
PUBLICATIONS
76.
Aldehyde–Olefin Couplings by Photoinduced Reduction of Electron-Deficient Olefins with Hantzsch Ester Anions
75.
Iron-Photocatalyzed C(sp³)–H Phosphonylation of Alkanes
Ya Dong, Wangyujing Han, Hanwen Zhang, Santosh K. Pagire, Harry Meats,
Adam Noble* and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e6650940
74.
Boron-Mediated Hydroalkylation of Unactivated Olefins:
An Anti-Markovnikov Approach to Congested Carbon Centers
Hanwen Zhang, Ruocheng Sang, Gianluca Simionato, Jasper L. Tyler,
Adam Noble* and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2026, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6c01091
72.
Caylobolide B: Structure Revision, Total Synthesis, Biological Characterization, and Discovery of New Analogues
Malcolm R. P. George, Lobna A. Elsadek, Max Deering, Larissa Costa de Almeida, Jasper L. Tyler, Adam Noble, Valerie J. Paul, Hendrik Luesch,
Craig P. Butts* and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2026, 65, e23117
70.
Intramolecular Lithiation-Borylation for the Stereoselective Synthesis of Cyclopentyl and Cyclobutyl Bis-Boronic Esters
Christopher J. Cope, Margherita Zanini, Malcolm R. P. George, Daniel Otero, Jana Sendra, Adam Noble, Julien Lefranc, Raphaël Robiette and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202512896
69.
Total Synthesis and Structure Determination of Mycapolyol E Using Iterative Homologation of Boronic Esters
Sheenagh G. Aiken, Dylan Rigby, Daniele Fiorito, Malcolm R. P. George,
Simon Wübbolt, Adam Noble and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Novit 2025, 1, e70003
68.
Boron-Mediated Modular Assembly of Tetrasubstituted Alkenes
Liang Wei, Mihai V. Popescu, Adam Noble, Robert S. Paton*
and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Nature 2025, 634, 975–982
66.
Persistent Boryl Radicals as Highly Reducing Photoredox Catalysts for Debrominative Borylations
Jingjing Wu, Hui Wang, Huaquan Fang, Kevin C. Wang, Deborin Ghosh, Valerio Fasano, Adam Noble* and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 19450–19457
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63.
Aldehyde–Olefin Couplings Via Sulfoxylate-Mediated Oxidative Generation of Ketyl Radical Anions
Zhihang Li, Joseph A. Tate and Adam Noble*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 26616–26621
[Highlighted in OPRD, Synfacts, Synthesis Spotlight]
59.
Stereospecific Conversion of Boronic Esters into Enones using Methoxyallene: Application in the Total Synthesis of 10-Deoxymethynolide
Kristian J. Chambers, Patthadon Sanghong, Daniel Carter Martos, Giorgia Casoni, Rory C. Mykura, Durga Prasad Hari, Adam Noble
and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62, e202312054
52.
Iterative Synthesis of 1,3-Polyboronic Esters with High Stereocontrol and Application to the Synthesis of Bahamaolide A
Sheenagh G. Aiken, Joseph M. Bateman, Hsuan-Hung Liao, Alexander Fawcett, Teerawut Bootwicha, Paolo Vincetti, Eddie L. Myers,
Adam Noble and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Nat. Chem. 2023, 15, 248–256
42.
Direct Observation of Reactive Intermediates by Time-Resolved Spectroscopy Unravels the Mechanism of a Radical-Induced 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement
Luke Lewis-Borrell, Mahima Sneha, Ian P. Clark, Valerio Fasano,
Adam Noble, Varinder K. Aggarwal* and Andrew J. Orr-Ewing*
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 17191–17199
21.
Enantiospecific Synthesis of ortho-Substituted 1,1-Diarylalkanes by a 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement/anti-S 2' Elimination/Rearomatizing Allylic Suzuki-Miyaura Reaction Sequence
Belén Rubial, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Raphael Bigler, Stefan Aichhorn,
Adam Noble and Varinder K. Aggarwal*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 1366–1370
Postdoc, PhD, and Undergraduate
Nitro-Mannich Reaction (review)
Adam Noble and James C. Anderson*
Chem. Rev. 2013, 113, 2887–2939
5.
NMR Chemical Shifts of Molecules Encapsulated in Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes
Nicholas A. Besley* and Adam Noble
J. Chem. Phys. 2008, 128, 101102 (link)
2.
Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory Study of the X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy of Acetylene, Ethylene and Benzene on Si(100)
Nicholas A. Besley* and Adam Noble
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 3333–3340 (link)
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