Director of Research
In the Ley Group, we specialise in developing new synthesis methods and applying them to the construction of biologically important molecules. Over the years we have completed the total synthesis of many natural products, including: spongistatin 1 (anti-mitotic agent); rapamycin (immunosuppressant); thapsigargin (SERCA pumps inhibitor); azadirachtin (insect antifeedant); and bengazole A (fungicide). In addition to our research on natural product synthesis, we also pioneered flow chemistry and machine assisted synthesis.
For more detailed research information and our publication list, please see our legacy group website.
Completed Natural Products
Publications
Total synthesis of Argyrin B.
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2002)
224
U242
Total synthesis of the amaryllidaceae alkaloid (+)-plicamine using solid-supported reagents
Tetrahedron
(2002)
58
6285
Total synthesis of polycephalin C and determination of the absolute configurations at the 3′′,4′′ ring junction
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(2002)
41
2786
New tools and concepts for modern organic synthesis.
Nature reviews. Drug discovery
(2002)
1
573
(doi: 10.1038/nrd871)
A polymer-supported [1,3,2]oxazaphospholidine for the conversion of isothiocyanates to isocyanides and their subsequent use in an Ugi reaction
Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry letters
(2002)
12
1813
A concise synthesis of carpanone using solid-supported reagents and scavengers
Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
(2002)
2
1850
(doi: 10.1039/b203388g)
Synthesis of taurospongin A: a potent inhibitor of DNA polymerase and HIV reverse transcriptase, using π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexes
Chemical Communications
(2002)
2
1624
(doi: 10.1039/b204994p)
Total Synthesis of the Amaryllidaceae Alkaloid (+)‐Plicamine and Its Unnatural Enantiomer by Using Solid‐Supported Reagents and Scavengers in a Multistep Sequence of Reactions
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
(2002)
41
2194
Total synthesis of the ionophore antibiotic X-14547A (Indanomycin)
Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2002)
49
3503
(doi: 10.1021/jo00193a014)
NITROGEN ANALOGS OF 1,6-METHANO[12]ANNULENE - EFFECT ON VALENCE TAUTOMERISM OF LOCUS OF AZA SUBSTITUTION
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2002)
40
902
(doi: 10.1021/jo00895a020)
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