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Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

 

University Assistant Professor

Research interests

The Webster group focuses on catalysis with first row transition metals, with a focus on iron catalyst design for the synthesis of bonds between main-group elements. We are interested in trying to understand mechanism and in order to do so we use a varity of in situ and in-line techniques.

 

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Publications

Structural and gas uptake studies on iron(II) β-diketiminate metallo-macrocycles
AN Barrett, L Webster, D Gasperini, R Castaing, MF Mahon, RL Webster
– Organometallics
(2025)
44,
1713
Structural and Gas Uptake Studies on Iron(II) β-Diketiminate Metallomacrocycles
AN Barrett, L Webster, D Gasperini, R Castaing, MF Mahon, RL Webster
– Organometallics
(2025)
44,
1713
Intercepting Methanimine for the Synthesis of Piperidine-Based N-Heterocycles in an Aqueous Medium
E Pocock, M Diefenbach, TM Hood, M Nunn, V Krewald, SE Lewis, RL Webster
– The Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2025)
90,
11257
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into the Reductive Functionalization of Nitro Compounds Catalyzed by an Iron(salen) Complex.
E Pocock, M Diefenbach, TM Hood, M Nunn, E Richards, V Krewald, RL Webster
– Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2024)
146,
19839
Synthesis and Characterization of a Terminal Iron(II)-PH2 Complex and a Series of Iron(II)-PH3 Complexes
S Lau, MF Mahon, RL Webster
– Inorg Chem
(2024)
63,
6998
Iron(II)-Catalyzed Activation of Si–N and Si–O Bonds Using Hydroboranes
MA Farcaş-Johnson, D Gasperini, AK King, S Mohan, AN Barrett, S Lau, MF Mahon, Y Sarazin, SH Kyne, RL Webster
– Organometallics
(2023)
42,
3013
The Complex Reactivity of [(salen)Fe]2(μ-O) with HBpin and Its Implications in Catalysis
TM Hood, S Lau, M Diefenbach, L Firmstone, M Mahon, V Krewald, RL Webster
– ACS Catalysis
(2023)
13,
11841
Advances and Applications in Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals
KMP Wheelhouse, RL Webster, GL Beutner
– Organometallics
(2023)
42,
1677
Advances and Applications in Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals
KMP Wheelhouse, RL Webster, GL Beutner
– Organic Process Research & Development
(2023)
27,
1157
Dehydrocoupling Polymerization: Poly(silylether) Synthesis by Using an Iron β‐Diketiminate Catalyst
MA Farcaş-Johnson, SH Kyne, RL Webster
– Chemistry - A European Journal
(2022)
28,
e202201642
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Research Group

Research Interest Group

Telephone number

01223 336405

Email address

rw740@cam.ac.uk