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Personal profile
Professional Role
I run the solution state NMR facility in the Department of Chemistry at Lancaster: currently a Bruker Fourier 300 and an Avance III 400. I also play a supporting role for the solid state NMR facility: a Bruker Avance III HD 400WB and 700WB.
I maintain the instruments and the supporting infrastructure, and provide training and advice on everything from sample preparation through to data analysis. If you have any questions, just ask!
SUMMARY of research interests (100 words)
I have a broad interest in the use of NMR for the characterisation of complex mixtures and unstable intermediates.
User-defined keywords
- NMR
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Finished
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Binding constants by NMR relaxation methods
Akien, G. (Co-Investigator) & Coogan, M. (Principal Investigator)
15/07/19 → 31/08/19
Project: Research
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Highly regioselective, ligand-differentiated platinum-catalysed hydrosilylation of propynamides
Leonard, E. L. R., Boyd, M. E., Akien, G. R. & McLaughlin, M. G., 21/09/2025, In: Chemical Communications. 61, 74, p. 14121-14124 4 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Hydrothermal depolymerization of different lignins: Insights into structures and reactivities
Lui, Y. W., Tao, Q., Akien, G. R., Yuen, A. K. L., Montoya, A., Chan, B. & Lui, M. Y., 30/06/2025, In: International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 314, 144293.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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Single enantiomer propeller-shaped polynuclear complexes as catalysts-proof-of-concept for enantioinduction in a Michael addition reaction
Maddocks, J., Mahesh, M., Sampani, S. I., Dixon, A. C., Nielsen, C. D.-T., Kumar, P., Akien, G. R., Spencer, J., Abdul-Sada, A., Turner, J. F. C., Spivey, A. C. & Kostakis, G. E., 31/03/2025, In: Royal Society Open Science. 12, 3, 241537.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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An alkaline ferrocyanide non-enzymatic electrochemical sensor for creatinine detection
Bajpai, S., Akien, G. R. & Toghill, K. E., 31/01/2024, In: Electrochemistry Communications. 158, 107624.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
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C‐C Bond Formation by Dual Pyrrolidine and Nickel Catalysis: Allylation of Ketones by Allylic Alcohols
Wright, N., Townsend, B., Nicholson, S., Robinson, J., Akien, G., Ball, A. K., Sweeney, J. B. & Doulcet, J., 17/09/2024, In: Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis. 366, 18, p. 3833-3838 6 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal/Magazine › Journal article › peer-review
Open Access
Activities
- 1 Symposium
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Lancaster Chemistry Academia-Industry Symposium
Munoz-Herranz, M. P. (Organiser), Baker, A. (Contributor), Trewin, A. (Participant), Frith, A. (Presenter), Rowling, A. (Presenter), Taylor, A. (Invited speaker), Hery Barranco, A. (Contributor), Nash, A. (Participant), Al-Saadi, A. (Participant), Kerridge, A. (Speaker), Stocker, A. (Presenter), Vitores, A. (Participant), Moulton, B. (Invited speaker), Robinson, B. (Participant), Barker Benavides, C. (Participant), Griffiths, C. (Presenter), Richmond, D. (Participant), Murphy, D. (Participant), martin, D. (Contributor), Middleton, D. (Participant), Rochester, D. (Participant), Trivedi, D. (Contributor), Irvine, D. (Participant), Evans, N. (Speaker), Sherrett, E. (Presenter), Cooper, E. (Participant), Miller, E. (Invited speaker), Molyneux, G. (Contributor), Lewis, G. (Participant), Akien, G. (Participant), Spencer, G. (Contributor), Simpson, P. (Organiser), Mills, S. (Organiser), Pears, H. (Participant), Nuttall, H. (Participant), Andrews, H. (Participant), Turner, I. (Presenter), Parry, J. (Participant), Anderson, J. (Participant), Sherrington, J. (Invited speaker), Wood, J. (Contributor), Docherty, J. (Participant), Aaltonen, J. (Participant), Kerns, J. (Participant), Barrat, J. (Invited speaker), Fielden, J. (Speaker), Griffin, J. (Speaker), Hardy, J. (Speaker), Ward, J. (Participant), Lea, J. (Contributor), Doulcet, J. (Participant), Toghill, K. (Speaker), Williams, K. (Participant), Lloyd, K. (Contributor), Bucher, K. (Presenter), Griffiths, K. (Participant), Hatchard, K. (Invited speaker), Bain, L. (Contributor), Duong, L. (Participant), Beckitt, L. (Presenter), Taylor, L. (Participant), Pantaine, L. (Invited speaker), Ashton, L. (Invited speaker), Pinho, L. (Presenter), Hayne, M. (Participant), Betson, M. (Invited speaker), Potter, M. (Participant), Gilmore, M. (Chair), Callaway, M. (Participant), Sivananthan, M. (Contributor), Aktar, N. (Participant), Miller, N. (Participant), Halcovitch, N. (Participant), Fletcher, N. (Participant), Wright, N. (Participant), Zibouche, N. (Participant), Pickles, P. (Invited speaker), Miquel Fosco, P. (Presenter), Rawling, P. (Invited speaker), Bentley, P. (Participant), Platel, R. (Invited speaker), Wong, R. (Contributor), Andalibi, R. (Participant), Buck, R. (Contributor), Dawson, R. (Invited speaker), Blagg, R. (Contributor), Bragg, R. (Presenter), Robertshaw, S. (Participant), Rawnsley-Lau, S. (Presenter), James, S. (Chair), Fish, S. (Invited speaker), McBridge, S. (Participant), Mertens, S. (Participant), Kumar, S. (Contributor), James, T. (Invited speaker), Douglas, T. (Participant), Seymour, V. (Contributor), Zolyommi, V. (Invited speaker), Franckevicius, V. (Participant), Bonnefin, W. (Participant), Gortz, V. (Participant), Wang, X. (Participant) & Zhang, Y. (Participant)
12/09/2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Symposium
Datasets
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Further Data for "Cubane-1,3-dicarboxamides as structural isosteres for isophthalamides in hydrogen bond templated interlocked molecules"
Evans, N. (Creator) & Akien, G. (Creator), Lancaster University, 8/08/2025
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/682
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Data regarding the synthesis of new hydrogen bond templated catenanes (Further examples - VT files)
Evans, N. (Creator), Barlow, S. (Data Collector) & Akien, G. (Data Collector), Lancaster University, 30/11/2024
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/569
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Data for "Rapid and simultaneous synthesis of a hydrogen bond templated [3]rotaxane and its related [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle"
Evans, N. (Creator) & Akien, G. R. (Data Collector), Lancaster University, 8/11/2017
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/177
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Data for "An amide hydrogen bond templated [1]rotaxane displaying a peptide motif - demonstrating an expedient route to synthetic mimics of lasso peptides"
Evans, N. (Creator), Young, M. (Data Collector) & Akien, G. (Data Collector), Lancaster University, 24/06/2020
DOI: 10.17635/lancaster/researchdata/372
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