Dr Darren Willcox

Lecturer in Inorganic Chemistry

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ORCID: 0000-0002-1396-7734
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Biography

Darren Willcox is a Lecturer of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Manchester. He obtained his MSci (Hons) in 2010 and PhD (Prof. S. Woodward) in 2014 from the University of Nottingham. After postdoctoral fellowship positions at the University of Cambridge (Prof. M. Gaunt) and Cardiff University (Dr. R. Melen) he was appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Manchester in 2019.

External positions

PDRA, Cardiff University

Jan 2019 → Nov 2019

PDRA, University of Cambridge

May 2014 → Dec 2018

Areas of expertise

Education / academic qualifications

  • 2014 - Doctor of Philosophy, Novel Organoalanes in Organic Synthesis and Mechanistic Insight in Conjugate Addition, University of Nottingham (2010 - 2014)
  • 2010 - Master in Science University of Nottingham (2006 - 2010)

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Publications

Mechanistic-Insight-Driven Rate Enhancement of Asymmetric Copper-Catalyzed 1,4-Addition of Dialkylzinc Reagents to Enones

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

1,3-Carboboration of Iodonium Ylides

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Asymmetric ketone hydroboration catalyzed by alkali metal complexes derived from BINOL ligands

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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