“STAGGARENES” – SYNTHESIS OF NEW EXTENDED AROMATIC MATERIALS (CAMMIDGEA_U23SF)

The standard minimum entry requirement is 2:1 (Hons) in Chemistry.

This PhD project is offered on a self-funding basis.  It is open to applicants with funding or those applying to funding sources. Further information can be found on our tuition fees page.

A bench fee is also payable on top of the tuition fee to cover specialist equipment or laboratory costs required for the research.  Applicants should contact the primary supervisor for further information about the fee associated with the project.

i) A. N. Cammidge and K.V.L. Crepy  “The first asymmetric Suzuki reaction”. Chem Commun., 1723-1724, 2000.

ii) A. N. Cammidge and K. V. L. Crepy "Application of the Suzuki reaction as key step in the synthesis of a novel atropisomeric biphenyl derivative for use as a liquid crystal dopant" J. Org. Chem., 68, 6832-6835, 2003.

iii) Alkorbi, F., Díaz-Moscoso, A., Gretton, J., Chambrier, I., Tizzard, G. J., Coles, S. J., Hughes, D. L. & Cammidge, A. N., 29 Mar 2021.
Complementary syntheses giving access to a full suite of differentially substituted phthalocyanine-porphyrin hybrids.
In : Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 60, 14, p. 7632-7636

iv) Gonzalez Lucas, D., Soobrattee, S., Hughes, D., Tizzard, G. J., Coles, S. J. & Cammidge, A., 21 Aug 2020.
Straightforward and controlled synthesis of porphyrin-phthalocyanine-porphyrin heteroleptic triple-decker assemblies.
In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 26, 47, p. 10724-10728