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

Remote supramolecular control of catalyst selectivity in the hydroformylation of alkenes.
P Dydio, WI Dzik, M Lutz, B de Bruin, JNH Reek
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)
(2011)
50
7,7'-Diureido-2,2'-diindolylmethanes: anion receptors effective in a highly competitive solvent, methanol.
P Dydio, T Zieliński, J Jurczak
Organic letters
(2010)
12
Anion receptors based on 7,7′-diamido-2,2′-diindolylmethane
P Dydio, T Zieliński, J Jurczak
Chemical Communications
(2009)
Bishydrazide derivatives of isoindoline as simple anion receptors
P Dydio, T Zieliński, J Jurczak
The Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2009)
74
Synthesis, structure and the binding properties of the amide-based anion receptors derived from 1H-indole-7-amine
T Zieliński, P Dydio, J Jurczak
Tetrahedron
(2008)
64

Research Group

Research Interest Group

Telephone number

01223 336403

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