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Details for Professor Roger Alder
| Personal details | |
| Name | Professor Roger Alder |
| Job title | Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry Emeritus Professor of Organic Chemistry |
| Department | School of Chemistry University of Bristol School of Chemistry University of Bristol |
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| Qualifications | MA, DPhil(Oxon), DSc(Bristol), FRSC, FRS |
| Professional details | |
| Keywords | molecules stable diaminocarbenes computational organic chemistry conformational control by quaternary centres strong amine bases intrabrigehead chemistry powerful alkylating agents |
| Areas of expertise | A major theme of my research has been the preparation and study of interesting molecules - nature has no monopoly on these, and making new molecules with unusual properties is intellectually challenging and potentially useful. |