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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

 

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

Facilitating Biomimetic Syntheses of Borrerine Derived Alkaloids by Means of Flow-Chemical Methods
SB Kamptmann, SV Ley
– Australian Journal of Chemistry
(2014)
68,
693
A Systems Approach towards an Intelligent and Self‐Controlling Platform for Integrated Continuous Reaction Sequences
RJ Ingham, C Battilocchio, DE Fitzpatrick, E Sliwinski, JM Hawkins, SV Ley
– Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(2014)
54,
144
Design and application of a low-temperature continuous flow chemistry platform
JA Newby, DW Blaylock, PM Witt, JC Pastre, MK Zacharova, SV Ley, DL Browne
– Organic Process Research & Development
(2014)
18,
1211
Reconfiguration of a Continuous Flow Platform for Extended Operation: Application to a Cryogenic Fluorine-Directed ortho-Lithiation Reaction
JA Newby, DW Blaylock, PM Witt, RM Turner, PL Heider, BH Harji, DL Browne, SV Ley
– Organic Process Research & Development
(2014)
18,
1221
A general continuous flow method for palladium catalysed carbonylation reactions using single and multiple tube-in-tube gas-liquid microreactors
U Gross, P Koos, M O'brien, A Polyzos, SV Ley
– European Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2014)
2014,
6418
Regioselective preparation of saturated spirocyclic and ring-expanded fused pyrazoles
RR Merchant, DM Allwood, DC Blakemore, SV Ley
– The Journal of organic chemistry
(2014)
79,
8800
Flow Chemistry Meets Advanced Functional Materials
RM Myers, DE Fitzpatrick, RM Turner, SV Ley
– Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(2014)
20,
12348
Expedient preparation of nazlinine and a small library of indole alkaloids using flow electrochemistry as an enabling technology
MA Kabeshov, B Musio, PRD Murray, DL Browne, SV Ley
– Organic Letters
(2014)
16,
4618
Process intensification for the continuous flow hydrogenation of ethyl nicotinate
T Ouchi, C Battilocchio, JM Hawkins, SV Ley
– Organic Process Research & Development
(2014)
18,
1560
Synthesis of riboflavines, quinoxalinones and benzodiazepines through chemoselective flow based hydrogenations
M Baumann, IR Baxendale, CH Hornung, SV Ley, MV Rojo, KA Roper
– Molecules
(2014)
19,
9736
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Research Group

Research Interest Groups

Telephone number

01223 336398

Email address

svl1000@cam.ac.uk