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Alex was born in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England, in 1985. He obtained his M.Chem. from the University of Oxford in 2008 and his D.Phil. in 2012 working in the group of Professor Stephen G. Davies on stereoselective fluorination with boron fluorides.
He then spent two years as a postdoctoral research associate with Professor Scott E. Denmark at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA, working on iron-catalysed cross-coupling of alkylsulfur electrophiles and the first catalytic, syn-dichlorination of alkenes.
On returning to the UK, he took up a second postdoctoral appointment with Professor Guy C. Lloyd-Jones at the University of Edinburgh, working on gold-catalysed C–H arylation.
In late 2016, he was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship to commence his independent research career at the University of Bath.
His research interests centre on the development and mechanistic understanding of new synthetic methods for organic synthesis. Principle themes include catalysis (both with and without metals), C-H bond functionalisation, and the use of under-exploited reactive intermediates in organic synthesis.
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Projects 2016 2022
Nucleophilic alkaline earth boryls: from conception and theory to application
Hill, M., Cresswell, A. & McMullin, C.
1/05/18 → 31/10/21
Project: Research council
Boron
Earth (planet)
Nucleophiles
Boron Compounds
Derivatives
New Catalytic Strategies for Metal-Free C(sp3)–H Bond Functionalisation
31/03/18 → 30/03/22
Project: Research council
New Catalytic Strategies for Metal-Free C–C Bond Formation
1/12/17 → 31/03/21
Project: Research council
UR Fellowship for Alex Cresswell - Better than Boron? Silicon-Mediated Aromatic Functionalisation
1/10/16 → 30/09/21
Project: Research council
From Rags to Riches: Direct Conversion of Abundant Hydrocarbons into Valuable Amines
1/03/17 → 28/02/18
Project: Research council
Research Output 2009 2018
ESIPT-based fluorescence probe for the rapid detection of hypochlorite (HOCl/ClO-)
Wu, L., Yang, Q., Liu, L., Sedgwick, A. C., Cresswell, A. J., Bull, S. D., Huang, C. & James, T. D. 4 Jul 2018 In : Chemical Communications. 54, 61, p. 8522-8525 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Open Access
Hypochlorous Acid
Fluorescence
Water
Logic gates
Potable water
17
Citations
Room-temperature gold-catalysed arylation of heteroarenes: complementarity to palladium catalysis
Cresswell, A. J. & Lloyd-Jones, G. C. 26 Aug 2016 In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 22, 36, p. 12641-12645 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Silanes
Regioselectivity
Palladium
Oxidants
Gold
68
Citations
Beyond the balz-schiemann reaction: The utility of tetrafluoroborates and boron trifluoride as nucleophilic fluoride sources
Cresswell, A. J., Davies, S. G., Roberts, P. M. & Thomson, J. E. 28 Jan 2015 In : Chemical Reviews. 115, 2, p. 566-611 46 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Fluorides
Stereoselectivity
Ions
Pyrolysis
Cations
34
Citations
Catalytic, Stereoselective Dihalogenation of Alkenes: Challenges and Opportunities
Cresswell, A. J., Eey, S. T. C. & Denmark, S. E. 21 Dec 2015 In : Angewandte Chemie-International Edition. 54, 52, p. 15642-15682 41 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Alkenes
Olefins
Bearings (structural)
Arsenals
Halogens
63
Citations
Catalytic, stereospecific syn-dichlorination of alkenes
Cresswell, A. J., Eey, S. T. C. & Denmark, S. E. Feb 2015 In : Nature Chemistry. 7, 2, p. 146-152 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Alkenes
Olefins
Chlorides
Organic Chemicals
Bromine