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Michael Baird is internationally renowned for his creative and innovative contributions to fundamental and applied aspects of organometallic chemistry. He synthesized the first known examples of transition metal carbon disulphide and thiocarbonyl complexes and determined mechanisms for several important organometallic reactions which are now text book examples. Dr. Baird is the world's leading expert on the chemistry of 17-electron organometallic radicals. He has also applied his fundamental knowledge to the application of organometallic compounds in important catalytic processes such as single-site metallocene catalysis of olefin polymerisation and the development of new titanium based anti-cancer drugs.

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Michael Baird has contributed to fundamental and applied aspects of organometallic chemistry. The world's leading expert on the chemistry of 17-electron organometallic radicals, he has also advanced the application of organometallic compounds in important catalytic processes and the development of new titanium based anti-cancer drugs.