Publications: Dr Christopher Jones

Li Q, Xu Y, Pedersen A, Wang M, Zhang M, Feng J, Luo H, Titirici M et al. ( 2023 ) . Investigating the Role of Fe‐Pyrrolic N4 Configuration in the Oxygen Reduction Reaction via Covalently Bound Porphyrin Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes . Advanced Functional Materials

Xu Y, Xie R, Li Q, Feng J, Luo H, Ye Q, Guo Z, Cao Y et al. ( 2023 ) . Pyridine Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes: Unveiling the Role of External Pyridinic Nitrogen Sites for Oxygen Reduction Reaction . Small

Idiris FIM, Jones CR ( 2023 ) . Rarely used strained molecules step up for organic synthesis . Nature vol. 618 , ( 7966 ) 683 - 685 .

Sun W, Uttendorfer M, Idiris FIM, Werling AYR, Siddiq K, Jones CR ( 2023 ) . Selective access to dihydrophenanthridines and phenanthridinones via cyclisation of aryl amines onto N -tethered arynes . Chemical Communications vol. 59 , ( 79 ) 11823 - 11826 .

Cao Y, Xu Y, Li Q, Rose R-S, Abrahams I, Jones CR, Sheriff TS ( 2022 ) . Corrosion Inhibition and Disinfection of Heating and Cooling Water Systems Using In Situ Generated Hydrogen Peroxide . New Journal of Chemistry

Yang Y, Jones CR ( 2022 ) . The Aryne Ene Reaction . Synthesis vol. 54 , ( 22 ) 5042 - 5054 .

Fang L, Crespo-Otero R, Jones CR, Watkinson M ( 2021 ) . Protect to detect: A Golgi apparatus targeted probe to image mobile zinc through the use of a lipophilic cell-labile protecting group strategy . Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical: international journal devoted to research and development of physical and chemical transducers vol. 338 ,

Neal EA, Werling AYR, Jones CR ( 2021 ) . A simple Hückel model-driven strategy to overcome electronic barriers to retro-Brook silylation relevant to aryne and bisaryne precursor synthesis . Chem Commun (Camb)

Fang L, Trigiante G, Crespo-Otero R, Philpott MP, Jones CR, Watkinson M ( 2019 ) . An alternative modular 'click-SNAr-click' approach to develop subcellular localised fluorescent probes to image mobile Zn2+  . Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry

Fang L, Trigiante G, Crespo-Otero R, Hawes CS, Philpott M, Jones CR, Watkinson M ( 2019 ) . Endoplasmic reticulum targeting fluorescent probes to image mobile Zn2+ . Chemical Science

Yang Y, Xu Y, Jones C ( 2019 ) . A Ring Expansion Route to Benzofused N-Heterocycles via Aryne Insertion into 1,3-Diaza-heterocycles . European Journal of Organic Chemistry

Clement P, Trinchera P, Cervantes-Salguero K, Ye Q, Jones CR, Palma M ( 2019 ) . One‐step chemical strategy for the formation of carbon nanotube junctions in aqueous solution: The Reaction of DNA‐WrappedCarbon Nanotubes with Diazonium Salts . ChemPlusChem Article cplu.201900151 ,

JONES CR, TRINCHERA P, SUN W, kurdi N, Crespo-Otero R, Palomas D, Javid F, Saeed A ( 2018 ) . Aryne-Mediated Arylation of Hantzsch Esters: Access to Highly Substituted Aryl-dihydropyridines, Aryl-tetrahydropyridines and Spiro[benzocyclobutene-1,1′-(3′,4′-dihydropyridines)] . SYNTHESIS vol. 50 , ( 23 )

JONES CR, IDIRIS F, Majesté C, Craven G ( 2018 ) . Intramolecular hydride transfer onto arynes: redox-neutral and transition metal-free C(sp3)-H functionalization of amines . Chemical Science

JONES CR, Idiris FIM ( 2017 ) . Recent advances in fluoride-free aryne generation from arene precursors . Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

JONES CR, Trinchera P, Sun W, Smith JE, Palomas D, Crespo-Otero R ( 2017 ) . Intermolecular Aryne Ene Reaction of Hantzsch Esters: Stable Co-valent Ene Adducts from a 1,4-Dihydropyridine Reaction . Organic Letters

Ferguson MD, Donohoe TJ, Jones CR ( 2014 ) . Lithium 4,4′‐Di‐tert‐butylbiphenylide . Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis , Wiley

Donohoe TJ, Jones CR, Kornahrens AF, Barbosa LCA, Walport LJ, Tatton MR, O'Hagan M, Rathi AH et al. ( 2014 ) . ChemInform Abstract: Total Synthesis of the Antitumor Antibiotic (.+‐.)‐Streptonigrin: First‐ and Second‐Generation Routes for de Novo Pyridine Formation Using Ring‐Closing Metathesis . ChemInform vol. 45 , ( 21 ) no - no .

Donohoe TJ, Jones CR, Winter C ( 2014 ) . 8.22 Partial and Complete Reduction of Pyrroles, Furans, Thiophenes, and their Benzo Analogs, Heterocycles Containing More Than One Heteroatom . Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II , Elsevier

Donohoe TJ, Jones CR, Kornahrens AF, Barbosa LCA, Walport LJ, Tatton MR, O'Hagan M, Rathi AH et al. ( 2013 ) . Total synthesis of the antitumor antibiotic (±)-streptonigrin: first- and second-generation routes for de novo pyridine formation using ring-closing metathesis . J Org Chem vol. 78 , ( 24 ) 12338 - 12350 .

Donohoe TJ, O’Riordan TJC, Peifer M, Jones CR, Miles TJ ( 2012 ) . Asymmetric Synthesis of the Fully Elaborated Pyrrolidinone Core of Oxazolomycin A . Organic Letters vol. 14 , ( 21 ) 5460 - 5463 .

Jones CR, Baruah PK, Thompson AL, Scheiner S, Smith MD ( 2012 ) . Can a C-H•••O interaction be a determinant of conformation? . Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 134 , ( 29 ) 12064 - 12071 .

Neier R, Journot G, R. Jones C, Blangy V ( 2012 ) . The Hydrogenation of Heterocyclic Calix[4]arenes, a Transformation Leading to Novel Macrocyclic Ligands . Heterocycles vol. 85 , ( 4 )

Donohoe TJ, Jones CR, Barbosa LCA ( 2011 ) . Total Synthesis of (±)-Streptonigrin: De Novo Construction of a Pentasubstituted Pyridine using Ring-Closing Metathesis . Journal of the American Chemical Society vol. 133 , ( 41 ) 16418 - 16421 .

Jones CR, Dan Panto G, Morrison AJ, Smith MD ( 2009 ) . Plagiarizing proteins: enhancing efficiency in asymmetric hydrogenbonding catalysis through positive cooperativity . Angewandte Chemie - International Edition vol. 48 , ( 40 ) 7391 - 7394 .

Jones CR, Pantoş GD, Morrison AJ, Smith MD ( 2009 ) . Plagiarizing Proteins: Enhancing Efficiency in Asymmetric Hydrogen‐Bonding Catalysis through Positive Cooperativity . Angewandte Chemie vol. 121 , ( 40 ) 7527 - 7530 .

Jones CR, Qureshi MKN, Truscott FR, Hsu STD, Morrison AJ, Smith MD ( 2008 ) . A nonpeptidic reverse turn that promotes parallel sheet structure stabilized by C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds in a cyclopropane γ-peptide . Angewandte Chemie - International Edition vol. 47 , ( 37 ) 7099 - 7102 .

Jones CR, Qureshi MKN, Truscott FR, Hsu SD, Morrison AJ, Smith MD ( 2008 ) . A Nonpeptidic Reverse Turn that Promotes Parallel Sheet Structure Stabilized by CH⋅⋅⋅O Hydrogen Bonds in a Cyclopropane γ‐Peptide . Angewandte Chemie vol. 120 , ( 37 ) 7207 - 7210 .