
Dr Adam Noble
PhD(Lond.), MSci(Nott.)
Current positions
Lecturer
School of Chemistry
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Research interests
We are a synthetic organic chemistry group whose research interests focus on using visible light as a sustainable energy source to promote chemical reactions. We explore a range of different approaches for photochemical activation of organic molecules, including photoredox catalysis, ligand-to-metal charge transfer catalysis, and photoexcitation of electron donor–acceptor complexes. Our goal is to exploit these techniques to develop new methodologies that allow us to efficiently construct complex molecules.
Projects and supervisions
Thesis supervisions
Iridium Catalyzed Stereospecific 1,2-Migration/Allylation of Alkynyl Boronate Complex
Supervisors
Boronic ester functionalisations for the automated synthesis of natural products
Supervisors
Total Synthesis of Complex Polyketide Natural Products Using Stereospecific Homologation of Boronic Pinacol Esters
Supervisors
Azabicyclo[1.1.0]butane in the strain-release-driven synthesis of functionalised azetidines
Supervisors
Publications
Recent publications
30/05/2025Persistent Boryl Radicals as Highly Reducing Photoredox Catalysts for Debrominative Borylations
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Recent Advances in Photoinduced Ketyl and Ketyl-Type Radical Generation from Aldehyde Derivatives
Synthesis (Germany)
The combination of synthesis and ultra-high-resolution NMR spectroscopy reveals the correct structure of caylobolide A
Nature Synthesis
Aldehyde–Olefin Couplings via Sulfoxylate-Mediated Oxidative Generation of Ketyl Radical Anions
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Platinum‐catalyzed regio‐ and enantioselective diboration of unactivated alkenes with (pin)B−B(dan)
Angewandte Chemie International Edition