Heron, Mark - Huddersfield University - Department of Biological Sciences

个人简介

Dr Heron joined the University of Huddersfield in August 2012 as a Principal Research Fellow. Prior to this research focussed fellowship Dr Heron held a Senior Lectureship in Applied Organic Chemistry in the Department of Colour and Polymer Chemistry within the School of Chemistry at the University of Leeds (2000 – 2012). Research interests encompass heterocyclic chemistry applied to functional dyes including photo-, thermo-, electro- and piezo-chromism, traditional dye and pigment chemistry and fluorescence. Industrial collaborations have resulted in recent patents concerning hybrid liquid crystalline photochromic heterocyclic materials. In addition to my interests in heterocyclic chemistry, traditional and modern synthetic chemistry transformations, polymer chemistry and organic spectroscopy have featured prominently in my research. Preceding Leeds Dr Heron held industrially funded Lectureships at the University of Central Lancashire (1995 – 1998) and at the University of Hull (1998 – 2000). The latter appointment provided an opportunity to develop an interest in liquid crystal technology whilst maintaining a strong interest in heterocyclic chemistry and photochromism. Research activity from this initial phase of Dr Heron’s academic career resulted in the filing of several international patent applications for photochromic molecules that have been marketed around the globe. Dr Heron was awarded his PhD in 1992 by the Council for National Academic Awards for investigations into the synthesis and reactivity of benzothiopyrans and fused heterocyclic derivatives with external collaboration with ICI Pharmaceuticals (Alderley Edge). In a post-doctoral fellowship in Applied Heterocyclic Chemistry (University of Central Lancashire 1991 - 1995) initial exploration of the chemistry of novel pyrroles and azoles and benzopyrans was undertaken which sowed the seeds for a longstanding relationship with heterocyclic chemistry and optical phenomena such as photochromism.

研究领域

Design, synthesis and optimisation of the performance of novel responsive dye systems e.g. photo-, electro-, thermo- and piezo- chromic dyes, and their applications. The synthesis and spectroscopic properties of methine, cyanine, squarane, BODIPY, naphthalimide and ruthenium based colorants. Synthetic methodology related to the de-novo synthesis of heterocyclic ring systems e.g. pyrans, thiopyrans, pyridines, pyrroles and various azoles including pyrazoles, isoxazoles and their benzologues. The investigation of new and alternative synthetic strategies to useful organic molecules including application of transition metal catalysis, directed metallation strategies and novel phosphorus stabilised ylides.

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Gentili, P., Rightler, A., Heron, B. and Gabbutt, C. (2015) ‘Extending Human Perception of Electromagnetic Radiation to the UV Region through Biologically Inspired Photochromic Fuzzy Logic (BIPFUL) Systems.’ Chemical Communications . ISSN 1359-7345 Aiken, S., Armitage, B., Gabbutt, C. and Heron, B. (2015) ‘An intramolecular, Pd-mediated alpha-arylation route to 4-aryl-2-naphthols’ Tetrahedron Letters , 56 (33), pp. 4840-4842. ISSN 0040-4039 Chaitanya, K., Ju, X. and Heron, B. (2015) ‘Can elongation of the ?-system in triarylamine derived sensitizers with either benzothiadiazole and / or ortho-fluorophenyl moieties enrich their light harvesting efficiency? – A Theoretical Study’ RSC Advances , 5, pp. 3978-3998. ISSN 2046-2069 Aiken, S., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B., Biver, C., Archambeau, S., Berit-Debat, F. and Duluard, S.(2015) Electrochromic single and two-core viologen derivatives and optical articles containing them. WO2015040033. Aiken, S., Crossley, D., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B., Biver, C., Archambeau, S. and Berit-Debat, F.(2015) Electrochromic two-core viologen derivatives and optical articles containing them. WO2015040031. Aiken, S., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B. and Kolla, S. (2015) ‘Photochromic bi-naphthopyrans’ Dyes and Pigments , 113, pp. 239-250. ISSN 0143-7208 Aiken, S., Allsopp, B., Booth, K., Gabbutt, C. and Heron, B. (2014) ‘5-Hydroxy substituted naphthofurans and naphthothiazoles as precursors of photochromic benzochromenes’ Tetrahedron , 70 (49), pp. 9352-9358. ISSN 0040-4020 Heron, B (2014) ‘Merocyanine Dyes and Photochromic Naphthopyrans’. In: Proceedings of the 1st IC3EM, 1st International Caparica Conference on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials. Caparica, Portugal: Proteomass Scientific Society (Portugal). . ISBN 9789899879331 Aiken, S., Booth, K., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B., Rice, C., Charaf-Eddin, A. and Jacquemin, D. (2014) ‘The first structural and spectroscopic characterisation of a ring-opened form of a 2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyran: a novel photomerocyanine’ Chemical Communications , 50 (58), pp. 7900-7903. ISSN 1359-7345 Chaitanya, K., Ju, X. and Heron, B. (2014) ‘Theoretical study on the light harvesting efficiency of zinc porphyrin sensitizers for DSSCs’ RSC Advances , 4 (51), pp. 26621-26634. ISSN 2046-2069 Heron, B., Tian, H. and Wainwright, M. (2014) ‘Editorial’ Dyes and Pigments , 100, p. iii-iii. ISSN 0143-7208 Aiken, S., Gabbutt, C., Gillie, L., Heywood, J., Jacquemin, D., Rice, C. and Heron, B. (2013) ‘The Remarkable Hyperchromicity of Ketohydrazone Dyes and Pigment Lakes Derived from 4-Morpholino-2-naphthol’ European Journal of Organic Chemistry , 2013 (36), pp. 8097-8107. ISSN 1434-193X Azizian, F., Field, A. and Heron, B. (2013) ‘Reductive alkylation of aminofluorans: A simple route to intrinsically thermochromic fluorans’ Dyes and Pigments , 99 (2), pp. 432-439. ISSN 0143-7208 Chaitanya, K., Hai Ju, X., Heron, B. and Gabbutt, C. (2013) ‘Vibrational spectra and static vibrational contribution to first hyperpolarizability of naphthopyrans — A combined experimental and DFT study.’ Vibrational Spectroscopy , 69, pp. 65-83. ISSN 09242031 Aiken, S., Clayton, D., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B. and Kolla, S. (2013) ‘Cationic merocyanine dyes by photomodulation of [4-(naphthopyran-3-yl)phenyl]methines’ Dyes and Pigments , 97 (1), pp. 118-123. ISSN 0143-7208 Blackwell, C., Gabbutt, C., Guthrie, J. and Heron, B. (2012) ‘The synthesis and properties of vinyl substituted naphthopyrans and their styrene copolymers’ Dyes and Pigments , 95 (2), pp. 408-420. ISSN 0143-7208 Crossley, D., Gabbutt, C., Heron, B., Kay, P. and Mogstad, M. (2012) ‘Synthesis and photochromic properties of spiro[naphthopyran-7?H-benzocyclohepta-5?,8?-dienes]’ Dyes and Pigments , 95 (1), pp. 62-68. ISSN 0143-7208 Gabbutt, C., Heron, B., Kilner, C. and Kolla, S. (2012) ‘The synthesis and properties of naphthopyran– boradiazaindacene conjugates’ Dyes and Pigments , 94 (2), pp. 175-182. ISSN 0143-7208 Azizian, F., Field, A., Heron, B. and Kilner, C. (2012) ‘Intrinsically thermochromic fluorans’ Chemical Communications , 48 (5), pp. 750-752. ISSN 1359-7345 Gabbutt, C., Gibbons, L., Heron, B. and Kolla, S. (2012) ‘The intramolecular capture of thermally generated merocyanine dyes derived from naphthopyrans: Photochromism of 5-(diarylhydroxymethyl)-2H-naphtho[1,2-b]pyrans’ Dyes and Pigments , 92 (3), pp. 995-1004. ISSN 0143-7208