2020-2026
234. A Modular Diels-Alder Platform for the Total Synthesis of Diplodiatoxin and Four Tanzawaic Acids
Edward Smith, Louis Govani, Akvile Mazeikaite, Charles. S. Yeung, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2026, 65, e6282262.
DOI: http://doi.org/10.1002/anie.6282262
233. Room Temperature Metal-Catalyzed Hydrogen Borrowing Alkylation
Elliot P. Bailey, Timothy J. Donohoe, Martin D. Smith. ACS Catal., 2026, 16, 1858-1870.
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.5c07305
232. A Divergent Asymmetric Total Synthesis of Coprophilin and Four Trichodermic Acids via a [1,5]-Hydride Shift–Aldol Cascade
Edward Smith, Timothy C. Jenkins, Charles S. Yeung, Timothy J. Donohoe. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2026, 148, 1252–1258.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5c17359
231. Asymmetric Hydride Shift Reactions Catalyzed by Chiral Aluminium Complexes
Mostafa M. Amer, Jingyan Hou, Jinfang Wang, Akvile Mazeikaite, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e21374.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202521374
230. Recent Advances in the Use of Pentamethyl (Ph*) Ketones in Organic Synthesis
Mostafa M. Amer, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chem. Commun., 2025, 61, 12491–12501.
DOI: 10.1039/D5CC02831K
229. Dynamic Kinetic Resolution Allows Control of Remote Stereochemistry in Asymmetric Hydrogen Borrowing Alkylation
Daniella M. J. Cheang, Jessica L. Crompton, Mostafa M. Amer, Francisco Battiti, Bastian Bjerkem Skjelstad, Kirsten E. Christensen, Peter Barton, Fernanda Duarte, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202424959.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202424959
228. Hydrogen-Borrowing-Based Methods for the Construction of Quaternary Stereocentres
Jessica L. Crompton, Timothy C. Jenkins, Sam M. Rowe, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2025, 64, e202423179.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202423179
227. Oxidative Rearomatization of Tetrahydroisoquinolines Promoted by Pyridine-N-Oxide
Timothy C. Jenkins, Darren L. Poole, Timothy J. Donohoe. Organic Letters, 2024, 26, 8377–8381.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.4c03186
226. HFIP Promoted Carbo-Lactonisation as a New Route to Functionalised Lactones
Daniya Aynetdinova, Megan Jaschinski, Timothy C. Jenkins, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Communications, 2024, 60, 9997–10000.
DOI: 10.1039/D4CC02472A
225. Functional Group Tolerant Hydrogen Borrowing C-Alkylation
Elliot P. Bailey, Timothy J. Donohoe, Martin D. Smith. Nature Communications, 2024, 15, 5131.
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-49249-2
224. Redox Reorganisation: Aluminium Promoted 1,5-Hydride Shifts Allow the Controlled Synthesis of Multisubstituted Cyclohexenes
Lewis B. Smith, Roly J. Armstrong, Jingyan Hou, Edward Smith, Ming Sze, Alistair J. Sterling, Alex Smith, Fernanda Duarte, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2023, e202307424.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202307424
223. Synthesis of Cyclopropanes via Hydrogen-Borrowing Catalysis
Jessica L. Crompton, James R. Frost, Sam M. Rowe, Kirsten E. Cristensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 5253–5257.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01768
222. Alcohols as Efficient Intermolecular Initiators for a Highly Stereoselective Polyene Cyclisation Cascade
Daniya Aynetdinova, Reece Jacques, Kirsten E. Christensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chem. Eur. J., 2023, 29, e202203732.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203732
221. Metal and Activating Group Free C-4 Alkylation of Isoquinolines via a Temporary Dearomatisation Strategy
Aaron J. Day, Timothy C. Jenkins, Marvin Kischkewitz, Kirsten E. Christensen, Darren L. Poole, Timothy J. Donohoe. Org. Lett., 2023, 25, 614.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04149
220. Recent Advances in the Dearomative Functionalisation of Heterarenes
Nicolas Kratena, Bruno Marinic, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 14213.
DOI: 10.1039/D2SC04638E
219. A Vicinal Diol Approach for the Total Synthesis of Molestin E, ent-Sinulacembranolide A and ent-Sinumaximol A
Oskar Hoff, Nicolas Kratena, Daniya Aynetdinova, Kirsten E. Christensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chem. Eur. J., 2022, 28, e202202464.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202202464
218. Alcohols as Alkylating Agents in the Cation-Induced Formation of Nitrogen Heterocycles
Lydia Cox, Yuxiang Zhu, Philip J. Smith, Kirsten E. Christensen, Mireia Sidera Portela, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202206800.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202206800
217. Evolution of the Dearomative Functionalization of Activated Quinolines and Isoquinolines: Expansion of the Electrophile Scope
Marvin Kischkewitz, Bruno Marinic, Nicolas Kratena, Yonglin Lai, Hamish B. Hepburn, Mark Dow, Kirsten E. Christensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed., 2022, 61, e202204682.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204682
216. Extension of Hydrogen Borrowing Alkylation Reactions for the Total Synthesis of (−)-γ-Lycorane
Christopher J. J. Hall, Indi S. Marriott, Kirsten E. Christensen, Aaron J. Day, William R. F. Goundry, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Communications, 2022, 58, 4966–4968.
DOI: 10.1039/D2CC01248K
215. Development of an Enolate Alkynylation Approach Towards the Synthesis of the Taiwanschirin Natural Products
Maxwell B. Haughey, Kirsten E. Christensen, Darren L. Poole, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 13392.
DOI: 10.1039/D1SC04247E
214. Pentamethylphenyl (Ph*) Ketones: Unique Building Blocks for Organic Synthesis
Roly J. Armstrong, Timothy J. Donohoe. Tetrahedron Letters, 2021, 74, 153151. S. F. Martin honour issue.
213. Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis Using 1° and 2° Alcohols: Investigation and Scope Leading to α and β Branched Products
James R. Frost, Choon Boon Cheong, Wasim M. Akhtar, Dimitri F. J. Caputo, Kirsten E. Christensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Tetrahedron, 2021, 86, 132051. J. M. J. Williams honour issue.
212. Hydrogen Borrowing Alkylation of 1,2-Amino Alcohols in the Synthesis of Enantioenriched γ-Aminobutyric Acids
Christopher J. J. Hall, William R. F. Goundry, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angewandte Chemie. Int. Ed., 2021, 60, 69821–6985.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100922
211. Single Point Activation of Pyridines Enables Reductive Hydroxymethylation
Bruno Marinic, Hamish B. Hepburn, Alexandru Grozavu, Mark Dow, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 742–746.
DOI: 10.1039/D0SC05656A
210. Pentamethylphenyl (Ph*) and Related Derivatives as Useful Acyl Protecting Groups for Organic Synthesis
Choon Boon Cheong, James R. Frost, Timothy J. Donohoe. Synlett, 2020, 31, 1828–1832.
DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1707289
209. Rhodium Catalysed C3/5 Methylation of Pyridines Using Temporary Dearomatisation
Alexandru Grozavu, Hamish B. Hepburn, Elliot P. Bailey, Peter J. Lindsay-Scott, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Science, 2020, 11, 8595–8599.
DOI: 10.1039/D0SC02759F
208. A Heck Reaction/Photochemical Alkene Isomerisation Sequence to Prepare Functionalised Quinolines
Alex Kelly, Jack B. Hoffman, Oskar Hoff, Johannes C.L. Walker, Simon Werrel, Timothy J. Donohoe. Tetrahedron, 2020, 76, 131396.
207. Control of Absolute Stereochemistry in Transition-Metal-Catalysed Hydrogen-Borrowing Reactions
Timothy Kwok, Oskar Hoff, Roly J. Armstrong, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemistry: A European Journal, 2020, 26, 1–16.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001253
206. A Vinyl Cyclopropane Ring Expansion and Iridium Catalysed Hydrogen Borrowing Cascade
Simon Wubbolt, Choon Boon Cheong, James R. Frost, Kirsten E. Christensen, Timothy J. Donohoe. Angewandte Chemie. Int. Ed., 2020, 132, 11435–11440.
DOI: 10.1002/anie.202003614
205. Enantioconvergent Alkylation of Ketones with Racemic Secondary Alcohols via Hydrogen Borrowing Catalysis
Daniella M. J. Cheang, Roly J. Armstrong, Wasim M. Akhtar, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 3543–3546.
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00767F
204. A Hydrogen Borrowing Annulation Strategy for the Stereocontrolled Synthesis of Saturated Aza-Heterocycles
Anna E.R Chamberlain, Kieran J. Paterson, Roly J. Armstrong, Heather C. Twin, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemical Communications, 2020, 56, 3563–3566.
DOI: 10.1039/D0CC00903B
203. The Reductive Hydroxymethylation of 4-Heteroarylpyridines
Hamish B. Hepburn, Timothy J. Donohoe. Chemistry: A European Journal, 2020, 26, 1963–1967.
DOI: 10.1002/chem.202000060
202. Chemo- and Regioselective Synthesis of Acyl Cyclohexenes by a Tandem Acceptorless Dehydrogenation [1,5]-Hydride Shift Cascade
Lewis B. Smith, Roly J. Armstrong, Timothy J. Donohoe. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2020, 142, 2514–2523.
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b12296
