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 Argyrin B.
SV Ley, A Priour
ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S
(2002)
224
Application of analytical constructs to the development of an indole safety-catch linker family for solid phase organic synthesis.
JJ Scicinski, MS Congreve, SV Ley
ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S
(2002)
224
The synthesis of salmeterol using solid supported reagents.
SV Ley, RN Bream
ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2002)
224
Synthetic studies toward the total synthesis of Azadirachtin.
SV Ley, BL Gray, T Durand-Reville, LB Gobbi
ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S
(2002)
224
Total synthesis of the amaryllidaceae alkaloid (+)-plicamine using solid-supported reagents
IR Baxendale, SV Ley, M Nessi, C Piutti
Tetrahedron
(2002)
58
Total synthesis of polycephalin C and determination of the absolute configurations at the 3′′,4′′ ring junction
DA Longbottom, AJ Morrison, DJ Dixon, SV Ley
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
(2002)
41
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S Ley
CHEMISTRY IN BRITAIN
(2002)
38
New tools and concepts for modern organic synthesis.
SV Ley, IR Baxendale
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
(2002)
1
A polymer-supported [1,3,2]oxazaphospholidine for the conversion of isothiocyanates to isocyanides and their subsequent use in an ugi reaction.
SV Ley, SJ Taylor
Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters
(2002)
12
A concise synthesis of carpanone using solid-supported reagents and scavengers
IR Baxendale, A-L Lee, SV Ley
Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1
(2002)
2

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