Hydrogen molecule.

White Group

Our research focuses on supramolecular chemistry – the chemistry of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding and coordination bonds. 

label Research theme
Catalysis
Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry
Organic chemistry
Supramolecular Chemistry
domain Division
Synthetic Chemistry

About

Our research focuses on supramolecular chemistry – the chemistry of non-covalent interactions such as hydrogen bonding, halogen bonding and coordination bonds.

We are interested in using these interactions to prepare a range of materials including cages, interlocked molecules and frameworks. We investigate these for a variety of applications including environmental remediation, protection of unstable molecules and biomolecules, and selective catalysis.

More information is available at our website www.nwhitegroup.com

Projects

Building Complex Peptide Topologies

Developing new chemical synthesis strategies to control the folding of complex 3D peptide topologies, unlocking bioactive molecules from Australia's unique biodiversity including venom peptides.

Theme

Chemical and Synthetic Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, Organic chemistry

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Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Master students

Status

Potential

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Catenanes and/or rotaxanes

This project will involve a reasonable amount of organic synthesis, as well as some host-guest binding studies and potentially some X-ray crystallography.

Theme

Organic chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry

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Student intake

Open for Honours, Master students

Status

Potential

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Cool cages for coordination chemistry (opportunity for joint project with Dr Annie Colebatch)

We hope that these will give interesting catalytic properties as we will be able to incorporate coordinatively unsaturated metal ions next to a well-defined 3D binding pocket. This will be studied in collaboration with the Colebatch group.

Theme

Inorganic Chemistry and Organometallic Chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry

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Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Master students

Status

Potential

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Hydrogen bonded and halogen bonded organic frameworks

This project involves designing and developing new recognition motifs to assemble H-bonded frameworks, and using different interactions such as halogen bonding and chalcogen bonding to prepare frameworks.

Theme

Organic chemistry, Supramolecular Chemistry

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Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Master, PhD students

Status

Potential

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Unlocking Complex Peptide Natural Products

Developing new synthetic methodologies to access complex, high-value peptide natural products in useful quantities, to investigate their therapeutic potential and biotechnological applications.

Theme

Chemical and Synthetic Biology, Medicinal Chemistry and Drug Development, Organic chemistry

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Student intake

Open for Bachelor, Honours, Master students

Status

Potential

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Members

Leader

A/ Prof. Nicholas White

A/ Prof. Nicholas White

Associate Professor

Researcher

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Dr. Rosie Avery

Postdoctoral Fellow

Student

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Logan Faulkner

PhD Candidate

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Nina Lawson

PhD Candidate

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Bailee Smith

PhD Candidate

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Tzu-Chun (Nick) Yen

PhD Candidate

News

Congratulations Nick White - ARC Future Fellowship

Congratulations to Dr Nick White who has been awarded an ARC Future Fellowship. This is fantastic news, and a tribute to all of Nick’s hard work and achievements in supramolecular chemistry.

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