University of Manchester
33) B. Gorski, A.-L. Barthelemy, J. J. Douglas, F. Julia* and D. Leonori*
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32) L. Caiger, C. Sinton, T. Constantin, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh, F. Julia and D. Leonori*
Radical Hydroxymethylation of Alkyl Iodides Using Formaldehyde as a C1 Synthon Chem. Sci. 2021, asap 
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31) H. Caldora, S. Govaerts, S. U. Dighe, O. J. Turner and D. Leonori*
A de novo Synthesis of Oxindoles from Cyclohexanone-Derived g-Keto-Ester Acceptors Using a Desaturative Amination-Cyclization Approach Synthesis 2021, asap 
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30) J. H. Kim, T. Constantin, M. Simonetti, J. Llaveria, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
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29) H. Zhao and D. Leonori*
Minimization of Back-Electron Transfer Enables the Elusive sp3 C–H Functionalization of Secondary Anilines Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7669-7674 
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28) A. J. McMillan, M. Sieńkowska, P. Di Lorenzo, G. K. Gransbury, N. F. Chilton, M. Salamone, A. Ruffoni*, M. Bietti* and D. Leonori*
Practical and Selective sp3 C–H Chlorination via Aminium Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 7132–7139 Selected as VIP Article. Highlight by ChemistryViews Photoinduced Selective sp3 C–H Chlorination 
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27) T. Constantin, F. Julia, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
A Case of Chain Propagation: a-Aminoalkyl Radicals as Initiators for Aryl Radical Chemistry Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 12822-12828 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2020, 24, 2789 
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26) S. Dighe, F. Julia, A. Luridiana, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
A Photochemical Dehydrogenative Strategy for Aniline Synthesis Nature 2020, 584, 75-82 Nature News & Views: V. A. Schmidt Nature 2020, 584, 46-47 Highlight by Bob Yirkaa @ Phys.org Highlight by Leigh K. Boerner @ C&EN Highlight by Kira Welter @ ChemistryWorld Highlight by the Cyclo Edition @ YouTube Highlight by D. Trauner and B. S. Matsuura in Synfact 2020, 16, 1361 Highlight by Galchimia 
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25) S. Govaerts, L. Angelini, C. Hampton, L. Malet-Sanz, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Olefin Diamination with Alkylamines Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 15021-15028 Highlight by Synfact 2020, 16, 977 
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24) T. Constantin, M. Zanini, A. Regni, N. S. Shikh, F. Julia'* and D. Leonori*
Aminoalkyl radicals as halogen-atom transfer agents for activation of alkyl and aryl halides Science 2020, 367, 1021–1026 Highlight by X.-S. Zhou, D.-M. Yan and J.-R. Chen Chem 2020, 6, 823–825 
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23) F. Julia, A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Aromatic C–H Amination Using Alkyl Amines Trends in Chemistry 2020, 2, 480-481 Invited Contribution for the "Mechanism of the Month" |
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22) J. H. Kim, A. Ruffoni, Y. S. S. Al-Faiyz, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Divergent Strain-Release Amino-Functionalization of [1.1.1]-Propellane with Electrophilic Nitrogen Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 8225-8231 Highlight by Synfact 2020, 16, 423 
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21) L. Angelini, L. Malet-Sanz and D. Leonori*
Divergent Nickel-Catalysed Ring-Opening–Functionalisation of Cyclobutanone Oximes with Organozincs Synlett 2020, 31, 37-40 Invited submission for the themed collection "9th Pacific Symposium on Radical Chemistry" 
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20) E. M. Dauncey, S. U. Dighe, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
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19) A. Ruffoni, F. Julia', T. D. Svejstrup, A. McMillan, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
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18) F. Julia' and D. Leonori*
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17) L. Angelini, J. Davies, M. Simonetti, L. Malet-Sanz, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
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16) D. C. Marcote, R. Street-Jeakings, E. Dauncey, J. J Douglas, A. Ruffoni* and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Decarboxylative Azidation of Cyclic Aminoacids Org. Biomol. Chem. 2019, 17, 1839-1842 Invited submission for the themed collection "New Talent" Highlight by Synfacts 2019, 15, 352 
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15) D. Leonori and R. E. Sturgeon*
A Unified Approach to Mechanistic Aspects of Photochemical Vapor Generation J. Anal. At. Spectrom. 2019, 34, 636-654 Tutorial review |
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14) A. Ruffoni and D. Leonori*
Photocatalytic Carbon—Heteroatom Bond Formation Science of Synthesis 2019, 517 |
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13) S. P. Morcillo, E. D. Dauncey, J. H. Kim, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Photoinduced Remote Functionalization of Amides and Amines Using Electrophilic Nitrogen-Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12945-12949 
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12) J. Davies, S. P. Morcillo, J. J. Douglas and D. Leonori*
Hydroxylamine Derivatives as Nitrogen-Radical Precursors in Visible-Light Photochemistry Chem. Eur. J. 2018, 24, 12154-12163 Frontispiece Invited Concept Article for "Young Chemists Special Issue" 
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11) J. Davies, L. Angelini, M. A. Alkhalifah, L. Malet Sanz, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Photoredox Synthesis of Aryl-Hydroxylamines from Carboxylic Acids and Nitrosoarenes Synthesis 2018, 50, 821-830 Invited submission for special issue "Bürgenstock Special Section 2017 Future Stars in Organic Chemistry" Highlight by Synform 
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10) E. M. Dauncey, S. P. Morcillo, J. J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori* Photoinduced Remote Functionalizations via Iminyl Radical-Promoted C–C and C–H Bond Cleavage Cascades Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 744-748 Highlight by ChemistryViews Accessing Elusive Molecular Carbon Radicals 
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9) T. D. Svejstrup, A. Ruffoni, F. Juliá, V. M. Aubert and D. Leonori*
Synthesis of Arylamines via Aminium Radicals Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 14948-14952 Highlight by ChemistryViews Direct Amination of Unfunctionalised Aromatics 
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8) J. Davies, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Photoredox Imino-Functionalizations of Olefins Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 13361-13365 Highlight by Synfact 2017, 13, 1205 
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7) D. Fernandez Reina, A. Ruffoni, Y. S. S. Al-Faiyz, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Reactions of Electrophilic Radicals with Vinyl and Allyl Trifluoroborates ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 4126-4130 
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6) D. Fernandez Reina, E. M. Duncey, S. P. Morcillo, T. D. Svejstrup, M. V. Popescu, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh* and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated 5-exo-dig Cyclizations of Amidyl Radicals Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2017, 2108-2111 Invited submission for special issue on photoredox catalysis 
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5) T. D. Svejstrup, W. Zadownly, D. Bidgelli, J. Douglas, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Generation of Nitrile Oxides for the Photoredox Synthesis of Isoxazolines and Isoxazoles Chem. Commun. 2016, 52, 12302-12305 
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4) T. P. Nicholls, D. Leonori* and A. C. Bissember*
Applications of visible light photoredox catalysis to the synthesis of natural products and related compounds Nat. Prod. Rep. 2016, 33, 1248-1254 
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3) J. Davies, T. D. Svejstrup, D. Fernandez Reina, N. S. Sheikh and D. Leonori*
Visible-Light-Mediated Synthesis of Amidyl Radicals: Transition Metal-Free Hydroamination and N-Arylation Reactions J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 8092-8095 Highlight by Org. Process. Res. Dev. 2016, 20, 1393 
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2) J. Davies, S. G. Booth, S. Essafi, R. W. A. Dryfe and D. Leonori*
Visible Light-Mediated Generation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals: Metal-Free Hydroimination- and Iminohydroxylation-Cyclization Reactions Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 14017-14021. 
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1) J. Davies and D. Leonori*
The First Calcium-Catalysed Nazarov Cyclisation Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 15171-15174. 
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PhD and Postdoc
University of Bristol
23) A. Varela, L. Garve, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (–)-Stemaphylline
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129, 2159-2163.
22) M. Odachowski, A. Bonet, S. Essafi, P. Conti-Ramsden, J. N. Harvey*, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Development of Enantiospecific Coupling of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters with Aromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9521-9532.
21) J. Llaveria, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Coupling of Boronic Esters with N‐Heteroaromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10958-10961.
20) D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Cross-Couplings of Organoborons
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 54, 1082-1096.
19) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Lithiation-Borylation and its Application in Synthesis
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 3174-3183.
18) P. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 1,5-Stereogenic Centers through Three-Carbon Homologation of Boronic Esters
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9846-9850.
This paper was selected by the Editors as VIP.
17) A. Bonet, M. Odachovski, D. Leonori, S. Essafi and V. K. Aggarwal*
Enantiospecific coupling of secondary & tertiary boronic esters
Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 584-589.
This paper was highlighted in C&EN.
This paper was highlighted in Chemistry World.
This paper was highlighted in Synfacts.
16) S. Roesner, C. Brown, M. Mohiti, A. Pulis, R. Rasappan, D. J. Blair, S. Essafi, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific conversion of alcohols into pinacol boronic esters using lithiation–borylation methodology with pinacolborane
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4053-4055.
This paper was highlighted in Synfacts.
15) M. Mohiti, C. Rabalakos, K. Feeney, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Asymmetric Addition of Chiral Boron-Ate Complexes to Cyclic Imminium Ions
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 602.
14) G. Arena, C. Chun Chen , D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Concise Synthesis of (+)-allo-Kainic Acid via MgI2-Mediated Tandem Aziridine Opening-Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition
Org. Lett.. 2013, 15, 4250-4253.
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
13) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of D- and L-Fucosamine Containing Disaccharides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 332-341.
12) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of the Bacterial 2-Amino-2,6-Dideoxy Sugar Building Blocks D-Fucosamine, D-Bacillosamine, and D-Xylo-6-deoxy-4-ketohexosamine
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4954-4957.
RWTH-Aachen University
11) M. Rueping,* R. M. Koenigs, K. Poscharny, D. C. Fabry, D. Leonori and C. Vila
Dual Catalysis: Combination of Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation and Metal Catalyzed Alkynylation Reactions – C-C-Bond Formation Using Visible Light
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 5170-5174.
10) M. Rueping,* D. Leonori and T. Poisson
Visible Light Mediated Azomethine Ylides Formation and [3+2] Cycloadditions
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 9615-9617.
University of Sheffield
9) E. J. Cochrane, D. Leonori, A. A. Hassal and I. Coldham*
Synthesis and kinetic resolution of N-Boc-2-arylpiperidines
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9910-9913.
8) X. Li, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and I. Coldham*
Synthesis of 1-Substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Lithiation and Electrophilic Quenching Guided by In Situ IR and NMR Spectroscopy and Application to the Synthesis of Salsolidine, Carnegine and Laudanosine
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7724-7730.
7) N. S. Sheikh, D. Leonori, G. Barker, J. Firth, K. Campos, P. O'Brien* and I. Coldham*
An Experimental and In Situ IR Spectroscopic Study of the Lithiation–Substitution of N-Boc 2-phenylpyrrolidine and piperidine: Controlling the Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5300.
6) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Regioselective and Stereoselective Copper(I)-Promoted Allylation and Conjugate Addition of N-Boc-2-lithiopyrrolidine and N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4069-4077.
5) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, D. T. E. Whittaker, P. T. Chovatia, D. Leonori, J. J. Patel and N. S. Sheikh
Asymmetric Substitutions of 2-Lithiated N-Boc-piperidine and N-Boc-azepine by Dynamic Resolution
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4082-4090.
4) D. Leonori and I. Coldham*
Direct Preparation of 7-Allyl and 7-Aryl-indoline
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2619-2623.
3) I. Coldham,* D. Leonori, T. K. Beng and R. E. Gawley*
The Barrier to Enantiomerization and Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine and the Effect of TMEDA
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5239-5241.
2) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, P. T. Chovatia, J. J. Patel, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and David T. E. Whittaker
Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
Chem. Commun. 2008, 4174-4176.
1) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Synthesis of 2-Arylpiperidines by Palladium Couplings of Aryl Bromides with Organozinc Species Derived from Deprotonation of N-Boc-Piperidine
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3923-3925.
Book Chapters:
3) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Stereospecific Couplings of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic esters
Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, accepted.
2) C. G. Watson, P. J. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
Wiley, Editors: V. Capriati, R. Luisi, 2014.
1) T. Chinnusamy, K. Feeney, C. G. Watson, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Oxidations of Carbon–Boron Bonds
Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II, Elsevier, Editors: P. Knochel, G. Molander, 2014.
23) A. Varela, L. Garve, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Total Synthesis of (–)-Stemaphylline
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 129, 2159-2163.
22) M. Odachowski, A. Bonet, S. Essafi, P. Conti-Ramsden, J. N. Harvey*, D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Development of Enantiospecific Coupling of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters with Aromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 9521-9532.
21) J. Llaveria, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Coupling of Boronic Esters with N‐Heteroaromatic Compounds
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 10958-10961.
20) D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific Cross-Couplings of Organoborons
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 54, 1082-1096.
19) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Lithiation-Borylation and its Application in Synthesis
Acc. Chem. Res. 2014, 47, 3174-3183.
18) P. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereocontrolled Synthesis of 1,5-Stereogenic Centers through Three-Carbon Homologation of Boronic Esters
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2014, 53, 9846-9850.
This paper was selected by the Editors as VIP.
17) A. Bonet, M. Odachovski, D. Leonori, S. Essafi and V. K. Aggarwal*
Enantiospecific coupling of secondary & tertiary boronic esters
Nat. Chem. 2014, 6, 584-589.
This paper was highlighted in C&EN.
This paper was highlighted in Chemistry World.
This paper was highlighted in Synfacts.
16) S. Roesner, C. Brown, M. Mohiti, A. Pulis, R. Rasappan, D. J. Blair, S. Essafi, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Stereospecific conversion of alcohols into pinacol boronic esters using lithiation–borylation methodology with pinacolborane
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 4053-4055.
This paper was highlighted in Synfacts.
15) M. Mohiti, C. Rabalakos, K. Feeney, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal*
Asymmetric Addition of Chiral Boron-Ate Complexes to Cyclic Imminium Ions
Chem. Sci. 2014, 5, 602.
14) G. Arena, C. Chun Chen , D. Leonori* and V. K. Aggarwal*
Concise Synthesis of (+)-allo-Kainic Acid via MgI2-Mediated Tandem Aziridine Opening-Formal [3+2] Cycloaddition
Org. Lett.. 2013, 15, 4250-4253.
Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces
13) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of D- and L-Fucosamine Containing Disaccharides
Beilstein J. Org. Chem. 2013, 9, 332-341.
12) D. Leonori and P. H. Seeberger*
De Novo Synthesis of the Bacterial 2-Amino-2,6-Dideoxy Sugar Building Blocks D-Fucosamine, D-Bacillosamine, and D-Xylo-6-deoxy-4-ketohexosamine
Org. Lett. 2012, 14, 4954-4957.
RWTH-Aachen University
11) M. Rueping,* R. M. Koenigs, K. Poscharny, D. C. Fabry, D. Leonori and C. Vila
Dual Catalysis: Combination of Photocatalytic Aerobic Oxidation and Metal Catalyzed Alkynylation Reactions – C-C-Bond Formation Using Visible Light
Chem. Eur. J. 2012, 18, 5170-5174.
10) M. Rueping,* D. Leonori and T. Poisson
Visible Light Mediated Azomethine Ylides Formation and [3+2] Cycloadditions
Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 9615-9617.
University of Sheffield
9) E. J. Cochrane, D. Leonori, A. A. Hassal and I. Coldham*
Synthesis and kinetic resolution of N-Boc-2-arylpiperidines
Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 9910-9913.
8) X. Li, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and I. Coldham*
Synthesis of 1-Substituted Tetrahydroisoquinolines by Lithiation and Electrophilic Quenching Guided by In Situ IR and NMR Spectroscopy and Application to the Synthesis of Salsolidine, Carnegine and Laudanosine
Chem. Eur. J. 2013, 19, 7724-7730.
7) N. S. Sheikh, D. Leonori, G. Barker, J. Firth, K. Campos, P. O'Brien* and I. Coldham*
An Experimental and In Situ IR Spectroscopic Study of the Lithiation–Substitution of N-Boc 2-phenylpyrrolidine and piperidine: Controlling the Formation of Quaternary Stereocenters
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2012, 134, 5300.
6) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Regioselective and Stereoselective Copper(I)-Promoted Allylation and Conjugate Addition of N-Boc-2-lithiopyrrolidine and N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
J. Org. Chem. 2010, 75, 4069-4077.
5) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, D. T. E. Whittaker, P. T. Chovatia, D. Leonori, J. J. Patel and N. S. Sheikh
Asymmetric Substitutions of 2-Lithiated N-Boc-piperidine and N-Boc-azepine by Dynamic Resolution
Chem. Eur. J. 2010, 16, 4082-4090.
4) D. Leonori and I. Coldham*
Direct Preparation of 7-Allyl and 7-Aryl-indoline
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2009, 351, 2619-2623.
3) I. Coldham,* D. Leonori, T. K. Beng and R. E. Gawley*
The Barrier to Enantiomerization and Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine and the Effect of TMEDA
Chem. Commun. 2009, 5239-5241.
2) I. Coldham,* S. Raimbault, P. T. Chovatia, J. J. Patel, D. Leonori, N. S. Sheikh and David T. E. Whittaker
Dynamic Resolution of N-Boc-2-lithiopiperidine
Chem. Commun. 2008, 4174-4176.
1) I. Coldham* and D. Leonori
Synthesis of 2-Arylpiperidines by Palladium Couplings of Aryl Bromides with Organozinc Species Derived from Deprotonation of N-Boc-Piperidine
Org. Lett. 2008, 10, 3923-3925.
Book Chapters:
3) D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Stereospecific Couplings of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic esters
Topics in Organometallic Chemistry, 2014, accepted.
2) C. G. Watson, P. J. Unsworth, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Lithium-Boron Chemistry: A Synergistic Strategy in Modern Synthesis
Wiley, Editors: V. Capriati, R. Luisi, 2014.
1) T. Chinnusamy, K. Feeney, C. G. Watson, D. Leonori and V. K. Aggarwal
Oxidations of Carbon–Boron Bonds
Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II, Elsevier, Editors: P. Knochel, G. Molander, 2014.