Since Joining Wayne State

21. Oberle-Cobb, K. G.; Abdul Rauf, F. R.; Hettiarachchi, M. A.; Bour, J. R. Catalytic Synthesis of Highly Microporous Polymers via Olefin Metathesis for Organic Vapor Adsorption. Submitted. 2026.

20. Keech, J. A.; Kushwaha, N. D.; Bour, J. R. One-Step Photoreduction of Nitroarenes to Nitrosoarenes. Submitted. 2026.

19. Izang C.; Bour, J. R. Identification of an Air-and Moisture-Tolerant MOF-Based C-H Amination Catalyst. Chem. Commun. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02735K

18. Li, S.; Izang C.; Duque J.; Leonard G.; Bour, J. R. High-Throughput Microscale MOF Catalysis via Solid Dispersion Reactor Dosing. Inorganic Chemistry. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6c00374

17. Li, S.; Blackburn, N. W.; Ward, C. L.; Bour, J. R. On-Demand Nitric Oxide Generation via Thermal Decomposition of N-Trityl Dihydro-1,2-Oxazines. Angewandte Chemie. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202419113

16. Porath, A. J.; Lybrand, T.; Bour, J. R. Relationships Between Defectivity and Porosity in High Surface Area Porous Aromatic Frameworks. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, e202314120. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202314120

15. DiMucci, I. M.; Titus, C. J.; Nordlund, D.; Bour, J. R.; Chong, E.; Grigas, D. P.; Hu, C.-H.; Kosobokov, M. D.; Martin, C. D.; Mirica, L. M.; Nebra, N.; Vicic, D. A.; Yorks, L. L.; Yruegas, S.; MacMillan, S. N.; Shearer, J.; Lancaster, K. M. Scrutinizing Formally NiIV Centers through the Lenses of Core Spectroscopy, Molecular Orbital Theory, and Valence Bond Theory. Chem. Sci. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3SC02001K.

14. Porath, A. J.; Hettiarachchi, M. A.; Li, S.; Bour, J. R. A Ni(COD) ₂ -Free Approach for the Synthesis of High Surface Area Porous Aromatic Frameworks. Chem. Commun. 2022, 58 (48), 6841–6844. https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC01720B.

Before Joining Wayne State

13. Bour, J. R.; Wright, A. M.; He, X.; Dincă, M. . “Bioinspired Chemistry at MOF Secondary Building Units“ Chemical Science. 2020 , 11, 1728.

12. Bour, J. R.; Roy, P. R.; Canty, A. J.; Kampf, J. W.; Sanford, M. S. “Oxidatively Induced Ar-CF3 Coupling from Diphosphine Nickel Complexes“ Organometallics. 2020 , 39, 3.

11. Roy, P.; Bour, J. R.; Kampf, J. W.; Sanford, M. S. “Catalytically Relevant Intermediates in the Ni-Catalyzed C(sp2)–H and C(sp3)–H Functionalization of Aminoquinoline Substrates“ J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 , 141, 17382.

10. Malapit, C. A.; Bour, J. R.; Laursen, S. R.; Sanford, M. S. “Mechanism and Scope of Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Borylation of Carboxylic Acid Fluorides” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019 , 141, 17322.

9. Bour, J. R.; Ferguson, D. M.; McClain, E. J.; Kampf, J. W. Sanford, M. S. “Connecting Organometallic Ni(III)/(IV): Reactions of Carbon-Centered Radicals with High-Valent Organonickel Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2019, 141, 8914.

8. Ferguson, D. M.; Malapit, C. M.; Bour, J. R. “Palladium-Catalyzed Difluoromethylation of Aryl Chlorides and Bromides with TMSCHF2” J. Org. Chem. 2019, 84, 3735.

7. Ferguson, D. M.; Bour, J. R.; Canty, A. J.; Kampf, J. K “Aryl–CF3 Coupling at diphosphinoferrocene-ligated Pd(II) Complexes” Organometallics 2019, 38, 519.

6. Malapit, C. A.; Bour, J. R.; Brigham, C. B. Sanford, M. S. “Base-Free Nickel-Catalyzed Decarbonylative Suzuki-Miyaura Coupling of Acid Fluorides” Nature 2018, 563, 100.

5. Ferguson, D. M.; Bour, J. R.; Canty, A. J.; Sanford, M. S. “Stoichiometric and Catalytic Aryl-Perfluoroalkyl Coupling at Tri-tert-butylphosphine Palladium(II) Complexes,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 11662.

4. Bour, J. R.; Kariofilis, S. K.; Sanford, M. S. “Synthesis, Characterization, and Catalytic Applications of (NHC)Cu(CHF2) Complexes,” Organometallics 2017, 36, 1220.

3. Bour, J. R.; Camasso, N. M.; Meucci, E. M.; Canty, A. J.; Kampf, J. W.; Sanford, M. S. “Carbon- Carbon Bond-Forming Reductive Elimination from Isolated Ni(III) Complexes” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 16105.

2. Bour, J. R.; Camasso, N. M.; Sanford, M. S. “Oxidation of Ni(II) to Ni(IV) with Aryl Electrophiles Enables Ni-Mediated Ar-CF3 Coupling,” J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8034.