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We are a young team working in the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. Our research is focused on catalysis and the synthesis of biologically active molecules.
News
01-20 Our work on the strain-release lamination of propellane has been accepted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Well done Ji and Alessandro!
01-20 Many congratulations to Lucrezia for winning one of the 2020 BMCS International Travel Prize!
09-19 Many congratulations to Lucrezia for winning the Prize for Best Poster at the 2019 RSC 34th
Postgraduate Symposium!!!
04-19 Our work on the C–H amination of aromatics with alkyl amines has been published in Nat. Chem.
Well done Alessandro & Fabio, Tom and Alastair!
01-19 Our work on Nickel-catalysed radical cascades of nitrogen-radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Lucrezia, Marco and Jake!
09-18 Many congratulations to Sara for winning the Prize for Best Poster at the XXII IUPAC International
Conference on Organic Synthesis!!!
09-18 Many congratulations to Liz for winning the Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the 2018 RSC 33rd
Postgraduate Symposium!!!
08-18 Our work on the remote functionalizations of amides has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie.
Well done Sara, Liz and Ji for all those substrates!
02-18 Liz receives the 2018 MBCS International Travel Prize!
12-17 Tom receives a RSC Early Career Travel Grant to attend the 2018 Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium!
11/17 Many congratulations to Jake for winning the 1st Prize at the 2017 Roche-RSC Organic Division Poster
Symposium!!!
11-17 Our work on the decarboxylative synthesis of hydroxylamines has been accepted in Synthesis.
Well done Jake and Lucrezia!
11-17 Liz and Sara's work on the remote functionalizations via iminyl radicals has been highlighted in
ChemistryViews!
10-17 Our work on the synthesis of aryl amines has been highlighted in ChemistryViews!
10-17 Our work on the remote functionalizations via iminyl radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Liz and Sara!
09-17 Jake's Angewandte paper on photoredox iminofunctionalizations has been highlighted in Synfact!
10-17 Our work on the synthesis of aryl amines via aminium radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Tom, Alessandro, Fabio and Valentin!
09-17 Sara receives a Travel Award from Eli Lilly!
09-17 Daniele is the recipient of the ERC Starting Grant!
08-17 Our work on the photoredox imino-functionalization of olefins via imidyl radicals has been published in
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Well done Jake!
05-17 Our work on the reaction of radicals with vinyl-BF3 reagents has been published in ACS Catalysis.
Congratulations to Daniel and Alessandro!
02-17 Our work on the visible-light-mediated 5-exo-dig cyclisation of amidyl radicals has been published in
Eur. J. Org. Chem. Congratulations to Daniel, Liz, Sara and Tom!
This paper is part of a Special Issue of Photoredox Catalysis.
01-17 Jake receives the 2017 MBCS International Travel Prize!
11-16 Daniele has been selected by the editorial boards of Synlett, Synthesis and Synfacts as one of the
"Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees"
10-16 Daniele receives an EPSRC Early Career Fellowship!
09-16 Our work on the visible-light-mediated generation of nitrile oxides has been published in
Chem. Commun. Congratulations to Tom and Wojciech!
09-16 Daniele receives the Silver Medal at the 2016 European Young Chemist Award
Read more about the European Young Chemist Award here and here
06-16 Our work on the visible light-mediated generation of amidyl radicals has been accepted in
J. Am. Chem. Soc. Congratulations to Jake, Tom and Daniel!
10-15 Tom and Daniel join the group
09-15 Our work on the visible light-mediated generation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals has
been published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
05-15 Daniele receives the 2015 UNESCO/IUPAC/PhosAgro Green
Chemistry Award
10-14 Our work on the calcium-catalysed Nazarov cyclisation has been published in Chem.
Commun.
09-14 Research starts in Manchester
We are a young team working in the School of Chemistry at the University of Manchester. Our research is focused on catalysis and the synthesis of biologically active molecules.
News
01-20 Our work on the strain-release lamination of propellane has been accepted in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
Well done Ji and Alessandro!
01-20 Many congratulations to Lucrezia for winning one of the 2020 BMCS International Travel Prize!
09-19 Many congratulations to Lucrezia for winning the Prize for Best Poster at the 2019 RSC 34th
Postgraduate Symposium!!!
04-19 Our work on the C–H amination of aromatics with alkyl amines has been published in Nat. Chem.
Well done Alessandro & Fabio, Tom and Alastair!
01-19 Our work on Nickel-catalysed radical cascades of nitrogen-radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Lucrezia, Marco and Jake!
09-18 Many congratulations to Sara for winning the Prize for Best Poster at the XXII IUPAC International
Conference on Organic Synthesis!!!
09-18 Many congratulations to Liz for winning the Prize for Best Oral Presentation at the 2018 RSC 33rd
Postgraduate Symposium!!!
08-18 Our work on the remote functionalizations of amides has been accepted in Angewandte Chemie.
Well done Sara, Liz and Ji for all those substrates!
02-18 Liz receives the 2018 MBCS International Travel Prize!
12-17 Tom receives a RSC Early Career Travel Grant to attend the 2018 Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium!
11/17 Many congratulations to Jake for winning the 1st Prize at the 2017 Roche-RSC Organic Division Poster
Symposium!!!
11-17 Our work on the decarboxylative synthesis of hydroxylamines has been accepted in Synthesis.
Well done Jake and Lucrezia!
11-17 Liz and Sara's work on the remote functionalizations via iminyl radicals has been highlighted in
ChemistryViews!
10-17 Our work on the synthesis of aryl amines has been highlighted in ChemistryViews!
10-17 Our work on the remote functionalizations via iminyl radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Liz and Sara!
09-17 Jake's Angewandte paper on photoredox iminofunctionalizations has been highlighted in Synfact!
10-17 Our work on the synthesis of aryl amines via aminium radicals has been accepted in Angewandte
Chemie. Well done Tom, Alessandro, Fabio and Valentin!
09-17 Sara receives a Travel Award from Eli Lilly!
09-17 Daniele is the recipient of the ERC Starting Grant!
08-17 Our work on the photoredox imino-functionalization of olefins via imidyl radicals has been published in
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Well done Jake!
05-17 Our work on the reaction of radicals with vinyl-BF3 reagents has been published in ACS Catalysis.
Congratulations to Daniel and Alessandro!
02-17 Our work on the visible-light-mediated 5-exo-dig cyclisation of amidyl radicals has been published in
Eur. J. Org. Chem. Congratulations to Daniel, Liz, Sara and Tom!
This paper is part of a Special Issue of Photoredox Catalysis.
01-17 Jake receives the 2017 MBCS International Travel Prize!
11-16 Daniele has been selected by the editorial boards of Synlett, Synthesis and Synfacts as one of the
"Thieme Chemistry Journal Awardees"
10-16 Daniele receives an EPSRC Early Career Fellowship!
09-16 Our work on the visible-light-mediated generation of nitrile oxides has been published in
Chem. Commun. Congratulations to Tom and Wojciech!
09-16 Daniele receives the Silver Medal at the 2016 European Young Chemist Award
Read more about the European Young Chemist Award here and here
06-16 Our work on the visible light-mediated generation of amidyl radicals has been accepted in
J. Am. Chem. Soc. Congratulations to Jake, Tom and Daniel!
10-15 Tom and Daniel join the group
09-15 Our work on the visible light-mediated generation of Nitrogen-Centered Radicals has
been published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
05-15 Daniele receives the 2015 UNESCO/IUPAC/PhosAgro Green
Chemistry Award
10-14 Our work on the calcium-catalysed Nazarov cyclisation has been published in Chem.
Commun.
09-14 Research starts in Manchester