The James Research Group

26. Computational Design of Bidentate Hypervalent Iodine Catalysts in Halogen Bond-Mediated Organocatalysis

J. O'Brien, N. Melnyk, R. Shing Lee, M. J. James, C. Trujillo*

25. Computational Methods for Investigating Organic Radical Species

T. Renningholtz, E. R. X. Lim, M. J. James*, C. Trujillo*

◾  Invited contribution to a themed collection on Computational Organic Chemistry

24. Denitrative Sulfonylation of Nitroarenes with Sodium Sulfinates

J. Da Luz , M. Čierna , B. D. Cooper , T. D. Harris , E. R. X. Lim , J. R. Carney, M. J. James*

◾  Invited contribution to the special issue for the 10th Pacific Symposium on Radical Chemistry (PSRC-10)

23. Radical Dearomatising Spirocyclisation of Benzisoxazole-Tethered Ynones

N. Inprung, A. C. Whitwood, R. J. K. Taylor, M. J. James*, W. P. Unsworth*

◾  Invited contribution to the special collection on Radical Chemistry in Homogeneous Catalysis and Organic Synthesis

22. Denitrative Hydroxylation of Unactivated Nitroarenes

L. Duff^†, H. Meakin^†, A. Richardson^†, A. J. Greener, G. W. A. Smith, I. Ocaña, V. Chechik, M. J. James*

Preprint: ChemRvix 2022, DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2022-9l5gq

◾  Highlighted in ChemistryViews and the Organic Chemistry Portal

21. Safe Handling of Air-Sensitive Organometallic Reagents Using Schlenk Line Techniques: Negishi Cross-Couplings for Trainee Graduate Students

M. J. James*, G. E. Clarke, C. Lee, I. J. S. Fairlamb*

20. Indole-ynones as Privileged Substrates for Radical Dearomatizing Spirocyclization Cascades

N. Inprung, H. E. Ho, J. A. Rossi-Ashton, R. G. Epton, A. C. Whitwood, J. M. Lynam, R. J. K. Taylor, M. J. James*, W. P. Unsworth*

19. Radical–Anion Coupling Through Reagent Design: Hydroxylation of Aryl Halides

A. J. Greener^†, P. Ubysz^†, W. Owens-Ward, G. Smith, I. Ocaña, A. C. Whitwood, V. Chechik, M. J. James*

Preprint: ChemRvix 2021, DOI: 10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-szmqs

◾  Highlighted in Synfacts

18. A Thiol-Mediated Three-Step Ring Expansion Cascade for the Conversion of Indoles into Functionalized Quinolines

N. Inprung, M. J. James*, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

17. Visible-Light-Induced Intramolecular Charge Transfer in the Radical Spirocyclisation of Indole-Tethered Ynones

H. E. Ho, A. Pagano, J. A. Rossi-Ashton, J. R. Donald, R. G. Epton, J. C. Churchill, M. J. James, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

16. Dynamic kinetic sensitization of β-dicarbonyl compounds – Access to medium-sized rings via a De Mayo-type ring expansion

T. O. Paulisch^†, L. A. Mai^†, F. Strieth-Kalthoff^†, M. J. James, C. Henkel, D. M. Guldi*, F. Glorius*

15. Visible-Light-Mediated Charge Transfer Enables C–C Bond Formation with Traceless Acceptor Groups

M. J. James, F. Strieth-Kalthoff, F. Sandfort, F. J. R. Klauck, F. Wagener, F. Glorius*

14. Visible-Light-Mediated Deaminative Three-Component Dicarbofunctionalization of Styrenes with Benzylic Radicals

F. J. R. Klauck, H. Yoon, M. J. James, M. Lautens*, F. Glorius*

13. Deaminative Borylation of Aliphatic Amines Enabled by Visible Light Excitation of an Electron-Donor-Acceptor Complex

F. Sandfort, F. Strieth-Kalthoff, F. J. R. Klauck, M. J. James, F. Glorius*

12. Energy Transfer Catalysis Mediated by Visible Light: Principles, Applications, Directions

F. Strieth-Kalthoff, M. J. James, M. Teders, L. Pitzer, F. Glorius*

11. Dearomative Cascade Photocatalysis: Divergent Synthesis through Catalyst Selective Energy Transfer

M. J. James, J. L. Schwarz, F. Strieth-Kalthoff, B. Wibbeling, F. Glorius*

10. Ag(I)-Catalyzed Synthesis of Azabicyclic Alkaloid Frameworks from Ketimine-Tethered Ynones: Total Synthesis of Indolizidine 209D

H. E. Ho, M. J. James, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

9. Increasing Catalyst Efficiency in C–H Activation Catalysis

T. Gensch, M. J. James, T. Dalton, F. Glorius*

8. Deaminative Strategy for the Visible-Light-Mediated Generation of Alkyl Radicals

F. J. R. Klauck^†, M. J. James^†, F. Glorius*

7. Catalytic Dearomatization Approach to Quinolizidine Alkaloids: Five Step Total Synthesis of (±)-Lasubine II

M. J. James, N. D. Grant, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

6. Silica-Supported Silver Nitrate as a Highly Active Dearomatizing Spirocyclization Catalyst: Synergistic Alkyne Activation by Silver Nanoparticles and Silica

A. Clarke, M. J. James, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

5. Selective Synthesis of Six Products from a Single Indolyl α-Diazocarbonyl Precursor

M. J. James, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

4. Catalyst-Driven Scaffold Diversity: Selective Synthesis of Spirocycles, Carbazoles and Quinolines from Indolyl Ynones

J. T. R. Liddon, M. J. James, A. K. Clarke, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

3. Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indolenines

M. J. James, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor, W. P. Unsworth*

2. Silver(I)-Catalyzed Dearomatization of Alkyne-Tethered Indoles: Divergent Synthesis of Spirocyclic Indolenines and Carbazoles

M. J. James, R. E. Clubley, K. Y. Palate, T. J. Procter, A. C. Wyton, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*

1. Silver(I)- or Copper(II)-Mediated Dearom­atization of Aromatic Ynones: Direct Access to Spirocyclic Scaffolds

M. J. James, J. D. Cuthbertson, P. O'Brien, R. J. K. Taylor*, W. P. Unsworth*