Biography
1952-1955 University of Cambridge, Natural Science Tripos, Ph D
1958-1959 Cornell University, Research Associate, Fulbright Scholar
1959-1962 University of Leicester, Assistant Lecturer then Lecturer
1963-1974 University of Sussex, Lecturer then Reader
1974 Alexander von Humboldt Scholar, University of Munich
1988 Visiting Member of Faculty, University of Uppsala
1992-1996 Dean School of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences
Publications:
Eaborn, C.; Smith, J. D. Organometallic compounds containing tris(trimethylsilyl)-methyl or related ligands,
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans. 2001, 1541-1552.
Coles, M. P.; Sozerli, S. E.; Smith, J. D.; Hitchcock, P. B. Metal complexes of guanidine-substituted alkyl ligands: an unsolvated monomeric two-coordinate organolithium.
Organometallics 2007, 26, 6691-6693.
Coles, M. P.; El-Hamruni, S. M.; Smith, J. D.; Hitchcock, P. B. An organozinc hydride cluster: an encapsulated tetrahydrozincate?
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2008 47, 10147-10150.
Coles, M. P.; Sozerli, S. E.; Smith, J. D.; Hichcock, P. B.; Day, I. J. An ether-free, internally coordinated dialkylcalcium(II) complex.
Organometallics 2009, 28, 1579-1581.
Smith, J. D. Organometallic compounds of the heavier s-block elements - what next?
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 6597-6599.
Role
My research interests are in Main Group Organometallic Chemistry. I write occasional articles in this area and conribute to discussions in the research group of Dr M P Coles. Recent work has been on organolithium and -calcium compounds, organozinc hydrides and compounds containing Group 14- phosphorus bonds.