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

ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1224-7823

Research interests

The Farnaby group studies the fundamental science and applications of f-element chemistry.

These elements have unique properties with wide application in materials science and are a critical resource in low-carbon and renewable energy technologies.

To develop future energy materials, there is a need for ‘bottom-up’ synthetic routes and better understanding of structure/property/function relationships.

Our interest is in the synthesis of complex multi-metallic lanthanide and actinide systems from organometallic building-blocks.

Organometallic precursors to functional actinide materials
Hetero-metallic compounds (5f with 3d/4f) for materials science
Nuclear reprocessing chemistry and next generation fuels
Synthetic uranium chemistry: Molecular and Supramolecular

PhD Studentship:

Informal enquiries from eligible PhD, PRDA and fellowship candidates are welcome at any time to joy.farnaby@glasgow.ac.uk

Publication Highlights:

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)

‘Organometallic neptunium(III) complexes,’ M. S. Dutkiewicz, J. H. Farnaby, C. Apostolidis, E. Colineau, O. Walter, N. Magnani, M. G. Gardiner, J. B. Love, N. Kaltsoyannis, R. Caciuffo and P. L. Arnold,* Nat. Chem., 2016, 8, 797.

‘Characterizing Pressure-induced Uranium C-H Agostic Bonds,’ P. L. Arnold,* A. Prescimone, J. H. Farnaby, S. M. Mansell, S. Parsons* and N. Kaltsoyannis,* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2015, 54, 6735.

‘New Chemistry from an Old Reagent: Mono- and Dinuclear Macrocyclic Uranium(III) Complexes from [U(BH₄)₃(THF)₂],’ P. L. Arnold,* C. J. Stevens,^‡ J. H. Farnaby,^‡ M. G. Gardiner and J. B. Love* J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2014, 136, 10218.

Research units

Supramolecular, Electronic & Magnetic Systems

Publications

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Number of items: 24.

2023

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, (doi: 10.1039/d2cc03189b) (Early Online Publication)

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., 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)

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