David Hodgson (chemist)

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Professor David Michael Hodgson is the Todd Fellow and Tutor in Chemistry at Oriel College, Oxford.

Hodgson achieved his Bachelor of Science at the University of Bath and gained his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Southampton. His research interests are in synthesis, broadly encompassing studies directed towards the design and development of new methods, reagents and strategies for the synthesis of biologically active molecules.

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• 'Use of Allene in 1,3-Dipolar Addition to a Carbonyl Ylide: Syntheses of 3-Hydroxy-cis-nemorensic Acid and Nemorensic Acid' D. M. Hodgson and F. Le Strat, Chem. Commun., 2004, 821.
• 'Enamines from Terminal Epoxides and Hindered Lithium Amides' D. M. Hodgson, C. Bray and N. D. Kindon, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 6870.
• 'Catalytic Enantioselective Intermolecular Cycloadditions of 2-Diazo-3,6-diketoester Derived Carbonyl Ylides with Alkene Dipolarophiles' D. M. Hodgson, T. Brückl, R. Glen, A. H. Labande, D. A. Selden, A. G. Dossetter and A. J. Redgrave, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2004, 101, 5450.
• 'Intramolecular Cyclopropanation of Unsaturated Terminal Epoxides' D. M. Hodgson, Y. K. Chung and J.-M. Paris, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 8664.
• 'Unsaturated 1,2-Amino Alcohols and Ethers from Aziridines and Organolithiums' D. M. Hodgson, B. Stefane, T. J. Miles and J. Witherington, Chem. Commun., 2004, 2234.
• 'Alkenes from Terminal Epoxides using Lithium 2,2,6,6-Tetramethylpiperidide and Organolithiums or Grignard Reagents' D. M. Hodgson, M. J. Fleming and S. J. Stanway, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 12250.