Dr. Mimi Hii graduated with a BSc (First Class Honours) degree from the University of Leeds, where she conducted postgraduate research under the supervision of Prof. B. L. Shaw, FRS, supported by the ORS award, Tetley-Lupton, and Edward Boyle Memorial Scholarships. After receiving her PhD (1994), she joined Dr John M. Brown, FRS at Oxford University to examine aspects of the Heck arylation reaction (funded by EPSRC). During this period she was awarded a Keeley Junior Research Fellowship by Wadham College, and held a Teaching Fellowship at St. Hilda's College.

Catalysis/Sustainability and Applied Inorganics

Homogeneous Catalysis, including asymmetric catalysis

Mechanistic studies of (catalytic) reactions

Application of continuous flow processes for organic synthesis

Use of solid supports in catalysis

Dunn PJ, Hii KK, Krische MJ, et al., 2013, Sustainable Catalysis: Challenges and Practices for the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Industries, Sustainable Catalysis: Challenges and Practices For the Pharmaceutical and Fine Chemical Industries Wong VHL, Hor TSA, Hii KKM, 2013, Silver-catalysed intramolecular hydroamination of alkynes with trichloroacetimidates, Chemical Communications, Vol:49, ISSN:1359-7345, Pages:9272-9274 Sheshenev AE, Boltukhina EV, White AJP, et al., 2013, Methylene-Bridged Bis(imidazoline)-Derived 2-Oxopyrimidinium Salts as Catalysts for Asymmetric Michael Reactions, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, Vol:52, ISSN:1433-7851, Pages:6988-6991 DOIAuthor Web LinkOpen Access Link Arbour JL, Rzepa HS, Contreras-Garcia J, et al., 2012, Silver-Catalysed Enantioselective Addition of O-H and N-H Bonds to Allenes: A New Model for Stereoselectivity Based on Noncovalent Interactions, Chemistry - A European Journal, Vol:18, ISSN:0947-6539, Pages:11317-11324 Zotova N, Roberts FJ, Kelsall GH, et al., 2012, Catalysis in flow: Au-catalysed alkylation of amines by alcohols, Green Chemistry, Vol:14, ISSN:1463-9262, Pages:226-232 DOIAuthor Web LinkOpen Access Link Zotova N, Hellgardt K, Kelsall GH, et al., 2010, Catalysis in flow: the practical and selective aerobic oxidation of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones, Green Chemistry, Vol:12, ISSN:1463-9262, Pages:2157-2163