Dr Paul R McGonigal
Associate Professor, Durham University
Dr Paul McGonigal is an Associate Professor of Organic Chemistry at Durham University. He received his undergraduate (MChem, 2007) and postgraduate (PhD, 2011) degrees from The University of Edinburgh, working under the direction of Prof David Leigh. In 2011, he moved to The Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain, as a Postdoctoral Researcher in the laboratory of Prof Antonio Echavarren. The following year, he was awarded a US-UK Fulbright Scholarship to conduct research with Prof Fraser Stoddart's research group at Northwestern University. In 2015, Paul moved to Durham University where he investigates new small-molecule motifs for functional materials by taking advantage of unusual interactions, reactivity, and dynamics. His group's research has been recognised by the Molecules Young Investigator Award 2018 and the RSC's Harrison-Meldola Memorial Prize 2022.
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- DateAugust 23, 2022Transitions between different phases of matter normally cause significant changes in charge transfer properties. Ionic liquid electrolytes can be designed based on tried-and-tested organic structural motifs, but their conductivities typically dimish rapidly as solids, i.e…
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Associate Professor, Durham University - DateAugust 21, 2022The balance between strain relief and aromatic stabilization dictates the form and function of nonplanar π-aromatics.1,2 Overcrowded systems undergo geometric deformations, but the energetically favourable π-electron delocalization of their aromatic ring(s) is typically preserved…
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Associate Professor, Durham University - DateAugust 22, 2022Dynamic covalent rearrangements of fluxional carbon cages, such as bullvalenes and barbaralanes, impart ‘shapeshifting’ molecular properties…
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Associate Professor, Durham University - DateAugust 21, 2022Small, apolar aromatic groups, such as phenyl rings, are commonly included in the structures of fluorophores to impart hindered intramolecular rotations, leading to desirable solid-state luminescence properties…
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Associate Professor, Durham University - DateAugust 25, 2022Although advances in coating technologies have allowed us to match—or even exceed—the lubricity of Nature’s low-friction surfaces, the performance of synthetic materials inevitably diminishes over time as the surfaces are worn and damaged by irreversible breakage of covalent bonds…
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Associate Professor, Durham University - DateMarch 26, 2025Dynamic covalent rearrangements of fluxional carbon cages, such as bullvalenes and barbaralanes, impart ‘shapeshifting’ molecular properties…
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Associate Professor, Durham University
