Nil’s work on vibrational solvatochromism highlighted on the front cover of @chemcomm.rsc.org. non-classical carbonyl + methanol = classical carbonyl!

[Fe(C6Me6)2] is a 20 VE iron(0) complex. An example to include in your undergraduate teaching materials from @townrowresearch.bsky.social. ASAP in Organometallics doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Revisiting the Fe(0) Sandwich Complex [Fe(C6Me6)2], Structural Solution to a 64-Year-Old Mystery

In this communication, we revisit one of E. O. Fischer’s seminal discoveries to solve a textbook question: is the iron(0) complex [Fe(C6Me6)2] an 18-valence-electron complex with a ‘ring-slip’ (η6,η4) configuration like its heavier congener [Ru(C6Me6)2] or a 20-valence-electron complex with an (η6,η6) configuration like its neighbor [Co(C6Me6)2]+? Using modern single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques intertwined with density functional theory, we present the first crystallographically characterized iron(0) bis(arene) complex, [Fe(C6Me6)2], demonstrating that iron opts to violate the 18-electron rule, favouring two aromatic arene ligands.

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PhD studentship at Uni Warwick with CENTA! Join us to study the decomposition of potent greenhouse gas N2O using Earth abundant Ti-based molecular photocatalysts. Exciting joint project with @chaplinlab.bsky.social group. Please contact Seb for details. centa.ac.uk/studentship/... Please re-post.

Two autographed cork dents added to group office ceiling today. Congratulations Nil and Sophie!

🎓 Fully funded PhD in Earth & Environmental Sciences starting Autumn 2026! CENTA Scholarships for Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) UK applicants now open. Stipend, fees & research support included. Apply now 👉 centa.ac.uk/apply/ #PhD #Scholarship #EnvironmentalScience

“Climate change is real - the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities is resulting in fundamental changes to our planet. It is increasing the risk of extreme weather, warming the ocean and causing ice caps to melt resulting in sea level rise,” 1/3

An ortho-Trifluoromethylphenyl Substituted Phosphine Ligand for Applications in Gold(I) Catalysis. ⚡️communication ASAP in #organometallics doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Flash Communication: An ortho-Trifluoromethylphenyl Substituted Phosphine Ligand for Applications in Gold(I) Catalysis

Synthesis of the new bulky phosphine ligand di(1-adamantyl)-2-trifluoromethyphenylphosphine is reported, which coordinates with the trifluoromethyl group projected toward the metal center and exhibits...

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Wow

Jake Yeston@jakeyeston.bsky.social · 12mo ago

In @science.org this week, Harry Anderson's group finally put their cyclic carbon allotrope into solution. The, well, solution to getting it there? Protection by catenation--have a look! chemsky🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

We have an opening in our institute at #EPFL for a tenure-track assistant professor position. Please repost... www.epfl.ch/about/workin...

Rhodium-catalysed hydrogenation of nitrous oxide… a cautionary tale of “hidden” heterogeneous catalysis @catalysisscitech.rsc.org 🔑 doi.org/10.1039/D5CY...

Rhodium-catalysed hydrogenation of nitrous oxide

We report on the discovery of “hidden” heterogeneous catalysis in the hydrogenation of nitrous oxide while assessing the catalytic activity of a rhodium(i) hydride complex supported by a nominally rob...

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Postdoc opportunities with @bedcatalysis.bsky.social, Ali Lennox and yours truly coming up soon, PhDs to follow. #ChemSky #CompChemSky #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs

Robin Bedford@bedcatalysis.bsky.social · last yr.

Exited to announce the EPSRC drEAMcat Prosperity Partnership between bristoluni.bsky.social, AstraZeneca and Labman. This programme will explore replacing palladium catalysts with those based on Earth Abundant Metals in drug production. Postdoc posts (catalysis and computation) coming soon!

We're pleased to announce the renewal of our agreement with Jisc, which will continue to provide researchers at participating U.K. institutions with full reading access to ACS journals and seamless open access publishing services. Read the news release: buff.ly/Z4AMl1Q

Home PhD funding available to work with us on catalytic nitrous oxide transformations via @centa.bsky.social. Apply before the 6th June with full details here: warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/life...

Synthesis and Characterisation of {PdNO}10 Pincer Complexes. Out now in #EJIC @chemistryeurope.bsky.social doi.org/10.1002/ejic...

Synthesis and Characterisation of {PdNO}10 Pincer Complexes

The synthesis and characterisation of two square planar {PdNO}10 pincer complexes [Pd(pincer)(NO)]+ is reported. Experimental evidence indicates adoption of a bent M−NO coordination mode and the unde...

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