Publications by Christopher Gordon Newton

Axially Chiral Dibenzazepinones by a Palladium(0)-Catalyzed Atropo-enantioselective C-H Arylation

Nicolai Cramer, Matthew Wodrich, Christopher Gordon Newton, Elena Braconi, Jennifer Kuziola

Atropo‐enantioselective C−H functionalization reactions are largely limited to the dynamic kinetic resolution of biaryl substrates through the introduction of steric bulk proximal to the axis of chirality. Reported herein is a highly atropo‐enantioselectiv ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2018

Catalytic Enantioselective Transformations Involving C-H Bond Cleavage by Transition-Metal Complexes

Nicolai Cramer, Shouguo Wang, Christopher Gordon Newton, Caio Costa Oliveira

The development of new methods for the direct functionalization of unactivated C-H bonds is ushering in a paradigm shift in the field of retrosynthetic analysis. In particular, the catalytic enantioselective functionalization of C-H bonds represents a high ...

2017

One-Step Multigram-Scale Biomimetic Synthesis of Psiguadial B

Nicolai Cramer, Matthew Wodrich, Christopher Gordon Newton, Duc Tran Ngoc

A gram-scale synthesis of psiguadial B, a purported inhibitor of human hepatoma cell growth, has been achieved in one step by a biomimetic three-component coupling of caryophyllene, benzaldehyde, and diformylphloroglucinol. This cascade reaction is catalyz ...

Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH2017

Asymmetric Catalysis Powered by Chiral Cyclopentadienyl Ligands

Nicolai Cramer, David Kossler, Christopher Gordon Newton

Application of chiral derivatives of the versatile and ubiquitous cyclopentadienyl ligand has long remained an underdeveloped area in asymmetric catalysis. In this Perspective we highlight recent exciting results that demonstrate their enormous potential. ...

American Chemical Society2016

Masked Ketenes as Dienophiles in the Diels-Alder Reaction

Christopher Gordon Newton

The Diels-Alder reaction is one of the most powerful, well-established, and versatile reactions in organic chemistry; however, its application in certain settings remains a challenge as a result of functional group incompatibility. In this review, we exami ...

Csiro Publishing2016