Research Statement
Total synthesis of topologically complex polycyclic natural products. The development of new synthetic methods.
Selected Publications
Development of a Merged Conjugate Addition/Oxidative Coupling Sequence. Application to the Enantioselective Total Synthesis of Metacycloprodigiosin and Prodigiosin R1, Clift, M. C.; Thomson, R. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 14579-14583
Stereoselective Synthesis of Dienes from N-Allylhydrazones, Mundal, D. A.; Lutz, K. E; Thomson, R. J. Org. Lett. 2009, 465-468
Diastereoselective Oxidative Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation via Silyl Bis-Enol Ethers, Avetta, C. A., Jr.; Konkol, L. C.; Taylor, C. N.; Dugan, K. C.; Stern, C. L.; Thomson, R. J. Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 5621-5624
Tandem Carbon-Carbon and Carbon-Chlorine Bond Formation by Cu(II) Chloride-Promoted [3,3] Sigmatropic Rearrangement of N-Allylhydrazones Mundal, D.A.; Lee, J. J.; Thomson, R. J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2008, 130, 1148-1149
Oxidative Carbon–Carbon Bond Formation via Silyl Bis-Enol Ethers: Controlled Cross-Coupling for the Synthesis of Quaternary Centers, Clift, M. D.; Taylor, C. T.; Thomson, R. J. Org. Lett. 2007, 9, 4667-4669
Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Osteoclastogenesis Inhibitor (+)-Symbioimine Kim, J.; Thomson, R. J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2007, 46, 3107-3106
Most Significant Awards
NSF CAREER Award (2009)
Thieme Journal Award (2008)
Southern Highlands Conference Postgraduate Scholarship Award (2002)
Alan Sargeson Merit Award, ANU (2001-2003)
ANU Graduate School Scholarship (2000-2003)
The University Medal in Chemistry, ANU (1998)
Adrien Alberts Honours Chemistry Prize, ANU (1998)
ANU Honours Scholarship (1998)
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