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Research List - Current Projects
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The following projects are undertaken in the research area of Organometallic and Inorganic Chemistry
N-Heterocyclic metallocenes of the Lanthanides based on the 4-Azapentalenyl anion (Doctorate)
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Supervisors:
Michael Gardiner
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Brian Yates
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We are developing structural analogues of pentalendiyls through placement a nitrogen centre in a bridgehead position of the bicyclic ring system. This offers a unique advantage in organolanthanide chemistry in accessing potentially binding  8- ligands with only a mono-anionic charge.
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Coordination and catalytic chemistry of mixed donor chalcogenoether ligands. (Doctorate)
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Supervisors:
Vicki-Anne Tolhurst
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Allan Canty
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Roderick Jones
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The preparation of new metal complexes containing mixed donor ligands is investigated. These complexes may have potentially interesting electrochemical and catalytic properties; the hard/soft donor ligand possibly stabilising the metal centre in both high and low oxidation states.
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Oligomerisation of Acetylene (Doctorate)
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Supervisors:
David McGuinness
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In collaboration with CSIRO Petroleum we are investigating catalysts for the conversion of acetylene to longer chain oligomers. This offers the potential to produce fuel-range hydrocarbons from acetylene, which is ultimately derived from natural gas.
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Selective Oligomerisation of Ethylene (Doctorate)
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Supervisors:
David McGuinness
Members:
James Suttil
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In collaboration with Sasol Technology we are investigating new catalysts for the selective production of short chain alpha-olefins. These materials are used on a large scale for the production of polyethylene plastics.
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