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A new catalytic enantioselective version of the Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement first discovered in the 1930s has been published in @jacs.acspublications.org by Smith group at @standrewschem.bsky.social. See more details at doi.org/10.1021/jacs....
The Catalytic Enantioselective Sommelet–Hauser Rearrangement
Abstract. The Sommelet–Hauser rearrangement of ammonium ylides incorporates a dearomatizing [2,3]-sigmatropic rearrangement of a (hetero)aromatic substitue
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Check out our latest in @chemrxiv.org (dx.doi.org/10.26434/che...). We disclose the 1st e.g. of dual mechano-Lewis base-photocatalysis via thermo-photo-kinetic analysis, how reaction rates are affected by the choice of LB, LAG, & temperature. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Huge congratulations to all the students graduating from @standrewschem.bsky.social this year, and to everyone receiving well-deserved prizes and awards. Wishing you all every success for the future! 🎓More details here: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/chemistry/ne...
We are delighted to announce that one of our recent MChem graduates, Robert Kennedy, has been awarded a prize from the Salters’ Institute Graduate Award in Chemistry. We wish Robert all the very best for the future!
Check out @chemguyeli.bsky.social's guest editorial in @ccschemistry.bsky.social highlighting last year's symposium on Funct. Mater b/w #Soochow Uni & @uniofstandrews.bsky.social. 🎊 Lovely to have our work grace the cover.😍 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Editorial for Functional Materials Special Section | CCS Chemistry
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Just published in collaboration with the University of Bonn - Binding Affinity Determines the Success of Endogenous Cu(II)-NTA Spin Labeling for In-Cell Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Distance Measurements doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Binding Affinity Determines the Success of Endogenous CuII-NTA Spin Labeling for In-Cell Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Distance Measurements
In-cell electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy requires robust spin-labeling strategies compatible with cellular conditions. CuII-NTA coordination to genetically engineered double-histidin...
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The Greenfield Group (imineswitch.com) from @standrewschem.bsky.social were recently featured in a Nature Index piece, for their contributions to imine-based photoswitches. Check it out at www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🚨🔦💡
A fantastic finale to the C2C meeting @st-andrewschem.bsky.social, bringing together #researchers from Japan, Germany & UK to discuss π-conjugated materials. Thanks to all participants & speakers.🥳 Kudos to Kaitlin, Yinxuan & Jiaxuan for helping @chemguyeli.bsky.social organise the event.🙏
Congratulations to members of @standrewschem.bsky.social recognised in the @rsc.org 2026 Prizes. 🏆 Prof. Eli Zysman-Colman – Tilden Prize 🏆 Dr Danica Pinto – Inspirational Committee Award 🏆 Prof. Stuart Macgregor, Dr Arif Sajjad & Daniel Storm – Dalton Horizon Prize Details: shorturl.at/jRGgs
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St Andrews Chemistry Members Honoured in 2026 RSC Prizes | University of St Andrews
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A recently accepted paper with the Smith group is now online in @jacs.acspublications.org (doi.org/10.1021/jacs...). The service determined the structures and absolute configurations of three of the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement products. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
Blues brothers parody dropping soon🤪 (4 cool dudes- Jake, Aniket, @suraksharajan.bsky.social, Kaitlin)😂 #mechanophotocatalysis #crew @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
The group welcomes Nicola from the Luca Dell'Amico group, who is spending the month on an exchange as part of the St Andrews-Padova partnership, working on the #photocatalysis.💐⚗️🧪 @standrewsosc.bsky.social @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
Check out our latest pre-print in @chemrxiv.org (10.26434/chemrxiv.15004593/v1) where we demonstrate #mechanophotochemistry, conducting a broad range of EDA complex photochemistry in the solid state in air under mechanochemical agitation. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Work published in @natcomms.nature.com rdcu.be/e9ieD demonstrating how pulse dipolar EPR can resolve different states of a human transporter in native membranes. @ackermannkatrin.bsky.social @belab.bsky.social
Swapped and non-swapped TRAAK states co-exist in membranes at a ratio influenced by temperature
Nature Communications - TRAAK is expressed in the nervous system and helps regulate neuronal excitability. Here, the authors use EPR to quantify the relative populations of TRAAK’s swapped...
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Cu(II) binding to Human Serum Albumin. 1st structure including the square-planar ATCUN site, as expected. Multiple Cu(II) sites exist, and EPR reveals occupation of several sites at low loading. More details at doi.org/10.1039/D6QI..., @ackermannkatrin.bsky.social @belab.bsky.social
Pint of Science 2026 is here! The University of St Andrews team brings 3 themes: From Comics to the Cosmos, Earth Matters, and When Polymers Walk into a Pub. Join us 18–20 May at Sandy’s Bar, 19:30–21:30. Book before tickets sell out! #pint26 pintofscience.co.uk/events/st-an...
An engaging session at yesterday’s Chemistry Inaugural Lecture Showcase, where @chemguyeli.bsky.social presented a compelling overview of illuminating a research career in #optoelectronic materials.😍👏🏻 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Check out our latest in @chemrxiv.org (doi.org/10.26434/che...), where we highlight the use of BINAP motifs to modulate the photophysics of hashtag#mrtadf emitters. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Rather belatedly now is this work published in Nature Chemistry early this year. The service determined two structures for this work, including the absolute configurations, one of the compounds existing as a pair of diastereomers.
School of Chemistry@St Andrews@st-andrewschem.bsky.social · 7mo agoA new pathway for an old reaction! Check out a new approach to conduct catalytic enantioselective [1,2]-Wittig rearrangement. A groundbreaking discovery led by Prof. Andrew Smith just published in @natchem.nature.com. See more details at: nature.com/articles/s41...
Our paper in @cp-cellrepphyssci.bsky.social (dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.xc...) on Ir NHC photocatalysts has been identified by the editors as one of the best catalysis papers in the journal (www.cell.com/cell-reports... @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Who said love only glows red? Salil fell for green long-lived, low-temperature phosphorescence.💚 Some love doesn't fade… they keep glowing.😁✨ #FluorescenceFriday @standrewsosc.bsky.social @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
🚨Fully Funded #PhD Studentships – Open globally🚨 Join us (@chemguyeli.bsky.social) at the @st-andrewschem.bsky.social, 1-2 studentships available. 📅Deadline: April 16, 2026 🔗Register interest: lnkd.in/d2Ev4_ee 🙏Sharing across networks would be greatly appreciated! #OLED #AI #photocatalysis ⚗️🧪
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Work just published in @natcomms.nature.com rdcu.be/e9ieD demonstrating how pulse dipolar EPR can resolve different states of a human transporter in native membranes. EPR contributions by @ackermannkatrin.bsky.social @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
Swapped and non-swapped TRAAK states co-exist in membranes at a ratio influenced by temperature
Nature Communications - TRAAK is expressed in the nervous system and helps regulate neuronal excitability. Here, the authors use EPR to quantify the relative populations of TRAAK’s swapped...
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Check out Abhi's beautiful cover for @materchemfront.rsc.org (pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Check out our latest contribution on @chemrxiv.org (dx.doi.org/10.26434/che...), a collab/w the group of Kaji, continuing our exploration of #tadf #liquid crystalline materials. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
When tidying up looks better than the measurements.😁😍🥳 Thanks to Egle for capturing it! @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
Yesterday, Janine had the honor of presenting her poster on #TADF Odots for multiplexed FLIM at the Little France Postgraduate Symposium during her stay at the Vendrell lab at the Uni of Edi. She enjoyed the great conversations and was awarded the first poster prize. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social
🚨The clock’s ticking, just one week left to secure a fully funded #PhD studentships.🚨⚗️🧪 @st-andrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social
EZ-C Group@ezc-group.bsky.social · 5mo ago🚨Fully Funded #PhD Studentships – Open globally🚨 Join us (@chemguyeli.bsky.social) at the @st-andrewschem.bsky.social, 1-2 studentships available. 📅Deadline: April 16, 2026 🔗Register interest: lnkd.in/d2Ev4_ee 🙏Sharing across networks would be greatly appreciated! #OLED #AI #photocatalysis ⚗️🧪
Recent research published in the @J_A_C_S (doi.org/10.1021/jacs...) by the Ashbrook and Morris groups has used in situ solid-state NMR spectroscopy and in situ X-ray diffraction to study the mechanism of non-traditional zeolite synthesis.
Research from the Ashbrook and Morris groups (Exploiting in situ NMR spectroscopy to understand non-traditional methods for zeolite synthesis), has been selected for the RSC 2025 most popular analytical chemistry articles collection. More details: doi.org/10.1039/D4SC...
