Group Publications:

2020

2020

2020

• Modular Synthesis of Polycyclic Alkaloid Scaffolds via an Enantioselective Dearomative Cascade.
  J A Rossi-Ashton, A K Clarke, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2020, 3, 1175-1181.
• Visible-Light-Induced Intramolecular Charge Transfer in the Radical Spirocyclisation of Indole-Tethered Ynones.
  H E Ho, A Pagano, J A Rossi-Ashton, J R Donald, R G Epton, J C Churchill, M J James, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W. P. Unsworth, Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 1353-1360.

2019 to 2010

2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 

2019

• Merging π-Acid and Pd Catalysis: Dearomatising Spirocyclisation/ Cross Coupling Cascade Reactions of Alkyne-Tethered Aromatics.
  H E Ho, M J James, T C Stephens, T C Payne, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, ACS Catalysis, 2019, 9, 504-510.
• Indole Synthesis Using Silver Catalysis.
  A K Clarke, H E Ho, J A Rossi-Ashton, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Chem. - Asian J., 2019, 14, 1900 –1911.
• Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into the Rearrangement of Spirocyclic Indolenines into Quinolones.
  R G Epton, A K Clarke, R J K Taylor, J M Lynam, W P Unsworth, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2019, 5563–5571.
• A Marine Viral Halogenase that Iodinates Diverse Substrates.
  D S Gkotsi, H Ludewig, S V Sharma, J Connolly, J Dhaliwal Y Wang, W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, M M W McLachlan, S Shanahan, J H Naismith, R J M Goss, Nature Chemistry, 2019, 11, 1091-1097.
• A Copper(II)-Mediated Radical Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling/Sulfinic acid Elimination Approach to 2-Quinolones.
  R M Gorman, T E Hurst, W F Petersen, R. J. K. Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2019, 75, 130711.

2018

• Ag(I)-Catalysed Synthesis of Azabicyclic Alkaloid Frameworks from Ketimine-tethered Ynones: Total Synthesis of Indolizidine 209D.
  H E Ho, M J James, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org Lett., 2018, 20, 1439-1443.
• Dearomatising Spiroannulation Reagents: Direct Access to Spirocycles from Indoles and Dihalides.
  J T R Liddon, J A Rossi-Ashton, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2018, 20, 3349-3353.
• Divergent Reactivity of Phenol- and Anisole-Tethered Donor-Acceptor α-Diazoketones.
  A K Clarke, W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 5374-5382.
  Invited article (Barton Special Issue)
• "Back-to-Front" Indole Synthesis using Silver(I) Catalysis: Unexpected C-3 Pyrrole Activation Mode Supported by DFT.
  A K Clarke, J M Lynam, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 6844-6850. 
• Application of Copper(II)-Mediated Radical Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling to Prepare Spirocyclic Oxindoles and to a Formal Total Synthesis of Satavaptan.
  T E Hurst, R Gorman, P Drouhin, R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2018, 74, 6485-6496. 
  Invited article (Ghosez Special Issue)
• Divergent Reactivity of Indole-Tethered Ynones with Ag(I) and Au(I) Catalysts: A Combined Synthetic and Computational Study.
  J T R Liddon, J A Rossi-Ashton, A K Clarke, J M Lynam, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Synthesis, 2018, 50, 4829-4836.

2017

• Dearomatisation Approaches to Spirocyclic Dienones via the Electrophilic Activation of Alkynes.
  A K Clarke, J T R Liddon, J D Cuthbertson, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 233-245.
• A Cu-Catalysed Radical Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling Approach to Acridanes and Related Heterocycles.
  T E Hurst, R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2017, 203-207.
• Photoredox-catalyzed reductive carbamoyl radical generation: A redox-neutral intermolecular addition–cyclization approach to functionalized 3,4-dihydroquinolin-2-ones.
  W F Petersen, R J K Taylor, J R Donald, Org. Lett., 2017, 19, 874-877.
• Photoredox-Catalyzed Procedure for Carbamoyl Radical Generation: 3,4-Dihydroquinolin-2-one and Quinolin-2-one Synthesis.
  W F Petersen, R J K Taylor, J R Donald, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 5831-5845.
• A Low-Temperature, Transition Metal-Free Cross Dehydrogenative Coupling Protocol for the Synthesis of 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles.
  J R Donald, R J K Taylor, W F Petersen, J. Org. Chem., 2017, 82, 11288−11294.
• Selective Synthesis of Three Product Classes from Imine and Carboxylic acid Precursors via Direct Imine Acylation. 
  J A Rossi-Ashton, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2017, 15, 7527-7532.
  
   

2016

• Organometallic Routes to Novel Steroids Containing Heterocyclic C-17 Side-Chains.
  L Vitellozzi, G D McAllister, T Genski, R J K Taylor, Synthesis 2016, 48, 48.
• A selective C–H insertion/olefination protocol for the synthesis of α-methylene-γ-butyrolactone natural products.
  M G Lloyd, M D'Acunto, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, Advance Article
• Synthetic Studies Towards the Africanane Sesquiterpenes via the Cope Rearrangement of gem-Dimethyl Substituted Divinyl Cyclopropanes. 
  J D Osler, W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, Synlett 2016, 27, 70-74.
  Invited article (Steve Ley Special Issue)
• Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indolenines (Invited Review).
  M J James, W P Unsworth, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 2856-2881.
• From Heteroaromatic acids and Imines to Azaspirocycles: Stereoselective Synthesis and 3D Shape Analysis.
  S J Chambers, G Coulthard, W P Unsworth, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, Chem. Eur. J., 2019, 22, 6496-6500.
• Direct Imine Acylation: a Versatile Method for the Synthesis of Nitrogen Containing Heterocycles, Spirocycles and Natural Products.
  W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2016, 27, 2051-2064.
• Catalyst Driven Scaffold Diversity: Divergent Synthesis of Spirocycles, Carbazoles and Quinolines from Indolyl Ynones.
  J T R Liddon, M J James, A K Clarke, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, 22, 8777-8780.
• Synthetic Approaches to Pallimamine and Analogues using Direct Imine Acylation.
  T O Ronson, C Kitsiou, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Tetrahedron, 2016, 72, 6099-6106.
  Invited article (Gary Posner Special Issue)
• Selective Synthesis of Six Products from a Single Indole α-Diazocarbonyl Precursor
  M J James, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 9671-9675.
• Silica-Supported Silver Nitrate as a Highly Active Dearomatising Spirocyclisation Catalyst: Synergistic Alkyne Activation by Silver Nanoparticles and Silica.
  A K Clarke, M J James, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth,  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 13798-13802.
• Phosphorylated Cyclopropanes in the Synthesis of α-Alkylidene-γ-butyrolactones: Total Synthesis of (±)-Savinin, (±)-Gadain and (±)-Peperomin E.
  M G Lloyd, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2016, 14, 8971-8988.
• Catalytic Dearomatization Approach to Quinolizidine Alkaloids: Five Step Total Synthesis of (±)-Lasubine II.
  M J James, N Grant, P O’Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 6256-6259.
• Preparation and Reactions of Indoleninyl Halides: Versatile Scaffolds for the Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indole Derivatives.
  J T R Liddon, A K Clarke, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2016, 18, 6328-6333.

2015

• Total Synthesis and Stereochemical Revision of Phacelocarpus 2-Pyrone A.
  T O Ronson, M Burns, M H H Voelkel, K Evans, J M Lynam, R J K Taylor, I J S Fairlamb, Chem: Eur, J., 2015, online.
• Silver(I)-Catalyzed Dearomatization of Alkyne-Tethered Indoles: Divergent Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indolenines and Carbazoles.
  M J James, R E Clubley, K Y Palate, T J Procter, A C Wyton, P O'Brien, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2015, 17, 4372.
• Synthetic Studies towards the Africanane Sesquiterpenes via the Cope Rearrangement of gem-Dimethyl-Substituted Divinyl Cyclopropanes.
  J D Osler, W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, Synlett, 26, online.
• Silver(I)- or Copper(II)-Mediated Dearomatization of Aromatic Ynones: Direct Access to Spirocyclic Scaffolds.
  M J James, J D Cuthbertson, P A O'Brien, R J K Taylor, W. P. Unsworth, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 7640.
• α-Alkylidene-γ-butyrolactone synthesis via one-pot C–H insertion/olefination: substrate scope and the total synthesis of (±)-cedarmycins A and B.
  M G Lloyd, M D'Acunto, R J K Taylor, W P Unsworth, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 7107.
• Substrate scope in the copper-mediated construction of bis-oxindoles via a double C-H/Ar-H coupling process.
  P Drouhin, T E Hurst, A C Whitwood, R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 7124.
• The total synthesis of (+)-elaeokanidine A: natural product or isolation artefact?
  J D Cuthbertson, W P Unsworth, C L Moody, R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2015, 56, 3123.
• Propylphosphonic anhydride (T3P) mediated synthesis of β-lactams from imines and aryl-substituted acetic acids.
  G Coulthard, W P Unsworth, R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2015, 56, 3113.
• Macrocyclic polyenynes: A stereoselective route to vinyl-ether-containing skipped diene systems.
  T O Ronson, M H H Voelkel, R J K Taylor, I J S Fairlamb, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 8034.
• A copper-mediated oxidative coupling route to 3H- and 1H-indoles from N-aryl-enamines.
  P Drouhin, R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2015, 2333.
• AsCat and FurCat: new Pd catalysts for selective room-temperature Stille cross-couplings of benzyl chlorides with organostannanes.
  T O Ronson, J R Carney, A C Whitwood, R J K Taylor, I J S Fairlamb, Chem. Commun., 2015, 51, 3466.
• Palladium-catalysed macrocyclisations in the total synthesis of natural products.
  T O Ronson, R J K Taylor, I J S Fairlamb, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 989.
• Special Memorial Issue for Professor Alan Katritzky.
  R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 7101.

2014

• A Direct C-H/Ar-H Coupling Approach to Oxindoles, Thio-oxindoles, 3,4-Dihydro-1 H-quinolin-2-ones, and 1,2,3,4-Tetrahydroquinolines.
  T E Hurst, R M Gorman, P Drouhin, A Perry, and R J K Taylor, Chem. Eur. J., 2014, 20, 14063.
  
• 4-Hydroxy-6-alkyl-2-pyrones as nucleophilic coupling partners in Mitsunobu reactions and oxa-Michael additions.
  M J Burns, T O Ronson, R J K Taylor and I J S Fairlamb, Beilstein J. Org. Chem., 2014, 10, 1159.
  
• Copper-Mediated Construction of Spirocyclic Bis-oxindoles via a Double C–H, Ar–H Coupling Process.
  P Drouhin, T E Hurst, A C Whitwood, and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 4900.
• Substrate scope in the direct imine acylation of ortho-substituted benzoic acid derivatives: the total synthesis (±)-cavidine.
  C Kitsiou, W P Unsworth, G Coulthard, and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2014, 70, 7172.
• A One-Pot C–H Insertion/Olefination Sequence for the Formation of α-Alkylidene-γ-butyrolactones.
  M G Lloyd, R J K Taylor and W P Unsworth, Org. Lett., 2014, 16, 2772.
  
• Direct Imine Acylation for Molecular Diversity in Heterocyclic Synthesis.
  W P Unsworth, G Coulthard, C Kitsiou, and R J K Taylor, J. Org. Chem., 2014, 79, 1368.

2013

• The Cope rearrangement of gem-dimethyl substituted divinylcyclopropanes.
  J D Osler, W P Unsworth and R J K Taylor, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 7587.
  
• ‘Upenamide: trials and tribulations.
  W P Unsworth and R J K Taylor, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, 11, 7250.
• Total Synthesis of Spirobacillene A.
  W P Unsworth, J D Cuthbertson and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 3306.
• An Expedient Protecting-Group-Free Total Synthesis of (±)-Dievodiamine.
  W P Unsworth, C Kitsiou and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 3302.
• Stereocontrolled Synthesis of the AB Rings of Samaderine C.
  D J Burns, S Mommer, P A O’Brien, R J K Taylor, A C Whitwood and S Hachisu, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 394.
• Stereocontrolled Routes to 4-Methoxypentadienoates for Use in Natural Product Synthesis.
  P G E Craven and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2013, 24, 363.
• Direct Imine Acylation: Synthesis of the Proposed Structures of ‘Upenamide.
  W P Unsworth, K A Gallagher, M l Jean, J P Schmidt, L J Diorazio and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 262.
• Direct Imine Acylation: Rapid Access to Diverse Heterocyclic Scaffolds.
  W P Unsworth, C Kitsiou and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2013, 15, 258.
• A Telescoped Route to 2,6-Disubstituted 2,3,4,5-Tetrahydropyridines and 2,6-syn-Disubstituted Piperidines: Total Synthesis of (−)-Grandisine G.
  J D Cuthbertson and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 1490.

2012

• Catalytic asymmetric synthesis of butane diacetal-protected (4S,5S)-dihydroxycyclohexen-1-one and use in natural product synthesis.
  D J Burns, Si Hachisu, P O'Brien and R J K Taylor, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2012, 10, 7666.
• Total synthesis and structural confirmation of (±)-cuevaene A. 
  P G E Craven and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 5422.
• Preparation of 3-Alkylated Oxindoles from N-Benzyl Aniline via a Cu(II)-Mediated Anilide Cyclization Process. 
  D S Pugh, R J K Taylor, J S Alford and H M L Davies, Org. Synth., 2012, 89, 438.
• An expedient synthesis of the proposed biosynthetic precursor of the oxepine natural product, janoxepin.
  R G Doveston and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2012,  53, 2533.
• Total Synthesis of an Oxepine Natural Product, (±)-Janoxepin. 
  R G Doveston, R Steendam, S Jones and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 1122.
• Copper-catalysed approach to spirocyclic oxindoles via a direct C–H, Ar-H functionalisation.
  C L Moody, V Franckevicious, P Drouhin, J E M N Klein and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2012, 53, 1897.
• Alkyne-Acetal Cyclisation Reactions Mediated by Formic Acid; 3-Acylated-2,5-dihydrofurans and Related Oxygen and Nitrogen Heterocycles. 
  J Cuthbertson, A Godfrey, W P Unsworth and R J K Taylor, Heterocycles, 2012, 84, 1013.

2011

• Formal synthesis of (+)-neooxazolomycin via a Stille cross-coupling/deconjugation route. 
  R Bastin, J W Dale, M G Edwards, J P N Papillon, M R Webb and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2011, 51, 10026.
• Transition-Metal-Mediated Routes to 3,3-Disubstituted Oxindoles through Anilide Cyclisation. 
  J E M N Klein and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2011, 6821.
• Asymmetric Decarboxylative Allylation of Oxindoles. 
  V Franckevicius, J D Cuthbertson, M Pickworth, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 4264.
• The Preparation of (−)-Grandisine B from (+)-Grandisine D; A Biomimetic Total Synthesis or Formation of an Isolation Artefact? 
  J Cuthbertson, A Godfrey and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 3976.
• Synthesis of isoquinuclidinones via a tandem amination/imination sequence: application to the synthesis of (−)-mearsine 
  J Cuthbertson, A Godfrey and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2024.
• A one pot oxidation / allylation / oxidation sequence for the preparation of β,γ-unsaturated ketones directly from primary alcohols. 
  C L Moody, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2511.
• Tetra-[μ]2-acetato-diacetatodi-[μ]3-hydroxido-tetrakis[piperidinecopper(II)] dihydrate. 
  J E M N Klein, R J Thatcher, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Acta Cryst. C, 2011, 67, m108-m110.
• Synthesis of yomogin using a telescoped α-methylene- γ-butyrolactone annelation procedure.  
  R Kitson, G McAllister and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 561.
• The First Syntheses of (±)-SDEF 678 Metabolite and (±)-Speciosins A–C. 
  D R Hookins, A R Burns and R J K Taylor,  Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2011, 451.
• Synthetic Approaches to Enantiomerically Enriched 4-Hydroxycyclohex-2-en-1-one - A Key Chiral Building Block in Complex Natural Product Synthesis. 
  A R Burns and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2011, 681.

2010

• A double oxidation procedure for the preparation of halogen-substituted para-benzoquinone monoketals: Asymmetric synthesis of (-)-harveynone. 
  D R Hookins and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51, 6619.
• A Tandem Amination/Lactamisation Route to 2-Azabicyclo[2.2.2]octanones. 
  J D Cuthbertson, A A Godfrey and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2010, 2805.
• Pd-catalysed regioselective C–H functionalisation of 2-pyrones. 
  M J Burns, R J Thatcher, R J K Taylor and I J S Fairlamb, Dalton Trans., 2010, 10391.
• Highly regio- and chemoselective palladium(0)-mediated allylic substitution of difunctional allylic halides with phenols. 
  A R Kapdi, R J K Taylor and I J S Fairlamb, Tetrahedron Lett., 2010, 51, 6378.
• First C−H Activation Route to Oxindoles using Copper Catalysis. 
  J E M N Klein, A Perry, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 3446.
• 3-Alkenyl-oxindoles: Natural Products, Pharmaceuticals, and Recent Synthetic Advances in Tandem/Telescoped Approaches. 
  A Millemaggi and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2010, 4527 (front cover).
• Total Synthesis and Structural Reassignment of (+)-Dictyosphaeric Acid A: A Tandem Intramolecular Michael Addition/Alkene Migration Approach. 
  A R Burns, G D McAllister, S E Shanahan and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2010, 49, 5574.
• Recent Advances in the Chemistry of 1,2,4-Triazines. 
  S A Raw and R J K Taylor in "Advances in Heterocyclic Chemistry", ed A R Katritzky, Elsevier, Oxford, 2010, 75-100.
• Tandem Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons Heck procedures for the preparation of 3-alkenyl-oxindoles: The synthesis of semaxanib and GW441756. 
  J Lubkoll, A Millemaggi, A Perry and R J K Talyor, Tetrahedron, 2010, 66, 6606.
• Preparation of 3-Alkyl-Oxindoles by Copper(II)-Mediated C-H, Ar-H Coupling Followed by Decarboxyalkylation. 
  D S Pugh, J E M N Klein, A Perry and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2010, 934-938.
• The Emergence of Palladium(IV) Chemistry in Synthesis and Catalysis. 
  I J S Fairlamb, P Sehnal and R J K Taylor, Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 824-889.
• The Preparation of Substituted Pyrazoles from β,β-Dibromo-enones by a Tandem Condensation/Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Process. 
  S Beltrán-Rodil, M G Edwards, D S Pugh, M Reid and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2010, 602-606.

2009 to 2000

2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000

2009

• A One-Pot, Base-Free Annelation Approach to α -Alkylidene α -Butyrolactones. 
  R R A Kitson,  R J K Taylor and J L Wood, Org. Lett., 2009, 11, 5338-5341.
• Synthesis of the Louisianin Alkaloid Family via a 1,2,4-Triazine-Based Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder Approach. 
  N Catozzi, M G Edwards, S A Raw, P Wasnaire and R J K Taylor, J. Org. Chem., 2009, 74, 8343-8354.
• The Renaissance of α-Methylene-α-butyrolactones: New Synthetic Approaches. 
  R R A Kitson, A Millemaggi and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2009, 48, 9426-9451.
• Telescoped Enolate Arylation / HWE Procedure for 3-Alkenyl-Oxindole Preparation; The First Synthesis of Soulieotine. 
  A Millemaggi, A Perry and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2009, 2947-2952.
• Oxindole Synthesis by Direct C-H, Ar-H Coupling. 
  A Perry and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun., 2009, 3249-3251.
• Tandem Retro-Aldol / Wittig / Michael and Related Cascade Processes. 
  S Beltrán-Rodil, J R Donald, M G Edwards, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2009, 50, 3378-3380.
• Gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation of Dibenzylideneacetone using Triisopropylsulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate. 
  M G Edwards, D S Pugh, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Acta Cryst. C, 2009, 65, o39-o41.
• Tandem Meinwald Rearrangement / Fischer Indolisation: A One Pot Conversion of Epoxides into Indoles. 
  J R Donald and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2009, 59-62.
• Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Couplings Mediated by trans-PdBr(N-Succ)(PPh₃)₂: A Convenient Synthetic Method for Diaryl- and Aryl(heteroaryl)methanes. 
   I J S Fairlamb, P Sehnal and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2009, 508-510.

2008

• The Preparation of Novel Polycyclic Heterocycles Using a Stannous Chloride Dihydrate-Mediated Deacetalisation / Bicyclisation Sequence. 
  A N Cayley, K A Gallagher, C Ménard-Moyon, J P Schmidt, L J Diorazio and Richard J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2008, 3846-3856.
• The Preparation of α-Alkylidene α-Butyrolactones using a Telescoped Intramolecular Michael / Olefination (TIMO) Sequence: Synthesis of (+)-Paeonilactone B. 
  M G Edwards, M N Kenworthy, R R A Kitson, A Perry, M Scott, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2008, 4769-4783.
• Gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation using Triisopropylsulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate: Scope and Limitations. 
  M G Edwards, R J Paxton, D S Pugh, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2008, 3279-3288.
• The Conversion of Carbonyl Compounds into Pentadienylamines by a Julia-Kocienski Olefination Procedure. 
  R Bastin, M Liron and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2008, 2183-218
• An Efficient 1,2,4-Triazine-based Route to the Louisianin Alkaloids. 
  N Catozzi, P Wasnaire and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2008, 49, 2865-2868.
• An Improved gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation Procedure using Triisopropylsulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate. 
  M G Edwards, R J Paxton, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2008, 521-524.
• The syntheses of rac-inthomycin A, (+)-inthomycin B and (+)-inthomycin C using a unified synthetic approach. 
  M R Webb, M S Addie, C M Crawforth, J W Dale, X Franci, M Pizzonero, C Donald and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2008, 64, 4778-4791.
• Diaziridines and Diazirines. 
  G D McAllister, A Perry and R J K Taylor, in "Volume 1 of Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III", ed. A R Katritzky, C A Ramsden, E F V Scriven and R J K Taylor, Elsevier, Oxford, 2008, 539-557.
• A Convergent Synthesis of the Tricyclic Core of the Dictyosphaeric Acid. 
  C W Barfoot, A R Burns, M G Edwards, M N Kenworthy, M Ahmed, S E Shanahan and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2008, 10, 353-356.
• The telescoped intramolecular Michael / olefination (TIMO) approach to α-alkylidene γ-butyrolactones: Synthesis of (+)-paeonilactone B. 
  M G Edwards, M N Kenworthy, R R A Kitson, M Scott and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chemie Int. Ed., 2008, 47, 1935-1937.
• (±)-Diethyl (E,E,E)-Cyclopropane-1,2-acrylate; Tandem Oxidation Procedure (TOP) Using MnO₂ Oxidation-Stabilised Phosphorane Trapping. 
  R J K Taylor, L Blackburn and G D McAllister, Org. Synth., 2008, 85, 15-26.

2007

• The Preparation of Highly Substituted Pyridazines via a Tethered Imine-Enamine (TIE) Procedure. 
  P H Geyelin, S A Raw and R J K. Taylor, Arkivoc, 2007, xi,37-45.
• Improved Dimethylsulfoxonium Methylide Cyclpropanation Procedures Including a Tandem Oxidation Variant. 
  R J Paxton and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2007, 633-637.
• A Ramberg-Bäcklund Route to the Stilbenoid Anti-cancer Agents Combretastatin A-4 and DMU-212. 
  J E Robinson and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun., 2007, 1617-1619.
• Tandem Inverse Electron Demand Diels-Alder, Retro- Diels-Alder and Intramolecular Diels-Alder Sequences: One Pot Synthesis of Diaza-polycycles. 
  W J Bromley, M Gibson, S Lang, S A Raw, A C Whitwood and R K Taylor; Tetrahedron, 2007, 63, 6004-6014.
• Stereoselective Syntheses of the Octahydropyrano[2,3-b]pyridine DE Core of ’Upenamide via a Stannous Chloride-Induced Deacetalisation–Cyclisation Procedure. 
  C Ménard-Moyon and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org.Chem., 2007, 3698-3706.
• Tandem Oxime Formation – Epoxide Ring Opening Sequences for the Preparation of Oxazines Related to the Trichodermamides. 
  J R Donald, M G Edwards and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 5201-5204.
• Deacetalisation-Bicyclisation Routes to Novel Polycyclic Heterocycles Using Stannous Chloride Dihydrate. 
  A N Cayley, R J Cox, C Ménard-Moyon, J P Schmidt and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2007, 48, 6556-6560.
• Improved and Practical Procedures for the Preparation of Highly Substituted Pyridines and Pyridazines via Silica-Mediated Aromatization. 
  N Catozzi, W J Bromley, P Wasnaire, M Gibson and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2007, 2217-2221.
• The first synthesis of the ABC-ring system of ‘upenamide. 
  J P Schmidt, S Beltrán-Rodil, R J Cox, G D McAllister, M Reid and R J K Taylor; Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 4041-4044.
• A simple palladium(II) precatalyst for Suzuki-Miyaura couplings: efficient reactions of benzylic, aryl, heteroaryl and vinyl coupling partners. 
  M J Burns, I J S Fairlamb, A R Kapdi, P Sehnal and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2007, 9, 5397-5400.
• The synthesis of (-)-varitriol and (-)-3'-epi-varitriol via a Ramberg-Bäcklund route. 
  G D McAllister, J E Robinson and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2007, 63, 12123-12130.

2006

• New synthetic methodologies to functional groups important in fragrance compounds. 
  R J K Taylor, M Reid, and S B Jameson, Foods Food Ingred J Jap, 2006, 211, 595-601.
• Total synthesis of 6-deoxyclitoriacetal isolated from Stemona collinsae Craib. 
  P Khorphueng, J Tummatorn, A Petsom, R J K Taylor, and S Roengsumran, Tetrahedron Lett, 2006, 47, 5989-5991.
• Tandem oxidation-Wittig-Wittig sequences for the preparation of functionalized dienoates. 
  S Lang and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2006, 47, 5489-5492.
• The direct preparation of functionalized cyclopropanes from allylic alcohols or α-hydroxy ketones using tandem oxidation processes. 
  G D McAllister, M F Oswald, R J Paxton, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2006, 62, 6681-6694.
• Halide and pseudohalide effects in Pd-catalysed cross-coupling reactions. 
  I J S Fairlamb, R J K Taylor, J L Serrano and G Sanchez, New J Chem, 2006, 30, 1695-1704.
• One-pot conversion of activated alcohols into 1,1-dibromoalkenes and terminal alkynes using tandem oxidation processes with manganese dioxide. 
  E Quesada, S A Raw, M Reid, E Roman and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2006, 62, 6673-6680.
• The Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction for the synthesis of C-glycosides, C-linked-disaccharides and related compounds. 
  R J K Taylor, G D McAllister and R W Franck, Carbohydr Res, 2006, 341, 1298-1311.
• Tandem oxidation processes for the regioselective preparation of 5-substituted and 6-substituted 1,2,4-triazines. 
  S Laphookhieo, S Jones, S A Raw, Y F Sainz and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2006, 47, 3865-3870.
• The epoxy-Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction (ERBR): a sulfone-based method for the synthesis of allylic alcohols. 
  P Evans, P Johnson and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Org. Chem., 2006, 1740-1754.
• Air-stable, phosphine-free anionic palladacyclopentadienyl catalysts: remarkable halide and pseudohalide effects in stille coupling. 
  C M Crawforth, I J S Fairlamb, A R Kapdi, J L Serrano, R J K Taylor and G Sanchez, Adv Synth Catal, 2006, 348, 405-412.
• A general route to Streptomyces-derived inthomycin family: The first synthesis of (+)-inthomycin B. 
  M R Webb, C Donald and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett 2006, 47, 549-552.

2005

• Conjugate addition reactions of vinyl sulfones with hard nucleophiles. 
  P Evans and R J K Taylor, J Sulfur Chem, 2005, 26, 481-497.
• Tandem Horner-Wadsworth-Emmons olefination/ Claisen rearrangement/ hydrolysis sequence: Remarkable acceleration in water with microwave irradiation. 
  E Quesada, and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2005, 3193-3195.
• A protecting group-free approach to C-glycosides using the Ramberg–Bäcklund reaction. 
  S Jeanmart and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2005, 46, 9043-9048.
• Improved Methodologies for the Preparation of Highly Substituted Pyridines. 
  Y Fernández Sainz, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, J Org Chem 2005, 70, 10086-10095.
• Oxidative addition of N-halosuccinimides to palladium(0): the discovery of neutral palladium(II) imidate complexes, which enhance Stille coupling of allylic and benzylic halides. 
  C M Crawforth, S Burling, I J S Fairlamb, A R Kapdi, R J K Taylor, and A C Whitwood, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 9736-9751.
• Tandem Oxidation Processes Using Manganese Dioxide: Discovery, Applications, and Current Studies. 
  R J K Taylor, M Reid, M., J Foot and S A Raw, Acc Chem Res, 2005, 38, 851-869.
• One-pot conversion of activated alcohols into terminal alkynes using manganese dioxide in combination with the Bestmann-Ohira reagent. 
  E Quesada,and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2005, 46, 6473-6476.
• Tandem oxidation processes: a combined phosphorus- and sulfur-ylide approach to polysubstituted cyclopropanes. 
  M F Oswald, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun. 2005, 2253-2255.
• Quinoxaline synthesis from alpha-hydroxy ketones via a tandem oxidation process using catalysed aerobic oxidation. 
  R S Robinson and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2005, 1003-1005.
• Synthesis of the Eastern Portion of Ajudazol A Based on Stille Coupling and Double Acetylene Carbocupration. 
  O Krebs and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2005, 7, 1063-1066.
• Highly functionalised organolithium and organoboron reagents for the preparation of enantiomerically pure -amino acids. 
  C W Barfoot, J E Harvey, M N Kenworthy, J P Kilburn, M Ahmed and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2005, 61, 3403-3417.
• Generation and interrogation of a pure nuclear spin state by parahydrogen-enhanced NMR spectroscopy:
  a defined initial state for quantum computation. 
  D Blazina, S B Duckett, T K Halstead, C M Kozak, R J K Taylor, M S Anwar, J A Jones and H A Carteret, Magn. Res. Chem., 2005, 43, 200-208.
• Unexpected Z-stereoselectivity in the Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction of diarylsulfones leading to cis-stilbenes: the effect of aryl substituents and application in the synthesis of the integrastatin nucleus. 
  J S Foot, G M P Giblin, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Org Biomol Chem, 2005, 3, 756-763.

2004

• Cascade reactions of 1,2,4-triazines: direct thermochemical access to functionalized 4,5-dihydroazocines. 
  S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 8607-8610.
• Cascade reactions of substituted 1,2,4-triazines: Rapid access to nitrogen-containing polycycles. 
  S A Raw and R J K Taylor, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2004, 126, 12260-12261.
• The preparation of simplified scyphostatin analogues using a tethered aminohydroxylation (TA) strategy. 
  M N Kenworthy, G D McAllister and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 6661-6664.
• Preparation of 2-substituted benzimidazoles and related heterocycles directly from activated alcohols using TOP methodology. 
  C D Wilfred and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2004, 1628-1630.
• A versatile, non-biomimetic route to the preussomerins: syntheses of (+/-)-preussomerins F, K and L. 
  E Quesada, M Stockley, J P Ragot, M E Prime, A C Whitwood and R J K Taylor, Org Biomol Chem 2004, 2, 2483-2495.
• Bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)phthalimide - an easily prepared precatalyst for efficient Suzuki-Miyaura coupling of aryl bromides. 
  N M Chaignon, I J S Fairlamb, A R Kapdi, R J K Taylor and A C Whitwood, J Mol Cat A, 2004, 219, 191-199.
• Preparing high purity initial states for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing. 
  M S Anwar, D Blazina, H A Carteret, S B Duckett T K Halstead, J A Jones, C M Kozak and R J K Taylor, Phys Rev Lett, 2004, 93, 040501.
• A versatile and stereocontrolled route to pyranose and furanose C-glycosides. 
  J E Harvey, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2004, 6, 2611-2614.
• Palladacyclopentadiene complexes with mono- and didentate imidato ligands: Synthesis, hemilabile behaviour and catalytic application in the Stille reaction. 
  J L Serrano, I J S Fairlamb, G Sanchez, L Garcia, J Perez, J Vives, G Lopez, C M Crawforth and R J K Taylor, Eur. J. Inorg. Chem., 2004, 2706-2715.
• Bis(triphenylphosphine)palladium(II)succinimide as a precatalyst for Suzuki cross-coupling-subtle effects exerted by the succinimide ligand. 
  I J S Fairlamb, A R Kapdi, J M Lynam, R J K Taylor and A C Whitwood, Tetrahedron, 2004, 60, 5711-5718.
• The first total syntheses of (+/-)-preussomerins K and L using 2-arylacetal anion technology. 
  E Quesada, M Stockley and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 4877-4881.
• A stannous chloride-indued deacetalisation-cyclisation process to prepare the ABC ring system of upenamide. 
  M Reid and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 4181-4183.
• A Tandem Oxidation Procedure for the Conversion of Alcohols into 1,1-Dibromoalkenes. 
  S A Raw, M Reid, E Roman and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2004, 819-822.
• 4-Bromomethyl-2-chlorooxazole -a versatile oxazole cross-coupling unit for the synthesis of 2,4-disubstituted oxazoles. 
  G L Young, S A Smith and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 3797-3801.
• New solid-supported phosphonate reagents for the synthesis of Z-a,b-unsaturated esters. 
  S L X Martina and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 3279-3282.
• Tandem oxidation processes for the preparation of nitrogen-containing heteroaromatic and heterocyclic compounds. 
  S A Raw, C D Wilfred and R J K Taylor, Org Biomol Chem, 2004, 2, 788-796.
• Lithium enolates from a (-)quinic acid-derived cyclohexanone with a b-alkoxy leaving group: regioselective preparation and evaluation of enolate stability towards b-elimination. 
  L M Murray, P O'Brien, R J K Taylor and S Wünnemann, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 2597-2601.
• An improved synthesis of the Scyphostatin side-chain. 
  G D McAllister and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 2551-2554.
• Synthesis of non-proteinogenic phenylalanine analogues by Suzuki cross-coupling of a serine-derived alkyl boronic acid. 
  J E Harvey, M N Kenworthy and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 2467-2471.
• Highly Substituted Pyridines via Tethered Enamine-Imine Methodology. 
  S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Chem Commun, 2004, 508-509.
• Highly functionalised organolithium reagents for enantiomerically pure a-amino acid synthesis. 
  M N Kenworthy, J P Kilburn and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2004, 6, 19-22.
• Efficient and selective Stille cross-coupling of benzilic and allylic bromides using bromobis(triphenylphosphine)(N-Succinimide)palladium(II). 
  C M Crawfoth, I J S Fairlamb and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2004, 45, 461-465.

2003

• Synthesis of the Integrastatin nucleous using the Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction. 
  J S Foot, M P Giblin and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2003, 5, 4441-4444.
• A comparison of the Still-Gennari and Ando HWE-methodologies with α,β-unsaturated aldehydes; unexpected results with stannyl substituted systems. 
  X Franci, S L X Martina, J E McGrady, M R Webb, C Donald and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2003, 44, 7735-7740.
• The first synthesis of the epoxide-containing macrolactone nucleus of oximidine I. 
  J E Harvey, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2003, 44, 7209-7212.
• Preparation of quinoxalines, dihydropyrazines, pyrazines and piperazines using tandem oxidation processes. 
  S A Raw, C D Wilfred and R J K Taylor, Chem Commun, 2003, 2286-2287.
• Two carbon homologated α,β-unsaturated aldehydes from alcohols using the in situ oxidation-Wittig reaction. 
  M Reid, D J Rowe and R J K Taylor, Chem Commun, 2003, 2284-2285.
• Bromo(triphenylphosphine)(N-Succinimide)Palladium (II) as a novel catalyst for Stille cross-coupling reactions. 
  C M Crawforth, S Burling, I J S Fairlamb, R J K Taylor and A C Whitwood, Chem Commun, 2003, 2194-2195.
• Stereoselective Reactions of a (-)-Quinic Acid-Derived Enone: Application to the Synthesis of the Core of Scyphostatin. 
  L M Murray, P O'Brian and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2003, 11, 1943-1946.
• Esters from Activated Alcohols using Manganese (IV) Dioxide: Tandem Oxidation Processes. 
  J S Foot, H Kanno, G M P Giblin and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2003, 1055-1063.
• A simplified Ramberg-Bäcklund approach to novel C-glycosides and C-linked disaccharides. 
  G D McAllister, D E Paterson and R J K Taylor, Angew Chem Int Ed, 2003, 42, 1387-1391.
• Confirmation of the structure of a gluco-1,4-lactone derivative obtained from silylation of glucono-1,5-lactone. 
  P V Murphy, C McDonnell, L Hamig, D E Paterson and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Asymm, 2003, 14, 79-85.
• Enantiopure Guanidine Bases for Enantioselective Enone Epoxidations: 2, Cyclic Guanidines. 
  J C McManus, T Genski, J S Carey and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2003, 369-371.
• Enantiopure Guanidine Bases for Enantioselective Enone Epoxidations: 1, Acyclic Guanidines. 
  J C McManus, J S Carey and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2003, 3, 365-368.
• A Formal Total Synthesis of (+)-Apicularen A: Base-induced Conversion of Apicularen-Derived Intermediates into Salicylihalamide-like Products. 
  A Lewis, I Stefanuti, S A Swain and R J K Taylor, Org Biomol Chem,2003, 1, 104-116.
• In Situ Alcohol Oxidation - Wittig Reactions using N-Methoxy-N-methyl-2-(triphenylphosphoranylidine)acetamide: Application to the Synthesis of a Novel Analogue of 5-Oxo-eicosatetraenoic Acid. 
  L Blackburn, H Kanno and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2003, 44, 115-118.

2002

• A One-Pot Oxidation - Imine Formation - Reduction Route from Alcohols to Amines using Manganese Dioxide and Sodium Borohydride: The Synthesis of Naftifine. 
  H Kanno and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 7337-7340.
• In Situ Oxidative Diol Cleavage - Wittig Processes. 
  H S Outram, S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 6185-6187.
• Hydroboration - Suzuki Cross Coupling of Unsaturated Amino Acids; The Synthesis of Pyrimine Derivatives. 
  P N Collier, A D Campbell, I Patel and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron, 2002, 58, 6117-6125.
• Tandem Oxidation Processes: The Direct Conversion of Activated Alcohols into Esters and Amides. 
  J S Foot, H Kanno, G M P Giblin and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2002, 2, 1293-1295.
• Tandem Oxidation Processes: The Direct Conversion of Activated Alcohols into Nitriles. 
  G D McAllister, C D Wilfred and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2002, 2, 1291-1292.
• Tandem Oxidation Processes: The Direct Conversion of Activated Alcohols into Oximes; Synthesis of Citaldoxime. 
  H Kanno and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2002, 2, 1287-1290.
• The Synthesis of Epi-Epoxydon Utilising the Baylis-Hillman Reaction. 
  T Genski and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 3573-3576.
• The In Situ Oxidation-Wittig Reaction of alpha-Hydroxyketones. 
  K A Runcie and R J K Taylor, Chem Commun, 2002, 974-975.
• Heck reactions of amino acid building blocks: application to the synthesis of pyrrololine analogues. 
  P N Collier, I Patel and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2002, 43, 3401-3405.
• A Ramberg-Bäcklund Approach to the Synthesis of C-Glycosides, C-Linked Disaccharides and C-Glycosyl Amino Acids. 
  D E Paterson, F K Griffin, M L Alcaraz and R J K Taylor, Eur J Org Chem, 2002, 1323-1336.
• A New Route to exo-Glycals using the Ramberg-Bäcklund Rearrangements. 
  F K Griffin, D E Paterson, P V Murphy and R J K Taylor, Eur J Org Chem, 2002, 1305-1322.
• Enantiomerically pure alpha-amino acid synthesis via Hydroboration-Suzuki Cross-Coupling. 
  P N Collier, A D Campbell, I Patel, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor, J Org Chem, 2002, 67, 1802-1815.
• In Situ Alcohol Oxidation-Wittig Reactions using Non-Stabilised Phosphoranes. 
  L Blackburn, C Pei and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2002, 215-218.
• The preparation of nonracemic secondary alpha-(carbamoyloxy)alkylzinc and copper reagents. A versatile approach to enantioenriched alcohols. 
  J P N Papillon and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2002, 4, 119-122 .

2001

• A short and efficient route to novel scyphostatin analogues. 
  K A Runcie and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2001, 3, 3237-3239.
• A concise, stereoselective synthesis of meso-2,6-diaminopimelic acid (DAP). 
  P N Collier, I Patel and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2001, 42, 5953-5954.
• Carbohydrate-based routes to salicylate natural products: formal total synthesis of (+)-apicularen A from D-glucal. 
  A Lewis, I Stefanuti, S A Swain, S A Smith and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2001, 42, 5549-5552.
• In situ oxidation-imine formation-reduction routes from alcohols to amines. 
  L Blackburn and R J K Taylor, Org Lett, 2001, 3, 1637-1639.
• The synthesis of polyoxygenated, enantiopure cyclopentene derivatives using the Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangement. 
  G D McAllister and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett, 2001, 42, 1197-1200.

2000

• Approaches to oximidines, lobatamides and related natural products: the coupling reactions of 3-iodoacrolein O-methyl oximes. 
  S A Raw and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2000, 41, 10357-10361.
• The stereoselective preparation of substituted pyrrolidines using titanium- and zirconium-mediated diene metallabicyclisation methodology: the total synthesis of (-)-alpha-kainic acid. 
  A D Campbell, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 2000, 3194-3204.
• The direct synthesis of novel enantiomerically pure alpha-amino acids in protected form via Suzuki cross-coupling. 
  P N Collier, A D Campbell, I Patel and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 41, 7115-7119.
• The first syntheses of the 1-oxo-2-oxa-5-azaspiro[3.4]octane ring system found in oxazolomycin. 
  J P B Papillon and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 1987-1990.
• A novel route to preussomerins via 2-arylacetal anions. 
  J P Ragot, M E Prime, S J Archibald and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett. 2000, 2, 1613-1616.
• Unsaturated enamides via organometallic addition to isocyanates: the synthesis of Lansamide-I, Lansiumamides A-C and SB-204900. 
  I Stefanuti, S A Smith and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett. 2000, 40, 3735-3738.
• The enantioselective epoxidation of quinones using sugar hydroperoxides. 
  C L Dwyer, C D Gill, O Ichihara and R J K Taylor, Synlett 2000, 704-706.
• Organolithium addition to styrene and styrene derivatives: scope and limitations. 
  X D Wei, P Johnson and R J K Taylor,  J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 2000, 1109-1116.
• New routes to 5-substituted oxazoles. 
  M S Addie and R J K Taylor, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 2000, 527-531.
• Tandem intermolecular-intramolecular carbolithiation: A versatile method for synthesis of cyclopentanes. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2000, 39, 409-412.
• In situ manganese dioxide alcohol oxidation-Wittig reactions: Preparation of bifunctional dienyl building blocks. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor, J. Org. Chem. 2000, 65, 616-620.
• 1,3-Dienes from ketones via the Shapiro reaction. 
  M S Addie and R J K Taylor, ARKIVOC 2000, 1, 660-666.
• Synthesis and application of novel bicyclic guanidines: N-alkylation of 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene. 
  T Genski, G Mcdonald, X Wei, N Lewis and R J K Taylor ARKIVOC 2000, 1, 266-273.

1999 to 1995

1999 1998 1997 1996 1995

1999

• The farnesyltransferase inhibitor manumycin A is a novel trypanocide with a complex mode of action including major effects on mitochondria. 
  B R S Ali, A Pal, S L Croft, R J K Taylor and M C Field, Mol. Biochem. Parasit. 1999, 104, 67-80.
• Ramberg-Bäcklund approaches to the synthesis of C-linked disaccharides. 
  F K Griffin, D E Paterson and R J K Taylor, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 1999, 38, 2939-2942.
• Manganese dioxide can oxidise unactivated alcohols under in situ oxidation-Wittig conditions. 
  L Blackburn, X D Wei and R J K Taylor Chem. Commun. 1999, 1337-1338.
• Exo-glycal approaches to C-linked glycosyl amino acid synthesis. 
  A D Campbell, D E Paterson, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun. 1999, 1599-1600.
• Epoxidation of electron deficient alkenes using tert-butyl hydroperoxide and 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene and its derivatives. 
  T Genski, G Macdonald, X D Wei and R J K Taylor, Synlett 1999, 795-797.
• The synthesis of novel amino acids via hydroboration-Suzuki cross coupling. 
  A D Campbell, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 5263-5266.
• The first total synthesis of (+/-)-colabomycin D. 
  X D Wei, J J C Grove and R J K Taylor, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1999, 1143-1145.
• Eight membered ethers via diene metathesis: Synthetic approach to laureatin natural products. 
  S D Edwards, T Lewis and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett. 1999, 40, 4267-4270.
• The synthesis of 1,8-dihydroxynaphthalene-derived natural products: palmarumycin CP1, palmarumycin CP2, palmarumycin C-11, CJ-12,371, deoxypreussomerin A and novel analogues. 
  J P Ragot, C Steeneck, M L Alcaraz and R J K Taylor, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1999, 1073-1082.
• The first total synthesis of a type II manumycin antibiotic, (+)-TMC-1A: the total syntheses of (-)-LL-C10037 beta and (+)-manumycin B. 
  J J C Grove, X D Wei and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun. 1999, 421-422.
• Synthetic approaches to the manumycin A, B and C antibiotics: The first total synthesis of (+)-manumycin A. 
  L Alcaraz, G Macdonald, J Ragot, N J Lewis and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 3707-3716.
• Recent developments in Ramberg-Bäcklund and episulfone chemistry. 
  R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun. 1999, 217-227.
• The total synthesis of (-)-alpha-kainic acid using titanium-mediated diene metallabicyclisation methodology. 
  A D Campbell, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor, Chem. Commun. 1999, 245-246.

1998

• A simplified route to the (R)-Garner aldehyde and (S)-vinyl glycinol. 
  A D Campbell, T M Raynham and R J K Taylor Synthesis 1998, 1707-1709.
• The design, synthesis, and evaluation of novel conformationally rigid analogues of sialyl Lewis(x). 
  P V Murphy, R E Hubbard, D T Manallack, R E Wills, J G Montana and R J K Taylor Bioorg. Med. Chem. 1998, 6, 2421-2439.
• A Ramberg-Bäcklund approach to exo-glycals. 
  F K Griffin, P V Murphy, D E Paterson and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 8179-8182.
• Synthetic applications of Ramberg-Bäcklund derived exo-glycals. 
  M L Alcaraz, F K Griffin, D E Paterson and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 8183-8186.
• Unsaturated amides derived from 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopentenone: A Stille approach to the synthesis of Asuka-mABA, 2880-II, and limocrocin. 
  G Macdonald, L Alcaraz, X D Wei and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron 1998, 54, 9823-9836.
• Asymmetric synthesis of the mC(7)N core of the manumycin family: Preparation of (+)-MT35214 and a formal total synthesis of (-)-alisamycin. 
  G Macdonald, L Alcaraz, N J Lewis and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 5433-5436.
• Manumycin A: Synthesis of the (+)-enantiomer and revision of stereochemical assignment. 
  Alcaraz L., Macdonald G., Ragot J.P., Taylor R.J.K. J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 3526-3527.
• Syntheses of palmarumycin CP1 and CP2, CJ-12,371 and novel analogues. 
  J P Ragot, M L Alcaraz and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 4921-4924.
• The first synthesis of the Streptomyces derived antibiotic U-62162. 
  L Alcaraz and R J K Taylor Chem. Commun. 1998, 1157-1158.
• The synthesis of alisamycin, nisamycin, LL-C10037 alpha and novel epoxyquinol and epoxyquinone analogues of manumycin A. 
  R J KTaylor, L Alcaraz, I Kapfer-Eyer, G Macdonald, X D Wei, and N Lewis Synthesis 1998, 775-790.
• In situ alcohol oxidation Wittig reactions. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 3815-3818.
• The synthesis of novel structural analogues of sialyl Lewis. 
  P V Murphy, R E Hubbard, D T Manallack, J G Montana and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 3273-3276.

1997

• Novel tandem conjugate addition-Ramberg-Bäcklund rearrangements. 
  P Evans and R J K Taylor Synlett 1997, 1043-1044.
• Ketone homologation to produce alpha-methoxyketones: application to conduritol synthesis. 
  N Phillipson, M S Anson, J G Montana and R J K Taylor J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1997, 2821-2829.
• Organolithium additions to styrene derivatives .4. Tandem intermolecular-intramolecular carbolithiation as a new route to tetralins. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 6467-6470.
• Efficient conditions for the palladium(II) mediated coupling of organostannanes: The synthesis of 1,3-dienes, 1,4-dienes,1,3-diynes and biphenyls. 
  L Alcaraz and R J K Taylor Synlett 1997, 791-792.
• The first preparation of episulfones from episulfides: Oxidation using Oxone(R) / trifluoroacetone. 
  P Johnson and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 5873-5876.
• p-Di-t-butoxybenzene. 
  R M Carman, N Kanizaj and R J K Taylor Aust. J. Chem. 1997, 50, 515-516.
• The epoxy-Ramberg-Bäcklund reaction: A new route to allylic alcohols. 
  P Evans and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 3055-3058.
• Synthesis of tricholomenyn A and epitricholomenyn A by a palladium-catalysed beta-halo enone coupling route. 
  A E Graham and R J K Taylor J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1997, 1087-1089.
• N-tert-butoxycarbonyl (BOC) deprotection using boron trifluoride etherate. 
  E F Evans, N J Lewis, I Kapfer, G Macdonald and R J K Taylor Synth. Commun. 1997, 27, 1819-1825.
• Acetal and ketal deprotection using montmorillonite K10: The first synthesis of syn-4,8-dioxatricyclo[5.1.0.0(3,5)]-2,6-octanedione. 
  E C L Gautier, A E Graham, A McKillop, S P Standen and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 1881-1884.
• Organolithium additions to styrene derivatives .3. Enantioselective routes to 2-arylalkanoic acids. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Asymm. 1997, 8, 665-668.

1996

• The synthesis and use of a N-15 and H-2 isotopically-labelled derivative of the spin-trap 3,5-dibromo-4-nitrosobenzenesulphonic acid. 
  G S Timmins, X Wei, C L Hawkins, R J K Taylor and M J Davies Redox Rep. 1996, 2, 407-410.
• A Stille approach to unsaturated amides derived from 2-amino-3-hydroxycyclopentenone: The synthesis of asuka-mABA and limocrocin. 
  G Macdonald, N J Lewis and R J K Taylor Chem. Commun. 1996, 2647-2648.
• Sonogashira coupling reactions of highly oxygenated vinyl halides: The first synthesis of harveynone and epi-harveynone. 
  A E Graham, D McKerrecher, D H Davies and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 7445-7448.
• Amino acid derived thiane oxide and dioxide systems as disposable templates: Synthesis of alpha-amino ketones, anti-amino alcohols and an amino cyclopentenone. 
  M P Gamble, G M P Giblin, J G Montana, P O'Brien, T P Ockendon and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 7457-7460.
• The preparation of 4-substituted pyrylium salts and their use in dienal synthesis. 
  P Charoenying, K Hemming, D McKerrecher and R J K Taylor J. Het. Chem. 1996, 33, 1083-1089.
• The first total synthesis of a member of the manumycin family of antibiotics: Alisamycin. 
  L Alcaraz, G Macdonald, I Kapfer, N J Lewis and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 6619-6622.
• Organolithium additions to styrene are synthetically viable. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor Chem. Commun. 1996, 187-188.
• Glycosylation reactions of 2,3,4-tri-O-chlorosulfonyl-beta-L-fucopyranosyl chloride and 2,3,4-tri-O-chlorosulfonyl-beta-D-xylopyranosyl chloride. 
  R E Hubbard, J G Montana, P V Murphy and R J K Taylor Carbohyd. Res. 1996, 287, 247-253.
• The total synthesis of the diepoxycyclohexanone antibiotic aranorosin and novel synthetic analogues. 
  A McKillop, L McLaren, R J K Taylor, R J Watson and N J Lewis J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1996, 1385-1393.
• Organolithium additions to styrene derivatives: Intramolecular alkylation processes. 
  X D Wei and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 4209-4210.
• The generation and synthetic applications of episulfone alpha-anions. 
  A E Graham, W A Loughlin, M H Moore, S M Pyke, G Wilson and R J K Taylor J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 1 1996, 661-667.
• The synthesis of novel analogues of the manumycin family of antibiotics and the antitumour antibiotic LL-C10037 alpha. 
  I Kapfer, N J Lewis, G Macdonald and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 2101-2104.
• A new stereocontrolled, pyrylium-based route to conjugated dienynes: The first synthesis of Carduusyne A. 
  P Charoenying, H Davies, D McKerrecher and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 1913-1916.
• The preparation of 9-substituted Delta 5-octenolides: Synthesis of 8-deoxy-pseudo-ascidiatrienolide C. 
  G A McNaughton-Smith and R J K Taylor Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 2113-2

1995

• Zirconium-Mediated Cyclisation Reactions of 2-Butenylstyrenes and Related Dienes, Enynes, and Dienes. 
  A J Bird, R J K Taylor and X Wei, Synlett, 1995, 1237
• The synthesis of trans-carbovir via the ramberg-bäcklund reaction. 
  A Grumann, H Marley and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 1995, 36, 7767.
• Amino Acid Derived Sulfones for Chiral Cyclopentane Synthesis. 
  M P Gamble, G M P Giblin and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 1995, 779.
• Pyrylium salts in polyene natural product synthesis: organometallic additions to 4-methylpyrylium tetrafluoroborate. 
  R J K Taylor, K Hemming and E F De Medeiros, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1995, 2385.
• (Halogenomethyl)phenyl α-D-glucopyranosides as enzyme-activated irreversible inhibitors of yeast α-glucosidase and potential anti-HIV agents. 
  J C Briggs, A H Haines and R J K Taylor, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1995, 27.
• A Simple and Efficient Procedure for the Preparation of Chiral 2-Oxazolidinones from agr-Amino Acids. 
  A McKillop, R J K Taylor, R J Watson and N Lewis, Synth. Commun., 1995, 25, 561.