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Alan M. Kenwright

Alan M. Kenwright

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Chemistry

D-Index
42
Citations
5118
World Ranking
17633
National Ranking
964

Overview

Alan M. Kenwright is affiliated with Durham University in the United Kingdom and works primarily within the field of Materials Science. Their research focus includes Materials Chemistry, where the majority of their work is concentrated, alongside related areas such as Spectroscopy, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Molecular Biology, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

Kenwright's research topics cover several specialized areas including:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Lanthanide and Transition Metal Complexes
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Advanced NMR Techniques and Applications
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials

The scientist has contributed frequently to various academic journals, with multiple publications in The Cambridge Structural Database being the most prominent. Other venues include Chemical Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Dalton Transactions, and Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by Kenwright include:

  • Tuning the anion binding properties of lanthanide receptors to discriminate nucleoside phosphates in a sensing array (2020) published in Chemical Science
  • Chelating chloride using binuclear lanthanide complexes in water (2022) published in Chemical Science
  • Using Chiral Auxiliaries to Mimic the Effect of Chiral Media on the Structure of Lanthanide(III) Complexes Common in Bioimaging and Diagnostic MRI (2024) published in Inorganic Chemistry
  • Understanding the mechanism by which Gd(iii) coiled coils achieve magnetic resonance relaxivity - a study into the water coordination chemistry (2023) published in Dalton Transactions
  • SimpleNMR: An interactive graph network approach to aid constitutional isomer verification using standard 1D and 2D NMR experiments (2024) published in Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry

Kenwright's track record involves collaborations with several frequent co-authors, including:

  • Thomas Just Sørensen
  • Carlson Alexander
  • Kirsten E. Christensen
  • Stephen Faulkner
  • James A. Thom

Their extensive publication history and diverse research interests reflect an ongoing engagement with chemical and materials sciences, particularly involving crystallographic analysis and the study of lanthanide complexes relevant to bioimaging, sensing, and spectroscopy.

Best Publications

  • Low temperature synthesis of high molecular weight polyaniline

    P.N. Adams;P.J. Laughlin;A.P. Monkman;A.M. Kenwright

  • Synthesis and spectroscopic properties of a prototype single molecule dual imaging agent comprising a heterobimetallic rhenium-gadolinium complex

    Thelma Koullourou;Louise S. Natrajan;Hiren Bhavsar;Simon J.A. Pope

  • Atmospheric nonequilibrium plasma treatment of biaxially oriented polypropylene

    R. D. Boyd;and A. M. Kenwright;J. P. S. Badyal;D. Briggs

  • Design Principles and Theory of Paramagnetic Fluorine-Labelled Lanthanide Complexes as Probes for 19F Magnetic Resonance: A Proof-of-Concept Study

    Kirsten H. Chalmers;Elena De Luca;Naomi H. M. Hogg;Alan M. Kenwright

  • Ring-opening metathesis polymerization of monocyclic alkenes using molybdenum and tungsten alkylidene (Schrock-type) initiators and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance studies of the resulting polyalkenamers

    Panagiotis Dounis;W. James Feast;Alan M. Kenwright

  • Time-resolved near-IR luminescence from ytterbium and neodymium complexes of the Lehn cryptand

    Stephen Faulkner;Andrew Beeby;Marie Christine Carrié;Anjum Dadabhoy

  • Isostructural series of nine-coordinate chiral lanthanide complexes based on triazacyclononane.

    James W. Walton;Rachel Carr;Nicholas H. Evans;Alexander M. Funk

  • Transesterification in poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(ethylene naphthalene 2, 6-dicarboxylate) blends; the influence of hydroxyl end groups

    A.M. Kenwright;S.K. Peace;R.W. Richards;A. Bunn

  • Structure and dynamics of all of the stereoisomers of europium complexes of tetra(carboxyethyl) derivatives of dota: ring inversion is decoupled from cooperative arm rotation in the RRRR and RRRS isomers

    Judith A. K. Howard;Alan M. Kenwright;Janet M. Moloney;David Parker

  • Bimetallic lanthanide complexes that display a ratiometric response to oxygen concentrations

    Thomas Just Sørensen;Thomas Just Sørensen;Alan M. Kenwright;Stephen Faulkner

  • Synthesis and Spectroscopic Studies on Azo-Dye Derivatives of Polymetallic Lanthanide Complexes: Using Diazotization to Link Metal Complexes Together

    Matteo P. Placidi;Aaron Joseph L. Villaraza;Louise S. Natrajan;Daniel Sykes

  • Carbon-13 NMR investigation of local dynamics in compatible polymer blends

    C. Le Menestrel;A. M. Kenwright;P. Sergot;F. Laupretre

  • End group modification in poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    A.M. Kenwright;S.K. Peace;R.W. Richards;A. Bunn

  • Synthesis and luminescence properties of dinuclear lanthanide complexes derived from covalently linked macrocyclic ligands

    Simon J. A. Pope;Alan M. Kenwright;Valerie A. Boote;Stephen Faulkner

  • Critical analysis of the limitations of Bleaney's theory of magnetic anisotropy in paramagnetic lanthanide coordination complexes

    Alexander M. Funk;Katie-Louise N. A. Finney;Peter Harvey;Alan M. Kenwright

  • A 13C n.m.r. study of transesterification in mixtures of poly(ethylene terephthalate) and poly(butylene terephthalate)

    S.C.E. Backson;A.M. Kenwright;R.W. Richards

  • 19F-lanthanide complexes with increased sensitivity for 19F-MRI: optimization of the MR acquisition.

    Kirsten H. Chalmers;Alan M. Kenwright;David Parker;Andrew M. Blamire

  • Quantitative aspects of solid state 13C n.m.r. of coals and related materials

    Kenneth J. Packer;Robin K. Harris;Alan M. Kenwright;Colin E. Snape

  • Oxidative Addition of X−H (X = C, N, O) Bonds to [Ir(PMe3)4]Cl and Catalytic Hydration of Acetonitrile Using its Peroxo Derivative, [Ir(O2)(PMe3)4]Cl, as Catalyst Precursor

    Marco G. Crestani;Andreas Steffen;Alan M. Kenwright;Andrei S. Batsanov

  • Solution-state carbon-13 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of polyaniline

    A.M Kenwright;W.J Feast;P Adams;A.J Milton

  • Polyhalogenated heterocyclic compounds. Macrocycles from perfluoro-4-isopropylpyridine.

    Richard D. Chambers;Philip R. Hoskin;Alan R. Kenwright;Ali Khalil

  • 19F NMR based pH probes: lanthanide(III) complexes with pH-sensitive chemical shifts

    Alan M. Kenwright;Ilya Kuprov;Elena De Luca;David Parker

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen Faulkner
Stephen Faulkner University of Oxford
Robin K. Harris
Robin K. Harris Durham University
David Parker
David Parker Durham University
W. James Feast
W. James Feast Durham University
Andrei S. Batsanov
Andrei S. Batsanov Durham University
Judith A. K. Howard
Judith A. K. Howard Durham University
Paul D. Beer
Paul D. Beer University of Oxford
Gareth A. Morris
Gareth A. Morris University of Manchester
Vernon C. Gibson
Vernon C. Gibson Imperial College London
Andrew P. Monkman
Andrew P. Monkman Durham University

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