Colorado State University

Robert Paton

Professor | Fixman and Ladanyi Professorship in Chemistry

Robert.Paton@colostate.edu

Office: Chemistry C311

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Education:

• PhD, University of Cambridge

Website: http://patonlab.colostate.edu

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About

THE PATON RESEARCH GROUP

Predictive Computational Chemistry

Research in the Paton group is focussed on the development and application of computational tools to accelerate chemical discovery. Quantum chemistry, open source software and statistical modeling tools are used to explore organic reactivity and selectivity aided by extensive collaborations with experimentalists.

Publications

• “Fluorochemicals from fluorspar with a phosphate-enabled mechanochemical process bypassing HF” Patel, C.; André-Joyaux, E.; Leitch, J. A.; Martínez de Irujo-Labalde, J.; Ibba, F.; Struijs, J.; Ellwanger, M. A.; Paton, R. S.; Browne, D. L.; Pupo, G.; Aldridge, S.; Hayward, M. A.; Gouverneur, V. Science, 381, 302-306, 2023
• “Control of stereogenic oxygen in a helically chiral oxonium ion” Smith, O.; Popescu, M. V.; Hindson, M. J.; Paton, R. S.; Burton, J. W.; Smith, M. D. Nature, 615, 430–435, 2023
• “Halogenation of the 3-position of pyridines through Zincke imine intermediates” Boyle, B. T.; Levy, J. N; de Lescure, L.; Paton. R. S.; McNally, A. Science 378, 773–779, 2022
• “[18F]Difluorocarbene for Positron Emission Tomography” Sap, J. B. S.; Meyer, C. F.; Ford, J.; Straathof, N. J. W.; Dürr, A. B.; Lelos, M. J.; Paisey, S. J.; Mollner, T. A.; Hell, S. A.; Trabanco, A.; Genicot, C.; am Ende, C. W.; Paton, R. S.; Tredwell, M. Nature 606, 102–108., 2022
• “Phosphorus-Mediated sp2-sp3 Couplings for Selective C–H Fluoroalkylation of Complex Azines” Zhang, X.; Nottingham, K. G.; Patel, C.; Alegre-Requena, J. V.; Levy, J. N.; Paton, R. S.; McNally, A. Nature 594, 217–222., 2021