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John E. Moses is affiliated with La Trobe University in Australia and has a significant research footprint in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Materials Science, and Chemistry. Their work spans various subfields, particularly focusing on Materials Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Organic Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Science, and Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging.

The scientist's research topics include:

  • Click Chemistry and Applications
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Fluorine in Organic Chemistry
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research

John E. Moses has published extensively on sulfur fluoride exchange chemistry and related synthetic methodologies. Some of their recent papers are:

  • SuFExable polymers with helical structures derived from thionyl tetrafluoride, 2021, Nature Chemistry
  • Diversity Oriented Clicking (DOC): Divergent Synthesis of SuFExable Pharmacophores from 2-Substituted-Alkynyl-1-Sulfonyl Fluoride (SASF) Hubs, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Accelerated SuFEx Click Chemistry For Modular Synthesis, 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Sulfur fluoride exchange, 2023, Nature Reviews Methods Primers
  • Phosphorus fluoride exchange: Multidimensional catalytic click chemistry from phosphorus connective hubs, 2023, Chem

Collaborations play an important role in Moses's work. Frequent coauthors include Christopher J. Smedley, Andrew S. Barrow, Marie-Claire Giel, Timothy L. Gialelis, and Seiya Kitamura.

Their research has been published in several prominent venues, with notable contributions to:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Chem
  • Nature Reviews Methods Primers

This scientist's profile is marked by interdisciplinary efforts in chemical synthesis, crystallography, and molecular biology, focusing on the development and application of click chemistry approaches, particularly sulfur and phosphorus fluoride exchange reactions. Their work intersects materials science and biological chemistry, reflecting a broad and integrative research agenda.

Best Publications

  • The growing applications of click chemistry

    John E. Moses;Adam D. Moorhouse

  • The growing applications of SuFEx click chemistry

    A. S. Barrow;C. J. Smedley;Q. Zheng;S. Li

  • Efficient Conversion of Aromatic Amines into Azides: A One-Pot Synthesis of Triazole Linkages

    Karine Barral;and Adam D. Moorhouse;John E. Moses

  • Copper‐Catalyzed Azide–Alkyne Cycloaddition: Regioselective Synthesis of 1,4,5‐Trisubstituted 1,2,3‐Triazoles

    Christian Spiteri;John E. Moses

  • Stabilization of G-Quadruplex DNA by Highly Selective Ligands via Click Chemistry

    Adam D Moorhouse;Ana Mafalda Santos;Mekala Gunaratnam;Michael Moore

  • Click chemistry and medicinal chemistry: a case of "cyclo-addiction".

    A. D. Moorhouse;J. E. Moses

  • Multidimensional SuFEx Click Chemistry: Sequential Sulfur(VI) Fluoride Exchange Connections of Diverse Modules Launched From An SOF4 Hub.

    Suhua Li;Peng Wu;John E. Moses;John E. Moses;K. Barry Sharpless

  • SuFEx-enabled, agnostic discovery of covalent inhibitors of human neutrophil elastase

    Qinheng Zheng;Jordan L. Woehl;Seiya Kitamura;Diogo Santos-Martins

  • New Synthesis of 1-Substituted-1H-indazoles via 1,3-Dipolar Cycloaddition of in situ Generated Nitrile Imines and Benzyne

    Christian Spiteri;Steve Keeling;John E. Moses

  • SuFEx Chemistry of Thionyl Tetrafluoride (SOF4) with Organolithium Nucleophiles: Synthesis of Sulfonimidoyl Fluorides, Sulfoximines, Sulfonimidamides, and Sulfonimidates

    Bing Gao;Suhua Li;Peng Wu;John E. Moses

  • Biocompatible SuFEx Click Chemistry: Thionyl Tetrafluoride (SOF 4 )-Derived Connective Hubs for Bioconjugation to DNA and Proteins.

    Feng Liu;Feng Liu;Feng Liu;Hua Wang;Suhua Li;Suhua Li;Grant A. L. Bare

  • SuFExable polymers with helical structures derived from thionyl tetrafluoride.

    Suhua Li;Suhua Li;Gencheng Li;Bing Gao;Sidharam P. Pujari

  • Benzyne click chemistry with in situ generated aromatic azides.

    Fengzhi Zhang;John E. Moses

  • Accelerated SuFEx Click Chemistry For Modular Synthesis.

    Christopher J Smedley;Joshua A Homer;Timothy L Gialelis;Andrew S Barrow

  • Review on some antioxidant plants growing in Arab world

    Nabilah A. Al-Jaber;Amani S. Awaad;John E. Moses

  • Diversity Oriented Clicking (DOC): Divergent Synthesis of SuFExable Pharmacophores from 2‐Substituted‐Alkynyl‐1‐Sulfonyl Fluoride (SASF) Hubs

    Christopher J Smedley;Gencheng Li;Andrew S Barrow;Timothy L Gialelis

  • Tuneable DNA-based asymmetric catalysis using a G-quadruplex supramolecular assembly

    Stephen Roe;Dougal J. Ritson;Tom Garner;Mark Searle

  • Studies on the biomimetic synthesis of SNF4435 C and D.

    John E. Moses;Jack E. Baldwin;Rodolfo Marquez;Robert M. Adlington

  • Bifluoride Ion Mediated SuFEx Trifluoromethylation of Sulfonyl Fluorides and Iminosulfur Oxydifluorides

    Christopher J. Smedley;Qinheng Zheng;Bing Gao;Suhua Li

  • A New and Efficient Method for o-Quinone Methide Intermediate Generation: Application to the Biomimetic Synthesis of (±)-Alboatrin

    Raphaël Rodriguez;Robert M. Adlington;John E. Moses;and Andrew Cowley

  • Chemoselective Synthesis of Polysubstituted Pyridines from Heteroaryl Fluorosulfates.

    Enxuan Zhang;Jiaze Tang;Suhua Li;Peng Wu

  • 1-Bromoethene-1-sulfonyl fluoride (BESF) is another good connective hub for SuFEx click chemistry.

    Christopher J. Smedley;Marie-Claire Giel;Andrew Molino;Andrew S. Barrow

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert M. Adlington
Robert M. Adlington University of Oxford
K. Barry Sharpless
K. Barry Sharpless Scripps Research Institute
Jack E. Baldwin
Jack E. Baldwin University of Oxford
Feng Liu
Feng Liu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Peng Wu
Peng Wu Scripps Research Institute
Han Zuilhof
Han Zuilhof Wageningen University & Research
Stephen Neidle
Stephen Neidle University College London
Andrew R. Cowley
Andrew R. Cowley University of Oxford
Neil J. Oldham
Neil J. Oldham University of Nottingham
Mark S. Searle
Mark S. Searle University of Nottingham

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