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;Synergistic effects in the activation of small molecules by s-block elements;Air-stable chiral primary phosphines: part (i) synthesis, stability and applications;Open-shell organometallics: reactivity at the ligand;Alkali/coinage metals - organolithium, organocuprate chemistry;Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg);Organo-transition metal cluster complexes;Highlights in low-coordinate group 14 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;Synergistic effects in the activation of small molecules by s-block elements;Air-stable chiral primary phosphines: part (i) synthesis, stability and applications;Open-shell organometallics: reactivity at the ligand;Alkali/coinage metals - organolithium, organocuprate chemistry;Group 2 (Be-Ba) and Group 12 (Zn-Hg);Organo-transition metal cluster complexes;Highlights in low-coordinate group 14 organometallic chemistry;