Synthetic Chemistry

Introduction

The research conducted within this area combines several fields of synthetic chemistry.  Synthetic organic chemistry is focused largely on compounds of pharmaceutical importance, and covers novel molecule design, natural product analogues and derivatives of natural products.  Organometallic complexes are studied as photosensitive materials and compounds with applications in electronics.  Refractory inorganic oxides are being developed also for uses in electronics.  Supramolecular organometallic compounds are being synthesized for many appications.  We have extensive characterization techniques, including powder and single crystal x-ray diffraction, high field NMR, state-of-the-art mass spectrometry and others.

Research active staff run their research programmes under the umbrella of the Institute of Materials, Medicines and Molecular Sciences, through which internal funding is allocated and overall policy agreed.  Extensive collaboration is in place with colleagues in the commercial wing of the Department, IPOS (Innovative Physical Organic Solution).