During the past century, β-lactams have been identified as the core of penicillin and since
then several strategies have been developed for their synthesis. Traditional methods for β …

A transition metal‐free protocol has been developed for the oxidative coupling of primary
amines to imines and azobenzenes, thiols to disulfides, and 2‐aminothiophenols to …

We have developed a mild and scalable catalyst-free [3+ 2] cyclization of
dihydroisoquinolines and isatin-derived Morita–Baylis–Hillman carbonates. The …

N-Acyl/sulfonyl-α-functionalized 1, 2, 3, 4-tetrahydroisoquinolines (THIQs) are significant
structural motifs in organic synthesis and drug discovery. However, the one-pot approach …

The first study of the divergent reactivity of phenol/anisole-tethered donor-acceptor α-
diazoketones is described. Four distinct product classes were shown to be accessible from …

A simple, straightforward, and atom economic catalyst‐free [2+ 2+ 2] annulation of
dihydroisoquinolines and allenoates has been developed. A diverse range of novel dimeric …

The first example of employing a mixed carboxylic–sulfonic anhydride in reaction with
imines is reported. Unlike its well-studied isostere homophthalic anhydride, benzo [c][1, 2] …

This article gives a personal overview of a research career lasting from 1970 at the
University of Sheffield to 2020 at the University of York with stops at Syntex California …

This Thesis describes the development of silver-catalysed dearomatising spirocyclisation
reactions of alkyne-tethered aromatic and heteroaromatic systems. An overview of …