Synthesis, Structure and Stereodynamics of Atropisomeric N-Chloroamides
Aaron D. G. Campbell, Natalie J. Roper, Paul G. Waddell, Corinne Wills, Casey M. Dixon, Ross M. Denton, Kristaps Ermanis, and Roly J. Armstrong
Chem. Commun. 2023, ASAP (https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2024/cc/d4cc00268g)
Interrogating the Configurational Stability of Atropisomers
Jean-Paul Heeb, Jonathan Clayden, Martin D. Smith and Roly J. Armstrong
Nature Protocols, 2023, 18, 2745 (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41596-023-00859-y)
Redox Reorganization: Aluminium Promoted 1,5-Hydride Shifts Allow the Controlled Synthesis of Multisubstituted Cyclohexenes
Lewis B. Smith, Roly J. Armstrong, Jingyan Hou, Edward Smith, Ming Sze, Alistair J. Sterling, Alex Smith, Fernanda Duarte, Timothy J. Donohoe
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202307424 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202307424)
Synthetic Strategies to Control C–N Atropisomerism in Acyclic Amines and Amides
Aaron D. G. Campbell and Roly J. Armstrong
Synthesis 2023, 55, 2427 (DOI: https://www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejournals/abstract/10.1055/a-2039-5424)
Pentamethylphenyl (Ph*) ketones: Unique building blocks for organic synthesis
Roly J. Armstrong and Timothy J. Donohoe
Tetrahedron Lett. 2021, 74, 153151 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2021.153151)
Control of Absolute Stereochemistry in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Hydrogen Borrowing Reactions
Timothy Kwok, Oskar Hoff, Roly J. Armstrong and Timothy J. Donohoe
Chem. Eur. J. 2020, 26, 12912 (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001253)
Enantioconvergent Alkylation of Ketones with Racemic Secondary Alcohols via Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis
Daniella M. J. Cheang, Roly J. Armstrong, Wasim M. Akhtar, and Timothy J. Donohoe
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 3543 (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00767F)
Chemo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Acyl-Cyclohexenes by a Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenation-[1,5]-Hydride Shift Cascade
Lewis B. Smith, Roly J. Armstrong, Daniel Matheau-Raven and Timothy J. Donohoe
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 2514 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12296)
A Hydrogen Borrowing Annulation Strategy for the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Saturated Aza-Heterocycles
Anna E. R. Chamberlain, Kieran J. Paterson, Roly J. Armstrong, Heather C. Twin, and Timothy J. Donohoe
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56, 3563 (DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00903B)
Synthesis of Allenes by 1,2-Elimination
Roly J. Armstrong
Curr. Org. Chem. 2019, 23, 3027 (DOI: 10.2174/1385272823666191121122011)
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Cyclohexanes by Hydrogen Borrowing Annulations
Roly J. Armstrong, Wasim M. Akhtar, Tom A. Young, Fernanda Duarte and Timothy J. Donohoe
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 12558 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907514)
Stereoselective Synthesis of Alicyclic Ketones: a Hydrogen Borrowing Approach
Roly J. Armstrong, Wasim M. Akhtar, James R. Frost, Neil G. Stevenson and Timothy J. Donohoe
Tetrahedron 2019, 75, 130680 (DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2019.130680)
Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclohexanes via an Iridium Catalyzed (5 + 1) Annulation Strategy,
Wasim M. Akhtar, Roly J. Armstrong, James R. Frost, Neil G. Stevenson and Timothy J. Donohoe
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 11916 (DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b07776)
Enantiodivergent Synthesis of Allenes by Point to Axial Chirality Transfer
Roly J. Armstrong, Meganathan Nandakumar, Rafael M. P. Dias, Adam Noble, Eddie L. Myers and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 8203 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201804446)
50 Years of Zweifel Olefination: a Transition-Metal-Free Coupling
Roly J. Armstrong and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Synthesis 2017, 49, 3323 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1589046)
Stereodivergent Olefination of Enantioenriched Boronic Esters
Roly J. Armstrong, Cristina García-Ruiz, Eddie L. Myers, and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 786 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201610387)
Conjunctive Functionalization of Vinyl Boronate Complexes with Electrophiles: A Diastereoselective Three-Component Coupling
Roly J. Armstrong, Christopher Sandford, Cristina García-Ruiz and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 4922 (DOI: 10.1039/C7CC01671A)
Synthesis of Functionalized Alkenes by a Transition-Metal-Free Zweifel Coupling
Roly J. Armstrong, Worawat Niwetmarin and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Org. Lett. 2017, 19, 2762 (DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b01124)
Homologation of Boronic Esters with Lithiated Epoxides
Roly J. Armstrong and Varinder K. Aggarwal
Org. Synth. 2017, 94, 234 (DOI: 10.15227/orgsyn.094.0234)
Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Biaryls by a Cation-Directed O-Alkylation
John. D. Jolliffe, Roly. J. Armstrong and Martin. D. Smith
Nat. Chem. 2017, 9, 558 (DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2710)
Cation-Directed Enantioselective N-Functionalization of Pyrroles
Roly J. Armstrong, Melissa D’Ascenzio and Martin D. Smith
Synlett 2016, 27, 6 (DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1560813)
Catalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomeric Biaryls: A Cation Directed Nucleophilic Aromatic Substitution Reaction
Roly J. Armstrong and Martin D. Smith
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 12822 (DOI: 10.1002/anie.201408205)
Furanyl Cyclic Amines: a Diastereoselective Synthesis of 2,6-Syn-Disubstituted Piperidines Under Thermodynamic Control
Matthew O’Brien, Andrew Leach, Roly J. Armstrong, Keting Chong and Ross Sheridan
Org. Biomol. Chem. 2012, 10, 2392 (DOI: 10.1039/C2OB07008A)