Prof. Joe Connolly Department of Chemistry University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QQ Scotland Telephone: +44 (0) 141 330 5499 FAX: +44 (0) 330 4888 email: joec@chem.gla.ac.uk

Retired

Although still involved in teaching chemistry, I have retired from research and do not have a research group, students or post-docs.

Selected Publications

• Synthetic approaches to pseudopterosin G aglycone dimethyl ether. J.-Y LeBrazidec, P.J. Kocienski, J.D. Connolly and K.W. Muir, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans. 1, 1998, 2475-2477.
• Prenylisoflavanones from Geoffroea decorticans.  J.Vila, L.Balderrama, J.L.Bravo, G.Almanza, C.Codina, J.Bastida and J.D.Connolly, Phytochemistry, 1998, 49, 2525-2528.
• First Synthesis of Mastigophorenes A and B, by Biomimetic Oxidative Coupling of Herbertenediol. G.Bringmann, T.Pabst, D.S.Rycroft and J.D.Connolly, Tetrahedron Lett., 1999, 40, 483-486.
• Aromatic Compounds from the Liverwort Plagiochila spinulosa. J.D.Connolly, D.S.Rycroft, D.L.Srivastava, W.J.Cole, J.Singh, P.Ifeadike, M.Hughes, C.Thom, U.Gerhard, A.J.Organ, R.Smith  and L.J.Harison, Phytochemistry, 1999, 50, 1159-1165.
• Two New Monoterpenoid Hydroperoxides from the Liverwort Jungermannia obovata. M.S.Buchanan, J.D.Connolly and D.S.Rycroft, J.Indian Chem.Soc., 1998, 75, 613-615.
• J.-M.Nuzillard, J.D.Connolly, C.Delaude, B.Richard, M.Zèches-Hanrot and L.Le Men-Olivier. Computer-assisted Structure Elucidation.  Alkaloids with a Novel Diaza-adamantane Skeleton from the Seeds of Acosmium panamense (Fabiaceae), Tetrahedron, 1999, 55, 11511-11518.
• Triterpenoids, J.D.Connolly and R.Hill. Nat.Prod.Reports, 1999, 16, 221-240.
• B.T.Ngadjui, G.W.F.Kapche, H.Tamboue, B.M.Abegaz, J.D.Connolly. Prenylated Flavonoids and a Dihydro-4-phenylcoumarin from Dorstenia poinsettifolia, Phytochemistry, 1999, 51, 119-123.
• B.T.Ngadjui, G.G.Folefoc, F.Keumedjio, E.Dongo, B.L.Sondengam and J.D.Connolly. Crotonadiol, a Labdane Diterpenoid from the Stem Bark of Croton zambesicus, Phytochemistry, 1999, 51, 171-174.
• B.M.Abegaz, J.D.Connolly and M.H.H.Nkunya, Editors, Proceedings of the 7th NAPRECA  Symposium on Natural Products, Dar es  Salaam, 1998.
• Triterpenoids, J.D.Connolly and R.Hill. Nat.Prod.Reports, 2000, 18, 131-147.
• Non-Dynamic and Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of Lactones with Stereogenic Centers and Axes: Stereoselective Total Synthesis of Herbertenediol and Mastigophorenes A and B, G.Bringmann, T.Pabst, P.Henschel, J.Kraus, K.Peters, E.-M.Peters, D.S.Rycroft and J.D.Connolly. J.Amer.Chem.Soc., 2000, 122, 9127-9133.
• Structure and Synthesis of Anhydrobisfarnesol from Euphorbia lateriflora. and Asymmetric Synthesis of (R)-Sesquilavandulol.  S.Faure, J.D.Connolly, C.O.Fakunle and O.Piva, Tetrahedron, 2000, 56,  9647-9653.

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