Associate Professor Jonathan White
Associate Professor and Reader
Email: whitejm@unimelb.edu.au
Location: Room 551, Bio-21 Building, Western Precinct
Address:
School of Chemistry, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, 3010, Australia
Phone No: 8344-2445
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Profile
- BSc(Hons), University of Canterbury, 1982
- PhD, University of Canterbury, 1984
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Bristol University, UK, 1985-1987
- Postdoctoral Fellow, DSIR, Petone, NZ, 1987-1988
- Postdoctoral Fellow, Australian National University, 1989-1990
- Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 1991-1994
- Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne, 1995-2003
- Assoc. Prof., University of Melbourne, 2004-
Areas of Interest
Physical Organic Chemistry
- stereoelectronic effects
- neighbouring group participation
- group 4 metal-directed organic reactions
Structural Organic Chemistry
- structure-correlation principle
- structural stereoelectronic effects
Radiopharmaceuticals
- DNA-binding radioprotectors
- DNA-binding radiosensitisers
- auger radioimmunotherapy
- 19F and 124I labelled compounds for PET imaging
Photoactive and Electroactive Organic polymers
- synthesis and properties of phenylene-vinylene confined conjugation polymers
- diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) based small molecule derivatives
Research
Mechanistic organic chemistry, using accurate single crystal x-ray structure determinations of model organic systems for mapping out chemical reaction or rearrangements from the ground state structures. Information has been used to determine the magnitude and mechanism of neighbouring participation by Β-silicon, germanium and tin substituents, π-systems and chalcogens (S, Se and Te).
Radiopharmaceuticals. Design and synthesis of DNA-binding bis-benzimidazoles as radiomodifiers for use in radiation treatment of cancer. Design and synthesis PET imaging agents selective for hypoxic tissue.
Photoactive materials for use in photovoltaic applications.
Publications
A list of publications produced since 2001 can be viewed at - Find an Expert