University Assistant Professor
PhD Opportunities
We welcome motivated and creative candidates interested in joining the Dydio Lab to pursue a PhD starting in October 2026. For further information about available projects and application procedures, please contact pd552@cam.ac.uk.
Research
The Dydio group is researching new ways to improve the efficiency and capacity of organic synthesis.

Areas of interest include:
- Complex Networks of Reactions
- Mechanism-based design of new transformations
- Advancing key industrial processes driven by elucidating their mechanistic features
Watch Dr Dydio discuss his research
Publications
Palladium‐Catalyzed Hydroformylation of Alkenes and Alkynes
European Journal of Organic Chemistry
(2021)
2021
5985
(doi: 10.1002/ejoc.202101020)
Enantioselective α-Arylation of Primary Alcohols under Sequential One-Pot Catalysis.
The Journal of organic chemistry
(2021)
86
9253
(doi: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c00983)
Multicatalytic approach to one-pot stereoselective synthesis of secondary benzylic alcohols
Organic Letters
(2021)
23
3502
(doi: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c00939)
Challenges and Opportunities in Multicatalysis
ACS Catalysis
(2021)
11
3891
(doi: 10.1021/acscatal.0c05725)
Binuclear Pd(I)–Pd(I) Catalysis Assisted by Iodide Ligands for Selective Hydroformylation of Alkenes and Alkynes
Journal of the American Chemical Society
(2020)
142
18251
(doi: 10.1021/jacs.0c09254)
Effector responsive hydroformylation catalysis
Chemical Science
(2019)
10
7389
(doi: 10.1039/c9sc02558h)
Publisher Correction: Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
175
(doi: 10.1038/s41929-019-0232-8)
Dual-catalytic transition metal systems for functionalization of unreactive sites of molecules
Nature Catalysis
(2019)
2
114
(doi: 10.1038/s41929-018-0207-1)
The Influence of Binding Site Geometry on Anion-Binding Selectivity: A Case Study of Macrocyclic Receptors Built on the Azulene Skeleton
Chemistry - A European Journal
(2018)
24
11683
(doi: 10.1002/chem.201801460)
Beyond Iron: Iridium-Containing P450 Enzymes for Selective Cyclopropanations of Structurally Diverse Alkenes.
ACS Cent Sci
(2017)
3
302
(doi: 10.1021/acscentsci.6b00391)
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