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

Polymerization of Allenes by Using an Iron(II) β-Diketiminate Pre-Catalyst to Generate High Mn Polymers.
CR Woof, DJ Durand, RL Webster
Chemistry
(2021)
27
Phosphirenium Ions as Masked Phosphenium Catalysts: Mechanistic Evaluation and Application in Synthesis
D Gasperini, SE Neale, MF Mahon, SA Macgregor, RL Webster
ACS Catalysis
(2021)
11
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
Amine-Boranes as Transfer Hydrogenation and Hydrogenation Reagents: A Mechanistic Perspective.
S Lau, D Gasperini, RL Webster
Angewandte Chemie International Edition
(2021)
60
Heterobimetallic Complexes of 1,1-Diphosphineamide Ligands
NT Coles, D Gasperini, CB Provis-Evans, MF Mahon, RL Webster
Organometallics
(2021)
40
Room temperature iron catalyzed transfer hydrogenation using n -butanol and poly(methylhydrosiloxane)
TG Linford-Wood, NT Coles, RL Webster
Green Chemistry
(2021)
23
Correction: Room temperature iron catalyzed transfer hydrogenation using n-butanol and poly(methylhydrosiloxane)
TG Linford-Wood, NT Coles, RL Webster
Green Chemistry
(2021)
23
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
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
Highly Sensitive Real-Time Isotopic Quantification of Water by ATR-FTIR
CB Provis-Evans, EHE Farrar, MN Grayson, RL Webster, AK Hill
Analytical chemistry
(2020)
92

Research Group

Research Interest Group

Telephone number

01223 336405

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