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26/03/24
Several of our group members attended the RSC organic chemistry regional conference at the University of Hull. It was a great meeting with some fantastic talks. Congratulations to our very own Lucy Tomczyk who won the prize for best poster.
27/02/2024
Congratulations to Prof. Fairlamb and Prof. Lynam for having their 50th publication together: Unveiling Mechanistic Complexity in Manganese-Catalyzed C–H Bond Functionalization Using IR Spectroscopy Over 16 Orders of Magnitude in Time.
The Fairlamb group recently went on their annual away day to Malham. The weather was perfect for an autumnal hike up the Cove, over to Gordale Scar and past Janet’s Foss.
The Fairlamb Group at Gordale Scar Nov 2023, credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
The Fairlamb Group on Top of Malham Cove, Nov 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
The Fairlamb Group on Top of Malham Cove, Nov 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
Gordale Scar during Autumn, from the Fairlamb group away day Nov 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
A group of Pholiota Squarrosa Mushrooms seen whilst walking up Malham Cove, November 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
Part of the Fairlamb group on top of a hill at Malham Cove, 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
G. Clarke of the Fairlamb group enjoying an ice cream and hot chocolate in November, 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj 
B. Franklin enjoying an apple in front of Gordale Scar waterfall, November, 2023. Credit: Chris Horbaczewskyj
January 2024
A warm welcome to our new starter, Shweta Choudhary, who will be working with Prof. Fairlamb and Prof. Lynam. Shweta will be synthesising a variety of Mn catalysts, using traditional methods and the robotic screening system. These will be analysed using our in house Time-Resolved Infrared-Spectrometer and at the Central Laser Facility (ULTRA) at the Harwell campus in Oxfordshire to understand processes on short time scales; picosecond and nanosecond.
15/01/2024
Check out our newest paper titled: Evidence for Suzuki-Miyaura Cross-Couplings catalyzed by ligated Pd3–Clusters: from cradle to grave, which is now available to read in RSC Chemical Science. This is written in collaboration with Dr. Simon Beaumont at the University of Durham.
06/01/2024
Our first paper of the year is now available to read: Broad Spectrum Enantioselective Amide Bond Synthetase from Streptoalloteichus hindustanus, check it out in ACS Catalysis. This paper highlights out continued collaboration with Prof. Gideon Grogan.
Research Interests
- Catalysis and Mechanistic Chemistry
- Photochemistry in Organic and Organometallic Chemistry
- Stabilized Metal Nanoparticles for Cross-coupling Reactions
- Ligand and Catalyst Design
- Reaction Automation Using Robotics
- Reaction Optimisation
- Enabling Technologies for catalysis
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The Fairlamb group has other areas of interest outside of inorganic mechanistic chemistry including: teaching, outreach, other public engagement and the University of York west campus and city centre. Please use the links below to explore these in more detail.
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