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Dr Mark Elliott
(he/him)
CChem SFHEA FRSC
Teams and roles for Mark Elliott
Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry and Director of UG Studies
Overview
Dr Elliott is an organic chemist, specialising in the development and delivery of organic chemistry courses. Since 2022 he has been Director of Undergraduate Studies for the School of Chemistry. In 2023 he was appointed a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Cardiff University Education Senior Fellow.
Prior to this, he led a research group undertaking fundamental research into aspects of stereoselective heterocyclic chemistry. This included the development of stereoselective methods for the annulation of oxazolines, thiazolines and pyrrolidines. Methods were developed for the highly stereoselective desymmetrisation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes, giving complex products containing quaternary stereogenic centres. Dr Elliott has also carried out computational studies on a number of organic reactions, most notably the rearrangement reactions of organoborates.
Dr Elliott is the author of ‘How to Succeed in Organic Chemistry’, published in 2020 by Oxford University Press, and of 'Building Skills in Organic Chemistry', 2023.
Publication
2025
- Altug, C. et al., 2025. Solution-phase and mechanochemical synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-6-sulfonamides. ChemistrySelect 10 (16) e202500410. (10.1002/slct.202500410)
- Elliott, M. C. and Hughes, C. E. 2025. The interface of hybridization, hyperconjugation, and conformation in organic chemistry teaching. Journal of Chemical Education 102 (8), pp.3459-3467. (10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00445)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2025. Alkyl groups in organic molecules are NOT inductively electron-releasing. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 23 (2), pp.352-359. (10.1039/D4OB01572J)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2025. Is there a trend in inductive effect for different alkyl groups?. RSC Advances 15 (27), pp.21780-21784. (10.1039/d5ra03716f)
2024
- Elliott, M. C. 2024. スキルアップ有機化学 しっかり身につく基礎の基礎 [Skill up organic chemistry: Mastering the basics]. 東京化学同人.
2023
- Elliott, M. 2023. Building skills in organic chemistry: Pi-Bonds and problem-solving. Independently published.
2021
- Saleh, B. A. et al., 2021. Reactions between lithiated 1,3-dithiane oxides and trialkylboranes. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 42 (6), pp.591-603. (10.1080/17415993.2021.1971670)
- Smith, K. et al. 2021. Studies on a catalytic version of the Matteson asymmetric homologation reaction. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (19), pp.4279-4284. (10.1039/d1ob00604e)
2020
- Elliott, M. 2020. Laying the foundations, section 1 from Elliott: how to succeed in organic chemistry. In: Organic and Medicinal Chemistry. Oxford University Press. , pp.3-83.
- Elliott, M. C. 2020. How to succeed in organic chemistry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2018
- Smith, K. et al. 2018. Regioselective synthesis of important chlorophenols in the presence of methylthioalkanes with remote SMe, OMe or OH substituents. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 39 (6), pp.607-621. (10.1080/17415993.2018.1493111)
2016
- Ghafoor, A. et al., 2016. Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of some new oxino bis-pyrazole derivatives. Asian Journal of Chemistry 28 (8), pp.1648-1652. (10.14233/ajchem.2016.19736)
- Saleh, B. A. et al., 2016. Reactions of organoboranes with carbanions bearing three potential leaving groups: unusual processes, products and mechanisms. Tetrahedron 72 (44), pp.6914-6928. (10.1016/j.tet.2016.09.005)
2015
- Elliott, M. C. and Saleh, B. A. 2015. Synthesis by substitution of metals. In: Aitken, R. A. et al., Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2015/2. Thieme. , pp.391-398.
- Jones, D. H. et al. 2015. Factors affecting reactions of trialkylcyanoborates with imidoyl chlorides/trifluoroacetic anhydride. Tetrahedron 71 (36), pp.6285-6289. (10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.038)
- Saleh, B. A. and Elliott, M. C. 2015. Synthesis by substitution of carbon functionalities. In: Aitken, R. A. et al., Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2015/2. Thieme. , pp.399-414.
2014
- Elliott, M. C. and Hewitt, N. L. 2014. Partial reduction of benzenoid aromatic rings by dissolving metals and by other methods. In: Reference module in chemistry, molecular sciences and chemical engineering: Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II. Vol. 8, Elsevier. , pp.639-672. (10.1016/B978-0-08-097742-3.00821-1)
- Elliott, M. C. and Jones, D. H. 2014. [4 + 2] Cycloaddition as the key step. In: Muller, T. J. J. ed. Multicomponent Reactions 2. Reactions Involving an a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compound as Electrophilic Component, Cycloadditions, and Boron-, Silicon-, Free-Radical-, and Metal-Mediated Reactions. Düsseldorf: Thieme. , pp.243-286.
- Maqbool, T. et al., 2014. Pyrazolopyridines II: synthesis and antibacterial screening of 6-aryl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4-carboxylic acids. Asian Journal of Chemistry 26 (10), pp.2870-2872. (10.14233/ajchem.2014.15918)
2013
- El-Hiti, G. A. et al. 2013. (E)-2-(1,1-Dicyclohexyl-3-phenylallyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane. Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online 69 (9) o1403. (10.1107/S1600536813021739)
- Elliott, M. C. and Smith, K. 2013. Migratory aptitudes of alkyl groups on boron: a computational study of halomethyllithium-induced migration reactions. Organometallics 32 (17), pp.4878-4881. (10.1021/om4006164)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2013. Factors affecting migration of tertiary alkyl groups in reactions of alkylboronic esters with bromomethyllithium. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 78 (7), pp.3057-3064. (10.1021/jo4000459)
- Maqbool, T. et al., 2013. Pyrazolopyridines I: Synthesis of some pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4-carboxylates. Asian Journal of Chemistry 25 (14), pp.7715-7718. (10.14233/ajchem.2013.14573A)
- Smith, K. , Elliott, M. C. and Jones, D. H. 2013. 3-Chloro-1-lithiopropene - a functional organolithium reagent - and its reactions with alkylboronates to give 3-Alkylprop-1-en-3-ols. Journal of Organic Chemistry 78 (18), pp.9526-9531. (10.1021/jo4018028)
2012
- Bennett, N. J. et al., 2012. Diastereoselective alkylation reactions of 1-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 10 (19), pp.3859-3865. (10.1039/c2ob25211b)
- Butters, M. , Elliott, M. C. and Hill-Cousins, J. T. 2012. An unexpected Prins desymmetrisation reaction driven by silyl migration. Arkivoc Online Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012 (7), pp.113-125.
2011
- Altug, C. et al., 2011. An efficient one-pot multicomponent approach to 5-amino-7-aryl-8-nitrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines. Tetrahedron 67 (49), pp.9522-9528. (10.1016/j.tet.2011.10.005)
2010
- Altug, C. et al. 2010. Reaction of heterocyclic enamines with nitrile oxide and nitrilimine precursors. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 8 (21), pp.4978-4986. (10.1039/c0ob00286k)
2009
- Altug, C. et al., 2009. Tandem nitrosation/cycloaddition of heterocyclic enamines using nitrolic acids. Tetrahedron Letters 50 (34), pp.4919-4921. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.06.065)
- Altug, C. , Dürüst, Y. and Elliott, M. C. 2009. Reactions of alkylidenepyrrolidines with alpha-chlorooximes and alpha-chlorohydrazones. Tetrahedron Letters 50 (52), pp.7392-7394. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.086)
- Butters, M. et al., 2009. Synthesis and stereochemical determination of batzelladine C methyl ester. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 7 (23), pp.5001-5009. (10.1039/b914744f)
- Elliott, M. C. and Paine, J. S. 2009. Studies towards the total synthesis of lycoposerramine A. Synthesis of a model for the tetracyclic core. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 7 (17), pp.3455-3462. (10.1039/b909860g)
2008
- Butters, M. et al., 2008. Directed epoxidation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes-stereoselective formation of up to six contiguous stereogenic centres. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 6 (23), pp.4426-4434. (10.1039/b814131m)
- Butters, M. et al., 2008. An improved protocol for the Prins desymmetrization of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 49 (28), pp.4446-4448. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.05.022)
- Davies, C. D. et al., 2008. A concise diastereoselective approach to the left-hand side of batzelladine A. Synlett (13), pp.2028-2032. (10.1055/s-2008-1077969)
- Elliott, M. C. 2008. Bicyclic 5-6 Systems: Four Heteroatoms 1:3. In: Jones, R. C. F. ed. Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III. Vol. 10, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.493-509. (10.1016/B978-008044992-0.00909-3)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. E. and Paine, J. S. 2008. Concise synthesis of the tricyclic core of lycoposerramine S. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 6 (14), pp.2611-2618. (10.1039/b804664f)
2007
- Butters, M. et al., 2007. Iodocyclization Reactions for the Desymmetrization of Cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Organic Letters 9 (18), pp.3635 -3638. (10.1021/ol701492g)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. E. and Paine, J. S. 2007. Diastereospecific tandem Prins cyclisation/rearrangement reactions for the desymmetrisation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007 (5), pp.792-803. (10.1002/ejoc.200600928)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. and Ooi, L. 2007. Sulfoxide-directed desymmetrisation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 48 (26), pp.4561-4564. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.04.138)
- Elliott, M. C. and Paine, J. S. 2007. 1R,1¢R)-1,1¢,2,2¢,3,3¢,4,4¢-Octahydro-1,1¢-biisoquinoline. In: Paquette, L. A. ed. e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
2006
- Cavell, K. J. et al. 2006. Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene ligands based on a biisoquinoline template. Dalton Transactions (41), pp.4922-4925. (10.1039/b611647g)
- Davies, C. D. , Elliott, M. C. and Wood, J. L. 2006. Acylation of alkylidenepyrrolidines with heterocumulenes - a reinvestigation. Tetrahedron 62 (48), pp.11158-11164. (10.1016/j.tet.2006.09.014)
- Elliott, M. C. and Wordingham, S. V. 2006. A Convenient Protocol for the Alkylidenation of Lactams. Synthesis 2006 (7), pp.1162-1170. (10.1055/s-2006-926390)
2005
- Beutler, A. et al. 2005. Diastereoselective Dimerisation of Alkenylthiazolines: A Combined Synthetic and Computational Study. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2005 (17), pp.3791-3800. (10.1002/ejoc.200500360)
- Elliott, M. , Wood, J. L. and Wordingham, S. V. 2005. Alkylidenepyrrolidines: Synthesis and Applications in Heterocyclic Chemistry. Trends in Heterocyclic Chemistry 10 , pp.73-95.
- Elliott, M. C. 2005. Imines and their N-substituted derivatives: hydrazones and other N,N-derivatives including diazo compounds. In: Katritzky, A. R. and Taylor, R. J. K. eds. Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II. Vol. 3, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.469-523. (10.1016/B0-08-044655-8/00057-X)
- Elliott, M. C. and El-Sayed, N. N. 2005. Stereodivergent radical cyclisation reactions of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 46 (17), pp.2957-2959. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.03.042)
2004
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2004. A convenient synthesis of 2-methyl-3-oxoheptane-1,7-dicarboxylic esters and amides. Tetrahedron Letters 45 (14), pp.2899-2901. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.02.067)
- Elliott, M. C. and Long, M. S. 2004. Studies towards the total synthesis of batzelladine A. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2 (14), pp.2003-2011. (10.1039/b404679j)
- Elliott, M. C. , Malik, K. M. A. and Williams, E. 2004. Crystal structures and conformations of two new biisoquinoline derivatives. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 34 (6), pp.371-381. (10.1023/B:JOCC.0000028669.22883.be)
- Elliott, M. C. and Wordingham, S. V. 2004. Reversibility in Lewis-acid Promoted Reactions of N-Arylcinnamamides. Synlett 2004 (5), pp.898-900. (10.1055/s-2004-820024)
- Jackstell, R. et al., 2004. An industrially viable catalyst system for palladium-catalyzed telomerizations of 1,3-butadiene with alcohols. Chemistry - a European Journal 10 (16), pp.3891-3900. (10.1002/chem.200400182)
2003
- Elliott, M. C. and Williams, E. 2003. Synthesis and reactions of partially reduced biisoquinolines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 1 (17), pp.3038-3047. (10.1039/b306159k)
2002
- Elliott, M. C. 2002. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2002 (21), pp.2301-2323. (10.1039/b201515n)
- Elliott, M. C. and Long, M. S. 2002. Studies towards the total synthesis of Batzelladine A: synthesis of a model pyrrolo[1,2-c]pyrimidine. Tetrahedron Letters 43 (50), pp.9191-9194. (10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02261-X)
- Elliott, M. C. , Williams, E. and Howard, S. T. 2002. Synthesis and properties of a chiral bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline proton sponge. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 2002 (2), pp.201-203. (10.1039/b110499n)
2001
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2001. Highly diastereoselective dimerisation of alkenylthiazolines. Tetrahedron Letters 42 (29), pp.4937-4939. (10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00886-3)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Long, M. S. 2001. Annulation reactions of azoles and azolines with heterocumulenes. Tetrahedron 57 (31), pp.6651-6677. (10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00442-2)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Willock, D. J. 2001. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. Reactions of oxazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidines. Tetrahedron 57 (51), pp.10139-10146. (10.1016/S0040-4020(01)01032-8)
- Elliott, M. C. and Williams, E. 2001. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2001 (19), pp.2303-2340. (10.1039/b007290g)
2000
- Elliott, M. C. 2000. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2000 (9), pp.1291-1318. (10.1039/a903885j)
- Loiseleur, O. et al., 2000. Pd-Catalyzed allylic substitution with enantiomerically pure catalysts and chiral non-racemic substrates: A new approach to catalyst-based regiocontrol, preliminary communication. Helvetica Chimica Acta 83 (9), pp.2287-2294. (10.1002/1522-2675(20000906)83:9<2287::AID-HLCA2287>3.0.CO;2-J)
1999
- Elliott, M. C. and Kruiswijk, E. 1999. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of alkenyldihydrooxazoles. Synthesis of oxazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidines and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1999 (21), pp.3157-3166. (10.1039/a905700e)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 1999. Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions with Heterocumulenes. Synlett 1999 (9), pp.1379-1382. (10.1055/s-1999-2853)
1998
- Elliott, M. C. 1998. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1998 (24), pp.4175-4200. (10.1039/a805170d)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 1998. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions: X-ray structures of three novel chiral dihydropyrimidines. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 28 (9), pp.663-671. (10.1023/A:1021791832534)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Willock, D. J. 1998. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. Mechanism of the reaction of alkenyloxazolines with isocyanates. Tetrahedron Letters 39 (48), pp.8911-8914. (10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01949-2)
1997
- Elliott, M. C. 1997. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Contemporary Organic Synthesis 4 (3), pp.238-259. (10.1039/co9970400238)
- Elliott, M. C. and Kruiswijk, E. 1997. Highly diastereoselective hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of alkenyldihydrooxazoles as an approach to novel pyrimidine derivatives. Chemical Communications 1997 (23), pp.2311-2312. (10.1039/a705571d)
- Moody, C. J. et al., 1997. Studies towards the synthesis of diazonamide A. Unexpected formation of a 3,4-bridged indole. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1997 (16), pp.2413-2420. (10.1039/a700684e)
1995
- Brown, D. S. et al., 1995. Preparation of oxonanes and azonanes by oxidative ring expansion: synthesis of obtusan. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1995 (9), pp.1137-1144. (10.1039/p19950001137)
1994
- Brown, D. S. et al., 1994. Ligand effects in the Rhodium(II)-catalyzed reactions of α-diazoamides. Oxindole formation is promoted by the use of Rhodium(II) perfluorocarboxamide catalysts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 59 (9), pp.2447-2455. (10.1021/jo00088a028)
- Elliott, M. C. 1994. Recent developments in the synthesis of medium-ring ethers. Contemporary Organic Synthesis 1 (6), pp.457-474. (10.1039/co9940100457)
- Moody, C. J. et al., 1994. Synthesis of heterocyclic natural products: Model studies towards diazonamide A. Pure and Applied Chemistry 66 (10-11), pp.2107-2110. (10.1351/pac199466102107)
1993
- Elliott, M. C. , Moody, C. J. and Mowlem, T. J. 1993. Preparation of 9-Membered Cyclic Ethers from Phthalans. Synthesis of Obtusan. Synlett 1993 (12), pp.909-910. (10.1055/s-1993-22648)
Articles
- Altug, C. et al., 2011. An efficient one-pot multicomponent approach to 5-amino-7-aryl-8-nitrothiazolo[3,2-a]pyridines. Tetrahedron 67 (49), pp.9522-9528. (10.1016/j.tet.2011.10.005)
- Altug, C. et al., 2009. Tandem nitrosation/cycloaddition of heterocyclic enamines using nitrolic acids. Tetrahedron Letters 50 (34), pp.4919-4921. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.06.065)
- Altug, C. et al., 2025. Solution-phase and mechanochemical synthesis and antimicrobial activity of new thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-6-sulfonamides. ChemistrySelect 10 (16) e202500410. (10.1002/slct.202500410)
- Altug, C. et al. 2010. Reaction of heterocyclic enamines with nitrile oxide and nitrilimine precursors. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 8 (21), pp.4978-4986. (10.1039/c0ob00286k)
- Altug, C. , Dürüst, Y. and Elliott, M. C. 2009. Reactions of alkylidenepyrrolidines with alpha-chlorooximes and alpha-chlorohydrazones. Tetrahedron Letters 50 (52), pp.7392-7394. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2009.10.086)
- Bennett, N. J. et al., 2012. Diastereoselective alkylation reactions of 1-methylcyclohexa-2,5-diene-1-carboxylic acid. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 10 (19), pp.3859-3865. (10.1039/c2ob25211b)
- Beutler, A. et al. 2005. Diastereoselective Dimerisation of Alkenylthiazolines: A Combined Synthetic and Computational Study. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2005 (17), pp.3791-3800. (10.1002/ejoc.200500360)
- Brown, D. S. et al., 1994. Ligand effects in the Rhodium(II)-catalyzed reactions of α-diazoamides. Oxindole formation is promoted by the use of Rhodium(II) perfluorocarboxamide catalysts. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 59 (9), pp.2447-2455. (10.1021/jo00088a028)
- Brown, D. S. et al., 1995. Preparation of oxonanes and azonanes by oxidative ring expansion: synthesis of obtusan. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1995 (9), pp.1137-1144. (10.1039/p19950001137)
- Butters, M. et al., 2007. Iodocyclization Reactions for the Desymmetrization of Cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Organic Letters 9 (18), pp.3635 -3638. (10.1021/ol701492g)
- Butters, M. et al., 2008. Directed epoxidation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes-stereoselective formation of up to six contiguous stereogenic centres. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 6 (23), pp.4426-4434. (10.1039/b814131m)
- Butters, M. et al., 2009. Synthesis and stereochemical determination of batzelladine C methyl ester. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 7 (23), pp.5001-5009. (10.1039/b914744f)
- Butters, M. , Elliott, M. C. and Hill-Cousins, J. T. 2012. An unexpected Prins desymmetrisation reaction driven by silyl migration. Arkivoc Online Journal of Organic Chemistry 2012 (7), pp.113-125.
- Butters, M. et al., 2008. An improved protocol for the Prins desymmetrization of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 49 (28), pp.4446-4448. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2008.05.022)
- Cavell, K. J. et al. 2006. Chiral N-heterocyclic carbene ligands based on a biisoquinoline template. Dalton Transactions (41), pp.4922-4925. (10.1039/b611647g)
- Davies, C. D. et al., 2008. A concise diastereoselective approach to the left-hand side of batzelladine A. Synlett (13), pp.2028-2032. (10.1055/s-2008-1077969)
- Davies, C. D. , Elliott, M. C. and Wood, J. L. 2006. Acylation of alkylidenepyrrolidines with heterocumulenes - a reinvestigation. Tetrahedron 62 (48), pp.11158-11164. (10.1016/j.tet.2006.09.014)
- El-Hiti, G. A. et al. 2013. (E)-2-(1,1-Dicyclohexyl-3-phenylallyl)-5,5-dimethyl-1,3,2-dioxaborinane. Acta Crystallographica Section E - Structure Reports Online 69 (9) o1403. (10.1107/S1600536813021739)
- Elliott, M. , Wood, J. L. and Wordingham, S. V. 2005. Alkylidenepyrrolidines: Synthesis and Applications in Heterocyclic Chemistry. Trends in Heterocyclic Chemistry 10 , pp.73-95.
- Elliott, M. C. and Hughes, C. E. 2025. The interface of hybridization, hyperconjugation, and conformation in organic chemistry teaching. Journal of Chemical Education 102 (8), pp.3459-3467. (10.1021/acs.jchemed.5c00445)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2025. Alkyl groups in organic molecules are NOT inductively electron-releasing. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry 23 (2), pp.352-359. (10.1039/D4OB01572J)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2025. Is there a trend in inductive effect for different alkyl groups?. RSC Advances 15 (27), pp.21780-21784. (10.1039/d5ra03716f)
- Elliott, M. C. 1994. Recent developments in the synthesis of medium-ring ethers. Contemporary Organic Synthesis 1 (6), pp.457-474. (10.1039/co9940100457)
- Elliott, M. C. 2002. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2002 (21), pp.2301-2323. (10.1039/b201515n)
- Elliott, M. C. 2000. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2000 (9), pp.1291-1318. (10.1039/a903885j)
- Elliott, M. C. 1998. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1998 (24), pp.4175-4200. (10.1039/a805170d)
- Elliott, M. C. 1997. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Contemporary Organic Synthesis 4 (3), pp.238-259. (10.1039/co9970400238)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. E. and Paine, J. S. 2008. Concise synthesis of the tricyclic core of lycoposerramine S. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 6 (14), pp.2611-2618. (10.1039/b804664f)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. E. and Paine, J. S. 2007. Diastereospecific tandem Prins cyclisation/rearrangement reactions for the desymmetrisation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. European Journal of Organic Chemistry 2007 (5), pp.792-803. (10.1002/ejoc.200600928)
- Elliott, M. C. , El Sayed, N. N. and Ooi, L. 2007. Sulfoxide-directed desymmetrisation of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 48 (26), pp.4561-4564. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2007.04.138)
- Elliott, M. C. and El-Sayed, N. N. 2005. Stereodivergent radical cyclisation reactions of cyclohexa-1,4-dienes. Tetrahedron Letters 46 (17), pp.2957-2959. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2005.03.042)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2001. Highly diastereoselective dimerisation of alkenylthiazolines. Tetrahedron Letters 42 (29), pp.4937-4939. (10.1016/S0040-4039(01)00886-3)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2004. A convenient synthesis of 2-methyl-3-oxoheptane-1,7-dicarboxylic esters and amides. Tetrahedron Letters 45 (14), pp.2899-2901. (10.1016/j.tetlet.2004.02.067)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 1998. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions: X-ray structures of three novel chiral dihydropyrimidines. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 28 (9), pp.663-671. (10.1023/A:1021791832534)
- Elliott, M. C. and Kruiswijk, E. 1999. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of alkenyldihydrooxazoles. Synthesis of oxazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidines and related compounds. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1999 (21), pp.3157-3166. (10.1039/a905700e)
- Elliott, M. C. and Kruiswijk, E. 1997. Highly diastereoselective hetero-Diels-Alder reactions of alkenyldihydrooxazoles as an approach to novel pyrimidine derivatives. Chemical Communications 1997 (23), pp.2311-2312. (10.1039/a705571d)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Long, M. S. 2001. Annulation reactions of azoles and azolines with heterocumulenes. Tetrahedron 57 (31), pp.6651-6677. (10.1016/S0040-4020(01)00442-2)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Willock, D. J. 1998. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. Mechanism of the reaction of alkenyloxazolines with isocyanates. Tetrahedron Letters 39 (48), pp.8911-8914. (10.1016/S0040-4039(98)01949-2)
- Elliott, M. C. , Kruiswijk, E. and Willock, D. J. 2001. Asymmetric hetero-Diels-Alder reactions. Reactions of oxazolo[3,2-c]pyrimidines. Tetrahedron 57 (51), pp.10139-10146. (10.1016/S0040-4020(01)01032-8)
- Elliott, M. C. and Long, M. S. 2004. Studies towards the total synthesis of batzelladine A. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 2 (14), pp.2003-2011. (10.1039/b404679j)
- Elliott, M. C. and Long, M. S. 2002. Studies towards the total synthesis of Batzelladine A: synthesis of a model pyrrolo[1,2-c]pyrimidine. Tetrahedron Letters 43 (50), pp.9191-9194. (10.1016/S0040-4039(02)02261-X)
- Elliott, M. C. , Malik, K. M. A. and Williams, E. 2004. Crystal structures and conformations of two new biisoquinoline derivatives. Journal of Chemical Crystallography 34 (6), pp.371-381. (10.1023/B:JOCC.0000028669.22883.be)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 1999. Asymmetric Hetero-Diels-Alder Reactions with Heterocumulenes. Synlett 1999 (9), pp.1379-1382. (10.1055/s-1999-2853)
- Elliott, M. C. , Moody, C. J. and Mowlem, T. J. 1993. Preparation of 9-Membered Cyclic Ethers from Phthalans. Synthesis of Obtusan. Synlett 1993 (12), pp.909-910. (10.1055/s-1993-22648)
- Elliott, M. C. and Paine, J. S. 2009. Studies towards the total synthesis of lycoposerramine A. Synthesis of a model for the tetracyclic core. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 7 (17), pp.3455-3462. (10.1039/b909860g)
- Elliott, M. C. and Smith, K. 2013. Migratory aptitudes of alkyl groups on boron: a computational study of halomethyllithium-induced migration reactions. Organometallics 32 (17), pp.4878-4881. (10.1021/om4006164)
- Elliott, M. C. et al. 2013. Factors affecting migration of tertiary alkyl groups in reactions of alkylboronic esters with bromomethyllithium. The Journal of Organic Chemistry 78 (7), pp.3057-3064. (10.1021/jo4000459)
- Elliott, M. C. and Williams, E. 2001. Saturated oxygen heterocycles. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 2001 (19), pp.2303-2340. (10.1039/b007290g)
- Elliott, M. C. and Williams, E. 2003. Synthesis and reactions of partially reduced biisoquinolines. Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry 1 (17), pp.3038-3047. (10.1039/b306159k)
- Elliott, M. C. , Williams, E. and Howard, S. T. 2002. Synthesis and properties of a chiral bis-tetrahydroisoquinoline proton sponge. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 2 2002 (2), pp.201-203. (10.1039/b110499n)
- Elliott, M. C. and Wordingham, S. V. 2006. A Convenient Protocol for the Alkylidenation of Lactams. Synthesis 2006 (7), pp.1162-1170. (10.1055/s-2006-926390)
- Elliott, M. C. and Wordingham, S. V. 2004. Reversibility in Lewis-acid Promoted Reactions of N-Arylcinnamamides. Synlett 2004 (5), pp.898-900. (10.1055/s-2004-820024)
- Ghafoor, A. et al., 2016. Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation of some new oxino bis-pyrazole derivatives. Asian Journal of Chemistry 28 (8), pp.1648-1652. (10.14233/ajchem.2016.19736)
- Jackstell, R. et al., 2004. An industrially viable catalyst system for palladium-catalyzed telomerizations of 1,3-butadiene with alcohols. Chemistry - a European Journal 10 (16), pp.3891-3900. (10.1002/chem.200400182)
- Jones, D. H. et al. 2015. Factors affecting reactions of trialkylcyanoborates with imidoyl chlorides/trifluoroacetic anhydride. Tetrahedron 71 (36), pp.6285-6289. (10.1016/j.tet.2015.06.038)
- Loiseleur, O. et al., 2000. Pd-Catalyzed allylic substitution with enantiomerically pure catalysts and chiral non-racemic substrates: A new approach to catalyst-based regiocontrol, preliminary communication. Helvetica Chimica Acta 83 (9), pp.2287-2294. (10.1002/1522-2675(20000906)83:9<2287::AID-HLCA2287>3.0.CO;2-J)
- Maqbool, T. et al., 2013. Pyrazolopyridines I: Synthesis of some pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4-carboxylates. Asian Journal of Chemistry 25 (14), pp.7715-7718. (10.14233/ajchem.2013.14573A)
- Maqbool, T. et al., 2014. Pyrazolopyridines II: synthesis and antibacterial screening of 6-aryl-3-methyl-1-phenyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-4-carboxylic acids. Asian Journal of Chemistry 26 (10), pp.2870-2872. (10.14233/ajchem.2014.15918)
- Moody, C. J. et al., 1994. Synthesis of heterocyclic natural products: Model studies towards diazonamide A. Pure and Applied Chemistry 66 (10-11), pp.2107-2110. (10.1351/pac199466102107)
- Moody, C. J. et al., 1997. Studies towards the synthesis of diazonamide A. Unexpected formation of a 3,4-bridged indole. Journal of the Chemical Society, Perkin Transactions 1 1997 (16), pp.2413-2420. (10.1039/a700684e)
- Saleh, B. A. et al., 2021. Reactions between lithiated 1,3-dithiane oxides and trialkylboranes. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 42 (6), pp.591-603. (10.1080/17415993.2021.1971670)
- Saleh, B. A. et al., 2016. Reactions of organoboranes with carbanions bearing three potential leaving groups: unusual processes, products and mechanisms. Tetrahedron 72 (44), pp.6914-6928. (10.1016/j.tet.2016.09.005)
- Smith, K. et al. 2018. Regioselective synthesis of important chlorophenols in the presence of methylthioalkanes with remote SMe, OMe or OH substituents. Journal of Sulfur Chemistry 39 (6), pp.607-621. (10.1080/17415993.2018.1493111)
- Smith, K. , Elliott, M. C. and Jones, D. H. 2013. 3-Chloro-1-lithiopropene - a functional organolithium reagent - and its reactions with alkylboronates to give 3-Alkylprop-1-en-3-ols. Journal of Organic Chemistry 78 (18), pp.9526-9531. (10.1021/jo4018028)
- Smith, K. et al. 2021. Studies on a catalytic version of the Matteson asymmetric homologation reaction. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry (19), pp.4279-4284. (10.1039/d1ob00604e)
Book sections
- Elliott, M. 2020. Laying the foundations, section 1 from Elliott: how to succeed in organic chemistry. In: Organic and Medicinal Chemistry. Oxford University Press. , pp.3-83.
- Elliott, M. C. 2008. Bicyclic 5-6 Systems: Four Heteroatoms 1:3. In: Jones, R. C. F. ed. Comprehensive Heterocyclic Chemistry III. Vol. 10, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.493-509. (10.1016/B978-008044992-0.00909-3)
- Elliott, M. C. 2005. Imines and their N-substituted derivatives: hydrazones and other N,N-derivatives including diazo compounds. In: Katritzky, A. R. and Taylor, R. J. K. eds. Comprehensive Organic Functional Group Transformations II. Vol. 3, Amsterdam: Elsevier. , pp.469-523. (10.1016/B0-08-044655-8/00057-X)
- Elliott, M. C. and Hewitt, N. L. 2014. Partial reduction of benzenoid aromatic rings by dissolving metals and by other methods. In: Reference module in chemistry, molecular sciences and chemical engineering: Comprehensive Organic Synthesis II. Vol. 8, Elsevier. , pp.639-672. (10.1016/B978-0-08-097742-3.00821-1)
- Elliott, M. C. and Jones, D. H. 2014. [4 + 2] Cycloaddition as the key step. In: Muller, T. J. J. ed. Multicomponent Reactions 2. Reactions Involving an a,b-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compound as Electrophilic Component, Cycloadditions, and Boron-, Silicon-, Free-Radical-, and Metal-Mediated Reactions. Düsseldorf: Thieme. , pp.243-286.
- Elliott, M. C. and Paine, J. S. 2007. 1R,1¢R)-1,1¢,2,2¢,3,3¢,4,4¢-Octahydro-1,1¢-biisoquinoline. In: Paquette, L. A. ed. e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
- Elliott, M. C. and Saleh, B. A. 2015. Synthesis by substitution of metals. In: Aitken, R. A. et al., Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2015/2. Thieme. , pp.391-398.
- Saleh, B. A. and Elliott, M. C. 2015. Synthesis by substitution of carbon functionalities. In: Aitken, R. A. et al., Science of Synthesis Knowledge Updates 2015/2. Thieme. , pp.399-414.
Books
- Elliott, M. 2023. Building skills in organic chemistry: Pi-Bonds and problem-solving. Independently published.
- Elliott, M. C. 2024. スキルアップ有機化学 しっかり身につく基礎の基礎 [Skill up organic chemistry: Mastering the basics]. 東京化学同人.
- Elliott, M. C. 2020. How to succeed in organic chemistry. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Teaching
CH5103 Foundations of Organic Chemistry
CH5110 Chemistry Foundation Practical
CH5203 Further Organic and Biological Chemistry
CH5210 Further Chemistry Laboratories
CH2301 Training in Research Methods
CH2306 Application of Research Methods
CH4303 Advanced Synthetic Strategies
CH3315 Structure and Mechanism in Organic Chemistry
Biography
PhD Loughborough University of Technology (1994, C. J. Moody). Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Basel and Mülheim (1994-6, A. Pfaltz). Appointed as Lecturer, Cardiff, in 1996.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist. Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
