Synthesis & catalysis | University of Strathclyde

Research in the catalysis and synthesis section encompasses a broad spectrum of interests from fundamental concepts in mechanistic chemistry to the application of new technology in projects of commercial and technological relevance.

In addition, a significant skill set in physical organic chemistry allows us to develop our science at the highest level. Our specific skills lie in:

synthesis
methodology development
main group chemistry
organometallic chemistry
total synthesis
medicinal chemistry
green chemistry
physical organic chemistry
X-ray crystallography
NMR spectroscopy

Staff members	Research interests
Dr Robert Edkins	luminescence spectroscopy synthesis of fluorescent imaging agents and molecular probes photodynamic and photothermal therapies
Dr Alan R. Kennedy	crystallography structure-property relationships s-block metals solid-state pharmaceutical materials colourants
Professor William J. Kerr	asymmetric synthesis catalysis organometallic chemistry isotopic labelling total synthesis
Dr David Lindsay	organometallic chemistry catalysis reaction mechanism and kinetics C-H activation asymmetric synthesis
Professor Robert E. Mulvey	main group chemistry organometallic chemistry structure and bonding synergic synthesis catalysis
Professor John A. Murphy	physical organic chemistry radical chemistry single- electron donors
Dr David J. Nelson	catalysis, cross-coupling organometallic chemistry physical organic chemistry
Dr Charles T. O’Hara	main group chemistry metallation chiral ligands organometallic metal amides
Dr Marc Reid	chemical kinetics computer vision cheminformatics computational chemistry synthetic chemistry
Dr Stuart D. Robertson	organometallic chemistry main group chemistry earth abundant metals energy storage
Dr Catherine Weetman	main group chemistry organometallic chemistry catalysis structure and bonding

Bionanotechnology & analytical chemistry

Chemical biology & medicinal chemistry

Student doing chemistry experiment, nanoscience and materials chemistry

Materials & computational

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Forensic science

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