Junk Research Group

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Research interests

Research interests involve many aspects of inorganic and organometallic chemistry of the main group and lanthanoid elements, in particular organometallic, organoamido and macrocyclic complexes. These complexes have relevance to such areas as catalysis, new materials and organic syntheses. There is a strong emphasis on synthetic methods and structural studies which involve a range of spectroscopic and structural techniques, in particular X-ray crystallography. Much of this research involves collaborative links with colleagues both within and external to the department.

In addition, research is also being conducted into supramolecular architectures involving crown ethers. Supramolecular chemistry involves exploration into the weaker interactions (ie non-covalent) in chemistry, namely, hydrogen bonding, p-stacking, dipole-dipole and arene interactions. We have been looking into the hydrogen bonding networks arising from crown ether donors and hydrated metal acceptor species.

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