Publications
Billington, E. K., Şucu, T. and Shaver, M. P.
“Mechanical Properties and Recyclability of Fiber Reinforced Polyester Composites”
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2024, 12, 10011–10019.
Smith, P., McLauchlin, A., Franklin, T., Yan, P., Cunliffe, E., Hasell, T., Kurlin, V., Kerr, C., Attwood, J. and Shaver, M. P.
“A data-driven analysis of HDPE post-consumer recyclate for sustainable bottle packaging”
Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2024, 205, 107538.
Law, K. L., Sobkowicz, M. J., Shaver, M. and Hahn, M. E.
“Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes”
Nature Reviews. Materials 2024, under embargo until 26/2/25
Clark, R. A. and Shaver, M. P.
“Depolymerization within a Circular Plastics System”
Chem. Rev. 2024, 124, 2617-2650.
Ahamed, A., Huang, P., Young, J., Gallego-Schmid, A., Price, R. and Shaver, M. P.
“Technical and environmental assessment of end-of-life scenarios for plastic packaging with electronic tags”
Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2024, 201, 107341.
Schyns, Z. O., Bennett, T. M., Davison, G. E. and Shaver, M. P.
“Effect of Polymer Host on Aggregation-Induced Enhanced Emission of Fluorescent Optical Brighteners”
ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2024, 6, 2031-2040.
Jeswani, H. K., Perry, M. R., Shaver, M. P. and Azapagic, A.
“Biodegradable and conventional plastic packaging: Comparison of life cycle environmental impacts of poly(mandelic acid) and polystyrene”
Sci. Total Environ. 2023, 903, 166311.
Schyns, Z. O., Patel, A. D. and Shaver, M. P.
“Understanding poly(ethylene terephthalate) degradation using gas-mediated simulated recycling”
Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 198, 107170.
Wang, M., Shanmugam, M., McInnes, E. J. and Shaver, M. P.
“Light-Induced Polymeric Frustrated Radical Pairs as Building Blocks for Materials and Photocatalysts”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145, 24294-24301.
Huang, P., Ahamed, A., Sun, R., De Hoe, G. X., Pitcher, J., Mushing, A., Lourenço, F. and Shaver, M. P.
“Circularizing PET-G Multimaterials: Life Cycle Assessment and Techno-Economic Analysis”
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2023, 11, 15328-15337.
Holmes, T.; Holmes, H.; Kortsen, K.; Shaver, M. P.
“One Bin to Rule Them All Headlines for Households”
The University of Manchester, Sustainable Consumption Institute, Zenodo, 2023.
Manker, L. P.; Hedou, M. A.; Broggi, C.; Jones, M. J.; Kortsen, K.; Puvanenthiran, K.; Kupper, Y.; Frauenrath, H.; Marechal, F.; Michaud, V.; Marti, R.; Shaver, M. P.; Luterbacher, J. S.
“Performance polyamides built on a sustainable carbohydrate core”
Nat. Sustain. 2024, 7, 640-651.
Kortsen, K., Kilbride, S., Lowe, S.R., Peirce, A. and Shaver, M.P.*
“A plastics hierarchy of fates: sustainable choices for a circular future”
arXiv preprint arXiv, 2023, 2303.14664.
Huang, P., Pitcher, J., Mushing, A., Lourenço, F. and Shaver, M.P.*
“Chemical recycling of multi-materials from glycol-modified poly (ethylene terephthalate)”
Resour. Conserv. Recycl. 2023, 190, p.106854.
Sucu, T., Wang, M. and Shaver, M.P.*
“Degradable and Reprocessable Resins from a Dioxolanone Cross-Linker”
Macromolecules. 2023, 56(4), pp.1625-1632.
Holmes, H., Shaver, M., Holmes, T. and Kortsen, K.
“Tackling household plastic waste: best practice for a circular economy”
University of Manchester, Sustainable Consumption Institute, Manchester. 2023
Schyns, Z.O.G., Bennett, T.M., & Shaver, M.P.*
“Recycled Plastic Content Quantified through Aggregation-Induced Emission”
ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 2022, 10 (38), 12659-12669
Bell, E.L., Smithson, R., Kilbride, S., Foster, … Shaver, M.P. & Green, A.P.*
“Directed evolution of an efficient and thermostable PET depolymerase”
Nat. Catal. 2022, 5 (8), 673-681
De Hoe, G. X.; Sucu, T.; Shaver, M.P.*
“Sustainability and Polyesters: Beyond Metals and Monomers to Function and Fate”
Acc. Chem. Res. 2022, 55, 11, 1514
Horton, T.A.R; Wang, M.; Shaver, M.P.*
“Polymeric Frustrated Lewis Pairs in CO2/Cyclic Ether Coupling Catalysis”
Chem. Sci., 2022, 13, 3845
Wang, M; Holland, J.; Horton, T.A.R.; Yolsal, U.; Shaver, M.P.*
“A novel borinate ester copolymer for Poly(Frustrated Lewis pair) gels”
Polymer, 2022, 242, 124576.
Bennett, T.M.*; Allan, J.F.; Garden, J.A;Shaver, M.P.
“Low Formaldehyde Binders for Mineral Wool Insulation: A Review”
Global Challenges, 2022, 2100110
Yolsal, U.; Horton, T.A.R.; Wang, M.; Shaver, M.P.*
“Cyclic Ether Triggers for Polymeric Frustrated Lewis Pair Gels”
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 12980
Yolsal, U.; Horton, T.A.R; Wang, M.; Shaver, M.P.*
“Polymer-supported Lewis acids and bases: Synthesis and applications”
Prog. Polym. Sci., 2020, 101313
Gruszka, W.; Lykkeberg, A.; Nichol, G. S.; Shaver, M. P.; Buchard, A.; Garden, J. A.*
“Combining alkali metals and zinc to harness heterometallic cooperativity in cyclic ester ring-opening polymerisation”
Chem. Sci., 2020, 11, 11785
Burgess, M.; Holmes, H.; Sharmina, M.; Shaver, M. P.*
“The future of UK plastics recycling: One Bin to Rule Them All”
Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 2021, 164, 105191
Sucu, T.; Shaver, M. P*
“Inherently degradable cross-linked polyesters and polycarbonates: resins to be cheerful”
Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 6397
Schyns, Z. O. G.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Mechanical Recycling of Packaging Plastics: A Review”
Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2020, 2000415
Gruszka, W.; Walker, L. C.; Shaver, M. P.; Garden, J. A.*
“In Situ Versus Isolated Zinc Catalysts in the Selective Synthesis of Homo and Multi-block Polyesters”
Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 4294
Xu, Y.; Sucu, T.; Perry, M.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Alicyclic Polyesters from a Bicyclic 1,3-dioxane-4-one”
Polym. Chem., 2020, 11, 4928
Marzec, B.; Walker, J. M.; Panagopoulou, M.; Jhons, Y.; Clare, D.; Wheeler, A.; Shaver, M. P.; Nudelman, F.*
“Three-dimensional architecture and surface functionality of coccolith base plates”
J. Struct. Biol., 2019, 208 (2), 127
Vanden-Hehir, S.; Cairns, S. A.; Lee, M.; Zoupi, L.; Shaver, M. P.; Brunton, V. G.; Williams, A.; Hulme, A. N.*
“Alkyne-tagged PLGA allows direct visualisation of nanoparticles in vitro and ex vivo by stimulated Raman scattering microscopy”
Biomacromolecules, 2019, 20 (10), 4008
Gaston, A. J.; Navickaite, G.; Nichol, G. S.; Shaver, M. P.; Garden, J. A.*
“Electron rich salen-AlCl catalysts as efficient initiators for the ring-opening polymerisation of rac-lactide”
Eur. Polym. J., 2019, 119, 507
Yolsal, U.; Wang, M.; Royer, J. R.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Rheological Characterization of Polymeric Frustrated Lewis Pair Networks”
Macromolecules, 2019, 52 (9), 3417
Coward, D. L.; Lake, B. R. M.; Poli, R.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Radically Initiated Group Transfer Polymerization of Methacrylates by Titanium Amino-Phenolate Complexes”
Macromolecules, 2019, 52 (9), 3252
La Beur, L.; Henry, L-A.; Kazanidis, G.; Hennige, S.; McDonald, A. M.; Shaver, M. P.; Murray Roberts, J.
“Baseline Assessment of Marine Litter and Microplastic Ingestion by Cold-Water Coral Reef Benthos at the East Mingulay Marine Protected Area (Sea of the Hebrides, Western Scotland)”
Front. Mar. Sci., 2019
Xu, Y.; Perry, M. R.; Cairns, S. A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Understanding the Ring-Opening Polymerisation of Dioxolanones”
Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 3048
Langford, G. J.; Raeburn, J.; Ferrier, D. C.; Hands, P. J. W.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Morpholino Oligonucleotide Crosslinked Hydrogels as Portable Optical Oligonucleotide Biosensors”
ACS Sensors, 2019, 4 (1), 185
Fuentes Pineda, R.; Lake, B. R. M.; Troughton, J.; Sanchez-Molina, I.; Chepelin, O.; Haque, S.; Watson, T.; Shaver, M. P.; Robertson, N.*
“Polymeric Hole-transport Materials with Side-chain Redox-active Groups for Perovskite Solar Cells with Good Reproducibility”
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2018, 20, 25738
Fazekas, E.; Nichol, G. S.; Shaver, M. P.; Garden, J. A.*
“Stable Fe(III) phenoxyimines as selective and robust CO2/epoxide coupling catalysts”
Dalton Trans. 2018, 47, 13106
Alkattan, M.; Prunet, J.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Functionalizable Stereocontrolled Cyclopolyethers by Ring-Closing Metathesis as Natural Polymer Mimics”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2018, 57 (39), 12835
Makwana, V. A.; Lizundia, E.; Larrañaga, A.; Vilas, J. L.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Thermal, Optical and Structural Properties of Blocks and Blends of PLA and an Aromatic/Aliphatic Polyester”
Green Materials, 2018, 6 (3), 85
McClements, J.; Shaver, M. P.; Sefiane, K.; Koutsos, V.*
“The Morphology of Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) Random Copolymer Thin Films and Nanostructures on a Graphite Surface”
Langmuir, 2018, 34 (26), 7784
Bauer, K. N.; Liu, L.; Andrienko, D.; Wagner, M.; Macdonald, E. K.; Shaver, M. P.; Wurm, W. R.*
“Polymerizing Phostones: A Fast Way to In-Chain Poly(phosphonate)s with Adjustable Hydrophilicity”
Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 1272
Sinclair, F.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Cross-metathesis functionalized exo-olefin derivatives of lactide”
J. Polym. Sci. A,2018, 56, 741
Ferrier, D. C.; Shaver, M. P.; Hands, P. J. W.*
“Conductive composites for oligonucleotide detection”
Sens Biosensing Res. 2018, 17, 1-6
Wang, M.; Nudelman, F.; Matthes, R.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Frustrated Lewis Pair Polymers as Responsive Self-Healing Gels”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017, 139 (40), 14232
Coward, D.; Lake, B.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Understanding Organometallic-Mediated Radical Polymerization with an Iron(II) Amine–Bis(phenolate)”
ACS Organometallics,2017, 26 (17), 3322
McClements, J.; Buffone, C.; Shaver, M. P.; Sefiane, K.; Koutsos, V.*
“Poly(styrene-co-butadiene) random copolymer thin films and nanostructures on a mica surface: morphology and contact angles of nanodroplets”
Soft Matter 2017, 13 (36), 6152
Sinclair, F.; Hlina, J. A.; Wells, J. A. L.; Shaver, M. P.*; Arnold, P. A.*
“Ring opening polymerisation of lactide with uranium(IV) and cerium(IV) phosphinoaryloxide complexes”
Dalton Trans. 2017, 46, 10786
Lizundia, E.*; Makwana, V.; Larrañaga, A.; Vilas, J.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Thermal, structural and degradation properties of an aromatic–aliphatic polyester built through ring-opening polymerisation”
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 3530
Sinclair, F.; Alkattan, M. A.; Prunet, J.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Olefin Cross Metathesis and Ring Closing Metathesis in Polymer Chemistry”
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 3385
Cairns, S. A.; Schultheissa, A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“A broad scope of aliphatic polyesters prepared by elimination of small molecules from sustainable 1,3-dioxolan-4-ones”
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 557
Macdonald, E. K.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Understanding the phosphoric acid catalysed ring opening polymerisation of β-Butyrolactone and other cyclic esters”
Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 95, 702
Zhu, K.; Dunne, J.; Shaver, M. P.*; Thomas, S. P.*
“Iron-Catalyzed Heck-Type Alkenylation of Functionalized Alkyl Bromides”
ACS Catal. 2017, 7, 2573
Macdonald, E. K.; Lacey, J. C.; Ogura, I.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aromatic Polyphosphonates as High Refractive Index Polymers”
Eur. Polym. J. 2017, 87, 14
Raycraft, B. M.; MacDonald, J. P.; McIntosh, J. T.; Shaver, M. P.; Gillies, E. R.*
“Post-polymerization functionalization of poly(ethylene oxide)- poly(β-6-heptenolactone) diblock copolymers to tune properties and self-assembly”
Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 557
Sinclair, F.; Chen, L.; Greenland, B. W.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Installing Multiple Functional Groups on Biodegradable Polyesters via Post-Polymerization Olefin Cross-Metathesis”
Macromolecules 2016, 49, 6826
Macdonald, E. K.; Shaver, M. P.*
“An expanded range of catalysts for synthesising biodegradable polyphosphonates”
Green Materials 2016, 4, 81.
Lake, B. R. M.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Iron(II) β-ketiminate complexes as mediators of controlled radical polymerisation”
Dalton Trans. 2016, 45, 15840
Zhu, K.; Shaver, M. P.*; Thomas, S. P.*
“Amine-bis(phenolate) Iron(III)-catalysed Formal Hydroamination of Olefins”
Chem. Asian J. 2016, 11, 977.
Zhu, K.; Shaver, M. P.*; Thomas, S. P.*
“Chemoselective Nitro Reduction and Hydroamination Using a Single Iron Catalyst”
Chem. Sci. 2016, 7, 3031.
Briand, G. G.*; Cairns, S. A.; Decken, A.; Dickie, C. M.; Kostelnik, T. I.; Shaver, M. P.
“Strained Metal Bonding Environments in Methylindium Dithiolates and Their Reactivity as Initiators for the Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Esters” J.
Organomet. Chem. 2016, 806, 22.
MacDonald, J. P.; Sidera, M.; Fletcher, S. P.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Living and immortal polymerization of seven and six membered lactones to high molecular weights with aluminum salen and salan catalysts”
Eur. Polym. J. 2016, 74, 284.
MacDonald, J. P.; Shaver, M. P.*
“An aromatic/aliphatic polyester prepared via ring-opening polymerisation and its remarkably selective and cyclable depolymerisation to monomer”
Polym. Chem. 2016, 7, 553.
Schroeder, H.; Shaver, M. P.; Buback, M.*
“Kinetics of Amine-Bis(phenolate) Iron-Mediated ATRP Up to High Pressure”
Macromolecules 2015, 48, 6114.
Sheppard, B. J.; Shaver, M. P.; Pearson, J.*
“Assessment and application of density functional theory for the prediction of structure and reactivity of vanadium complexes”
J. Phys. Chem. A 2015, 119, 8537.
Schroeder, H.; Lake, B. R. M.; Demeshko, S.; Shaver, M. P.*; Buback, M.*
“A synthetic and multispectroscopic speciation analysis of controlled radical polymerization mediated by amine-bis(phenolate) iron complexes”
Macromolecules 2015, 48, 4329.
Ferrier, D. C.; Shaver, M. P.; Hands, P. J. W.*
“Micro- and nano-structure based oligonucleotide sensors”
Biosensors and Bioelectronics 2015, 68, 798.
Lake, B. R. M.; Shaver, M. P.*
“The interplay of ATRP, OMRP and CCT in iron-mediated controlled radical polymerization”
in Controlled Radical Polymerisation. ACS Symposium Series 2015, 1187, 311.
MacDonald, J. P.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aluminum salen and salan polymerization catalysts: From monomer scope to macrostructure control”
in Green Polymer Chemistry: Biobased Materials and Biocatalysis. ACS Symposium Series 2015, 1192, 147.
Zhu, K.; Shaver, M. P.*; Thomas, S. P.*
“Stable and easily handled Iron(III) catalysts for hydrosilylation of ketones and aldehydes”
Eur. J. Org. Chem. 2015, 10, 2119.
MacDonald, J. P.; Parker, M. P.; Greenland, B. W.; Hermida-Merino, D.; Hamley, I. W.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Tuning thermal properties and microphase separation in aliphatic polyester ABA copolymers”
Polym. Chem. 2015, 6, 1445.
Macdonald, E. K.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Intrinsic High Refractive Index Polymers”
Polym. International 2015, 64, 6.
Yeo, A.; Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.*
“A New Side-on End-on Ditantalum Dinitrogen Complex and Its Reaction with BuSiH3”
Zeit. Anorg. Allge. Chem. 2015, 641, 123.
Poli, R.*; Shaver, M. P.
“ATRP/OMRP/CCT Interplay in Styrene Polymerization Mediated by Iron(II) Complexes: A DFT Study of the a-Diimine System”
Chem. Eur. J. 2014, 20, 17530.
Poli, R.*; Allan, L. E. N.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Iron-Mediated Reversible Deactivation Controlled Radical Polymerization.”
Prog. Polym. Sci. 2014, 39, 1827.
Poli, R.*; Shaver, M. P.
“Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) and Organometallic Mediated Radical Polymerization (OMRP) of Styrene Mediated by Diaminobis(phenolato)iron(II) Complexes: A DFT Study.”
Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 7580.
Allan, L. E. N.; MacDonald, J. P.; Nichol, G. S.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Single Component Iron Catalysts for Atom Transfer and Organometallic Mediated Radical Polymerizations: Mechanistic Studies and Reaction Scope.”
Macromolecules 2014, 47, 1249.
Tennekone, G. K.; Wagner, B. D.*; Shaver, M. P.*
“Cyclodextrin-based biodegradable polymer stars: Synthesis & Fluorescence Studies.”
Green Materials 2014, 2, 31.
Chiang, L.; Allan, L. E. N.; Alcantara, J.; Wang, M. C. P.; Storr, T.*; Shaver, M. P.*
“Tuning ligand electronics and peripheral substitution on cobalt salen complexes: Structure and polymerisation activity.”
Dalton Trans. 2014, 43, 4295.
Shaver, M. P.*
“The development of Green Materials.”
Green Materials 2013, 1, 201.
Agatemor, C.; Arnold, A. E.; Cross, E. D.; Decken, A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aluminium salophen and salen initiators in the ring opening polymersation of rac-lactide and rac-β-butyrolactone: Electronic effects on stereoselectivity and polymerisation rates.”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 745-746, 335.
Hanhan, M. E.*; Cetinkaya, C.; Shaver, M. P.
“Effective Binuclear Pd(II) Complexes for Suzuki Reactions in Water.”
Appl. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 27, 570.
Allan, L. E. N.; Briand, G. G.*; Decken, A.; Marks, J. D.; Shaver, M. P.; Wareham, R. G.
“Synthesis and structural characterization of cyclic indium thiolate complexes and their utility as initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters.”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2013, 736, 55.
Agatemor, C.; Shaver, M. P.* “Tacticity-induced changes in the micellization and degradation properties of poly(lactic acid)-block-poly(ethylene glycol) copolymers.” Biomacromolecules 2013, 14, 699.
Keefe, G. E.; Twibanire, J. K.; Grindley, T. B.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Poly(lactic acid) polymer stars built from early generation dendritic polyols.”
Can. J. Chem. 2013, 91, 392.
Cross, E. D.; Tennekone, G. K.; Decken, A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aluminum-based amine-bis(phenolate) catalysts for ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide and ε-caprolactone.”
Green Materials 2013, 1, 87.
Perry, M. R.; Allan, L. E. N.; Decken, A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Organometallic mediated radical polymerization of vinyl acetate using bis(imino)pyridine vanadium trichloride complexes.”
Dalton Trans. 2013, 42, 9157.
Cross, E. D.; Allan, L. E. N.; Decken, A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aluminum salen and salan complexes in the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters: Controlled immortal and copolymerization of rac-β-butyrolactone and rac-lactide.”
J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 1137.
Allan, L. E. N.; MacDonald, J. P.; Kozak, C. M.; Reckling, A. M.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Controlled radical polymerization mediated by amine-bis(phenolate) iron(III) complexes.”
Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2012, 33, 414.
Allan, L. E. N.; Belanger, J. A.; Callaghan, L. M.; Cameron, D. J. A.; Decken, A. and Shaver, M. P.*
“Anilido-aldimine aluminum complexes: Synthesis, characterization and lactide polymerization.”
J. Organomet. Chem. 2012, 706-707, 106.
Gallaway, J. B. L.; McRae, J. R.; Decken, A. and Shaver, M. P.*
“Ring-opening polymerization of rac-lactide and ε-caprolactone using zinc and calcium salicylaldiminato complexes.”
Can. J. Chem. 2012, 90, 419.
Cameron, D. J. A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Control of thermal properties and hydrolytic degradation in poly(lactic acid) polymer stars through control of isospecificity of polymer arms.”
J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2012, 50, 1477.
Allan, L. E. N.; Perry, M. R.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Organometallic Mediated Radical Polymerization.”
Prog. Polym. Sci. 2012, 37, 127.
Allan, L. E. N.; Cross, E. D.; Francis-Pranger, T. W.; Hanhan, M. E.; Jones, M. R.; Pearson, J. K.; Perry, M. R.; Storr, T.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Controlled radical polymerization of vinyl acetate mediated by a bis(imino)pyridine vanadium complex.”
Macromolecules 2011, 44, 4072.
Perry, M. R.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Flexible and rigid core molecules in the synthesis of poly(lactic acid) star polymers.”
Can. J. Chem. 2011, 89, 499.
Cameron, D. J. A.; Shaver, M. P.*
“Aliphatic Polyester Polymer Stars: Synthesis and Properties in Drug Delivery and Nanotechnology.”
Chem. Soc. Rev. 2011, 40, 1761.
Shaver, M. P.*; Cameron, D. J. A.
“Tacticity Control in the Synthesis of Poly(lactic acid) Polymer Stars with Dipentaerythritol Cores.”
Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 3673.
Shaver, M. P.*
“Low Tech Interactions in the Chemistry Classroom.”
J. Chem. Educ. 2010, 87, 1320.
Shaver, M. P.*; Hanhan, M. E.; Jones, M. R.
“Controlled radical polymerization of vinyl acetate mediated by a vanadium catalyst.”
Chem. Commun. 2010, 46, 2127.
Fritschi, C. B.; Wernitz, S. M.; Vogels, C. M.; Shaver, M. P.; Decken, A.; Bell, A.; Westcott, S. A.
“4,4,5,5-Tetraphenyl-1,3,2-dioxaborolane: a bulky borane for the transition metal catalysed hydroboration of alkenes.”
Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 2008, 779.
Alan, L. E. N.; Shaver, M. P.; White, A. J. P.; Gibson, V. C.
“Correlation of metal spin-state in α-diimine iron catalysts with polymerization mechanism.”
Inorg. Chem. 2007, 46, 8963.
Shaver, M. P.; Allan, L. E. N.; Gibson, V. C.
“Organometallic intermediates in the controlled radical polymerization of styrene by α-diimine iron catalysts.”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 4725.
O’Reilly, R. K.; Shaver, M. P.; White, A. J. P.; Gibson, V. C.
“α-Diimine, diamine and diphosphine iron catalysts for the controlled radical polymerization of styrene and acrylate monomers.”
Macromolecules 2007, 40, 7441.
Shaver, M. P.; Allan, L. E. N.; Gibson, V. C.
“Ethylene polymerization under mild conditions using simple aluminum alkyls and chloro activators.”
Organometallics 2007, 26, 2252.
O’Reilly, R. K.; Shaver, M. P.; Gibson, V. C.
“Nickel(II) α-diimine catalysts for the Atom Transfer Radical Polymerisation of styrene.”
Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2006, 359, 4417.
Carmichael, C. D.; Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Synthesis and coordination chemistry of the diamido-arsine ligand [NAsN] (NAsN = PhAs(CH2SiMe2NPh)2).”
Can. J. Chem. 2006, 84, 1667.
Shaver, M. P.; Allan, L. E. N.; Rzepa, H. S.; Gibson, V. C.
“Correlation of metal spin state with catalytic reactivity: Polymerizations mediated by α-diimine iron complexes.”
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2006, 45, 1241.
Shaver, M. P.; Johnson, S. A.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Activation and cleavage of alkynes by ([NPN]Ta)2(μ-H)2(μ-η2:η1-N2) and ([NPN]Ta)2(μ-H)4.”
Can. J. Chem. 2005, 83, 652.
Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Phosphine Induced Ancillary Ligand Orthometalation at a Tantalum-Tantalum Double Bond.”
Organometallics 2005, 24, 2606.
Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Addition of primary and secondary phosphines to dinuclear tantalum hydrides: synthesis of phosphides and phosphinidenes via P-H bond activation.”
Organometallics 2005, 24, 1419.
Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Cleavage of hydrazine and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine by tantalum hydrides: formation of imides, nitrides and N,N-dimethylamine.”
J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 500.
Shaver, M. P.; Thomson, R. K.; Patrick, B. O.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Vanadium and niobium diamidophosphine complexes and their reactivity.”
Can. J. Chem. 2003, 81, 1431.
Shaver, M. P.; Fryzuk, M. D.
“Activation of molecular nitrogen: Coordination, cleavage and functionalization of N2 mediated by metal complexes.”
Adv. Synth. Catal. 2003, 345, 1061.
Fryzuk, M. D.; Shaver, M. P.; Patrick, B. O.
“Diamidophosphine complexes of niobium (III) and (IV): Imide formation via ancillary ligand decomposition.”
Inorg. Chim. Acta. 2003, 350, 293.
Vogels, C. M.; O’Connor, P. E.; Phillips, T. E.; Watson, K. J.; Shaver, M. P.; Hayes, P. G.; Westcott, S. A.
“Rhodium-catalyzed hydroborations of allylamine and allylimines.”
Can. J. Chem. 2001, 79, 1898.
Shaver, M. P.; Vogels, C. M.; Wallbank, A. I.; Hennigar, T. L.; Biradha, K.; Zaworotko, M. J.; Westcott, S. A.
“Trans alkenylpyridine and alkenylamine complexes of platinum.”
Can. J. Chem. 2000, 78, 568.
Vogels, C. M., Hayes, P. G., Shaver, M. P., Westcott, S. A.
“Metal catalysed addition of B-H and N-H bonds to aminopropyl vinyl ethers.”
Chem. Commun. 2000, 51.
Schyns, Z. O. G., & Shaver, M. P. (2022). Method for Analysing Recycled Plastic. PCT/GB2022/050892.
Shaver, M. P.; Hands, P. J. W.; Ferrier, D.C. Biosensor. PCT Int. Appl. (2016), WO 2017006122 A1.
Jung, H.; Shaver, M. P.; Macdonald, E. K.; Polyphosphonate, and lens and camera module including the same. (2016), US 20160289391 A1.
Shaver, M. P.; Cross, E. D. Catalysts for the immortal isospecific polymerization of rac-lactide and the application of these catalysts in the preparation of stereoblock copolymers with aliphatic polyesters. Provisional Patent filing, January 2012.
Shaver, M. P.; Allan, L. E. N.; Kozak, C. M. Iron catalysts for the controlled radical polymerization of styrenes and acrylates to produce polymers of controlled molecular weight and dispersity that require no bleaching. Provisional Patent filing November 2011.
Shaver, M. P. Star polymers having controlled tacticity and methods of making same. PCT Int. Appl. (2011), WO 2011082479 A1 20110714.
Shaver, M. P. Vanadium Catalysts for Controlled Radical Polymerization of Functional Monomers. PCT Int. Appl. (2011), WO 2011097707 A1 20110818.
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