G. Richard Stephenson

Refereed Publications and Patents:



2005:

127. K.I. Booker-Milburn, M.R. Kimberley, R. Gillan, K. Ichinose, G.R. Stephenson, Y. Ebizuka, D.A. Hopwood,
Enantioselective reduction of b-keto-acids using engineered Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2).
  • Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., (2005) 44, 1121-1125.

    2004:

    127. S. Schouteeten, J.P. Tranchier, F. Rose-Munch, E. Rose, A. Aufrant, G.R. Stephenson,
    Cationic (h6-arene)tricarbonylmanganese linked to neutral (h6-arene)tricarbonylchromium complexes.
  • Organometallics, (2004) 23, 4308-4316.

    126. B. Jacques, J.P. Tranchier, F. Rose-Munch, E. Rose, G.R. Stephenson and C. Guyard-Duhayon,
    Cationic (h6-arene)tricarbonylmanganese linked to ferrocene complexes.
  • Organometallics, (2004) 23, 184-193.

    125. T. Taguchi, K. Kunieda, M. Takeda-Shitaka, D. Takaya, N. Kawano, M.R. Kimberley, K.I. Booker-Milburn, G.R. Stephenson, H. Umeyama, Y. Ebizuka, K. Ichinose,
    Remarkably different structures and reaction mechanisms of ketoreductases for the opposite stereochemical control in the biosynthesis of BIQ antibiotics.
  • Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry, (2004) 12, 5917-5927.

    2003:

    124. M. Ozawa, T. Taguchi, T. Itoh, Y. Ebizuka, K.I. Booker-Milburn, G.R. Stephenson, K. Ichinose,
    Structure and biosynthetic implication of (S)-NHAB, a novel shunt product from a disruptant of the actVI-ORFA gene for actinorhodin biosynthesis in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2),
  • Tetrahedron, (2003), 59, 8793-8798.

    123. C.E. Anson, T.J. Baldwin, N.J. Clayden, C.S. Creaser, O. Egyed, M.A. Fey, W.E., Hutchinson, A. Kavanaugh, G.R. Stephenson, P.J Walker,
    Silica-mounted FTIR-active organometalcarbonyl derivatives as functional materials,
  • Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, (2003), 5, 533-554.

    122. C.E. Anson, C.S. Creaser, A.V. MALKOV, L. Mojovic, G.R. Stephenson,
    Flavonoid derivatives as organometallic bioprobes.
  • J. Organomet. Chem., (2003), 668, 101.

    2002:

    121. C.S. Creaser, W.E. Hutchinson, G.R. Stephenson,
    An attenuated total reflectance optrode sensor incorporating infrared-active carbonylmetal probe groups.
  • Sensors and Actuators, (2002), 82B, 150.

    2001:

    120. M.F.N.N. Carvalho, M.A.N.D.A. Lemos, L.F. Veiros, G.R. Stephenson,
    Mechanism of the electrochemical reduction of [Fe(h5-C6H7)(CO)3][PF6] - a theoretical approach to the intermediates.
  • J. Organomet. Chem., (2001), 632, 49.

    119. J.-P. Tranchier, R. Chavignon, D. Prim, A. Aufrant, J. Giner-Planas, F. Rose-Munch, E. Rose, G.R. Stephenson,
    Organochromium/organoiron dipoles comprising (h6-arene)chromium and (h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) complexes linked with conjugated spacers.
  • Tetrahedron Lett., (2001), 42, 3311-3313.

    118. R.D.A. Hudson, C.E. Anson, M.F. Mahon, G.R. Stephenson,
    Regio- and stereoselectivity in long-range asymmetric induction controlled by carbonyliron groups: Crystal structures of dicarbonyl-L-[(1,2,3,4,5-h)-1-R-4-methoxycyclohexadienyl]iron(1+) hexafluorophosphate(1-) [(R = isopropenyl, L = CO), (R = 1-styryl, L = CO), (R = 1-prop-1-enyl, L = PPh3)] and two of their neutral malonate adducts.
  • J. Organomet. Chem., (2001), 630, 88-103.

    117. C.S. Creaser,W.E. Hutchinson, G.R. Stephenson,
    FTIR sensing of inhomogeneous systems using immobilized organometalcarbonyl probe groups.
  • The Analyst, (2001), 126, 647-651.

    116. C.E. Anson, R.D.A. Hudson, D.G. Smyth, G.R. Stephenson,
    Reactivity patterns in cationic tricarbonyliron complexes: Crystallographic proof of stereoselectivity in long range asymmetric control in the 1,3/1,2' series.
  • Appl. Organomet. Chem., (2001), 15, 16-22.

    2000:

    115. C.S. Creaser, W.E. Hutchinson, G.R. Stephenson,
    Molecular sensing via an immobilized organometalcarbonyl probe.
  • Applied Spectroscopy, (2000), 54, 1624-1628.

    114. C.E. Anson, G. Dave, G.R. Stephenson,
    Stereocontrolled preparation of stereocomplementary regioisomeric tricarbonyliron complexes in enantiopure form.
  • Tetrahedron, (2000), 56, 2273-2281.

    113. T. Taguchi, K. Ituo, Y. Ebizuka, F. Malpartida, D.A. Hopwood, C.M. Surti, K.I. Booker-Milburn, G.R. Stephenson, K. Ichinose,
    Chemical Characterisation of disruptants of the Steptomyces coelicolor A3 actVI genes involved in actinorhodin biosynthesis.
  • J. Antibiotics, (2000), 53, 144-152.

    112. C.E. Anson, S. Hartmann, R.D. Kelsey, G.R. Stephenson,
    X-ray crystallographic proof of regioselectivity in a nitrosobenzene cycloaddition, and development of a novel in situ heterocycloaddition trap for use during decomplexation of tricarbonyliron diene complexes in hippeastrine synthesis.
  • Polyhedron, (2000), 19, 569-571.

    111. C.E. Anson, M.J. Bibb, K.I. Booker-Milburn, C. Clissold, P.J. Haley, D.A. Hopwood, K. Ichinose, W.P. Revill, G.R. Stephenson, C.M. Surti,
    Genetic engineering of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) for the enantioselective reduction of unnatural b-keto-ester substrates.
  • Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., (2000), 39, 224-227.

    1999:

    110. MALKOV, A.V., AUFFRANT, A., RENARD, C., ROSE, E., ROSE-MUNCH, F. OWEN, D.A., SANDOE, E.J., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Addition of aryl substituents to cyclohexadienyliron electrophiles in the development of routes to C12 central building blocks for alkaloid synthesis.
  • Inorg. Chim. Acta, (1999), 296, 139-149.

    109. MALKOV, A.V., MOJOVIC, L., STEPHENSON, G.R. TURNER, A.T., & CREASER, C.S.
    Attachment of IR-active organometallic probe groups to flavonoid inducers of nod gene expression.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1999), 589, 103-110.

    108. ICHINOSE, K., SURTI, C., TAGUCHI, T., MALPARTIDA, F., BOOKER-MILBURN, K.I., STEPHENSON, G.R., EBIZUKA, Y. & HOPWOOD, D.A.
    Proof that the actVI genetic region of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) is involved in stereospecific pyran ring formation in the biosynthesis of actinorhodin.
    Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., (1999), 9, 395-400.

    1998:

    107. BACH, N.J., BAKER, S.R., GILMORE, J., LEWTHWAITE, R.A., MCKILLOP, A., SAWYER, J.S., STEPHENSON, G.R., & URQUHART, M.W.J.
    Process for preparing N-benzyl indoles.
    United States Patent, (1998), 5,807,866.

    106. ANSON, C.E., CREASER, C.S., DOWNIE, J.A., EGYED, O., MALKOV, A.V., MOJOVIC, L., STEPHENSON, G.R., TURNER, A.T., & WILSON, K.E.
    Organometallic flavonoid derivatives as spectroscopic probes.
    Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett., (1998), 8, 3549-3554.

    105. ANSON, C.E., HUDSON, R.D.A., OSBORNE, S.A., SMYTHE, D.G., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    h4 to h5: Stereocontolled reactivation of exocyclic triene iron complexes.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1998), 39, 7603-7606.

    1997:

    104. ROSE-MUNCH, F., SUSANNE, C., BALSSA, F., ROSE, E., VAISSERMAN, J., LICANDRO, E., PAPAGNI, A., MAIORANA, S., MENG, W.-D., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Nucleophile addition of chromium and tungsten carbene anions to cationic organotricarbonylmetal complexes.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1997), 545-546, 9-16.

    103. ANSON, C.E., CREASER, C.S., EGYED, O., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    FTIR studies of organometalcarbonyl-tagged enzymes.
    Spectrochim. Acta, (1997), 53, 1867-1877.

    102. BACH, N.J., BAKER, S.R., GILMORE, J., LEWTHWAITE, R.A., MCKILLOP, A., SAWYER, S., STEPHENSON, G.R., & URQUHART, M.W.J.
    Process for preparing N-benzyl indoles.
    European Patent Application, (1997), 96308306.8.

    101. ICHINOSE, K., SURTI, C., HOPWOOD, D.A., MALPARTIDA, F., BOOKER-MILBURN, K.I., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Stereochemical control involved in the biosynthesis of benzochromanequinone antibiotics in Streptomyces spp. Tennen Yuki Kagobutsu Toronkai Koen Yoshishu, (1997), 38, 505-510 [CA (1997) 125, 3224276].

    100. HENDRICKX, E., PERSOONS, A., SAMSON, S., & STEPHENSON, G.R. Nonlinear optical properties in bimetallic monocation complexes of iron.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1997), 542, 295-297.

    99. HUDSON, R.S.A. OSBORNE, S.A., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Ester functionalised alkene-extended cyclohexadienyl complexes.
    Tetrahedron, (1997), 53, 4095-4104.

    98. VAN DEN BEUKEN, E., SAMSON, S., SANDOE, E.J. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Alkynylcyclohexadienyl tricarbonyliron complexes: a new directing effect for organoiron-mediated synthesis
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1997), 530, 251-253.

    97. ANSON, C.E., ATTWOOD, M.R., RAYNHAM, T.M., SMYTH, D.G., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    More efficient iterative uses of tricarbonyliron complexes are possible by diastereoselective formation of h5-cyclohexadienyl complexes.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1997), 38, 505-508.

    1996:

    96. HUDSON, R.D.A. OSBORNE, S.A., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Long-range asymmetric induction by conjugate addition to alkenylcyclohexadienyliron complexes
    Tetrahedon Lett., (1996), 37, 9009-9012.

    95. SVENSSON, M., REES, G.D., ROBINSON, B.H., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Phosholipid-stabilised water-in-oil microemulsions: a study of ester synthesis by Humicola lanuginosa lipase.
    Colloids and Surfaces B: Interfaces, (1996), 8, 101-111.

    94. HUDSON, R.D.A., OSBORNE, S., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Reactions of a new Sorensen-type nucleophile with organoiron complexes: synthesis of N-deprotected, diastereomerically pure amino acids.
    Synlett, (1996), 845-846.

    93. SANDOE, E.J., STEPHENSON, G.R., & SWANSON, S.
    Regiochemical switching with aryl-substituted cyclohexadienyliron complexes in a formal total synthesis of lycoramine.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1996), 37, 6283-6286.

    92. HOWELL, J.A.S., BELL, A.G., O'LEARY, P.J., STEPHENSON, G.R., HASTINGS, M, HOWARD, P.W., OWEN, D.A., WHITHEAD, A.J., MCARDLE, P., & CUNNINGHAM, D.
    Synthesis and reactivity of cyclic and acyclic (1-(acyloxy)pentadienyl)Fe(CO)2LX and (1-alkoxypentadienyl)Fe(CO)2LX salts (L=CO, PPh3).
    Organometallics, (1996), 15, 4247-4257.

    91. ANSON, C.E., CREASER, C.S., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    FTIR study of p-stacking effects in (h6-arene)tricarbonylchromium complexes: application as a molecular sensor for aromatic analytes.
    Spectrochim. Acta, (1996), 52, 1183-1191.

    90. CARVALHO, M.F.N.N., POMBEIRO, A.J.L., SHROPSHIRE, I.M., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Electrochemical behaviour and reactivity of cyclohexadienyliron complexes.
    Inorg. Chim. Acta, (1996), 248, 45-49.

    89. ATTWOOD, M.R., RAYNHAM, T.M., SMYTH, D.G., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Elaboration of a trifloxycyclohexadieneiron p-complex by palladium-catalysed coupling.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1996), 37, 2731-2734.

    88. ANSON, C.E., BALDWIN, T.J., CREASER, C.S., FEY, M.A., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    IR-active Organometallic pH Probes.
    Organometallics, (1996), 15, 1451-1456.

    87. BACH, N.J., BAKER, S.R., GILMORE, J., LEWTHWAITE, R.A., MCKILLOP, A., SAWYER, S., STEPHENSON, G.R., & URQUHART, M.W.J.
    Process for preparing N-benzyl indoles.
    U.K. Patent Application, (1996) 9523948.9.

    1995:

    86. REES, G.D., ROBINSON, B.H., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Preparative-scale kinetic resolutions catalysed by microbial lipases immobilised in AOT-stabilised microemulsion-based organogels: cryoenzymology as a tool for improving enantioselectivity.
    Biochim. Biophys. Acta, (1995), 1259, 73-81.

    85. CROOKS, G.E., REES, G.D., ROBINSON, B.H., SVENSSON, M., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Comparison of hydrolysis and esterification behavior of Humicola lanuginosa and Rhizomucor miehei lipases in AOT-stabilised water-in-oil microemulsions: II - Effect of temperature on reaction kinetics and general considerations of stability and productivity.
    Biotechnol. Bioeng., (1995), 48, 190-196.

    84. CROOKS, G.E., REES, G.D., ROBINSON, B.H., SVENSSON, M., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Comparison of hydrolysis and esterification behavior of Humicola lanuginosa and Rhizomucor miehei lipases in AOT-stabilised water-in-oil microemulsions: I - Effect of pH and water content on reaction kinetics.
    Biotechnol. Bioeng., (1995), 48, 78-88.

    83. REES, G.D., ROBINSON, B.H., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Macrocyclic lactone synthesis by lipases in water-in-oil microemulsions.
    Biochim. Biophys. Acta, (1995), 1257, 239-248.

    82. BALAZS, M. and STEPHENSON, G.R.,
    Regiocontrol switching in C-C bond formation during decomplexation of a tricarbonyl(h4-cyclohexadiene)iron complex.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1995), 498, C17-C19.

    81. MCKILLOP, A., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TINKL, M.
    A Facile iron-mediated entry to the 2,3,3a,7a-tetrahydroindole nucleus.
    Synlett, (1995), 669-670.

    80. MALKOV, A.V., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Anomolous deprotonation reaction of tricarbonyl(h5-1-arylcyclohexadienyl)iron complexes.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1995), 489, C74-C77.

    79. MALKOV, A.V. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Fine-tuning electrophilicity of cationic tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1995), 489, C44-C47.

    78. BREEN, C., BROOKS, J.S., FORDER, S., MAGGS, A.A., MARSHALL, G., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Organometallic cation-exchanged phyllosilicates: 57Fe Mossbauer spectroscopic study of organoiron complexes on a low-iron montmorillonite.
    J. Materials Chem., (1995), 5, 97-104.

    1994:

    77. CALISKAN, O.A., ANIL, H, & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Cephalaria saponin A, a new bidesmosidic triterpene saponin from Cephalaria transsylvanica.
    J. Nat. Prod., (1994), 57, 1001-1003.

    76. ANSON, C.E., CREASER, C.S., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    [(h6-Benzocrown ether)Cr(CO)3] complexes as FTIR-readable molecular sensors for alkali metal cations.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1994), 2175-2176.

    75. STEPHENSON, G.R. & HOWARD, P.W.
    Circular dichroism spectra of tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1994), 2873-2880.

    74. GENET, J.P., HUDSON, R.D.A., MENG, W.-D., ROBERTS, E., STEPHENSON, G.R., & THOIMBERT, S.
    Schiff base nucleophiles: progress towards the general application of organoiron complexes in amino acid synthesis.
    Synlett, (1994), 631-634.

    73. STEPHENSON, G.R. & MILNE, K.
    Evaluation of phosphoramide derivatives of carboxylic acid esters for the alkylation of tricarbonyliron complexes with weak directing groups. (Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, part 16).
    Aust. J. Chem., (1994), 47, 1605-1612.

    72. HOWELL, J.A.S., BELL, A.G., O'LEARY, P.J., MCARDLE, P., CUNNINGHAM, D., STEPHENSON, G.R., & HASTINGS, M.
    Access to homochiral acyclic (diene)Fe(CO)3 complexes containing electron donor substitutents.
    Organometallics, (1994), 13, 1806-1812.

    71. CREASER, C.S., FEY, M.A., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Environment sensitivity of FTIR-active metal carbonyl probe groups.
    Spectrochimica Acta, (1994), 50A, 1295-1299.

    70. ANSON, C.E., CREASER, C.S., EGYED, O., FEY, M.A., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    FTIR detection of an enzyme-bound organometalcarbonyl probe in the presence of the unbound probe molecule.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1994), 39-40.

    1993:

    69. ASTLEY, S.T. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Preparation and reactivity of cuprate derivatives of lithium 6-lithiopiperonylate with tricarbonyl(2-methoxycyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) hexafluorophoshpate.
    J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1993), 1953-1955.

    68. MCKILLOP, A., STEPHENSON, G.R., & TINKL, M.
    Leaving group placement to control the stereoselective organo-iron-based synthesis of regioisomeric tetrahydrophenanthridine derivatives.
    J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1993), 1827-1828.

    67. STEPHENSON, G.R., FINCH, H. OWEN, D.A., & SWANSON, S.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, Part 15. Directing group competition in organoiron intermediates in the synthesis of (±)-O-methyljoubertiamine.
    Tetrahedron, (1993), 49, 5649-5662.

    66. ALEXANDER, I.J., HALES, N.J., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, Part XIV. A new strategy for the reactivation of tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Organometal. Chem., (1993), 453, 111-115.

    65. ASTLEY, S.T., MEYER, M., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Hippeastrine synthesis: A combined biodioxygenation/organoiron chirality relay approach.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1993), 34, 2035-2038.

    64. REES, G.D., JENTA, T.R.J., NASCIMENTO, M.G, CATAURO, M., ROBINSON, B.H.R., STEPHENSON, G.R., & OLPHERT, R.D.G.
    Use of water-in oil microemulsions and geletin-containing microemulsion-based gels for lipase-catalysed ester synthesis in organic solvents.
    Ind. J. Chem., (1993), 32B, 30-34.

    1992:

    63. DUNN, M.J., JACKSON, R.F.W., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Reactions of a serine-derived zinc/copper reagent with tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron salts: synthesis of protected amino acids.
    Synlett, (1992), 905-906.

    62. STEPHENSON, G.R. & ASTLEY S.T.
    Hippeastrine synthesis: Functionalised metallated arenes in an organoiron route to a tricyclic model.
    Synlett, (1992), 507-509.

    61. CREASER, C.S. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Spectroscopic investigations using organometallic compounds.
    U.K. Patent Application, (1992), 9209856.5, 7 May.

    60. STEPHENSON, G.R., THOMAS, R.D. & CASSIDY, F.
    An organoiron approach to the synthesis of dihydrodioscorine.
    Synlett, (1992), 247-248.

    59. CREASER, C.S., KOUPAI-ABYAZANI, M.R. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Gas chromatographic-mass spectrometric characterisation of flavanones in citrus and grape juices.
    The Analyst, (1992), 117, 1105-1109.

    58. KOUPIA-ABYAZANI, M.R., CREASER, C.S., & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Separation and identification of flavone, flavonol, isoflavone and flavanone aglycones by capillary column gas chromatography.
    Phytochem. Anal., (1992), 3, 80-84.

    57. STEPHENSON, G.R., OWEN, D.A., FINCH, F. & SWANSON, S.
    The role of the substituent pattern in determining selectivity in the preparation of tricarbonyl(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts by acid-catalysed demethoxylation.
    Aust. J. Chem., (1992), 45, 121-134.

    1991:

    56. STEPHENSON, G.R., HOWARD, P.W. & TAYLOR S.C.
    Regioselective access to tricarbonyliron complexes: controlled preparation and reactions of trifluoromethyl-substituted complexes.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1991), 419, C14-C17.

    55. CREASER, C.S. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Spectroscopic investigations using organometallic compounds.
    U.K. Patent Application, (1991), 9110017.2, 9 May.

    54. CREASER, C.S., KOUPAI-ABYAZANI, M.R. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Origin and control of multi-peak formation in the analysis of trimethylsilyl derivatives of flavanone aglycones in capillary column gas chromatography.
    J. Chromatography, (1991), 586, 323-328.

    53. STEPHENSON, G.R., VOYLE, M. & WILLIAMS, S.
    A route to acyclic tricarbonyl(h5-trienyl)iron(1+) complexes for use in polyene asymmetric synthesis.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1991), 32, 5265-5268.

    52. STEPHENSON, G.R., PALOTAI, I.M., ROSS, W.D. & TUPPER, D.E.
    An organometallic approach for the synthesis of lycorine: substituent tolerance in the arylation step.
    Synlett, (1991), 586-588.

    51. STEPHENSON, G.R., HOWARD, P.W., OWEN, D.A. & WHITEHEAD, A.J.
    Complementary regioselection in nucleophile additions to cationic h5-cyclohexadienyl iron complexes.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1991), 641-642.

    50. STEPHENSON, G.R., OWEN, D.A., FINCH, H. & SWANSON, S.
    Organometallic equivalents of cyclohexenone di-cation synthons for the total synthesis of O-methyljoubertiamine. (Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, part 13).
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1991), 32, 1291-4.

    49. STEPHENSON, G.R., THOMAS, R.D. & CASSIDY, F.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis XII. Tricarbonyliron complexes as intermediates to isoquinuclidines.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1991), 402, C59-C62.

    48. CREASER, C.S., KOUPAI-ABYAZANI, M.R. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Mass spectra of trimethylsilyl derivatives of naturally occurring flavonoid aglycones and chalcones.
    Org. Mass Spectrometry, (1991), 26, 157-160.

    47. STEPHENSON, G.R., HOWARD, P.W. & TAYLOR, S.C.
    Assignment of absolute configurations from the circular dichroism spectra of cyclic h4-diene complexes of Fe(CO)3.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1991), 127-9.

    1990:

    46. OWEN, D.A., STEPHENSON, G.R., FINCH, H. & SWANSON, S.
    Phenyl directing groups in the demethoxylation route to tricarbonyl(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) complexes.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1990), 395, C5-C8.

    45. HOWARD, P.W., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TAYLOR, S.C.
    Evidence for an anomalous microbial oxidation of acetophenone: new access to optically active tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1990), 1182-4.

    44. OWEN, D.A., STEPHENSON, G.R., FINCH, H., & SWANSON, S.
    Aryl-substituted cyclohexadienyl complexes: novel intermediates for an organometallic approach to Sceletium and Amaryllidaceae alkaloid synthesis.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1990), 31, 3401-4.

    43. STEPHENSON, G.R., VOYLE, M. & WILLIAMS, S.
    Electrophilic vinylogous dienyl p-complexes: a novel approach to the stereocontrolled preparation of polyenes.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1990), 31, 3979-82.

    1989:

    42. HASTINGS, M. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Model studies for an organometallic route to cis,trans dienols.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1989), 375, C27-C30.

    41. PIPER, M.R.J., STEPHENSON, G.R., TAYLOR, R.J.K., BREEN, C., BROOKS, J.S. & WILLIAMS, G.L.
    Charge distribution in bimetallic organometallic cations.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.    , (1989), 1798-1800.

    40. CREASER, C.S., KOUPAI-ABYAZANI, M.R. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Capillary column gas chromatography of methyl and trimethylsilyl derivatives of some naturally occurring flavonoid aglycones and other phenolics.
    J. Chromatography, (1989), 478, 415-421.

    39. MENG, W.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Driven equilibria: a strategy for the regioconvergent preparation of tricarbonyl(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) complexes by hydride abstraction.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1989), 371, 355-360.

    38. OWEN, D.A., STEPHENSON, G.R., FINCH, H. & SWANSON, S.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, Part 11: 2-Aryl substitutents: new directing groups in cyclohexadienyl p-complexes.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1989), 30, 2607-2610.

    37. HOWARD, P.W., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TAYLOR S.C.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis X. Homochiral p-complexes with planar chirality: synthetic equivalents of chiral cyclohexadiene dications.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1989), 370, 97-109.

    36. PALOTAI, I.M., STEPHENSON, G.R., ROSS, W.J. & TUPPER, D.E.
    First alkylation of a 1-methoxy substituted tricarbonyl-(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) complex.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1989), 364, C11-C14.

    1988:

    35. HOWARD, P.W., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TAYLOR, S.C.
    Convenient access to homochiral tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1988), 1603-1604. (Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, Part 9).

    34. RANDALL, G.P., STEPHENSON, G.R. & CHRYSTAL, E.J.T.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis VIII. Preparation of tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) cations with oxygenated side-chains.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1988), 353, C47-C50.

    33. HOWARD, P.W., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TAYLOR, S.C.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis VII. 6-Methoxycyclohexadienyl complexes: Access to synthetic equivalents of cyclohexadiene dications.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1988) 339, C5-C8.

    32. ALEXANDER, R.P., MORLEY, C. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis. Part 6. Organometallic approaches to the enantiomer synthesis of tridachione: a role for planar chirality in synthesis design.
    J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1988), 2069-2074.

    1987:

    31. PALOTAI, I.M., STEPHENSON, G.R. & KANE-MAGUIRE, L.A.P.
    Planar chirality in organometallic complexes: applications in organic enantiomer synthesis.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1987), 319, C5-10.

    30. ALEXANDER, R.P., JAMES, T.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Alkylation of tricarbonyliron complexes by trimethylsilyl cyanide: synthetic and kinetic studies.
    J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (1987), 2013-2016.

    29. ALEXANDER, R.P. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition-metal mediated asymmetric synthesis. Part 5. Alternative Methods for the formation of tricarbonyl(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts.
    J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (1987), 885-888.

    1986:

    28. CASY, G., FURBER, M., RICHARDSON, K.A., STEPHENSON, G.R. & TAYLOR, R.J.K.
    Alkylation reactions of propargyl alcohol; improved routes to prostaglandin a-side-chain precursors.
    Tetrahedron, (1986), 42, 5849-5856.

    27. ALEXANDER, R.P. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Reversal of regiocontrol in the alkylation of an arene p-complex.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1986), 314, C73-75.

    26. ALEXANDER, R.P. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    A superior method for the addition of cyanide to substituted tricarbonyl(h5-cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1986), 299, C1-C3.

    1985:

    25. STEPHENSON, G.R.
    An organometallic route to tetrahydrocarbazolones.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1985), 286, C41-C43.

    24. CURTIS, H., JOHNSON, B.F.G. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Studies on the regioselective preparation of tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts.
    J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (1985), 1723-5.

    1984:

    23. ATTON, J.G., EVENS, D.J., KANE-MAGUIRE, L.A.P. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Resolution of [Fe(CO)3(1-5-h-dienyl]+ cations and assignment of absolute configuration by circular dichroism spectroscopy.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1984), 1246-8.v

    22. BIRCH, A.J., RAVERTY, W.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R. Chirality transfer in the coordination sphere of iron.
    Organometallics, (1984), 3, 1075-1079.v

    21. HARLAND, L., STEPHENSON, G.R. & WHITTAKER, M.J.
    Barriers to Fe(CO)3 rotation in substituted cyclohexadienyl complexes. J. Organomet. Chem., (1984), 263, C30-C32.

    1982:

    20. STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition-metal mediated asymmetric synthesis. IV. Chelation of malonate esters by a chiral lanthanide shift reagent: a general method to measure the enantiomeric excess of tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts.
    Aust. J. Chem., (1982), 35, 1939-1943.

    19. ATTON, J.G., KANE-MAGUIRE, L.A.P., WILLIAMS, P.A. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Chiral discrimination in organometallic systems. Reaction of [Fe(CO)3(1-5h-2-MeOC6H6)]+ with (R)-(+)589-1-phenylethylamine.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1982), 232, C5-C8.

    18. STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition-metal mediated asymmetric synthesis. Part 3. Preparation and stereospecific alkylation of unsymmetrically substituted tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts: An organometallic approach to the synthesis of carvone, cryptomerion and bilobanone. J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1982) 2449-2456.

    17. BIRCH, A.J., LIEPA, A.J. & STEPHENSON, G.R. Organometallic complexes in synthesis. Part 16. Reaction of tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts with aromatic amines.
    J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, (1982) 713-717.

    1981:

    16. STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis. II Complete resolution of (2R,5S)- (-)-tricarbonyl[1-5-h-(2-methoxy-5-methylcyclohexadienyl)]iron(1+) hexafluorophosphate(1-) by selective crystallization of enantiomers.
    Aust. J. Chem., (1981), 34, 2339-2345.

    15. BIRCH, A.J., RAVERTY, W.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Organometallic complexes in organic synthesis. 15. The absolute configuration of some simply substituted tricarbonyliron complexes.
    J. Org. Chem., (1981), 46, 5166-5172.

    14. BIRCH, A.J. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Regioselectivity of nucleophilic additions to tricarbonyl(h5-methyl-2,4-cyclohexadien-1-yl)iron(1+)PF6-: Temperature dependence of hydride reductions.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1981), 218, 91-104.

    13. BIRCH, A.J. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Optically active tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron(1+) salts: Synthetic equivalents to spatially directed organic cations.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1981), 22, 779-782. (Transition metal mediated asymmetric synthesis, Part 1).

    12. BIRCH, A.J., BANDARA, B.M.R., CHAMBERLAIN, K., CHAUNCY, B., DAHLER, P., DAY, A.I., JENKINS, I.D., KELLY, L.F., KHOR, T.-C., KRETSCHMER, G., LIEPA, A.J., NARULA, A.S., RAVERTY, W.D., RIZZARDO, E., SELL, C., STEPHENSON, G.R., THOMPSON, D.J. & WILLIAMSON, D.H.
    Organometallic compounds in organic synthesis - XI. The strategy of lateral control of reactivity: Tricarbonyl(cyclohexadiene)iron complexes and their organic synthetic equivalents.
    Tetrahedron, Supplement 9, (1981), 37, 289-302.

    11. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J., PARKER, D.G. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Synthetic studies with iron carbonyl complexes. Reaction of carbon nucleophiles with tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron tetrafluoroborate: addition of the anion of nitromethane to the dienyl cation.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1981), 204, 221-228.

    1980:

    10. BIRCH, A.J., DAHLER, P, NARULA, A.S. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron complexes: synthetic equivalents of aryl cations; a facile synthesis of 2-aryl-cyclopentenones and its application towards prostaglandin analogues.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1980), 21, 3817-3820.

    9. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J., PARKER, D.G. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Synthetic studies with iron carbonyl complexes. Fragmentation of b-alcoholic tricarbonyl(diene)iron(0) complexes in the mass spectrometer; use to distinguish positional isomers.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1980), 197, 77-84.

    8. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J., PARKER, D.G. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Synthetic studies with iron carbonyl complexes. Versatile synthesis of olefinic side-chains to a tricarbonyl(cyclohexadiene)iron(0) ring.
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1980), 197, 67-75.

    7. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J., PARKER, D.G. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Synthetic studies with iron carbonyl complexes. Protonation and acetylation of tricarbonyl(5-exo-(isopropenyl)cyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron(0).
    J. Organomet. Chem., (1980), 194, C14-18.

    6. BIRCH, A.J., RAVERTY, W.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Absolute configuration of some tricarbonyl(cyclohexadiene)iron complexes.
    J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., (1980) 857-859.

    5. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Protonation and acetylation of tricarbonyl(5-exo-(isopropenyl)cyclohexa-1,3-diene)iron. Regiospecific formation of tricarbonyl(1-(substituted)- cyclohexadienylium)iron cations.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1980), 21, 1995-1996.

    4. BIRCH, A.J., NARULA, A.S., DAHLER, P., STEPHENSON, G.R. & KELLY, L.F.
    Organometallic compounds in organic synthesis: reactions of some tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienylium)iron complexes with 1,2-bis(trimethylsiloxy)-1-cyclopentene. A novel route to 2-(substituted)-2-cyclopenten-1-ones.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1980), 21, 979-982.

    3. BIRCH, A.J., RAVERTY, W.D. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Asymmetric synthesis of optically active tricarbonyliron complexes of 1,3-dienes.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1980), 21, 197-200.

    1979:

    2. BIRCH, A.J., LIEPA, A.J. & STEPHENSON, G.R.
    Organometallic compounds in organic synthesis. Some tricarbonyl(cyclohexadienyl)iron cations and nitrogen containing nucleophiles.
    Tetrahedron Lett., (1979), 20, 3565-3568.

    1978:

    1. JOHNSON, B.F.G., LEWIS, J, STEPHENSON, G.R. & VICHI, E.J.S.
    Preparation and reactions of triphenylphosphine and triphenylphosphite complexes of (benzylideneacetone)dicarbonyliron(0).
    J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., (1978), 369-373.

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