Fresh out of the oven! In @inorgchemfront.rsc.org. In this work, we joined forces with @grebgroup.de to show how combining catecholato and biscarboranyl ligands at a phosphorus center gives rise to a Lewis superacidic phosphonium cation. Congrats to all involved!!! pubs.rsc.org/qi/article/d...
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Fresh out of the oven! 🔥 Bis(pyridino-o-carboranyl)phosphenium Cation: A Platform for Dual-Site Reactivity is now published in Inorganic Chemistry @pubs.acs.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Congrats to our very talented Shiv Kumar and Deependra Bawari!!!
Bis(pyridino-o-carboranyl)phosphenium Cation: A Platform for Dual-Site Reactivity
Phosphenium salt, [L2P+][B(C6F5)4], substituted by two pyridino-ortho-carboranyl groups (L), was prepared, fully characterized, and its preliminary reactivity with small molecules was studied. Surpris...
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Deeply saddened by the passing of my PhD advisor, Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig. He taught me to think critically and question every conclusion. Tough and demanding, yet exceptionally supportive. His influence shaped me as a scientist. He will remain in my memory and heart forever.
Fresh out of the oven, in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social That's what happens when you replace P with Sb. Structurally Constrained Stibenium: Metallomimetic C−Si Bond Activation onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Congrats to our very talented Donia Toami 👏👏!
Freshly published in @inorgchemfront.rsc.org doi.org/10.1039/D6QI... We show how substituents at the C vertices affect the reactivity of ortho-carboranes in reaction with cAAC. Huge congrats to the very talented Nardeen Safadi and Vladimir Kampel!!
Checkout the group's first highlight of the year: a thrilling journey into the world of aromaticity. 🌟🌟 Congratulations to Manoj and Henning for this achievement 👏 doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
A Purely σ-Aromatic, Planar {Ge4}2+-Ring
Aromaticity is a fundamental concept traditionally used to explain the structure, stability, and reactivity of cyclic organic compounds. Heavier analogs have also been investigated for their aromatic ...
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Officially promoted to full professor! I'm deeply grateful to all current and former lab members for their hard and creative work, and to my colleagues and mentors for their support over the years! 🙏🙏
Fresh out of the oven. Check out Chenyang’s most recent work in JACS (@jacs.acspublications.org). We explore the reactivity of a phosphinidene oxide as the electrophilic partner in Wittig transformations. Hope you enjoy. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
A Fresh Twist on the Phospha-(Aza)-Wittig Reaction
The reactivity of an unsupported phosphinidene oxide, BnArNP═O (Bn = benzyl; Ar = bulky aryl group), as the electrophilic partner in Wittig reactions with ylides is described. Reactions with methylene-triphenylphosphorane (H2C═PPh3) and ethylidene-triphenyl-phosphorane (HMeC═PPh3), proceed as expected, giving rise to the phosphaalkene metathesis products and triphenylphosphine oxide. This reaction can be extended to other ylides such as N-(triphenylphosphoranylidene)methanamine (MeN═PPh3), to afford an aminoiminophosphane BnArNP═NMe. In these reactions the phosphinidene oxide plays the role of an electrophile, which would typically be the remit of an organic carbonyl in classical Wittig reactions. Further mechanistic insight into such transformations can be gained by altering the nature of the phosphorus-ylide. Upon reacting BnArNP═O with H2C═PMe3 (which possesses a smaller, more Lewis basic, phosphine) an alternative product is formed. This transformation supports the formation of a betaine intermediate that subsequently undergoes hydrogen-migration to afford an oxidized phosphorus(V) compound related to phosphorus acid.
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Reversible single-electron-transfer (SET) in #maingroup systems—cyclic pnictogen radicals—analogs of aryl radical anions in Birch reductions— @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Congratulations to Henric and all @ghadwalgroup.bsky.social @basdebruin.bsky.social onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our feature article in @chemcomm.rsc.org #2025PioneeringInvestigators special issue on structurally constrained, cationic P(III) species is now online! It highlights a lot of our work in the field. Congrats to Deependra Bawari & Donia Toami! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
🚨Two projects out from our lab today (links fixed!) First up @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Macro/molecular chemistry of cis/trans P2N4 rings. Congrats @michaelland.bsky.social w/ @jasonmasuda.bsky.social for Xray onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... cc @dalchemistry.bsky.social
🚨Two projects out from our lab today (links fixed!) Second up in JACS @jamchemsoc.bsky.social Staudinger polymerization of a P2N6 cage for hybrid materials. Congrats Maryam! Collab with Laventure and Nazemi groups pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... cc @dalchemistry.bsky.social
Great two days at @postech.bsky.social! Enjoyed insightful discussions with Hwang's group on day one, plus a visit to Bulguksa Temple. Day two - fantastic brainstorming with Seung Jun and his students. Huge thanks to everyone for the amazing hospitality!
Great visit to SNU - engaging and productive discussions! Huge thanks to @eunsunglee.bsky.social for the incredible hospitality!
We start our first post on Bluesky with a firework! Very proud of a brilliant team to publish our work on C(sp3)-atom transfer @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It has been a very exciting journey. Thanks @erc.europa.eu
Shiv Kumar (PhD student in our group) is rocking at the ICS meeting!!
An example of perseverance and team effort delivered by two outstanding researchers @melinatschopp.bsky.social and @antorna.bsky.social on #sodium catalysed #deuterations in DMSO just out @angewandtechemie.bsky.social @unibern.bsky.social #200 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
A nice holiday present for us! Our most recent article has been accepted Angewandte @angewandtechemie.bsky.social Read it at the link below. doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Multifaceted Hidden Catalysis Revealed by Mechanistic Analysis of FeBr3‐Catalysed Arene Borylation
Mechanistic analysis revealed the iron-catalysed C−H borylation of 2-phenylpyridine derivatives with 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane ([H-B-9-BBN]2) operates through hidden catalysis with the iron salt med...
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Sb-to-P Metathesis: A Direct Route to Structurally Constrained, Cationic PIII Compound - Now in its final form in Angew. Chem. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... This paper is dedicated to my PhD supervisor, Prof. Yitzhak Apeloig!! Congrats again to Deependra Bawari and Irina Malahov!
The two stars Deependra Bawari and Donia Toami out of three (Kuldeep Jaiswal is missing) with the printed version of our Nature Chemistry paper!! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
It took us a few years and two papers to finally synthesize this P(III) cation. Fresh out of the oven: Sb‐to‐P Metathesis ‐ A Direct Route to Structurally Constrained, Cationic PIII Compound onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Congrats to Deependra Bawari and Irina Malahov!!!
