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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 last 10 years we have completed the total synthesis of 28 natural products including spongistatin 1 (anti-mitotic agent), rapamycin (immunosuppressant), thapsigargin (SERCA pumps inhibitor), azadirachtin (insect antifeedant) and bengazole A (fungicide), taking our group total to 150 completed total syntheses. In addition to our research on natural product synthesis, we also have a new state-of-the-art flow chemistry facility.

For more detailed research information, group members and our publication list please see the group website.

Publications

Flow chemistry approaches directed at improving chemical synthesis

IR Baxendale, L Brocken, CJ Mallia

– Green Processing and Synthesis

(2013)

2,

211

(doi: 10.1515/gps-2013-0029)

Flow synthesis and biological studies of an analgesic adamantane derivative that inhibits P2X₇-evoked glutamate release

C Battilocchio, L Guetzoyan, C Cervetto, L Di Cesare Mannelli, D Frattaroli, IR Baxendale, G Maura, A Rossi, L Sautebin, M Biava, C Ghelardini, M Marcoli, SV Ley

– ACS Med Chem Lett

(2013)

4,

704

(doi: 10.1021/ml400079h)

The synthesis of neurotensin antagonist SR 48692 for prostate cancer research.

IR Baxendale, S Cheung, MO Kitching, SV Ley, JW Shearman

– Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry

(2013)

21,

4378

(doi: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.04.075)

Studies of a Diastereoselective Electrophilic Fluorination Reaction Employing a Cryo-Flow Reactor

K Nakayama, DL Browne, IR Baxendale, SV Ley

– Synlett

(2013)

24,

1298

(doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1338455)

A Mild and Efficient Flow Procedure for the Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Aldehydes using Hydrous Zirconia

C Battilocchio, JM Hawkins, SV Ley

– Org Lett

(2013)

15,

2278

(doi: 10.1021/ol400856g)

A Machine‐Assisted Flow Synthesis of SR48692: A Probe for the Investigation of Neurotensin Receptor‐1

C Battilocchio, BJ Deadman, N Nikbin, MO Kitching, IR Baxendale, SV Ley

– Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)

(2013)

19,

7917

(doi: 10.1002/chem.201300696)

Continuous Cold without Cryogenic Consumables: Development of a Convenient Laboratory Tool for Low-Temperature Flow Processes

DL Browne, BH Harji, SV Ley

– Chemical Engineering & Technology

(2013)

36,

959

(doi: 10.1002/ceat.201200581)

Synthesis of spongistatin 2 employing a new route to the EF fragment

H Kraus, A Français, M O’Brien, J Frost, A Diéguez-Vázquez, A Polara, N Baricordi, R Horan, DS Hsu, T Tsunoda, SV Ley

– Chemical Science

(2013)

4,

1989

(doi: 10.1039/c3sc50304f)

The integration of flow reactors into synthetic organic chemistry

IR Baxendale

– Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology

(2013)

88,

519

(doi: 10.1002/jctb.4012)

Synthesis of (-)-hennoxazole A: Integrating batch and flow chemistry methods

A Fernández, ZG Levine, M Baumann, S Sulzer-Mossé, C Sparr, S Schläger, A Metzger, IR Baxendale, SV Ley

– Synlett

(2013)

24,

514

(doi: 10.1055/s-0032-1318109)