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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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 |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Book Chapters |
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Compounds with Four and Three Carbon-Heteroatom
Bonds. Abstract
J.G.Knight, Volume Editor. Science
of Synthesis, 2005, 18, 1. |
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Carbenes and nitrenes.
Abstract
J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1998,
A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester,
2003, 253. |
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Carbenes and nitrenes.
Abstract
J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1997,
A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester,
2001, 221. |
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Carbenes and nitrenes.
Abstract
J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1996,
A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester,
1999, 127. |
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Carbenes and nitrenes.
Abstract
J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1995,
A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester,
1997, 213. |
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Carbenes and nitrenes.
Abstract
J.G.Knight, In Organic Reaction Mechanisms 1994,
A.C. Knipe and W.E. Watts, Eds, Wiley, Chichester,
1996, 175. |
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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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