2014 - 2017
65) Asymmetric cross-coupling of alkyl, alkenyl and (hetero)aryl nucleophiles with racemic allyl halides
P. Schäfer, M. Sidera, T. Palacin, S. P. Fletcher
Feature Article and Cover Article.
64) Asymmetric conjugate addition of alkylzirconium reagents to α,β-unsaturated thioesters: access to fragrances and acyclic stereochemical arrays
63) Enantioselective conjugate addition catalyzed by a copper-phosphoramidite complex: Computational and experimental exploration of asymmetric induction
62) Potential for minimal self-replicating systems in a dynamic combinatorial library of equilibrating imines
S. M. Morrow, A. J. Bissette, S. P. Fletcher
Symposium-in-Print on Dynamic Functional Molecular Systems dedicated to Ben Feringa
61) Asymmetric Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of heterocycles via Rhodium-catalyzed allylic arylation of racemates
60) Transmission of chirality through space and across length scales
59) Mechanistic Studies on a Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation with Cyclic Racemic Starting Materials
58) High-Power Actuation from Molecular Photoswitches in Enantiomerically Paired Soft Springs
S. J. Aßhoff, F. Lancia, S. Iamsaard, B. Matt, T. Kudernac, S. P. Fletcher, N. Katsonis
'Very Important Paper'
Highlighted in C&EN 2017, 95, 11
57) Acyclic Quaternary Centers from Asymmetric Conjugate Addition of Alkylzirconium Reagents to Linear Trisubstituted Enones
Z. Gao, S. P. Fletcher
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 12, 1271
56) Visualization of the spontaneous emergence of a complex, dynamic, and autocatalytic system
55) Preparation of biomimetic photoresponsive polymer springs
54) Cp2ZrMeCl: A Reagent for Asymmetric Methyl Addition
K. Garrec, S. P. Fletcher
Highlighted as Synfact of the Month
53) Fluorinated Azobenzenes for Shape-Persistent Liquid Crystal Polymer Networks
S. Iamsaard, E. Anger, S. J. Aßhoff, A. Depauw, S. P. Fletcher, N. Katsonis
'Hot Paper'
52) Phosphoramidite Ligands Based on Simple 1,2-Diols: Synthesis, Use in Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Additions, and Achirotopic Stereogenic Phosphorus Centres
51) Living and immortal polymerization of seven and six membered lactones to high molecular weights with aluminum salen and salan catalysts
50) Copper-catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation of alkylzirconocenes to racemic 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans
49) Rhodium-catalysed asymmetric allylic arylation of racemic halides with arylboronic acids
M. Sidera, S. P. Fletcher
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 10, 70 and Synform 2016, 03, A42
48) Barrierless photoisomerization of 11-cis retinal protonated Schiff Base in solution
47) An alternative synthesis of the breast cancer drug Fulvestrant (Faslodex): Catalyst control over C-C bond formation
46) Profile: Early excellence in physical organic chemistry
45) Asymmetric conjugate additions of alkylzirconocenes to cyclopent-4-ene-1,3-dione monoacetals
E. Rideau, F. Mäsing, S. P. Fletcher
Highlighted in Synfacts 2015, 11, 1163
Special Topic on Conjugate Addition Reactions
44) Simple azo dyes provide access to versatile chiroptical switches
43) Cu-catalyzed asymmetric addition of sp2-hybridized zirconium nucleophiles to racemic allyl bromides
M. Sidera, S. P. Fletcher
Highlighted in Synfacts 2016, 11, 614
42) Novel applications of physical autocatalysis
41) Enantioselective copper(I)-phosphoramidite catalyzed addition of alkylzirconium species to acyclic enones
40) Asymmetric conjugate additions and allylic alkylations using nucleophiles generated by hydro- or carbometallation
39) Non-stabilized nucleophiles in Cu-catalyzed dynamic kinetic asymmetric allylic alkylation
38) Systems chemistry: Selecting complex behaviour
37) Asymmetric remote C-H functionalization: use of internal olefins in tandem hydrometallation-isomerization-asymmetric conjugate addition sequences
L. Mola, M. Sidera, S. P. Fletcher
Professor Richard (Rick) Frances Langler Memorial Issue
36) Physical autocatalysis driven by a bond-forming thiol-ene reaction
35) Asymmetric conjugate additions of alkylzirconium reagents to α,β-unsubstituted lactones
E. E. MacIver, R. M. Maksymowicz, N. Wilkinson, P. M. C. Roth, S. P. Fletcher
‘ACS Editors Choice'
Highlighted in Synfacts 2014, 10, 946
34) Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion
S. Iamsaard, S. J. Aβhoff, B. Matt, T. Kudernac, J. J. L. M. Cornelissen, S. P. Fletcher, N. Katsonis
Highlights:
C&E News 2014, volume 92 issue 6, pg. 27
Chemistry World, 10 Feb 2014
33) Synthetic control of retinal photochemistry and photophysics in solution
32) Copper-catalyzed asymmetric conjugate addition of alkylzirconium reagents to cyclic enones to form quaternary centers
31) Hydrogenolysis of allyl and benzyl halides and related compounds
