Dr Paul Newman - MSc PhD MRSC
Position:Research Fellow
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Research Group: Inorganic Chemistry
Research Interests
- Development of new ligand frameworks for application in coordination chemistry and homogeneous catalysis
- Phosphacyclic chemistry particularly the design and synthesis of structurally elaborate polycyclic phosphines as novel ligands
- Chiral metal complexes
- Rigid bicyclic N-heterocyclic carbenes with secondary donors as supporting ligands for high oxidation state metal centes
- Asymmetric transition metal catalysed oxidations
Most of our work encompasses aspects of synthetic organic, inorganic and organometallic chemistry with an emphasis on preparing new ligands and exploring their coordination chemistry and deployment in homogeneous catalysis. Inherently chiral phosphines and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are of particular interest as discussed under the ‘research’ tab above.
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Teaching
CH3102 Foundations of Inorganic Chemistry
CH2402 Ligand Influences, Structure, Reactivity
CHT215 Key skills in catalysis
CHT221 Mechanism and ligand design in homogeneous catalysis
CHT222 Homogeneous catalysts in industry