Catalysis
About
Catalysis is the acceleration of a chemical reaction by a substance that itself does not undergo change. Catalysts can be chemical or biochemical, organic, inorganic or organometallic, soluble or insoluble, molecular or material-based. Catalysts are important because they allow chemical reactions that are otherwise very difficult to achieve. They also give us both new ways and better ways to make molecules. Catalyst design, catalyst function, and the deployment of catalysts in synthesis are all active areas of study at the RSC.
Groups
We are interested in synthesis, reactivity and catalysis with multimetallic transition metal complexes.
At the Connal group we make polymers with applications across a multitude of industries which means we develop new materials for a range of applications.
Our group studies transition metal catalysts using both magneto-optical spectroscopy and magnetic resonance techniques.
Research in the Hicks group focuses on the reactivity of earth abundant, non-toxic metals in regards to sustainable chemical synthesis.
Our work covers organometallic chemistry with a particular focus include unsaturated ligands involving metal–carbon multiple bonding.
Our work is mainly concentrated on the interaction amongst synthesis, micro-structure and polarisation-related properties of functional materials.
The Malins group develops synthetic tools for small molecule, peptide and protein synthesis, including for applications in chemical biology and drug discovery.
The McLeod group employs a wide range of techniques to study drug metabolism.
The Norcott group research interest centres on using organic synthesis and reactivity to design new, functional molecules with important purposes.
Our research program involves the design of sequences of cycloaddition reactions, free radical reactions and transition metal-mediated reactions
Our research focuses on supramolecular chemistry – the chemistry of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding and coordination bonds.
The group is interested in the synthesis, understanding and application of nano-to-atomic functional materials
Projects
Members
Academic staff
Senior Lecturer
Professor
Professor
Senior Lecturer
Professor
ARC Laureate Fellow
Professor
Westpac Research Fellow
Associate Professor
Associate Director (Education)
Professor
Associate Professor
Australian Research Council Future Fellow
Professor (ARC Future Fellow at Level 3)
Emeritus and Honorary
Honorary Professor
News
Wonderful news – Professor Yun Liu has been awarded an ARC Laureate Fellowship.
The research work of ARC Laureate Fellow Prof. Michelle Coote from the RSC has been featured in an article in New Scientist titled “Electric Chemistry” by Gege Li.