The University of Western Australia
Assoc/Prof Murray Baker
Associate Professor
Contact details
| Address | Chemistry The University of Western Australia (M313) 35 Stirling Highway CRAWLEY WA 6009 Australia |
|---|---|
| Phone | 6488 2576 / 6488 3161 |
| Fax | 6488 1005 |
| murray.baker@uwa.edu.au | |
| Personal homepage | http://ferret.chem.uwa.edu.au/Baker_Group/ |
Location
Room 410 and 106, Molecular and Chemical Sciences Building, Crawley campus
Biography
Dr Murray Baker completed a Bachelor of Science with Honours (and the University Medal) and a PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Sydney. He then worked as a Research Scientist in the ICI Research Group in Melbourne, and undertook post-doctoral research at Harvard University for two years before moving to The University of Western Australia.
Major research interests
- Biochemical sensors
- Biomaterials
- Chemical sensors
- Infra-red spectroscopy
- Nanochemistry
- NMR spectroscopy
- Organic chemistry
- Organometallic chemistry
- Polymer chemistry
- Surface chemistry
Qualifications
BSc PhD Syd.
Publications
M. V. Baker, S. K. Brayshaw, B. W. Skelton, A. H. White and C. C. Williams. (2005) Synthesis and structure of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of rhodium and iridium derived from an imidazolium-linked cyclophane. J. Organomet. Chem., in press.
M. V. Baker, P. J. Barnard, S. K. Brayshaw, J. L. Hickey, B. W. Skelton and A. H. White. (2005) Synthetic, structural and spectroscopic studies of (pseudo)halo(1,3-di-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidine)gold complexes. Dalton Trans., 37-43.
T. B. Issa, P. Singh, M. V. Baker. (2005) Electrochemistry of poly(vinylferrocene) modified electrodes in aqueous acidic media. J. Power Sources, 140, 388-391.
N. L. Armanasco, M. V. Baker, D. H. Brown, J. M. Harrowfield, B. W. Skelton, A. H. White. (2004) Solvent roles in metal ion coordination: the NiCl2 O-solvates, NiCl2.4MeOH, NiCl2.2MeOH.0.5dioxan and NiCl2.2H2O.2dioxan. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 357, 4562-4567.
M. V. Baker, D. H. Brown, R. A. Haque, B. W. Skelton and A. H. White. (2004) Dinuclear N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of silver(I), derived from imidazolium-linked cyclophanes. Dalton Trans., 3756-3764.
M V Baker, M J Bosnich, D H Brown, L T Byrne, V J Hesler, B W Skelton, A H White, and C C Williams. (2004) Azolium-linked cyclophanes: A comprehensive examination of conformations by 1H NMR spectroscopy and structural studies. J. Org. Chem., 69, 7640-7652.
P J Barnard, M V Baker, S J Berners-Price and D A Day. (2004) Mitochondrial permeability transition induced by dinuclear gold(I) carbene complexes: potential new antimitochondrial antitumour agents. J. Inorg. Biochem., 98, 1642-1647.
M V Baker and S K Brayshaw. (2004) Synthesis of tungsten complexes containing an intramolecularly coordinated alkyne group. Organometallics, 23, 3749-3751.
M V Baker and J D Watling. (2004) NMR study of the hydrolysis and oligomerization of alkyltrichlorosilanes in silanizing solutions used to prepare alkylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 30, 101-115.
M V Baker, S K Brayshaw, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2004) Synthesis and structural characterization of (pseudo)-halo adducts of (h4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)(1,3-dimethylimidazolin-2-ylidine)rhodium. Inorg. Chim. Acta., 357, 2841-2849.
P J Barnard, M V Baker, S J Berners-Price, B W Skelton, and A H White. Dalton Trans. (2004) Dinuclear gold(I) complexes of bridging bidentate carbene ligands: synthesis, structure and spectroscopic characterisation., 1038-1047.
M V Baker, J Lu, T B Issa, P Singh, and J Strauch. (2004) Synthesis and electrochemical characterizattion of new thioether- and ferrocene-containing copolymers. Aust. J. Chem., 57, 207-212.
M V Baker, B W Skelton, A H White and C C Williams. (2004) Synthesis and characterization of a saddle-shaped nickel-carbene complex derived from an imidazolium-linked meta-cyclophane. Organometallics, 21, 2674-2678.
M V Baker, D H Brown, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2002) An investigation into alkenyl-functionalized 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes: synthesis, metal complexation, and attempted olefin metathesis. Aust. J. Chem., 55, 655-660.
M V Baker, D H Brown, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2002) Formation of a caged rhodium complex via an intramolecular metal-mediated [2+2+1] cycloaddition of alkynes and CO. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2595-2596.
M V Baker, D H Brown, N Somers, and A H White. (2001) A Stable Copper(I)-Triazacyclononane Complex with an Intramolecularly Coordinated Alkyne Group. Organometallics, 20 2161-6.
M V Baker, B W Skelton, A H White, and C C Williams. (2001) Palladium carbene complexes derived from imidazolium-linked ortho-cyclophanes. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 111-20.
M V Baker, G K Jennings, and P E Laibinis Langmuir. (2000) Underpotentially Deposited Copper Promotes Self-Assembly of Alkanephosphonate Monolayers on Gold Substrates. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 16, 3288-93.
M V Baker, M C Palermo, B W Skelton, and A H White. (1999) Titanium(IV) imido complexes of 1,3,5-trialkyl-1,3,5-triazacyclohexanes. Aust. J. Chem., 16, 179-83.
M V Baker, M J Bosnich, C C Williams, B W Skelton, and A H White. (1999) Imidazolium-linked cyclophanes. Aust. J. Chem., 52, 823-825.
M. V. Baker, P. J. Barnard, S. K. Brayshaw, J. L. Hickey, B. W. Skelton and A. H. White. (2005) Synthetic, structural and spectroscopic studies of (pseudo)halo(1,3-di-tert-butylimidazol-2-ylidine)gold complexes. Dalton Trans., 37-43.
T. B. Issa, P. Singh, M. V. Baker. (2005) Electrochemistry of poly(vinylferrocene) modified electrodes in aqueous acidic media. J. Power Sources, 140, 388-391.
N. L. Armanasco, M. V. Baker, D. H. Brown, J. M. Harrowfield, B. W. Skelton, A. H. White. (2004) Solvent roles in metal ion coordination: the NiCl2 O-solvates, NiCl2.4MeOH, NiCl2.2MeOH.0.5dioxan and NiCl2.2H2O.2dioxan. Inorg. Chim. Acta, 357, 4562-4567.
M. V. Baker, D. H. Brown, R. A. Haque, B. W. Skelton and A. H. White. (2004) Dinuclear N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of silver(I), derived from imidazolium-linked cyclophanes. Dalton Trans., 3756-3764.
M V Baker, M J Bosnich, D H Brown, L T Byrne, V J Hesler, B W Skelton, A H White, and C C Williams. (2004) Azolium-linked cyclophanes: A comprehensive examination of conformations by 1H NMR spectroscopy and structural studies. J. Org. Chem., 69, 7640-7652.
P J Barnard, M V Baker, S J Berners-Price and D A Day. (2004) Mitochondrial permeability transition induced by dinuclear gold(I) carbene complexes: potential new antimitochondrial antitumour agents. J. Inorg. Biochem., 98, 1642-1647.
M V Baker and S K Brayshaw. (2004) Synthesis of tungsten complexes containing an intramolecularly coordinated alkyne group. Organometallics, 23, 3749-3751.
M V Baker and J D Watling. (2004) NMR study of the hydrolysis and oligomerization of alkyltrichlorosilanes in silanizing solutions used to prepare alkylsiloxane self-assembled monolayers. J. Sol-Gel Sci. Technol., 30, 101-115.
M V Baker, S K Brayshaw, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2004) Synthesis and structural characterization of (pseudo)-halo adducts of (h4-1,5-cyclooctadiene)(1,3-dimethylimidazolin-2-ylidine)rhodium. Inorg. Chim. Acta., 357, 2841-2849.
P J Barnard, M V Baker, S J Berners-Price, B W Skelton, and A H White. Dalton Trans. (2004) Dinuclear gold(I) complexes of bridging bidentate carbene ligands: synthesis, structure and spectroscopic characterisation., 1038-1047.
M V Baker, J Lu, T B Issa, P Singh, and J Strauch. (2004) Synthesis and electrochemical characterizattion of new thioether- and ferrocene-containing copolymers. Aust. J. Chem., 57, 207-212.
M V Baker, B W Skelton, A H White and C C Williams. (2004) Synthesis and characterization of a saddle-shaped nickel-carbene complex derived from an imidazolium-linked meta-cyclophane. Organometallics, 21, 2674-2678.
M V Baker, D H Brown, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2002) An investigation into alkenyl-functionalized 1,4,7-triazacyclononanes: synthesis, metal complexation, and attempted olefin metathesis. Aust. J. Chem., 55, 655-660.
M V Baker, D H Brown, B W Skelton, and A H White. (2002) Formation of a caged rhodium complex via an intramolecular metal-mediated [2+2+1] cycloaddition of alkynes and CO. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 2595-2596.
M V Baker, D H Brown, N Somers, and A H White. (2001) A Stable Copper(I)-Triazacyclononane Complex with an Intramolecularly Coordinated Alkyne Group. Organometallics, 20 2161-6.
M V Baker, B W Skelton, A H White, and C C Williams. (2001) Palladium carbene complexes derived from imidazolium-linked ortho-cyclophanes. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 111-20.
M V Baker, G K Jennings, and P E Laibinis Langmuir. (2000) Underpotentially Deposited Copper Promotes Self-Assembly of Alkanephosphonate Monolayers on Gold Substrates. J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 16, 3288-93.
M V Baker, M C Palermo, B W Skelton, and A H White. (1999) Titanium(IV) imido complexes of 1,3,5-trialkyl-1,3,5-triazacyclohexanes. Aust. J. Chem., 16, 179-83.
M V Baker, M J Bosnich, C C Williams, B W Skelton, and A H White. (1999) Imidazolium-linked cyclophanes. Aust. J. Chem., 52, 823-825.
Funding received
ARC Grant
Memberships
Royal Australian Chemistry Institute
American Chemistry Society
American Chemistry Society
Teaching
CHEM2210 Structural Determination and Physical Chemistry
CHEM3302 Structure Determination in Chemistry (Unit Co-ordinator)
CHEM3306 Modern Organic Synthesis
CHEM3302 Structure Determination in Chemistry (Unit Co-ordinator)
CHEM3306 Modern Organic Synthesis
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