Brammer, Lee - University of Sheffield - Department of Chemistry

个人简介

Prof. Brammer obtained his BSc in Chemistry from the University of Bristol in 1983, which was followed by a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry from the same institution in 1987. After a NATO Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of New Orleans (1987-88) and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Brookhaven National Laboratory, New York (1989-90), he became an Assistant Professor and subsequently an Associate Professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis (1990-2001). Since 2001 he has been in Sheffield, first as Reader, but since 2008 as Professor of Chemistry.

研究领域

Our current research can be divided, broadly speaking, into three areas: (i) inorganic supramolecular chemistry, (ii) porous coordination framework materials, and (iii) reactions in molecular crystals. Inorganic Supramolecular Chemistry Work in this area involves the use of transition metals to influence the construction and properties of supramolecular assemblies in the solid state (crystal engineering) and in solution. We have a number of ongoing projects in this area, but the principal focus is on (a) detailed study of intermolecular interactions using various experimental and computational methods, and (b) the application of the knowledge gained to the construction of network solids (infinite assemblies). Specific systems being studied include: recognition of hydrogen bond donors by halometallate ions and use of halometallates as nodes in hydrogen bonded network construction; linking coordination compounds or organometallic compounds into networks using peripherally situated ligand-centred hydrogen bonds; understanding halogen bonding and the use of halogen bonding as a strong directional interaction that is a viable alternative to hydrogen bonding in supramolecular assembly.

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Smith R, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Hill A & Brammer L (2017) Arene guest selectivity and pore flexibility in a metal–organic framework with semi-fluorinated channel walls. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 375(2084), 20160031-20160031. View this article in WRRO Chen MM, Chen L, Li HX, Brammer L & Lang JP (2016) Highly selective detection of Hg2+ and MeHgI by di-pyridin-2-yl-[4-(2-pyridin-4-yl-vinyl)-phenyl]-amine and its zinc coordination polymer. Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers, 3(10), 1297-1305. View this article in WRRO Wright JS, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Thompson SP & Brammer L (2016) Arene Selectivity by a Flexible Coordination Polymer Host.. Chemistry. View this article in WRRO Grigoropoulos A, Whitehead GFS, Perret N, Katsoulidis AP, Chadwick FM, Davies RP, Haynes A, Brammer L, Weller AS, Xiao J & Rosseinsky MJ (2016) Encapsulation of an organometallic cationic catalyst by direct exchange into an anionic MOF. Chem. Sci., 7(3), 2037-2050. View this article in WRRO Smith DA, Beweries T, Blasius C, Jasim N, Nazir R, Nazir S, Robertson CC, Whitwood AC, Hunter CA, Brammer L & Perutz RN (2015) The Contrasting Character of Early and Late Transition Metal Fluorides as Hydrogen Bond Acceptors. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 137(36), 11820-11831. View this article in WRRO Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Libri S, Loader JR, Mínguez Espallargas G, Hippler M, Fletcher AJ, Thompson SP, Warren JE, Musumeci D, Ward MD & Brammer L (2015) Coordination Polymer Flexibility Leads to Polymorphism and Enables a Crystalline Solid-Vapour Reaction: A Multi-technique Mechanistic Study. Chemistry - A European Journal, 21(24), 8799-8811. View this article in WRRO Wright JS, Vitórica-Yrezábal IJ, Adams H, Thompson SP, Hill AH & Brammer L (2015) Solvent-vapour-assisted pathways and the role of pre-organization in solid-state transformations of coordination polymers. IUCrJ, 2(2), 188-197. View this article in WRRO Robertson CC, Perutz RN, Brammer L & Hunter CA (2014) A solvent-resistant halogen bond. Chem. Sci., 5(11), 4179-4183. View this article in WRRO