Professor Donald Craig

Publications

Publications

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PhD publications

 

1.

Preparation of Vinylic Sulfones by Peterson Olefination Using Phenyl Trimethylsilylmethyl Sulfone; Craig, D.; Ley, S. V.; Simpkins, N. S.; Whitham, G. H.; Prior, M. J. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1985, 1949, doi:10.1039/P19850001949

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Chemistry of Insect Antifeedants from Azadirachta indica (Part 2): Synthesis of a Polyoxygenated Decalin with Limonoid Structural Homology; Brasca, M. G.; Broughton, H. B.; Craig, D.; Ley, S. V.; Somovilla, A. A.; Toogood, P. L. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 1853, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)82062-6

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Chemistry of Insect Antifeedants from Azadirachta indica (Part 4): Synthesis Towards the Limonoid Azadirachtin; Preparation of a Functionalised Decalin Fragment; Ley, S. V.; Somovilla, A. A.; Broughton, H. B.; Craig, D.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Toogood, P. L.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1989, 45, 2143, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80075-2

4. The synthesis of azadirachtin: a potent insect antifeedant; Ley, S. V.; Abad-Somovilla, A.; Anderson, J. C.; Ayats, C.; Bänteli, R.; Beckmann, E.; Boyer, A.; Brasca, M. G.; Brice, A.; Broughton, H. B.; Burke, B. J.; Cleator, E.; Craig, D.; Denholm, A. J.; Denton, R. M.; Durand-Reville, T.; Gobbi, L. B.; Gçbel M.; Gray, B. L.; Grossman, R. B.; Gutteridge, C. E.; Hahn, N.; Harding, S. L.; Jennens, D. C.; Jennens, L.; Lovell, P. J.; Lovell, H. J.; de la Puente, M. L.; Kolb, H. C.; Koot, W.-J.; Maslen, S. L.; McCusker, C. F.; Mattes, A.; Pape, A. R.; Pinto, A.; Santafianos, D.; Scott, J. S.; Smith, S. C.; Somers, A. Q.; Spilling, C. D.; Stelzer, F.; Toogood, P. L.; Turner, R. M.; Veitch, G. E.; Wood, A.; Zumbrunn, C. Chem. Eur. J. 2008, 14, 10683–10704.


Reviews

 

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Stereochemical Aspects of the Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction; Craig, D. Chem. Soc. Rev. 1987, 16, 187, doi:10.1039/CS9871600187

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Beckmann and Related Reactions; Craig, D. in Comprehensive Organic Synthesis, ed. Trost, B. M.; Pergamon Press: New York, 1991, vol. 7, pp 689-702.

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Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition; Craig, D. in Houben-Weyl: Methoden der Organischen Chemie; eds.Helmchen, G.; Hoffmann, R. W.; Mulzer, J.; Schaumann, E.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 1995, vol. E21c pp 2872-2904.
4. Product Class 8: Cyclic Aryl Ethers; Craig, D. in Science of Synthesis, ed. Ramsden, C.  A.; Thieme: Stuttgart, 2007, vol. 31a, pp. 705–738.


Independent publications

 

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Sulfonyl-Substituted Trienes; Craig, D.; Fischer, D. A.; Kemal, Ö.; Plessner, T. Tetrahedron Lett. 1988, 29, 6369, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)82349-7

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Stereoselective Homoallylic Alcohol Synthesis via Sulfone a-Carbanion-Mediated Coupling Reactions; Craig, D.; Smith, A. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 2631, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(90)80144-B

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An Improved Method for the Synthesis of Vinylic Sulfoxides; Craig, D.; Daniels, K.; Marsh, A.; Rainford, D.; Smith, A. M. Synlett 1990, 531, doi:10.1055/s-1990-21155

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Additive Pummerer Reactions of Vinylic Sulfoxides. Synthesis of g-Hydroxy-a,b-unsaturated Esters and a-Hydroxyketones; Craig, D.; Daniels, K.; MacKenzie, A. R. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990, 31, 6441, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97086-2

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A Novel Strategy for Regio- and Stereocontrol in [4+2] Cycloadditions. Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction of a Silyl Acetal Triene; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C. Tetrahedron Lett. 1990 31, 6585, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)97123-5

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Sulfonyl-Substituted Trienes; Craig, D.; Fischer, D. A.; Kemal, Ö.; Marsh, A.; Plessner, T.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1991, 47, 3095, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)96038-7

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Additive Pummerer Reactions of Vinylic Sulfoxides. Synthesis of 2-(Phenylsulfenyl) Aldehydes and Primary Alcohols; Craig, D.; Daniels, K.; MacKenzie, A. R. Tetrahedron Lett. 1991, 32, 6973, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(91)80458-I

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Asymmetric Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reaction of a Sulfoximine-substituted Triene; Craig, D.; Geach, N. J. Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1991, 2, 1177, doi:10.1016/S0957-4166(00)80016-6

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A Convenient Method for the Preparation of Enantiomerically Pure 2-Substituted N-Tosylaziridines; Berry, M. B.; Craig, D. Synlett 1992, 41, doi:10.1055/s-1992-21259

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Stereoselective Template-Directed C-Glycosidation. Silver(I)-mediated Intramolecular Reactions of (2-Pyridylthio)glycosidic Silyl Enol Ethers; Craig, D.; Munasinghe, V. R. N. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 663, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)92337-2

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Stereoselective Synthesis of 3-(Phenylsulfonyl)-2,5 Disubstituted Tetrahydrofurans via 5-Endo-trig Ring-Closure Reactions; Craig, D.; Smith, A. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 695, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)92345-1

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Synthesis of a,b-Unsaturated Sulfoximines via Wadsworth-Emmons Reactions of S-[(Diethylphosphonyl)methyl]-S-phenyl-N-tosylsulfoximine Generated In Situ; Craig, D.; Geach, N. J. Synlett 1992, 299, doi:10.1055/s-1992-21346

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Sulfonyl-substituted Trienes. Stereospecific Formation of cis-Fused Bicyclo[4.3.0] and-[4.4.0] Systems Possessing a Bridgehead Sulfonyl Group; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 3813, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(92)80032-F

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Silyl Acetal Trienes. The Effect on Stereoselectivity of Allylic Substitution; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 4073, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(92)88103-C

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An Improved Procedure for N-Formylation of Secondary Amines Using Chlorotrimethylsilane-Imidazole-N,N-Dimethylformamide; Berry, M. B.; Blagg, J.; Craig, D.; Willis, M. C. Synlett 1992, 659, doi:10.1055/s-1992-21448

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Synthesis and Intramolecular [4+2] Cycloaddition Chemistry of Trienes Tethered with an Ether Linkage; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C. Synlett 1992, 757, doi:10.1055/s-1992-21484

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Synthesis of Tetrahydroisoquinolines via Intramolecular Electrophilic Aromatic Substitution Reactions of Pummerer-derived Substituted N-Benzyl-N-tosyl-a-aminothionium Ions; Craig, D.; Daniels, K.; MacKenzie, A. R. Tetrahedron 1992, 48, 7803, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)80458-0

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Silyl Acetal Trienes. Dienophile-controlled Cycloadditions of 'Matched' and 'Unmatched' Dimethylated Substrates; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 6165, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60033-3

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A Convenient Method for the Preparation of 1-(Phenylsulfonyl)-1-alkynes; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D. Synlett 1992, 825, doi:10.1055/s-1992-22017

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1-Benzyloxy-3-(4-tolylsulfonyl)propene as an Acrolein b-Anion Equivalent. Synthesis of 4-Substituted 2-Butenolides; Craig, D.; Etheridge, C. J.; Smith, A. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1992, 33, 7445, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60211-3

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Stereoselective Template-Directed C-Glycosidation. Synthesis of Bicyclic Ketooxetanes via Intramolecular Cyclization Reactions of (2-Pyridylthio)glycosidic Silyl Enol Ethers; Craig, D.; Munasinghe, V. R. N. J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1993, 11, 901, doi:10.1039/C39930000901

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Synthesis of E- N-Unfunctionalized a,b-Unsaturated Sulfoximines and N-Trifluoromethanesulfonyl Derivatives; Craig, D.; Geach, N. J. Synlett 1993, 481, doi:10.1055/s-1993-22498

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A Two-step Procedure for the Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure N-Tosyl Homoallylic Amines; Berry, M. B.; Craig, D.; Jones, P. S.; Synlett 1993, 513, doi:10.1055/s-1993-22512

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Vitamin-D3-Synthesestudien: enantiospezifische Synthese des CD-Ring-Fragmentes von Vitamin D3; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D.; Marsh, A. Angewandte Chemie 1993, 105, 1495; Vitamin D3 Synthetic Studies. Enantiospecific Synthesis of the CD Ring Fragment of Vitamin D3; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D.; Marsh, A. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl. 1993, 32, 1444.

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1-Benzyloxy-3-(p-tolylsulfonyl)-1-alkenes as Enal b-Anion Equivalents. Synthesis of 2,3-Disubstituted Furans; Craig, D.; Etheridge, C. J. Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 7487, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)60160-0

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Additive Pummerer Reactions of Vinylic Sulfoxides. Synthesis of g-Hydroxy-a,b-Unsaturated Esters, a-Hydroxyketones, and 2-Phenylsulfenyl Aldehydes and Primary Alcohols; Craig, D.; Daniels, K.; Mackenzie, A. R. Tetrahedron 1993, 49, 11263, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)81812-3

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Stereoselective Template-directed C-Glycosidation. Synthesis of 5-Membered Oxygen Heterocycles via Cation-mediated Intramolecular Cyclization Reactions; Craig, D.; Pennington, M. W.; Warner, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 8539, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(00)61379-5

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Vitamin D3 Synthetic Studies. A Three-Step Procedure for the Preparation of (+)-(1R,5R,6R,9R,2'R)-1-Methyl-9-(6-methylhep-2-yl)-5-(phenylsulfonyl)bicyclo[4.3.0]nonane from Windaus-Grundmann Ketone; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D. Synth. Commun. 1994, 23, 481.

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of nternally-substituted Trienylsulfones. Synthesis of Bicyclo[4.3.0] and -[4.4.0] Systems Possessing a Bridgehead Sulfonyl Group; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 1509, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(94)01045-2

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Asymmetric Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Sulfoximine-activated Trienes; Craig, D.; Geach, N. J.; Pearson, C. J.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 6071, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00267-C

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Total Synthesis of 2,3-Dideoxy-D-manno-2-octulopyranosonic Acid; Craig, D.; Pennington, M. W.; Warner, P. Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 5815, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01104-P

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Silyl Acetal-tethered Trienes; Ainsworth, P. J.; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1995, 51, 11601, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00721-J

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Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,5-Dialkyl-3-(phenylsulfonyl) Tetrahydrofurans via Cyclisation of Z-Sulfonyl-substituted Homoallylic Alcohols; Craig, D.; Ikin, N. J.; Mathews, N.; Smith, A. M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1995, 36, 7531, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(95)01524-8

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Trienes Tethered With an Ether Linkage; Ainsworth, P. J.; Craig, D.; Reader, J. C.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 695, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(95)00920-5

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Formation of Medium-ring Diolides via Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Dicarboxylic Ester-tethered Trienes; Craig, D.; Ford, M. J.; Stones, J. A., Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 535, doi:10.1016/0040-4039(95)02181-7

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Vitamin D3 Synthetic Studies. Intramolecular Diels-Alder Approaches to the CD-Ring Fragment; Clasby, M. C.; Craig, D.; Jaxa-Chamiec, A. A.; Lai, J. Y. Q.; Marsh, A.; Slawin, A. M. Z.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 4769, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00147-0

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Carbon Acetal-tethered Trienes; Ainsworth, P. J.; Craig, D.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 8937, doi:10.1016/0040-4020(96)00442-5

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(Alkoxyallyl)sulfones as Enal b-Anion Equivalents. Synthesis of 5-Substituted 2(5H)-Furanones; Craig, D.; Etheridge, C. J.; Smith, A. M. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 15267, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(96)00931-3

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(Alkoxyallyl)sulfones as Enal and Enone b-Anion Equivalents. Synthesis of Mono-, Di- and Trisubstituted Furans; Craig, D.; Etheridge, C. J. Tetrahedron 1996, 52, 15289, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(96)00932-5

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Stereoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic Ketooxetanes From Anomeric Sulfones; Craig, D.; Tierney, J. P.; Williamson, C. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 4153, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)00808-3

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Stereoselective Synthesis of a Bicyclic Ketooxetane via a Thionium Ion-mediated Cyclisation Reaction; Craig, D.; Lawrence, R. M.; Tapolczay, D. J. Synlett 1997, 1001, doi:10.1055/s-1997-949

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5-endo-trig Cyclisations in Heterocycle Synthesis: Enantiospecific Synthesis of (+)-Monomorine I; Berry, M. B.; Craig, D.; Jones, P. S.; Rowlands, G. J. Chem. Commun. 1997, 22, 2141, doi:10.1039/a706333d

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Heterocyclic Synthesis by C-C Bond Formation. Tetrahydrofuran and Tetrahydropyran Synthesis via Oxonium Ion-mediated Cyclisation Reactions; Craig, D.; King, N. P.; Shaw, A. N. Tetrahedron Lett. 1997, 38, 8599, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10294-5

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Synthesis of 2,5-Disubstituted 3-(Phenylsulfonyl)pyrrolidines via 5-Endo-Trig Cyclisation Reactions; Craig, D.; Jones, P. S.; Rowlands, G. J. Synlett 1997, 1423, doi:10.1055/s-1997-1054

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Heterocyclic Synthesis by C-C Bond Formation. Thionium Ion-mediated Preparation of Substituted Pyrrolidines and Piperidines; Craig, D.; Meadows, J. D.; Pécheux, M. Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 147, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(97)10472-5

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1,4-Bis(Arylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines in Synthesis. Highly Regio- and Stereoselective SN1' and Alkylation Reactions; Craig, D.; McCague, R.; Potter, G. A.; Williams, M. R. V. Synlett 1998, 55, doi:10.1055/s-1998-1566

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1,4-Bis(Arylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines in Synthesis. Intramolecular Alkylation Reactions and Stereoselective Synthesis of Anti-2,6-Disubstituted Piperidines; Craig, D.; McCague, R.; Potter, G. A.; Williams, M. R. V. Synlett 1998, 58, doi:10.1055/s-1998-1567

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An Asymmetric Synthetic Approach to the A-ring of the Taxol® Family of Anti-Cancer Compounds; Craig, D.; Marín, M. L. Molecules 1998, 3, 64, Available free online.

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Stereoselective Synthesis of Monocyclic C-Glycosides; Craig, D.; Payne, A. H.; Warner, P. Tetrahedon Lett. 1998, 39, 8325, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01826-7

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Tethered Homo- and Heterotrienes. Synthesis of Substituted Cyclohexenes and Six-Membered Heterocycles; Craig, D.; Gordon, R. S. Tetrahedon Lett. 1998, 39, 8337, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01829-2

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Synthesis of the Central Tetrahydrofuran Fragment of the Elfamycin Antibiotic Aurodox; Craig, D.; Payne, A. H.; Warner, P. Synlett 1998, 1264, doi:10.1055/s-1998-3144

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Traceless Linkers for Solid-phase Synthesis. Homo- and Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions of o-Quinodimethanes; Craig, D.; Robson, M. J.; Shaw, S. J. Synlett 1998, 1381, doi:10.1055/s-1998-1968

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4-(Arylsulfonyl)glycals in Synthesis. Cation-mediated Synthesis of 2,6-Disubstituted Dihydropyrans; Bailey, J. M.; Craig, D.; Gallagher, P. T. Synlett 1999, 132, doi:10.1055/s-1999-2540

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Stereoselective Synthesis of Substituted Tetrahydrofurans Using 5-Endo-trig Cyclisation Reactions; Craig, D.; Ikin, N. J.; Mathews, N.; Smith, A. M. 55, 13471-13494. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 13471-13494, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00832-7

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Formation of Tetrahydrofurans and Application to the Synthesis of a Higher-order Sugar; Craig, D.; Pennington, M. W.; Warner, P. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 13495-13512, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00834-0

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Template-directed Intramolecular C-Glycosidation. Cation-mediated Synthesis of Ketooxetanes from Thioglycosides; Craig, D.; Munasinghe, V. R. N.; Tierney, J. P.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J.; Williamson, C. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 15025-15044, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00959-X

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder Reactions of Diester-tethered Trienes. Synthesis of Medium Ring-containing Carbocycles and Heterocycles; Craig, D.; Ford, M. J.; Gordon, R. S.; Stones, J. A. Tetrahedron 1999, 55, 15045-15066, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(99)00960-6

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Synthesis of Hydroxypiperidines Using 1,4-Ditosyltetrahydropyridines; Adelbrecht, J.-C.; Craig, D.; Dymock, B. W.; Thorimbert, S. Synlett 2000, 467-470, doi:10.1055/s-2000-6572

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Paclitaxel synthetic studies. A Diels-Alder approach to the A-ring; Carballares, S.; Craig, D.; Lane, C. A. L.; MacKenzie, A. R.; Mitchell, W. P.; Wood, A. Chem. Commun. 2000, 18, 1767-1768, doi:10.1039/b005533f

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Efficient preparation of trisubstituted alkenes using the SmI2 modification of the Julia-Lythgoe olefination of ketones and aldehydes; Marko, I. E.; Murphy, F.; Kumps, L.; Ates, A.; Touillaux, R.; Craig, D.; Carballares, S.; Dolan, S. Tetrahedron 2001, 57, 2609-2619, doi:10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00079-5

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1,4-bis(arylsulfonyl)dihydropyridines in synthesis. Enantioselective synthesis of 2,3,6-trisubstituted piperidines; Carballares, S.; Craig, D. J. Organomet. Chem. 2001, 624, 380-382, doi:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)00918-9

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Intramolecular Diels-Alder reactions of dienynylsulfoximines; Craig, D.; de la Rosa, V. G. Synlett 2001, 761-764, doi:10.1055/s-2001-14586

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A sulfone-mediated synthesis of (+)-preussin; Caldwell, J. J.; Craig, D.; East, S. P. Synlett 2001, 1602-1604, doi:10.1055/s-2001-17440

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Intramolecular ene reactions for methylenecyclohexanol synthesis; Cheung, C. M.; Craig, D.; Todd, R. S. Synlett 2001, 1611-1613, doi:10.1055/s-2001-17442

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1,4-bis(arylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines in synthesis. Regio- and stereoselective SN1 reactions; Adelbrecht, J. C.; Craig, D.; Thorimbert, S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 8369-8372, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01771-3

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Intramolecular hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of a tethered triene possessing a carboxynitroso dienophilic group; Craig, D.; Lopez, M. Y. Tetrahedron Lett. 2001, 42, 8535-8538, doi:10.1016/S0040-4039(01)01821-4

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Synthesis and stereoselective addition reactions of 2-(S-phenyl-N-tosylsulfoximinoyl)cycloalk-2-enones; Craig, D.; Geach, N. J.; Sardharwala, F. E.; White, A. J. P.; Williams, D. J. Arkivoc 2002, vi, 104-124. Available free online

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Sulfone-mediated synthesis of substituted furans on solid support; Arvanitis, E. A.; Craig, D.; Timm, A. P. Arkivoc 2002, ix, 19-27. Available free online

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Synthesis of Homoallylic Sulfones through a Decarboxylative Claisen Rearrangement Reaction; Bourgeois, D.; Craig, D.; King, N.P.; Mountford, D.M. Angew. Chem. Intl. Edn. 2005, 44, 618-621, doi:10.1002/anie.200462023

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Decarboxylative Claisen Rearrangement Reactions of Allylic Tosylmalonate Esters; Craig, D.; Grellepois, F. Org. Lett. 2005, 7, 463-465, doi:10.1021/ol047577w

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Sulfone-mediated synthesis of polysubstituted pyridines; Craig, D.; Henry, G.D. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 2559-2562, doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.02.105

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Synthesis of substituted dihydrobenzothiopyrans and dihydrobenzopyrans by cation-mediated cyclisation reactions; Bonfanti, J.-F.; Craig, D. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 3719-3723, doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.03.161

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4-(Phenylsulfonyl)-4-lithiocyclopentene as a nucleophilic 2-pentene-1,5-dial synthetic equivalent. An aziridine-based approach to (–)-alstonerine; Cox, P.; Craig, D.; Ioannidis, S.; Rahn, V. S. Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 4687-4690, doi:10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.04.033

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Stereoselective γ-lactam synthesis via palladium-catalysed intramolecular allylation; Craig, D.; Hyland, C. J. T.; Ward, S. E. Chem. Comm. 2005, 27, 3439–3441, doi:10.1039/b504731e

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Asymmetric decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions of sulfoximine-substituted allylic tosylacetic esters; Craig, D.; Grellepois, F.; White, A. J. P. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 70, 6827-6832, doi:10.1021/jo050747d

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1,4-Bis(arylsulfonyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyridines in Synthesis. Stereoselective Homo- and Hetero-Diels–Alder Reactions; Adelbrecht, J.-C.; Craig, D.; Fleming, A. J.; Martin, F. M. Synlett 2005, 2643–2647, doi:10.1055/s-2005-917073

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Heteroaromatic decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions; Craig, D.; King, N. P.; Kley, J.; Mountford, D. M. Synthesis 2005, 3279-3282, doi:10.1055/s-2005-918448

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A [3,3]-sigmatropic process catalysed by acetate. The decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement; Bourgeois, D.; Craig, D.; Grellepois, F.; Mountford, D. M.; Stewart, A. J. W. Tetrahedron 2006, 62, 483-495, doi:10.1016/j.tet.2005.09.073

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Stereoselective synthesis of (–)-trachelanthamidine via palladium-catalysed intramolecular allylation; Craig, D.; Hyland, C. J. T.; Ward, S. E. Synlett 2006, 2142–2144.

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Total synthesis of the cytotoxic guaipyridine sesquiterpene alkaloid (+)-cananodine; Craig, D.; Henry, G. D. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2006, 3558–3561.

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Silyl-modified Belluš–Claisen rearrangement; Craig, D.; King, N. P.; Mountford, D. M. Chem. Comm. 2007, 1077–1079.

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Sulfone-mediated total synthesis of (±)-lepadiformine; Caldwell, J. J., Craig, D. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 2631–2634.

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Application of a 5-endo-trig cyclisation in the total synthesis of (+)-preussin; Caldwell, J. J.; Craig, D.; East, S. P. ARKIVOC 2007, XII, 67–90.

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Highly regioselective decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions of diallyl 2-sulfonylmalonates; Craig, D.; Lansdell, M. I.; Lewis, S. E. Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 7861–7864.

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The enantiospecific synthesis of (+)-monomorine I using a 5-endo-trig cyclisation strategy; Berry, M. B.; Craig, D.; Jones, P. S.; Rowlands, G. J. Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007, 3, 39; http://bjoc.beilstein-journals.org/content/3/1/39.

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Decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions: microwave-assisted de novo synthesis of pyridines; Craig, D.; Paina, F.; Smith, S. C. Chem. Commun., 2008, 3408–3410; DOI: 10.1039/B805078C
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A quantitative structure–reactivity relationship in decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions of allylic tosylmalonate esters; Craig, D.; Slavov, N. K. Chem. Commun. 2008, 6054–6056;
DOI: 10.1039/B812306C
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Highly regioselective ring-opening of trisubstituted aziridines by sulfur-stabilised carbanions; Carballares, S.; Craig, D.; Hyland, C. J. T.; Lu, P.; Mathie, T.; White, A. J. P. Chem. Commun. 2009, 451–453;      DOI: 10.1039/B815971H
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Reactivity of dearomatised furans synthesised via the decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement; Craig, D. and Camp. J. E.; Tetrahedon Lett. 2009, 50, 26, 3503–8 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.03.091

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Highly diastereoselective allylation reactions of dilithiated 4-(phenylsulfonyl)-cyclopent-2-enol; Craig, D.; Lu, P. and White, A. J. P.Tetrahedon Lett. 2010, 51, 99-101 DOI: 10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.074

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Directed addition of sulfur-stabilised carbanions to 1,2,3-trisubstituted aziridines; Craig, D.; Lu, P.; Mathie, T.; Tholen. N. T. H.; Tetrahedron 2010, 66, 33, 6376; DOI: 10.1016/j.tet.2010.04.096

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Transannular, decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions for the synthesis of sulfur-substituted vinylcyclopropanes; Craig, D.; Gore, S. J.; Lansdell, M. I.; Lewis, S. E.; Mayweg, A. V. W; White, A. J. P.; Chem Commun. 2010, 46, 4991-3; DOI: 10.1039/C0CC00976H

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Exopericyclic stereocontrol in Johnson-Claisen rearrangements of allylic sulfides; Craig, D.; Harvey, J. W.; O'Brien, A. G.; White, A. J. P.; Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 6932-34.DOI: 10.1039/C0CC01039A

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Facile Diels-Alder dimerisation of a vinyloxepin synthesised using intramolecular ene-yne metathesis; Chahal, J. K.; Craig, D.; Smethurst, C. A. and White, A. J. P.; ARKIVOC, 2011, 127-139.

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Claisen rearrangements of equilibrating allylic azides; Craig, D.; Harvey, J. W.; O'Brien A. G. and White, A. J. P.; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 7057-7061; DOI: 10.1039/C1OB05972F

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Decarboxylative Claisen rearrangement reactions: synthesis and reactivity of alkylidene-substituted indolines; Camp, J. E.; Craig, D.; Funai, K. and White, A. J. P.; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 7904-7912; DOI: 10.1039/C1OB06212C
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Transannular Claisen rearrangement reactions for the synthesis of vinylcyclobutanes: formal synthesis of (±)-grandisol; Craig, D.; Funai, K.; Gore, S. J.; Kang A. and Mayweg, A. V. W.; Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 9, 8000-8002; DOI: 10.1039/C1OB06619F
98  Azirinde based concise synthesis of (±)-alstonerine; Craig, D.; Goldberg, F. W.; Pett, R. W. ; Tholen, N. T.H.; White, A. J. P.; Chem Commun. 2013, 49, 9275-9277; DOI: 10.1039/C3CC45543B