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 Avermectin B1a: Planning of the Synthesis and Preparation of the C1-C10 "Southern" Hydrobenzofuran Fragment
A Armstrong*, S Ley
Synlett
(1990)
1990
Total Synthesis of Avermectin B1a: Synthesis of the Carbohydrate Bis-Oleandrose Fragment and Coupling to the Avermectin B1a Aglycone
M Ford*, J Knight, S Ley, S Vile
Synlett
(1990)
1990
TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF AVERMECTIN B1A - FINAL COUPLING REACTIONS AND THE TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF AVERMECTIN B1A AGLYCONE
A Armstrong*, S Ley, A Madin, S Mukherjee
Synlett
(1990)
1990
TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF AVERMECTIN B1A - SYNTHESIS OF THE C-11-C25 SPIROACETAL FRAGMENT
D Díez-Martín*, P Grice, H Kolb, S Ley, A Madin
Synlett
(1990)
1990
Antifeedant effects of azadirachtin and structurally related compounds on lepidopterous larvae.
WM Blaney, MSJ Simmonds, SV Ley, JC Anderson, PL Toogood
Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.
(1990)
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Azadirachtin: structural requirements for reducing growth and increasing mortality in lepidopterous larvae.
MSJ Simmonds, WM Blaney, SV Ley, JC Anderson, PL Toogood
CrossRef Listing of Deleted DOIs
(1990)
55
A SIMPLE, ONE-POT, GLYCOSIDATION PROCEDURE VIA (1-IMIDAZOLYLCARBONYL) GLYCOSIDES AND ZINC BROMIDE
M Ford*, S Ley
Synlett
(1990)
1990
Alkenylcyclic sulphites as novel precursors for the preparation of π-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexes
M Caruso*, J Knight, S Ley
Synlett
(1990)
1990
Direct substitution of 2-benzenesulphonylpiperidines and - Pyrrolidines by carbon nucleophiles: Synthesis of the pyrrolidine alkaloid ruspolinone
D Brown*, T Hansson, S Ley
Synlett
(1990)
1990
Assessment of butene-1,4-diols as starting materials for the preparation of π-Allyltricarbonyliron complexes
RW Bates, D Díez-Martín, WJ Kerr, JG Knight, SV Ley, A Sakellaridis
Tetrahedron
(1990)
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01223 336398

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