研究领域

Ionic liquids, computational chemistry and main-group chemistry

We are interested in using a rational “bottom-up” approach for the design of new molecular systems with particular features or functionality. This may be with an application in mind e.g. as ionic liquids, catalysts, electrolytes in battery and fuel cells or in photovoltaic/electroluminescent devices. Alternatively, it may involve the synthesis and study of new species of fundamental interest. In addition to the study of new species, we are actively involved in mechanistic studies to understand the mode of action of currently available homogeneous catalysts with a view to improving their activity using combined experimental and computational methods. This work involves many different aspects of chemistry including synthetic main-group chemistry, ionic liquids, organometallic chemistry, computational chemistry and catalysis.

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Outer-sphere electrophilic fluorination of organometallic complexes Lucy M. Milner, Natalie E. Pridmore, Adrian C. Whitwood, Jason M. Lynam, and John M. Slattery, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 10753-10759. Access to novel fluorovinylidene ligands via exploitation of outer-sphere electrophilic fluorination: new insights into C–F bond formation and activation Lucy M. Milner, Lewis M. Hall, Natalie E. Pridmore, Matthew K. Skeats, Adrian C. Whitwood, Jason M. Lynam and John M. Slattery, Dalton Trans., 2016, advance article available online. Structure of Amido-Pyridinium Betaines: Persistent Intermolecular C-H•••N Hydrogen Bonding in Solution Robert J. Thatcher, David G. Johnson, John M. Slattery and Richard E. Douthwaite, Chem. Eur. J., 2016, advance article available online. Mechanistic insight into the ruthenium-catalysed anti-Markovnikov hydration of alkynes using a self-assembled complex: a crucial role for ligand-assisted proton shuttle processes Bernhard Breit, Urs Gellrich, Timothy Li, Jason M. Lynam, Lucy M. Milner, Natalie E. Pridmore, John M. Slattery and Adrian C. Whitwood, Dalton Trans., 2014, 43, 11277-11285. Ruthenium-Mediated C−H Functionalization of Pyridine: The Role of Vinylidene and Pyridylidene Ligands David G. Johnson, Jason M. Lynam, Neetisha S. Mistry, John M. Slattery, Robert J. Thatcher, and Adrian C. Whitwood, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2013, 135, 2222−2234. How Lewis acidic is your cation? Putting phosphenium ions on the fluoride-ion affinity scale John M. Slattery and Sharifa Hussein, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 1808–1815. {Selected as a "Hot Article" and featured on the Dalton Transactions Blog (http://blogs.rsc.org/dt/2011/12/20/are-there-anymore-phosphenium-free-ions/)} Insights into the intramolecular acetate-mediated formation of ruthenium vinylidene complexes: a ligand-assisted proton shuttle (LAPS) mechanism. D. G. Johnson, J. M. Lynam, J. M. Slattery and C. E. Welby, Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 10432–10441. (Selected as a "Hot Article") A simple route to univalent gallium salts of weakly coordinating anions. John M. Slattery, Alexander Higelin, Thomas Bayer, Ingo Krossing, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2010, 49 , 3228–3231. (Selected as a “VIP” article and provided the inside cover artwork for the issue.) Ion-tagged pi-acidic alkene ligands promote Pd-catalysed allyl–aryl couplings in an ionic liquid. Patrick S. Bäuerlein, Ian J. S. Fairlamb, Amanda G. Jarvis, Adam F. Lee, Christian Müller, John M. Slattery, Robert J. Thatcher, Dieter Vogt and Adrian C. Whitwood, Chem. Commun., 2009, 5734–5736. Supramolecular bidentate ligands by metal-directed in situ formation of antiparallel beta-sheet structures and application in asymmetric catalysis. A C Laungani, J M Slattery, I Krossing and B Breit, Chem Eur J, 2008, 14, 4488–4502. (Provided the inside cover artwork for the issue.) How to predict the physical properties of ionic liquids: a volume-based approach. J M Slattery, C Daguenet, T Schubert and I Krossing, Angew. Chem Int Ed Engl, 2007, 46, 5384–5388. (Selected as a “Hot Paper”.) Why are ionic liquids liquid? A simple explanation based on lattice and solvation energies. I Krossing, J M Slattery, C Daguenet, P J Dyson, A Oleinikova and H. Weingärtner, J Am Chem Soc, 2006, 128, 13427–13434. (A “Hot Paper” – based on citations. Highlighted as an “Editors Choice” in Science, 2006, 314, 19 and in Anal Chem, 2006, 78, 7906.)