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Research interests

Our interests lie in the organometallic and coordination chemistry of late transition metals. We have a particular focus on bond activation reactions (e.g. C-H activation) in both stoichiometric and catalytic processes.

We employ a combination of Schlenk, vacuum line and glove box techniques for the manipulation of air and water sensitive compounds, replying heavily on multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography for characterisation.

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Projects 2005 2021

3 Active
9 Finished

Hub 'Science' 3: Catalysis for the Circular Economy and Sustainable Manufacturing - WP4: Earth-abundant metals in resource efficient catalysis

Webster, R., Davidson, M., Hill, M. & Whittlesey, M.

1/12/18 → 31/05/21

Project: Research council

Ru-Zn Heterobimetallic Complexes (Marie Curie IF)

Whittlesey, M.

1/06/18 → 31/05/20

Project: EU Commission

EU Marie Curie Individual Fellowship - Maia Espinal - Low Coordinate TM Magnets

Whittlesey, M.

13/02/17 → 12/02/19

Project: EU Commission

Magnets

Molecules

Computational chemistry

Paramagnetism

Lanthanoid Series Elements

Single Molecule Magnets (Dr Sara Sabater)

Whittlesey, M.

1/03/16 → 28/02/18

Project: Research council

Catalytic Functionalisation of Aromatic Fluorocarbons

Whittlesey, M.

24/07/12 → 22/01/16

Project: Research council

Fluorocarbons

Catalysts

Fluorine

Ruthenium

Regioselectivity

Research Output 2001 2018

101 Article
11 Doctoral Thesis
7 Chapter

2 Citations

[Ru₃(6-NHC)(CO)₁₀]: Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of Rare 46-Electron Tri-ruthenium Clusters

Ellul, C., Lowe, J., Mahon, M., Raithby, P. & Whittlesey, M., 7 Apr 2018, In : Dalton Transactions . 47, 13, p. 4518-4523 6 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

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Ruthenium

Carbon Monoxide

Electrons

Acylation

Salts

C-F Bond Activation of P(C₆F₅)₃ By Ruthenium Dihydride Complexes: Isolation and Reactivity of the ‘Missing’ Ru(PPh₃)₃H(halide) Complex, Ru(PPh₃)₃HF

Cybulski, M., Davies, C., Lowe, J., Mahon, M. & Whittlesey, M., 5 Nov 2018, In : Inorganic Chemistry. 57, 21, p. 13749-13760 12 p.

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dihydrides

Ruthenium

Fluorides

ruthenium

halides

Copper-NHC-Mediated Semi-Hydrogenation and Hydroboration of Alkynes: Enhanced Catalytic Activity Using Ring-Expanded Carbenes

Hall, J., Unson, D., Brunel, P., Collins, L., Cybulski, M., Mahon, M. & Whittlesey, M., 24 Sep 2018, In : Organometallics. 37, 18, p. 3102-3110 9 p.

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3 Citations

Mono- and dinuclear Ni(I) products formed upon bromide abstraction from the Ni(I) ring-expanded NHC complex [Ni(6-Mes)(PPh₃)Br]

Blackaby, W. J. M., Sabater, S., Poulten, R. C., Page, M. J., Folli, A., Krewald, V., Mahon, M. F., Murphy, D. M., Richards, E. & Whittlesey, M. K., 15 Jan 2018, In : Dalton Transactions . 47, p. 769-782 14 p.

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phosphine

Carbon Monoxide

Bromides

Toluene

Dimers