Michael J. Ingleson

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Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 58, Issue 14 p. 4440-4440 Author ProfileFree Access Michael J. Ingleson First published: 08 November 2018 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201812314AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Graphical Abstract “The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is being able to go to sleep on demand. Looking back over my career, I decided the best years are ahead …” Find out more about Michael J. Ingleson in his Author Profile. Michael J. Ingleson The author presented on this page has published more than 10 articles in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years, most recently: “Selective Boryl-Anion Migration in a Vinyl sp2–sp3 Diborane Induced by Soft Borane Lewis Acids”: V. Fasano, J. Cid, R. J. Procter, E. Ross, M. J. Ingleson, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57, 13293; Angew. Chem. 2018, 130, 13477. Date of birth: April 10, 1979 Position: Professor of Chemistry, University of Manchester E-mail: michael.ingleson@manchester.ac.uk Homepage: https://personalpages.manchester.ac.uk/staff/Michael.Ingleson/ ORCID: 0000-0001-9975-8302 Education: 2001 MChem, University of Bath 2004 PhD with Prof. Andrew S. Weller, University of Bath 2004–2005 Postdoctoral research with Prof. Kenneth G. Caulton, Indiana University 2006–2008 Postdoctoral research with Prof. Matthew J. Rosseinsky, University of Liverpool. Awards: 2008 Royal Society University Research Fellowship; 2012 ERC Starting Grant; 2012 RSC Harrison–Meldola Prize; 2017 ERC Consolidator Grant. Current research interests: Main-group chemistry, catalysis, organometallic synthesis, and anything to do with boron chemistry. Hobbies: Playing squash, walking, Welsh rugby (watching not playing) The natural talent I would like to be gifted with is being able to go to sleep on demand Looking back over my career, I decided the best years are ahead, I'm only 39! Last time I went to the pub was after playing squash—a beer after an evening match is essential to help “rehydration” and ease the pain of the muscle aches (or losing!). My favorite drink is a good quality craft ale, currently something from the Verdant or Track breweries. My favorite saying/quote is “in science serendipity and hindsight combined are unstoppable” (I heard it at a conference from someone wittier than me!). My favorite time of day is at 6 a.m. walking the dog through the woods before work (though not in the winter) My favorite named reaction is the Suzuki–Miyaura reaction, not only is it super useful but it helps justify a lot of my research activity in making C−B bonds! The most important thing I learned from my students is to listen and let them speak first as they often have better ideas than I do. My favorite book is tough to choose as a bookworm, possibly the Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami, or the Player of Games by Iain M. Banks (though this answer would change week to week). My 5 top papers: 1“[(PPh3)Ag(HCB11Me11)]: A Complex with Intermolecular Ag⋅⋅⋅H3C Interactions”: M. J. Ingleson, M. F. Mahon, N. J. Patmore, G. D. Ruggiero, A. S. Weller, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2002, 41, 3694; Angew. Chem. 2002, 114, 3846. (The first paper from my PhD studies, which includes my first “crystal structure” and the first new (well unreported at least) compound I had made.) 2Pinacol Boronates by Direct Arene Borylation with Borenium Cations: A. Del Grosso, P. J. Singleton, C. A. Muryn, M. J. Ingleson, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 50, 2102; Angew. Chem. 2011, 123, 2150. (The first “big” paper from my independent career that confirmed we were onto something using borenium cations.) 3“Formation of C(sp2)–Boronate Esters by Borylative Cyclization of Alkynes Using BCl3”: A. J. Warner, J. R. Lawson, V. Fasano, M. J. Ingleson, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 11245; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 11397. (We knew the title conversion worked with borocations, but wanted to check that BCl3 did not do it—instead it does it and is better than the borocation.) 4“Direct C(sp2)–C(sp3) Cross-Coupling of Diaryl Zinc Reagents with Benzylic, Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Alkyl Halides: J. J. Dunsford, E. R. Clark, M. J. Ingleson, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 5688; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 5780. (Started our interest in the chemistry of zinc electrophiles for C−C and C−B bond formation.) 5“A modular route to boron doped PAHs by combining borylative cyclisation and electrophilic C−H borylation”: D. L. Crossley et al., Chem. Sci. 2017, 8, 7969. (Several of our electrophilic borylation methods can be used in sequence to generate well-defined B-doped polyaromatic hydrocarbons.) Volume58, Issue14March 26, 2019Pages 4440-4440 ReferencesRelatedInformation