2023

 

2022

 

2021

 
 

2020

 
 
 
 

2019

  • Campbell, J.W., Tung, M.T., Robertson, K.N., Beharry, A.A., Thompson, A. (2023). BODIPYs with Chalcogenophenes at Boron: Synthesis and Properties. J. Org. Chem.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c00708

  • Gapare, R. L., Thompson, A. (2022). Substitution at boron in BODIPYs. Chem. Commun.
    DOI: 10.1039/D2CC02362H

  • Campbell, J.W., Tung, M.T., Diaz-Rodriguez, R.M., Robertson, K.N., Beharry, A.A., Thompson, A. (2021). Introducing the tellurophene-appended BODIPY: PDT agent with mass cytometry tracking capabilities. ACS Med. Chem. Lett. 2021, accepted Nov 17th 2021, ml-2021-00492s.

  • Smith, C. D., & Thompson, A. (2021). The Suzuki–Miyaura reaction of BPin-substituted F-BODIPYs with aryl halides. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 99(3), 287-294.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2020-0300

  • Smithen, D.A., Monro, S., Pinto, M., Roque III, J., Diaz-Rodriguez, R.M., Yin, H., Cameron, C.G., Thompson, A., McFarland, S.A. (2020). Bis[Pyrrolyl Ru(II)] Triads: a New Class of Photosensitizers for Metal-Organic Photodynamic Therapy. Chem. Sci.
    DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv.12824216.v1

  • Diaz-Rodriguez, R. M., Burke, L., Robertson, K. N., & Thompson, A. (2020). Synthesis, properties and reactivity of BCl 2 aza-BODIPY complexes and salts of the aza-dipyrrinato scaffold. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.
    DOI: 10.1039/D0OB00272K

  • Grover, N., Locke, G. M., Flanagan, K. J., Beh, M. H., Thompson, A., & Senge, M. O. (2020). Bridging and Conformational Control of Porphyrin Units through Non‐Traditional Rigid Scaffolds. Chemistry–A European Journal, 26(11), 2405-2416.
    DOI: 10.1002/chem.201904199

  • Kim, M. J., Gaube, S. M., Beh, M. H., Smith, C. D., & Thompson, A. (2019). Synthesis and reactivity of 2-thionoester pyrroles: a route to 2-formyl pyrroles. RSC Advances, 9(54), 31773-31780.
    DOI: 10.1039/C9RA07527E

  • Hilborn, J. W., Moya-Barrios, R., & Thompson, A. (2019). Photodecarboxylation of Substituted Naphthylmethyl Arylacetate Esters: Synthesis of Naphthylarylethanes. The Journal of organic chemistry, 84(18), 11992-11999.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01871

  • Figliola, C., Marchal, E., Groves, B. R., & Thompson, A. (2019). A step-wise synthetic approach is necessary to access γ-conjugates of folate: folate-conjugated prodigiosenes. RSC Advances, 9(25), 14078-14092.
    DOI: 10.1039/C9RA01435G

  • Diaz-Rodriguez, R. M., Robertson, K. N., & Thompson, A. (2019). Classifying donor strengths of dipyrrinato/aza-dipyrrinato ligands. Dalton Transactions. 48(22), 7546-7550.
    DOI: 10.1039/C9DT01148J 

2018

  • Figliola, C., Greening, S. M., Lamont, C., Groves, B. R., & Thompson, A. (2018). Decarboxylative arylation of substituted pyrroles N-protected with 2-(trimethylsilyl) ethoxymethyl (SEM). Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96(6), 534-542.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2017-0402

  • Thompson, A. (2018). Celebrating the 200th anniversary of Dalhousie University. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96(7), v-v.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2018-0196

  • Greening, S. M., Robertson, K. N., & Thompson, A. (2018). Synthesis and characterization of pyrrolyldipyrrin F-BODIPYs. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 17(1), 89-98.
    DOI: 10.1039/C7PP00341B 

  • Savoie, H., Figliola, C., Marchal, E., Crabbe, B. W., Hallett-Tapley, G. L., Boyle, R. W., & Thompson, A. (2018). Photo-induced anticancer activity and singlet oxygen production of prodigiosenes. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 17(5), 599-606.
    DOI: 10.1039/C8PP00060C

  • Beh, M. H., Figliola, C., Lund, K. L. A., Kajetanowicz, A. K., Johnsen, A. E., Aronitz, E. M., & Thompson, A. (2018). Regioselective substituent effects upon the synthesis of dipyrrins from 2-formyl pyrroles. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 96(7), 779-784.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2017-0662

  • Diaz-Rodriguez, R. M., Robertson, K. N., & Thompson, A. (2018). Synthesis and reactivity of aza-dipyrrin alkali metal salts. Chemical communications, 54(93), 13139-13142.
    DOI: 10.1039/C8CC07101B

 

2017

  • Smithen, D. A., Yin, H., Beh, M. H., Hetu, M., Cameron, T. S., McFarland, S. A., & Thompson, A. (2017). Synthesis and photobiological activity of Ru (II) dyads derived from pyrrole-2-carboxylate thionoesters. Inorganic chemistry, 56(7), 4121-4132.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b00072

  • Lund, K. L. A., Figliola, C., Kajetanowicz, A. K., & Thompson, A. (2017). Synthesis and anticancer activity of prodigiosenes bearing C-ring esters and amides. Rsc Advances, 7(30), 18617-18627.
    DOI: 10.1039/C7RA01628J

  • Figliola, C., Robertson, K. N., Greening, S., & Thompson, A. (2017). Asymmetric dipyrrin and F-BODIPYs conjugated to terminal alkynes and alkenes. The Journal of organic chemistry, 82(13), 7059-7064.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.7b01129

  • Marchal, E., Figliola, C., & Thompson, A. (2017). Prodigiosenes conjugated to tamoxifen and estradiol. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 15(25), 5410-5427.
    DOI: 10.1039/C7OB00943G

  • Melanson, J. A., Figliola, C., Smithen, D. A., Kajetanowicz, A. K., & Thompson, A. (2017). Probing the hydrolytic reactivity of 2-difluoromethyl pyrroles. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 15(1), 144-152.
    DOI: 10.1039/C6OB01441K

  • Groves, B. R., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2017). Deuteration and tautomeric reactivity of the 1-methyl functionality of free-base dipyrrins. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 15(37), 7925-7935.
    DOI: 10.1039/C7OB01278K

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2010

  • Groves, B. R., Smithen, D. A., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2016). Thionation reactions of 2-pyrrole carboxylates. Rsc Advances, 6(74), 69691-69697.
    DOI: 10.1039/C6RA14809C

  • Beh, M. H. R., Douglas, K. I. B., House, K. T. E., Murphy, A. C., Sinclair, J. S. T., & Thompson, A. (2016). Robust synthesis of F-BODIPYs. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 14(48), 11473-11479.
    DOI: 10.1039/C6OB02238C

  • Robertson, A. W., Martinez-Farina, C. F., Smithen, D. A., Yin, H., Monro, S., Thompson, A., ... & Jakeman, D. L. (2015). Eight-membered ring-containing jadomycins: implications for non-enzymatic natural products biosynthesis. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(9), 3271-3275.
    DOI: 10.1021/ja5114672

  • Marchal, E., Uddin, M. I., Hawco, C. L., & Thompson, A. (2015). Synthesis of prodigiosene–estrogen conjugates: optimization of protecting group strategies and anticancer properties. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 93(5), 526-535.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2014-0516

  • Marchal, E., Rastogi, S., Thompson, A., & Davis, J. T. (2014). Influence of B-ring modifications on proton affinity, transmembrane anion transport and anti-cancer properties of synthetic prodigiosenes. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 12(38), 7515-7522.
    DOI: 10.1039/C4OB01399A 

  • Marchal, E., Smithen, D. A., Uddin, M. I., Robertson, A. W., Jakeman, D. L., Mollard, V., ... & Thompson, A. (2014). Synthesis and antimalarial activity of prodigiosenes. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 12(24), 4132-4142.
    DOI: 10.1039/C3OB42548G 

  • Lundrigan, T., Cameron, T. S., Thompson, A. (2014). Activation and deprotection of F-BODIPYs using boron trihalides. Chemical Communications, 50(53), 7028-7031.
    DOI: 10.1039/C4CC02706J

  • Baker, A. E., Marchal, E., Lund, K. L. A., & Thompson, A. (2014). The use of tin (IV) chloride to selectively cleave benzyl esters over benzyl ethers and benzyl amines. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 92(12), 1175-1185.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2014-0364

  • Lund, K. L. A., & Thompson, A. (2014). Synthesis of symmetric meso-H-dipyrrin hydrobromides from 2-formylpyrroles. Synlett, 25(08), 1142-1144.
    DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1341066

  • Lundrigan, T., & Thompson, A. (2013). Conversion of F-BODIPYs to Cl-BODIPYs: enhancing the reactivity of F-BODIPYs. The Journal of organic chemistry, 78(2), 757-761.
    DOI: 10.1021/jo302277d

  • Smithen, D. A., Forrester, A. M., Corkery, D. P., Dellaire, G., Colpitts, J., McFarland, S. A., ... & Thompson, A. (2013). Investigations regarding the utility of prodigiosenes to treat leukemia. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(1), 62-68.
    DOI: 10.1039/C2OB26535D

  • Groves, B. R., Crawford, S. M., Lundrigan, T., Matta, C. F., Sowlati-Hashjin, S., & Thompson, A. (2013). Synthesis and characterisation of the unsubstituted dipyrrin and 4, 4-dichloro-4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s-indacene: improved synthesis and functionalisation of the simplest BODIPY framework. Chemical Communications, 49(8), 816-818.
    DOI: 10.1039/C2CC37480C

  • Rastogi, S., Marchal, E., Uddin, I., Groves, B., Colpitts, J., McFarland, S. A., ... & Thompson, A. (2013). Synthetic prodigiosenes and the influence of C-ring substitution on DNA cleavage, transmembrane chloride transport and basicity. Organic & biomolecular chemistry, 11(23), 3834-3845.
    DOI: 10.1039/C3OB40477C 

  • Hawco, C. L., Marchal, E., Uddin, M. I., Baker, A. E., Corkery, D. P., Dellaire, G., & Thompson, A. (2013). Synthesis and biological evaluation of prodigiosene conjugates of porphyrin, estrone and 4-hydroxytamoxifen. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry, 21(19), 5995-6002.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2013.07.042

  • Melanson, J. A., Smithen, D. A., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2013). Microwave-assisted reduction of F-BODIPYs and dipyrrins to generate dipyrromethanes. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 92(8), 688-694.
    DOI: 10.1139/cjc-2013-0341

  • Marchal, E., Uddin, M. I., Smithen, D. A., Hawco, C. L. A., Lanteigne, M., Overy, D. P., ... & Thompson, A. (2013). Antimicrobial activity of non-natural prodigiosenes. Rsc Advances, 3(45), 22967-22971.
    DOI: 10.1039/C3RA45479G

  • Lundrigan, T., Jackson, C. L., Uddin, M. I., Tucker, L. A., Ali, A. A. S., Linden, A., ... & Thompson, A. (2012). Synthesis of heteroleptic pyrrolide/bipyridyl complexes of ruthenium (II). Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 90(8), 693-700.
    DOI: 10.1139/v2012-045

  • Lundrigan, T., Crawford, S. M., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2012). Cl-BODIPYs: a BODIPY class enabling facile B-substitution. Chemical Communications, 48(7), 1003-1005.
    DOI: 10.1039/C1CC16351E

  • Lundrigan, T., Baker, A. E., Longobardi, L. E., Wood, T. E., Smithen, D. A., Crawford, S. M., ... & Thompson, A. (2012). An Improved Method for the Synthesis of F-BODIPYs from Dipyrrins and Bis (dipyrrin) s. Organic letters, 14(8), 2158-2161.
    DOI: 10.1021/ol300681w

  • Smithen, D. A., Baker, A. E., Offman, M., Crawford, S. M., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2012). Use of F-BODIPYs as a protection strategy for dipyrrins: optimization of BF2 removal. The Journal of organic chemistry, 77(7), 3439-3453.
    DOI: 10.1021/jo3002003

  • Crawford, S. M., & Thompson, A. (2011). Investigations into the nucleophilic meso-substitution of F-BODIPYs and improvements to the synthesis of 4, 4-difluoro-4-bora-3a, 4a-diaza-s-indacene. Heterocycles.
    DOI: 10.3987/COM-10-12099 

  • Ali, A. A. S., Cipot-Wechsler, J., Crawford, S. M., Selim, O., Stoddard, R. L., Cameron, T. S., & Thompson, A. (2010). The first series of alkali dipyrrinato complexes. Canadian Journal of Chemistry, 88(8), 725-735.
    DOI: 10.1139/V09-180

  • Thirumalairajan, S., Pearce, B. M., & Thompson, A. (2010). Chiral molecules containing the pyrrole framework. Chemical Communications, 46(11), 1797-1812.
    DOI: 10.1039/B926045E

  • Young, I. S., Thornton, P. D., & Thompson, A. (2010). Synthesis of natural products containing the pyrrolic ring. Natural product reports, 27(12), 1801-1839.
    DOI: 10.1039/C0NP00014K

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