{"id":109,"date":"2021-10-14T13:39:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-14T12:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/?page_id=109"},"modified":"2023-03-21T09:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-03-21T09:15:44","slug":"next-generation-synthesis-catalysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/?page_id=109","title":{"rendered":"Next Generation Synthesis &#038; Catalysis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">This theme is focused on the delivery of new and efficient processes that will be directly applicable to the production of drug-like molecules. Importantly, a key design principle formulated in partnership with GSK is that these new approaches should be broadly applicable in both medicinal chemistry and process development scenarios. <br><br>Achievements to date include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2022 The <em>N<\/em>-methyl functionalisation synthetic programme is developing rapidly in partnership with mechanistic investigations in our Sustainable Processes theme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">\u2022 The first generation of a novel class of ligands to enable the asymmetric 1,4-addition of boronic acids to unsaturated systems has been established. We are now applying these methods to the preparation of bioactive molecules of direct interest to GSK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"people\">People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/William-Kerr.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-136\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/William-Kerr.jpg 250w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/William-Kerr-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Billy Kerr (UoS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/murphy-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-292\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/murphy-edited.jpg 175w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/murphy-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. John Murphy (UoS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/rossdenton-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-627\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/rossdenton-edited.jpg 120w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/rossdenton-edited-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Ross Denton (UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-654\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited.jpg 1944w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-768x769.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-1534x1536.jpg 1534w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_20211109_162841839-3-edited-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Simon Woodword (UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hon-Lam-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-295\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hon-Lam-edited.jpg 170w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Hon-Lam-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Hon Lam (UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Chris-Hayes-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-296\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Prof. Chris Hayes (UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liam-Ball-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-297\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liam-Ball-edited.jpg 189w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Liam-Ball-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Liam Ball (UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Simon-Nicolle-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-762\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Simon-Nicolle-edited.jpg 691w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Simon-Nicolle-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Simon-Nicolle-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Simon-Nicolle-edited-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Simon Nicolle (GSK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Katherine-Wheelhouse-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-422\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Katherine-Wheelhouse-edited.jpg 184w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Katherine-Wheelhouse-edited-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Katherine Wheelhouse (GSK)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-746\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan.webp 300w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Nathan-100x100.webp 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Nathan Knight (PDRA, UoS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-749\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmedicinesprosperitypartnership.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Li-Zhai-PDRA-edited-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dr Li Zhai (PDRA, UoN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow 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