Dr Adrian Chaplin
Associate Professor - Reader
Synthetic organometallic chemistry and catalysis with a supramolecular twist. Activation of alkanes and nitrous oxide.
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Department of Chemistry
University of Warwick
Gibbet Hill Road
Coventry, CV4 7AL
About me
Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Recognition
- 2015 RSC Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize [press releaseLink opens in a new window]
- 2014 ERC Starting Grant [press releaseLink opens in a new window].
- 2011 Royal Society University Research Fellowship.
Biography
- Reader; University of Warwick, UK (2020 - present).
- Royal Society University Research Fellow; University of Warwick, UK (2011 - 2019).
- EPSRC funded postdoctoral research assistant; WillisLink opens in a new window and WellerLink opens in a new window research groups, University of Oxford, UK (2009 - 2011).
- R. J. P. Williams Junior Research Fellow; Wadham College, Oxford, UK (2009 - 2011) .
- EPSRC funded postdoctoral research assistant; WellerLink opens in a new window research group, University of Oxford, UK (2007 - 2009).
- Docteur ès Sciences (PhD); DysonLink opens in a new window research group, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland (2007).
- BSc (Hons); Massey University, New Zealand (2002).
Key lines of investigation:
- Activation and transformation of alkanes and nitrous oxide
- Supramolecular inspired encapsulating and interlocking ligand architectures
- Isolation and reaction chemistry of complexes with a low coordination number
- Organometallic chemistry of late transition metals in unusual oxidation states
- Applications of pincer ligands in organometallic chemistry and catalysis
Selected recent publications:
- Oxidative addition of a mechanically entrapped C(sp)–C(sp) bond to a rhodium(I) pincer complex.
B. Leforestier, M. R. Gyton and A. B. Chaplin*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 23500 – 23504. - A shape changing tandem Rh(CNC) catalyst: preparation of bicyclo[4.2.0]octa-1,5,7-trienes from terminal aryl alkynes.
C. M. Storey, A. Kalpokas, M. R. Gyton, T. Krämer* and A. B. Chaplin*. Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 2051 – 2057Link opens in a new window. - Rhodium(I) Pincer Complexes of Nitrous Oxide.
M. R. Gyton, B. Leforestier and A. B. Chaplin*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 15295 – 15298Link opens in a new window. - Terminal Alkyne Coupling Reactions through a Ring: Mechanistic Insights and Regiochemical Switching.
C. M. Storey, M. R. Gyton, R. E. Andrew and A. B. Chaplin*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 12003 – 12006Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window. - One-electron Oxidation of [M(PtBu3)2] (M = Pd, Pt): Isolation of Monomeric [Pd(PtBu3)2]+ and Redox Promoted C–H Bond Cyclometalation.
T. Troadec, S.-y. Tan, C. J. Wedge, J. P. Rourke, P. R. Unwin and A. B. Chaplin*. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55, 3754 – 3757Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.
Adrian lectures on CH3F0Link opens in a new window and CH403Link opens in a new window, and is a tutor for CH160Link opens in a new window and CH267Link opens in a new window.
Past and present group members and their accomplishments are detailed on our webpagesLink opens in a new window. We are always interested to hear from talented and motivated scientists. If you are interested in joining the team, please get in touch.