D. Ajami

Most-cited papers

Synthesis of a Möbius aromatic hydrocarbon
D. Ajami, O. Oeckler, A. Simon, R. Herges
2003Nature312 citations
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More chemistry in small spaces.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2013Accounts of Chemical Research187 citations
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Compressed alkanes in reversible encapsulation complexes.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2009Nature Chemistry122 citations
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Synapse-specific IL-1 receptor subunit reconfiguration augments vulnerability to IL-1β in the aged hippocampus
G. A. Prieto, S. Snigdha, D. Baglietto-Vargas, Erica D. Smith +6 more
2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America119 citations Open access
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Soft templates in encapsulation complexes.
D. Ajami, Lijuan Liu, J. Rebek
2015Chemical Society Reviews93 citations
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Synthesis and properties of the first Möbius annulenes.
D. Ajami, Kirsten Hess, Felix Köhler, C. Näther +5 more
2006Chemistry91 citations
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Expanded capsules with reversibly added spacers.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2006Journal of the American Chemical Society83 citations
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Photochemical control of reversible encapsulation.
H. Dube, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2010Angewandte Chemie81 citations
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Amplified halogen bonding in a small space.
M. Sarwar, D. Ajami, G. Theodorakopoulos, I. Petsalakis +1 more
2013Journal of the American Chemical Society80 citations Open access
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Hydrogen-bonded capsules in water.
Kang-Da Zhang, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2013Journal of the American Chemical Society79 citations
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CATALYTIC DETOXIFICATION OF NERVE AGENT AND PESTICIDE ORGANOPHOSPHATES BY BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE ASSISTED WITH NON-PYRIDINIUM OXIMES
Z. Radić, T. J. Dale, Z. Kovarik, S. Berend +9 more
2013Biochemical Journal78 citations Open access
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"Too small, too big, and just right"--optical sensing of molecular conformations in self-assembled capsules.
Mark R Ams, D. Ajami, Stephen L. Craig, Jye-Shane Yang +1 more
2009Journal of the American Chemical Society70 citations Open access
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Disproportionation and self-sorting in molecular encapsulation
D. Ajami, Jun-Li Hou, T. J. Dale, Elizabeth S. Barrett +1 more
2009Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America64 citations Open access
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Reaction of carboxylic acids and isonitriles in small spaces.
Jun-Li Hou, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2008Journal of the American Chemical Society64 citations
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Alkyl groups fold to fit within a water-soluble cavitand.
Kang-Da Zhang, D. Ajami, J. Gavette, J. Rebek
2014Journal of the American Chemical Society63 citations
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Coiled molecules in spring loaded devices.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2006Journal of the American Chemical Society61 citations
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Gas behavior in self-assembled capsules.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2008Angewandte Chemie60 citations
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Bent alkanes in a new thiourea-containing capsule.
A. Asadi, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2011Journal of the American Chemical Society58 citations
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Longer guests drive the reversible assembly of hyperextended capsules.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2007Angewandte Chemie57 citations
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Chemical approaches for detection and destruction of nerve agents.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2013Organic and biomolecular chemistry53 citations
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Alkane lengths determine encapsulation rates and equilibria.
Wei-Qun Jiang, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2012Journal of the American Chemical Society51 citations
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Autocatalysis and organocatalysis with synthetic structures
S. Kamioka, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2009Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America49 citations Open access
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Adaptations of guest and host in expanded self-assembled capsules
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2007Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America49 citations Open access
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Encapsulated carboxylic acid dimers with compressed hydrogen bonds.
D. Ajami, P. Tolstoy, H. Dube, Severin Odermatt +4 more
2011Angewandte Chemie46 citations
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Boronic acid hydrogen bonding in encapsulation complexes.
D. Ajami, H. Dube, J. Rebek
2011Journal of the American Chemical Society43 citations
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Assembly of hybrid synthetic capsules.
D. Ajami, M. Schramm, A. Volonterio, J. Rebek
2007Angewandte Chemie43 citations
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Multicomponent, hydrogen-bonded cylindrical capsules.
D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2009Journal of Organic Chemistry42 citations
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Conformations and fluorescence of encapsulated stilbene.
D. Tzeli, G. Theodorakopoulos, I. Petsalakis, D. Ajami +1 more
2012Journal of the American Chemical Society40 citations
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A transparent photo-responsive organogel based on a glycoluril supergelator.
K. Tiefenbacher, H. Dube, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2011Chemical Communications37 citations
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Encapsulation of the uranyl dication
S. Beer, Orion B. Berryman, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
201036 citations
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Self-Assembled Capsules of Unprecedented Shapes
K. Tiefenbacher, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2011Angewandte Chemie35 citations Open access
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Experimental and computational probes of the space in a self-assembled capsule.
D. Ajami, T. Iwasawa, J. Rebek
2006Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America32 citations Open access
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Therapeutic Inhibition of Pro-Inflammatory Signaling and Toxicity to Staphylococcal Enterotoxin B by a Synthetic Dimeric BB-Loop Mimetic of MyD88
T. Kissner, G. Ruthel, Shahabuddin Alam, Enrique Mann +9 more
2012PLoS ONE28 citations Open access
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Control of stilbene conformation and fluorescence in self-assembled capsules
Mark R Ams, D. Ajami, Stephen L. Craig, Jye-Shane Yang +1 more
2009Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry27 citations Open access
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Folded alkyl chains in water-soluble capsules and cavitands.
J. Gavette, Kang-Da Zhang, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2014Organic and biomolecular chemistry25 citations
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Complexes within complexes: hydrogen bonding in capsules
Wei-Qun Jiang, K. Tiefenbacher, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
201225 citations
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Complexation of alkyl groups and ghrelin in a deep, water-soluble cavitand.
Kang-Da Zhang, D. Ajami, J. Gavette, J. Rebek
2014Chemical Communications24 citations
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Theoretical study of free and encapsulated carboxylic acid and amide dimers
D. Tzeli, I. Petsalakis, G. Theodorakopoulos, D. Ajami +1 more
201322 citations
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Recognition and sequestration of ω-fatty acids by a cavitand receptor
Simone Mosca, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2015Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America19 citations Open access
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Unusual orientation and reactivity of alkyl halides in water-soluble cavitands
R. Hooley, J. Gavette, M. Mettry, D. Ajami +1 more
201419 citations
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Encapsulation of ion pairs in extended, self-assembled structures.
T. Taira, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2012Journal of the American Chemical Society18 citations
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Chemistry of Nanocontainers
M. Albrecht, F. Hahn, D. Ajami
201218 citations
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Structure‐Based Design and Synthesis of a Small Molecule that Exhibits Anti‐inflammatory Activity by Inhibition of MyD88‐mediated Signaling to Bacterial Toxin Exposure
Shahabuddin Alam, S. Javor, M. Degardin, D. Ajami +5 more
2015Chemical Biology and Drug Design17 citations
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“ZEOFEN,” AN EFFICIENT REAGENT FOR OXIDATIVE DEPROTECTION OF TRIMETHYLSILYL ETHERS UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN SOLVENTLESS SYSTEM
M. Heravi, D. Ajami, M. Ghassemzadeh, Kourosh Tabar-Hydar
200117 citations
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Covalent capsules: reversible binding in a chiral space
Ali Asadi, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
201316 citations
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Regeneration of Carbonyl Compounds from Oximes on Clayfen under Conventional Heating and Microwave Irradiation †
M. Heravi, D. Ajami, Mohammad M. Mojtahedi
200016 citations Open access
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Reactivity of N-nitrosoamides in confined spaces
Aaron C. Sather, Orion B. Berryman, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
201115 citations
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Synthetic autocatalysts show organocatalysis of other reactions.
S. Kamioka, D. Ajami, J. Rebek
2009Chemical Communications15 citations
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A synthetic receptor for hydrogen-bonding to fluorines of trifluoroborates.
P. Restorp, Orion B. Berryman, Aaron C. Sather, D. Ajami +1 more
2009Chemical Communications15 citations
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ZEOFEN, AN ECO-FRIENDLY CATALYST FOR DEOXIMATION UNDER MICROWAVE IRRADIATION IN SOLVENTLESS SYSTEM
M. Heravi, D. Ajami, B. Mohajerani, Kourosh Tabar-Hydar +1 more
200215 citations
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