Nigel Simpkins, Ph.D - Publications

Affiliations: 
Chemistry University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England, United Kingdom 
Area:
Organic chemistry
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2017 Saint-Dizier F, Simpkins NS. First total synthesis of concavine. Chemical Science. 8: 3384-3389. PMID 28507709 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc05627j  0.367
2017 Simpkins NS, Foster R, Lenz E, Stead D. Organocatalytic Stereoconvergent Synthesis of α-CF3 Amides; Triketopiperazines and Their Heterocyclic Metamorphosis. Chemistry (Weinheim An Der Bergstrasse, Germany). PMID 28493292 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201701548  0.315
2015 Cabanillas A, Davies CD, Male L, Simpkins NS. Highly enantioselective access to diketopiperazinescinchona alkaloid catalyzed Michael additions. Chemical Science. 6: 1350-1354. PMID 29560222 DOI: 10.1039/c4sc03218g  0.385
2013 Hayes CJ, Simpkins NS. Bridgehead enolate or bridgehead organolithium? DFT calculations provide insights into a difficult bridgehead substitution reaction in the synthesis of the polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinol (PPAP) nemorosone. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11: 8458-62. PMID 24202405 DOI: 10.1039/C3Ob41064A  0.349
2013 Simpkins NS, Pavlakos I, Weller MD, Male L. The cascade radical cyclisation approach to prenylated alkaloids: synthesis of stephacidin A and notoamide B. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 11: 4957-70. PMID 23797367 DOI: 10.1039/c3ob40979a  0.321
2013 Simpkins NS, Weske DF, Male L, Coles SJ, Pitak MB. Synthesis of fumaramide derived [3]rotaxanes as potential precursors for molecular boxes. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 49: 5010-2. PMID 23620239 DOI: 10.1039/C3Cc42045K  0.325
2013 Simpkins NS. Adventures in bridgehead substitution chemistry: synthesis of polycyclic polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols (PPAPs). Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 49: 1042-51. PMID 23229029 DOI: 10.1039/c2cc37914g  0.346
2012 Simpkins N, Pavlakos I, Male L. Rapid access to polycyclic indolines related to the stephacidin alkaloids using a radical cascade. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 48: 1958-60. PMID 22134634 DOI: 10.1039/C1Cc16510K  0.385
2010 Simpkins NS, Taylor JD, Weller MD, Hayes CJ. Synthesis of nemorosone via a difficult bridgehead substitution reaction Synlett. 639-643. DOI: 10.1055/S-0029-1219371  0.378
2010 Blake AJ, Hume SC, Li W, Simpkins NS. ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Synthesis of Phospholanes Using Chiral Lithium Amide Desymmetrization. Cheminform. 33: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200241169  0.381
2010 Adams DJ, Blake AJ, Cooke PA, Gill CD, Simpkins NS. ChemInform Abstract: Highly Enantioselective Synthesis of Chiral Imides and Derived Products via Chiral Base Desymmetrization. Cheminform. 33: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200241034  0.34
2010 Blake AJ, Cooke PA, Kendall JD, Simpkins NS, Westaway SM. ChemInform Abstract: Concerning the Synthesis and Enantioselective Rearrangements of Episulfoxides. Cheminform. 31: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200020091  0.395
2010 Ariffin A, Blake AJ, Ebden MR, Li W, Simpkins NS, Fox DNA. ChemInform Abstract: The Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Substitution Reactions of an Isoindoline-Borane Complex. Cheminform. 31: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200003028  0.337
2010 FRIEND CL, SIMPKINS NS, ANSON M, POLYWKA MEC. ChemInform Abstract: Cobalt-Catalyzed Hydro-Sulfenylation of Michael Acceptors. Cheminform. 29: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199829110  0.372
2010 ARIFFIN A, BLAKE AJ, LI W, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: Enantioselective Synthesis of Novel Enantiopure Phosphines via Reaction of a Tricarbonyl(η6-arene)chromium Complex with a Chiral Lithium Amide Base. Cheminform. 29: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199815183  0.406
2010 BLAKE AJ, WESTAWAY SM, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: The Enantioselective Conversion of Three-Membered Ring Sulfoxides ( Episulfoxides) into Alkenyl Sulfoxides Using Chiral Lithium Amide Bases. Cheminform. 28: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199751055  0.358
2010 BROWN CDS, DISHINGTON AP, SHISHKIN O, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: Radical Abstraction vs Cyclization in Reactions of ortho-Bromophenyl Sulfone Systems: Stereoselective Synthesis of Benzo-Fused Six and Seven-Membered Ring Sulfones. Cheminform. 27: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199602063  0.395
2010 NEWCOMBE NJ, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: Concise Asymmetric Synthesis of (-)-Anatoxin-a Using an Enantioselective Enolisation Strategy. Cheminform. 26: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199536251  0.373
2010 COX PJ, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: An Enantioselective Deprotonation Route to a Versatile Intermediate for C-Nucleoside Synthesis. Cheminform. 23: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199205271  0.337
2010 SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: New Stereoselective Reactions in Organic Synthesis Cheminform. 22: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199106359  0.345
2010 SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: The Chemistry of Vinyl Sulfones Cheminform. 22: no-no. DOI: 10.1002/chin.199103358  0.346
2009 Zhang F, Simpkins NS, Blake AJ. New approaches for the synthesis of erythrinan alkaloids. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 7: 1963-79. PMID 19590794 DOI: 10.1039/B900189A  0.414
2009 Frebault F, Simpkins NS, Fenwick A. Concise enantioselective synthesis of ent-malbrancheamide B. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 131: 4214-5. PMID 19317498 DOI: 10.1021/ja900688y  0.346
2008 Pichowicz M, Simpkins NS, Blake AJ, Wilson C. Studies towards complex bridged alkaloids: regio- and stereocontrolled enolate chemistry of 2,5-diketopiperazines Tetrahedron. 64: 3713-3735. DOI: 10.1016/J.Tet.2008.02.020  0.377
2007 Ahmad NM, Rodeschini V, Simpkins NS, Ward SE, Blake AJ. Synthesis of polyprenylated acylphloroglucinols using bridgehead lithiation: the total synthesis of racemic clusianone and a formal synthesis of racemic garsubellin A. The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 72: 4803-15. PMID 17530804 DOI: 10.1021/Jo070388H  0.429
2007 Dardennes E, Labano S, Simpkins NS, Wilson C. Michael addition-electrophilic quenching chemistry of maleimides using dialkylzinc reagents Tetrahedron Letters. 48: 6380-6383. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.06.155  0.349
2007 Pichowicz M, Simpkins NS, Blake AJ, Wilson C. Synthesis Towards Complex Bridged Alkaloids Derived from Diketopiperazines: A Cationic Cascade Approach to Stephacidins, Paraherquamides and Related Systems. Cheminform. 38. DOI: 10.1016/J.Tetlet.2006.09.046  0.373
2007 Ahmad NM, Rodeschini V, Simpkins NS, Ward SE, Blake AJ. Synthesis of Polyprenylated Acylphloroglucinols Using Bridgehead Lithiation: The Total Synthesis of Racemic Clusianone and a Formal Synthesis of Racemic Garsubellin A. Cheminform. 38. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200748204  0.333
2006 Rodeschini V, Ahmad NM, Simpkins NS. Synthesis of (+/-)-clusianone: high-yielding bridgehead and diketone substitutions by regioselective lithiation of enol ether derivatives of bicyclo[3.3.1]nonane-2,4,9-triones. Organic Letters. 8: 5283-5. PMID 17078698 DOI: 10.1021/ol0620592  0.399
2006 Blake AJ, Gill C, Greenhalgh DA, Simpkins NS, Zhang F. An Asymmetric Synthesis of (+)-Erysotramidine. Cheminform. 37. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200618202  0.341
2006 Baudoux J, Blake AJ, Simpkins NS. Rapid Access to the Welwitindolinone Alkaloid Skeleton by Cyclization of Indolecarboxaldehyde Substituted Cyclohexanones. Cheminform. 37. DOI: 10.1002/chin.200604193  0.379
2005 Moffat D, Nichols CJ, Riley DA, Simpkins NS. The synthesis of bioactive indolocarbazoles related to K-252a. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry. 3: 2953-75. PMID 16186927 DOI: 10.1039/b506444a  0.301
2005 Baudoux J, Blake AJ, Simpkins NS. Rapid access to the Welwitindolinone alkaloid skeleton by cyclization of indolecarboxaldehyde substituted cyclohexanones. Organic Letters. 7: 4087-9. PMID 16146358 DOI: 10.1021/ol051239t  0.379
2005 Blake AJ, Gill C, Greenhalgh DA, Simpkins NS, Zhang F. An asymmetric synthesis of (+)-erysotramidine Synthesis. 3287-3292. DOI: 10.1055/S-2005-918478  0.373
2004 Bennett DJ, Pickering PL, Simpkins NS. A novel asymmetric route to succinimides and derived compounds: synthesis of the lignan lactone (+)-hinokinin. Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England). 1392-3. PMID 15179480 DOI: 10.1039/b403193h  0.371
2004 Huxford T, Simpkins NS. A chiral base desymmetrisation - Ring-closing metathesis route to chiral azaspirocycles: Synthesis of core structures related to pinnaic acid and halichlorine Synlett. 2295-2298. DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-831335  0.305
2004 Nichols CJ, Simpkins NS. Synthesis of bioactive indolocarbazoles: Synthesis, nucleophilic ring-opening and chiral base desymmetrisation of a cyclic sulfate intermediate Tetrahedron Letters. 45: 7469-7473. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.08.058  0.387
2004 Bennett DJ, Blake AJ, Cooke PA, Godfrey CRA, Pickering PL, Simpkins NS, Walker MD, Wilson C. Stereoselectivity in reactions of atropisomeric lactams and imides Tetrahedron. 60: 4491-4511. DOI: 10.1016/J.Tet.2004.01.100  0.338
2003 Giblin GM, Kirk DT, Mitchell L, Simpkins NS. Bridgehead enolates: substitution and asymmetric desymmetrization of small bridged carbonyl compounds by lithium amide bases. Organic Letters. 5: 1673-5. PMID 12735749 DOI: 10.1021/ol034348l  0.312
2003 Simpkins NS, Gill CD. Asymmetric total synthesis of the proposed structure of the medicinal alkaloid jamtine using the chiral base approach. Organic Letters. 5: 535-7. PMID 12583762 DOI: 10.1021/ol027447s  0.363
2003 Gill C, Greenhalgh DA, Simpkins NS. Asymmetric synthesis of the erythrinan alkaloid system using a chiral lithium amide base desymmetrisation as the key step Tetrahedron Letters. 44: 7803-7807. DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2003.08.078  0.374
2002 Adams DJ, Blake AJ, Cooke PA, Gill CD, Simpkins NS. Highly enantioselective synthesis of chiral imides and derived products via chiral base desymmetrisation Tetrahedron. 58: 4603-4615. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(02)00367-8  0.319
2002 Beckwith REJ, Heron N, Simpkins NS. Chlorotrimethylsilane-mediated Michael addition reactions of chiral benzylic anions derived from η6-chromiumtricarbonyl complexes Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 658: 21-33. DOI: 10.1016/S0022-328X(02)01590-5  0.329
2001 Hutchings M, Moffat D, Simpkins NS. A concise synthesis of fumagillol Synlett. 661-663.  0.324
2000 Ariffin A, Blake A, Li W, Simpkins N. Enantioselective Synthesis of Novel Enantiopure Phosphines via Reaction of a Tricarbonyl(η6-arene)chromium Complex with a Chiral Lithium Amide Base Synlett. 12: 1453-1455. DOI: 10.1055/S-1997-1061  0.384
2000 Blake AJ, Cooke PA, Kendall JD, Simpkins NS, Westaway SM. Concerning the synthesis and enantioselective rearrangements of episulfoxides Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1. 153-163.  0.362
2000 Simpkins NS. Enantioselective proton transfer chemistry: Asymmetric synthesis with chiral lithium amide bases Chimia. 54: 53-54.  0.317
1999 Blake AJ, Highton AJ, Majid TN, Simpkins NS. A Very Rapid Stereocontrolled Entry to Highly Functionalized [5-8-5] Ring Systems Using the Saegusa Reaction Organic Letters. 1: 1787-1789. DOI: 10.1021/Ol9902834  0.336
1999 Hughes AD, Price DA, Simpkins NS. Atropisomeric amides: Stereoselective enolate chemistry and enantioselective synthesis via a new SmI2-mediated reduction Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1. 1295-1304.  0.397
1999 Ariffin A, Blake AJ, Ebden MR, Li WS, Simpkins NS, Fox DNA. The diastereoselective and enantioselective substitution reactions of an isoindoline-borane complex Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1. 2439-2447.  0.305
1999 Goldspink NJ, Simpkins NS, Beckmann M. Highly enantioselective synthesis of substituted piperidines using the chiral lithium amide base approach Synlett. 1292-1294.  0.369
1998 Blake AJ, Ebden MR, Fox DNA, Li W, Simpkins NS. Diastereoselective and Enantioselective Substitution Reactions of an Isoindoline-Borane Complex Synlett. 1998: 189-191. DOI: 10.1055/S-1998-1611  0.305
1998 Jones CD, Simpkins NS, Giblin GMP. Asymmetric synthesis of epibatidine by use of a novel enantioselective sulfinate elimination reaction Tetrahedron Letters. 39: 1023-1024. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10693-1  0.362
1998 Giblin GMP, Jones CD, Simpkins NS. The total synthesis of the analgesic alkaloid epibatidine Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1. 3689-3697.  0.306
1998 Adams DJ, Simpkins NS, Smith TJN. New symmetry-breaking deprotonation reactions of cyclic imides using a chiral lithium amide base Chemical Communications. 1605-1606.  0.331
1998 Blake AJ, Ebden MR, Fox DNA, Li WS, Simpkins NS. Diastereoselective and enantioselective substitution reactions of an isoindoline-borane complex Synlett. 189-191.  0.305
1997 Blake A, Westaway S, Simpkins N. The Enantioselective Conversion of Three-Membered Ring Sulfoxides (Episulfoxides) into Alkenyl Sulfoxides using Chiral Lithium Amide Bases Synlett. 1997: 919-920. DOI: 10.1055/S-1997-948  0.328
1997 Dishington AP, Douthwaite RE, Mortlock A, Muccioli AB, Simpkins NS. Episulfone substitution and ring-opening reactions via α-sulfonyl carbanion intermediates Journal of the Chemical Society - Perkin Transactions 1. 323-337.  0.31
1997 Giblin GMP, Jones CD, Simpkins NS. A concise stereoselective synthesis of epibatidine employing conjugate addition to an alkenyl sulfone intermediate as the key step Synlett. 589-590.  0.398
1997 Simpkins NS. Novel episulfone substitution and ring-opening reactions via α-sulfonyl carbanion intermediates Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and Related Elements. 120: 197-211.  0.321
1997 Ariffin A, Blake AJ, Li WS, Simpkins NS. Enantioselective synthesis of novel enantiopure phosphines via reaction of a tricarbonyl(η6-arene)chromium complex with a chiral lithium amide base Synlett. 1453-1455.  0.384
1997 Blake AJ, Westaway SM, Simpkins NS. The Enantioselective Conversion of Three-Membered Ring Sulfoxides (Episulfoxides) into Alkenyl Sulfoxides using Chiral Lithium Amide Bases Synlett. 1997: 919-920.  0.328
1996 Hughes AD, Price DA, Shishkin O, Simpkins NS. Diastereoselective enolate chemistry using atropisomeric amides Tetrahedron Letters. 37: 7607-7610. DOI: 10.1016/0040-4039(96)01673-5  0.376
1996 Simpkins NS. Recent advances in asymmetric synthesis using chiral lithium amide bases Pure and Applied Chemistry. 68: 691-694.  0.333
1996 Dishington AP, Muccioli AB, Simpkins NS. Base-Mediated Ring-Opening Reactions of Episulfones to give Alkenylsulfinates: A Stereoselective Synthesis of Alkenyl Sulfones Synlett. 1996: 27-28.  0.365
1995 Brown CDS, Dishington AP, Shishkin O, Simpkins NS. Radical Abstraction vs Cyclisation in Reactions of ortho-Bromophenyl Sulfone Systems: Stereoselective Synthesis of Benz-fused Six and Seven-Membered Ring Sulfones Synlett. 1995: 943-944. DOI: 10.1055/s-1995-5129  0.373
1995 Newcombe NJ, Simpkins NS. A concise asymmetric synthesis of (-)-anatoxin-a using an enantioselective enolisation strategy Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 831-832. DOI: 10.1039/C39950000831  0.337
1994 Bambridge K, Begley MJ, Simpkins NS. Simple synthesis of a C2 symmetric vicinal diamine: Highly diastereoselective Grignard addition to a chiral bis-imine Tetrahedron Letters. 35: 3391-3394. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)76916-4  0.352
1992 Simpkins NS, Stokes S, Whittle AJ. An enantiospecific total synthesis of allosamizoline Tetrahedron Letters. 33: 793-796. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)77717-3  0.302
1992 Simpkins NS, Stokes S, Whittle AJ. An enantiospecific synthesis of allosamizoline Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1. 2471-2477.  0.322
1991 Cox PJ, Simpkins NS. Asymmetric synthesis using homochiral lithium amide bases Tetrahedron: Asymmetry. 2: 1-26. DOI: 10.1016/S0957-4166(00)82150-3  0.36
1991 Chakraborty R, Simpkins NS. Cyclisation chemistry of some functionalised allylsilanes Tetrahedron. 47: 7689-7698. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88293-4  0.311
1990 Simpkins NS. Meldola Lecture. New stereoselective reactions in organic synthesis Chemical Society Reviews. 19: 335-354. DOI: 10.1039/CS9901900335  0.32
1990 Middleton DS, Simpkins NS, J Begley M, K Terrett N. Synthesis of spiroethers using radical cyclisations Tetrahedron. 46: 545-564. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85436-3  0.338
1990 Cain CM, Cousins RPC, Coumbarides G, Simpkins NS. Asymmetric deprotonation of prochiral ketones using chiral lithium amide bases Tetrahedron. 46: 523-544. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)85435-1  0.322
1988 Simpkins NS. Synthesis of allylic sulphides and selenides by lewis acid mediated displacement reactions of sulphones Tetrahedron Letters. 29: 6787-6790. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)82455-7  0.311
1988 Giblin GMP, Ramcharitar SH, Simpkins NS. Synthesis and stereoselective chemistry of a novel cyclopentadienyl sulphone Tetrahedron Letters. 29: 4197-4200. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80454-2  0.376
1988 Middleton DS, Simpkins NS, Terrett NK. Facile synthesis of functionalised spiroethers via radical cyclisations Tetrahedron Letters. 29: 1315-1318. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)80286-5  0.32
1986 Jones PS, Ley SV, Simpkins NS, Whittle AJ. Total synthesis of the insect antifeedant ajugarin I and degradation studies of related clerodane diterpenes Tetrahedron. 42: 6519-6534. DOI: 10.1016/S0040-4020(01)88114-X  0.468
1985 Craig D, Ley SV, Simpkins NS, Whitham GH, Prior MJ. Preparation of vinylic sulphones by Peterson olefination using phenyl trimethylsilylmethyl sulphone Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1. 1949-1952. DOI: 10.1039/P19850001949  0.502
1985 CRAIG D, LEY SV, SIMPKINS NS, WHITHAM GH, PRIOR MJ. ChemInform Abstract: PREPARATION OF VINYLIC SULFONES BY PETERSON OLEFINATION USING PHENYL TRIMETHYLSILYLMETHYL SULFONE Chemischer Informationsdienst. 16. DOI: 10.1002/chin.198552191  0.474
1984 LEY SV, SIMPKINS NS. ChemInform Abstract: PETERSON OLEFINATION USING PHENYLSULFONYLTRIMETHYLSILYLMETHANE. A NEW PREPARATION OF VINYLIC SULFONES Chemischer Informationsdienst. 15. DOI: 10.1002/Chin.198412172  0.43
1983 Ley SV, Simpkins NS. Peterson olefination using phenylsulphonyltrimethylsilylmethane. A new preparation of vinylic sulphones Journal of the Chemical Society, Chemical Communications. 1281-1282.  0.305
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