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Guy J. Clarkson is affiliated with the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom. Their research activity spans major fields such as Materials Science and Chemistry, with strong involvement in related subfields including Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, and Oncology.

The primary focus areas of Clarkson's work include topics like X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography, Crystallization and Solubility Studies, Asymmetric Hydrogenation and Catalysis, Metal Complexes Synthesis and Properties, Metal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and Applications, Chemical Synthesis and Analysis, and Click Chemistry and Applications.

Clarkson has authored numerous scientific papers published in various well-known venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Dalton Transactions
  • Organic Letters
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Some of the recent research papers by Clarkson, along with their publication year and venue, are:

  • Ligand-centred redox activation of inert organoiridium anticancer catalysts, 2020, Chemical Science
  • Synthesis of Sulfinamidines and Sulfinimidate Esters by Transfer of Nitrogen to Sulfenamides, 2020, Organic Letters
  • Sulfone Group as a Versatile and Removable Directing Group for Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones, 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • A Concerted Redox- and Light-Activated Agent for Controlled Multimodal Therapy against Hypoxic Cancer Cells, 2023, Advanced Materials
  • Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation: Dynamic Kinetic Resolution of α-Amino Ketones, 2020, The Journal of Organic Chemistry

Clarkson works collaboratively with several frequent co-authors, including Martin Wills, Richard I. Walton, Stefan Roesner, Michael Shipman, and Peter J. Sadler, with contributions ranging from 24 to 42 joint publications.

Best Publications

  • Synthesis of neoglycopolymers by a combination of "click chemistry" and living radical polymerization.

    Vincent Ladmiral;Giuseppe Mantovani;Guy J Clarkson;Solene Cauet

  • Targeted photoredox catalysis in cancer cells

    Huaiyi Huang;Huaiyi Huang;Samya Banerjee;Kangqiang Qiu;Pingyu Zhang

  • A class of ruthenium(II) catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenations of ketones.

    Aidan M Hayes;David J Morris;Guy J Clarkson;Martin Wills

  • A new class of "tethered" ruthenium(II) catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation reactions.

    Jérôme Hannedouche;Guy J Clarkson;Martin Wills

  • Organometallic Half-Sandwich Iridium Anticancer Complexes

    Zhe Liu;Abraha Habtemariam;Ana M. Pizarro;Sally A. Fletcher

  • The Potent Oxidant Anticancer Activity of Organoiridium Catalysts

    Zhe Liu;Isolda Romero-Canelón;Bushra Qamar;Jessica M. Hearn

  • A Potent Trans-Diimine Platinum Anticancer Complex Photoactivated by Visible Light

    Nicola J. Farrer;Julie A. Woods;Luca Salassa;Yao Zhao

  • A stereochemically well-defined rhodium(III) catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones.

    Daljit S. Matharu;David J. Morris;Aparecida M. Kawamoto;and Guy J. Clarkson

  • Optically pure, water-stable metallo-helical ‘flexicate’ assemblies with antibiotic activity

    Suzanne E. Howson;Albert Bolhuis;Viktor Brabec;Guy J. Clarkson

  • Asymmetric transfer hydrogenation by synthetic catalysts in cancer cells

    James P C Coverdale;Isolda Romero-Canelón;Carlos Sanchez-Cano;Guy J Clarkson

  • Ru(II) Complexes of N-Alkylated TsDPEN Ligands in Asymmetric Transfer Hydrogenation of Ketones and Imines

    José E. D. Martins;Guy J. Clarkson;Martin Wills

  • An outstanding catalyst for asymmetric transfer hydrogenation in aqueous solution and formic acid/triethylamine

    Daljit S. Matharu;David J. Morris;Guy J. Clarkson;Martin Wills

  • Rapid synthesis of 1,3,4,4-tetrasubstituted beta-lactams from methyleneaziridines using a four-component reaction.

    Claire C. A. Cariou;Guy J. Clarkson;Michael Shipman

  • Insights into hydrogen generation from formic acid using ruthenium complexes

    David J. Morris;Guy J. Clarkson;Martin Wills

  • Photoactivatable Organometallic Pyridyl Ruthenium(II) Arene Complexes

    Soledad Betanzos-Lara;Luca Salassa;Abraha Habtemariam;Olga Novakova

  • Nucleus-Targeted Organoiridium-Albumin Conjugate for Photodynamic Cancer Therapy.

    Pingyu Zhang;Huaiyi Huang;Samya Banerjee;Guy J. Clarkson

  • Potent Half-Sandwich Iridium(III) Anticancer Complexes Containing C(∧)N-Chelated and Pyridine Ligands.

    Zhe Liu;Isolda Romero-Canelón;Abraha Habtemariam;Guy J. Clarkson

  • Contrasting Reactivity and Cancer Cell Cytotoxicity of Isoelectronic Organometallic Iridium(III) Complexes

    Zhe Liu;Luca Salassa;Abraha Habtemariam;Ana M. Pizarro

  • Contrasting Anticancer Activity of Half-Sandwich Iridium(III) Complexes Bearing Functionally Diverse 2-Phenylpyridine Ligands.

    Adam J. Millett;Abraha Habtemariam;Isolda Romero-Canelón;Guy J. Clarkson

  • Organometallic Iridium(III) Cyclopentadienyl Anticancer Complexes Containing C,N-Chelating Ligands

    Zhe Liu;Abraha Habtemariam;Ana M. Pizarro;Guy J. Clarkson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter J. Sadler
Peter J. Sadler University of Warwick
Martin Wills
Martin Wills University of Warwick
Abraha Habtemariam
Abraha Habtemariam University of Warwick
Peter Scott
Peter Scott University of Warwick
Richard I. Walton
Richard I. Walton University of Warwick
Robert J. Deeth
Robert J. Deeth University of Warwick
Michael J. Hannon
Michael J. Hannon University of Birmingham
Viktor Brabec
Viktor Brabec Czech Academy of Sciences
David A. Leigh
David A. Leigh University of Manchester
Nathaniel W. Alcock
Nathaniel W. Alcock University of Warwick

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