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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

Analytical construct resins for analysis of solid-phase chemistry.
MS Congreve, SV Ley, JJ Scicinski
– Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(2002)
8,
The total synthesis of the annonaceous acetogenin, muricatetrocin C.
DJ Dixon, SV Ley, DJ Reynolds
– Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(2002)
8,
Solid-supported reagents for multi-step organic synthesis: Preparation and application
SV Ley, IR Baxendale, G Brusotti, M Caldarelli, A Massi, M Nesi
– Il Farmaco
(2002)
57,
321
The Total Synthesis of the Annonaceous Acetogenin, Muricatetrocin C
DJ Dixon, SV Ley, DJ Reynolds
– Chemistry
(2002)
8,
1621
Analytical construct resins for analysis of solid-phase chemistry.
MS Congreve, SV Ley, JJ Scicinski
– Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)
(2002)
8,
1768
The simultaneous use of immobilised reagents for the one-pot conversion of alcohols to carboxylic acids
K Yasuda, SV Ley
– Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1
(2002)
2,
1024
The use of pi-allyltricarbonyliron lactone complexes in the synthesis of the resorcylic macrolides alpha- and beta-zearalenol
S Burckhardt, SV Ley
– Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1
(2002)
2,
874
Total synthesis of the cyclic heptapeptide Argyrin B: a new potent inhibitor of T-cell independent antibody formation.
SV Ley, A Priour, C Heusser
– Organic Letters
(2002)
4,
711
The effects of phytochemical pesticides on the growth of cultured invertebrate and vertebrate cells
A Salehzadeh, A Jabbar, L Jennens, SV Ley, RS Annadurai, R Adams, RHC Strang
– Pest Management Science
(2002)
58,
268
Analytical techniques for small molecule solid phase synthesis
JJ Scicinski, MS Congreveb, C Kay, SV Ley
– Current medicinal chemistry
(2002)
9,
2103
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Research Group

Research Interest Groups

Telephone number

01223 336398

Email address

svl1000@cam.ac.uk