Department of Chemistry
David Pugh
Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire.
MChem in Chemistry, University of York.
Working on new methods for the preparation of cyclopropanes and oxindoles.
Recent publications:
- Preparation of 3-Alkylated Oxindoles from N-Benzyl Aniline via a Cu(II)-Mediated Anilide Cyclization Process.
D S Pugh, R J K Taylor, J S Alford and H M L Davies, Org. Synth., 2012, 89, 438.- Asymmetric Decarboxylative Allylation of Oxindoles.
V Franckevicius, J D Cuthbertson, M Pickworth, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2011, 13, 4264.- A one pot oxidation / allylation / oxidation sequence for the preparation of β,γ-unsaturated ketones directly from primary alcohols.
C L Moody, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Tetrahedron Lett., 2011, 52, 2511.- First C−H Activation Route to Oxindoles using Copper Catalysis.
J E M N Klein, A Perry, D S Pugh and R J K Taylor, Org. Lett., 2010, 12, 3446.- Preparation of 3-Alkyl-Oxindoles by Copper(II)-Mediated C-H, Ar-H Coupling Followed by Decarboxyalkylation.
D S Pugh, J E M N Klein, A Perry and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2010, 934-938.- The Preparation of Substituted Pyrazoles from β,β-Dibromo-enones by a Tandem Condensation/Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Coupling Process.
S Beltrán-Rodil, M G Edwards, D S Pugh, M Reid and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2010, 602-606.- Gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation of Dibenzylideneacetone Using Triisopropyl Sulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate.
M G Edwards, D S Pugh, A C Whitwood, and R J K Taylor, Acta Crystallographica Section C, 2009, o39-o41- Gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation using Triisopropylsulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate: Scope and Limitations.
M G Edwards, R J Paxton, D S Pugh, A C Whitwood, and R J K Taylor, Synthesis, 2008, 3279-3288.- An Improved gem-Dimethylcyclopropanation Procedure Using Triisopropylsulfoxonium Tetrafluoroborate.
M G Edwards, R J Paxton, D S Pugh, and R J K Taylor, Synlett, 2008, 521-524.
