个人简介

Education: B.S. and M.S. (Universidad de Oviedo, Spain). Ph.D. (Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK). Junior Research Fellow, Wolfson College (Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK). College lecturer, Nenwham and Trinity Colleges (Cambridge University, Cambridge UK).

研究领域

Inorganic Chemistry & Organometallics

Research Interest Objectives: One important technological goal in the synthesis of materials is to control over the assembly of building blocks from atomic to nanometer scales, directed towards fine-tuning the properties of the bulk material. We propose to attack this problem through the synthesis of well defined building blocks to be used potentially in the synthesis of materials. Our aims are: (i) to develop new methodologies for inorganic synthesis, (ii) to synthesize, isolate, and characterize novel inorganic building blocks (iii) and the rational assembly of these building blocks to engineer new materials. This, we believe, provides an unmatched strategy to control the entire fabrication process: from the selection of molecular precursors for controlled assembly of nanostructures to the conversion of inactive building blocks into a ‘suit-to-purpose’ material. Methodology: The compounds synthesized are manipulated and isolated using standard inert-atmosphere glove-box or vacuum-line techniques and characterized a wide variety of spectroscopic techniques. These compounds typically are obtained in multigram quantities as crystalline materials. Current research projects: Group 4 mixed-bridge frameworks: In the reaction of RTiCl3 (R= Cp and Cp*) with pyrimidines, compounds containing oxo- and imido-bridges were obtained. This kind of heteroleptic compound is very rare in transition metal chemistry and not previously seen in Group 4. The combination of nitrogen and oxygen bridges within a polynuclear Group 4 compound provides an exciting area for structural, catalytic and reactivity studies. The possibility of a rational design of transition metal mixed bridge compounds by using oxo-bridge complexes as building blocks opens an exciting path for a wide range of novel Group 4 frameworks (Scheme 1) Scheme 1: dimensionality of the framework depending on the steric demands of the Ti-O-Ti units. Towards 3D inorganic frameworks appended with radicals: The use of molecular magnetic materials provides many opportunities for low-temperature device fabrication and offers an opportunity to tailor the physical properties at a molecular level via general organic synthesis. However, probably the most appealing aspect of molecule-based magnets is that they present several attributes unavailable in conventional metal and metal-oxide magnets, such as low density, solubility in a wide variety of common solvents and/or volatility. These physical properties provide a number of potentially important opportunities in low temperature processing techniques such as electro-coating, evaporation and chemical vapor deposition. We are working towards the rational assembly of large macromolecular systems with multiple spin carriers. We have started functionalizing dimeric phospha(III)zane [ClP(μ-Npy)]2 with dithiadiazolyl radicals in an attempt to synthesize the units that will form part of these macrocycles. The formation of macrocycles and the possibility of 3D structural arrangements would open this area to radical functionalized nanotubes. Scheme 2

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Switching between halogen- and hydrogen-bonding in stoichiometric variations of a cocrystal of a phosphine oxide. S. Ye Oh, C. W. Nickels, Felipe Garcia, William Jones and Tomislav. Friščić. CrystEngComm, 2012, Advance Article. DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25653C. Confinement of halide ions within homologous inverse coordination hosts modification of halide-ion selectivity. Felipe García, Robert J. Less, M. McPartlin, Annette Michalski, Robert E. Mulvey, Vesal Naseri, Matthew L. Stead, Ana M. de Vega and Dominic S. Wright. J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun, 2011, 1821-1823. DOI: 10.1039/c0cc04483k. Syntheses and structures of [Me2Si{As(PtBu)3}2] and [(CyP)3SiMe2] (Cy= cyclohexyl, C6H11). Wesley T.K. Chan, Felipe García, Mary McPartlin, Rebecca L. Melen, Dominic S. Wright. J. organomet chem, 2010, 695, 1069-1073. DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2009.12.011. Group 2 [Be-Ba] and Group 12 [Zn-Hg]. F. García and D. S. Wright, Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 35, Chapter 3. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2009. ISBN 978-0-85404-358-3. DOi: 10.1039/9781847551030. Mixed Alkylamido Aluminate as a Kinetically Controlled Base. Hiroshi Naka, James V. Morey, J. Haywood, D. J. Eisler, M. McPartlin, F. García, H. Kudo, Y. Kondo, M. Uchiyama and A. E. H. Wheatley, J. Am. Chem. Soc.,2008,130(48),16193–16200. DOI: 10.1021/ja804749y. Synthesis and structure of the Li13 cage [{[O…P(µ-NtBu)]2 Li2}3(LiCl)6Li(Cl/OnBu)0.5(thf)7], containing a [O…P(µ-NtBu)]22- dianion. W. T. K. Chan, F. García, S. Gonzalez-Calera, M. McPartlin, J. V. Morey, R. E. Mulvey, S. Singh and D. S. Wright, J. Chem. Soc. Chem. Commun., 2008, 2251-2253. DOI: 10.1039/b800051d. ORGN 635-Origin of the selectivity in directed ortho alumination of aromatic compounds mediated by TMP-aluminate. Hiroshi Naka; James V. Morey, Felipe García, Hironaga Kudo, Daisuke, Yoshinori Kondo, Masanobu Uchiyama, Andrew E. H. Wheatley. Abstracts of papers of the american chemical society, 2008, Volume: 235. Suppressing the anionic Fries rearrangement of aryl dialkylcarbamates; the isolation of a crystalline ortho-deprotonated carbamate. F. García, M. McPartlin, J. V Morey, D. Nobuto, Y. Kondo, H. Naka, M. Uchiyama and A. E. H. Wheatley, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2008, 4, 644-647. DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.200701096. Direct Synthesis of the 1,2,3-[C6H4P…P…P]- Anion, Isoelectronic with the Indenyl Anion [C6H4CH…CH…CH]-. F. García, R. J. Less, V. Naseri, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, M. Sancho Tomas and D. S. Wright, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2008, 859-861. DOI: 10.1039/b718425e. Bonding versus Oligomerisation in the Aromatic Anions [C6H4N2E]- Formation of a Cyclic Tetrameric Tetraanion [C6H4N2Sb]44-. F. García, R. J. Less, V. Naseri, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson and D. S. Wright, Dalton Trans., 2008, 997-999. DOI: 10.1039/b718512j. Group 2 [Be-Ba] and Group 12 [Zn-Hg]. F. García and D. S. Wright, Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 34, Chapter 3. The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2008. ISBN 978-0-85404-353-8. DOI: 10.1039/9781847558466. Effective visible light-active B-doped TiO2 photocatalysts compared with N-doped TiO2 and B,N-codoped TiO2. S. In, A. Orlov, R. Berg, F. García, S. Pedrosa-Jimenez, M. S. Tikhov, M. S.; D. S. Wright, R. M. Lambert, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 13790. DOI: 10.1021/ja0749237. Syntheses and Structures of the Heterometallic Complexes [{MeIn(µ-PCy)}2(µ-PCy)]2(Li·Et2O)4, [Me2In(PhMes)2]- [Li(TMEDA)2]+ and [Me2(PHMes)2In]- [K(PMDETA)2]+ [Cy= cyclohexyl, Mes= 2,4,6-Me3C6H2), TMEDA= (Me2NCH2)2, PMDETA= (Me2NCH2CH2)2NMe]. I. Fanjul,F. García,R. A. Kowenicki,M. E. G. Mosquera,M. McPartlinand D. S. Wright, Inorg. Chim. Acta., 2007, 360, 1266-1273. DOI: 10.1016/j.ica.2005.12.029. An Unexpected Pathway in the Cage Opening and Aggregation of P4. W. T. K. Chan, F. García, A. D. Hopkins, L. C. Martin, M. McPartlin and D. S. Wright, Angew. Chem., 2007, 46, 3084-3086. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604267. Trapping of oligomeric cyclopentadienyl-lithium cation and anion fragments by a V=V bonded ligand. C. Fernández, F. García, J.V. Morey, M. McPartlin, S. Singh, A. E. H. Wheatley. D. S. Wright, Angew. Chem., 2007, 46, 5425-5427. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200700925. Formation and Structure of the [1,2-C6H4P2Sb]24- Anion; Implications for an Extended Family of Isoelectronic Main Group Radicals. F. García, R. J. Less, V. Naseri, M. McPartlin, J. M. Rawson, D. S. Wright, Angew. Chem., 2007, 46, 7827-7830. DOI: 10.1002/anie.200702603. Reactions of Sn(NMe2)2 with Alkali Metal Cyclohexyl Phosphides [CyPHM] (Cy= Cyclohexyl, M= alkali metal). P. Alvarez, F. García, J. P. Hehn, F. Kraus, G. T. Lawson, N. Korber, M.E.G Mosquera, M. McPartlin, D. Moncrieff, C. M. Pask, A. D. Woods and D. S. Wright, Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 1078-1089. DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600633. Structural and Theoretical Study of the Selectivity of [MeE(PPh)3Li4] as ‘Inverse Ligands’ Toward Coordination of Halide Ions (E= Al, Ga, In). M. J. Duer, F. García, J. M. Goodman, J. P. Hehn, M. McPartlin, R. Stein and D. S. Wright, Chem. Eur. J., 2007, 12511260. DOI: 10.1002/chem.200600781. Ansa-tris(allyl) complexes of alkali metals: tripodal analogues of cyclopentadienyl and ansa-metallocene ligands. R. A. Layfield, F. Garcia, J. Hannauer and S. M. Humphrey, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2007, 50815083. DOI: 10.1039/b712285c. Pyridyl ‘Ring-Flipping’ in the Dimers [Me2E(2-py)2]2 (E= Al, Ga; 2-py= 2-pyridyl). F. García, A. D. Hopkins, R. A. Kowenicki, M. McPartlin, J. Silvia, M. C. Rogers and D. S. Wright, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 2007, 586-588. DOI: 10.1039/b613748b.