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Efficient Cycloisomerization of Propargyl Amides by Electrophilic Gold(I) Complexes of KITPHOS Monophosphines: A Comparative Study. Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, A. Stephen K. Hashmi, Catherine H. Smyth, Nicholas A. B. Ward, Katharine J. Robson, Sophie Tweedley, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2010, 29, 4139

ortho,ortho’-Substituted KITPHOS Monophosphines: Highly Efficient Ligands for Palladium-Catalyzed CC and CN Bond Formation. Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, John P. McGrady, Alexandra M. Ferguson, Nicholas A. B. Ward, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2010, 352, 201.

Rhodium complexes of (R)-Me-CATPHOS and (R)-(S)-JOSIPHOS: highly enantioselective catalysts for the asymmetric hydrogenation of (E)- and (Z)-b-aryl-b-(enamido)phosphonates.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Adam L. Bell, Shireen El-Menabawey, Christopher M. Vogels, Andreas Decken, Stephen A. Westcott, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2009, 20, 1437.

Gold(I) Complexes of KITPHOS Monophosphines: Efficient Cycloisomerisation Catalysts  Abstract

A. Stephen K. Hashmi, Annette Loos, Anna Littmann, Ingo Braun, Julian Knight, Simon Doherty, and Frank Rominger, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2009, 351, 576.

Synthesis of highly substituted pyrrolidines via palladium-catalyzed cyclization of 5-vinyloxazolidinones and activated alkenes Abstract

Julian G. Knight, Paul A. Stoker, Kirill Tchabanenko, Simon J. Harwood, Kenneth W.M. Lawrie, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64, 3744.

Biaryl-Like CATPHOS Diphosphines via Double Diels–Alder Cycloaddition between 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphinoyl)buta-1,3-diyne and Anthracenes: Efficient Ligands for the Palladium-Catalyzed Amination of Aromatic Bromides and α-Arylation of Ketones Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2008, 27, 1679.

Oxazoline-Substituted Prolinamide-Based Organocatalysts for the Direct Intermolecular Aldol Reaction between Cyclohexanone and Aromatic Aldehydes Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Amy McRae, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2008, 1759.

Electron-Rich, Bicyclic Biaryl-Like KITPHOS Monophosphines via [4+2] Cycloaddition between 1-Alkynylphosphine Oxides and Anthracene: Highly Efficient Ligands for Palladium-Catalysed C-N and C-C Bond Formation Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, and Graeme A. Jorgenson, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2008, 350, 1801.

Phosphorus NMR and Ab Initio Modelling of P-N Bond Rotamers of a Sterically Crowded Chiral β-P4S3 Diamide  Abstract

Bruce W. Tattershall, Julian G. Knight and Mark J. Andrews, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2007, 633, 1442.

Efficient Asymmetric Carbonyl-Ene Reactions Catalyzed by Platinum Metal Lewis Acid Complexes of Conformationally Flexible NUPHOS Diphosphines: A Comparison with BINAP Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 6453.

Metal-Dependent Reactivity of Electrophilic Platinum Group Metal Lewis Acid Catalysts: Competitive Alkene Dimerization, Intramolecular Friedel-Crafts Alkylation, and Carbonyl-Ene Reactivity Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 5961.

Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Ketones with Ruthenium Complexes of rac- and Enantiopure (S,S)-1,2-Bis((diphenylphosphino)methyl)cyclohexane: A Comparative Study with rac- and (R)-BINAP Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Adam L. Bell, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2007, 26, 2465.

Rhodium-Catalyzed Double [2 + 2 + 2] Cycloaddition of 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphinoyl)buta-1,3-diyne with Tethered Diynes: A Modular, Highly Versatile Single-Pot Synthesis of NU-BIPHEP Biaryl Diphosphines Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 4925.

Recyclable Copper Catalysts Based on Imidazolium Tagged Bis(oxazolines): A Marked Enhancement in Rate and Enantioselectivity for Diels-Alder Reactions in Ionic Liquid Abstract

Simon Doherty, Peter Goodrich, Christopher Hardacre, Julian G. Knight, Mimi T. Nguyen, Vasile I. Pârvulescu, Cristina Paun, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2007, 349, 951.

Phosphorus NMR Characterisation of P-N Bond Rotamers of a α-P4S3 Amide with a Conformationally Constrained Chiral Substituent Abstract

Bruce W. Tattershall, Julian G. Knight, Mark J. Andrews and Claire L. Booth, Z. Anorg. Allg. Chem., 2006, 632, 425.

The first insoluble polymer-bound palladium complexes of 2-pyridyldiphenylphosphine: highly efficient catalysts for the alkoxycarbonylation of terminal alkynes.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight and Michael Betham, Chemical Commun., 2006, 88.

Modular Synthesis of a New Class of Bis(amino-oxazoline) Using Palladium-Catalyzed Buchwald-Hartwig Amination Methodology Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Nicholas T. Sore, Rakesh K. Rath, William McFarlane, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2006, 25, 4341

Enantiospecific Formation of 3,6-Dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-ones: Low Pressure Palladium-Catalysed Decarboxylative Carbonylation of 3-Tosyl-5-vinyloxazolidin-2-ones.  Abstract

Julian G. Knight, Iain M. Lawson and Christopher N. Johnson, Synthesis, 2006, 227.

Asymmetric Platinum Group Metal-Catalyzed Carbonyl-Ene Reactions: Carbon-Carbon Bond Formation versus Isomerization.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Catherine H. Smyth, Ross W. Harrington, and William Clegg, J. Org. Chem, 2006, 71, 9751.

Synthesis of highly substituted pyrrolidines via palladium catalyzed formal [2+3] cycloaddition of 5-vinyloxazolidin-2-ones to activated alkenes.  Abstract

Julian G. Knight, Kirill Tchabanenko, Paul A. Stoker and Simon J. Harwood, Tetrahedron Lett., 2005, 46, 6261.

Ruthenium Complexes of Six-Electron-Donor NUPHOS-Type Diphosphines: Highly Selective Catalysts for the Hydrocarboxylation of Terminal Alkynes.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Rakesh K. Rath, William Clegg, Ross W. Harrington, Colin R. Newman, Robert Campbell and Hiren Amin, Organometallics 2005, 24, 2633.

2-Aryl-5,5-bisoxazolin-2-yl[1,3]dioxanes as solution phase and immobilized ligands for highly enantioselective cyclopropanations.  Abstract

Julian G. Knight and Paul E. Belcher, Tetrahedron: Asymmetry, 2005, 16, 1415.

Highly Efficient Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions of Carbonyl Compounds Catalyzed by Lewis Acid Platinum Complexes of Conformationally Flexible NUPHOS-Type Diphosphines.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Christopher Hardacre, He-Kuan Lou, Colin R. Newman, Rakesh K. Rath, Sarah Campbell and Mark Nieuwenhuyzen, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 6127.

Comparative Study of Diastereoisomer Interconversion in Chiral BINOL-ate and Diamine Platinum Complexes of Conformationally Flexible NUPHOS Diphosphines.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Colin R. Newman, Rakesh K. Rath, Jan-Albert van den Berg, Christopher Hardacre, Mark Nieuwenhuyzen and Julian G. Knight, Organometallics, 2004, 23, 1055.

Highly Efficient Asymmetric Lewis Acid Catalysis with Platinum Group Complexes of Conformationally Flexible 1,3-Butadiene-Bridged Diphosphines, NUPHOS.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Colin R. Newman, Rakesh K. Rath, He-Kuan Luo, Mark Nieuwenhuyzen and Julian G. Knight, Organic Lett., 2003, 5, 3863.

Total synthesis of deoxymannojirimycin and D-mannolactam via carbonylation of 5-vinyloxazolidin-2-ones. Abstract

Julian G. Knight and Kirill Tchabanenko, Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 281.

Ruthenium Complexes of the 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,3-butadiene Bridged Diphosphine 1,2,3,4-Me4-NUPHOS: Solvent Dependent Interconversion of Four- and Six-Electron Donor Coordination and Transfer Hydrogenation Activity.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Colin R. Newman, Christopher Hardacre, Mark Nieuwenhuyzen, and Julian G. Knight, Organometallics, 2003, 22, 1452.

Diastereoselective synthesis of 3,6-disubstituted 3,6-dihydropyridin-2-ones.  Abstract

Thomas F. Anderson, Julian G. Knight, and Kirill Tchabanenko, Tetrahedron Lett., 2003, 44, 757.

Diastereospecific carbonylation of p-allylpalladium complexes to give 3,6-disubstituted 3,6-dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-ones.  Abstract

Julian G. Knight, and Kirill Tchabanenko, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 6659.

Synthesis of a New Class 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,3-butadiene Bridged Diphosphine, NUPHOS, via Zirconium Mediated Reductive Coupling of Alkynes and Diynes: Application in Palladium Catalyzed Cross Coupling and Suzuki Coupling Reactions.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Edward G. Robins, Mark Nieuwenhuyzen, Julian G. Knight, Paul A. Champkin and William Clegg, Organometallics, 2002, 21, 1383.

Iminophosphines: Synthesis, Formation of 2,3-dihydro-1H-benzo[1,3]azaphosphol-3-ium salts and N-(pyridin-2-yl)-2-diphenylphosphinoylaniline, Coordination Chemistry and Applications in Platinum Group Catalyzed Suzuki Coupling Reactions and Hydrosilylations.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Julian G. Knight, Tom H. Scanlan, Mark R.J. Elsegood, and William Clegg, J. Organomet. Chem., 2002, 650, 231.

Selectivity for the methoxycarbonylation of ethylene versus CO-ethylene copolymerization with catalysts based on C4-bridged bidentate phosphines and phospholes.  Abstract

Simon Doherty, Edward G. Robins, Julian G. Knight, Colin R. Newman, Barrie Rhodes, Paul A. Champkin,  and William Clegg, J. Organomet. Chem., 2001, 640, 182.

Zirconium-Mediated Synthesis of a New Class of 1,4-Bis(diphenylphosphino)-1,3-butadiene-Bridged Diphosphine, NUPHOS: Highly Efficient Catalysts for Palladium-Mediated Cross Couplings.  Abstract

Julian G. Knight, Simon Doherty, Edward G. Robins, Tom H. Scanlan, Paul A. Champkin, and William Clegg, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123, 5110.

Synthesis of d-lactones from 2-alkynylepoxides and 4-alkynyl-1,3-dioxolan-2-ones by palladium catalysed carbonylation and conjugate nucleophilic addition.  Abstract

J.G. Knight, S.W. Ainge, C.A. Baxter, T.P. Eastman, and S.J. Harwood, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 2000, 3188.

Remarkable Differences in Catalyst Activity and Selectivity for the Production of Methyl Propanoate versus CO-Ethylene Co-Polymer by a Series of Palladium Complexes of Related C4-Bridged Diphosphines.  Abstract

J.G. Knight, S. Doherty, A. Harriman, E.G. Robins, M. Betham, G.R. Eastham, R.P. Tooze, M.R.J. Elsegood, P. Champkin, and W. Clegg Organometallics, 2000, 19, 4957.

Enantioselective Synthesis of 3,6-Dihydro-1H-pyridin-2-ones: Unexpected Regioselectivity in the Palladium Catalyzed Decarboxylative Carbonylation of 5-Vinyloxazolidin-2-ones.  Abstract

J.G. Knight, S.W. Ainge, A.M. Harm, S.J. Harwood, H.I. Maughan, D.R. Armour, D.M. Hollinshead, and A.A. Jaxa-Chamiec, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122, 2944.

New Tartrate-Derived Bis-Oxazoline Ligands for Enantioselective Cyclopropanation and Aziridination of Alkenes.  Abstract

A.M. Harm, J.G. Knight and G. Stemp, Synlett, 1996, 677.

Asymmetric Copper-Catalysed Alkene Cyclopropanation and Aziridination Using Tartrate-Derived Bis-Oxazoline Ligands.  Abstract

A.M. Harm, J.G. Knight and G. Stemp, Tetrahedron Lett., 1996, 37, 6189.

Synthesis of N-p-toluenesulphonyl-2-alkenyl aziridines by regioselective aziridination of 1,3-dienes.  Abstract

J.G. Knight and M.P. Muldowney, Synlett, 1995, 949.

An examination of the structures of iodosylbenzene (PhIO) and the related imido compound, PhINSO2-4-MeC6H4, by X-ray powder diffraction and EXAFS (extended X-ray absorption fine structure) spectroscopy.  Abstract

C.J. Carmalt, J.G. Crossley, J.G. Knight, P. Lightfoot, A. Martín, M.P. Muldowney, N.C. Norman, and A.G. Orpen, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994, 2367.

 

Book Chapters

 

Compounds with Four and Three Carbon-Heteroatom Bonds.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, Volume Editor. Science of  Synthesis, 2005, 18, 1.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1998, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 2003, 253.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1997, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 2001, 221.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1996, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 1999, 127.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1995, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 1997, 213.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1994, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 1996, 175.

Carbenes and nitrenes.  Abstract

J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1993, A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester, 1995, 183.

 

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