University Assistant Professor
PhD Opportunities
We welcome motivated and creative candidates interested in joining the Dydio Lab to pursue a PhD starting in October 2026. For further information about available projects and application procedures, please contact pd552@cam.ac.uk.
Research
The Dydio group is researching new ways to improve the efficiency and capacity of organic synthesis.

Areas of interest include:
- Complex Networks of Reactions
- Mechanism-based design of new transformations
- Advancing key industrial processes driven by elucidating their mechanistic features
Watch Dr Dydio discuss his research
Publications
Palladium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Alkenes and Alkynes
European Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2021)
2021
5985
(doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202101020)
Enantioselective α-Arylation of Primary Alcohols under Sequential One-Pot Catalysis.
J Org Chem
(2021)
86
9253
(doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00983)
Multicatalytic Approach to One-Pot Stereoselective Synthesis of Secondary Benzylic Alcohols.
Org Lett
(2021)
23
3502
(doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00939)
Challenges and Opportunities in Multicatalysis
ACS Catalysis
(2021)
11
3891
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05725)
Binuclear Pd(I)–Pd(I) Catalysis Assisted by Iodide Ligands for Selective Hydroformylation of Alkenes and Alkynes
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2020)
142
18251
(doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c09254)
Effector responsive hydroformylation catalysis
Chemical Science
(2019)
10
7389
(doi: 10.1039/c9sc02558h)
Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules (vol 2, pg 114, 2019)
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
175
(doi: 10.1038/s41929-019-0232-8)
Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
114
(doi: 10.1038/s41929-018-0207-1)
The Influence of Binding Site Geometry on Anion-Binding Selectivity: A Case Study of Macrocyclic Receptors Built on the Azulene Skeleton.
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2018)
24
11683
(doi: 10.1002/chem.201801460)
Beyond Iron: Iridium-Containing P450 Enzymes for Selective Cyclopropanations of Structurally Diverse Alkenes
ACS Central Science
(2017)
3
302
(doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00391)
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