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  1. An Asymmetric Aryne‐capture Cascade Process: Tunable and Regiodivergent Synthesis of Chiral 2‐Aminobenzylamines by a Three‐Component Reaction

    Article • Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, April 2026, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  2. Parallel Kinetic Resolution of Intramolecular Furan Diels-Alder Cycloadducts via Asymmetric Hydroboration

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, November 2019, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  3. Synthesis of a Protected keto-Lysidine Analogue via Improved Preparation of Arabino-isoCytosine Nucleosides

    Article • Organic Letters, March 2019, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  4. Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyrrolidines via Palladium-Catalysed Hydroarylation

    Article • November 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  5. Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyrrolidines via Palladium-Catalysed Hydroarylation

    Article • November 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  6. Synthesis of 3-Substituted Pyrrolidines via Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroarylation

    Article • iScience, November 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  7. A Simple, Broad-Scope Nickel(0) Precatalyst System for the Direct Amination of Allyl Alcohols

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2018, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  8. A Simple, Broad-Scope Nickel(0) Precatalyst System for the Direct Amination of Allyl Alcohols

    Article • Angewandte Chemie, July 2018, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  9. Riluzole–Triazole Hybrids as Novel Chemical Probes for Neuroprotection in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Article • ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters, May 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  10. Catalytic C−C Bond Formation Using a Simple Nickel Precatalyst System: Base- and Activator-Free Direct C-Allylation by Alcohols and Amines

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, April 2018, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  11. Efficacy, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of apaziquone in the treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer

    Article • Expert Opinion on Drug Metabolism & Toxicology, July 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Joseph Sweeney, Professor Godefridus J Peters

  12. Catalytic sp3-sp3Functionalisation of Sulfonamides: Late-Stage Modification of Drug-Like Molecules

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, January 2017, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  13. Tandem Aryne-Capture/Sigmatropic Rearrangement as a Metal-Free Entry to Functionalized N -Aryl Pyrrolidines

    Article • Chemistry - A European Journal, November 2016, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  14. The creation and characterisation of a National Compound Collection: the Royal Society of Chemistry pilot

    Article • Chemical Science, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr David M Andrews, Professor Joseph Sweeney, Rich Kidd

  15. Reaction Workup Planning: A Structured Flowchart Approach, Exemplified in Difficult Aqueous Workup of Hydrophilic Products

    Article • Journal of Chemical Education, March 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  16. An Improved Method for Difluorocyclopropanation of Alkenes

    Article • Synlett, June 2014, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  17. 1.16 Epoxidation and Related Processes

    Article • January 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  18. Catalytic Synthesis of Riboside-Amino Acid Hybrids

    Article • Synlett, August 2013, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  19. Preparation and ring-opening reactions of N -diphenylphosphinyl vinyl aziridines

    Article • Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2013, Beilstein Institut

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  20. A Robust First-Pass Protocol for the Heck–Mizoroki Reaction

    Article • Organic Process Research & Development, March 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  21. An Efficient Method for Reductive Amination of Carbonyl Compounds under Nonacidic Conditions

    Article • Synlett, August 2012, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  22. Oxadiazole isomers: all bioisosteres are not created equal

    Article • MedChemComm, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  23. Probing the Effect of Allylic Substitution on Cyclic Ammonium Ylid Rearrangements

    Article • Synlett, January 2010, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  24. Aziridine Synthesis via Nucleophilic Attack of Carbene Equivalents on Imines: the Aza-Darzens Reaction

    Article • European Journal of Organic Chemistry, October 2009, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  25. t-Butyltetramethylguanidine

    Article • March 2009, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  26. Sigmatropic rearrangements of ‘onium’ ylids

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2009, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  27. A Low-Temperature Ammonium Ylid Rearrangement: Enhanced Reactivity Engendered by Rigidity

    Article • Synlett, August 2008, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  28. Bidentates versus Monodentates in Asymmetric Hydrogenation Catalysis: Synergic Effects on Rate and Allosteric Effects on Enantioselectivity

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, May 2008, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  29. Hydroxyselanylation of acyloxycyclohex-3-enes

    Article • Tetrahedron, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  30. Substituent effects in hydroxyiodination of 1,2-diacyloxycyclohex-3-enes

    Article • Tetrahedron, December 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  31. Asymmetric ammonium ylid rearrangements: the effect of nitrogen asymmetry

    Article • Tetrahedron, December 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  32. Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate

    Article • September 2006, Wiley

    Dr Enrique Aguilar, Professor Joseph Sweeney

  33. Double Coupling Reactions of 3,4-Bis(stannyl)furanone: Facile Preparation of Diaryl- and Dibenzylfuranones

    Article • Synlett, July 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  34. Stille Reactions of 2,3-Bis(stannyl)butenoates: An Unexpected Regioselectivity

    Article • Synlett, June 2006, Thieme Publishing Group

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  35. Synthesis of Aziridines

    Article • May 2006, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  36. Asymmetric aziridine synthesis by aza-Darzens reaction of N-diphenylphosphinylimines with chiral enolates. Part 2: Inversion of diastereoselectivity

    Article • Tetrahedron, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  37. Asymmetric aziridine synthesis by aza-Darzens reaction of N-diphenylphosphinylimines with chiral enolates. Part 1: Formation of cis-aziridines

    Article • Tetrahedron, April 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  38. Trifluoroacetic Anhydride

    Article • October 2005, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  39. Trifluoroacetic Anhydride

    Article • October 2005, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  40. A New Class of Ammonium Ylid for [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement Reactions:  ene-endo-Spiro Ylids

    Article • Organic Letters, April 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  41. Asymmetric [2,3]-Rearrangement of Glycine-Derived Allyl Ammonium Ylids

    Article • Journal of the American Chemical Society, February 2005, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  42. First Efficient and General Copper-Catalyzed [2,3]-Rearrangement of Tetrahydropyridinium Ylids

    Article • Organic Letters, December 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  43. Copper(II)-Catalyzed [2,3]-Sigmatropic Rearrangement ofN-Methyltetrahydropyridinium Ylids

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, May 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  44. Preparation and ring-opening reactions of N,O-bis(diphenylphosphinyl) hydroxymethylaziridine (‘Di-Dpp’)

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  45. The First Preparation of β-Lactones by Radical Cyclization

    Article • Organic Letters, March 2003, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  46. [2,3]-Sigmatropic rearrangements of didehydropiperidinium ylids

    Article • Tetrahedron, December 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  47. Preparation and reactions of 3,4-bisstannyl-2(5H)furanones

    Article • Tetrahedron, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  48. Aziridines: epoxides’ ugly cousins?

    Article • Chemical Society Reviews, January 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  49. t-Butyltetramethylguanidine

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  50. Methyl Dichlorofluoroacetate

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  51. (Z)-N-Methyl-N-phenylbenzohydrazonyl Bromide

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  52. Trimethylsilyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  53. Methylsulfenyl Trifluoromethanesulfonate

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  54. Disodium Phenanthrenide

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  55. N-Bromoacetamide-Silver Acetate-Acetic Acid

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  56. 3-Bromo-2-propen-1-ol

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  57. 5-Nitro-3H-1,2-benzoxathioleS,S-Dioxide

    Article • April 2001, Wiley

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  58. Preparation and Reactions of 3,4-Bis(tributylstannyl)-2(5 H )-furanone

    Article • The Journal of Organic Chemistry, January 1999, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  59. Factors influencing the regiochemistry of hydroxyiodination of 1,2-diacycloxycyclohex-3-enes

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, November 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  60. Preparation and ring-opening reactions of N-Diphenylphosphinyl aziridines

    Article • Tetrahedron, March 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  61. The asymmetric synthesis of aziridines

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, June 1997, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  62. Alcohols, ethers and phenols

    Article • Contemporary Organic Synthesis, January 1997, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  63. Further hydroxyiodination of 1-acetoxycyclohex-2-enes: Preparation of tetraacetyl conduritol D

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 1996, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  64. Alkyl Chalcogenides: Oxygen-based Functional Groups

    Article • January 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  65. Preparation of 2-aryl and 2-heteroaryl substituted penems by palladium mediated cross coupling

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1995, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  66. Direct preparation of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aziridines from 1,2-aminoalcohols utilizing nucleofugacity of diphenylphosphinates

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  67. A practical alternative to sulfonyl activation of aziridines: Ring-opening of N-diphenylphosphinoyl aziridines by carbon nucleophiles

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, April 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  68. Hydroxyselenation of acetoxycyclohex-2-ene

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, March 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  69. Diastereospecific hydroxyiodination of 1-acetoxycyclohex-2-ene via intramolecular delivery of oxygen

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, February 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  70. Alcohols, phenols, and ethers

    Article • Contemporary Organic Synthesis, January 1994, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  71. Diastereospecific hydroxyselenation of cyclohex-2-enyl phenylglycinates

    Article • Tetrahedron Asymmetry, January 1994, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  72. Amino acid synthesis via ring opening of N-sulphonyl aziridine-2-carboxylate esters with organometallic reagents.

    Article • Tetrahedron, July 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  73. Graphical abstracts

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1993, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  74. Preparation and reactions of 3- and 4-tributylstannyl-2-(5H)-furanones: Preparation of aryl furanones

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, November 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  75. Preparation of a highly functionalized allylsilane for use in three-bond cascade reactions

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, September 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  76. Enantioselective synthesis of monocerin and fusarentin ethers: Antifungal and insecticidal fungal metabolites.

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1992, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  77. The synthesis of isotopically labelled N-acetylcysteamine thioesters utilising a baker's yeast reduction in D2O

    Article • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters, January 1991, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  78. The ring opening of aziridine-2-carboxylate esters with organometallic reagents

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1989, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  79. Reactions of a glycidyl radical equivalent with 2-functionalised allyl stannanes

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Chemical Communications, January 1988, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Joseph Sweeney

  80. Improved synthesis of α-Methylene-γ-lactones organotin reagents

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, January 1986, Elsevier

    Professor Joseph Sweeney