Jonathan Clayden
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Jonathan Clayden is an organic chemist.
In 1992 he obtained his PhD
at the University of Cambridge
working with Stuart Warren
on asymmetric synthesis using phosphine oxide
chemistry. He then carried out a postdoc with Marc Julia
and in 1994 became a lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Manchester
where he has remained, becoming a reader in 2000 and a Professor of Organic Chemistry in 2001.
He is known for being one of the authors of the popular organic chemistry textbook - Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Greeves, Warren & Wothers. As well as writing Organolithiums: Selectivity for Synthesis, which concerns the use of organolithium compounds to obtain the correct chemo and stereoselectivity in reaction.
From 2005 to 2011 he was editor-in-chief of the Open Access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
.
He has won many awards including:
In 1992 he obtained his PhD
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at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
working with Stuart Warren
Stuart Warren
Stuart Warren is a British organic chemist and author of chemistry textbooks aimed at university students.-Academic career:Dr Warren was educated at Cheadle Hulme School near Manchester and read the Natural Sciences Tripos at Trinity College, Cambridge. He stayed at Cambridge to complete a PhD with...
on asymmetric synthesis using phosphine oxide
Phosphine oxide
Phosphine oxides are either inorganic phosphorus compounds such as phosphoryl trichloride or organophosphorus compounds with the formula OPR3, where R = alkyl or aryl...
chemistry. He then carried out a postdoc with Marc Julia
Marc Julia
Marc Julia was a French chemist and the winner of the 1990 CNRS Gold Medal in chemistry. He discovered the Julia olefination reaction in 1973.-Biography:...
and in 1994 became a lecturer in organic chemistry at the University of Manchester
University of Manchester
The University of Manchester is a public research university located in Manchester, United Kingdom. It is a "red brick" university and a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities and the N8 Group...
where he has remained, becoming a reader in 2000 and a Professor of Organic Chemistry in 2001.
He is known for being one of the authors of the popular organic chemistry textbook - Organic Chemistry by Clayden, Greeves, Warren & Wothers. As well as writing Organolithiums: Selectivity for Synthesis, which concerns the use of organolithium compounds to obtain the correct chemo and stereoselectivity in reaction.
From 2005 to 2011 he was editor-in-chief of the Open Access Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry
The Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry is a peer-reviewed open-access scientific journal established by the Beilstein-Institut zur Förderung der Chemischen Wissenschaften , a German non-profit foundation, in 2005. The editor-in-chief is Peter Seeberger ....
.
He has won many awards including:
- Royal Society of Chemistry's Stereochemistry Prize
- Royal Society of Chemistry's Corday-Morgan Medal