Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Dr Ruth Webster

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

Effect of the [Fe(salen)]2-μ-oxo Catalyst Electronic Structure on Reductive Hydroamination.
E Pocock, NJ Buxton, M Diefenbach, AD Bond, SE Lewis, V Krewald, RL Webster
Inorg Chem
(2025)
65
(doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c05628)
Reactivity of Iron(II) Bis(imino)pyridine Complexes with PH3
S Lau, MF Mahon, RL Webster
Canadian Journal of Chemistry
(2025)
(doi: 10.1139/cjc-2025-0189)
Highly E-Selective Alkene Isomerization Using Me₄NF at Room Temperature
L Webster, RA Shoetan, CM Alder, RL Webster
Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2025)
90
(doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c02159)
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
(doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.5c00208)
Intercepting Methanimine for the Synthesis of Piperidine-based N-Heterocycles in Aqueous Medium
E Pocock, M Diefenbach, TM Hood, M Nunn, V Krewald, SE Lewis, RL Webster
J Org Chem
(2025)
90
(doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.5c01213)
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
J Am Chem Soc
(2024)
146
(doi: 10.1021/jacs.4c02797)
Synthesis and Characterization of a Terminal Iron(II)–PH2 Complex and a Series of Iron(II)–PH3 Complexes
S Lau, MF Mahon, RL Webster
Inorganic chemistry
(2024)
63
(doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00605)
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
(doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00339)
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 Catal
(2023)
13
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02898)
Advances and Applications in Catalysis with Earth-Abundant Metals
KMP Wheelhouse, RL Webster, GL Beutner
Organometallics
(2023)
42
(doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00292)

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01223 336405

Email address

rw740@cam.ac.uk

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Corpus Christi College
Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry
Lensfield Road
Cambridge
CB2 1EW
T: +44 (0) 1223 336300
enquiries@ch.cam.ac.uk
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