Inorganic Chemistry

Interests in the inorganic chemistry group focus on a wide variety of areas and applications. Particular research aspects include organometallic chemistry, catalysis, novel fuels, photochemistry, bioinorganic and main group chemistry.

The strength of the Inorganic Chemistry section is based on its uniquely multidisciplinary and highly collaborative research. This approach facilitates the development of solutions to current challenges in chemistry, including those associated with resource efficiency, net zero and the circular economy.

Our main areas of interest include organometallic catalysis (Duckett, Lynam, Slattery, Weller), metalloenzymes (Duhme-Klair, Parkin, Walton), photocatalysis (Douthwaite, Duckett, Duhme-Klair, Lynam, Wilkinson), electrocatalysis (Douthwaite, Parkin) and novel solvents (Slattery). Spectroscopic and analytical measurements provide the molecular-level information essential for reaction optimisation and tailoring towards specific applications. Our research is supported by a wide range of experimental techniques and engagement with national and international research facilities.

The Inorganic Chemistry Section aligns with the University of York’s Research themes Environmental Sustainability and Resilience, Technologies for the Future and Health and Wellbeing.

Name	Expertise
Martin Bates	Simulation of liquid crystals and complex systems
Duncan Bruce	Liquid crystals, materials chemistry
Victor Chechik	Nanoscale chemistry, free radicals, EPR spectroscopy
Richard Douthwaite	Molecular and materials chemistry, photocatalysis
Simon Duckett	Mechanisms, catalysis, photochemistry, hyperpolarisation
Anne Duhme-Klair	Metal ions in biology and medicine
Ian Fairlamb	Catalysis: reactivity, mechanism and application (chemical biology and target-orientated synthesis)
Megan Halse	NMR Spectroscopy, hyperpolarisation, spin dynamics
Jason Lynam	Transition metal organometallic chemistry
Alison Parkin	Redox-reactions of life, enzymatic small molecule activation, hydrogen as a biofuel
Robin Perutz	Organometallic photochemistry, small molecule activation, catalysis, solar fuels
John Slattery	Ionic liquids, computational chemistry, main-group chemistry
Paul Walton	Bioinorganic chemistry, metalloproteins
Andrew Weller	Organometallic Chemistry, Synthesis, Catalysis and Mechanism
Luke Wilkinson	Solar harvesting complexes

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