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Anthony G. M. Barrett

Anthony G. M. Barrett

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Chemistry

D-Index
75
Citations
19057
World Ranking
4469
National Ranking
259

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2010 - Charles Rees Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK) in recognition of his outstanding contributions to synthetic and heterocyclic chemistry ranging from the total synthesis of complex natural products to the synthesis of multimetallic porphyrazine arrays.
  • 2000 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of the Arts and Humanities
  • 1999 - Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom
  • 1994 - Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1986 - Corday–Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1981 - Edward Harrison Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)
  • 1980 - Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

Anthony G. M. Barrett is affiliated with Imperial College London in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on Materials Science, with a strong emphasis on Materials Chemistry as a subfield, alongside contributions to Organic Chemistry, Pharmacology, Biotechnology, and Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.

The main topics of their work include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Marine Sponges and Natural Products
  • Crystallography and Molecular Interactions
  • Organic Chemistry Cycloaddition Reactions

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Anthony G. M. Barrett are:

  • "High-resolution cryo-EM of the human CDK-activating kinase for structure-based drug design," 2024, published in Nature Communications
  • "Superalkali-Alkalide Interactions and Ion Pairing in Low-Polarity Solvents," 2021, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Syntheses and Characterization of Main Group, Transition Metal, Lanthanide, and Actinide Complexes of Bidentate Acylpyrazolone Ligands," 2023, published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • "Biomimetic Syntheses of Analogs of Hongoquercin A and B by Late-Stage Derivatization," 2020, published in The Journal of Organic Chemistry
  • "Pyrimidine Nucleosides Syntheses by Late-Stage Base Heterocyclization Reactions," 2022, published in Organic Letters

Frequent co-authors in Anthony G. M. Barrett's collaborative work include:

  • Andrew J. P. White
  • Thomas Mies
  • Henry S. Rzepa
  • Luciano Barluzzi
  • Mohit Devgan

Regarding publication venues, Barrett has contributed extensively to The Cambridge Structural Database with 61 publications. Other venues with multiple publications include the European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Zeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie, and ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters. Barrett has also published in Nature Communications.

Throughout their career, Anthony G. M. Barrett has received several awards, including:

  • Charles Rees Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 2010, for contributions to synthetic and heterocyclic chemistry
  • Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, 2000
  • Fellow of the Royal Society, United Kingdom, 1999
  • Tilden Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1994
  • Corday-Morgan Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1986
  • Edward Harrison Memorial Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1981
  • Meldola Medal and Prize, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), 1980

Best Publications

  • Conjugated Nitroalkenes: Versatile Intermediates in Organic Synthesis

    Anthony G. M. Barrett;Gregory G. Graboski

  • Intramolecular hydroamination of aminoalkenes by calcium and magnesium complexes: a synthetic and mechanistic study.

    Mark R. Crimmin;Merle Arrowsmith;Anthony G. M. Barrett;Ian J. Casely

  • Heterofunctionalization catalysis with organometallic complexes of calcium, strontium and barium

    Anthony G. M. Barrett;Mark R. Crimmin;Michael S. Hill;Panayiotis A. Procopiou

  • A RECYCLABLE 'BOOMERANG' POLYMER-SUPPORTED RUTHENIUM CATALYST FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS

    Mahmood Ahmed;Anthony G.M. Barrett;D.Christopher Braddock;Susan M. Cramp

  • Calcium-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydrophosphination

    Mark R. Crimmin;Anthony G. M. Barrett;Michael S. Hill;Peter B. Hitchcock

  • Heterosubstituted nitroalkenes in synthesis

    Anthony G. M. Barrett

  • Recent applications of the Shapiro reaction

    Robert M. Adlington;Anthony G. M. Barrett

  • Heavier Alkaline Earth Catalysts for the Intermolecular Hydroamination of Vinylarenes, Dienes, and Alkynes

    Christine Brinkmann;Anthony G. M. Barrett;Michael S. Hill;Panayiotis A. Procopiou

  • Bismuth-Catalyzed Benzylic Oxidations with tert-Butyl Hydroperoxide

    Yannick Bonvin;Emmanuel Callens;Igor Larrosa;David A. Henderson

  • The development of a selective cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor that shows antitumor activity.

    Simak Ali;Dean A. Heathcote;Sebastian H.B. Kroll;Ashutosh S. Jogalekar

  • Facile one-pot synthesis of aromatic and heteroaromatic sulfonamides

    Rina Pandya;Takashi Murashima;and Livio Tedeschi;Anthony G. M. Barrett

  • Triazenide complexes of the heavier alkaline earths: synthesis, characterization, and suitability for hydroamination catalysis.

    Anthony G. M. Barrett;Mark R. Crimmin;Michael S. Hill;Peter B. Hitchcock

  • Wood-Derived Hydrogels as a Platform for Drug-Release Systems.

    Mario Culebras;Anthony Barrett;Mahboubeh Pishnamazi;Gavin Michael Walker

  • Heavier group 2 element catalyzed hydrophosphination of carbodiimides

    Mark R. Crimmin;Anthony G. M. Barrett;Michael S. Hill;Peter B. Hitchcock

  • ROMPgel reagents in parallel synthesis.

    A. G. M. Barrett;B. T. Hopkins;J. Köbberling

  • Highly Convergent Three Component Benzyne Coupling: The Total Synthesis of ent-Clavilactone B

    Igor Larrosa;Marianne I. Da Silva;Patricio M. Gomez;Peter Hannen

  • star-Porphyrazines: Synthetic, Structural, and Spectral Investigation of Complexes of the Polynucleating Porphyrazineoctathiolato Ligand

    Christopher S. Velazquez;Glenn A. Fox;William E. Broderick;Kevin A. Andersen

  • Heavier Group 2 Metals and Intermolecular Hydroamination: A Computational and Synthetic Assessment

    Anthony G M Barrett;Christine Brinkmann;Mark R Crimmin;Michael S Hill

  • Fleming−Tamao Oxidation and Masked Hydroxyl Functionality: Total Synthesis of (+)-Pramanicin and Structural Elucidation of the Antifungal Natural Product (−)-Pramanicin

    Anthony G. M. Barrett;John Head;Marie L. Smith;Nicholas S. Stock

  • ASYMMETRIC BAYLIS-HILLMAN REACTIONS : CATALYSIS USING A CHIRAL PYRROLIZIDINE BASE

    Anthony G. M. Barrett;Andrew S. Cook;Akio Kamimura

Frequent Co-Authors

Andrew J. P. White
Andrew J. P. White Imperial College London
Brian M. Hoffman
Brian M. Hoffman Northwestern University
Michael S. Hill
Michael S. Hill University of Bath
Matthew J. Fuchter
Matthew J. Fuchter Imperial College London
Mark R. Crimmin
Mark R. Crimmin Imperial College London
Simak Ali
Simak Ali Imperial College London
Derek H. R. Barton
Derek H. R. Barton Texas A&M University
James P. Snyder
James P. Snyder Emory University
Charlotte L. Stern
Charlotte L. Stern Northwestern University
Vernon C. Gibson
Vernon C. Gibson Imperial College London

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