Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Professor Steve Ley CBE FRS FMedSci

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

LUMINESCENCE DYNAMICS AND C-13 NMR CHARACTERISTICS OF DINUCLEAR COMPLEXES EXHIBITING COUPLED LANTHANIDE(III) CATION PAIRS
KD Matthews, SA Bailey-Folkes, IA Kahwa, GL McPherson, CA O'Mahoney, SV Ley, DJ Williams, CJ Groombridge, CA O'Connor
The Journal of Physical Chemistry
(2002)
96
(doi: 10.1021/j100196a033)
HOMOTROPYLIUM-8-SULFINATE COMPLEXES BY SBF5-PROMOTED RING-OPENING OF 9-THIABICYCLO[4.2.1]NONA-2,4,7-TRIENE AND 9-THIABARBARALANE 9,9-DIOXIDES
LA Paquette, U Jacobsson, SV Ley
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
98
(doi: 10.1021/ja00417a023)
Formation of monohomocyclooctatetraene dianions in liquid ammonia. Analysis of the nucleophilic reactivity of the cyclononatrienyl anions generated upon solvent protonation
LA Paquette, SV Ley, SG Traynor, JT Martin, JM Geckle
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
98
(doi: 10.1021/ja00441a046)
QUESTION OF DELOCALIZATION IN ANCHORED IONS WITH POTENTIAL TRIS-HOMO-AROMATIC CHARACTER .1. REDUCTION OF TRICYCLO[5.4.1.O4,12]DODECA-2,5,8,10-TETRAENE AS A ROUTE TO 10PI11C DIANION
LA Paquette, MJ Kukla, SV Ley, SG Traynor
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
99
(doi: 10.1021/ja00456a037)
Thermal Isomerization of Homoazocines
GD Ewing, SV Ley, LA Paquette
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
100
(doi: 10.1021/ja00477a066)
EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS OF (-)-TRIQUINACENE-2-CARBOXYLIC ACID
LA Paquette, SV Ley, WB Farnham
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
96
(doi: 10.1021/ja00808a081)
Directed syntheses of the isomeric dimethylcyclooctatetraenes and a study of their polarographic and alkali metal reduction
LA Paquette, SV Ley, RH Meisinger, RK Russell, M Oku
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
96
(doi: 10.1021/ja00825a019)
Alkali Metal Reduction Studies of cis- and trans-Bicyclo[6.1.0]nona-2,4,6-trienes in Liquid Ammonia. Evidence for the High Basicity of Monohomocyclooctatetraene Dianions
SV Ley, LA Paquette
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
96
(doi: 10.1021/ja00828a021)
Tetracyanoethylene Addition to Iron Tricarbonyl Complexes of Substituted Cyclooctatetraenes. Regioselectivity Considerations during Formation of the 2,3,4,10-Tetrahapto Adducts
LA Paquette, SV Ley, S Maiorana, DF Schneider, MJ Broadhurst, RA Boggs
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2002)
97
(doi: 10.1021/ja00849a031)
A facile route to imidazol-4-yl anions and their reaction with carbonyl compounds
RM Turner, SD Lindell, SV Ley
Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2002)
56
(doi: 10.1021/jo00020a002)

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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
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