McGonigal Group, April 2024

L to R. Front: Antata, Mariia, Paul, Charloote, Yuzhen. Middle: Aisha, Katie, Juliet, Rob, Ash, Abhijit. Back: Paula, Matt, Chris, Will.

Shapeshifting Molecules

Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 8631–8636; Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 324–332; Nature Chem. 2023, 15, 615–624; Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 14608; Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 14618

Aromatic Cation Materials

Nature Chem. 2023, 15, 516–525

Luminescent Organic Materials

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139, 17882; Chem. Sci. 2020, 11, 6990; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2022, 61, e202202193; J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 19780; Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202505433

Supramolecular Repair of Low-Friction Surfaces

Chem 2022, 8, 480–493

Welcome to the website of the McGonigal research group. We are based in the Chemistry Department at the University of York, moving during summer 2025 to the University of Oxford.

Latest News

Group Move to Oxford. The McGonigal group will be moving from the Univeristy of York to the University of Oxford for the start of the 2025/26 academic year. Stay tuned for updates.

Counterion Effects in Angewandte. Our latest paper on the role of counterions in changing the assembly and emission of charged luminphores is out now. Read more.

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Control of dynamic sp3-C stereochemistry. Nature Chem. 2023, DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01156-7

Rupturing aromaticity by periphery overcrowding. Nature Chem. 2023, DOI:10.1038/s41557-023-01149-6

Shape changes during Cope rearrangement of a diaryl barbaralane. Chem. Sci. 2018, 9, 8631

Upcoming Events

11 June 2025. Paul will present the group’s work at the University of Leeds annual postgraduate symposium.

2 July 2025. Group members will attend ECR MASC 2025.

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