Check out Marvin's new paper: Carbene Analogues of Group 15: Reduction of s-Hydrindacene-Based Chloropnictogenium Ions To Access an Antimony Hydride Monocation and a Trinuclear Bismuth Dication | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Carbene Analogues of Group 15: Reduction of s-Hydrindacene-Based Chloropnictogenium Ions To Access an Antimony Hydride Monocation and a Trinuclear Bismuth Dication

We report the synthesis of three chloropnictogenium cations [MSFluindECl]+ (2As, 2Sb and 2 Bi), which unravel different reaction pathways toward Et3SiH, leading to the formation of the neutral arylars...

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MOLECULAR ZINTL PHASES with tetra-anionic Si, Ge, Sn, Pb accessible using soluble form of Mg(0). Although all E(4-) anions are full valence-shell octets, they are highly reactive. Some are stable, some not. The Sn(-IV) complex is an 8e-reductant shorturl.at/InmD6 @natsynth.nature.com

Save the date 📅 Feb 5, 2026 🕒 3–4 pm CET Online #BeilsteinTalk “The interplay between aromaticity and reactivity” with Israel Fernández Israel Fernández, Complutense University of Madrid 🇪🇸. FREE registration 🔗 tinyurl.com/2wk27476 #aromaticity #ComputationalChemistry #BeilsteinTalks

Ceasium Strikes again! 🚀🚀 Now published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social with @remglasgow.bsky.social and Thomas Horsley Downie! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Boosting the Nucleophilicity of the Diphenylphosphide Anion with Crown Ether Supported Heavy Alkali Metals to Facilitate Highly Efficient Catalytic Alkene Isomerisation

Here, we report a breakthrough study in catalytic alkene isomerisation using crown ether-supported alkali metal phosphides in which the activity increases sequentially and significantly as Group One ...

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We're Hiring! If you are interested in a PDRA post with the Mehta group, please apply! @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...

A brief and exciting excursion into palladium chemistry with @remglasgow.bsky.social and @isra-group.bsky.social now online in @rsc.org Chem. Commun.! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

We’re looking for an enthusiastic PhD student to join our vibrant research group. We have an opening for a PhD position to work on radical Frustrated Lewis pairs. Check out the link below for more information and contacts. ⬇️⬇️⬇️ www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PhD in Chemistry: Single or Double? A Radical Approach to Catalysis - Competitive EPSRC funded post at Cardiff University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD in Chemistry: Single or Double? A Radical Approach to Catalysis - Competitive EPSRC funded post at Cardiff University, listed on FindAPhD.com

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We are advertising for two PhD studentships in organometallic chemistry! Come and work with us @imperialchemistry.bsky.social from October 2026: Advert 1) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

PhD Studentship in Organometallic Beryllium Chemistry at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - PhD Studentship in Organometallic Beryllium Chemistry at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com

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🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated! My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry. 🔬 Fully funded (UK only) 📍 Manchester 🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9

Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

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Join our team! We're searching for a #postdoc for a project on bimetallic #uranium complexes 🧪☢️⚗️. Funded 12 month fellowship by the Karl-Ziegler-Foundation. Further information and link to the application portal: www.uni-hamburg.de/en/stellenan... Deadline: 10 November. #chempostdoc #chemsky

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20 years of FLPs! Check out this article published together with the pioneer of FLPs himself (Prof. Douglas Stephan) covering some of the highlights of FLP chemistry over the last two decades. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

I am thrilled to share that the second part of my Postdoc project in now out! Thanks to all involved @remglasgow.bsky.social and @isra-group.bsky.social

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The promised watch this space is now online with VIP status Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in Catalytic Hydrophosphination Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

I am pleased to share that the first part of my Postdoc journey is now published together with @remglasgow.bsky.social, @isra-group.bsky.social, Cath Weetman and Michelle who provided the initial work and many of the strucutres. Many thanks! chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Excited to share the latest work from David Anderson just accepted @angewandtechemie.bsky.social on the structure and applications of #sodium #neopentyl a donor free #organosodium #reagent soluble in #hydrocarbon solvents @unibe.ch onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

Met some friends at the beautiful #EuCOMC conference in beautiful Bern. @jonasoliverwenzel.bsky.social @pascalweisenb.bsky.social

Interested in „Non-Innocent Ligands as Mediators for Visible-Light-Initiated Element–Carbon Bond Homolysis in Main Group Chemistry“? Then have a look at this #AngewandteReview Excellent work by @jonasoliverwenzel.bsky.social (* author) and Johannes Werner 👍👍 #chemsky doi.org/10.1002/anie...

Non‐Innocent Ligands as Mediators for Visible‐Light‐Initiated Element–Carbon Bond Homolysis in Main Group Chemistry

This minireview discusses the facilitation of E─C bond homolysis of main group compounds with visible light by the coordination of redox non-innocent ligands. Important conceptual coherencies, potent....

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PDRA extraordinaire, Álvaro García-Romero, hits it out if the park again! Check out his most recent work out today in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social. Outstanding computational support by DFT master @isra-group.bsky.social! Further details here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Stepwise Acetylene Insertion and Ammonia Activation at a Digallene and Diindene

Sequential [2+2] cycloaddition reactions between acetylene and the digallene and diindene compounds (ETer)2 (E = Ga, In; Ter = 2,6-Dipp2-C6H3; Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) are described. Careful con...

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Nice Front Cover Design by Pascal Weisenburger @pascalweisenb.bsky.social! Many thanks to all involved in this fine study (@isra-group.bsky.social, @felixkraemer.bsky.social). chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Front Cover: Stabilities and Limitations in the Reactivity of Phosphorus Ylide‐Based Aluminum– and Gallium–Carbon Ambiphiles: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 16/2025)

The Front Cover shows a sketchpad with the structure of the formal methanol activation product of an aluminum–carbon-based ambiphile that is formed by the elimination of ammonia. A water molecule is ...

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Two independent analyses show that when looking at the size of substrate scopes published in Organic Letters, or in Organic Letters and JACS combined, the average number of examples reported has more than doubled in the past decade. #ChemSky

Normalising huge substrate scopes worsens wellbeing

And holds up the pace of scientific progress

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Excellent review by @jonasoliverwenzel.bsky.social and Johannes Werner on "Non-Innocent Ligands as Mediators for Visible-Light-Initiated Element–Carbon Bond Homolysis in Main Group Chemistry" just out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social 👍👉 doi.org/10.1002/anie...

Non‐Innocent Ligands as Mediators for Visible‐Light‐Initiated Element – Carbon Bond Homolysis in Main Group Chemistry

Photoinitiated homolysis of element-carbon bonds is an important method for the generation of carbon-centered radicals in catalysis and organometallic or polymer chemistry. In this respect, the use o....

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The first mono ortho-phenylene bridged Al/P FLP was synthesized and characterized. Its reactivity was probed against several small molecules. Thanks to Melina Dianas 👍 doi.org/10.1002/ejic...

Reactivity of an ortho‐Phenylene‐bridged Al/P Frustrated Lewis Pair Towards Small Molecules

Frustrated Lewis Pairs (FLPs) as ambiphilic molecules are prone to activate small molecules and are in the focus of interest for many years. In this paper, we present the first ortho-phenylene bridge...

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I am pleased to share that our comprehensive reactivity screening, including all failed and unexpected reactions, has been accepted by EurJIC. In my opinion it is really important to publish "non positive" reactions and results because we learn a lot from failed reactions!

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A detailed study on the reactivity of ambiphilic metallacycles is presented. Thanks to @felixkraemer.bsky.social, @pascalweisenb.bsky.social and @isra-group.bsky.social)! Have a look at the paper 👉 doi.org/10.1002/ejic...

On my way to #Chemiedozententagung in Braunschweig organised by @gdch.bsky.social. If you are interested in alkaline metal or hydrophosphination chemistry please be invited to my talk at 16.30 at Audimax. Looking forward meeting old and new friends!

📢 Postdoc Opportunity: - main-group and @Boron-chemistry.bsky.social, - ERC project "B-YOND" @erc.europa.eu, - University of Namur, Belgium. 🇪🇺 Join us at the chemistry institute in a dynamic and supportive environment ! ⏳ Deadline: 15. April 2025. ⤵️ Link to apply: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/323190.

Postdoctoral position (24 months) in main-group chemistry starting in June 2025

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Our first post here. Tim’s newest work on the reactivity of phosphaalumenes is out. When P=Al meets it’s smaller sibling a unique B,N,Al,P-heterocycle is formed. Congrats Tim and Leonie! #chemsky @chemcomm.bsky.social @likat.bsky.social #31p pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

A BNAlP-heterocycle

We report the [2+2]-cyclization reaction of a phosphaalumene with its lighter analog, an iminoborane, to give a species with a four-membered BNAlP-heterocycle with alternating Lewis basic and acidic c...

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Fully funded 3.5-year PhD studentship! Come and work on alkaline earth metal organometallic chemistry and metal-metal bonding @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social! More details via the link: www.imperial.ac.uk/chemistry/po...

I'm very pleased to share that our @brehergroup.bsky.social @isra-group.bsky.social work about phosphorus ylide based aluminum carbon hidden frustrated lewis pairs attracted the attention of the Mitzel group who attached a lewis acidic Sn(C2F5)3 fragment to the ylidic backbone following our strategy

Today I set up my thousandth experiment (FK1000) and on this anniversary I would like to thank everyone who has accompanied me on this journey, supported me and made the time an unforgettable one. I hope for another thousand (hopefully successful) experiments! 🎉🙏🙏

Ein illustrierter Leitfaden für Schlenk-Line-Techniken 🇩🇪 Huge thanks to Felix Krämer, Malte Fischer and Lilian Szych for putting together a German version of the Illustrated Guide to Schlenk Line Techniques tutorial! The PDF can be downloaded below: schlenklinesurvivalguide.com/downloads/