Prof David Cole-Hamilton

Emeritus Professor

Researcher profile

Email

djc@st-andrews.ac.uk

Research areas

Our research is in the general area of the application of metal containing compounds to the solution of a variety of problems, mainly in homogeneous catalysis or materials Chemistry.

Homogeneous Catalysis:

(a) Carbonylation Chemistry (b) Homogeneous Catalyst Recovery (c) Polymer Synthesis (d) Catalyst Testing - see http://chemistry.st-and.ac.uk/cats/

Other areas of research include main group organometallic compounds in materials synthesis, semiconductor quantum dots and the conservation of archaeological wood. See Conservation of Archaeological Material for more information.

Selected publications

• On the catalytic activity of [RuH₂(PPh₃)3(CO)] (PPh₃ = triphenylphosphine) in ruthenium-catalysed generation of hydrogen from alcohol: a combined experimental and DFT study

  Lorusso, P., Ahmad, S., Brill, K., Cole-Hamilton, D. J., Sieffert, N. & Buehl, M., 16 Mar 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : ChemCatChem. In press

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• The role of chemists and chemical engineers in a sustainable world

  Cole-Hamilton, D. J., 11 Feb 2020, In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 26, 9, p. 1894-1899

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• Periodic table: new version warns of elements that are endangered

  Cole-Hamilton, D., 24 Jan 2019, The Conversation.

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• Synthesis of pharmaceutical drugs from cardanol derived from cashew nut shell liquid

  Shi, Y., Kamer, P. C. J. & Cole-Hamilton, D. J., 7 Mar 2019, In : Green Chemistry. 21, 5, p. 1043-1053 11 p.

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• Chemical weapons: what is the purpose? The Hague ethical guidelines

  Frank, H., Forman, J. E. & Cole-Hamilton, D., 12 Mar 2018, In : Toxicological & Environmental Chemistry. Latest Articles, 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal ? Editorial

• Employment and Careers of European Chemists (ESEC2)

  Salzer, R., Cole-Hamilton, D., Hrastelj, N. & Vilela, B., 20 Nov 2018, In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 24, 66, p. 17370-17388 19 p.

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• Insight into the mechanism of decarbonylation of methanol by ruthenium complexes; a deuterium labelling study

  Lorusso, P., Eastham, G. & Cole-Hamilton, D. J., 15 Jun 2018, In : Dalton Transactions. In press

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• The European Chemical Society (EuChemS)

  Cole-Hamilton, D. J., 14 Aug 2018, In : Chemistry - A European Journal. 24, 46, p. 11811-11820

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• A new route to N-aromatic heterocycles from the hydrogenation of diesters in the presence of anilines

  Shi, Y., Kamer, P. C. J., Cole-Hamilton, D. J., Harvie, M., Baxter, E. F., Lim, K. J. C. & Pogorzelec, P., 1 Oct 2017, In : Chemical Science. 8, 10, p. 6911-6917

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• A new route to ?,?-diamines from hydrogenation of dicarboxylic acids and their derivatives in the presence of amines

  Shi, Y., Kamer, P. C. J. & Cole-Hamilton, D. J., 11 Oct 2017, In : Green Chemistry. 19, p. 5460-5466

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