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Kyriacos Nicolaou

Education

B.Sc. - Bedford College London (1969)

Ph.D. - University College London (1972)

Awards and Academic Honors

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Primary Research Area

  • Organic Chemistry

Interdisciplinary Interests

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Selected Publications

  1. <i>Classics in Total Synthesis</i>. With E.J. Sorensen. VCH Publishers, Weinheim, Germany, <b>(1996)</b>. (1996)

  2. The Art and Science of Total Synthesis at the Dawn of the the Twenty-first Century. With D. Vourloumis, N. Winssinger, and P. S. Baran. <i>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.</i> 39, 44 <b>(2000)</b>. (2000)

  3. The CP Molecule Labyrinth: A Paradigm of How Endeavors in Total Synthesis Lead to Discoveries and Inventions in Organic Synthesis. With P.S. Baran, <i>Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.</i> 41, 2678 <b>(2002)</b>. (2002)

  4. <i>Classics in Total Synthesis II</i>. With S.A. Snyder, Wiley-VCH Publishers, Weinheim, Germany, <b>(2003)</b>. (2003)

  5. <i>Molecules That Changed the World</i>, With T. Montagnon, Wiley-VCH, Weinheim, Germany, <b>(2008)</b>. (2008)

  6. <i>Classics in Total Synthesis III</i>, With J.S. Chen, Wiley-VCH Publishers, Weinheim, Germany, <b>(2011)</b>. (2011)

  7. Total Synthesis of Taxol, With Z. Yang, J.J. Liu, H. Ueno, P.G. Nantermet, R.K. Guy, C.F. Claiborne, J.B. Renaud, E.A. Couladouros, K. Paulvannan, E.J. Sorensen, <i>Nature</i> <b>(1994)</b>, <i>367</i>, 630-634. (1994)

  8. Total Synthesis of Brevetoxin A, With Z. Yang, G.-Q. Shi, J.L. Gunzner, K.A. Agrios, P. Gärtner, <i>Nature</i> <b>(1998)</b>, <i>392</i>, 264-269. (1998)

  9. Inspirations, Discoveries, and Future Perspectives in Total Synthesis, <i>J. Org. Chem.</i> <b>(2009)</b>, <i>74</i>, 951-972. (2009)

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Contact Information

Titles:
  • Professor Emeritus

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Phone: 858-784-2400

Email: knicolaou@ucsd.edu

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