Chris

Dr. Christopher Swanson

Office O03.001
christopher.swanson@clutterunibas.ch
phone +41 (0)61 207 59 41 

University Basel
Department of Chemistry
BPR 1096, Rosental Mitte, Mattenstrasse 24a
4058 Basel 


Publications

Previous work:

Swanson, C. R. B.; Gourbeyre, L.; Ford G. J.; Clapés P.; Flitsch S. F.
Stereoselective Chemoenzymatic Cascades for the Synthesis of Densely Functionalized Iminosugars
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, in press

Swanson, C. R. B.; Ford, G. J.; Mattey, A. P.; Gourbeyre, L.; Flitsch, S. L.
Biocatalytic Cascades toward Iminosugar Scaffolds Reveal Promiscuous Activity of Shikimate Dehydrogenases.
ACS Cent. Sci. 20229 (1), 103-108.

Yang, Z.; Swanson, C. R. B.; Unsworth, W. P.
A Consecutive Ring-Expansion Strategy towards the Macrocyclic Core of the Solomonamide Natural Products.
Synlett 2022, 34 (14), 1694–1698.

Ford, G. J.; Swanson, C. R. B.; Bradshaw Allen, R. T.; Marshall, J. R.; Mattey, A. P.; Turner, N. J.; Clapés, P.; Flitsch, S. L.
Three-Component Stereoselective Enzymatic Synthesis of Amino-Diols and Amino-Polyols.
JACS Au 2022, 2 (10), 2251–2258.

Lubberink, M.; Finnigan, W.; Schnepel, C.; Baldwin, C. R.; Turner, N. J.; Flitsch, S. L.
One-Step Biocatalytic Synthesis of Sustainable Surfactants by Selective Amide Bond Formation.
Angew. Chemie - Int. Ed. 2022, 61 (30).

Mattey, A. P.; Ford, G. J.; Citoler, J.; Baldwin, C. R.; Marshall, J. R.; Palmer, R. B.; Thompson, M.; Turner, N. J.; Cosgrove, S. C.; Flitsch, S. L.
Development of Continuous Flow Systems to Access Secondary Amines Through Previously Incompatible Biocatalytic Cascades.
Angew. Chemie - Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (34), 18660–18665.

Ford, G. J.; Kress, N.; Mattey, A. P.; Hepworth, L. J.; Baldwin, C. R.; Marshall, J. R.; Seibt, L. S.; Huang, M.; Birmingham, W. R.; Turner, N. J.; Flitsch, S. L.
Synthesis of Protected 3-Aminopiperidine and 3-Aminoazepane Derivatives Using Enzyme Cascades.
Chem. Commun. 2020, 56 (57), 7949–7952.

Mattey, A. P.; Sangster, J. J.; Ramsden, J. I.; Baldwin, C. R.; Birmingham, W. R.; Heath, R. S.; Angelastro, A.; Turner, N. J.; Cosgrove, S. C.; Flitsch, S. L.
Natural Heterogeneous Catalysis with Immobilised Oxidase Biocatalysts.
RSC Adv. 2020, 10 (33).