Emeritus Professor Richard F.W. Jackson

School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Emeritus Professor of Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Richard Jackson
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r.f.w.jackson@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 9464

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Emeritus Professor Richard F.W. Jackson
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Dainton Building
13 Brook Hill
91Ö±²¥
S3 7HF
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Prof. Jackson obtained his BA in Chemistry from the University of Cambridge in 1981. After his PhD (Cambridge 1984) he became a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the ETH in Zürich, Switzerland. In 1985 he was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Newcastle, where he was promoted to Reader in 1994 and to Professor in Synthetic Organic Chemistry in 1996.

In 2001 he was appointed to a Chair in Synthesis at the University of 91Ö±²¥. He served as Head of the Department of Chemistry from 2003-2007, returning to this role for a further term  between 2011-2014.

Research interests

I carried out research for my PhD under the supervision of the late Professor Ralph Raphael. I developed a new route to dihydrofuranones, and completed a synthetic approach to the Pseudomonic acids. With this training in target synthesis, I spent one year at the ETH, Zürich, working with Professor Dieter Seebach on the synthesis of a derivative of the macrodiolide Elaiophylin.

I returned to the UK in 1985 to take up a lectureship in Newcastle. Our initial work was in nucleophilic epoxidation, and epoxide anion chemistry, but we also initiated a programme in the area of unnatural amino acid synthesis.

We found that organozinc derivatives of amino acids could be prepared, were surprisingly stable, and provided an easy route to a large variety of useful compounds. This latter area blossomed, and resulted in various awards, from Pfizer, Zeneca and the Hickinbottom Fellowship of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

More recently, we have extended our research to the area of asymmetric catalysis, and discovered a simple method for the asymmetric epoxidation of enones, and a highly efficient method for the asymmetric oxidation of alkyl aryl sulfides to the corresponding sulfoxides. We are also interested in solid phase chemistry, and the application of combinatorial techniques to the discovery of new catalysts.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Zreigh MM, Adams H, Jackson RFW & Robertson CC (2019) . Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 75(9), 1336-1338. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Reeve PAP, Grabowska U, Oden LS, Wiktelius D, WÃ¥ngsell F & Jackson RFW (2019) . ACS Omega, 4(6), 10854-10865. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Makwana MV, Muimo R & Jackson RFW (2019) . Laboratory Investigation, 99(3), 438-438. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Makwana MV, Muimo R & Jackson RFW (2018) . Laboratory Investigation, 98(3), 291-303. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Salih N, Adams H & Jackson RF (2016) . Journal of Organic Chemistry, 81(18), 8386-8393. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lilley M, Mambwe B, Thompson MJ, Jackson RFW & Muimo R (2015) . Chem. Commun., 51(34), 7305-7308. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Lilley M, Mambwe B, Jackson RFW & Muimo R (2014) . Chem Commun (Camb), 50(66), 9343-9345. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wuttke C, Ford R, Lilley M, Grabowska U, Wiktelius D & Jackson RFW (2012) . Synlett(2), 243-246. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Massah AR, Dreiocker F, Jackson RFW, Pickup BT, Oomens J, Meijer AJHM & Schäfer M (2011) . Phys Chem Chem Phys, 13(29), 13255-13267. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ross AJ, Dreiocker F, Schaefer M, Oomens J, Meijer AJHM, Pickup BT & Jackson RFW (2011) . ChemInform, 42(25), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goddard CML, Massah AR & Jackson RFW (2011) . ChemInform, 42(12), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Massah AR, Ross AJ & Jackson RFW (2011) . ChemInform, 42(12), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ross AJ, Dreiocker F, Schäfer M, Oomens J, Meijer AJHM, Pickup BT & Jackson RFW (2011) . J Org Chem, 76(6), 1727-1734. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wuttke C, Ford R, Lilley M, Grabowska U, Wiktelius D & Jackson RF (2011) New Routes to Lipophilic Amino Acids: Synthesis of Alkynyl and Fluoro-Containing Alanine Derivatives. Synlett. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Massah AR, Ross AJ & Jackson RFW (2010) . J Org Chem, 75(23), 8275-8278. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ross AJ, Lang HL & Jackson RFW (2010) . ChemInform, 41(18). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nolasco L, Gonzalez MP, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2010) . ChemInform, 41(12). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dreiocker F, Oomens J, Meijer AJHM, Pickup BT, Jackson RFW & Schäfer M (2010) . J Org Chem, 75(4), 1203-1213. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bartrum HE & Jackson RFW (2010) . ChemInform, 41(3). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Goddard CML, Massah AR & Jackson RFW (2010) Improved synthesis of phenylethylamine derivatives by Negishi cross-coupling reactions. Tetrahedron. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ross AJ, Lang HL & Jackson RFW (2010) . J Org Chem, 75(1), 245-248. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW (2009) . ChemInform, 40(52). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Nolasco L, Perez Gonzalez M, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2009) . J Org Chem, 74(21), 8280-8289. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Drago C, Walker EJ, Caggiano L, Jackson RFW, Rawls K & Ellman JA (2009) . Organic Syntheses, 86, 121-129. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Heravi MRP, Loghmani-Khouzani H, Sadeghi MMM, Zendehdel M, Jackson RFW & Adams H (2009) . X-ray Structure Analysis Online, 25(4), 43-44. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bartrum HE & Jackson RFW (2009) . Synlett(14), 2257-2260. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rilatt I & Jackson RFW (2008) . J Org Chem, 73(22), 8694-8704. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bartrum HE, Adams H, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2008) . ChemInform, 39(38). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Loghmani-Khouzani H, Poorheravi MR, Sadeghi MMM, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2008) . Tetrahedron, 64(30-31), 7419-7425. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oswald CL, Carrillo-Marquez T, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2008) . ChemInform, 39(24). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jamookeeah CE, Beadle CD, Jackson RFW & Harrity JPA (2008) . ChemInform, 39(22). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jamookeeah CE, Beadle CD, Jackson RFW & Harrity JPA (2008) . J Org Chem, 73(3), 1128-1130. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Poorheravi MR, Loghmani-Khouzani H, Sadeghi MMM, Zendehdel M, Jackson RFW & Adams H (2008) . Analytical Sciences: X-ray Structure Analysis Online, 24(3). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oswald CL, Carrillo-Márquez T, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2008) . Tetrahedron, 64(4), 681-687. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bartrum HE, Adams H, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2008) . Tetrahedron, 64(17), 3701-3712. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Caggiano L, Jackson RFW, Meijer AJHM, Pickup BT & Wilkinson KA (2008) . Chemistry, 14(29), 8798-8802. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Evans LA, Adams H, Barber CG, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2007) . Org Biomol Chem, 5(19), 3156-3163. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mohammadpoor-Baltork I, Hill M, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2007) . ChemInform, 38(16). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW (2007) Recent developments in the application of organometallic chemistry to amino acid synthesis. ABSTR PAP AM CHEM S, 233. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Poorheravi MR, Loghmani-Khouzani H, Sadeghi MMM, Zendehdel M, Jackson RFW & Adams H (2007) . Analytical Sciences: X-ray Structure Analysis Online, 23(11). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Mohammadpoor-Baltork I, Hill M, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2006) . Synlett(20), 3540-3544. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Moreno E, Nolasco LA, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2006) . Org Biomol Chem, 4(19), 3639-3647. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carrillo-Marquez T, Caggiano L, Jackson RFW, Grabowska U, Rae A & Tozer MJ (2006) . ChemInform, 37(13). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Drago C, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2006) . ChemInform, 37(9). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rilatt I, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2006) . ChemInform, 37(8). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hinch M, Jacques O, Drago C, Caggiano L, Jackson RFW, Dexter C, Anson MS & Macdonald SJF (2006) . Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 251(1-2), 123-128. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Carrillo-Marquez T, Caggiano L, Jackson RFW, Grabowska U, Rae A & Tozer MJ (2005) . Org Biomol Chem, 3(22), 4117-4123. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Drago C, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2005) . Angewandte Chemie, 117(44), 7387-7389. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Drago C, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2005) . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 44(44), 7221-7223. RIS download Bibtex download
  • (2005) . Organic Syntheses, 81, 77-77. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW & Perez-Gonzalez M (2005) Synthesis of N-(tert-Butoxycarbonyl)-β-iodoalanine methyl ester: A useful building block in the synthesis of nonnatural α-amino acids via palladium catalyzed cross coupling reactions. Organic Syntheses, 81. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rilatt I, Caggiano L & Jackson RFW (2005) . Synlett(18), 2701-2719. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW, Rilatt I & Murray PJ (2004) . ChemInform, 35(22). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tabanella S, Valancogne I & Jackson RFW (2004) . ChemInform, 35(15). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW, Rilatt I & Murray PJ (2004) . Org Biomol Chem, 2(1), 110-113. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Tabanella S, Valancogne I & Jackson RFW (2003) . Org Biomol Chem, 1(23), 4254-4261. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW, Rilatt I & Murray PJ (2003) . ChemInform, 34(37). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RF, Dunn SF, McCamley A & Clegg W (2003) . Org Biomol Chem, 1(14), 2527-2530. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodriguez A, Miller DD & Jackson RFW (2003) . ChemInform, 34(26). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW, Rilatt I & Murray PJ (2003) . Chem Commun (Camb)(11), 1242-1243. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Rodríguez A, Miller DD & Jackson RF (2003) . Org Biomol Chem, 1(6), 973-977. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Oates LJ, Jackson RFW & Block MH (2003) Cross coupling reactions of organozinc iodides with solid-supported electrophiles: synthesis of 4-substituted benzoic and 3-substituted (E)- and (Z)-propenoic acids and amides. ORG BIOMOL CHEM, 1(1), 140-144. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Clegg W, Heath SL, Jackson RFW & Palmer NJ (2003) . Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online, 59(7). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ambroise L, Dumez E, Szeki A & Jackson RFW (2002) Stereocontrolled synthesis of anti-alpha-hydroxy-beta-amino and anti-alpha,beta-diamino acid derivatives by epoxidation of 1-arylthio-l-nitroalkenes. SYNTHESIS-STUTTGART(15), 2296-2308. RIS download Bibtex download
  • MacCulloch AC, Yolka S & Jackson RFW (2002) Asymmetric Michael reactions using tartrate-based magnesium catalysts. SYNLETT(10), 1700-1702. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Pelotier B, Anson MS, Campbell IB, Macdonald SJF, Priem G & Jackson RFW (2002) Enantioselective sulfide oxidation with H2O2: A solid phase and array approach for the optimisation of chiral Schiff base-vanadium catalysts. SYNLETT(7), 1055-1060. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dumez E, Snaith JS, Jackson RFW, McElroy AB, Overington J, Wythes MJ, Withka JM & McLellan TJ (2002) . Journal of Organic Chemistry, 67(14), 4882-4892. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wilson I & Jackson RFW (2002) . Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 2(24), 2845-2850. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Deboves HJC, Hunter C & Jackson RFW (2002) . Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1, 2(6), 733-736. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Green SD, Monti C, Jackson RFW, Anson MS & Macdonald SJF (2001) Discovery of new solid phase sulfur oxidation catalysts using library screening. CHEM COMMUN(24), 2594-2595. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW (2001) . Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 40(19), 3700-3700. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jackson RFW (2001) . Angewandte Chemie, 113(19), 3814-3814. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dumez E, Szeki A & Jackson RFW (2001) Stereoselective synthesis of differentially protected anti-alpha,beta-diamino acid derivatives using arylthionitrooxiranes. SYNLETT(8), 1214-1216. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hunter C, Jackson RFW & Rami HK (2001) . Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1(12), 1349-1352. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jacques O, Richards SJ & Jackson RFW (2001) . Chemical Communications, 1(24), 2712-2713. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Deboves HJC, Montalbetti CAGN & Jackson RFW (2001) . Journal of the Chemical Society. Perkin Transactions 1(16), 1876-1884. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Deboves HJC, Hunter C & Jackson RFW () . ChemInform, 33(33), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Jacques O, Richards SJ & Jackson RFW () . ChemInform, 33(13), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Deboves HJC, Montalbetti CAGN & Jackson RFW () . ChemInform, 32(51), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hunter C, Jackson RFW & Rami HK () . ChemInform, 32(45), no-no. RIS download Bibtex download

Chapters

  • Jackson RFW () John Wiley & Sons, Ltd RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

Organic Chemistry

Teaching activities

Undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules

  • Metals in Organic Synthesis (Level 4)
    This course describes the use of organometallic reagents in synthesis. In particular, the use of both stoichiometric organometallics and transition metal catalysts is illustrated.