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Bernard Flynn

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Senior Lecturer

BSc.Hons: University of Melbourne
PhD: University of Adelaide 

Phone: +61 3 9903 9673
Fax: +61 3 9903 9582
email: Bernard.Flynn@pharm.monash.edu.au

Research Experience

  • Transition metal mediated chemistry (especially palladium and chromium)
  • Diversity-orientated synthesis
  • Tubulin polymerization inhibitors
  • Tandem reaction processes
  • Asymmetric synthesis
  • Natural product synthesis

Bernard Flynn is also the Founder and CEO of Iliad Chemicals Pty Ltd (ACN 099 125 612) see: www.iliad.com.au

Significant Publications

  1. A Convenient Two Step Protocol for the Synthesis of Cyclopentenones and Indanones, Including an Asymmetric Variant. Flynn, B. L.; Kerr, D. J. Chem. Commun., 2003, 1380.
  2. An Enantioselective Double Diels-Alder Approach to the Tetracyclic Framework of Colombiasin A. Chaplin, J. H., Edwards A. J. and Flynn B. L. Org. Biomol. Chem., 2003, 1,1842.
  3. A One-pot Synthesis of Very Potent Benzo[b]furan and Indole-Based Inhibitors of Tubulin Polymerization. Flynn, B. L.; Hamel, E.; Jung, M. K. J. Med. Chem., 2002, 45, 2670.
  4. A Novel Palladium Mediated Approach to 2,3-Disubstituted Benzo[b]thiophenes and its Application to the Synthesis of Tubulin Binding Agents. Flynn, B. L.; Verdier-Pinard, P.; Hamel, E. Org. Lett., 2001, 3, 651.
  5. A Multi-Component Coupling Approach to Benzo[b]furans and Indoles. Chaplin, J. H.; Flynn, B. L. Chem. Commun., 2001, 1594.