Publications

62. K. D. Jones, S. G. Stewart Recent Advances in Steroid Synthesis: A Tribute to Sir Derek Barton, Aust J Chem 2018, 71 (9), 627-633. Article

61. N. YT Man, D. R Knight, S. G Stewart, A. J McKinley, T. V Riley, K. A Hammer, Spectrum of antibacterial activity and mode of action of a novel tris-stilbene bacteriostatic compound, Scientific reports, 2018, 8 (1), 6912. Article

60. Z. Yin, D. J. Power, Z. Wang, S. G. Stewart, X-F. Wu. Synthesis of 1, 3, 4-Oxadiazoles via Annulation of Hydrazides and Benzene-1, 3, 5-triyl Triformate under Metal-Free Conditions, Synthesis, 2018, 50, 3238-3242. Article

59. K D. Jones, D. J. Power, D. Bierer, K M. Gericke, S G. Stewart. Nickel Phosphite/Phosphine-Catalyzed C–S Cross-Coupling of Aryl Chlorides and Thiols, Org. Lett., 2018, 20 , 208–211. Article

58. D. J. Power, K. D. Jones, S. S. Kampmann, G. R. Flematti and S. G. Stewart. Nickel-Catalyzed C−N Cross-Coupling of Primary Imines with Subsequent In Situ [2+2] Cycloaddition or Alkylation, Asian J. Org. Chem., 2017, 6, 1794–1799. Article

57. T. Miura, J. Nakahashi, W. Zhou , Y. Shiratori, S. G. Stewart, and M. Murakami, Enantioselective Synthesis of anti-1,2-Oxaborinan-3-enes from Aldehydes and 1,1-Di(boryl)alk-3-enes Using Ruthenium and Chiral Phosphoric Acid Catalysts,
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2017, 139, 10903–10908. Article
Synfacts highlight, 2017, 13, 1055

56. T. Miura, T. Nakamuro, S. G. Stewart, Y. Nagata, M. Murakami, Synthesis of Enantiopure C3-Symmetric Triangular Molecules, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 3334 –3338, Article

55. M. W. Shi, S. G. Stewart, A. N. Sobolev, B. Dittrich, T. Schirmeister, P. Luger, M. Hesse, Y-S. Chen, P. R. Spackman, M. A. Spackman, S. Grabowsky, Approaching an experimental electron density model of the biologically active trans-epoxysuccinyl amide group—Substituent effects vs. crystal packing, J. Phys. Org. Chem, 2017, DOI: 10.1002/poc.3683, Article

54. T. Miura, T. Tanaka, Q. Zhao, S. G. Stewart, M. Murakami, Synthesis of 2-Substituted 2-Amino Ketones by Rhodium-Catalyzed Reaction of N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles with 2-Alkenols, Helv. Chim. Acta 2017, 100, e1600320 , Article

53. K. Woo, S. G. Stewart, G. S Kong, M. L Finch-Edmondson, B. J. Dwyer, S. Y. Yeung, L. J. Abraham, S. S. Kampmann, L. A. Diepeveen, A. M. Passman, C. L. Elsegood, J. E. E. Tirnitz-Parker, B. A. Callus, J. K. Olynyk, G. C. T. Yeoh, George C. T. Identification of a thalidomide derivative that selectively targets tumorigenic liver progenitor cells and comparing its effects with lenalidomide and sorafenib, E J Med Chem, 2016, 120, 275. Article

52. J. A. Duczynski, R. Fuller, S. G. Stewart, tert-Butyldimethylsilyl Amine (TBDMS-NH2): A Mild and Green Reagent for the Protection of Benzyl Alcohols, Phenols, and Carboxylic Acids under Solvent-Free Conditions. Aust. J. Chem. 2016, 69, 1172–1179. Article

51. S. S. Kampmann, N. Y. T. Man, A. J. McKinley, G. A. Koutsantonis, S. G. Stewart, Exploring the Catalytic Reactivity of Nickel Phosphine–Phosphite Complexes. Aust. J Chem. 2015, 1842-1853. Article

50. S. S. Kampmann, B. W. Skelton, D. A. Wild, G. A. Koutsantonis, S. G. Stewart, An Air-Stable Nickel(0) Phosphite Precatalyst for Primary Alkylamine C–N Cross-Coupling Reactions. Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 5995–6004. Article

49. S. S. Kampmann, B. W. Skelton, G. C. Yeoh, L. J Abraham, N. A. Lengkeek, K. A Stubbs, C. H Heath, S. G. Stewart, The synthesis and fluorescence profile of novel thalidomide analogues, Tetrahedron, 2015, 71, 8140-8149. Article

48. J. Chen, K. Natte, N. Y.T. Man, S. G. Stewart, X-F Wu, Convenient copper-mediated Chan–Lam coupling of 2-aminopyridine: facile synthesis of N-arylpyridin-2-amines, Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 4843–4847. Article

47. N. Y. T Man, W. Li, S. G. Stewart, X-F. Wu, Transition Metal-free Methylation of Amines with Formaldehyde as the Reductant and Methyl Source, CHIMIA International Journal for Chemistry, 2015, 69 (6), 345-347. Article

46. K. D. Jones, J. E. Rixson, B. W. Skelton, K. M. Gericke, S. G. Stewart, The total synthesis of Heraclemycin B through a b-keto sulfoxide and aldehyde annulation, Asian J. Org. Chem, 2015, 4, 936-942. Article

45. J. E. Rixson, J. R Abraham, Y. Egoshi, B. W. Skelton, K. Young, J Gilbert, J. A Sakoff, K. M. Gericke, A. McCluskey, S G. Stewart, The Synthesis and Biological Activity of Novel Anthracenone-pyranones and Anthracenone-furans, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2015, 23, 3552-3565. Article

44. C. Shen, N. Y. T. Man, S. Stewart, X-F. Wu, Palladium-catalyzed dicarbonylative synthesis of tetracycle quinazolinones, Org. Biomol. Chem, 2015, 13, 4422-4425. Article

43. S. S. Kampmann; B. W. Skelton; D. A. Wild; G. A. Koutsantonis; S. G. Stewart, Tris(tri-o-tolyl phosphite-κP)nickel: a coordinatively unsaturated nickel(0) complex, Acta Cryst. 2015. C71, 188–190. Article

42. M. W. Shi, A. N. Sobolev, T. Schirmeister, B. Engels, T. C. Schmidt, P. Luger, S. Mebs, B. Dittrich, Y-S. Chen, J. M. Bak, D. Jayatilaka, C. S. Bond, M. J. Turner, S. G. Stewart, M. A. Spackman, S. Grabowsky, Electrostatic complementarity in pseudoreceptor modeling based on drug molecule crystal structures: the case of loxistatin acid (E64c) New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 1628-1633. Article

41. S. S. Kampmann; A. N. Sobolev; G. A. Koutsantonis; S. G. Stewart; Stable Nickel(0) Phosphites as Catalysts for C-N cross Coupling Reactions, Adv. Synth. Catal., 2014, 356, 1967–1973. Article

40. S. G. Stewart, Modern Domino Reactions Containing a Michael Addition Reaction (Chapter 7), Domino Reactions, Concepts for Efficient Organic Synthesis, Tietze, Lutz F. (Editor) 2014, Wiley-VCH.

39. J. E. Rixson, B. W. Skelton, G. A. Koutsantonis, K. M. Gericke, and S. G. Stewart, Domino Reactions for the Synthesis of Anthrapyran-2-ones and the Total Synthesis of the Natural Product (±)-BE-26554A, Org Lett, 2013, 4834–4837. Article

38. T. Miura, T. Tanaka, K. Hiraga, S. G. Stewart, M. Murakami; Stereoselective Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydropyrroles from Terminal Alkynes, Azides, and α,β-Unsaturated Aldehydes via N-Sulfonyl-1,2,3-triazoles; J. Am Chem Soc, 2013, 135, 13652–13655. Article

37. R. A. Boulos, N. Y. T. Man, N. A. Lengkeek, K. A. Hammer, N. F. Foster, N. A. Stemberger, B. W. Skelton, P. Y Wong, B. Martinac, T. V. Riley, A. J McKinley, S. G Stewart, Inspiration from old dyes: New tris-stilbene compounds as potent Gram-positive anti-bacterial agents. Chem, Eur, J, 2013, 19, 17980-17988. Article

36. S. G. Stewart, Intramolecular Heck Reactions-Heterocycle Synthesis, Cross Coupling and Heck-Type Reactions (Chapter 3) Metal-Catalyzed Heck-Type Reactions and C—C Cross Coupling via C—H Activation (Thieme), Science of Synthesis 2013.

35. L. F. Tietze, S. G. Stewart, M. A. Düfert; Domino Reactions in the Enantioselective Synthesis of Bioactive Natural Products (Ch9), Modern Tools for the Synthesis of Complex Bioactive Molecules, Ed Cossy, Janine/ Arseniyadis, Stellios 2013.

34. E. Eroglu, X. Chen, M. Bradshaw, V. Agarwal, J. Zou, S. G. Stewart, X. Duan, R. N. Lamb, S. M. Smith, C. L. Raston, K. S. Iyer, Biogenic production of palladium nanocrystals using microalgae and their immobilization on chitosan nanofibers for catalytic applications, RSC Adv, 2013, 3, 1009-1012. Article

33. D. L. Priebbenow, S. G. Stewart, F. M. Pfeffer, Asymmetric Induction in Domino Heck-aza-Michael Reactions, Tetrahedron Lett. 2012, 53, 1468-1471. Article

32. J. E. Rixson, T. Chaloner, C. H. Heath, L. F. Tietze, S. G. Stewart, The Development of Domino Reactions Incorporating the Heck Reaction: The Formation of N-Heterocycles, Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2012, 544-558. Article

31. M. Bradshaw, J. Zou, L. Byrne, K. S. Iyer, S. G. Stewart, Colin L. Raston, Pd(II) conjugated chitosan nanofibre mats for application in Heck cross-coupling reactions. Chem. Commun, 2011, 47, 12292-12294. Article

30. Y. S. Yee, S. Kampmann, K. A. Stubbs, B. W. Skelton, B. J. Kaskow, L. J. Abraham, S. G. Stewart, Novel Thalidomide Analogues with Potent NFKB and TNF expression Inhibition, Med. Chem. Commun., 2011, 2, 1073-1078. Article

29. R. E. Martin, M. E. Polomska, L. T. Byrne, S. G. Stewart An intramolecular Tsuji-Trost reaction based approach to the synthesis of 6-methylene indolizidines, Tetrahedron Lett. 2011, 52, 4878-4881. Article

28. D. L. Priebbenow, F. M. Pfeffer, S. G. Stewart, A One-Pot, Three-Component Approach to Functionalised Tetrahydroisoquinolines Using Domino Heck–aza-Michael Reactions, Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2011, 1632-1635. Article

27. J. Zou, K. S. Iyer, S. G. Stewart, C. L. Raston, A Scalable synthesis of catalysts for the Mizoroki–Heck cross coupling reaction: palladium nanoparticles assembled in a polymeric nanosphere. New J. Chem., 2011, 35, 854-860. Article

26. N. A. Lengkeek, R. A. Boulos, A. J. McKinley, T. V. Riley, B. Martinac, S. G. Stewart, The Synthesis of Fluorescent DNA The Synthesis of Fluorescent DNA Intercalator Precursors through Efficient Multiple Heck Reactions, Aust J Chem, 2011, 64, 316-323. Article

25. D. L Priebbenow, S. G Stewart, F. M. Pfeffer, A General Approach to N-Heterocyclic Scaffolds Using Domino Heck-aza-Michael Reactions, Org. Biomol. Chem., 2011, 1508-1515. Article

24. J. Zou, S. G. Stewart, C. L. Raston; K. S. Iyer, Surface oxygen triggered size change of palladium nano-crystals impedes catalytic efficacy, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 1803-1805. Article

23. J. Bajsa,; A. McCluskey; C. P Gordon; S. G Stewart; T. A. Hill; R. Sahu,; S. O. Duke; B. L. Tekwani, The antiplasmodial activity of norcantharidin analogues that may act by protein phosphatase inhibition. Bioorg Med Chem Letts, 2010, 20, 6688-6695. Article

22. S. G. Stewart, C. J. Braun, M. E. Polomska, M. Karimi, L. J. Abraham, K. A. Stubbs, Efforts Toward Elucidating Thalidomides Molecular Target: An Expedient Synthesis of the First Thalidomide Biotin Analogue, Org. Biomol. Chem, 2010, 8, 4059-4062. Article

21. S. G. Stewart, E. L. Ghisalberti, B. W. Skelton, C. H. Heath, Formation and reactions of azepino[4,5-b]indoles: An unprecedented ozone reaction in the formation of novel benzo[c]naphthyridinones, Org. Biomol. Chem, 2010, 8, 3563. Article

20. H-d Xie, L. A. Ho, M. S. Truelove, B. Corry, S. G. Stewart, Fluorescent Triphenyl Substituted Maleimide Derivatives: Synthesis, Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Calculations, J Fluoresc, 2010, 20, 1077–1085. Article

19. D. L. Priebbenow, L. C. Henderson, F. M. Pfeffer, S. G. Stewart, Domino Heck-aza-Michael reactions; efficient access to 1-substituted tetrahydro-β-carbolines, J. Org. Chem. 2010, 1787-1790. Article

18. S. G. Stewart, C. J. Braun, S-L. Ng, M. E. Polomska, M. Karimi, L. J. Abraham, New thalidomide analogues derived through Sonogashira or Suzuki reactions and their TNF expression inhibition profiles, Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2010, 18, 650-662. Article

17. S. G. Stewart, L. A. Ho, M. E. Polomska, A. T. Percival, G. C. T. Yeoh, The rapid evaluation of Antrodia camphorata natural products and derivatives in tumorigenic liver progenitor cells using a novel cell proliferation assay. ChemMedChem, 2009, 4, 1657. Article

16. S. G. Stewart, C. H. Heath, E. L. Ghisalberti, Domino or Single-Step Tsuji–Trost/Heck Reactions and their Application in the Synthesis of 3-Benzazepines and Azepino[4,5-b]indole Ring Systems, Eur. J. Org. Chem, 2009, 1934-1943. Article

15. T. A. Hill, S. G. Stewart, C. P. Gordon, S. P. Ackland, J. Gilbert, B. Sauer, J. A Sakoff, A. McCluskey, Norcantharidin Analogues: Synthesis, Anticancer Activity and Protein Phosphatase 1 and 2A Inhibition. ChemMedChem, 2008, 3, 1878-1892. Article

14. W. M. Loke, J. M. Proudfoot, S. Stewart, A. J. McKinley, P. W. Needs, P. A. Kroon, J. M. Hodgson and K. D. Croft, Metabolic transformation has a profound effect on anti-inflammatory activity of flavonoids such as quercetin: Lack of association between antioxidant and lipoxygenase inhibitory activity, Biochemical Pharmacology, 2008, 75, 1045. Article

13. S. G. Stewart, T. A. Hill, J. Gilbert, S. P. Ackland, J. A. Sakoff, A. McCluskey, Synthesis and biological evaluation of norcantharidin analogues: Towards PP1 selectivity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2007, 15, 7301-7310. Article

12. S. G. Stewart, D. Spagnolo, M. E. Polomska, M. Sin, M. Karimi, L. J. Abraham, Synthesis and TNF expression inhibitory properties of new thalidomide analogues derived via Heck cross coupling. Bioorg. Med. Chem Letts. 2007, 17, 5819-5824. Article

11. T. A. Hill, S. G. Stewart, S. P. Ackland, J. Gilbert, B. Sauer, J. A. Sakoff, A. McCluskey, Norcantharimides, synthesis and anticancer activity: Synthesis of new norcantharidin analogues and their anticancer evaluation. Bioorg. Med. Chem. 2007, 15, 6126-6134. Article

10. T. A. Hill, S. G. Stewart, B. Sauer, J. Gilbert, S. P. Ackland, J. A. Sakoff, A. McCluskey, Heterocyclic substituted cantharidin and norcantharidin analogues-synthesis, protein phosphatase (1 and 2A) inhibition and anticancer activity, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Letts, 2007, 17, 3392. Article

9. S. G. Stewart, M. E. Polomska, R. W. Lim,. A concise synthesis of maleic anhydride and maleimide natural products found in Antrodia camphorata, Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 2241-2244. Article

8. A. McCluskey, S. K. Leitch, J. Garner, C. E. Caden, T. A. Hill, L. R. Odell, S. G. Stewart, BiCl3-mediated opening of epoxides, a facile route to chlorohydrins or amino alcohols, Tetrahedron Lett. 2005, 46, 8229-8232. Article

7. L. F. Tietze, S. G. Stewart, M. E. Polomska, Intramolecular Heck Reactions for the Synthesis of the Novel Antibiotic Mensacarcin, Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2005, 1752-1759. Article

6. L. F. Tietze, S. G. Stewart, M. E. Polomska, A. Modi, A. Zeeck, Towards the Synthesis of the New Anticancer Agent Mensacarcin, Chemistry, Eur. J. 2004, 10, 5233-5242. Article

5. M. G. Banwell, A. J. Edwards, M. D. McLeod, S. G. Stewart, A Chemoenzymatic Synthesis of the cis-Decalin Core Associated with the Novel Anti-Mitotic Agent Phomopsidin, Aust. J. Chem, 2004, 57,641-644. Article

4. M. G. Banwell, A. J. Edwards, G. J. Harfoot, K. A. Jolliffe, M. D. McLeod, K. J. McRae, S. G. Stewart, M. Vögtle, Chemoenzymatic Methods for the Enantioselective Preparation of Sesquiterpenoid Natural Products from Aromatic Precursors, Pure Appl. Chem, 2003, 75, 223-229. Article

3. M. G. Banwell, S. G. Stewart, Methyl 6-methoxy-1-oxoindan-4-carboxylate, Org. Prep. Proced. Int, 2002, 34, 177-182. Article

2. D. M. J. Wright, S. P. Baker, S. G. Stewart, P. J. Scammells, N6-(5,6-epoxynorbornyl)adenosine Analogs as A1 Adenosine Agonists, Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 1998, 8, 3647-3648. Article

1. M. G. Banwell, B. L. Flynn, S. G. Stewart, Selective Cleavage of Isopropyl Aryl Ethers by Aluminium Trichloride, J. Org. Chem. 1998, 63, 9139-9144. Article