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The School of Chemistry at the University of Edinburgh is the top rated for teaching and research in Scotland. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise EaStCHEM is 4th in the GPA metric and first when staff volume is factored in (the power ranking), sitting above Oxford and Cambridge.
The Universities of Edinburgh and St Andrews have formed EaStCHEM, which is the leading Chemistry research school in Scotland. Through continued collaboration between the two Universities EaStCHEM will become a driving force in a number of key research areas. EaStCHEM is also part of ScotCHEM, which strengthens links between the major Schools of Chemistry in Scottish Universities.
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Multi‐component crystallisation studies of environmentally benign propellants
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-17)This research aims to explore novel, multi-component crystals based on dinitramide salts as potential applications for environmentally benign propellants. Crystal engineering was used in this study to create new ... -
Structure, stability, and synthesis of copper autunite minerals with implications for uranium remediation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-13)The copper-containing autunite minerals zeunerite [Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂•12H₂O], metatorbernite [Cu(UO₂)₂(PO₄)₂•8H₂O] (CuUP), and metazeunerite [Cu(UO₂)₂(AsO₄)₂•8H₂O] (CuUAs) are promising remediation materials for environmental ... -
Towards understanding the catalytic properties of lead-based ballistic modifiers in double-base propellants
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-01)Double-base propellants, derived from nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin, are a combined solid fuel and oxidiser system. They present smokeless combustion, and are typically utilised for small rocket motor applications. ... -
Protein nanopores as a platform for transmembrane nanodevices
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-03-01)Nanopore sensing has seen vast development over the past four decades. The technique originally looked to use electrophysiological methods to study native protein channels. However, it is now possible to exploit these ... -
Electronic spectroscopy of ions of interest to astrochemistry
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-02-28)The Diffuse Interstellar Bands (DIBs) are a well known conundrum amongst astronomers and those interested in the constituents of astronomical environments, such as astrochemists. These absorption features, first discovered ... -
New NMR methods and their applications in mechanistic studies
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-02-20)Tracing the fate of fast irreversible chemical reactions remains a challenging and intriguing task in chemistry. While slow reactions can be monitored by routine NMR techniques at ease, real-time monitoring of fast ... -
Repurposing a megasynthase biocatalyst towards the production of industrial surfactants
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-02-14)In Nature, thousands of diverse, bioactive polyketides are assembled by a family of multifunctional “assembly line” enzyme complexes called polyketide synthases (PKS). Since the discovery of 6-deoxyerythronolide B ... -
Application of broadband, time-resolved magneto-optics to problems in ultrafast photophysics
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-02-06)Ever faster computers require ever more efficient data storage technologies. A major bottleneck for faster data storage in magnetic media is the speed at which magnetisation can be manipulated. To circumvent this, a ... -
Linking the molecular composition with peatbog status
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-30)Peatlands are organic matter rich soils that provide many ecosystem services from carbon storage to water filtration and flood management. Unfortunately, peatlands are fragile systems and as a result of human activities, ... -
Group 13 exchange for catalytic turnover
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-25)Transition metals are able to undergo redox-active processes, such as oxidative addition and reductive elimination with carbon-element bonds. These two fundamental steps have allowed for the majority of metal-catalysed ... -
Water treatment in rural India using sunlight and low-cost materials
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-24)Access to safe drinking water is essential yet threatened for many, with the United Nations highlighting the importance of providing clean water for all as one of their Sustainable Development Goals to be met by 2030. ... -
Kinetics of a dual nickel and iridium photocatalysed cross-coupling
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-24)Over the past decade, photoredox catalysis has developed into an important tool for synthetic chemists. Of particular importance has been the dual photoredox/nickel catalysis technique pioneered by the Doyle, MacMillan and ... -
Transborylation as a general turnover strategy for main-group catalysis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-20)The use of organoboron reagents was once widespread in chemical synthesis due to the range and versatility of reactivity offered. These transformations include asymmetric reduction, hydroboration of alkenes and alkynes, ... -
Immobilised TiO₂ mesocrystals and their application in solar cells and photocatalysis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-17)Semiconductors play a vital role in many energy- and environment-related areas, and their performance is often affected by their morphology and architecture. Mesocrystal is a hierarchical structure developed from natural ... -
Investigations of indole-alkaloid biogenesis through synthesis
(The University of Edinburgh, 2023-01-11)Biomimetic synthesis is a blanket term used to describe a great number of synthetic endeavours, broadly encapsulated by using reactions and materials available during organic metabolism. Herein, we will be utilising ... -
Thinking inside the box: mechanisms in non-covalent catalysis with Pd₂L₄ capsules
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-22)Non-covalent catalysis with coordination capsules continues to be an ever-expanding subfield of supramolecular chemistry. With this expansion comes increasingly refined studies of reaction mechanism, revealing how ... -
Source apportionment of organic gas and particulate matter pollutants using concentration and flux measurements in Delhi
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-15)One of the world’s worst cities for air pollution is Delhi, India. Past studies have shown air pollution in Delhi has a significant burden on the population’s respiratory and cardiovascular health. It is therefore ... -
Stereoretentive enantioconvergent multicomponent reactions and total synthesis of (±)-ulodione A
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-14)This thesis describes the work of two discrete projects. Chapters 2 to 3 detail the development of new enantioconvergent methodology - stereoretentive enantioconvergent multicomponent reactions. Chapters 4 to 5 detail the ... -
Main group salen-based catalysts for lactide ring-opening polymerisation
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-13)Lactide ring-opening polymerisation (LA ROP) is an efficient route to convert biomass into biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) with high molecular weight and well controlled polymer microstructure. So far, most catalyst ... -
Students’ experience in chemistry laboratory: conceptualising the role of chemistry laboratory learning from students’ end and developing the schema of student needs
(The University of Edinburgh, 2022-12-12)Laboratory work is a unique aspect of science education and an important component of the curriculum in tertiary chemistry education. Practitioners and researchers have described the undergraduate laboratory as a complex ...
