Angewandte Chemie International EditionVolume 56, Issue 29 p. 8328-8328 Author ProfileFree Access Cameron Jones First published: 19 May 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201704564AboutSectionsPDF 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 “My favorite author (fiction) is Tim Winton. My top three films of all time are The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, and Goodfellas ...” This and more about Cameron Jones can be found on page 8328. Cameron Jones The author presented on this page has published more than 15 articles in Angewandte Chemie in the last 10 years. His most recent article is published in this issue: “Synthesis, Characterization, and Computational Analysis of the Dialanate Dianion, [H3Al-AlH3]2−: A Valence Isoelectronic Analogue of Ethane”: S. J. Bonyhady, N. Holzmann, G. Frenking, A. Stasch, C. Jones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2017, 56, 8527; Angew. Chem. 201, 129, 8647. Date of birth: October 26, 1962 Position: R. L. Martin Distinguished Chair of Chemistry, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia E-mail: cameron.jones@monash.edu Homepage: www.monash.edu/science/research-groups/chemistry/jonesgroup ORCID: 0000-0002-7269-1045 Education: 1984 BSc(Hons) in Chemistry, University of Western Australia 1992 PhD (supervised by Prof. Colin L. Raston) Griffith University, Queensland 1992–1994 Postdoctoral studies with Prof. John F. Nixon FRS, University of Sussex Awards: 2004 Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) Main Group Chemistry Award; 2008 Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers; 2013 Royal Australian Chemical Institute H. G. Smith Memorial Medal; 2014 RSC Frankland Award; 2016 RSC Australasian Lectureship Current research interests: Synthesis of low-oxidation-state/low-coordination-number s-, p-, and d-block metal complexes and their application to small-molecule activation and catalysis; metal–metal bonded systems; metal hydrides Hobbies: Swimming, surfing My favorite author (fiction) is Tim Winton. My top three films of all time are The Big Lebowski, Pulp Fiction, and Goodfellas. The downside of my job is dealing with the ever-expanding university administration. My favorite food is Thai … and fried Dim Sims on the way home from the pub. My favorite saying is “If it ain't published, it never happened”. If I won the lottery, I would buy many more lottery tickets. If I were not a scientist, I would be in jail, probably. The most exciting thing about my research is dealing with enthusiastic and intelligent research students. They keep me feeling young on the inside, while the outside crumbles. Guaranteed to make me laugh is American comedian Bill Burr. The best advice I have ever been given is never pursue derivative chemistry. Always aim to break new and exciting ground. It will pay off in the long term. The worst advice I have ever been given was don't become a university academic. Get a real job! If I could go back in time and do any experiment, it would be Frankland's synthesis of diethyl zinc under an atmosphere of H2. That takes some cojones! I can never resist a margarita on the rocks, with a rack of Texas barbequed spare ribs. My 5 top papers: References 1“A Mixed-Valence Tri-Zinc Complex, [LZnZnZnL] (L=Bulky Amide), Bearing a Linear Chain of Two-Coordinate Zinc Atoms”: J. Hicks, E. J. Underhill, C. E. Kefalidis, L. Maron, C. Jones, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 10000; Angew. Chem. 2015, 127, 10138. (“Super” bulky monodentate amide ligands stabilize unprecedented Zn–Mg bonded compounds, which act as “inorganic Grignard reagents”.) 2“Activation of CO by Hydrogenated Magnesium(I) Dimers: Sterically Controlled Formation of Ethenediolate and Cyclopropanetriolate Complexes”: R. Lalrempuia, C. E. Kefalidis, S. J. Bonyhady, B. Schwarze, L. Maron, A. Stasch, C. Jones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015, 137, 8944. (These dimers can be used in selective C−C bond-forming reactions.) 3“Low Coordinate Germanium(II) and Tin(II) Hydride Complexes: Efficient Catalysts for the Hydroboration of Carbonyl Compounds”: T. J. Hadlington, M. Hermann, G. Frenking, C. Jones, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014, 136, 3028. (Two-coordinate hydrido-tetrelenes are efficient catalysts in organic synthesis.) 4“Synthesis of a stable adduct of dialane(4) (Al2H4) via hydrogenation of a magnesium(I) dimer”: S. J. Bonyhady, D. Collis, G. Frenking, N. Holzmann, C. Jones, A. Stasch, Nature Chem. 2010, 2, 865. (A potential model for Mg/MgH2 hydrogen storage systems.) 5“Stable Magnesium(I) Compounds with Mg–Mg Bonds”: S. P. Green, C. Jones, A. Stasch, Science 2007, 318, 1754. (Defined the birth of a new field of chemistry.) Volume56, Issue29Special Issue: 100th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Chemical InstituteJuly 10, 2017Pages 8328-8328 ReferencesRelatedInformation