
Yr Athro Damien Murphy
Athro Cemeg Ffisegol
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- murphydm@cardiff.ac.uk
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Research Group: Physical Chemistry See also: EPR/ENDOR Spectroscopy Research Group The research interests of the group focus on a number of topics including: The group utilises both continuous wave (CW) and Pulsed EPR/ENDOR techniques at both X- and Q-band frequencies. For more information, click on the 'Research' tab above. CH3101 Foundations of Physical Chemistry CH3204 Symmetry, Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics CH2301 Training in Research methods CH3307 Advanced Spectroscopy and Diffraction CH3410 Advanced Magnetic ResonanceLinks
Research Interests
Teaching
Prof. Damien Murphy obtained his degree in Chemistry from the Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland (1986-1990). He then studied for his PhD at the Università di Torino, Italy under the guidance of Prof. E. Giamello (1990-1993). He was a Postdoctorate Research Fellow, at the Instituto Superior Technico, Lisbon (1994) and later Università P. et M. Curie, Paris (1995). He moved to Cardiff University in 1996 as a Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, and was later promoted to Senior Lecturer (2002) and Reader (2008). During this time he was Manager of the National ENDOR service (1996-2003) and Secretary/Treasurer of the ESR group of the RSC (1998-2003).
2019
- Richards, E., Murphy, D. M. and Che, M. 2019. An EPR characterisation of stable and transient reactive oxygen species formed under radiative and non-radiative conditions. Research on Chemical Intermediates 45(12), pp. 5763-5779. (10.1007/s11164-019-04001-0)
- Folli, A.et al. 2019. A novel dual mode X-band EPR resonator for rapid in situ microwave heating. Journal of Magnetic Resonance (10.1016/j.jmr.2019.106644)
- Luckham, S. L. J.et al. 2019. Unravelling the photochemical transformations of chromium(I) 1,3 Bis(diphenylphosphino), [Cr(CO)4(dppp)]+, by EPR spectroscopy. Organometallics 38(12), pp. 2523-2529. (10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00226)
- Sampford, K. R.et al. 2019. Twisting the arm: structural constraints in bicyclic expanded-ring N-heterocyclic carbenes. Dalton Transactions, pp. -. (10.1039/C8DT04462G)
2018
- Spencer, J.et al. 2018. Applications of electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy for interrogating catalytic systems. In: Chechik, V. and Murphy, D. M. eds. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance., Vol. 26. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 130-170., (10.1039/9781788013888-00130)
- Liu, Z.et al. 2018. Tuning the reactivity of nitriles using Cu(ii) catalysis - potentially prebiotic activation of nucleotides. Chemical Science 9(35), pp. 7053-7057. (10.1039/C8SC02513D)
- Spencer, J.et al. 2018. An EPR investigation of binding environments by N-donor chelating exchange resins for Cu extraction from aqueous media. Inorganic Chemistry 57(17), pp. 10857-10866. (10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b01519)
- Buckingham, M. A.et al. 2018. Electrochemically driven C-H hydrogen abstraction processes with the tetrachloro-phthalimido-N-oxyl (Cl4PINO) catalyst. Electroanalysis 30(8), pp. 1698-1705. (10.1002/elan.201800147)
- Sciutto, A.et al. 2018. Customizing photoredox properties of PXX-based dyes through energy level rigid shifts of frontier molecular orbitals. Chemistry - a European Journal 24(17), pp. 4382-4389. (10.1002/chem.201705620)
- Folli, A.et al. 2018. Improving the selectivity of photocatalytic NOx abatement through improved O2 reduction pathways using Ti0.909W0.091O2Nx semiconductor nanoparticles: from characterisation to photocatalytic performance. ACS Catalysis 8(8), pp. 6927-6938. (10.1021/acscatal.8b00521)
2017
- Blackaby, W. J. M.et al. 2017. Mono- and dinuclear Ni(i) products formed upon bromide abstraction from the Ni(i) ring-expanded NHC complex [Ni(6-Mes)(PPh3)Br]. Dalton Transactions 47(3), pp. 769-782. (10.1039/C7DT04187J)
- Vallotto, C.et al. 2017. An Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) spectroscopy study on the γ-irradiation sterilization of the pharmaceutical excipient l-histidine: Regeneration of the radicals in solution. International Journal of Pharmaceutics 533(1), pp. 315-319. (10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.09.068)
- Ritterskamp, N.et al. 2017. Understanding the coordination modes of [Cu(acac)2(imidazole)n=1,2] adducts by EPR, ENDOR, HYSCORE, and DFT analysis. Inorganic Chemistry 56(19), pp. 11862-11875. (10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01874)
- Liu, X.et al. 2017. Catalytic partial oxidation of cyclohexane by bimetallic Ag/Pd nanoparticles on magnesium oxide. Chemistry - a European Journal 23(49), pp. 11834-11842. (10.1002/chem.201605941)
- Constantinides, C. P.et al. 2017. Effects of Halo-substitution on 2'-Chloro-5'-halo-phenyl-1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl Radicals: A Crystallographic, Magnetic and EPR Case Study. Crystal Growth and Design 17(6), pp. 3017-3029. (10.1021/acs.cgd.6b01700)
2016
- Pelties, S.et al. 2016. Influence of ring-expanded N-Heterocyclic Carbenes on the structures of half-sandwich Ni(I) complexes: An X-ray, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) study. Inorganic Chemistry 55(21), pp. 11006-11017. (10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b01540)
- Et-Tarhouni, Z.et al. 2016. Quantifying the micellar structure formed from hydrocarbon-fluorocarbon surfactants. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physiochemical and Engineering Aspects 492, pp. 255-262. (10.1016/j.colsurfa.2015.12.015)
- Hallett, A. J.et al. 2016. Copper(II) complexes of pyridine-oxazoline (Pyox) ligands: coordination chemistry, ligand stability, and catalysis. Inorganica Chimica Acta 441, pp. 86-94. (10.1016/j.ica.2015.10.032)
- Conte, M.et al. 2016. Insights into the reaction mechanism of cyclohexane oxidation catalysed by molybdenum blue nanorings. Catalysis Letters 146(1), pp. 126-135. (10.1007/s10562-015-1660-y)
- Chechik, V., Carter, E. and Murphy, D. 2016. Electron paramagnetic resonance.. Oxford Chemistry Primers. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2015
- Liu, X.et al. 2015. Liquid phase oxidation of cyclohexane using bimetallic Au–Pd/MgO catalysts. Applied Catalysis A: General 504, pp. 373-380. (10.1016/j.apcata.2015.02.034)
- Carter, E. and Murphy, D. M. 2015. The role of low valent transition metal complexes in homogeneous catalysis: an EPR investigation. Topics in Catalysis 58(12-13), pp. 759-768. (10.1007/s11244-015-0417-6)
- Healy, M. R.et al. 2015. EPR/ENDOR and computational study of outer sphere interactions in copper complexes of phenolic oximes. Inorganic Chemistry 54(17), pp. 8465-8473. (10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01180)
- Carter, E.et al. 2015. Structure determination of bound nitrogen-based adducts with copper(ii) acetylacetonato; an EPR, ENDOR and DFT study. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17(17), pp. 11445-11454. (10.1039/C5CP00559K)
- Carter, E. and Murphy, D. 2015. Homogeneous catalytic transformations investigated by EPR spectroscopy. In: Gilbert, B. C., Chechik, V. and Murphy, D. eds. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance., Vol. 24. Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 148-193., (10.1039/9781782620280-00148)
2014
- Bedford, R. B.et al. 2014. Iron-catalyzed borylation of alkyl, allyl, and aryl halides: isolation of an iron(I) boryl complex. Organometallics 33(21), pp. 5940-5943. (10.1021/om500847j)
- Liu, X.et al. 2014. Molybdenum blue nano-rings: an effective catalyst for the partial oxidation of cyclohexane. Catalysis Science & Technology 5, pp. 217-227. (10.1039/C4CY01213E)
- Bedford, R. B.et al. 2014. Iron phosphine catalyzed cross-coupling of tetraorganoborates and related group 13 nucleophiles with alkyl halides. Organometallics 33(20), pp. 5767-5780. (10.1021/om500518r)
- Bedford, R. B.et al. 2014. Expedient iron-catalyzed coupling of alkyl, benzyl and allyl halides with aylboronic esters. Chemistry - a European Journal 20(26), pp. 7935-7938. (10.1002/chem.201402174)
- Constantinides, C. P.et al. 2014. Weakening of the pi*-pi* dimerisation in 1,2,3,5-dithiadiazolyl radicals: structural, EPR, magnetic and computational studies of dichlorophenyl dithiadiazolyls, Cl2C6H3CNSSN. Crystengcomm 16(31), pp. 7298-7312. (10.1039/C4CE00308J)
- Hicks, J.et al. 2014. A two-coordinate manganese(0) complex with an unsupported mn-mg bond: allowing access to low coordinate homo- and heterobimetallic compounds. Journal of the American Chemical Society 136(14), pp. 5283-5286. (10.1021/ja5021348)
- Meenakshisundaram, S.et al. 2014. The benzaldehyde oxidation paradox explained by the interception of peroxy radical by benzyl alcohol. Nature Communications 5, article number: 3332. (10.1038/ncomms4332)
- Bedford, R. B.et al. 2014. TMEDA in iron-catalyzed Kumada coupling: Amine adduct versus homoleptic "ate" complex formation. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 53(7), pp. 1804-1808. (10.1002/anie.201308395)
2013
- Poulten, R. C.et al. 2013. Synthesis, electronic structure, and magnetism of [Ni(6-Mes)2]+: a two-coordinate nickel(I) complex stabilized by bulky N-heterocyclic carbenes. Journal of the American Chemical Society 135(37), pp. 13640-13643. (10.1021/ja407004y)
- Sharples, K. M.et al. 2013. An ENDOR and DFT analysis of hindered methyl group rotations in frozen solutions of bis(acetylacetonato)-copper(ii). Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15(36), pp. 15214-15222. (10.1039/c3cp52464g)
- Griffiths, P. C.et al. 2013. Self-assembled PAA-based nanoparticles as potential gene and protein delivery systems. Macromolecular Bioscience 13(5), pp. 641-649. (10.1002/mabi.201200462)
- Page, M. J.et al. 2013. Three-coordinate nickel(I) complexes stabilised by six-, seven- and eight-membered ring N-heterocyclic carbenes: synthesis, EPR/DFT studies and catalytic activity. Chemistry - a European Journal 19(6), pp. 2158-2167. (10.1002/chem.201202950)
- Ab Rahim, M. H.et al. 2013. Oxidation of methane to methanol with hydrogen peroxide using supported gold-palladium alloy nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 52(4), pp. 1280-1284. (10.1002/anie.201207717)
- Bedford, R. B.et al. 2013. Simplifying iron-phosphine catalysts for cross-coupling reactions. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 52(4), pp. 1285-1288. (10.1002/anie.201207868)
- Morris, J. L.et al. 2013. Aryl azide photochemistry in defined protein environments. Organic Letters 15(4), pp. 728-731. (10.1021/ol3028779)
- Carter, E.et al. 2013. Formation of [Cr(CO)x(Ph2PN(iPr)PPh2)]+Structural Isomers by Reaction of Triethylaluminum with a ChromiumN,N-Bis(diarylphosphino)amine Complex [Cr(CO)4(Ph2PN(iPr)PPh2)]+: An EPR and DFT Investigation. Organometallics 32(6), pp. 1924-1931. (10.1021/om400029y)
- Constantinides, C. P.et al. 2013. Spin-triplet excitons in 1,3-diphenyl-7-(fur-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-1,2,4-benzotriazin-4-yl. Chemical Communications 49(77), pp. 8662-8664. (10.1039/c3cc44899a)
- Carter, E.et al. 2013. Structure, EPR/ENDOR and DFT characterisation of a [CuII(en)2](OTf)2 complex. Dalton Transactions 42(42), pp. 15088-15096. (10.1039/c3dt51694f)
2012
- Hammond, C.et al. 2012. Catalytic and mechanistic insights of the low-temperature selective oxidation of methane over Cu-promoted Fe-ZSM-5. Chemistry - a European Journal 18(49), pp. 15735-15745. (10.1002/chem.201202802)
- Owen, M. E.et al. 2012. Influence of counterions on the structure of bis(oxazoline) copper(II) complexes; an EPR and ENDOR investigation. Dalton Transactions 41(36), pp. 11085-11092. (10.1039/C2DT31273E)
- Hammond, C.et al. 2012. Direct catalytic conversion of methane to methanol in an aqueous medium by using copper-promoted Fe-ZSM-5. Angewandte Chemie - International Edition 51(21), pp. 5129-5133. (10.1002/anie.201108706)
- Zamani, S.et al. 2012. Probing differences in binding of methylbenzylamine enantiomers to chiral cobalt(II) salen complexes. Dalton Transactions 41(22), pp. 6861-6870. (10.1039/C2DT30207A)
- Saiman, M. I.et al. 2012. Involvement of surface-bound radicals in the oxidation of toluene using supported Au-Pd nanoparticles. Angewandte Chemie. International Edition 51(24), pp. 5981-5985. (10.1002/anie.201201059)
- Stephen, E.et al. 2012. Redox non-innocence of thioether crowns: elucidation of the electronic structure of the mononuclear Pd(III) complexes [Pd([9]aneS3)2]3+and [Pd([18]aneS6)]3+. Inorganic Chemistry 51(3), pp. 1450-1461. (10.1021/ic2017006)
- Van Doorslaer, S. and Murphy, D. M. 2012. EPR spectroscopy in catalysis. In: Drescher, M., Jeschke, G. and Bordignon, E. eds. EPR Spectroscopy: Applications in Chemistry and Biology.. Topics in Current Chemistry Vol. 321. Berlin: Springer, pp. 1-39., (10.1007/978-3-642-28347-5)
- Adams, C. J.et al. 2012. Iron(I) in Negishi cross-coupling reactions. Journal of the American Chemical Society 134(25), pp. 10333-10336. (10.1021/ja303250t)
- Vinck, E.et al. 2012. Observation of an organic acid mediated spin state transition in a Co(II)-Schiff base complex: an EPR, HYSCORE, and DFT study. Inorganic Chemistry 51(15), pp. 8014-8024. (10.1021/ic300058p)
- Conte, M.et al. 2012. Cyclohexane oxidation using Au/MgO: an investigation of the reaction mechanism. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 14(47), pp. 16279-16285. (10.1039/c2cp43363j)
- Hammond, C.et al. 2012. Cover Picture: Catalytic and mechanistic insights of the low-temperature selective oxidation of methane over Cu-promoted Fe-ZSM-5 (Chem. Eur. J. 49/2012). Chemistry - A European Journal 18(49), pp. 15557. (10.1002/chem.201290208)
2011
- Woodul, W. D.et al. 2011. A neutral, monomeric germanium(I) radical. Journal of the American Chemical Society 133(26), pp. 10074-10077. (10.1021/ja204344e)
- Murphy, D. M.et al. 2011. A CW-EPR, ENDOR and special TRIPLE resonance study of a novel magnesium ketyl radical. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 49(4), pp. 159-163. (10.1002/mrc.2721)
- McDyre, L.et al. 2011. Intramolecular formation of a CrI(bis-arene) species via TEA activation of [Cr(CO)4(Ph2P(C3H6)PPh2)]+: sn EPR and DFT investigation. Organometallics 30(17), pp. 4505-4508. (10.1021/om2006062)
- Alberola, A.et al. 2011. Crystal structures, EPR and magnetic properties of 2-ClC6H4CNSSN˙ and 2,5-Cl2C6H3CNSSN˙. Chemical Communications 47(9), pp. 2532-2534. (10.1039/c0cc04296j)
- Murphy, D. M.et al. 2011. Visualizing diastereomeric interactions of chiral amine-chiral copper salen adducts by EPR spectroscopy and DFT. Inorganic Chemistry 50(15), pp. 6944-6955. (10.1021/ic200113u)
- Caretti, I.et al. 2011. Interactions of an asymmetric amine with a non-C2 symmetric Cu-salen complex: An EPR/ENDOR and HYSCORE investigation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 13(45), pp. 20427-20434. (10.1039/c1cp22522g)
- Carter, E.et al. 2011. Structure and pulsed EPR characterization of N,N′-bis(5-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexanediamino-vanadium(IV) oxide and its adducts with propylene oxide. Dalton Transactions 40(28), pp. 7454-7462. (10.1039/c1dt10378d)
- Rickard, D. T.et al. 2011. FeS-induced radical formation and its effect on plasmid DNA. Aquatic Geochemistry 17(4-5), pp. 545-566. (10.1007/s10498-010-9116-x)
- Murphy, D. M.et al. 2011. Electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical studies of complexes of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione. Inorganica Chimica Acta 374(1), pp. 435-441. (10.1016/j.ica.2011.02.050)
2010
- Griffiths, P. C.et al. 2010. Interaction of an endosomolytic polyamidoamine ISA23 with vesicles mimicking intracellular membranes: A SANS/EPR study. Macromolecular Bioscience 10(8), pp. 963-973. (10.1002/mabi.201000040)
- Luzon, J.et al. 2010. Spin density studies on p-O2NC6F4CNSSN: A heavy p-block organic ferromagnet. Physical Review B: Condensed Matter and Materials Physics 81(14), article number: 144429. (10.1103/PhysRevB.81.144429)
- Carter, E.et al. 2010. Experimental observation of spin delocalisation onto the aryl-alkynyl ligand in the complexes [Mo(C=CAr)(Ph2PCH2CH2PPh2)(η-C7H7)]+ (Ar = C6H5, C6H4-4-F; C7H7 = cycloheptatrienyl): an EPR and ENDOR investigation. Dalton Transactions 39(47), pp. 11424-11431. (10.1039/c0dt00642d)
- Carter, E.et al. 2010. Probing the role of weak outer sphere interactions (H-bonds) in VO(3,5-tBu2-salophen) – Epoxide adducts by EPR, ENDOR and HYSCORE. Chemical Physics Letters 486(1-3), pp. 74-79. (10.1016/j.cplett.2009.12.066)
- McDyre, L.et al. 2010. A cw EPR and ENDOR investigation on a series of Cr(I) carbonyl complexes with relevance to alkene oligomerization catalysis: [Cr(CO)(4)L](+) (L = Ph2PN(R)PPh2, Ph2P(R)PPh2). Dalton Transactions 39(33), pp. 7792-7799. (10.1039/C0DT00127A)
- Vinck, E.et al. 2010. Formation of a Cobalt(III)-Phenoxyl Radical Complex by Acetic Acid Promoted Aerobic Oxidation of a Co(II)salen Complex. Inorganic Chemistry 49(5), pp. 2083-2092. (10.1021/ic901849e)
- Jones, C.et al. 2010. Magnesium(i) reduction of benzophenone and anthracene: first structural characterisation of a magnesium ketyl. Chemical Communications 46(9), pp. 1511-1513. (10.1039/b922002j)
2009
- Green, J., Carter, E. and Murphy, D. M. 2009. Interaction of molecular oxygen with oxygen vacancies on reduced TiO2: Site specific blocking by probe molecules. Chemical Physics Letters 477(4-6), pp. 340-344. (10.1016/j.cplett.2009.07.002)
- Green, J., Carter, E. and Murphy, D. M. 2009. An EPR investigation of acetonitrile reactivity with superoxide radicals on polycrystalline TiO2. Research on Chemical Intermediates 35(2), pp. 145-154. (10.1007/s11164-008-0022-4)
- Murphy, D. M.et al. 2009. Enantioselective binding of structural epoxide isomers by a chiral vanadyl salen complex: a pulsed EPR, cw-ENDOR and DFT investigation. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 11(31), pp. 6757-6769. (10.1039/b907807j)
- Van Doorslaer, S.et al. 2009. The power of electron paramagnetic resonance to study asymmetric homogeneous catalysts based on transition-metal complexes. Coordination Chemistry Reviews 253(15-16), pp. 2116-2130. (10.1016/j.ccr.2008.12.010)
- Vinck, E.et al. 2009. A Pulsed EPR and DFT Investigation of the Stabilization of Coordinated Phenoxyl Radicals in a Series of Cobalt Schiff-Base Complexes. Applied Magnetic Resonance 37(1-4), pp. 289-303. (10.1007/s00723-009-0059-6)
- Bennati, M. and Murphy, D. M. 2009. Electron paramagnetic resonance spectra in the solid state. In: Brustolon, M. and Giamello, E. eds. Electron paramagnetic resonance: a practitioner's toolkit.. Hoboken, N.J.: Wiley, pp. 195-249., (10.1002/9780470432235.ch6)
- Murphy, D. M. 2009. EPR (Electron paramagnetic resonance) spectroscopy of polycrystalline oxide systems. In: Jackson, S. D. and Hargreaves, J. S. J. eds. Metal Oxide Catalysis.. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, pp. 1-50., (10.1002/9783527626113.ch1)
- Carter, E. and Murphy, D. 2009. Structure-function relationships and mechanistic pathways in homogeneous catalysis as probed by ENDOR spectroscopy. In: Yarwood, J., Douthwaite, R. and Duckett, S. eds. Spectroscopic properties of inorganic and organometallic chemistry., Vol. 40. Specialist periodical report Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 355-384., (10.1039/b715580h)
2008
- Amoroso, A. J.et al. 2008. The synthesis and structure of terpyridine-N-oxide complexes of copper(II) perchlorate. Dalton Transactions(4), pp. 506-513. (10.1039/b713444d)
- Laidlaw, W. M.et al. 2008. Solvent dependence of the g-anisotropy in the ESR of cyanide-bridged mixed-valence complexes. Dalton Transactions(44), pp. 6257-6264. (10.1039/b810224d)
- Murphy, D. M.et al. 2008. Discrimination of geometrical epoxide isomers by ENDOR spectroscopy and DFT calculations: the role of hydrogen bonds. Angewandte Chemie. International Edition 47(8), pp. 1414-1416. (10.1002/anie.200703537)
- Vinck, E.et al. 2008. The electronic structure of N,N′-bis(3,5-di-tert-butylsalicylidene)-1,2-cyclohexane-diamino cobalt(II). Chemical Physics Letters 464(1-3), pp. 31-37. (10.1016/j.cplett.2008.08.103)
- Murphy, D. M. and Chiesa, M. 2008. EPR of paramagnetic centres on solid surfaces. In: Gilbert, B. C. ed. Electron paramagnetic resonance., Vol. 21. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, pp. 105-130., (10.1039/b709153m)
2007
- Carter, E., Carley, A. F. and Murphy, D. M. 2007. Evidence for O2- Radical Stabilization at Surface Oxygen Vacancies on Polycrystalline TiO2. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111(28), pp. 10630-10638. (10.1021/jp0729516)
- Griffiths, P. C.et al. 2007. Derivatizing weak polyelectrolytes-Solution properties, self-aggregation, and association with anionic surfaces of hydrophobically modified poly(ethylene imine). Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 314(2), pp. 460-469. (10.1016/j.jcis.2007.05.082)
- Carter, E., Carley, A. F. and Murphy, D. M. 2007. Free-Radical Pathways in the Decomposition of Ketones over Polycrystalline TiO2: The Role of Organoperoxy Radicals. ChemPhysChem 8(1), pp. 113-123. (10.1002/cphc.200600484)
- Morgan, A. J.et al. 2007. The manganese relationships of ecophysiologically contrasting earthworm species (Lumbricus rubellus and Aporrectodea caliginosa) inhabiting manganese-mine soils. European Journal of Soil Biology 43(S1), pp. S297-S302. (10.1016/j.ejsobi.2007.08.030)
- Van Doorslaer, S., Murphy, D. M. and Fallis, I. A. 2007. Evaluating pi-pi stacking effects in macrocyclic transition metal complexes using EPR techniques. Research on Chemical Intermediates 33(8-9), pp. 807-823. (10.1163/156856707782169318)
- Chiesa, M.et al. 2007. Multi-frequency high-field EPR study of (H+)(e−) pairs localized at the surface of polycrystalline MgO. Chemical Physics Letters 438(4-6), pp. 285-289. (10.1016/j.cplett.2007.03.024)
- Ribeiro, M. F.et al. 2007. Improvement of toluene catalytic combustion by addition of cesium in copper exchanged zeolites. Applied Catalysis B - Environmental 70(1-4), pp. 384-392. (10.1016/j.apcatb.2006.01.027)
- van Doorslaer, S., Murphy, D. M. and Fallis, I. A. 2007. Evaluating π-π stacking effects in macrocyclic transition metal complexes using EPR techniques. Research on Chemical Intermediates 33(8-9), pp. 807-823. (10.1163/156856707782169318)
2006
- Conte, M.et al. 2006. Chemically Induced Fast Solid-State Transitions of ω-VOPO4 in Vanadium Phosphate Catalysts. Science 313(5791), pp. 1270-1273. (10.1126/science.1130493)
- Bushell, J. A.et al. 2006. An EPR, ENDOR and EIE study of γ-irradiated poly (lactide-co-glycolide) polymers. Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 44(10), pp. 929-935. (10.1002/mrc.1880)
- Williams, H. E.et al. 2006. Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Studies of Oxidative Degradation of an Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient and Quantitative Analysis of the Organic Radical Intermediates Using Partial Least-Squares Regression. Analytical Chemistry 78(2), pp. 604-608. (10.1021/ac051697f)
- Chiesa, M.et al. 2006. Excess Electrons Stabilized on Ionic Oxide Surfaces. Accounts of Chemical Research 39(11), pp. 861-867. (10.1021/ar068144r)
- Murphy, D. M. and Farley, R. D. 2006. Principles and applications of ENDOR spectroscopy for structure determination in solution and disordered matrices. Chemical Society Reviews 35(3), pp. 249-268. (10.1039/b500509b)
- Baker, R. J.et al. 2006. The reactivity of gallium-(i), -(ii) and -(iii) heterocycles towards Group 15 substrates: attempts to prepare gallium-terminal pnictinidene complexes. Dalton Transactions(1), pp. 64-72. (10.1039/b511451a)
2005
- Baker, R. J.et al. 2005. An EPR and ENDOR Investigation of a Series of Diazabutadiene-Group 13 Complexes. Chemistry-a European Journal 11(10), pp. 2972-2982. (10.1002/chem.200401103)
- Alberola, A.et al. 2005. EPR studies on the thiophenodithiazolyl radical, C4H2S3N˙. Dalton Transactions(24), pp. 3838-3845. (10.1039/b508912c)
- Bushell, J. A.et al. 2005. An EPR and ENDOR study of γ- and β-radiation sterilization in poly (lactide-co-glycolide) polymers and microspheres. Journal of Controlled Release 110(1), pp. 49-57. (10.1016/j.jconrel.2005.09.009)
- Antcliff, K. L.et al. 2005. Reactions of a Gallium(II)-Diazabutadiene Dimer, [{{[(H)C(But)N]2}GaI}2], with [ME(SiMe3)2] (M = Li or Na; E = N, P, or As): Structural, EPR, and ENDOR Characterization of Paramagnetic Gallium(III) Pnictide Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry 44(6), pp. 2098-2105. (10.1021/ic0486825)
2004
- Fallis, I. A.et al. 2004. Direct Observation of Enantiomer Discrimination of Epoxides by Chiral Salen Complexes Using ENDOR. Journal of the American Chemical Society 126(48), pp. 15660-15661. (10.1021/ja045491s)
- Garcia, T.et al. 2004. Deep oxidation of light alkanes over titania-supported palladium/vanadium catalysts. Journal of Catalysis 229(1), pp. 1-11. (10.1016/j.jcat.2004.09.018)
2003
- Tucker, R. J.et al. 2003. An ENDOR and DFT analysis of 'solvatochromic' effects in an oxovanadium (IV) complex. Chemical Physics Letters 380(5-6), pp. 758-766. (10.1016/j.cplett.2003.09.077)
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2002
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2001
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2000
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1999
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CH3101 Foundations of Physical Chemistry
CH3204 Symmetry, Spectroscopy and Quantum Mechanics
CH2301 Training in Research methods
CH3307 Advanced Spectroscopy and Diffraction
CH3410 Advanced Magnetic Resonance
The chemical reactivity and properties of molecules depends critically on their shape or structure. For example, molecular shapes govern everything from colour, odour and taste to whether a substance is a solid, liquid or gas. Scientists use different tools to study these shapes, and explore how one molecule reacts with another depending on shape. This is often difficult, particularly in solution and when the interactions are weak. Using Orientation Selective Electron Nuclear DOuble Resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy, we can generate a 3-dimensional visualisation of weakly interacting molecules in solution, revealing the small changes in structure when chiral molecules interact with each other. In a sense, ENDOR experiments on single crystals with known three-dimensional structures can be regarded as complementary 1H crystallography. As shown in the example below, the coordinates and distances derived by 1H ENDOR spectroscopy are comparable to those computed using DFT structural models (in brackets). When combined with other Pulsed EPR techniques, a complete description of electron spin distributions can be obtained in radicals and paramagnetic systems.Research Interests