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PUBLICATIONS

Independent Career

Solvent-Dependent Ultrafast Photochemical Dynamics of N-Methyl Oxindole Overcrowded Alkene Molecular Motors
[1,n]-Metal migrations for directional translational motion at the molecular level
Dynamic Kinetic Resolution and Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformation of Atropisomers
Jordan Berreur, Beatrice S. L. Collins and Jonathan Clayden.
Science of Synthesis: Dynamic Kinetic Resolution (DKR) and Dynamic Kinetic Asymmetric Transformations (DYKAT), Bäckvall, J.-E., Ed.; Thieme: Stuttgart20231, 441–483.
Biocatalytic Enantioselective Synthesis of Atropisomers
Olivia F. B. Watts, Jordan Berreur, Beatrice S. L. Collins, and Jonathan Clayden.
Accounts of Chemical Research, 2022, 55, 3362–3375.
How big is the pinacol boronic ester as a substituent?
Valerio Fasano, Aidan W. McFord, Craig P. Butts, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Natalie Fey, Roger W. Alder and Varinder K. Aggarwal.
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition2020, 59, 22403–22407.
Complex Boron-Containing Molecules through a 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement/anti-SN2′ Elimination/Cycloaddition Reaction Sequence
Chloe Tillin, Raphael Bigler, Renata Calo-lapido, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Adam Noble and Varinder K. Aggarwal.
Synlett, 2019, 30, 449453.
Asymmetric Synthesis of Secondary and Tertiary Boronic Esters
Beatrice S. L. Collins, Claire M. Wilson, Eddie L. Myers and Varinder K. Aggarwal.
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 2017, 56, 1170011733.
Dynamic control over catalytic function using responsive bisthiourea catalysts
Matea Vlatković, Jana Volarić, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Luca Bernardi and Ben L. Feringa.
Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2017, 15, 8285–8294.
Bifunctional Molecular Photoswitches Based on Overcrowded Alkenes for Dynamic
Control of Catalytic Activity in Michael Addition Reactions
Stefano F. Pizzolato, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Thomas van Leeuwen and Ben L. Feringa.
Chemistry - A European Journal, 2017, 23, 6174
6184.
Enantioselective Rhodium(III)-Catalyzed Markovnikov Hydroboration of Unactivated Terminal Alkenes
James R. Smith, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Matthew J. Hesse, Mark A. Graham, Eddie L. Myers and Varinder K. Aggarwal.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2017, 139, 9148
9151.
Enantiospecific Synthesis of ortho-Substituted 1,1-Diarylalkanes by a 1,2-Metalate Rearrangement/anti-SN2′ Elimination/Rearomatizing Allylic Suzuki–Miyaura Reaction Sequence
Belén, Rubial, Beatrice S. L. Collins, Raphael Bigler, Stefan. Aichhorn, Adam Noble and Varinder K. Aggarwal.
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 2019, 58, 13661370.

PhD and Postdoctoral

Dynamic Responsive Systems for Catalytic Function
Matea Vlatković, Beatrice S. L. Collins and Ben L. Feringa.
Chemistry – A European Journal, 2016, 22, 17080
17111.
A chemically powered unidirectional rotary molecular motor based on a palladium redox cycle
Beatrice S. L. Collins, Jos C. M. Kistemaker, Edwin Otten and Ben L. Feringa.
Nature Chemistry, 2016, 8, 860
866.
Palladium-catalysed C–H activation of aliphatic amines to give strained nitrogen heterocycles
Andrew McNally, Benjamin Haffemayer, Beatrice S. L. Collins and M. J. Gaunt.
Nature, 2014, 510, 129–133.
Copper-Catalyzed Electrophilic Carbofunctionalization of Alkynes to Highly Functionalized Tetrasubstituted Alkenes
Marcos G. Suero, Elliott D. Bayle, Beatrice S. L. Collins and Matthew J. Gaunt.
Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2013, 135, 53325335.
Copper-Catalyzed Arylative Meyer-Schuster Rearrangement of Propargylic Alcohols to Complex
Enones Using Diaryliodonium Salts
Beatrice S. L. Collins, Marcos G. Suero and Matthew J. Gaunt.
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 2013, 52, 57995802.
 Palladium(II)-Catalyzed C-H Bond Arylation of Electron-Deficient Arenes at Room Temperature
Matthew J. Tredwell, Moises Gulias, Nadine Gaunt Bremeyer, Carin C. C. Johansson, Beatrice S. L. Collins and Matthew J. Gaunt.
Angewandte Chemie – International Edition, 2010, 50, 10761079.
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