Iain Coldham

Iain Coldham is an organic chemist^[1] and Professor of Organic Chemistry at the University of Sheffield. He obtained his PhD from the University of Cambridge and conducted postdoctoral research in Austin, Texas, in 1989. Coldham's research areas include the intramolecular trapping of episulfonium ions with amine nucleophiles, the use of triisopropylsilyl enol ethers in organic synthesis, chiral organolithium chemistry, azomethine ylide cycloaddition, and natural product synthesis.

Iain Coldham
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Scientific career
Fields	Organic chemistry
Institutions	University of Sheffield University of Exeter

Academic career

• 1991: Lecturer in Organic Chemistry - University of Exeter
• 1998: Senior Lecturer in organic Chemistry - University of Exeter
• 2003: Reader in Organic Chemistry - University of Sheffield
• 2008: Professor of Organic Chemistry - University of Sheffield

Research

• Chiral organolithium chemistry
• Azomethine ylide cycloaddition
• Natural product synthesis