R. J. K. Taylor

The direct preparation of functionalised cyclopropanes from allylic alcohols or a-hydroxyketones using tandem oxidation processes (2006)

McAllister, G.D., Oswald, M.F., Paxton, P.J., Raw, S.A., Taylor, R.J.K.

New manganese dioxide-mediated tandem oxidation processes (TOPs) have been developed, which facilitate the direct conversion of allylic alcohols and α-hydroxyketones into polysubstituted...

Air stable, phosphine-free anionic palladacyclopentadienyl catalysts: Remarkable halide and pseudohalide effects in Stille coupling (2006)

Crawforth, C.M., Fairlamb, I.J.S., Kapdi, A.R., Serrano, J.L., Taylor, R.J.K., Sanchez, G.

The Stille cross-coupling of allylic and benzyl bromides is shown to proceed efficiently using phosphine-free dinuclear anionic palladacyclopentadienyl catalysts possessing bridging (N,O)-imidate...

Oxidative addition of N-halosuccinimides to palladium(0): The discovery of neutral palladium(II) imidate ligands, which enhance Stille coupling of allylic and benzylic halides (2005)

Crawforth, C.M., Burling, S., Fairlamb, I.J.S., Kapdi, A.R., Taylor, R.J.K., Whitwood, A.C.

The Stille coupling of organostannanes and organohalides, mediated by air and moisture stable palladium(II) phosphine complexes containing succinimide or phthalimide (imidate) ligands, has been...

Cascade reactions of substituted 1,2,4-triazines: rapid access to nitrogen-containing polycycles (2004)

Raw, S.A., Taylor, R.J.K.

A new and straightforward methodology for the construction of complex nitrogen-containing polycycles has been developed. This methodology exploits easily prepared 1,2,4-triazines as substrates for a...

Preparing high purity initial states for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing (2004)

Anwar, M.S., Blazina, D., Carteret, H.A., Duckett, S.B., Halstead, T.K., Jones, J.A., ...

Here we demonstrate how parahydrogen can be used to prepare a two-spin system in an almost pure state which is suitable for implementing nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computation. A 12 ns laser...

A versatile, non-biomimetic route to the preussomerins: syntheses of (+ -)-preussomerins F, K and L (2004)

Quesada, E., Stockley, M., Ragot, J.P., Prime, M.E., Whitwood, A.C., Taylor, R.J.K.

The first total syntheses of the title fungal metabolites preussomerins F, K and L are described and their structures confirmed thereby. The syntheses were achieved following a versatile, unified,...

Preparing high purity initial states for nuclear magnetic resonance quantum computing (2003)

Anwar, M. S., Blazina, D., Carteret, H., Duckett, S. B., Halstead, T. K., Jones, J. A., ...

Here we demonstrate how para-hydrogen can be used to prepare a two-spin system in an almost pure state which is suitable for implementing nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) quantum computation. A 12ns...

A simplified Ramberg-B䣫lund approach to novel C-glycosides and C-linked disaccharides (2003)

McAllister, G.D., Paterson, D.E., Taylor, R.J.K.

Eight illustrious organic chemists in one pot! A route from protected monosaccharides to novel C-glycosides and C-linked disaccharides is described which involves tandem...

The generation and synthetic applications of episulfone a-anions (1996)

Pyke, Simon Matthew, Graham, A. E., Loughlin, W. A., Moore, M. H., Wilson, G., Taylor, R. J. K.

The generation and synthetic applications of episulfone a-anions (1996)

Pyke, Simon M., Graham, A. E., Loughlin, W. A., Moore, M. H., Wilson, G., Taylor, R. J. K.