Inorganic Chemistry Group

Josh Abbenseth
- Inorganic Chemistry Group - Lecturer (Inorganic Chemistry)
Person: Academic
David Collison
- Inorganic Chemistry Group - Professor of Inorganic Chemistry
Person: Academic
Conrad Goodwin
- Inorganic Chemistry Group - Senior Lecturer (Research)
Person: not known
Stephen Liddle
- Inorganic Chemistry Group - Professor & Head of Inorganic Chemistry
Person: Academic
Francis Livens
- Inorganic Chemistry Group - Professor of Radiochemistry
Person: Academic

A [3]Rotaxane Containing {Ti₇Ga} Rings Linking Cu^II: Synthesis, Structure and Spectroscopic Studies
Lockyer, S., Loci, L., Whitehead, G., Vitorica-Yrezabal, I., Timco, G., Bowen, A., Mcinnes, E. & Winpenny, R., 25 Jul 2026, In: Chemistry: A European Journal . 32, 28, e02530.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A Crystalline Uranium Fischer-Type Carbyne
Seed, J., Yu, J.-K., Meurer, F., Brookfield, A., Tuna, F., Wooles, A., Bodensteiner, M., Hansmann, M. M. & Liddle, S., 24 Aug 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Nature Chemistry.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Actinide-Actinide Bonding Visualized by Hirshfeld Atom Refinement
Meurer, F., Deng, X., Seed, J., Wooles, A. J., Tomecek, J., Kaltsoyannis, N., Brookfield, A., Tuna, F., Bodensteiner, M. & Liddle, S., 26 Jun 2026, In: Chem Catalysis. 103107.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Activation of alcohols as sulfonium salts in the photocatalytic hetero-difunctionalization of alkenes
Zhao, H., Filippini, D., Chen, Y., Gallego-Gamo, A., Natrajan, L. S., Pantaine, L. R. E., Romano, C. & Procter, D. J., Feb 2026, In: Nature Chemistry. 18, 2, p. 398–406 10 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
A Flexible Ni(II)-based Metal-Organic Framework Exhibiting Reversible Breathing and Enhanced Proton Conductivity
Kaeosamut, N., De Alwis Jayasinghe, D., Zhou, T., Rogacka, J. M., Sapchenko, S. A., Whitehead, G., Schröder, M. & Yang, S., 21 Aug 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: CrystEngComm.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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8 Finished
8 Active

ENG/CBET-EPSRC: Computationally guided design of novel metal-organic frameworks for enhanced proton conductivity and photocatalytic water splitting
Sarkisov, L. (PI), Schröder, M. (CoI) & Yang, S. (CoI)
1/01/26 → 31/12/28
Project: Research
High-Performance Lanthanide Single-Molecule Magnets with Monodentate Ligands
Mills, D. (PI) & Baker, M. (CoI)
1/11/25 → 31/10/28
Project: Research
Transuranium-Ligand Multiple Bonding: A New Frontier for f-Block Chemistry
Liddle, S. (PI)
1/10/25 → 30/09/27
Project: Research
Switches and Qubits
Winpenny, R. (PI), Bowen, A. (CoI) & Mcinnes, E. (CoI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/28
Project: Research
Light switchable molecular qugates
Bowen, A. (PI), Heyes, D. (CoI), Mcinnes, E. (CoI) & Winpenny, R. (CoI)
1/05/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Research

Dalton Nuclear Policy Group: Influence on Nuclear Strategy
Bull, A. (Participant), Bodel, W. (Participant), Khan, A. (Participant), Butler, G. (Participant), Matthews, J. (Participant), Morris, K. (Participant) & Livens, F. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Delivering Advanced Nuclear Energy- The Role of Government
Livens, F. (Participant)
Impact
Siting Implications of Nuclear Energy: A Path to Net Zero
Livens, F. (Participant)
Impact

4 Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
4 Invited talk
2 Oral presentation
1 Other

Bi(III) planarized by redox-active NNN pincer ligands
Abbenseth, J. (Speaker)
8 Sept 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Geometric Constraint as a Tool to Expand the Reactivity Landscape of Pn(III) Centres
Abbenseth, J. (Speaker)
13 Jul 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
T-shaped group 15 pincer compounds: From transition metal mimicry to unique reactivity
Abbenseth, J. (Speaker)
5 Jun 2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Bi(III) planarized by redox-active NNN pincer ligands
Abbenseth, J. (Speaker)
2026
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Research
Element-dependent reactivity of T-shaped pnictogen compounds
Abbenseth, J. (Speaker)
15 Dec 2025
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research

Isolable f-Element Diphosphene Complexes by Phosphinidene Group Transfer and Coupling at Uranium
Du, J. (Creator), Rajeshkumar, T. (Creator), Seed, J. (Creator), Wooles, A. J. (Creator), Maron, L. (Creator) & Liddle, S. T. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 23 Sept 2025
DOI: 10.48420/30178576
Dataset
Anionic Diphosphametallocenes of Chromium and Iron
Mills, D. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 24 Dec 2020
DOI: 10.17632/tw78xbvc7f.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/tw78xbvc7f
Dataset
Double dysprosium paper
Evans, P. (Creator), Mendeley Data, 7 Nov 2019
DOI: 10.17632/vzwmzthy3z.1, https://data.mendeley.com/datasets/vzwmzthy3z
Dataset
Synthesis, Redox Chemistry, and Electronic Structures of bis-di(silylamido)silane f-element Complexes
Réant, B. (Creator), Duggan, S. G. (Creator), Seed, J. A. (Creator), Miro Ramirez, P. (Creator) & Goodwin, C. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 21 Oct 2025
DOI: 10.48420/29591720
Dataset
Triangulation of guest species in porous frameworks using solid-state NMR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations
Hurd, J. (Creator), Ma, Y. (Creator), Schroder, M. (Creator), Yang, S. (Creator) & Lee, D. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 24 Jul 2025
DOI: 10.48420/29621759
Dataset

2019 RSC Radiochemistry Group Bill Newton Award
Mills, D. (Recipient), 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in the United Kingdom Finalist in Chemistry
Mills, D. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
CCDC Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists
Yang, S. (Recipient), 20 Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dalton early career prize: Sir Edward Frankland Prize
Abbenseth, J. (Recipient), 2026
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Dalton Emerging Researcher Award
Goodwin, C. (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

BBC RADIO MANCHESTER: Small nuclear reactors
Livens, F.
24/06/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
I NEWS: Nuclear power is safe and gets cheaper the more we embrace it – we need to get past its PR problem
Livens, F. & Wakeford, R.
13/04/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
VARIOUS INTERNATIONAL MEDIA: Clean air research converts toxic air pollutant into industrial chemical
Yang, S., Schroder, M. & Li, J.
22/11/19 → 23/11/19
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
MAIL ONLINE: How workers who buried radioactive waste from 43 US nuclear explosions hid a MIDDLE FINGER salute statue inside radioactive dome on Pacific island as warning for future visitors
Livens, F.
23/09/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment

Datech Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy Laser Ablation (LIBS-LA) J200 Tandem Instrument
Wooles, A. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Natrajan, L. (Academic lead)
FSE Research
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Edinburgh Instruments FLS1000 Fluorimeter
Wooles, A. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Natrajan, L. (Academic lead)
FSE Research
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EPSRC National Research Facility for Electron Paramagnetic Resonance
Collison, D. (Academic lead), Mcinnes, E. (Academic lead), Tuna, F. (Academic lead), Bowen, A. (Academic lead), Shanmugam, M. (Senior Technical Specialist), Brookfield, A. (Technical Specialist), Fleming, E. (Other) & Cliff, M. (Core Facility Lead)
FSE Research
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JEOL ECZ-S 400MHz NMR spectrometer
Wooles, A. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Liddle, S. (Academic lead)
FSE Research
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Mirion Alpha Analyst
Wooles, A. (Senior Technical Specialist) & Liddle, S. (Academic lead)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment

Inorganic Chemistry Group

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