Name Jonathan Clayden | Doctoral advisor Stuart Warren Books Organolithiums | |
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Institutions University of ManchesterUniversity of Cambridge Thesis The asymmetric epoxidation of allylic phosphine oxides: a stereocontrolled synthesis of allylic systems (1993) Notable awards Royal Society of Chemistry's Stereochemistry PrizeRoyal Society of Chemistry's Corday-Morgan Medal | ||
Jonathan Clayden (Pitchshifter)
Jonathan Paul Clayden (born 1968) is a Professor of organic chemistry at the University of Bristol.
Contents
- Jonathan Clayden Pitchshifter
- A to Z of Aldol Condensation Reaction by Jonathan Clayden Carruthers Books
- Education
- Research
- References
A to Z of Aldol Condensation Reaction by Jonathan Clayden & Carruthers Books
Education
In 1992 he obtained his PhD at the University of Cambridge working with Dr Stuart Warren on asymmetric synthesis using phosphine oxide chemistry. He then carried out a postdoc with Prof Marc Julia and in 1994 became a lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Manchester where he became a reader in 2000 and a Professor of Organic Chemistry in 2001. In 2015 he moved to a chair in chemistry at the University of Bristol.
Research
His research interests encompass various areas of synthesis and stereochemistry, particularly where conformation has a role to play: asymmetric synthesis, atropisomerism, organolithium chemistry, remote stereochemical effects and dynamic foldamer chemistry. He is known for being one of the authors of the popular organic chemistry textbook - Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Greeves, & Warren. He also wrote Organolithiums: Selectivity for Synthesis, which concerns the use of organolithium compounds in organic synthetic reactions.
From 2005 to 2011 he was editor-in-chief of the Open Access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry.