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  1. 1-Hydroxypyranonaphthoquinones – Isolation, Bioactivity and Synthesis

    Article • Mini-Reviews in Organic Chemistry, December 2015, Bentham Science Publishers

    Dr Chris Donner

  2. Naphthopyranones – isolation, bioactivity, biosynthesis and synthesis

    Article • Natural Product Reports, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  3. Ketyl Radical Cyclization Using Tris(trimethylsilyl)silane

    Article • July 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  4. ChemInform Abstract: Exploring O-Stannyl Ketyl and Acyl Radical Cyclizations for the Synthesis of γ-Lactone-Fused Benzopyrans and Benzofurans.

    Article • ChemInform, June 2014, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  5. Synthesis of Naphthopyranones using the Staunton-Weinreb Annulation

    Article • April 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  6. Acyl Radical Cyclization under Polarity Reversal Catalysis

    Article • April 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  7. O-Stannyl Ketyl Radical Cyclization

    Article • March 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  8. Exploring O-stannyl ketyl and acyl radical cyclizations for the synthesis of γ-lactone-fused benzopyrans and benzofurans

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  9. ChemInform Abstract: Tandem Michael—Dieckmann/Claisen Reaction of ortho‐Toluates — The Staunton—Weinreb Annulation

    Article • ChemInform, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  10. Tandem Michael–Dieckmann/Claisen reaction of ortho-toluates—the Staunton–Weinreb annulation

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  11. Ketyl Radical Cyclization of β-Disubstituted Acrylates: Formal Syntheses of (+)-Secosyrin 1 and Longianone and the Total Synthesis of (+)-4-epi-Secosyrin 1

    Article • Organic Letters, March 2013, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Chris Donner

  12. Approach to the functionalized cyclopentane core of marine prostanoids by applying a radical cyclization of β-disubstituted acrylates

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  13. The divergent asymmetric synthesis of kalafungin, 5-epi-frenolicin B and related pyranonaphthoquinone antibiotics

    Article • Tetrahedron, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  14. Investigations towards the synthesis of xylindein, a blue-green pigment from the fungus Chlorociboria aeruginosa

    Article • Tetrahedron, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  15. Synthesis of novel pyranoquinones using an acyl radical cyclization strategy

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, February 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  16. Synthesis and X-Ray Crystal Structure of Cynandione B Analogues

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2012, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Jonathan White, Dr Chris Donner

  17. Synthetic and Computational Studies of Acyl Radical Cyclizations with β-Alkoxyacrylates: Formal Synthesis of (±)-Longianone

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2011, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Chris Donner

  18. Antibacterial metabolites from Australian macrofungi from the genus Cortinarius

    Article • Phytochemistry, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  19. Radical Conjugate Addition of Aryl-Tethered β-Alkoxyacrylates: Formal Synthesis of (±)-Frenolicin B and (±)-epi-Frenolicin B

    Article • Synthesis, November 2009, Thieme Publishing Group

    Dr Chris Donner

  20. Total synthesis and confirmation of the absolute stereochemistry of semiviriditoxin, a naphthopyranone metabolite from the fungus Paecilomyces variotii

    Article • Tetrahedron, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  21. ChemInform Abstract: Naphthopyranone Synthesis via the Tandem Michael—Dieckmann Reaction of ortho‐Toluates with 5,6‐Dihydropyran‐2‐ones.

    Article • ChemInform, September 2008, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  22. Naphthopyranone synthesis via the tandem Michael–Dieckmann reaction of ortho-toluates with 5,6-dihydropyran-2-ones

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, June 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  23. ChemInform Abstract: Total Synthesis of (+)‐Kalafungin Using a Tandem Michael—Dieckmann Approach.

    Article • ChemInform, March 2008, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  24. Total synthesis of (+)-kalafungin using a tandem Michael–Dieckmann approach

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, December 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner

  25. A Serendipitous Synthesis of the Novel Spiroacetal Core of Cynandione B

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2007, CSIRO Publishing

    Professor Jonathan White, Dr Chris Donner

  26. Total synthesis of enantiopure 1,3-dimethylpyranonaphthoquinones including ventiloquinones E, G, L and eleutherin

    Article • Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry, January 2006, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  27. Synthesis of Pyran and Pyranone Natural Products

    Article • ChemInform, February 2005, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  28. Synthesis of Pyran and Pyranone Natural Products

    Article • Molecules, May 2004, MDPI AG

    Dr Chris Donner

  29. Pigments of Fungi. Part 70. Total Synthesis of (R)‐Semixanthomegnin and the X‐Ray Crystal Structure of (.+‐.)‐7‐Chloro‐10‐methoxy‐3‐methyl‐3,4‐dihydro‐1H‐naphtho [2,3‐c]pyran‐1,6,9‐trione.

    Article • ChemInform, July 2003, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  30. Pigments of Fungi. Part 70.* Total Synthesis of (R)-Semixanthomegnin and the X-Ray Crystal Structure of (±)-7-Chloro-10-methoxy-3-methyl-3, 4-dihydro-1 H-naphtho[2,3-c]pyran-1,6,9-trione

    Article • Australian Journal of Chemistry, January 2003, CSIRO Publishing

    Dr Chris Donner

  31. ChemInform Abstract: Pigments of Fungi. Part 68. Synthesis and Absolute Configuration of Thysanone.

    Article • ChemInform, August 2002, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  32. Pigments of fungi. Part 68.1 Synthesis and absolute configuration of thysanone2

    Article • Journal of the Chemical Society Perkin Transactions 1, March 2002, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Chris Donner

  33. ChemInform Abstract: Pigments of Fungi. Part 53. Synthesis and Absolute Stereochemistry of Thysanone.

    Article • ChemInform, August 1999, Wiley

    Dr Chris Donner

  34. Synthesis and absolute stereochemistry of thysanone

    Article • Tetrahedron Letters, May 1999, Elsevier

    Dr Chris Donner