Dr Joy Farnaby
- Lecturer (School of Chemistry)
telephone:
01413304653
email:
Joy.Farnaby@glasgow.ac.uk
Room C05-04, School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1224-7823Research interests
We work on exploratory and applied synthetic inorganic chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides.
Please see www.farnabygroup.com for further details. Research areas include:
Investigation of lanthanide photophysics in molecules and aggregates, for the design of light-emitting materials.
Single Molecule Spectroscopy of lanthanide complexes in collaboration with the www.hedleylab.com.
Reactive and unusual lanthanide (Ln) coordination complexes, where the Ln(III) or Ln(II) are supported in the scorpionate nitrogen-donor hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate (Tp) ligand environment.
Multi-metallic molecular systems, which combine unique optical and electronic properties, and in which light, spin and electron transfer can be usefully manipulated.
Actinide chemistry to support the scientific and future challenges of the UK’s civil plutonium inventory, in collaboration with nuclear industry partners.
Research groups
Publications
2024
Chowdhury, T., Wilson, C. , Maichle-Mössmer, C., Anwander, R. and Farnaby, J. H. (2024) Lanthanide amide complexes supported by the bis‐tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand environment. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 27(11), e202300731. (doi: 10.1002/ejic.202300731)
2023
Russell, B. A. et al. (2023) A second glass transition observed in single-component homogeneous liquids due to intramolecular vitrification. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(48), pp. 26061-26067. (doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c07110) (PMID:37978954) (PMCID:PMC10704603)
Chowdhury, T., Evans, M. J., Coles, M. P., Bailey, A. G., Peveler, W. J. , Wilson, C. and Farnaby, J. H. (2023) Reduction chemistry yields stable and soluble divalent lanthanide tris(pyrazolyl)borate complexes. Chemical Communications, 59(15), pp. 2134-2137. (doi: 10.1039/D2CC03189B) (PMID:36727241)
2022
Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J., Wilson, C. and Farnaby, J. H. (2022) Heteroleptic lanthanide(III) complexes: synthetic utility and versatility of the unsubstituted bis-scorpionate ligand framework. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75(9), pp. 660-675. (doi: 10.1071/CH21313)
Farnaby, J. H. , Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J. and Wilson, B. (2022) Buta- and penta-dienyl complexes of the actinides. In: Parkin, G., Meyer, K. and O'Hare, D. (eds.) Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 29-81. ISBN 9780128202067 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00067-6)
2021
Farnaby, J. H. , Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J., Wilson, B. and Jaroschik, F. (2021) Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2019. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 437, 213830. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213830)
2019
Edelmann, F. T., Farnaby, J. H. , Jaroschik, F. and Wilson, B. (2019) Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2018. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 398, 113005. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.07.002)
McGuire, J., Wilson, B., McAllister, J., Miras, H. N. , Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2019) Molecular and electronic structure of the dithiooxalato radical ligand stabilised by rare earth coordination. Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 5491-5495. (doi: 10.1039/C9DT00688E) (PMID:30892339)
2018
Hickson, J. R., Horsewill, S. J., McGuire, J., Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2018) The semiquinone radical anion of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione: synthesis and rare earth coordination chemistry. Chemical Communications, 54(80), pp. 11284-11287. (doi: 10.1039/C8CC05591B) (PMID:30239538)
Hickson, J. R., Horsewill, S., Bamforth, C., McGuire, J., Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2018) The modular synthesis of rare earth-transition metal heterobimetallic complexes utilizing a redox-active ligand. Dalton Transactions, 47(31), pp. 10692-10701. (doi: 10.1039/C8DT01262H) (PMID:29897068)
Kahan, R. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Tsoureas, N., Cloke, F. G. N., Hitchcock, P. B., Coles, M. P., Roe, S. M. and Wilson, C. (2018) Sterically encumbered mixed sandwich compounds of uranium(III): Synthesis and reactivity with small molecules. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 857, pp. 110-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.10.038)
2017
Suvova, M., O’Brien, K. T.P., Farnaby, J. H. , Love, J. B., Kaltsoyannis, N. and Arnold, P. L. (2017) Thorium(IV) and uranium(IV) trans-calix[2]benzene[2]pyrrolide alkyl and alkynyl complexes: synthesis, reactivity, and electronic structure. Organometallics, 36(23), pp. 4669-4681. (doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00633)
2016
Dutkiewicz, M. S. et al. (2016) Organometallic neptunium(III) complexes. Nature Chemistry, 8(8), pp. 797-802. (doi: 10.1038/nchem.2520) (PMID:27442286)
2015
Arnold, P. L., Farnaby, J. H. , Gardiner, M. G. and Love, J. B. (2015) Uranium(III) coordination chemistry and oxidation in a flexible small-cavity macrocycle. Organometallics, 34(11), pp. 2114-2117. (doi: 10.1021/om5012193)
Arnold, P. L., Prescimone, A., Farnaby, J. H. , Mansell, S. M., Parsons, S. and Kaltsoyannis, N. (2015) Characterizing pressure-induced uranium C-H agostic bonds. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 54(23), pp. 6735-6739. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201411250) (PMID:25882329) (PMCID:PMC4515102)
Evans, L. T.J., Farnaby, J. H. , Coles, M. P., Cloke, F. G. N. and Hitchcock, P. B. (2015) Group 4 metal compounds incorporating the amide ligand, [N(SiMe2{C6H4-2-OMe})2]−. Dalton Transactions, 44(19), pp. 8950-8958. (doi: 10.1039/C5DT00684H) (PMID:25876026)
2014
Arnold, P. L., Stevens, C. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Gardiner, M. G., Nichol, G. S. and Love, J. B. (2014) New chemistry from an old reagent: mono- and dinuclear macrocyclic uranium(III) complexes from [U(BH4)3(THF)2]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(29), pp. 10218-10221. (doi: 10.1021/ja504835a) (PMID:25003979)
Arnold, P. L., Farnaby, J. H. , White, R. C., Kaltsoyannis, N., Gardiner, M. G. and Love, J. B. (2014) Switchable π-coordination and C–H metallation in small-cavity macrocyclic uranium and thorium complexes. Chemical Science, 5(2), pp. 756-765. (doi: 10.1039/C3SC52072B)
2013
Mansell, S. M., Farnaby, J. H. , Germeroth, A. I. and Arnold, P. L. (2013) Thermally stable uranium dinitrogen complex with siloxide supporting ligands. Organometallics, 32(15), pp. 4214-4222. (doi: 10.1021/om4003957)
Wu, J., Dai, W., Farnaby, J. H. , Hazari, N., Le Roy, J. J., Mereacre, V., Murugesu, M., Powell, A. K. and Takase, M. K. (2013) Synthesis and catalytic activity of iron complexes with bidentate NHC ligands. Dalton Transactions, 42(20), pp. 7404-7413. (doi: 10.1039/C3DT32551B) (PMID:23435436)
2012
Farnaby, J. H. , Fang, M., Ziller, J. W. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Expanding yttrium Bis(trimethylsilylamide) chemistry through the reaction chemistry of (N2)2–, (N2)3–, and (NO)2–complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 51(20), pp. 11168-11176. (doi: 10.1021/ic301778q) (PMID:23036077)
Corbey, J. F., Farnaby, J. H. , Bates, J. E., Ziller, J. W., Furche, F. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Varying the Lewis Base Coordination of the Y2N2Core in the reduced dinitrogen complexes {[(Me3Si)2N]2(L)Y}2(μ-η2:η2-N2) (L = benzonitrile, pyridines, triphenylphosphine oxide, and trimethylamine N-oxide). Inorganic Chemistry, 51(14), pp. 7867-7874. (doi: 10.1021/ic300934g) (PMID:22757962)
Fang, M., Farnaby, J. H. , Ziller, J. W., Bates, J. E., Furche, F. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Isolation of (CO)1–and (CO2)1–radical complexes of rare earths via Ln(NR2)3/K reduction and [K2(18-crown-6)2]2+oligomerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(14), pp. 6064-6067. (doi: 10.1021/ja211220r) (PMID:22435647)
Ashley, J. M., Farnaby, J. H. , Hazari, N., Kim, K. E., Luzik, E. D., Meehan, R. E., Meyer, E. B., Schley, N. D., Schmeier, T. J. and Tailor, A. N. (2012) Axially chiral dimeric Ir and Rh complexes bridged by flexible NHC ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 380, pp. 399-410. (doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.11.034)
2011
Blakemore, J. D., Chalkley, M. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Guard, L. M., Hazari, N., Incarvito, C. D., Luzik, E. D. and Suh, H. W. (2011) New bidentate trans-chelating N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for palladium. Organometallics, 30(7), pp. 1818-1829. (doi: 10.1021/om100890q)
2010
Farnaby, J. H. , Cloke, F. G. N., Coles, M. P., Green, J. C. and Aitken, G. (2010) Tris(pyrazolyl)borate half-sandwich complexes of trivalent uranium incorporating the [C8H6{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− and [C8H4{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− ligands. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 13(6-7), pp. 812-820. (doi: 10.1016/j.crci.2010.04.017)
Articles
Chowdhury, T., Wilson, C. , Maichle-Mössmer, C., Anwander, R. and Farnaby, J. H. (2024) Lanthanide amide complexes supported by the bis‐tris(pyrazolyl)borate ligand environment. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 27(11), e202300731. (doi: 10.1002/ejic.202300731)
Russell, B. A. et al. (2023) A second glass transition observed in single-component homogeneous liquids due to intramolecular vitrification. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 145(48), pp. 26061-26067. (doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c07110) (PMID:37978954) (PMCID:PMC10704603)
Chowdhury, T., Evans, M. J., Coles, M. P., Bailey, A. G., Peveler, W. J. , Wilson, C. and Farnaby, J. H. (2023) Reduction chemistry yields stable and soluble divalent lanthanide tris(pyrazolyl)borate complexes. Chemical Communications, 59(15), pp. 2134-2137. (doi: 10.1039/D2CC03189B) (PMID:36727241)
Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J., Wilson, C. and Farnaby, J. H. (2022) Heteroleptic lanthanide(III) complexes: synthetic utility and versatility of the unsubstituted bis-scorpionate ligand framework. Australian Journal of Chemistry, 75(9), pp. 660-675. (doi: 10.1071/CH21313)
Farnaby, J. H. , Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J., Wilson, B. and Jaroschik, F. (2021) Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2019. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 437, 213830. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.213830)
Edelmann, F. T., Farnaby, J. H. , Jaroschik, F. and Wilson, B. (2019) Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2018. Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 398, 113005. (doi: 10.1016/j.ccr.2019.07.002)
McGuire, J., Wilson, B., McAllister, J., Miras, H. N. , Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2019) Molecular and electronic structure of the dithiooxalato radical ligand stabilised by rare earth coordination. Dalton Transactions, 48, pp. 5491-5495. (doi: 10.1039/C9DT00688E) (PMID:30892339)
Hickson, J. R., Horsewill, S. J., McGuire, J., Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2018) The semiquinone radical anion of 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione: synthesis and rare earth coordination chemistry. Chemical Communications, 54(80), pp. 11284-11287. (doi: 10.1039/C8CC05591B) (PMID:30239538)
Hickson, J. R., Horsewill, S., Bamforth, C., McGuire, J., Wilson, C. , Sproules, S. and Farnaby, J. H. (2018) The modular synthesis of rare earth-transition metal heterobimetallic complexes utilizing a redox-active ligand. Dalton Transactions, 47(31), pp. 10692-10701. (doi: 10.1039/C8DT01262H) (PMID:29897068)
Kahan, R. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Tsoureas, N., Cloke, F. G. N., Hitchcock, P. B., Coles, M. P., Roe, S. M. and Wilson, C. (2018) Sterically encumbered mixed sandwich compounds of uranium(III): Synthesis and reactivity with small molecules. Journal of Organometallic Chemistry, 857, pp. 110-122. (doi: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.10.038)
Suvova, M., O’Brien, K. T.P., Farnaby, J. H. , Love, J. B., Kaltsoyannis, N. and Arnold, P. L. (2017) Thorium(IV) and uranium(IV) trans-calix[2]benzene[2]pyrrolide alkyl and alkynyl complexes: synthesis, reactivity, and electronic structure. Organometallics, 36(23), pp. 4669-4681. (doi: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00633)
Dutkiewicz, M. S. et al. (2016) Organometallic neptunium(III) complexes. Nature Chemistry, 8(8), pp. 797-802. (doi: 10.1038/nchem.2520) (PMID:27442286)
Arnold, P. L., Farnaby, J. H. , Gardiner, M. G. and Love, J. B. (2015) Uranium(III) coordination chemistry and oxidation in a flexible small-cavity macrocycle. Organometallics, 34(11), pp. 2114-2117. (doi: 10.1021/om5012193)
Arnold, P. L., Prescimone, A., Farnaby, J. H. , Mansell, S. M., Parsons, S. and Kaltsoyannis, N. (2015) Characterizing pressure-induced uranium C-H agostic bonds. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 54(23), pp. 6735-6739. (doi: 10.1002/anie.201411250) (PMID:25882329) (PMCID:PMC4515102)
Evans, L. T.J., Farnaby, J. H. , Coles, M. P., Cloke, F. G. N. and Hitchcock, P. B. (2015) Group 4 metal compounds incorporating the amide ligand, [N(SiMe2{C6H4-2-OMe})2]−. Dalton Transactions, 44(19), pp. 8950-8958. (doi: 10.1039/C5DT00684H) (PMID:25876026)
Arnold, P. L., Stevens, C. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Gardiner, M. G., Nichol, G. S. and Love, J. B. (2014) New chemistry from an old reagent: mono- and dinuclear macrocyclic uranium(III) complexes from [U(BH4)3(THF)2]. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136(29), pp. 10218-10221. (doi: 10.1021/ja504835a) (PMID:25003979)
Arnold, P. L., Farnaby, J. H. , White, R. C., Kaltsoyannis, N., Gardiner, M. G. and Love, J. B. (2014) Switchable π-coordination and C–H metallation in small-cavity macrocyclic uranium and thorium complexes. Chemical Science, 5(2), pp. 756-765. (doi: 10.1039/C3SC52072B)
Mansell, S. M., Farnaby, J. H. , Germeroth, A. I. and Arnold, P. L. (2013) Thermally stable uranium dinitrogen complex with siloxide supporting ligands. Organometallics, 32(15), pp. 4214-4222. (doi: 10.1021/om4003957)
Wu, J., Dai, W., Farnaby, J. H. , Hazari, N., Le Roy, J. J., Mereacre, V., Murugesu, M., Powell, A. K. and Takase, M. K. (2013) Synthesis and catalytic activity of iron complexes with bidentate NHC ligands. Dalton Transactions, 42(20), pp. 7404-7413. (doi: 10.1039/C3DT32551B) (PMID:23435436)
Farnaby, J. H. , Fang, M., Ziller, J. W. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Expanding yttrium Bis(trimethylsilylamide) chemistry through the reaction chemistry of (N2)2–, (N2)3–, and (NO)2–complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 51(20), pp. 11168-11176. (doi: 10.1021/ic301778q) (PMID:23036077)
Corbey, J. F., Farnaby, J. H. , Bates, J. E., Ziller, J. W., Furche, F. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Varying the Lewis Base Coordination of the Y2N2Core in the reduced dinitrogen complexes {[(Me3Si)2N]2(L)Y}2(μ-η2:η2-N2) (L = benzonitrile, pyridines, triphenylphosphine oxide, and trimethylamine N-oxide). Inorganic Chemistry, 51(14), pp. 7867-7874. (doi: 10.1021/ic300934g) (PMID:22757962)
Fang, M., Farnaby, J. H. , Ziller, J. W., Bates, J. E., Furche, F. and Evans, W. J. (2012) Isolation of (CO)1–and (CO2)1–radical complexes of rare earths via Ln(NR2)3/K reduction and [K2(18-crown-6)2]2+oligomerization. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 134(14), pp. 6064-6067. (doi: 10.1021/ja211220r) (PMID:22435647)
Ashley, J. M., Farnaby, J. H. , Hazari, N., Kim, K. E., Luzik, E. D., Meehan, R. E., Meyer, E. B., Schley, N. D., Schmeier, T. J. and Tailor, A. N. (2012) Axially chiral dimeric Ir and Rh complexes bridged by flexible NHC ligands. Inorganica Chimica Acta, 380, pp. 399-410. (doi: 10.1016/j.ica.2011.11.034)
Blakemore, J. D., Chalkley, M. J., Farnaby, J. H. , Guard, L. M., Hazari, N., Incarvito, C. D., Luzik, E. D. and Suh, H. W. (2011) New bidentate trans-chelating N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for palladium. Organometallics, 30(7), pp. 1818-1829. (doi: 10.1021/om100890q)
Farnaby, J. H. , Cloke, F. G. N., Coles, M. P., Green, J. C. and Aitken, G. (2010) Tris(pyrazolyl)borate half-sandwich complexes of trivalent uranium incorporating the [C8H6{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− and [C8H4{SiiPr3-1,4}2]2− ligands. Comptes Rendus Chimie, 13(6-7), pp. 812-820. (doi: 10.1016/j.crci.2010.04.017)
Book Sections
Farnaby, J. H. , Chowdhury, T., Horsewill, S. J. and Wilson, B. (2022) Buta- and penta-dienyl complexes of the actinides. In: Parkin, G., Meyer, K. and O'Hare, D. (eds.) Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry IV. Elsevier: Amsterdam, pp. 29-81. ISBN 9780128202067 (doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-820206-7.00067-6)
Research datasets
2023
Russell, B., Gonzalez Jimenez, M. , Tukachev, N., Hayes, L.-A., Chowdhury, T., Javornik, U., Mali, G., Tassieri, M. , Farnaby, J. , Senn, H. and Wynne, K. (2023) A second glass transition observed in single-component homogeneous liquids due to intramolecular vitrification. [Data Collection]
