Publications:

1. Stereochemistry of capsorubin and synthesis of its optically inactive epimers. R. D. G. Cooper, L. M. Jackman, and B. C. L. Weedon, Proc. Chem. Soc., 215 (1962).
2. Carotenoids and related compounds. X. Synthesis of renieratene, isorenieratene, renierapurpurin, and other arylpolyenes. R. D. G. Cooper, J. B. Davis, and B. C. L. Weedon, J. Chem. Soc., 41, 5637 (1963).
3. The structure of kryptocapsin. L. Cholnoky, J. Szabolcs. R. D. G. Cooper and B. C. L. Weedon, Tetrahedron Lett., 1257 (1963).
4. The structure of hydrocyansalide, a new reagent for magnesium. J. E. Baldwin, D. J. Blythin, R. D. G. Cooper, R. Smith, and E. S. Waight, Chem. Commun., 709 (1967).
5. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. I. Configuration of phenoxymethylpenicillin sulfoxide. R. D. G. Cooper, P. V. Demarco, J. C. Cheng, and N. D. Jones, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 1408 (1969).
6. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. II. Configuration of epiphthalimidopenicillin sulfoxides. R. D. G. Cooper, P. V. Demarco, and D. O. Spry, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 91, 1528 (1969).
7. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. III. Rearrangement and fragmentation of penicillin V. S. Kukolja, R. D. G. Cooper, and R. B. Morin, Tetrahedron Lett., 3381 (1969).
8. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. IV. Novel rearrangement of penicillin V sulfoxide. R. D. G. Cooper, and F. L. Jose, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 92, 2575 (1970).
9. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. V. Penicillin sulfoxide-sulfenic acid equilibrium. R. D. G. Cooper, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 92, 5010 (1970).
10. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives: carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of some penicillins and related sulfoxides. R. A. Archer, R. D. G. Cooper, P. V. Demarco, and L. F. Johnson, J. Chem. Soc., D, 1291 (1970).
11. Chemistry of cephalosporin antibiotics. XVI. Configurational and conformational analysis of deacetoxy-?2- and -?3- cephalosporins and their corresponding sulfoxide isomers by nuclear magnetic resonance. R. D. G. Cooper, P. V. Demarco, C. F. Murphy, and L. A. Spangle, J. Chem. Soc., C, 340 (1970).
12. Chemistry of cephalosporin antibiotics. XIX. Transformation of ?2-cephem to ?3-cephem by oxidation-reduction at sulfur. G. V. Kaiser, R. D. G. Cooper, R. E. Koehler, C. F. Murphy, J. A. Webber, I. G. Wright, and E. M. Van Heyningen, J. Org. Chem., 35, 2430 (1970).
13. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. VII. Rearrangement of penicillin sulfoxides with trimethyl phosphite-acetic anhydride. L. D. Hatfield, J. Fisher, F. L. Jose, and R. D. G. Cooper, Tetrahedron Lett., 4897 (1970).
14. Chemistry of cephalosporin antibiotics. XXI. Conversion of penicillins to cephalexin. R. R. Chauvette, P. A. Pennington, C. W. Ryan, R. D. G. Cooper, F. L. Jose, I. G. Wright, E. M. Van Heyningen, and G. W. Huffman, J. Org. Chem., 36, 1259 (1971).
15. Determination of stereochemistry and reactions of 1-hydroxy-3-methyl-cephalosporins. G. E. Gutowski, C. M. Daniels, and R. D. G. Cooper, Tetrahedron Lett., 3429 (1971).
16. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. VIII. Possible model biosynthetic route to penams and cephems. R. D. G. Cooper, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 94, 1018 (1972).
17. Structural studies on penicillin derivatives. IX. Synthesis of thiazolidineazetidinones. R. D. G. Cooper and F. L. Jose, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 94, 1021 (1972).
18. Direct 6-methoxylation of penicillin derivatives. Convenient pathway to substituted ß-lactam antibiotics. J. E. Baldwin, F. J. Urban, R. D. G. Cooper, and F. L. Jose, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 95, 2401 (1973).
19. Chemical Interconversion of the ß-lactam antibiotics. R. D. G. Cooper, L. D. Hatfield, and D. O. Spry, Accounts Chem. Res., 6, 32 (1973).
20. Carotenoids and related compounds. XXXII. Synthesis of astaxanthin, phoenicoxanthin, hydroxyechinenone and the corresponding diosphenols. R. D. G. Cooper, J. B. Davis, A. P. Leftwick, C. Price, and B. C. L. Weedon, J. Chem. Soc., Perkin Trans., 1, 2195 (1975).
21. Total synthesis of nocardicin A. Synthesis of 3-ANA. G. A. Koppel, L. McShane, F. Jose, and R. D. G. Cooper, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 100, 3933 (1978).
22. A chiral synthesis of D-homoserine and its application to the synthesis of nocardicin A. R. D. G. Cooper, F. Jose, L. McShane, and G. A. Koppel, Tetrahedron Lett., 2243 (1978).
23. Chlorination of azetidinone derivatives. R. D. G. Cooper, Tetrahedron Lett., 781 (1980).
24. Chiral synthesis of protected 3-amino-4-alkoxycarbonyl-2-azetidinones from ß-hydroxy aspartic acid. P. G. Mattingly, M. J. Miller, R. D. G. Cooper, and B. W. Dougherty, J. Org. Chem., 48, 3536 (1983).
25. Stereochemistry and synthesis of capsorubin. R. D. Bowden, R. D. G. Cooper, C. J. Harris, G. P. Moss, B. C. L. Weedon, and L. M. Jackman, J. Chem. Soc. Trans I, 1465 (1983).
26. Orally absorbable cephalosporin antibiotics. I. Structure-activity relationships of benzothienyl and napthylglycine derivatives of 7-aminodeacetoxycephalosporanic acid. S. Kujolja, S. E. Draheim, J. L. Pfeil, R. D. G. Cooper, B. J. Graves, R. E. Holmes, D. A. Neel, G. W. Huffman, J. A. Webber, M. D. Kinnick, R. T. Vasileff, and B. J. Foster, J. Med. Chem., 28, 1886 (1985).
27. Chiral control of the Staudinger reaction. R. D. G. Cooper, B. W. Daugherty and D. B. Boyd, Pure and Applied Chem., 59, 485 (1987).
28. Orally absorbable Cephalosporin Antibiotics. 2. Structure-Activity Studies of Bicyclic Glycine Derivatives of 7-Aminodeacetoxycephalosporanic Acid. S. Kukolja, S. E. Draheim, B. J. Graves, D. C. Hunden, J. L. Pfeil, R. D. G. Cooper, J. L. Ott, and F. T. Counter, J. Med. Chem., 28, 1896 (1985).
29. An improved process for the preparation of oxazolinoazetidinones and 1-oxadethiacephems from exomethylene cephem sulfoxides. R. D. G. Cooper, M. D. Kinnick, L. R. Peters, and J. M Morin, Jr., Syn. Comm., 18, 763 (1988).
30. The Role of Sulphur in Cephalosporin Biosynthesis. J.E.Baldwin, K.C.Goh , M.E.Wood , C.J.Schofield , G.W.Huffman and R.D.G.Cooper .Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters ,1,421,(1991).
31. The Carbacephems;A New Beta-Lactam Class. R.D.G.Cooper, The American Journal of Medicine, 92, 2, 1992.
32. The Enzymes Involved in the Biosynthesis of Penicillin and Cephalosporin; Their Structure and Function. R.D.G.Cooper , Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 1,1,(1993).
33. b-Lactamase Inhibitors Derived from N-Tosyl-b-Lactams. M.T.Teng, M.J.Miller, T.I.Nicas, J.Grissom-Arnold, & R.D.G.Cooper, Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 1,151, (1993).
34. The Carbacephems. R.D.G. Cooper & D.A.Preston. New Investigational Drugs;
3, 831, 1994.
35. Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 6-Azabicyclo[3.2.0]hept-2-ene Derivatives as Potential Anti-bacterial Agents and b-lactamase Inhibitors. Rajender Singh & R.D.G.Cooper, Tetrahedron, 50,12049, 1994.
36. Activity of the Semisynthetic Glycopeptide LY 191145 against Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci and other Gram-Positive Bacteria. T.I.Nicas, D.L.Mullen, J.E.Flokowitsch, D.A.Preston, N.J.Snyder, R.E.Stafford and R.D.G.Cooper. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 39, 2585, 1995..
37. Reductive Alkylation of Glycopeptide Antibiotics: Synthesis and Antibacterial Activity. Robin.D.G.Cooper, Nancy.N.Snyder, Mark.J.Zweifel, Michael.A.Staszak, Stephen.C.Wilkie, Thalia.I.Nicas, DeborahL.Mullen, Thomas.F.Butler, Michael.J.Rodriguez, Brett.E.Huff, and Richard.C.Thompson. J.Antibiotics, 49, 575, 1996.
38. Semisynthetic Glycopeptide Antibiotics Derived from LY 264826 active against Vancomycin-resistant Enterococci. T.I.Nicas, D. L.Mullen, J.E.Flokowitsch, D.A.Preston, N.J.Snyder, M.J.Zweifel, S.C.Wilkie, M.J.Rodriguez, R.C.Thompson,and R.D.G.Cooper. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 40, 2194, 1996.
39. Design and Sythesis of an Azetidinone-Based Peptide Combinatorial Library. D.C.Hunden, R.F.Bruns, M.O.Chaney, R.D.G. Cooper, J.J.Skelton, and G.A.Koppel. Bioorganic and Medical Chemistry Letters , In Press
40. Semisynthetic Glycopeptide Derivatives, R.D.G. Cooper and R.C.Thompson. Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 31, 131,1996
41. Novel Glycopeptide Antibiotics: N-Alkylated Derivatives Active against Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci. M.J.Rodriguez, N.J.Snyder, M.J.Zweifel, S.C. Wilkie, D.R.Stack, R.D.G.Cooper, T.A.Nicas, D.L.Mullin, T.F.Butler, and R.C.Thompson. J. Antibiotics, 51, 560, 1998.
42. Enzymatic Deacylation of Teichplanin Followed by Reductive Alkylation: Synthesis and Antibiotic Activity of New Glycopeptides. N.J.Snyder, R.D.G.Cooper, B.S.Briggs, M.Zmijewski, D.L.Mullen, R.E.Kaiser and T.I.Nicas. J. Antibiotics, 51, 945, 1998.

Book Chapters:

1. Rearrangements of cephalosporins and penicillins. R. D. G. Cooper and D. O. Spry, in "Penicillins and Cephalosporins: Chemistry and Biology," (E. H. Flynn, ed.). Academic Press, New York, 1972, pp. 183-254.
2. Penicillins and Cephalosporins. R. D. G. Cooper, in "MTP International Review of Science," (D. H. Hey, ed.), Vol. 6. Butterworth Press, 1973, pp. 247-282.
3. New ß-lactam antibiotics. R. D. G. Cooper, in "Topics in Antibiotic Chemistry," (P. Sammes, ed.), Vol. 3. Ellis Horwood, 1980, pp. 39-199.
4. Chemistry of penicillin sulfoxide. R. D. G. Cooper and G. A. Koppel, in "Chemistry and Biology of ß-lactam Antibiotics" (R. B. Morin and M. Gorman, eds.), Vol. I. Academic Press, New York, 1982, pp. 2-92.
5. The Carbacephems . R.D.G.Cooper, in "The Chemistry of Beta-Lactams" Ed. M.Page, Blackie &Son Ltd, London, 1992.
6. Vancomycin and other Glycopeptides. T.I.Nicas & R.D.G.Cooper, in "Biology of Industrial Antibiotics", Ed. W.Strohl, Elsevier Press, 1995 In Press.
7. Semisynthetic Glycopeptide Antibiotics. R.D.G. Cooper and R.C.Thompson, in Annual Reports in Medicinal Chemistry, Academic Press, 1996, 31, 131.

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