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Alan Armstrong
Researcher at Imperial College London
Publications - 181
Citations - 6098
Alan Armstrong is an academic researcher from Imperial College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Amination. The author has an hindex of 39, co-authored 178 publications receiving 5676 citations. Previous affiliations of Alan Armstrong include National Institutes of Health & University of Nottingham.
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Anion−Aromatic Bonding: A Case for Anion Recognition by π-Acidic Rings
TL;DR: The basis for unprecedented noncovalent bonding between anions and the aryl centroid of electron-deficient aromatic rings has been demonstrated and this novel mode of bonding suggests the development of new cyclophane-type receptors for the recognition of anions.
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Water in Organocatalytic Processes: Debunking the Myths
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Thermodynamic control of asymmetric amplification in amino acid catalysis
Martin Klussmann,Hiroshi Iwamura,Hiroshi Iwamura,Suju P. Mathew,David H. Wells,David H. Wells,Urvish Pandya,Alan Armstrong,Donna G. Blackmond +8 more
TL;DR: This work shows an alternative mechanism that gives rise to asymmetric amplification based on the equilibrium solid-liquid phase behaviour of amino acids in solution, which is robust and can operate in aqueous systems, making it an appealing proposition for explaining one of the most tantalizing examples of asymmetric amplified.
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Direct azole amination: C-H functionalization as a new approach to biologically important heterocycles.
Alan Armstrong,James C. Collins +1 more
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Clarification of the role of water in proline-mediated aldol reactions.
TL;DR: A coherent mechanistic rationalization of the role of water in aldol reactions employing aromatic aldehydes shows that the intrinsic kinetic effect of water within the catalytic cycle is a suppression of reaction rate.