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The Woodward Selective Synthesis Group |
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B08, Carbon Neutral Laboratories |
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Woodward group tetracenes, some available from Key Organics (top) and a sample of our air-stable trimethylaluminium analogue “DABAL” weighed out on the bench (bottom, see: Key Organics Catalogue No. NS-00002, DABAL-Me3. Preferred supplier for larger quantities). Prof. Woodward explains AlMe3 and DABAL-Me3 (video). |
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Welcome to the Woodward Group… |
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Our small group’s current research concentrates on the identification of new compounds and processes using novel (often catalytic) reactions that cannot be attained with high efficiency using known chemistry. We aim to employ user-friendly, low cost, environmentally benign reagents in procedures that are simple to carry out and give added value products.
Recent contributions from the Woodward group: the key transition state in Cu-catalysed 1,4-AlEt3 addition ACS Catalysis 2017 (editor’s choice article); rather active (GI50 around 1-2 µM) anti-cancer agents EJIC 2019 (joint with T. D. Bradshaw, Pharmacy, UoN); thermoelectric energy generation: Advanced Materials (joint with A. Steeger, F. Huewe, J. Pflaum, 2017). |
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Simon Woodward A07, GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry University of Nottingham Jubilee Campus Nottingham NG7 2TU United Kingdom Tel: +44-(0)115-951-3541 FAX: +44-(0)115-951-3564 E-mail: simon.woodward@nottingham.ac.uk |
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To contact us: |
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Anne Floyde CNL Administrator Tel: +44-(0)115-748-6015 Fax: +44-(0)115-846-8459 E-mail: anne.floyde@nottingham.ac.uk [only if you are having problems contacting Simon Woodward] |
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Recent ‘key note’ publications: |
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Conjugate Addition Routes to 2-alkyl-2,3-dihydroquinolin-4(1H)-ones and 2-alkyl-4-hydroxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylates A. Kingsbury; S. Brough; A. Pedrina McCarthy; W. Lewis; S. Woodward , Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2019, in press (link), awarded Very Important Paper (VIP) status and front cover article.
Syntheses of 7-Substituted Anthra[2,3-b]thiophene Derivatives and Naphtho[2,3-b:6,7-b’]dithiophene, M. Al-jumaili, S. Woodward, J. Org. Chem. 2018, 83, 11437-11445 (link).
Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of 2- and 2,8-substituted tetrathiotetracenes, M. R. Garrett, M. J. Durán-Peña, William Lewis, K. Pudzs, J. Užulis, I. Mihailovs, B. Tyril, J. Shine, E. F. Smith, M. Rutkis, S. Woodward, J. Mater. Chem. C. 2018, 6, 3403-3409 (link).
Kinetic Analysis of Copper(I)/Feringa-Phosphoramidite Catalysed AlEt3 1,4-Addition to Cyclohex-2-en-1-one, ACS Catalysis 2017, 7, 6901-6908 (link). Selected by the American Chemical Society as an “editor’s choice” in 2017 (21st September, link). UoN press release (link) and infographic (.pptx format, link).
Low-Cost and Sustainable Organic Thermoelectrics Based on Low-Dimensional Molecular Metals”, F. Huewe, A. Steeger, K. Kostova, L. Burroughs, I. Bauer, P. Strohriegl, V. Dimitrov, S. Woodward and J. Pflaum, Adv. Mater. 2017, 29, 1605682 (collaboration with J. Pflaum, Uni. Würzburg, link).
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Available from... |
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Laboratory B08, Lab office: +44-(0)115-9587063 Via Simon Woodward: Tel: +44-(0)115-951-3541 |
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Efficient preparation of TMSCCl2Br and its use in dichlorocyclopropanation of electron deficient alkenes, D. S. Lee, M. J. Durán-Peña, L. Burroughs, S. Woodward Chem. Eur. J. 2016, 22, 7609-7616, ’hot paper’ (link). Reagents now available via Nottingham Research Chemicals (TMSCCl3, link; TMSCCl2Br, link). |
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The Woodward Group are based in the ‘cutting edge’ CNL facility for sustainable chemistry |
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with J. Pflaum group (Uni. Würzburg) |
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Postdoctoral Position in Synthetic Organic Chemistry (from 01 May, 2020), deadline 10 March, 2002. Details at (link). |