https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/ The Goodwin Group at The University of Manchester studies the inorganic and organometallic chemistry of the lanthanides and actinides — pushing the oxidation-state limits of the f-block. en-GB https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-06-09-1 2026-06-09-1 paper Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ross' work on divalent lanthanide reductive chemistry with 4,4′-bipyridine and pyridine is now live in Chemical Science: "One- and Two-Electron Coordinatively-Induced Reduction of N-Heterocycles by Divalent Rare Earth Terphenyl Anilide Complexes". https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-06-04-2 2026-06-04-2 preprint Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT The group's first collaboration with the Baker group is now on ChemRxiv: "Resonant inelastic X-ray scattering covalency analysis reveals non-Aufbau electronic configurations in low-valent lanthanides". https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-05-31-3 2026-05-31-3 preprint Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Work from Conrad's time at Los Alamos compairing transuranium electronic structure and bonding in organometallic complexes is now on ChemRxiv: "Actinide Tris(tetramethylcyclopentadienide) Complexes: Bonding and Electronic Structures Across the Isostructural [An(C5Me4H)3] (An = Th, U, Np, Pu, Am) Series". https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-05-28-4 2026-05-28-4 group Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ross passes his viva to become the first PhD graduate from the group! Many thanks to Prof. Grégory Nocton as the external examiner, and Prof. David Mills as the internal, and also to Heather Partlow for the expert-level cake, and everyone for the gifts. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-05-18-5 2026-05-18-5 event Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Along with Lucy and Modinat, the group organised three evenings of science outreach as part of Pint of Science 26. Many thanks to Meagan and Sam for their Electron Ejector! and Sandbar Withington for hosting us, and all the speakers. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-05-11-6 2026-05-11-6 group Mon, 11 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Charlotte (Charly) joins the group for an undergraduate research internship from the Szych group (Münster). She will be working with Ross on rare earth soft-donor complexes. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-16-7 2026-04-16-7 event Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Orry, Cameron, Liam, and Ross attend the Dalton Younger Members Event (DYME) 2026 in Southampton. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-15-8 2026-04-15-8 preprint Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ross' work exploring the redox chemistry of divalent rare earth complexes, and their reactivity with 4,4′-bipyridine and pyridine is now on ChemRxiv: "One- and Two-Electron Coordinatively-Induced Reduction of N-Heterocycles by Divalent Rare Earth Terphenyl Anilide Complexes". https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-14-9 2026-04-14-9 group Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT The group visits "Flight Club" for a few rounds of darts after work. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-13-10 2026-04-13-10 funding Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Iulia attends the 59th Annual International Meeting of the ESR Spectroscopy Group in Colchester and wins a prize for her poster. Go Iulia! https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-08-11 2026-04-08-11 preprint Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Work from Conrad's PhD goes live on ChemRxiv: "Reactions of a uranium(III) complex with N-heterocycles to form diuranium(IV) ketimides", in collaboration with the Liddle Group. We describe the formation of diuranium(IV) ketimide complexes and their electronic structures. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-04-05-12 2026-04-05-12 event Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Liam attends the RSC Main Group Interest Group Annual Meeting and AGM in Edinburgh and presents his work on comparing cyclopentadienide and phospholide ligands in low-valent rare-earth chemistry. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-03-30-13 2026-03-30-13 group Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ross becomes the first group member to complete their PhD, with his thesis handed in and final viva set! https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-03-25-14 2026-03-25-14 preprint Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Liam's work on Sc(II) sandwich complexes is now live on ChemRxiv: "Orbital Mixing Induced Stabilisation of Divalent Scandium Sandwich Complexes". We compare the electronic structure and stability of Sc(II) complexes using either phospholide or cyclopentadienide ligands, finding that decreased symmetry in the phospholide system enhances covalency and stability. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-03-25-15 2026-03-25-15 event Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT Kaitlin and Stanley attend the International Spring School 2026: “The Chemistry of f-Elements” in Dresden. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-02-11-16 2026-02-11-16 preprint Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT We welcome comment on our latest preprint ready on ChemRxiv: "Uranocenium – The bis-[8]annulene Uranium Cation". In this project we complete the longstanding analogy between ferrocene and uranocene by isolating the first uranocene cation, and describe an unusual electronic structure that renders it's electrochemistry is remarkably similar to that of ferrocene. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2026-01-09-17 2026-01-09-17 paper Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT Ben's work on a four-coordinate dysprosium SMM that displays hysteresis at 31 K is published in Journal of the American Chemical Society! Record-setting performance for a non-sandwich complex. See: "Magnetic Hysteresis at 31 K in a Four-Coordinate Dysprosium(III) Amide Complex". https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-10-21-18 2025-10-21-18 paper Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Ben leads our latest high oxidation state f-element chemistry in "Synthesis, Redox Chemistry, and Electronic Structures of Bis-di(silylamido)silane f-Element Complexes" out today in Inorganic Chemistry (DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5c03345). https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-10-07-19 2025-10-07-19 event Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Conrad, Ben (Réant), Liam, Ross, and Orry attended Terrae Rarae – 33. Tage der Seltenen Erden at KIT in Karlsruhe (Germany), after severe travel disruption that saw half the group spend time in four countries in one day. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-09-22-20 2025-09-22-20 group Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT We also welcome Iulia Turcas (PGR) working with us jointly alongside Prof. McInnes and Winpenny EPR spectroscopy of f-element complexes. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-09-21-21 2025-09-21-21 group Sun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT The group welcomes new members Kaitlin Makin-Robinson (PGR), Stanley Bagio (PGR, jointly with Dr. Bowen), and Ben Mullock (MChem – "BenChem"). Stanley and Ben join Liam and Cameron on low oxidation state organometallic chemistry, while Kaitlin joins Ben (Réant) and Orry working on high oxidation state chemistry. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-09-19-22 2025-09-19-22 paper Fri, 19 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT Transuranium organometallic chemistry is featured on the front cover of Nature Reviews Chemistry issue 9 (link). A free to view version of the article can be found here (https://rdcu.be/eABFQ). https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-08-13-23 2025-08-13-23 paper Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT We are delighted to share our review article on Transuranium organometallic chemistry out today in Nature Reviews Chemistry (DOI: 10.1038/s41570-025-00732-4). The Review celebrates the evolution of non-aqueous and organometallic chemistry with the elements beyond uranium and how the field has advanced in the almost 80 years since the "actinide" concept was first by Seaborg. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-08-04-24 2025-08-04-24 preprint Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT Bonus content! During our work on bis-di(silylamido)silane f-element complexes, we found the Dy(III) analogue is a record-setting single molecule magnet (SMM) with a hysteresis temperature of 31 K but, more remarkably, it is a rare example of a non-metallocene SMM with a 100-second blocking temperature above 4 K. Please see the preprint on ChemRxiv: Magnetic Hysteresis at 31 K in a Four-Coordinate Dysprosium(III) Amide Complex. DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-m8q8l. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-07-23-25 2025-07-23-25 preprint Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT We invite comments on the group's first foray into high oxidation state f-element chemistry, now available on ChemRxiv: Synthesis, Redox Chemistry, and Electronic Structures of bis-di(silylamido)silane f-element Complexes. DOI: 10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-4v72t. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-06-30-26 2025-06-30-26 event Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Ross attends the Dalton Northern conference in Lancaster and delivers a talk. Thanks to the organizers! https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-06-14-27 2025-06-14-27 event Sat, 14 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Conrad and Dave Mills were invited to deliver teaching lectures at the Eddleman Quantum Institute-hosted summer school before the 30th Rare Earth Research Conference. Conrad delivered a research talk at the main conference. https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-06-12-28 2025-06-12-28 funding Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Ross gives his final year presentation at the UoM Chemistry Postgraduate Research Symposium, and wins a "best presentation" prize for his talk on low oxidation state rare earth complexes! https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-06-10-29 2025-06-10-29 funding Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Conrad has been promoted to Senior Lecturer, many thanks to all the group for their hard work, and to very supportive colleagues! https://www.capgoodwin.com/news/#2025-05-14-30 2025-05-14-30 event Wed, 14 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT Conrad gives an invited research talk at the Freie Universität Berlin and shared the latest results by the group to an awesome audience. Many thanks to Prof. Dr. Nina Huittinen for the invite, and to Mathias and Josh for showing off the Berlin night life.