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P. Andrew Evans

P. Andrew Evans

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Chemistry

D-Index
45
Citations
6071
World Ranking
16597
National Ranking
445

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the American Chemical Society

Overview

P. Andrew Evans is affiliated with Queen's University in Canada and conducts research primarily in the field of Chemistry. Their work spans several subfields, including Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Global and Planetary Change, and Ecological Modeling.

The scientist's research topics focus on areas such as:

  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Catalytic Alkyne Reactions
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods
  • Cyclopropane Reaction Mechanisms
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions

Frequent co-authors working alongside P. Andrew Evans include:

  • Debasis Pal
  • Mai-Jan Tom
  • Zhu Yu
  • Ridge Michael P. Ylagan
  • Mu-Hyun Baik

Publications are often found in these venues:

  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Science China Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Angewandte Chemie
  • Synthesis

Recent published papers by P. Andrew Evans include:

  • "Intramolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed [(3+2+2)] Carbocyclization Reactions with Dienylidenecyclopropanes: A Concise and Stereoselective Total Synthesis of the Sesquiterpene (+)-Zizaene," 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Catalytic Enantioselective Alkylation of Prochiral Enolates," 2021, Chemical Reviews
  • "Truncated Actin-Targeting Macrolide Derivative Blocks Cancer Cell Motility and Invasion of Extracellular Matrix," 2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Regio- and Diastereoselective Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution with Unstabilized Benzyl Nucleophiles," 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Regioselective and Stereospecific Rhodium-Catalyzed Allylic Cyanomethylation with an Acetonitrile Equivalent: Construction of Acyclic β-Quaternary Stereogenic Nitriles," 2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society

P. Andrew Evans holds the recognition of Fellow of the American Chemical Society, awarded in 2011.

Best Publications

  • Modern rhodium-catalyzed organic reactions

    P. Andrew Evans

  • Stereoselective transition metal-catalysed higher-order carbocyclisation reactions.

    Phillip A. Inglesby;P. Andrew Evans

  • Enantioselective total synthesis of the potent antitumor agent (-)-mucocin using a temporary silicon-tethered ring-closing metathesis cross-coupling reaction.

    P. Andrew Evans;Jian Cui;Santosh J. Gharpure;and Alexei Polosukhin

  • Regio- and enantiospecific rhodium-catalyzed allylic etherification reactions using copper(I) alkoxides: influence of the copper halide salt on selectivity.

    P. Andrew Evans;David K. Leahy

  • Intermolecular Rhodium-Catalyzed [3+2+2] Carbocyclization of Alkenylidenecyclopropanes with Activated Alkynes: Regio- and Diastereoselective Construction of cis-Fused Bicycloheptadienes

    P. Andrew Evans;Phillip A. Inglesby

  • ENANTIOSPECIFIC SYNTHESIS OF ALLYLAMINES VIA THE REGIOSELECTIVE RHODIUM-CATALYZED ALLYLIC AMINATION REACTION

    P. Andrew Evans;and John E. Robinson;Jade D. Nelson

  • Recent Developments in Asymmetric Allylic Amination Reactions

    Rebecca L. Grange;Elizabeth A. Clizbe;P. Andrew Evans

  • Regio- and enantioselective intermolecular rhodium-catalyzed [2+2+2] carbocyclization reactions of 1,6-enynes with methyl arylpropiolates.

    P. Andrew Evans;Kwong Wah Lai;James R. Sawyer

  • Stereoselective Construction of cis-2,6-Disubstituted Tetrahydropyrans via the Reductive Etherification of δ-Trialkylsilyloxy Substituted Ketones: Total Synthesis of (—)-Centrolobine

    P. Andrew Evans;Jian Cui;Santosh J. Gharpure

  • Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Allylic Substitution Reactions: Stereoselective Construction of α- and β-Substituted Carbonyl Compounds

    Samuel Oliver;P. Andrew Evans

  • Stereoselective Rhodium-Catalyzed [3 + 2 + 1] Carbocyclization of Alkenylidenecyclopropanes with Carbon Monoxide: Theoretical Evidence for a Trimethylenemethane Metallacycle Intermediate

    Shivnath Mazumder;Deju Shang;Daniela E. Negru;Mu-Hyun Baik

  • Enantioselective rhodium-catalyzed allylic substitution with a nitrile anion: construction of acyclic quaternary carbon stereogenic centers.

    Ben W H Turnbull;P Andrew Evans

  • Catalytic Enantioselective Alkylation of Prochiral Enolates.

    Timothy B Wright;P Andrew Evans;P Andrew Evans

  • Regio- and enantiospecific rhodium-catalyzed arylation of unsymmetrical fluorinated acyclic allylic carbonates: inversion of absolute configuration.

    P. Andrew Evans;Daisuke Uraguchi

  • Diastereoselective metal-catalyzed [4 + 2 + 2] carbocyclization reactions utilizing a rhodium N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complex: the first example of a rhodium NHC-catalyzed [m+n+o] carbocyclization

    P. Andrew Evans;Erich W. Baum;Aleem N. Fazal;Maren Pink

  • Regioselective rhodium-catalyzed allylic alkylation with a modified Wilkinson's catalyst

    P.Andrew Evans;Jade D. Nelson

  • A central strategy for converting natural products into fluorescent probes.

    Matthew D. Alexander;Michael D. Burkart;Michael S. Leonard;Padma Portonovo

  • Regioselective and enantiospecific rhodium-catalyzed allylic alkylation reactions using copper(I) enolates: synthesis of (-)-sugiresinol dimethyl ether.

    P. Andrew Evans;David K. Leahy

  • Stereoselective construction of cyclic ethers using a tandem two-component etherification: elucidation of the role of bismuth tribromide.

    P. Andrew Evans;Jian Cui;Santosh J. Gharpure;Robert J. Hinkle

  • Intermolecular transition metal-catalyzed [4 + 2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions: A new approach to the construction of eight-membered rings

    P. Andrew Evans;John E. Robinson;Erich W. Baum;Aleem N. Fazal

  • Enantioselective Total Synthesis of the Nonisoprenoid Sesquiterpene (−)‐Kumausallene

    P. Andrew Evans;V. Srinivasa Murthy;Jamie D. Roseman;Arnold L. Rheingold

Frequent Co-Authors

Mu-Hyun Baik
Mu-Hyun Baik Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Andrew B. Holmes
Andrew B. Holmes University of Melbourne
Paul R. Raithby
Paul R. Raithby University of Bath
Ian Collins
Ian Collins PharmEnable Therapeutics
Arnold L. Rheingold
Arnold L. Rheingold University of California, San Diego
Michael D. Burkart
Michael D. Burkart University of California, San Diego
A. Richard Chamberlin
A. Richard Chamberlin University of California, Irvine
Madeleine M. Joullié
Madeleine M. Joullié University of Pennsylvania
William Fenical
William Fenical University of California, San Diego
Chris M. Ireland
Chris M. Ireland University of Utah

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