Dr. Paul Lickiss

Biography

Paul Lickiss is a Professor specializing in Organometallic Chemistry at Imperial College London. His research primarily focuses on the chemistry of main group compounds, particularly organosilicon compounds. His group is engaged in the synthesis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), emphasizing those that incorporate main group elements as metal nodes and organosilicon compounds as linkers. They utilize new extended reach ligands featuring siloxane (Si-O-Si) linkages in the creation of new framework materials, which show promise for gas capture and storage, specifically carbon dioxide capture and hydrogen storage. Furthermore, the potential of these MOFs for drug delivery has been explored, especially in collaboration with Dr. Rob Davies and Professor Jane Mitchel from the NHLI. Lickiss's interests also extend to the synthesis, characterization, and application of compounds containing Si-O bonds, silanols, and siloxanes, with investigations into their usage as low molecular weight silicon compounds that act as catalysts and reagents for efficient direct amidation of carboxylic acids, often in coordination with Professor Chris Braddock. Ongoing interests include the fundamentals of organosilicon reaction mechanisms.

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