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.

 

Watch Dr Webster discuss her research

Publications

Hydroboration of aldehydes, ketones and CO 2 under mild conditions mediated by iron( iii ) salen complexes
S Lau, CB Provis-Evans, AP James, RL Webster
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)
(2021)
50
(doi: 10.1039/d1dt02092g)
Polymerization of Allenes by Using an Iron(II) β‐Diketiminate Pre‐Catalyst to Generate High Mn Polymers
CR Woof, DJ Durand, RL Webster
Chemistry A European Journal
(2021)
27
(doi: 10.1002/chem.202101078)
Phosphirenium Ions as Masked Phosphenium Catalysts: Mechanistic Evaluation and Application in Synthesis.
D Gasperini, SE Neale, MF Mahon, SA Macgregor, RL Webster
ACS Catal
(2021)
11
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01133)
Iron Catalyzed Double Bond Isomerization: Evidence for an FeI /FeIII Catalytic Cycle.
CR Woof, DJ Durand, N Fey, E Richards, RL Webster
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2021)
27
(doi: 10.1002/chem.202004980)
Amine–Boranes as Transfer Hydrogenation and Hydrogenation Reagents: A Mechanistic Perspective
S Lau, D Gasperini, RL Webster
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(2021)
60
(doi: 10.1002/anie.202010835)
Heterobimetallic Complexes of 1,1-Diphosphineamide Ligands
NT Coles, D Gasperini, CB Provis-Evans, MF Mahon, RL Webster
Organometallics
(2021)
40
(doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00662)
Room temperature iron catalyzed transfer hydrogenation usingn-butanol and poly(methylhydrosiloxane)
TG Linford-Wood, NT Coles, RL Webster
Green Chemistry
(2021)
23
(doi: 10.1039/d0gc04175k)
Correction: Room temperature iron catalyzed transfer hydrogenation usingn-butanol and poly(methylhydrosiloxane) (Green Chemistry ( 2021) 23 (2703–2709) DOI: 10.1039/D0GC04175K)
TG Linford-Wood, NT Coles, RL Webster
Green Chemistry
(2021)
23
(doi: 10.1039/d1gc90042k)
Regioselective Alkyne Cyclotrimerization with an In Situ-Generated [Fe(II)H(salen)]·Bpin Catalyst
CB Provis-Evans, S Lau, V Krewald, RL Webster
ACS Catalysis
(2020)
10
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c03068)
Seeking Heteroatom-Rich Compounds: Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies into Iron Catalyzed Dehydrocoupling of Silanes
D Gasperini, AK King, NT Coles, MF Mahon, RL Webster
ACS Catalysis
(2020)
10
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01440)

Research Group

Research Interest Group

Telephone number

01223 336405

Email address

rw740@cam.ac.uk

College

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

Privacy and cookie policy

About the Department

Departmental Services

Study at Cambridge

About the University

Research at Cambridge