E. J.; Senecal, T. D.; Kinzel, T.; Zhang, Y.; Watson, D. A.; Buchwald, S. L. "The Palladium-Catalyzed Trifluoromethylation of Aryl Chlorides" Science 2010, 328, 1679-1681. [link]

Highlighted in Chemistry World, June 2010; Nature July 2010

10) Watson, D. A.; Su, M.; Teverovskiy, G.; Zhang, Y.; Garcia-Fortanet, J.; Kinzel, T. and Buchwald, S. L. "Formation of ArF from LPdAr(F): Catalytic Conversion of Aryl Triflates to Aryl Fluorides" Science, 2009, 325, 1661-1664. [link]

Highlighted in Chemical and Engineering News, Science, and Chemistry World, Aug. 2009

9) Fors, B. P.; Watson, D. A.; Biscoe, M. R.; Buchwald, S. L. “A Highly Active Catalyst for Pd-Catalyzed Amination Reactions: Cross-Coupling Reactions Using Aryl Mesylates and the Highly Selective Monoarylation of Primary Amines Using Aryl Chlorides” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2008, 130, 13552. [link]

8) Martinelli, J. R.; Watson, D. A.; Freckmann, D. M. M.; Barder, T. E. and Buchwald, S. L. "Palladium-Catalyzed Carbonylation Reactions of Aryl Bromides at Atmospheric Pressure: A General System Based on Xantphos" J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 7102-7107. [link]

7) Watson, D. A.; Fan, X.; Buchwald, S. L. "Carbonylation of Aryl Chlorides with Oxygen Nucleophiles at Atmospheric Pressure. Preparation of Phenyl Esters as Acyl Transfer Agents and the Direct Preparation of Alkyl Esters and Carboxylic Acids" J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 7096-7101. [link]

6) Martinelli, J. R.; Clark, T. P.; Watson, D. A.; Munday, R. H.; Buchwald, S. L. "Palladium-Catalyzed Aminocarbonylation of Aryl Chlorides at Atmospheric Pressure: The Dual Role of Sodium Phenoxide" Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 8460-8463. [link]

5) Watson, D. A.; Chiu, M.; Bergman, R. G. "Zirconium Bis(Amido) Catalysts for Asymmetric Intramolecular Alkene Hydroamination" Organometallics, 2006, 25, 4731-4733. [link]

4) Overman, L. E.; Watson, D. A. "Diastereoselection in the Formation of Contiguous Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters by the Intramolecular Heck Reaction" J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 2600-2608. [link]

3) Overman, L. E.; Watson, D. A. "Diastereoselection in the Formation of Spirocyclic Oxindoles by the Intramolecular Heck Reaction" J. Org. Chem., 2006, 71, 2587-2599. [link]

2) Hynes, J.; Nasser, T.; Overman, L. E.; Watson, D. A. "Preparation of α-Sulfenyl Enones by Thermal Fragmentation of β-Sulfenyl Enol Triflates" Org. Lett., 2002, 4, 929-931. [link]

1) Xiang, A. X.; Watson, D. A.; Ling, T.; Theodorakis, E. A. "Total Synthesis of Clerocidin via a Novel, Enantioselective Homoallenylboration Methodology" J. Org. Chem., 1998, 63, 6774-6775. [link]