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

Microbial Oxidation in Synthesis: Preparation of a Potential Insulin Mimic from Benzene
S Ley*, L Yeung
Synlett
(1992)
1992
Alfred bader [2]
SV Ley
Chemical and Engineering News
(1992)
70
Chemistry of insect antifeedants from Azadirachta indica, Part 14: Absolute configuration of azadirachtin
SV Ley, H Lovell, DJ Williams
Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications
(1992)
DISPIROKETALS IN SYNTHESIS .2. A NEW GROUP FOR THE SELECTIVE PROTECTION OF DIEQUATORIAL VICINAL DIOLS IN CARBOHYDRATES
SV Ley, R Leslie, PD Tiffin, M Woods
Tetrahedron Letters
(1992)
33
BADER,ALFRED
SV LEY
CHEM ENG NEWS
(1992)
70
TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE CARBOXYLIC-ACID IONOPHORE ANTIBIOTIC CP-61,405 (ROUTIENNOCIN) - PREPARATION OF THE INHERENT SPIROKETAL UNIT VIA A REVERSE COUPLING PROCESS
D Díez-Martin*, N Kotecha, S Ley, J Menéndez
Synlett
(1992)
1992
TOTAL SYNTHESIS OF THE CARBOXYLIC-ACID IONOPHORE ANTIBIOTIC CP-61,405 (ROUTIENNOCIN)
N Kotecha*, S Ley, S Mantegani
Synlett
(1992)
1992
Microbial Oxidation in Synthesis: Preparation of Pseudo-α-D-glucopyranose from Benzene
S Ley*, L Yeung
Synlett
(1992)
1992
Chemistry of insect antifeedants from azadirachta indica (Part 13): On the use of the intramolecular diels-alder reaction for the construction of trans-fused hydrobenzofuran fragments for azadirachtin synthesis
HC Kolb, SV Ley, RN Sheppard, AMZ Slawin, SC Smith, DJ Williams, A Wood
J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1
(1992)
Total synthesis of the ionophore antibiotic CP-61,405 (routiennocin)
D Díez-Martin, NR Kotecha, SV Ley, S Mantegani, JC Menéndez, HM Organ, AD White, BJ Banks
Tetrahedron
(1992)
48

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01223 336398

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