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Dr Geoffrey Akien

Experimental Officer (NMR)

  1. Published

    The continuous catalytic debenzylation of 1,4-Dibenzyloxybenzene with H-2 in THF expanded with high pressure CO2

    Akien, G. R., Legeay, J-C., Wells, A. & Poliakoff, M., 2010, In: Organic Process Research and Development. 14, 5, p. 1202-1208 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  2. Published

    Pressure drop as a simple method for locating phase transitions in continuous flow high pressure reactors

    Akien, G. R., Skilton, R. A. & Poliakoff, M., 19/05/2010, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 49, 10, p. 4974-4980 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    Molecular mapping of the acid catalysed dehydration of fructose

    Akien, G. R., Qi, L. & Horvath, I. T., 2012, In: Chemical Communications. 48, 47, p. 5850-5852 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  4. Published

    A critical look at reactions in class I and II gas-expanded liquids using CO2 and other gases

    Akien, G. R. & Poliakoff, M., 2009, In: Green Chemistry. 11, 8, p. 1083-1100 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineLiterature reviewpeer-review

  5. Published

    Conversion of carbohydrates to liquid fuels

    Akien, G., Qi, L. & Horváth, I. T., 2010, Thermochemical Conversion of Biomass to Liquid Fuels and Chemicals. Crocker, M. (ed.). Cambridge: RSC Publishing, p. 365-381 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution in Book/Report/Proceedings - With ISBN/ISSNChapter (peer-reviewed)peer-review

  6. Published

    Generation and characterization of the pyranosyl and furanosyl oxocarbenium ions from 2-deoxyaldoses

    Akien, G. & Subramaniam, B., 20/03/2014.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  7. Published

    Mechanistic studies on the dehydration of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and xylose to furfural

    Akien, G., Qi, L. & Horvath, I. T., 10/04/2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  8. Published

    Direct observation of the fructofuranosyl oxocarbenium ion: a critical intermediate in the valorization of carbohydrates

    Akien, G. & Subramaniam, B., 10/04/2013.

    Research output: Contribution to conference - Without ISBN/ISSN Abstractpeer-review

  9. Published

    Liquid CO2 as a safe and benign solvent for the ozonolysis of fatty acid methyl esters

    Akien, G. R., Lundin, M. D., Danby, A. M., Binder, T. P., Busch, D. H. & Subramaniam, B., 7/12/2015, In: ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 3, 12, p. 3307-3314 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  10. Published

    Chiral Co<sub>3</sub>Y Propeller-Shaped Chemosensory Platforms Based on <sup>19</sup>F-NMR

    Audsley, G., Carpenter, H., Essien, N. B., Lai-Morrice, J., Al-Hilaly, Y., Serpell, L. C., Akien, G. R., Tizzard, G. J., Coles, S. J., Ulldemolins, C. P. & Kostakis, G. E., 13/02/2023, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 62, 6, p. 2680-2693 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Electrochemically Enhanced Delivery of Pemetrexed from Electroactive Hydrogels

    Au-Yong, S., Firlak, M., Draper, E., Municoy, S., Ashton, M., Akien, G., Halcovitch, N., Baldock, S., Martin-Hirsch, P., Desimone, M. & Hardy, J., 16/11/2022, In: Polymers. 14, 22, 19 p., 4953.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    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/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  13. Published

    Hydrogen bond templated synthesis of catenanes and rotaxanes from a single isophthalic acid derivative

    Barlow, S. R., Akien, G. R. & Evans, N. H., 14/01/2023, In: Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry . 21, 2, p. 402-414 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Selective Transesterification to Control Copolymer Microstructure in the Ring-Opening Copolymerization of Lactide and ε-Caprolactone by Lanthanum Complexes

    Beament, B., Britton, D., Malcomson, T., Akien, G. R., Halcovitch, N. R., Coogan, M. P. & Platel, R. H., 8/01/2024, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 63, 1, p. 280–293

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    An efficient preparation of 1,2-dihydropyridazines through a Diels-Alder/palladium-catalysed elimination sequence

    Britten, T. K., Akien, G. R., Kemmitt, P. D., Halcovitch, N. R. & Coote, S. C., 30/05/2019, In: Tetrahedron Letters. 60, 22, p. 1498-1500 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  16. Published

    Factors affecting the nucleus-independent chemical shift in NMR studies of microporous carbon electrode materials

    Cervini, L., Lynes, O. D., Akien, G. R., Kerridge, A., Barrow, N. S. & Griffin, J. M., 1/09/2019, In: Energy Storage Materials. 21, p. 335-346 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  17. Published

    Continuous heterogeneous catalytic oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols in scCO(2)

    Chapman, A. O., Akien, G. R., Arrowsmith, N. J., Licence, P. & Poliakoff, M., 2010, In: Green Chemistry. 12, 2, p. 310-315 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  18. Published

    Definition and application of ethanol equivalent: sustainability performance metrics for biomass conversion to carbon-based fuels and chemicals

    Csefalvay, E., Akien, G. R., Qi, L. & Horvath, I. T., 1/01/2015, In: Catalysis Today. 239, p. 50-55 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  19. Published

    Fluorine-based Zn salan complexes

    Essien, N. B., Galvácsi, A., Kállay, C., Al-Hilaly, Y., González-Méndez, R., Akien, G. R., Tizzard, G. J., Coles, S. J., Besora, M. & Kostakis, G. E., 7/04/2023, In: Dalton Transactions. 52, 13, p. 4044-4057 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Rapid and simultaneous synthesis of a hydrogen bond template [3]rotaxane and its related [2]rotaxane molecular shuttle

    Evans, N. H. & Akien, G. R., 02/2018, In: Supramolecular Chemistry. 30, 2, p. 158-164 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Self-assembly of singlet-emitting double-helical silver dimers: the curious coordination chemistry and fluorescence of bisquinolylpyridone

    Farrow, C., Halcovitch, N. R., Akien, G. R., Platts, J. A. & Coogan, M. P., 21/03/2018, In: Dalton Transactions. 47, 11, p. 3906-3912 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  22. Published

    Tetranuclear Zn/4f coordination clusters as highly efficient catalysts for Friedel–Crafts alkylation

    Griffiths, K., Kumar, P., Akien, G. R., Chilton, N. F., Abdul-Sada, A., Tizzard, G. J., Coles, S. J. & Kostakis, G. E., 25/06/2016, In: Chemical Communications. 52, 50, p. 7866-7869 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  23. Published

    3d/4f Coordination Clusters as Cooperative Catalysts for Highly Diastereoselective Michael Addition Reactions

    Griffiths, K., Tsipis, A. C., Kumar, P., Townrow, O. P. E., Abdul-Sada, A., Akien, G. R., Baldansuren, A., Spivey, A. C. & Kostakis, G. E., 21/08/2017, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 56, 16, p. 9563-9573 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  24. Published

    Online quantitative mass spectrometry for the rapid adaptive optimisation of automated flow reactors

    Holmes, N., Akien, G. R., Savage, R. J. D., Stanetty, C., Baxendale, I. R., Blacker, A. J., Taylor, B. A., Woodward, R. L., Meadows, R. E. & Bourne, R. A., 2016, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 2016, 1, p. 96-100 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Self-optimisation of the final stage in the synthesis of EGFR kinase inhibitor AZD9291 using an automated flow reactor

    Holmes, N., Akien, G. R., Blacker, A. J., Woodward, R. L., Meadows, R. E. & Bourne, R. A., 1/08/2016, In: Reaction Chemistry and Engineering. 1, 4, p. 366-371 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to Journal/MagazineJournal articlepeer-review

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