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Overview

Stephen M. Goldup is affiliated with the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom. Their research lies primarily at the intersection of materials science and chemistry, with a strong emphasis on materials chemistry and organic chemistry as core subfields.

Their work spans several specialized topics, including:

  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Chemical Synthesis and Analysis
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials
  • Crystallography and molecular interactions
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

Goldup has contributed numerous publications to well-regarded scientific venues, including:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database (22 publications)
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society (6 publications)
  • Chem (4 publications)
  • Nature Chemistry (4 publications)
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition (4 publications)

Their recent papers focus on the chemistry of mechanically interlocked molecules and catalysis. Highlights from recent publications include:

  • Simplicity in the Design, Operation, and Applications of Mechanically Interlocked Molecular Machines, 2020, ACS Central Science
  • Synthesis of a Mechanically Planar Chiral Rotaxane Ligand for Enantioselective Catalysis, 2020, Chem
  • Controlling catalyst activity, chemoselectivity and stereoselectivity with the mechanical bond, 2022, Nature Reviews Chemistry
  • Non-equilibrium Steady States in Catalysis, Molecular Motors, and Supramolecular Materials: Why Networks and Language Matter, 2023, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Strategies for the Synthesis of Enantiopure Mechanically Chiral Molecules, 2020, Chem

Throughout their career, Goldup has frequently collaborated with several researchers, including:

  • John R. J. Maynard
  • Graham J. Tizzard
  • Peter Gallagher
  • Patrick W. V. Butler
  • Andrea Savoini

The scientist's body of work reflects extensive expertise in the use of crystallographic techniques, especially X-ray diffraction, to study molecular structures and interactions. Their research combines synthetic chemistry approaches with materials science perspectives to explore supramolecular systems and their applications.

Best Publications

  • Sequence-Specific Peptide Synthesis by an Artificial Small-Molecule Machine

    Bartosz Lewandowski;Guillaume De Bo;John W. Ward;Marcus Papmeyer

  • Active metal template synthesis of rotaxanes, catenanes and molecular shuttles

    James D. Crowley;Stephen M. Goldup;Ai Lan Lee;David A. Leigh

  • An autonomous chemically fuelled small-molecule motor

    Miriam R. Wilson;Jordi Solà;Armando Carlone;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Chirality in rotaxanes and catenanes.

    E. M. G. Jamieson;F. Modicom;S. M. Goldup

  • Terahertz spectroscopy: a powerful new tool for the chemical sciences?

    Alexander I. McIntosh;Bin Yang;Stephen M. Goldup;Michael Watkinson

  • Chemical consequences of mechanical bonding in catenanes and rotaxanes: isomerism, modification, catalysis and molecular machines for synthesis.

    Edward A. Neal;Stephen M. Goldup

  • The active template approach to interlocked molecules

    Mathieu Denis;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Catalytic "Active-Metal" template synthesis of [2]rotaxanes, [3]rotaxanes, and molecular shuttles, and some observations on the mechanism of the Cu(I)-catalyzed azide-alkyne 1,3-cycloaddition

    Vincent Aucagne;José Berná;James D. Crowley;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Metal ions in the synthesis of interlocked molecules and materials

    James E. M. Lewis;Paul D. Beer;Stephen J. Loeb;Stephen M. Goldup

  • A chemically-driven molecular information ratchet.

    Mónica Alvarez-Pérez;Stephen M Goldup;David A Leigh;Alexandra M Z Slawin

  • Properties and emerging applications of mechanically interlocked ligands

    James E. M. Lewis;Marzia Galli;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Synthesis of a Mechanically Planar Chiral Rotaxane Ligand for Enantioselective Catalysis.

    Andrew W. Heard;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Simplicity in the Design, Operation, and Applications of Mechanically Interlocked Molecular Machines

    Andrew W Heard;Stephen M Goldup

  • An Efficient Approach to Mechanically Planar Chiral Rotaxanes

    Robert J. Bordoli;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Active-Metal Template Synthesis of a Molecular Trefoil Knot

    Perdita E. Barran;Harriet L. Cole;Stephen M. Goldup;David A. Leigh

  • Macrocycle size matters: "small" functionalized rotaxanes in excellent yield using the CuAAC active template approach.

    Hicham Lahlali;Kajally Jobe;Michael Watkinson;Stephen M. Goldup

  • Active metal template synthesis of [2]catenanes.

    Stephen M. Goldup;David A. Leigh;Tao Long;Paul R. McGonigal

  • A Stimuli-Responsive Rotaxane-Gold Catalyst: Regulation of Activity and Diastereoselectivity.

    Marzia Galli;James E. M. Lewis;Stephen M. Goldup

  • An unusual nickel-copper-mediated alkyne homocoupling reaction for the active-template synthesis of [2]rotaxanes

    James D. Crowley;Stephen M. Goldup;Nicholas D. Gowans;David A. Leigh

  • Ligand-assisted nickel-catalysed sp3–sp3 homocoupling of unactivated alkyl bromides and its application to the active template synthesis of rotaxanes

    Stephen M. Goldup;David A. Leigh;Roy T. McBurney;Paul R. McGonigal

  • Synthesis of a Rotaxane CuI Triazolide under Aqueous Conditions

    Joby Winn;Aleksandra Pinczewska;Stephen M. Goldup

Frequent Co-Authors

David A. Leigh
David A. Leigh University of Manchester
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin
Alexandra M. Z. Slawin University of St Andrews
James D. Crowley
James D. Crowley University of Otago
Perdita E. Barran
Perdita E. Barran University of Manchester
Katsuhiko Ariga
Katsuhiko Ariga National Institute for Materials Science
Andrew J. P. White
Andrew J. P. White Imperial College London
Marco Lucarini
Marco Lucarini University of Bologna
Wybren Jan Buma
Wybren Jan Buma University of Amsterdam
Francis D'Souza
Francis D'Souza University of North Texas
Jonathan P. Hill
Jonathan P. Hill National Institute for Materials Science

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