Draft:Darren Dixon (chemist)
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| Submission declined on 12 October 2023 by Qcne (talk). This submission's references do not show that the subject qualifies for a Wikipedia article—that is, they do not show significant coverage (not just passing mentions) about the subject in published, reliable, secondary sources that are independent of the subject (see the guidelines on the notability of people). Before any resubmission, additional references meeting these criteria should be added (see technical help and learn about mistakes to avoid when addressing this issue). If no additional references exist, the subject is not suitable for Wikipedia. Declined by Qcne 7 months ago. | |
Comment: While he is close for WP:NACADEMIC, he does not quite make it since it appears that everyone in Oxford Chemistry is a professor. He does not appear to have a chair, or other major awards such as an FRS that would be enough.For certain, I cannot pass this since there seems to be almost no change since the last rejection. Continuing to submit without major improvements is inappropriate. Ldm1954 (talk) 15:02, 28 October 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: I'm sorry, the current sources do not show this person meets WP:NACADEMIC Qcne (talk) 18:17, 12 October 2023 (UTC)
Darren Dixon | |
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| Born | Darren James Dixon |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford (MA, DPhil) |
| Awards | Tilden Prize (2023) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Organic Chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Doctoral advisor | Stephen G. Davies |
| Other academic advisors | Steven V. Ley |
| Website | dixon |
Darren James Dixon FRSC is a British organic chemist based at the University of Oxford, where he is Professor of Chemistry and the Knowles-Williams Fellow in Organic Chemistry at Wadham College.[1] He is known for his contributions to the fields of homogeneous catalysis, enantioselective synthesis and the total synthesis of natural products.[2]
Education[edit]
Dixon was born and educated in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, and went on to study Chemistry at St Peter's College, Oxford, obtaining his Master of Arts degree in 1993. This was followed by postgraduate studies under the supervision of Stephen G. Davies at the University of Oxford, for which he received his DPhil in 1997. He then undertook three years of postdoctoral research under the supervision of Steven V. Ley at the University of Cambridge.[3]
Career and research[edit]
Dixon began his independent research career at the University of Cambridge in 2000, and four years later moved to take up an appointment as Senior Lecturer at the University of Manchester. In 2008, he returned to the University of Oxford to take up his current post as Professor of Chemistry.
His research focuses on the discovery and development of new catalysts and catalysed reactions, and methodologies for organic synthesis. In particular, Dixon is known for his development of bifunctional chiral organocatalysts, including bifunctional iminophosphorane (BIMP) superbases, which enable enantioselective conjugate additions, prototropy, aldol reactions, and nucleophilic substitution reactions.[4]
He is also known for his contributions to the field of transition-metal catalysis through the use of Vaska's complex and silanes in the synthesis of functionalised amines by chemoselective amide reduction.[5]
Dixon currently sits on the Organic Syntheses Board of Editors,[6] and is co-founder and CSO of Cortex Organics Ltd.[7]
Awards and honours[edit]
In 2010, Dixon was the inaugural recipient of the Royal Society of Chemistry Catalysis in Organic Chemistry Award.[8] He has held several visiting lecturer posts, including at the University of Perugia and the University of Kyoto. In 2023, he was awarded the Tilden Prize by the Royal Society of Chemistry "For the discovery, development and applications of iridium-catalysed reductive functionalisation of amides and lactams".[9][10][11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Darren Dixon". Wadham College, University of Oxford. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Winner: 2023 Tilden Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Darren Dixon". Darren Dixon Group. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ Formica, Michele; Rozsar, Daniel; Su, Guanglong; Farley, Alistair; Dixon, Darren (4 September 2020). "Bifunctional Iminophosphorane Superbase Catalysis: Applications in Organic Synthesis". Acc. Chem. Res. 53 (10): 2235–2247. doi:10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00369. PMID 32886474. S2CID 221503523.
- ^ Matheau-Raven, Daniel; Gabriel, Pablo; Leitch, Jamie; Almehmadi, Yaseen; Yamazaki, Ken; Dixon, Darren (27 July 2020). "Catalytic Reductive Functionalization of Tertiary Amides using Vaska's Complex: Synthesis of Complex Tertiary Amine Building Blocks and Natural Products". ACS Catal. 10 (15): 8880–8897. doi:10.1021/acscatal.0c02377. S2CID 225505028.
- ^ "Board of Editors". Organic Syntheses. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Our Team". Cortex Organics Ltd. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Catalysis in Organic Chemistry Award". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Winner: 2023 Tilden Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "RSC Tilden Prize". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Six Oxford University scientists win Royal Society of Chemistry Prizes". University of Oxford. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
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