Dixon Group (@dixon

Dixon Group

522 posts

Dixon Group

@dixon_group

Making and breaking bonds in Oxford - Student-run account

Oxford, England

Joined November 2016

Dixon Group
@dixon_group
May 1, 2023
We're thrilled to announce that our enantioselective desymmetrization of phosphorus (V) is now out in Nature Chemistry! 🔥 Congratulations to @formica_michele and the team @tanya_rogova, Yao, Naoto, Bran, @FarleyAlistair @fjduarteg @KenYamazaki5 🎉🎉 nature.com/articles/s4155…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Jan 17, 2022
Great to see our total synthesis of madangamine E is out now in @J_A_C_S and #openaccess! Congratulations to Shinya (@r6vT6hSx6jdB2xP), @benshennan11, @KenYamazaki5, Angel, Vasu and of course a great #compchem collaboration with @TrevorAHamlin!🔥 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Aug 28, 2021
Switchable, diastereodivergent photocatalytic carbocyclisation of α-amino radicals out now in @angew_chem in collaboration with @AstraZeneca! Many congratulations to @andrewmaitland0, @JamieLeitch165, @KenYamazaki5 (#compchem with @TrevorAHamlin)! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10…
Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Sep 27, 2023
Out now in @J_A_C_S - 1,2-Redox Transpositions of Tertiary Amides We combine Ir-catalysed reduction of amides with enamine functionalization to bring about 1,2-carbonyl transpositions and more. Congrats to the team - @benshennan11, Sergio & Gabriele! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Oct 15, 2021
A New Organocatalytic Desymmetrization Reaction Enables the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Madangamine E - out now on @ChemRxiv! Congrats to Shinya (@r6vT6hSx6jdB2xP), @benshennan11, @KenYamazaki5 (for #compchem with @TrevorAHamlin), Angel and Vasu! doi.org/10.33774/chemr…
Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Nov 13, 2023
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of (+)-Incargranine A Enabled by Bifunctional Iminophosphorane and Iridium Catalysis, out now in @angew_chem! Congratulations to @Annamiller1414, @PBiallas and @benshennan11 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Jan 6, 2022
Bifunctional Iminophosphorane-Catalyzed Enantioselective Sulfa-Michael Addition to Unactivated α,β-Unsaturated Amides - out now in @J_A_C_S! Congratulations to @DRozsar, @formica_michele and @KenYamazaki5 (#compchem with @TrevorAHamlin) pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Jan 4, 2025
Now hiring! We have an available PDRA position available in the group investigating photochemical coupling reactions. Deadline closing soon - please see the link for more details. my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Apr 26, 2023
Redox Transpositions of Tertiary Amides - now online at ChemRxiv! Oxidation states dance in our new reductive activation of amides to enable one-pot synthesis of beta-functionalized amines. Congratulations to @benshennan11 and Sergio! chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Dec 5, 2023
New and improved access to chiral at P(V) structures - check out our 2nd generation solution to enantioselective desymmetrization at P(V): chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi… Congrats to @formica_michele, @branislav_ferko, @TomMars73108305, @KenYamazaki5 & @Tim_Davidson14!
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Mar 8, 2022
Difluoroalkylation of Tertiary Amides and Lactams by an Iridium-Catalyzed Reductive Reformatsky Reaction – out now in Org Lett! @JOC_OL Congratulations to @PBiallas and @KenYamazaki5 🔥 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Feb 23, 2023
Massive congrats to Roman, Sam, and the team for their enantioselective total synthesis of himalensine A! 🎉 A new cyclization reaction enables efficient, enantioselective construction of the core - modelled by @KenYamazaki5 and @TrevorAHamlin. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
Feb 22, 2024
Great to see our 2nd generation approach to the enantioselective desymmetrization at P(V) out now in @angew_chem! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an… Brilliant work from all the team - @formica_michele @branislav_ferko @TomMars73108305 @Tim_Davidson14 @KenYamazaki5
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Dixon Group
@dixon_group
May 31, 2023
Check out our BIMP-catalyzed intramolecular oxa-Michael reaction - out now in @J_A_C_S! Well done Guanglong and the rest of the team - another great collaboration with @KenYamazaki5 @TrevorAHamlin @VUamsterdam pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…
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