Our work with the Kerr group on understanding the mechanism behind the Ir-based deuteration catalysts has been chosen as the inside cover of Advanced Synthesis and Catalysis. You can read about the specifics of the reaction here. Importantly, this work lays the foundation for a large number of studies where we have utilised our understanding of the […]
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Secondment at the Institut des Sciences Moléculaires (Université de Bordeaux, France)
Ivan and Ines are doing their PhD as part of a European Initial Training Network (Marie Curie Actions) called SMARTNET (Soft Materials Advanced Training NETwork). Within the SMARTNET they collaborate with five academic and two industrial partners from UK, the Netherlands, France and Spain. The aim is to improve the training of early state researchers […]
Work on VCPR highlighted as a HOT paper in CEJ
Recent work with the Percy group has been flagged up in Chemistry – A European Journal as a Hot paper. We’re proud of all of our projects and think they’re all worth while – but it’s nice to know that others agree sometimes as well. To read about the origins of the stereospecificty in vinylcyclopropane rearrangements (VCPR), follow this link… […]
Marc Reid wins the 2014 Messel Travel Bursary
I would like to offer my sincere thanks to SCI for granting me the financial support to attend the ICOMC 2014 in Sapporo, Japan. As a final year PhD student working in the field of organometallic chemistry, this conference proved as enjoyable as it was enlightening. The ICOMC is held every two years and has […]