School of Chemistry
Booker-Milburn Group



Publications

 

1990-1999


Sequential Ring-Opening/Cyclisation Reactions of Bicyclo[4.2.0]oct-7-enes for the Synthesis of Cyclooctadiene Fused Lactones: Model Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Pachylactone; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, F. Delgado Jiménez, Andrew Sharpe Tetrahedron, 1999, 55, 5889-5902. DOI.

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Stereoselective Intermolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reactions of Tetrahydrophthalic Anhydride and Derivatives with Alkenols and Alkynols; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Justin K. Cowell, F. Delgado Jiménez, Andrew Sharpe and Andrew J. White Tetrahedron, 1999, 55, 5875-5888. DOI.

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Proof that the ActVI Genetic Region Of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) is Involved in Stereospecific Pyran Ring Formation in the Biosynthesis of Actinorhodin; Koji Ichinose, Chandres Surti, Takaaki Taguchi, Francisco Malpartida, Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, G. Richard Stephenson, Yutaka Ebizuka and David A. Hopwood Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1999,9, 395-400. DOI.

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Fe(III) Mediated Oxidative Radical Cyclisation of Cyclopropanone Acetals; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Andy Barker, Wayne Brailsford, Brian Cox and Tamsin E. Mansley Tetrahedron, 1998, 54, 15321-15344. DOI.

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Saturated and Partially Unsaturated Carbocycles; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Andrew Sharpe J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1998, 983-1006. DOI.


Photocycloaddition of N-4-alkenyl Substituted Unsaturated Imides; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Nicola J. Costin, Richard F. Dainty, Dhiren Patel, Andrew Sharpe, Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 7423-7426. DOI.

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Bicyclo[3.3.0]Octanone Formation by Fe(III) Mediated Ring Expansion-Transannular Cyclisation Reactions of Cyclopropyl Ethers; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Richard Dainty Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 5097-5100. DOI.

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Diastereoselective Fe(III) Mediated Oxidative Cyclisation Reactions of Cyclopropanone Acetals, Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Andy Barker Wayne Brailsford Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 4373-4376. DOI.

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Azabenzocycloheptenones. Part 20. Synthesis and Utilisation of 4-Amino-1,2,3,4-Tetrahydro-1(1H)-benzazepines; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Ian R. Dunkin, Frances C. Kelly, Abedawn I. Khalaf, David A. Learmonth, George R. Proctor, David I.C. Scopes J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1997, 3261-3274. DOI.

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A Concise Synthesis of 7-Desmethylasteriscanolide and the Discovery of an Unusual Fragmentation Reaction to the Related Asteriscunolide Skeleton; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Justin K. Cowell, Laurence J. Harris Tetrahedron 1997, 37, 12319-12338. DOI.

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Diastereoselective Intramolecular Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions of Tethered L-(+)-Valinol Derived Tetrahydrophthalimides; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Sirin Gulten, Andrew Sharpe Chem. Commun. 1997, 1385-1386. DOI.

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Iron (III) Mediated Oxidative Cyclisations of Cyclopropanone Acetals; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Brian Cox, Tamsin E. Mansley Chem. Commun. 1996, 2577-2578. DOI.
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Tetrahydrophthalic Anhydride and Imide: Remarkably Efficient Partners in Photochemical [2+2] Cycloaddition Reactions With Alkenols and Alkynols; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Justin K. Cowell, Andrew Sharpe, F. Delgado Jiménez Chem. Commun. 1996, 249-251. DOI.

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An Intramolecular [2+2] Photocycloaddition-Fragmentation Approach Towards the Total Synthesis of Asteriscanolide; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Justin K. Cowell Tetrahedron Lett. 1996, 37, 2177-2180. DOI.

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Saturated and Partially Unsaturated Carbocycles; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Andrew Sharpe Contemp. Org. Synth. 1996, 473-498. DOI.


Iron(III) Mediated Transformations of Trimethylsilyloxy Cyclopropyl Ethers: Part 2: A New 4-Substituted-2-Cyclohexenone Synthesis; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, David F. Thompson Tetrahedron, 1995, 51, 12955-12962. DOI.

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Model Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Pachylactone, Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, F. Delgado Jiménez, Andrew Sharpe Synlett. 1995, 735-736. DOI.


Chapter in "Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations - The Synthesis of Alkynyl Nitrogen and Phosphorous Compounds" 1039-1074. Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Pergamon Press (1995). Google Books.


Iron(III) Mediated Transformations of Cyclopropyltrimethylsilyl Ethers. Part 1. Free Radical Tandem Ring Expansion-Cyclisation Reactions For The Rapid Construction of [n.3.0] Bicyclic Ring Systems; Kevin I.Booker-Milburn, David F. Thompson J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1 1995, 2315-2321.DOI.

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The Generation of Double Bonds of Specific Geometry by Regioselective Addition of Organotin Cuprates to Propargylic Ethers; Philip J. Parsons, Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Steven H. Brooks, Sarah Martel, Marijan Stefinovic Synth. Commun. 1994, 24, 2159-2165.DOI.

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Model Studies Towards the Total Synthesis of Asteriscanolide; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Justin K. Cowell, Laurence J. Harris Tetrahedron Lett. 1994, 35, 3883-3886. DOI.

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A New 4-Substituted Cyclohexenone Synthesis; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, David F. Thompson Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 7291-7294. DOI.

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Tandem Ring Expansion-Cyclisation Reactions: Synthesis of the Bicyclo-[4.3.0]-Nonane and Bicyclo-[6.3.0]-Undecane Ring Systems; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, David F. Thompson Synlett, 1993, 592-594. DOI.


Tandem Ring Expansion-Cyclisation Reactions: A Novel Method for the Rapid Construction of the Bicyclo[5.3.0]decane Ring System; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn Synlett, 1992, 809-810. DOI.


A Convenient Method for the Synthesis of C-5 Substituted 1-Tosylpyrazoles; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn Synlett, 1992, 327-328. DOI.


A Concise Synthesis of the C(9)-C(17) Fragment of the Avermectins; Kevin I. Booker-Milburn, Gavin D. Heffernan, Philip J. Parsons J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun. 1992, 350-351. DOI.


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