2014 - 2017 | Fletcher Research Group

Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 12499–12511

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.

Chem. Commun. 2017, 53, 10216–10219

64) Asymmetric conjugate addition of alkylzirconium reagents to α,β-unsaturated thioesters: access to fragrances and acyclic stereochemical arrays

Z. Gao, S. P. Fletcher

ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 6729–6737

63) Enantioselective conjugate addition catalyzed by a copper-phosphoramidite complex: Computational and experimental exploration of asymmetric induction

R. Ardkhean, P. M. C. Roth, R. M. Maksymowicz, A. Curran, Q. Peng, R. S. Paton, S. P. Fletcher

Tetrahedron 2017, 73, 5005–5010

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

Nat. Commun. 2017, 8, 15762

61) Asymmetric Suzuki–Miyaura coupling of heterocycles via Rhodium-catalyzed allylic arylation of racemates

P. Schäfer, T. Palacin, M. Sidera, S. P. Fletcher

Nat. Nanotechnol. 2017, 12, 410–419

60) Transmission of chirality through space and across length scales

S. M. Morrow, A. J. Bissette, S. P. Fletcher

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 5614–5624

59) Mechanistic Studies on a Cu-Catalyzed Asymmetric Allylic Alkylation with Cyclic Racemic Starting Materials

E. Rideau, H. You, M. Sidera, T. D. W. Claridge, S. P. Fletcher

Angew. Chem. 2017, 56, 3261–3265

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

Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 641–646

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

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 2016, 113

56) Visualization of the spontaneous emergence of a complex, dynamic, and autocatalytic system

J. Ortega-Arroyo, A. J. Bissette, P. Kukura, S. P. Fletcher

Nat. Protoc. 2016, 11, 1788–1797

55) Preparation of biomimetic photoresponsive polymer springs

S. Iamsaard, E. Villemin, F. Lancia, S.-J. Aßhoff, S. P. Fletcher, N. Katsonis

Org. Lett. 2016, 18, 3814–3817

54) Cp2ZrMeCl: A Reagent for Asymmetric Methyl Addition

K. Garrec, S. P. Fletcher

Highlighted as Synfact of the Month

Angew. Chem. 2016, 55, 9908–9912

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'

Adv. Synth. Catal. 2016, 358, 2489–2496

52) Phosphoramidite Ligands Based on Simple 1,2-Diols: Synthesis, Use in Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Additions, and Achirotopic Stereogenic Phosphorus Centres

N. Mistry, S. P. Fletcher

Eur. Polym. J. 2016, 74, 287–295

51) Living and immortal polymerization of seven and six membered lactones to high molecular weights with aluminum salen and salan catalysts

J. P. MacDonald, M. Sidera, S. P. Fletcher, M. P. Shaver

Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2015, 11, 2435–244

50) Copper-catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation of alkylzirconocenes to racemic 3,6-dihydro-2H-pyrans

E. Rideau, S. P. Fletcher

Nat. Chem. 2015, 7, 935-939

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

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 12434–12437

48) Barrierless photoisomerization of 11-cis retinal protonated Schiff Base in solution

G. Bassolino, T. Sovdat, A. Soares Duarte, J.-M. Lim, C. Schnedermann, M. Liebel, B. Odell, T. D. W. Claridge, S. P. Fletcher, P. Kukura

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 14866–14868

47) An alternative synthesis of the breast cancer drug Fulvestrant (Faslodex): Catalyst control over C-C bond formation

D. Caprioglio, S. P. Fletcher

J. Phys. Org. Chem. 2015, 28, 713

46) Profile: Early excellence in physical organic chemistry

S. P. Fletcher

Synthesis 2015, 47, 2217–2222

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

Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 3651–3655

44) Simple azo dyes provide access to versatile chiroptical switches

E. Anger, S. P. Fletcher

Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 5044–5047

43) Cu-catalyzed asymmetric addition of sp2-hybridized zirconium nucleophiles to racemic allyl bromides