Past Recipients - Process Chemistry Award
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Year |
Winner |
Topic |
|---|---|---|
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2023 |
Prof Tom Sheppard University College London |
For his contribution to green and sustainable chemical synthesis |
|
2022 |
John Blacker University of Leeds |
For recognition of his work in processes chemistry that involve catalysis, continuous flow processes and reactors, biotechnology and sustainability. |
|
2020 |
Ross Denton University of Nottingham |
Design, development and applications of catalytic synthesis methods based on phosphorus and silicon |
|
2019 |
Ian Fairlamb University of York |
Understanding of palladium-catalysed reactions |
|
2018 |
Graham Sandford Durham University |
Selective direct fluorination and continuous flow fluorination technology development |
|
2017 |
Peter O’Brien University of York |
Lithiation-trapping of saturated nitrogen heterocycles and in situ React IR spectroscopy for monitoring the lithiation step |
|
2016 |
Michael Willis University of Oxford |
Introduction of DABSO as a convenient source of sulfur dioxide for the synthesis of sulfones and sulfonamides, and work on catalytic hydroacylation |
|
2014 |
Steven Nolan University of St Andrews |
Development and application of NHC ligands and other transition metal catalysts |
|
2013 |
Kevin Booker-Milburn University of Bristol |
Development of photochemical techniques in flow |
|
2012 |
Tim Donohoe University of Oxford |
Development of catalytic approaches to the synthesis of complex aromatic heterocycles |
|
2011 |
Mike Greaney University of Manchester |
Development of catalytic C-H insertion and decarboxylative coupling processes and their application to the synthesis of challenging heterocylic compounds |
|
2010 |
Guy Lloyd-Jones University of Edinburgh |
Sustained and world-leading contributions to the fundamental understanding of important chemical processes, which are currently, or have the potential, to be widely used by the chemistry-using industries |
|
2009 |
Varinder Aggarwal University of Bristol |
Enantiodivergent approaches to the synthesis of challenging stereocentres, particularly through the application of novel boron mediated processes |
|
2008 |
Jianliang Xiao University of Liverpool |
Design of synthetic methodology through a fundamental mechanistic understanding of organometallic chemistry – e.g. asymmetric transfer hydrogenation of ketones and direct acylation of aryl bromides with aldehydes |
|
2007 |
Nick Turner University of Manchester |
Numerous contributions to practical application of biotransformations – recent development of transaminase catalysed reactions of particular importance |
|
2006 |
Barry Lygo University of Nottingham |
Asymmetric Phase Transfer Catalysis – introduction of new catalysts with a step change in enantioselectivity, particularly applied to amino acid synthesis and epoxidation reactions |
|
2005 |
Jonathan Williams University of Bath |
Hydrogen Borrowing Methodology – particularly the potential to use alcohols in place of alkylating agents or aldehydes |
