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

Towards the total synthesis of leustroducsin B
PB Cranwell, KL Bridgwood, MRM Huttl, DA Salinger, S Wittrock, SV Ley
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2010)
240
Flow chemistry for natural product synthesis: Towards the syntheses of spiragiens A and B
CF Carter, H Lange, S Newton, SV Ley
ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S
(2010)
240
Award Address (Tetrahedron Prize for Creativity in Organic Chemistry, sponsored by Elsevier). Changing face of organic synthesis
SV Ley
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2010)
240
'The changing face of organic synthesis'
SV Ley
Tetrahedron
(2010)
66
Total synthesis of chloptosin
AJ Oelke, DJ France, T Hofmann, G Wuitschik, SV Ley
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(2010)
49
KMnO(4)-Mediated oxidation as a continuous flow process.
J Sedelmeier, SV Ley, IR Baxendale, M Baumann
Organic letters
(2010)
12
A palladium wall coated microcapillary reactor for use in continuous flow transfer hydrogenation
CH Hornung, B Hallmark, MR Mackley, IR Baxendale, SV Ley
Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis
(2010)
352
Enzymatic oxidative cyclisation reactions leading to dibenzoazocanes
F Tozzi, S Ley, M Kitching, I Baxendale
Synlett
(2010)
2010
The application of flow microreactors to the preparation of a family of casein kinase I inhibitors.
F Venturoni, N Nikbin, SV Ley, IR Baxendale
Org Biomol Chem
(2010)
8
Multiple microcapillary reactor for organic synthesis
CH Hornung, B Hallmark, M Baumann, IR Baxendale, SV Ley, P Hester, P Clayton, MR Mackley
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research
(2010)
49

Research Group

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01223 336398

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