T
Tracy D. Nixon
Researcher at University of Leeds
Publications - 12
Citations - 676
Tracy D. Nixon is an academic researcher from University of Leeds. The author has contributed to research in topics: Catalysis & Aldol reaction. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 12 publications receiving 641 citations. Previous affiliations of Tracy D. Nixon include University of Bath.
Papers
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Transition metal catalysed reactions of alcohols using borrowing hydrogen methodology
TL;DR: The reactivity of alcohols can be enhanced by the temporary removal of hydrogen using a transition metal catalyst to generate an intermediate aldehyde or ketone, which has a greater reactivity towards nucleophilic addition accommodating the in situ formation of imines or alkenes.
Journal ArticleDOI
Stereocontrol in asymmetric phospho-aldol catalysis. Chirality relaying in action
Tracy D. Nixon,Scott J. Dalgarno,Caroline V Ward,Mingliang Jiang,Malcolm A. Halcrow,Colin A. Kilner,Mark Thornton-Pett,Terence P. Kee +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the enantioselective addition of diorgano-H-phosphonates to aldehydes, the phospho-aldol reaction, is catalysed by both (R,R)-salcyen and(R, R)-salicyan complexes of aluminium at room temperature under aerobic conditions.
Iconography : Stereocontrol in asymmetric phospho-aldol catalysis. Chirality relaying in action
Tracy D. Nixon,Scott J. Dalgarno,Caroline V Ward,Mingliang Jiang,Malcolm A. Halcrow,Colin A. Kilner,Mark Thornton-Pett,Terence P. Kee +7 more
Book ChapterDOI
The Asymmetric Phospho-Aldol Reaction. Past, Present and Future
Terence P. Kee,Tracy D. Nixon +1 more
TL;DR: This report summarises the developments in asymmetric catalytic variants of the phospho-aldol reaction tracing their evolution from early studies in the 1980s to the current day whilst attempting to suggest future advances within the context of growing applications in biomedical science.
Journal ArticleDOI
Conversion of Primary Alcohols and Aldehydes into Methyl Esters by Ruthenium-Catalysed Hydrogen Transfer Reactions
Nathan A. Owston,Tracy D. Nixon,Alexandra J. Parker,Michael K. Whittlesey,Jonathan M. J. Williams +4 more
TL;DR: Alcohols and aldehydes are oxidised to the corresponding methyl esters by reaction with methanol in the presence of crotono-nitrile as a hydrogen acceptor using a catalyst combination of Ru(PPh 3 ) 3 (CO)H 2 with xantphos as mentioned in this paper.