Matthew Palframan

Dr. Matthew Palframan is a Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy, University of Wolverhampton. His research focuses on synthetic organic chemistry, particularly natural product synthesis and reaction development involving radicals, carbenes, and photochemistry.

• BSc in Pharmaceutical Science
• MPharm courses: 4PY019, 5PY022
• 4CH003 - Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry
• 7CH005 - Advanced Topics in Organic Chemistry

Education:

• MChem in Chemistry (University of Oxford, 2002-2006)
• PhD in Chemistry (University of York, 2007-2010)

Research Interests: Dr. Palframan's work centers on synthetic organic chemistry, with emphasis on natural product synthesis, reaction development, and mechanistic studies. Key techniques include radical chemistry, photoredox catalysis, and cycloaddition reactions.

Scientific Contributions: His publications span biomimetic synthesis of taxanes, cembranoid chemistry, radical arylation methods, and computational studies of reaction mechanisms. Notable works include studies on sobralene rearrangements and grandifloracin derivatives.

• Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (2019)
• Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2015)