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

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Publications

Binuclear Pd(I)-Pd(I) Catalysis Assisted by Iodide Ligands for Selective Hydroformylation of Alkenes and Alkynes
Y Zhang, S Torker, M Sigrist, N Bregović, P Dydio
J Am Chem Soc
(2020)
142
Effector responsive hydroformylation catalysis.
S-T Bai, V Sinha, AM Kluwer, PR Linnebank, Z Abiri, P Dydio, M Lutz, B de Bruin, JNH Reek
Chemical Science
(2019)
10
Correction to: Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules (Nature Catalysi, (2019), 10.1038/s41929-018-0207-1)
D Lichosyt, Y Zhang, K Hurej, P Dydio
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules
D Lichosyt, Y Zhang, K Hurej, P Dydio
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
The Influence of Binding Site Geometry on Anion-Binding Selectivity: A Case Study of Macrocyclic Receptors Built on the Azulene Skeleton
D Lichosyt, S Wasiłek, P Dydio, J Jurczak
Chemistry A European Journal
(2018)
24
Beyond Iron: Iridium-Containing P450 Enzymes for Selective Cyclopropanations of Structurally Diverse Alkenes
HM Key, P Dydio, Z Liu, JY-E Rha, A Nazarenko, V Seyedkazemi, DS Clark, JF Hartwig
ACS Cent Sci
(2017)
3
Chemoselective, enzymatic C-H bond amination catalyzed by a cytochrome P450 containing an Ir(Me)-PIX cofactor
P Dydio, HM Key, H Hayashi, DS Clark, JF Hartwig
J Am Chem Soc
(2017)
139
Diamidonaphthalenodipyrrole-derived fluorescent sensors for anions
J Jurczak, P Dydio, P Stepniak, T Zielinski
Sensors and Actuators B Chemical
(2016)
237
Azulene‐Based Macrocyclic Receptors for Recognition and Sensing of Phosphate Anions
D Lichosyt, P Dydio, J Jurczak
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2016)
22
An artificial metalloenzyme with the kinetics of native enzymes
P Dydio, HM Key, A Nazarenko, JY-E Rha, V Seyedkazemi, DS Clark, JF Hartwig
Science (New York, N.Y.)
(2016)
354

Research Group

Research Interest Group

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