Name Philip Power | Education University of Sussex | |
Philip P. Power FRS, is Professor of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of California, Davis.
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Education
Philip Power obtained a B.A. from University of Dublin in 1974 and a Ph.D. from University of Sussex in 1977 (under M.F. Lappert). He gained a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Stanford University (1978–1980) (under R.H. Holm). In 1981 he was appointed to the faculty of UC Davis, where he remains currently as full professor.
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Research interests
The synthesis, structure, and physical and chemical properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds. Low coordinate main group and transition metal complexes and multiply bonded compounds of the heavier main group and transition metal elements. Stable Free Radicals and stable Bi-radicaloids. The synthesis of clusters of silicon, germanium, and tin. The development of new sterically crowded ligands to stabilize unusual geometry and bonding.