Matthew Sinclair

PhD: 2017 - 2022

One-electron chemistry of palladium, platinum, and gold bis(phosphine) complexes

Destination: Scientist Team Leader at C-Tech innovation.

ORCID: 0000-0002-6913-343XLink opens in a new window

Publications

7. M. J. G. Sinclair, M.-E. Moret, L. A. Wilkinson, and A. B. Chaplin. Gold(I) Phosphine/Phosphido-Borohydride Complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2025, 28, e202500271Link opens in a new window.
6. M. J. G. Sinclair, N. Roig, N. Tsoureas, M. Alonso, and A. B. Chaplin. Synthesis and Characterisation of {PdNO}¹⁰ Pincer Complexes. Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2025, 28, e202400803Link opens in a new window.
5. M. J. G. Sinclair, N. Roig, M. R. Gyton, N. Tsoureas, F. G. N. Cloke, M. Alonso, and A. B. Chaplin. T-Shaped Palladium and Platinum {MNO}¹⁰ Nitrosyl Complexes. Inorg. Chem. 2024, 63, 1709–1713Link opens in a new window.
4. T. Krämer, M. R. Gyton, I. Bustos, M. J. G. Sinclair, S.-y. Tan, C. J. Wedge, S. A. Macgregor and A. B. Chaplin. Stability and C–H Bond Activation Reactions of Palladium(I) and Platinum(I) Metalloradicals: Carbon-to-Metal H-Atom Transfer and an Organometallic Radical Rebound Mechanism. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 14087–14100Link opens in a new window.
3. M. J. G. Sinclair and A. B. Chaplin. Heterolytic carbon–iodine bond cleavage by a palladium(I) metalloradical. Dalton Trans. 2022, 51, 11617–11619Link opens in a new window.
2. M. J. G. Sinclair and A. B. Chaplin. Oxidative ring expansion of a low-coordinate palladacycle: synthesis of a robust T-shaped alkylpalladium(II) complex. Inorg. Chim. Acta 2020, 513, 119948Link opens in a new window.
1. Q. Simpson, M. J. G. Sinclair, D. W. Lupton, A. B. Chaplin and J. F. Hooper. Oxidative Cross-Coupling of Boron and Antimony Nucleophiles via Palladium(I). Org. Lett. 2018, 20, 5537–5540Link opens in a new window.