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Our research on the front cover of JACS!

3/3/2021

 
Our recent paper on dynamic isotope effect in the activation of a mechanophore made it to the front cover of JACS with the great artwork of Ella Maru Studio. Read the paper here.
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Welcome to Antonia and Danny!

28/9/2020

 
Danny and Antonia are joining us for a PhD funded by the Leverhulme Trust. Danny will work on mechanocatalysis and Antonia will explore the mechanochemistry of catenanes. Welcome both!
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Our recent Nature Chemistry paper highlighted in Chemistry World

3/8/2020

 
Our recent Nature Chemistry paper was highlighted in Chemistry World. Fernando Gomollón-Bel did a great job at summarising the project. With comments from Andrew Boydston.
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Rob's first paper published in Nature Chemistry!

20/7/2020

 
It was a long journey but Rob's impressive work on the mechanical activation of NHC precursors is finally published in Nature Chemistry! In this paper we have found that our new mechanophore breaks at a C-C bond following 3 dissociation pathways... at the same time! In top of that, we've shown that it's possible to select the main pathway by altering the polarisation of the scissile bond. Congratulations Rob!

Read the paper here.
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Paramita's last talk

3/7/2020

 
We said goodbye to Paramita today during our weekly Zoom meeting. Paramita managed to go back in Kolkata on time to reintegrate her position as Assistant Professor the University of Calcutta for the start of the academic year despite the lockdown.
It was a great pleasure to have Paramita in the group and we wish her all the best for the future!
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Dr Robert Nixon - PhD#2

18/6/2020

 
Many congratulations to Rob who passed his viva today, examined remotely by Prof. Andrew Dove and Prof. Igor Larrosa. 
As the second PhD student in the group, Rob pioneered our catalysis research and was instrumental in setting up (and maintaining) our new lab. We feel very lucky that Rob has decided to stay with us for a postdoc.
​Many congratulations Dr Nixon!

Rob wins the Oustanding Achievement Award

26/5/2020

 
Rob has been awarded one of the Spring 2020 Outstanding Achievement Awards by the Department of Chemistry for his discovery and investigation of three concomitant C-C dissociation pathways during the mechanical activation of a N-heterocyclic carbene precursor. Rob had the opportunity to present his research during the Spring Staff Symposium. Congratulations Rob!

Our recent JACS highlighted in Chemistry World!

24/3/2020

 
Our recent paper describing the use of a catenane as a force-protecting group has been highlighted in Chemistry World with nice comments from Charles Diesendruck and Niamh Fox!
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We say goodbye to Min

14/2/2020

 
Min gave his final talk today after 2 years in the group. Min did an incredible job during our investigation of the mechanochemistry of the mechanical bond. We wish him all the best in his new adventures in the Leigh group.
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We bid farewell to Rafa

21/1/2020

 
Today we said goodbye to the first postdoc Rafael Sandoval who joined the group 2 years ago. 
​Thanks for everything you brought to the group, and best of luck in your new adventures!
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