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Description: | Material will be purchased to support the current teaching and research interests of the School of Chemistry.
Particular subject areas relevant to teaching and learning include the following:
à Analytical chemistry
à Astrophysical chemistry
à Atmospheric chemistry
à Biological chemistry
à Catalysis
à Chemical bonding
à Chemical physics
à Chemical synthesis
à Computational chemistry
à Coordination chemistry
à Green chemistry
à Inorganic chemistry
à Macromolecular chemistry
à Materials chemistry
à Medicinal chemistry
à Molecular structure
à Natural products chemistry
à Organic chemistry
à Organometallic chemistry
à Reaction mechanisms
à Physical chemistry
à Quantum chemistry
à Solid-state chemistry
à Spectroscopy
à Stereochemistry
à Surface chemistry
à Analytical skills, computing, statistics and mathematical modelling
à Practical laboratory and interpersonal skills
Material, particularly course texts, will also be provided to support Chemistry students taking modules taught outside the School. These may be purchased from funds allocated to the teaching school.
Special areas of current research interest are:
à Biological and biomolecular chemistry
o Novel catalysts and enzymes in asymmetric synthesis
o Chemistry of multi-protein complexes
o Chemistry and structure of nucleic acids and their complexes
o Carbohydrate chemistry
o Protein biochemistry & engineering
o Structure determination
o Coordination chemistry of d-transition metals
o Role of d-transition metals in biology
à Contemporary organic synthesis
o Design of new synthetic methods
o Asymmetric synthesis with chiral reagents and catalysts
o Total synthesis of complex natural products
o Organometallic reagents in organic synthesis
o Reactive intermediates, especially free radicals and carbenes
à Co-ordination, organometallic and supramolecular chemistry and catalysis
o Synthesis and reactivity of coordination and organometallic complexes
o Asymmetric catalysis
o Ligand design
o Electron transfer
o Electrochemistry & spectroelectrochemistry of transition metal complexes
o Network polymers
o Photochemistry
o Supported catalysts
o Actinide chemistry
à Green and analytical chemistry
o Supercritical fluids as solvents in polymer synthesis and materials processing
o Clean synthesis of new biomaterials
o Supercritical fluids in chromatography
o Vibrational spectroscopy
à Laser Spectroscopy, Dynamics and Astrophysical Chemistry
o Molecular astrophysics
o Photodissociation & photoionisation
o Photochemistry in liquids
o Intramolecular dynamics
à Materials chemistry
o Design & synthesis of novel porous inorganic materials
o Electronic, magnetic and ionic materials
o Crystal engineering
o Development of inorganic/organic composite materials
o Solid state NMR in the study of the structure of materials
o Nanotubes and nanomaterials
o Materials for hydrogen storage and sustainable energy
o Polymer chemistry, polymer science and polymer engineering
à Surfaces and interfaces
o Surface structure, dynamics and kinetics
o Properties of solid/liquid, solid/gas, liquid/liquid, liquid/gas interfaces
o Mesostructural materials
o Surfaces of polymers
o Colloidal dispersions
à Theoretical/Computational chemistry
o Quantum chemistry
o Bioinformatics and chemoinformatics
o Computer-aided drug design
o Quantum mechanics of molecular fragmentation
o Intermolecular forces
o Thermodynamics of liquids and mixtures
Where there are overlapping interests or joint research projects with other Schools and Faculties, the Subject Librarian will collaborate with colleagues to ensure provision of relevant material.
Material may be purchased in print, electronic, microform or audiovisual formats. | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Telephone: | 0115 951 4570 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:7893 | Go to resource |
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