Organometallic Chemistry

Professor Ian Fairlamb's core interests are in transition metal chemistry in synthetic organic chemistry, catalyst design and mechanistic understanding. His work has strong links to biological chemistry, particularly the utilisation of transition metal chemistry in the synthesis of therapeutic agents such as CO releasing molecules and functionalised heteroaromatic compounds. Dr Lynam's main research interest is in the synthesis of transition metal complexes containing nucleobases with a view to utilising the hydrogen bonding properties of these species to direct the self assembly of supramolecular organometallic architectures.

• Preface;Non-transition metal N-heterocyclic carbene complexes;Bis(phosphorus-stabilised)methanide and methandiide derivatives of group 1û5 and f-element metals;The stabilisation of organometallic complexes using m-terphenyl ligands The Pauson-Khand reaction;Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides;Alkali/coinage metals û organolithium, organocuprate chemistry;Group 2 (Be-Ba) and group 12 (Zn-Hg);Organo-transition metal cluster complexes