David J. Procter

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 56, Issue 19 p. 5152-5152 Author ProfileFree Access David J. Procter First published: 07 November 2016 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201610197AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “The biggest challenge facing scientists is conformity. Looking back over my career, I remember the excitement of setting up my research laboratory and building my first team ...” This and more about David J. Procter can be found on page 5152. David J. Procter The author presented on this page has published more than 10 articles in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years, most recently: “Selective Synthesis of Cyclooctanoids by Radical Cyclization of Seven-Membered Lactones: Neutron Diffraction Study of the Stereoselective Deuteration of a Chiral Organosamarium Intermediate”: X. Just-Baringo, J. Clark, M. J. Gutmann, D. J. Procter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 12499; Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 12687. Date of birth: September 4, 1970 Position: Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Manchester E-mail: david.j.procter@manchester.ac.uk Homepage: http://people.man.ac.uk/∼mbdssdp2/ ORCID: 0000-0003-3179-2509 Education: 1992 BSc, University of Leeds 1995 PhD supervised by Christopher Rayner, University of Leeds 1995–1997 Postdoctoral research with Robert Holton, Florida State University Awards: 2014 Bader Award, Royal Society of Chemistry; 2014 Liebig Lectureship, Gesellschaft Deutscher Chemiker (GDCh; German Chemical Society); 2015 EPSRC Established Career Fellowship Research: Radical cyclizations and cascade reactions; organosulfur chemistry; copper catalysis Hobbies: My family, football, gardening The biggest challenge facing scientists is conformity. Looking back over my career, I remember the excitement of setting up my research laboratory and building my first team. My favorite drink is Robinsons Unicorn light ale from nearby Stockport. My favorite quote is “don't put off until tomorrow what you can do today” (My Dad and Benjamin Franklin, I believe). My biggest inspiration is my young family; the children put a smile on my face even after a tough day. My favorite time of day is early morning: I set the alarm for 5 am so I can work before breakfast. I advise my students to be creative and always follow up on the unexpected. My favorite way to spend a holiday is walking in the Lake District or on the beaches of Gower peninsula, Wales. My science “heroes” are Henri Kagan, who developed my favorite reagent, and so much more, and K. C. Nicolaou, the maker of high-profile natural products during my student days. The most important thing I learned from my students is that everyone sees chemistry differently. My favorite band … when growing up in Lancashire in the 1980s had to be The Smiths. My favorite book is Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and The Sea, having recently re-read the story with my son. When I was eighteen I wanted to be the new Morrissey, minus the celibacy and the gladioli. My 5 top papers: References 1“Metal-Free CH−CH-Type Cross-Coupling of Arenes and Alkynes Directed by a Multifunctional Sulfoxide Group”: J. A. Fernández-Salas, A. J. Eberhart, D. J. Procter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2016, 138, 790. (Organosulfur chemistry meets a challenge in synthesis.) 2“Enantioselective Generation of Adjacent Stereocenters in a Copper-Catalyzed Three-Component Coupling of Imines, Allenes, and Diboranes”: K. Yeung, R. E. Ruscoe, J. Rae, A. P. Pulis, D. J. Procter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 11912; Angew. Chem. 2016, 128, 12091. (Complex homoallylic amines selectively obtained in one pot using a copper catalyst.) 3“Reductive Cyclization Cascades of Lactones Using SmI2–H2O”: D. Parmar, K. Price, M. Spain, H. Matsubara, P. A. Bradley, D. J. Procter, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 2418. (Complexity generating cascade reactions involving unusual radical intermediates.) 4“A Dialdehyde Cyclization Cascade in an Approach to Pleuromutilin”: M. D Helm, M. Da Silva, D. Sucunza, T. J. K. Findley, D. J. Procter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9315; Angew. Chem. 2009, 121, 9479. (A prelude to our total synthesis of the antibacterial natural product.) 5“A Fluorous-Phase Pummerer Cyclative-Capture Strategy for the Synthesis of Nitrogen Heterocycles”: L. A. McAllister, R. A. McCormick, S. Brand, D. J. Procter, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2005, 44, 452; Angew. Chem. 2005, 117, 456. (New Pummerer reactions, an oxindole synthesis, and a novel tagging strategy.) Volume56, Issue19May 2, 2017Pages 5152-5152 ReferencesRelatedInformation