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Citations
14915
World Ranking
4845
National Ranking
282

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2014 - Bader Award, Royal Society of Chemistry (UK)

Overview

David J. Procter is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the fields of Chemistry and Materials Science. Their research primarily focuses on Organic Chemistry and Materials Chemistry, with additional interests in Molecular Biology, Pharmaceutical Science, and Electrical and Electronic Engineering.

Their work covers a diverse range of scientific topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Sulfur-Based Synthesis Techniques
  • Radical Photochemical Reactions
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms

David J. Procter has a notable publication record with frequent appearances in high-impact venues. The leading journals and databases featuring their work include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Chemistry

Among their recent papers are:

  • "A catalytic alkene insertion approach to bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane bioisosteres", 2023, Nature Chemistry
  • "Metal-free photoredox-catalysed formal C-H/C-H coupling of arenes enabled by interrupted Pummerer activation", 2020, Nature Catalysis
  • "A general arene C-H functionalization strategy via electron donor-acceptor complex photoactivation", 2022, Nature Chemistry
  • "Radical C−C Bond Formation using Sulfonium Salts and Light", 2020, Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis
  • "Recent advances in the chemistry of ketyl radicals", 2021, Chemical Society Reviews

Collaboration has been an important aspect of their research, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Giacomo E. M. Crisenza
  • Gregory J. P. Perry
  • Ciro Romano
  • James A. Rossi-Ashton
  • Quentin Dherbassy

The scientist's contributions have been recognized through awards such as the Bader Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry (UK), received in 2014.

Best Publications

  • Samarium(II)-iodide-mediated cyclizations in natural product synthesis.

    David J. Edmonds;Derek Johnston;David J. Procter

  • Cross-coupling reactions using samarium(II) iodide.

    Michal Szostak;Neal J. Fazakerley;Dixit Parmar;David J. Procter

  • Beyond the Pummerer Reaction: Recent Developments in Thionium Ion Chemistry

    Laura H. S. Smith;Susannah C. Coote;Helen F. Sneddon;David J. Procter

  • Radical cascade reactions triggered by single electron transfer

    Mateusz P. Plesniak;Huan-Ming Huang;David J. Procter

  • A catalytic alkene insertion approach to bicyclo[2.1.1]hexane bioisosteres

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  • Catalytic cascade reactions by radical relay

    Huan-Ming Huang;Monserrat H. Garduño-Castro;Charlotte Morrill;David J. Procter

  • C-H Coupling Reactions Directed by Sulfoxides: Teaching an Old Functional Group New Tricks.

    Alexander P. Pulis;David J. Procter

  • Metal-free photoredox-catalysed formal C–H/C–H coupling of arenes enabled by interrupted Pummerer activation

    Miles H. Aukland;Mindaugas Šiaučiulis;Adam West;Gregory J. P. Perry

  • Organic Synthesis using Samarium Diiodide: A Practical Guide

    D. J. Procter;Robert A. Flowers;T. Skrydstrup

  • Copper-Catalyzed Functionalization of 1,3-Dienes: Hydrofunctionalization, Borofunctionalization, and Difunctionalization

    Gregory J. P. Perry;Tao Jia;Tao Jia;David J. Procter

  • A general arene C–H functionalization strategy via electron donor–acceptor complex photoactivation

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  • Recent advances in the chemoselective reduction of functional groups mediated by samarium(II) iodide: a single electron transfer approach.

    Michal Szostak;Malcolm Spain;David J. Procter

  • Sulfonium Salts as Acceptors in Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes.

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  • Radical C–C bond formation using sulfonium salts and light

    Áron Péter;Gregory J. P. Perry;David J. Procter

  • The synthesis of thiols, selenols, sulfides, selenides, sulfoxides, selenoxides, sulfones and selenones

    David J. Procter

  • Highly Chemoselective Reduction of Amides (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary) to Alcohols using SmI2/Amine/H2O under Mild Conditions

    Michal Szostak;Malcolm Spain;Andrew J. Eberhart;David J. Procter

  • Beyond samarium diiodide: vistas in reductive chemistry mediated by lanthanides(II).

    Michal Szostak;David J. Procter

  • Recent advances in the chemistry of ketyl radicals.

    Áron Péter;Soumitra Agasti;Oliver Knowles;Emma Pye

  • MYC Is a Major Determinant of Mitotic Cell Fate

    Caroline Topham;Anthony Tighe;Peter Ly;Ailsa Bennett

  • Copper-catalyzed functionalization of enynes

    Quentin Dherbassy;Srimanta Manna;Fabien J T Talbot;Watcharapon Prasitwatcharakorn

  • Selective reductive transformations using samarium diiodide-water

    Michal Szostak;Malcolm Spain;Dixit Parmar;David J. Procter

  • Nucleophilic Ortho Allylation of Aryl and Heteroaryl Sulfoxides

    Andrew J. Eberhart;Jason E. Imbriglio;David J. Procter

  • Nucleophilic ortho-propargylation of aryl sulfoxides: an interrupted Pummerer/allenyl thio-Claisen rearrangement sequence.

    Andrew J. Eberhart;David J. Procter

  • Switching between novel samarium(II)-mediated cyclizations by a simple change in alcohol cosolvent.

    Thomas K. Hutton;Kenneth W. Muir;David J. Procter

  • Metal-Free CH-CH-Type Cross-Coupling of Arenes and Alkynes Directed by a Multifunctional Sulfoxide Group.

    José A. Fernández-Salas;Andrew J. Eberhart;David J. Procter

Frequent Co-Authors

Michal Szostak
Michal Szostak Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hiroshi Matsubara
Hiroshi Matsubara Osaka Metropolitan University
Robert A. Flowers
Robert A. Flowers Lehigh University
Michael L. Turner
Michael L. Turner University of Manchester
Iain McCulloch
Iain McCulloch University of Oxford
Stephen S. Taylor
Stephen S. Taylor University of Manchester
Troels Skrydstrup
Troels Skrydstrup Aarhus University
Colin J. Lambert
Colin J. Lambert Lancaster University
Thomas D. Anthopoulos
Thomas D. Anthopoulos University of Manchester
James R. Durrant
James R. Durrant Imperial College London

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