James A. Tornos

Publications by Year

Research Areas

Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods, Marine Sponges and Natural Products, Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis, Phosphorus compounds and reactions, Advanced Synthetic Organic Chemistry

Most-Cited Works

• → Efficient Syntheses of AZD4407 via Thioether Formation by Nucleophilic Attack of Organometallic Species on Sulphur(2005)130 cited
• → Total synthesis of (+)-phorboxazole A, a potent cytostatic agent from the sponge Phorbas sp.(2003)100 cited
• → Synthetic studies towards phorboxazole A. A convergent synthesis of the C31C46 polyene oxane-hemiacetal side chain(1998)55 cited
• → Asymmetric aza-[2,3]-Wittig sigmatropic rearrangements: chiral auxiliary control and formal asymmetric synthesis of (2S, 3R, 4R)-4-hydroxy-3-methylproline and (–)-kainic acid(2005)31 cited
• → Routes for the Synthesis of (2S)-2-Methyltetrahydropyran-4-one from Simple Optically Pure Building Blocks(2009)27 cited
• → Development of a Manufacturing Process for Sibenadet Hydrochloride, the Active Ingredient of Viozan(2004)25 cited
• Synthetic studies towards the marine natural product phorboxazole A(1998)
• → ChemInform Abstract: Synthetic Studies Towards Phorboxazole A. A Convergent Synthesis of the C₃₁—C₄₆ Polyene Oxane‐Hemiacetal Side Chain.(1998)
• → Total Synthesis of (+)‐Phorboxazole A, a Potent Cytostatic Agent from the Sponge Phorbas sp.(2004)
• → The 100 Days Mission: a perspective on accelerating vaccine manufacturing for future pandemics(2026)