Ben Greatrex

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University of New England

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Ben Greatrex is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New England in Australia. His research focuses on various areas of organic chemistry, particularly in the synthesis and applications of biobased materials and innovative reaction mechanisms. Recent articles include studies on tropylium-catalyzed domino reactions, stereoselective access to bioactive cyclopropanes, and the redox isomerizations of bicyclic compounds, contributing valuable insights into the field of biomass-derived compounds.

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Preparation of chiral small molecules using the biomass product levoglucosenone

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Close Date: 2025-01-01

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Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

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Tropylium-Catalyzed Domino Reactions for the Thioetherification of Levoglucosenone

Stereoselective access to bioactive cyclopropanes (+)-PPCC and (1R,2S)-2-aminomethyl-1-arylcyclopropane-1-carboxamides from (−)-levoglucosenone

Chiral Materials from Biomass: 3‐deoxy‐α‐D‐ribono‐1,4‐lactone and 3‐deoxy‐α‐D‐arabino‐1,4‐lactone via the Bromination of Cyrene

Ring-expansion reactions of Cyrene and derivatives with ethyl diazoacetate

Acid‐Catalyzed Redox Isomerizations of 6,8‐Dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan‐4‐ols Provide Mechanistic Insights for Levoglucosenone Formation

N-Heterocyclic Carbene Switchable Radical- or Benzyne-Meditated Arylation of Thiols Using DMF/KOt-Bu

Skeletal rearrangement of 6,8-dioxabicyclo[3.2.1]octan-4-ols promoted by thionyl chloride or Appel conditions

Intermolecular Enamine Mizoroki–Heck Reactions on a Bio-Derived Scaffold

Fluorination Homologation of Biorenewable Synthon Cyrene

Ring‐Expansion Reactions of the Biomass Derivative Cyrene via Enamine Dihalocyclopropanation

Enamines from the biomass derivative Cyrene and reactions with isocyanates and ketenes

Formation of levoglucosenone and furfural from three different carrageenans via acid-catalyzed pyrolysis in polyethylene glycol

Desymmetrization and Kinetic Resolution of Endoperoxides Using a Bifunctional Organocatalyst

Intramolecular Proton-Coupled Hydride Transfers with Relatively Low Activation Barriers

Sulfuric acid-catalyzed pyrolysis of iota-carrageenan in polyethylene glycol

Oxa-Michael-initiated cascade reactions of levoglucosenone

Levoglucosenone: Bio-Based Platform for Drug Discovery

The Diversity of Volatile Compounds in Australia’s Semi-Desert Genus <i>Eremophila</i> (Scrophulariaceae)

Prostanthera (Lamiaceae) as a 'Cradle of Incense': Chemophenetics of Rare Essential Oils from Both New and Forgotten Australian 'Mint Bush' Species

Diterpene and flavonoid constituents of the newly identified Australian species Olearia fulgens

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Amir Karton

Rose Andrew

Graham Jones

Eloy Fernández Cusimamani

Olga Leuner

Christopher Sumby

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