Vincent Lindsay

Education
B.Sc. Chemistry Université de Montréal 2007
Ph.D. Chemistry Université de Montréal 2012
Postdoctoral Chemistry UC Berkeley 2016
Area(s) of Expertise
Our research group specialized Organic Synthesis is focused on the development of novel catalytic methodologies. More specifically, we develop new catalytic modes of activation of small molecules to accelerate the synthesis of biologically relevant organic compounds in a sustainable way.
Publications
- Concise Synthesis of Optically Active Cyclopropane β-Amino Acid Derivatives via Olefination of Cyclopropanone Surrogates , ORGANIC LETTERS (2025)
- Expedient Access to Cyclobutanones and Spirohexanones via Formal [3+1] Cycloaddition of Cyclopropanones with Sulfur Ylides , (2025)
- Synthesis of 1-(phenylsulfonyl)bicyclo[1.1.0]butane from Methyl Phenyl Sulfone and Epichlorohydrin , ORGANIC SYNTHESES (2025)
- Iron-Catalyzed Oxidative Rearrangement of Cyclopropanone Hemiaminals: General Access to Pyrroloindolones from Indoles , ORGANIC LETTERS (2024)
- Rising Stars in Organic Synthesis, Session 3 , (2024)
- Divergent Synthesis of & beta;-Fluoroamides via Silver-Catalyzed Oxidative Deconstruction of Cyclopropanone Hemiaminals , ORGANIC LETTERS (2023)
- Expedient synthesis of spiro[3.3]heptan-1-ones via strain-relocating semipinacol rearrangements , TETRAHEDRON (2023)
- One-Pot Synthesis of Strain-Release Reagents from Methyl Sulfones br , JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY (2022)
- Synthesis of Highly Congested Tertiary Alcohols via the [3,3] Radical Deconstruction of Breslow Intermediates , (2022)
- Synthesis of Highly Congested Tertiary Alcohols via the [3,3] Radical Deconstruction of Breslow Intermediates , ORGANIC LETTERS (2022)