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PhD Studentship - Organic Synthesis In Electrochemical Flow Reactors

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Global Academy Jobs
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United Kingdom
Closing date
Aug 31, 2016

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PhD Studentship – Organic Synthesis In Electrochemical Flow Reactors:

Chemistry

Location:  Highfield Campus
Closing Date:   Wednesday 31 August 2016
Reference:  725116EB

PhD Supervisor: Professor Richard C D Brown

Co supervisor: Professor David C Harrowven

PhD Description:

Our group has pioneered the development of extended path-length flow cells for laboratory electrosynthesis and demonstrated their application in a number of synthetic transformations including oxidative C-H functionalisations, alcohol oxidation, selected C-C bond formations and oxidative esterification and amidation processes. Electrochemistry can replace conventional stoichiometric reagents, which may be toxic, hazardous and expensive, with electron transfer driven by the passage of electrical current, leading to more sustainable syntheses.

The project involves the development and discovery of new electrochemically-mediated synthetic methods, with particular emphasis on reactions of interest in the synthesis of complex molecules including pharmaceutical intermediates and natural products. Reactions of interest include functional group transformations and carbon-carbon bond formation. The latter will be of particular interest in the synthesis of complex molecules. The project is part-funded by our industrial collaborators and there will be opportunities to interact with industrial scientists, with the possibility of a placement in an industrial laboratory.

For recent examples of our work in this area see: N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Oxidative Electrosynthesis of Esters in a Microflow Cell. Green, R. A.; Pletcher, D.; Leach, S. G.; Brown, R. C. D. Org. Lett. 2015, 17, 3290-3293; Green, R. A.; Pletcher, D.; Leach, S. G.; Brown, R. C. D., N-Heterocyclic Carbene-Mediated Microfluidic Oxidative Electrosynthesis of Amides from Aldehydes. Org Lett 2016, 18, 1198–1201.

The project is funded for 3 years and welcomes highly motivated applicants from the UK who have or expect to obtain at least an upper second class degree in Chemistry, with a strong interest in organic synthesis. Funding will cover fees and a stipend at current research council rates of £ 14,296 per annum.

Due to funding restrictions this position is only open to UK applicants

Applications for a PhD in Chemistry should be submitted online at :

https://studentrecords.soton.ac.uk/BNNRPROD/bzsksrch.P_Login?pos=4990&majr=4990&term=201617#_ga=1.84025945.1503326877.1417523986

General enquiries should be made to Richard Brown at rcb1@soton.ac.uk.  Any queries on the application process should be made to pgafnes@soton.ac.uk

Applications will be considered in the order that they are received, and the position will be considered filled when a suitable candidate has been identified. 

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