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Simon B. Duckett is affiliated with the University of York in the United Kingdom. Their research lies primarily at the intersection of materials science and chemistry, with significant contributions in the fields of materials chemistry, spectroscopy, inorganic and organic chemistry, as well as atomic and molecular physics and optics.

Their work focuses on advanced nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) techniques, crystallization and solubility studies, and X-ray diffraction in crystallography. They are also involved in research related to atomic and subatomic physics, solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography, electron spin resonance, and molecular interactions within crystal structures.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Simon B. Duckett include:

  • Optimisation of pyruvate hyperpolarisation using SABRE by tuning the active magnetisation transfer catalyst (2020), published in Catalysis Science & Technology
  • The use of yttrium in medical imaging and therapy: historical background and future perspectives (2020), published in Chemical Society Reviews
  • Remarkable Levels of 15N Polarization Delivered through SABRE into Unlabeled Pyridine, Pyrazine, or Metronidazole Enable Single Scan NMR Quantification at the mM Level (2020), published in The Journal of Physical Chemistry B
  • Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization of Amino Acids (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Parahydrogen-Induced Hyperpolarization of Gases (2020), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Simon B. Duckett frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including:

  • Ben. J. Tickner
  • Adrian C. Whitwood
  • Andrew S. Weller
  • Peter J. Rayner
  • Andrey N. Pravdivtsev

Their publications are often featured in notable scientific venues such as:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Chemical Science
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Best Publications

  • Reversible Interactions with para-Hydrogen Enhance NMR Sensitivity by Polarization Transfer

    Ralph W. Adams;Juan A. Aguilar;Kevin D. Atkinson;Michael J. Cowley

  • Iridium N-heterocyclic carbene complexes as efficient catalysts for magnetization transfer from para-hydrogen

    Michael J. Cowley;Ralph W. Adams;Kevin D. Atkinson;Martin C. R. Cockett

  • The theory and practice of hyperpolarization in magnetic resonance using parahydrogen

    Richard A. Green;Ralph W. Adams;Simon B. Duckett;Ryan E. Mewis

  • Facing and Overcoming Sensitivity Challenges in Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy

    Jan Henrik Ardenkjær-Larsen;Gregory S. Boebinger;Arnaud Comment;Simon Duckett

  • Applications of the parahydrogen phenomenon: A chemical perspective

    Simon B Duckett;Christopher J Sleigh

  • Application of parahydrogen induced polarization techniques in NMR spectroscopy and imaging.

    Simon B. Duckett;Ryan E. Mewis

  • A theoretical basis for spontaneous polarization transfer in non-hydrogenative parahydrogen-induced polarization

    Ralph W. Adams;Simon B. Duckett;Richard A. Green;David C. Williamson

  • 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

  • Observation of New Intermediates in Hydrogenation Catalyzed by Wilkinson's Catalyst, RhCl(PPh3)3, Using Parahydrogen-Induced Polarization

    Simon B. Duckett;Connie L. Newell;Richard Eisenberg

  • Mechanism of homogeneous hydrosilation of alkenes by (.eta.5-cyclopentadienyl)rhodium

    Simon B. Duckett;Robin N. Perutz

  • A model for homogeneous hydrodesulfurization. The importance of .eta.2-coordination and sulfur coordination in carbon-hydrogen and carbon-sulfur bond cleavage reactions of thiophene

    Lingzhen Dong;Simon B. Duckett;Kristine F. Ohman;William D. Jones

  • Biocontrol of avocado dematophora root rot by antagonistic Pseudomonas fluorescens PCL1606 correlates with the production of 2-hexyl 5-propyl resorcinol.

    Francisco M. Cazorla;Simon B. Duckett;Ed T. Bergström;Sadaf Noreen

  • Parahydrogen-based NMR methods as a mechanistic probe in inorganic chemistry

    Simon B. Duckett;Nicholas J. Wood

  • A hyperpolarized equilibrium for magnetic resonance

    Jan-Bernd Hövener;Niels Schwaderlapp;Thomas Lickert;Simon B. Duckett

  • Delivering strong 1H nuclear hyperpolarization levels and long magnetic lifetimes through signal amplification by reversible exchange

    Peter J. Rayner;Michael J. Burns;Alexandra M. Olaru;Philip Norcott

  • Optimization of SABRE for polarization of the tuberculosis drugs pyrazinamide and isoniazid

    Haifeng Zeng;Haifeng Zeng;Jiadi Xu;Jiadi Xu;Joseph Gillen;Joseph Gillen;Michael T. McMahon;Michael T. McMahon

  • Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange (SABRE): From Discovery to Diagnosis.

    Peter J. Rayner;Simon B. Duckett

  • 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

  • Toward biocompatible nuclear hyperpolarization using signal amplification by reversible exchange: quantitative in situ spectroscopy and high-field imaging.

    Jan-Bernd Hövener;Jan-Bernd Hövener;Niels Schwaderlapp;Robert Borowiak;Robert Borowiak;Thomas Lickert

  • Using Parahydrogen to Hyperpolarize Amines, Amides, Carboxylic Acids, Alcohols, Phosphates and Carbonates

    Wissam Iali;Peter J. Rayner;Simon B. Duckett

  • Utilization of SABRE-derived hyperpolarization to detect low-concentration analytes via 1D and 2D NMR methods.

    Lyrelle S. Lloyd;Ralph W. Adams;Michael Bernstein;Steven Coombes

  • Hyperpolarising Pyruvate through Signal Amplification by Reversible Exchange (SABRE).

    Wissam Iali;Soumya S. Roy;Soumya S. Roy;Ben J. Tickner;Fadi Ahwal

  • Facing and Overcoming Sensitivity Challenges in Biomolecular NMR Spectroscopy

    Jan-Henrik Ardenkjaer-Larsen;Gregory S. Boebinger;Arnaud Comment;Simon Duckett

Frequent Co-Authors

Gary G. R. Green
Gary G. R. Green University of York
Adrian C. Whitwood
Adrian C. Whitwood University of York
Robin N. Perutz
Robin N. Perutz University of York
Richard Eisenberg
Richard Eisenberg University of Rochester
Paul J. Dyson
Paul J. Dyson École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Rinaldo Poli
Rinaldo Poli Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination
Reza Razavi
Reza Razavi King's College London
Michael W. George
Michael W. George University of Nottingham
William D. Jones
William D. Jones University of Rochester
Eduard Y. Chekmenev
Eduard Y. Chekmenev Wayne State University

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