Blending the boundaries of main-group and transition metal chemistry
High-Throughput
Discovering new catalytic reactions isn’t easy… We’re developing high-throughput methods to push our concepts forward
Single-Centre Ambiphile concepts
A new ligand class which takes advantage of the ambiphilic nature of monomeric low-valent p-block compounds: meet the Single Centre Ambiphiles!
Poly-Phosphindenes
We all know about classical phosphine ligands and their chelating derivatives, but what about poly-phosphinidenes? Really electron rich, and couplable!
Contemporary Alkaline-Earth Chemistry
We approach group 2 metals on two fronts:
The chemistry of the group 2 elements is extremely well studied, but beryllium has been left behind for the most part. Here we’re finding out what the smallest metal ion of the periodic table can do!
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Magnesium and Calcium are two of the most abundant metals on our planet. We’re trying to teach them to do ‘true’ transition metal mimicking catalysis, looking towards multi-component coupling (think hydroformylation with a twist ;o) )
Hadlington Research Group 