Will C. Hartley
Universitat Rovira i Virgili, Institut Català d'Investigació Química, University of St Andrews, University of Sheffield
Research areas: Chemistry · Organic Chemistry · Asymmetric Synthesis and Catalysis · Radical Photochemical Reactions · Chemical Reaction Mechanisms
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About
Originally from Manchester (UK), I studied chemistry at the University of Sheffield (UK), carrying out synthetic and theoretical research in the groups of Prof. Joe Harrity and Prof. Patrick Fowler FRS. After completing my Master’s thesis in 2016, I joined the University of St Andrews as an EPSRC CRITICAT CDT student, undertaking a 6-month training programme in three areas of catalysis: homogeneous, heterogeneous, and enzymatic. I carried out my PhD research under the supervision of Prof. Andrew D. Smith, working on the development and mechanistic elucidation of Lewis base-catalysed enantioselective reactions, while also undertaking an industrial placement at Syngenta R&D (UK). In November 2020, I began my post-doctoral career in the group of Prof. Paolo Melchiorre. In March 2021 I was awarded a MSCA International Fellowship to develop visible-light promoted organocatalytic transformations. Since 2023 I have been working as a postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili in Tarragona, Spain.
http://mscaprojects.iciq.es/projects/dr-will-hartley/
Employment
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Universitat Rovira i Virgili Post-doc2023 - Present
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Institut Català d'Investigació Química Postdoctoral Research Associate2020 - 2023
Education
- 2016 - 2020
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University of Sheffield MChem (First Class Honours)2012 - 2016
Projects & Funding
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Merging enantioselective isothiourea catalysis with visible-light photoactivation for the synthesis of biologically-relevant chiral molecules European Commission2021 - 2023
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Critical Resource Catalysis - CRITICAT Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council2014 - 2022
Publications (16)
- Enantiocontrol in Radical Coupling Reactions: A Catalytic [1,2]-Rearrangement of Allylic Ammonium Ylides Save
- Impact of Fluorine Pattern on Lipophilicity and Acid–Base Properties of 2-(Thiofluoroalkyl)pyridines: Insights from Experiments and Statistical Modeling Save
- In-Cage Recombination Facilitates the Enantioselective Organocatalytic [1,2]-Rearrangement of Allylic Ammonium Ylides Save
- meta-Selective thiofluoroalkylation of substituted pyridines via Zincke imines Save
- The enantioselective Organocatalytic [1,2]-Rearrangement of Allylic Ammonium Ylides Save
- The Enantioselective Organocatalytic [1,2]-Rearrangement of Allylic Ammonium Ylides Save
- Photochemical Organocatalytic Functionalization of Pyridines via Pyridinyl Radicals Save
- Enantioselective catalytic remote perfluoroalkylation of α-branched enals driven by light Save
- A Desilylative Approach to Alkyl Substituted C(1)‐Ammonium Enolates: Application in Enantioselective [2+2] Cycloadditions Save
- Isothiourea-Catalyzed [2 + 2] Cycloaddition of C(1)-Ammonium Enolates and N-Alkyl Isatins Save
- 1H‐Indole‐1‐carbodithioic, 5‐Bromo, Potassium Salt (1:1) Save
- Lewis Base‐Catalysed Enantioselective Radical Conjugate Addition for the Synthesis of Enantioenriched Pyrrolidinones Save
- Isothiourea-Catalyzed Enantioselective α-Alkylation of Esters via 1,6-Conjugate Addition to para-Quinone Methides Save
- Isothiourea‐Catalyzed Synthesis of Pyrrole‐ and Indole‐Functionalized Tetrasubstituted Pyridines Save
- Aryloxide-Promoted Catalyst Turnover in Lewis Base Organocatalysis Save
- Synthesis and Cycloaddition Reactions of Stabilized Münchnones Save