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Adrian C. Whitwood

Adrian C. Whitwood

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Chemistry

D-Index
59
Citations
10918
World Ranking
10288
National Ranking
584

Overview

Adrian C. Whitwood is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with a significant focus on subfields such as Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy, and Molecular Biology.

Their work covers a range of scientific topics, including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Catalytic Cross-Coupling Reactions
  • Catalytic C-H Functionalization Methods
  • Organometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis
  • Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis
  • Synthetic Organic Chemistry Methods

Adrian C. Whitwood has published frequently in the following scientific venues:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Organometallics
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • ACS Catalysis

Notable recent publications include:

  • A Dichotomy in Cross-Coupling Site Selectivity in a Dihalogenated Heteroarene: Influence of Mononuclear Pd, Pd Clusters, and Pd Nanoparticles-the Case for Exploiting Pd Catalyst Speciation (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Optimisation of pyruvate hyperpolarisation using SABRE by tuning the active magnetisation transfer catalyst (2020, Catalysis Science & Technology)
  • Indole-ynones as Privileged Substrates for Radical Dearomatizing Spirocyclization Cascades (2022, Organic Letters)
  • Biocatalytic Aromaticity-Breaking Epoxidation of Naphthalene and Nucleophilic Ring-Opening Reactions (2021, ACS Catalysis)
  • Manganese-Mediated C-H Bond Activation of Fluorinated Aromatics and the ortho-Fluorine Effect: Kinetic Analysis by In Situ Infrared Spectroscopic Analysis and Time-Resolved Methods (2022, ACS Catalysis)

Frequent collaborators in Adrian C. Whitwood's research include:

  • Duncan W. Bruce
  • Theo F. N. Tanner
  • Jason M. Lynam
  • Ian J. S. Fairlamb
  • Rachel R. Parker

Best Publications

  • Metal- and Halide-Free Catalyst for the Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonates from Epoxides and Carbon Dioxide

    Xiao Wu;Chentuo Chen;Ziyang Guo;Michael North

  • Spontaneous transfer of parahydrogen derived spin order to pyridine at low magnetic field.

    Kevin D. Atkinson;Michael J. Cowley;Paul I. P. Elliott;Simon B. Duckett

  • Pot, atom and step economic (PASE) synthesis of highly functionalized piperidines: a five-component condensation

    Paul A. Clarke;Andrey V. Zaytzev;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Aluminum(salen) Complexes as Catalysts for the Kinetic Resolution of Terminal Epoxides via CO2 Coupling

    Michael North;Sophie C. Z. Quek;Natalie E. Pridmore;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Improving the Photocatalytic Reduction of CO2 to CO through Immobilisation of a Molecular Re Catalyst on TiO2

    Christopher D. Windle;Christopher D. Windle;Ernest Pastor;Anna Reynal;Anna Reynal;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Contrasting reactivity of fluoropyridines at palladium and platinum: C-F oxidative addition at palladium, P-C and C-F activation at platinum

    Naseralla A. Jasim;Robin N. Perutz;Adrian C. Whitwood;Thomas Braun

  • A mild and selective Pd-mediated methodology for the synthesis of highly fluorescent 2-arylated tryptophans and tryptophan-containing peptides: a catalytic role for Pd(0) nanoparticles?

    Thomas J. Williams;Alan J. Reay;Adrian C. Whitwood;Ian J. S. Fairlamb

  • Para-hydrogen induced polarization without incorporation of para-hydrogen into the analyte.

    Kevin D. Atkinson;Michael J. Cowley;Simon B. Duckett;Paul I. P. Elliott

  • Splay Nematic Phase

    Alenka Mertelj;Luka Cmok;Nerea Sebastián;Richard Mandle

  • Structure-function relationships in liquid-crystalline halogen-bonded complexes.

    Duncan W. Bruce;Pierangelo Metrangolo;Franck Meyer;Tullio Pilati

  • Fluorinated liquid crystals formed by halogen bonding

    Pierangelo Metrangolo;Carsten Präsang;Giuseppe Resnati;Rosalba Liantonio

  • Spontaneous symmetry-breaking in halogen-bonded, bent-core liquid crystals: observation of a chemically driven Iso-N-N* phase sequence.

    Carsten Präsang;Adrian C. Whitwood;Duncan W. Bruce

  • Nucleophilic substitution reactions of spin adducts. Implications for the correct identification of reaction intermediates by EPR/spin trapping

    Michael J. Davies;Bruce C. Gilbert;Jonathan K. Stell;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Sequential C–F activation and borylation of fluoropyridines via intermediate Rh(I) fluoropyridyl complexes: a multinuclear NMR investigation

    Richard J. Lindup;Todd B. Marder;Robin N. Perutz;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • EPR Evidence for the Involvement of Free Radicals in the Iron-Catalysed Decomposition of Qinghaosu (Artemisinin) and Some Derivatives; Antimalarial Action of Some Polycyclic Endoperoxides

    Anthony R. Butler;Bruce C. Gilbert;Philippa Hulme;Lee R. Irvine

  • Mesogenic, trimeric, halogen-bonded complexes from alkoxystilbazoles and 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene

    Duncan W. Bruce;Pierangelo Metrangolo;Franck Meyer;Carsten Präsang

  • Synthesis, Mesomorphism, and Luminescent Properties of Calamitic 2-Phenylpyridines and Their Complexes with Platinum(II)

    Amedeo Santoro;Adrian C. Whitwood;J. A. Gareth Williams;Valery N. Kozhevnikov

  • Competing C-F activation pathways in the reaction of Pt(0) with fluoropyridines: phosphine-assistance versus oxidative addition.

    Ainara Nova;Stefan Erhardt;Naseralla A. Jasim;Robin N. Perutz

  • Diversity and design of metal-based carbon monoxide-releasing molecules (CO-RMs) in aqueous systems: revealing the essential trends.

    Wei-Qiang Zhang;Anthony J. Atkin;Robert J. Thatcher;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Trimeric liquid crystals assembled using both hydrogen and halogen bonding.

    Carsten Präsang;H. Loc Nguyen;Peter N. Horton;Adrian C. Whitwood

  • Manganese(I)-Catalyzed C-H Activation: The Key Role of a 7-Membered Manganacycle in H-Transfer and Reductive Elimination.

    Nasiru P. Yahaya;Kate M. Appleby;Magdalene Teh;Conrad Wagner

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian J. S. Fairlamb
Ian J. S. Fairlamb University of York
Duncan W. Bruce
Duncan W. Bruce University of York
Simon B. Duckett
Simon B. Duckett University of York
Robin N. Perutz
Robin N. Perutz University of York
Peter O'Brien
Peter O'Brien University of York
Michael North
Michael North University of York
Gary G. R. Green
Gary G. R. Green University of York
James H. Clark
James H. Clark University of York
Giuseppe Resnati
Giuseppe Resnati Polytechnic University of Milan
J. A. Gareth Williams
J. A. Gareth Williams Durham University

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