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Professor Michael Beckett

Emeritus Professor

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ORCID: 0000-0001-7531-2971

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email: m.a.beckett@bangor.ac.uk

telephone: 01248 382378

Professor Mike Beckett is Emeritus Professor of Inorganic Chemistry within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences and he is a specialist in the chemistry of boron. He has published more than 150 articles (h = 28) and has co-written a text book ('Periodic Table at a Glance', Wiley, 2006). His research papers on Lewis acidity measurement are internationally recognised and often cited as the 'Gutmann-Beckett method'. Mike Beckett has been an elected Titular/Associate Member of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) since 2012, a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (CChem FRSC) and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

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  1. 2007
  2. Published

    Supramolecular structures containing ‘isolated' pentaborate anions and non-metal cations: crystal structures of [Me3NCH2CH2OH][B5O6(OH)4] and [4-MepyH, 4-Mepy][B5O6(OH)4]

    Beckett, M. A., Bland, C. C., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jun 2007, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 692, 13, p. 2832-2838

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3. 2008
  4. Published

    Synthesis of aluminium borate-boron oxide and binary titanium-boron and zirconium-boron oxides from metal alkoxides and (MeO)(3)B3O3 in non-aqueous solvents

    Beckett, M. A., Rugen-Hankey, M. P., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 1 Jan 2008, In: Dalton Transactions. 11, p. 1503-1506

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5. Published

    A 11B NMR study of zwitterionic and cationic monoborate complexes with cationic 1,2-diol ligands

    Beckett, M. A., Bland, C. C. & Varma, K. S., 26 Jun 2008, In: Polyhedron. 27, 9-10, p. 2226-2230

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  6. 2010
  7. Published

    Bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium iodide.

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J. L., 1 Feb 2010, In: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online. 66, 2, p. o319-U2063

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8. Published

    Structural (XRD) and thermal (DSC,TGA) and BET analysis of materials derived from non-metal cation pentaborate salts

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Knox, D. A. & Timmis, J. L., 11 Mar 2010, In: Dalton Transactions. 39, 16, p. 3944-3951

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Tetraphenylboroxinate(1-) salts of monoborate cations: Synthesis and single-crystal X-ray structures of [Ph2B{OCH2CH2N(Me)(CH2)n}2][Ph4B3O3] (n = 4, 5)

    Beckett, M. A., Bennett, E. L., Horton, P. N. & Hursthouse, M. B., 1 Apr 2010, In: Journal of Organometallic Chemistry. 695, 7, p. 1080-1083

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  10. Published

    Tetraphenylphosphonium octahydrotriborate.

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Pszolla, C., 1 Apr 2010, In: Acta Crystallographica Section E: Structure Reports Online. 66, 4, p. o833

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  11. Published

    Synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties of benzylammonium pentaborate[C6H5CH2NH3][B5O6(OH)4]

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 22 Sept 2010, In: Collection of Czechoslovak Chemical Communications. 75, 9, p. 971-980

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. 2011
  13. Published

    Boron Hydrides and related compounds

    Beckett, M. A. & Leigh, J. (ed.), 25 Nov 2011, Principles of Chemical Nomenclature: A Guide to IUPAC Recommendations 2011 Edition. 2011 ed. Royal Society of Chemistry

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  14. Published

    Synthesis and Structural Characterization of an Unprecedented Nonmetal Cation Polyborate Salt Containing Two Different “Isolated” Polyborate Anions: [H2en]2[B4O5(OH)4][B7O9(OH)5]·3H2O (en = H2NCH2CH2NH2)

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Coles, S. K. & Martin, D. W., 5 Dec 2011, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 50, 23, p. 12215-12218

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  15. 2012
  16. Published

    Templated heptaborate and pentaborate salts of cyclo-alkylammonium cations: structural and thermal properties

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 17 Feb 2012, In: Dalton Transactions. 41, 15, p. 4396-4403

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Published

    Structural and thermal studies of non-metal cation pentaborate salts with cations derived from 1,5-diazobicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene, 1,8-diazobicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene and 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene

    Kreuziger, A., Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Coles, S. J., Kose, D. A. & Kreuziger, A. M., 17 Mar 2012, In: Polyhedron. 38, 1, p. 157-161

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  18. Published

    Synthesis, thermal properties and structural characterisation, of the tetraphenylphosphonium pentaborate salt, [PPh4][B5O6(OH)4]1.5H2O

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B., Timmis, J. L. & Varma, K. S., 30 Mar 2012, In: Inorganica Chimica Acta. 383, p. 199-203

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  19. Published

    Synthesis, spectroscopic and thermal characterization on non-metal cation (NMC) pentaborate salts containing cations derived from histidine and arginine

    Kose, D. A., Beckett, M. A. & Colak, N., 19 Jun 2012, In: Hacettepe Journal of Biology and Chemistry. 40, 3, p. 219-225

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  20. 2013
  21. Published

    Triborate and pentaborate salts of non-metal cations derived from N-substituted piperazines: synthesis, structural (XRD) and thermal properties

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J. L., 17 Jun 2013, In: RSC Advances. 3, p. 15185-15191

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  22. Published

    Compounds containing boron-chalcogen bonds

    Beckett, M. A., 31 Jul 2013, Handbook of Chalcogen Chemistry: New Perspectives in Sulfur: Selenium and Tellurium: volume 1. 2013 ed. Royal Society of Chemistry, p. 5-34

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter

  23. 2014
  24. Published

    Synthesis and X-ray structural studies of pentaborate(1−) salts containing substituted imidazolium cations

    Beckett, M. A., Horton, P. N., Hursthouse, M. B. & Timmis, J. L., 19 Apr 2014, In: Polyhedron. 77, p. 96-102

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  25. Published

    Organic biomolecules bind to phosphate through borate linkages in aqueous solution: a possible role of boron as a phosphorylation chaperone in the prebiotic world

    Aydogmus, N., Kose, D. A., Beckett, M. A. & Zumreoglu Karan, B., 11 Jun 2014, In: Turkish Journal of Chemistry. 38, p. 617-628

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  26. Published

    Computational studies on gas phase polyborate anions

    Beckett, M. A., Davies, R. A. & Thomas, C. D., 22 Jun 2014, In: Computational and Theoretical Chemistry. 1044, p. 74-79

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  27. 2015
  28. Published

    A New Decaoxidooctaborate(2-) Anion, [B8O10(OH)(6)}(2-): Synthesis and Characterization of [Co(en)3][B5O6(OH)(4)][B8O10(OH)(6))]center dot 5H(2)O (en=1,2-Diaminoethane)

    Altahan, M. A., Beckett, M. A., Coles, S. J. & Horton, P. N., 2015, In: Inorganic Chemistry. 54, 2, p. 412-414

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  29. Published

    Boron chemistry

    Beckett, M. A., 2 Feb 2015, In: Chemistry International. 37, 1, p. 28

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  30. Published

    Pentaborate(1-) salts templated by substituted pyrrolidinium cations: synthesis, structural characterization, and modelling of solid-state H-bond interactions by DFT calculations

    Beckett, M. A., Coles, S., Davies, R. A., Horton, P. & Jones, C. L., 10 Mar 2015, In: Dalton Transactions. 44, p. 7032-7040

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  31. Published

    K(I)-M(II) (M=Co, Mn) heterometallic-(perfluorinated) organic frameworks containing inorganic layered K-O-M linkages: synthesis, crystal structure, and magnetic properties

    Yan, Q., Huang, X. C., Zhong, J., Gao, J., Chen, S. C., He, M. Y., Chen, Q. & Beckett, M. A., 30 Jun 2015, In: Journal of Coordination Chemistry. 68, 15, p. 2691-2702

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  32. Published

    A new polyborate anion, [B7O9(OH)6]3−: Self assembly, XRD and thermal properties of s-fac-[Co(dien)2][B7O9(OH)6]·9H2O

    Altahan, M. A., Beckett, M. A., Coles, M. J. & Horton, P. N., 17 Jul 2015, In: Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 59, p. 95-98

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  33. 2016
  34. Published

    DFT studies on hexaborate(2-) and heptaborate(2-) anions

    Davies, R., Beckett, M. & Jones, C., 1 Apr 2016, In: Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements. 191, 4, p. 633-637

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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