A recently accepted paper with the @ezc-group.bsky.social. The service determined the structure of the emitter being investigated.

EZ-C Group@ezc-group.bsky.social · 3w ago

Congrats🎉👏 to Wenrui & Sen for their paper accepted in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1002/anie...) on deep-blue #mrtadf emitters showing fast kRISC w/o heavy atoms & their use in #oleds. This was in collab/w the group of Ifor Samuel. @standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social

The @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group Autumn Meeting will be held online on October 27th. Further details to come!

Somewhat more recently accepted is this paper with the Aitken group, published in Tetrahedron (doi.org/10.1016/j.te...). We determined the structures of two phosphorus ylides, one prepared from the other by flash vacuum pyrolysis. @standrewschem.bsky.social

In another paper accepted in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2195), this time with @iainsmellie.bsky.social and @chemdudebrian.bsky.social, we report the structure of a new isomer of naphtholphthalein. This has been hypothesised since 1920, but not specifically prepared. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Working to catch up on announcing publications, we have had a recent paper in Molbank with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.3390/M2196). We report the structures of an asymmetric salen-type ligand and its vanadyl complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Belatedly, this is now published in Advanced Optical Materials. We determined the structures of the two binap-based emitters.

EZ-C Group@ezc-group.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Congratulations 🎊 to John and Tomas for their paper accepted in Adv. Optical Mater. (dx.doi.org/10.1002/adom...) on BINAP-substituted #mrtadf emitters and OLEDs, work done in collaboration with the group of Chihaya Adachi.🥳 @standrewschem.bsky.social @standrewsosc.bsky.social #boronPG

We have another paper recently accepted with our collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @actacryste.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S205...), the compound shows unusual interactions involving fluorine.

We have had another paper accepted with our collaborators in the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, in Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the two complexes. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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

We have a recently published paper with the Aitken group in Tetrahedron (doi.org/10.1016/j.te...), including the structure of a hydrolysis product of the newly prepared 1,3-benzoxazin-4-one. This simple molecule shows two different hydrogen bonding patterns. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Another recently accepted paper, with Martha and the Smith group in @chemicalscience.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...). The service determined the structure and absolute configuration of one of the 1,2-azaborine naphthol kinetic resolution products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

We have also had a recently accepted paper with the Stasch group in Chem. Eur J (doi.org/10.1002/chem...). This investigates main-group complexes of a new iminophosphorane-based scorpionate ligand. We determined the structures of fourteen ligands and complexes. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A recently accepted paper with the Smith group in @orgchemfront.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...) - congrats to all involved. The service determined the structure and absolute configuration of one of the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

The journal Crystals offers an Outstanding PhD Thesis prize for work in the field of crystalline materials. Applications for this are open (for theses defended in 2025) until May 30th. For details and to apply, see www.mdpi.com/journal/crys...

A just accepted paper contains work with the @ara-battery.bsky.social, Morris and Ashbrook groups, looking at electrodes for sodium-ion batteries. The structure of the sodium MOF of interest was determined by electron diffraction with the National Crystallography Service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

We have a recently accepted paper with the Stasch group in Organometallics (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of ten complexes of gallium with new ligands, as well as various reaction products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Again, slightly belatedly, a paper published with the Kilian group in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2139). It reports the synthesis and structure of the peri-substituted acenaphthene, diisopropyl(6-(phenyl(phenylthio)arsaneyl)-1,2-dihydroacenaphthylen-5-yl)phosphane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

A bit belatedly, we have a paper published with the group of @ajbw.bsky.social in @pubs.acs.org Org. Lett. (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of three of the products from the polarity-mismatched radical cross-coupling. @standrewschem.bsky.social

@standrewschem.bsky.social hosted a panel event for the RSC IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2026, organised and chaired by final-year student Katie. Prof Sharon Ashbrook, Dr Alex Gibbs & Dr Amy Price shared their journeys and research. A packed, inspiring celebration of women in science.

Nominations are extended until this Friday! If you think you or someone you know might be eligible, pleas get nominations in - there's not a lot of details required for this initially.

St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography@standrewsxray.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Nominations are open for this year's BCA-CCG @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists. They close at the end of the month! For more information, see ccg-bca.github.io/ccgprize/ Please spread the word! @escg-bca.bsky.social @crystallography.org.uk

Another recently accepted paper with the Kumar group. The service determined the structure of an isolable form of one of their complexes part way through its catalytic cycle.

Kumar Research Laboratory@kumarlabsta.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Delighted to share our paper just published in @acs.org catalysis where we report a new strategy for the hydrogenation of CO2 to CO using a Ru #pincer catalyst. Congratulations to James Luk and everyone at @standrewschem.bsky.social involved in the project. More details: doi.org/10.1021/acsc...

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 ago

A 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...

Nominations are open for this year's BCA-CCG @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists. They close at the end of the month! For more information, see ccg-bca.github.io/ccgprize/ Please spread the word! @escg-bca.bsky.social @crystallography.org.uk

Another paper accepted late last year is this work with the Kumar group, published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1002/anie...). The service determined the structure of an intermediate complex in their proposed catalytic cycle for upcycling PET waste. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

A paper accepted late at the end of last year is this work with the Stasch group. We determined the structures of five calcium complexes, both homo- and heteroleptic, including a donor-solvent-free molecular calcium hydride complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Matt de Vere@mattdv-t.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Really pleased to see this work from my PhD in the Stasch group is (finally!) out in one of my favourite journals, @daltontrans.rsc.org! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

Our most recent paper with the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, has been accepted in Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the two complexes being investigated for antioxidant properties. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Moving along, we have a recently accepted paper with collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @actacryste.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S205...), the paper explores changes in interactions caused by solvation, within two structures.

Next we have a recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2104). It contains the previously unknown structure of the bis-α-hydroxyphosphonate, P,P,P′,P′-tetraisopropyl(1,4-phenylenebis(hydroxymethylene))- bis(phosphonate). @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our next published paper in @rscadvances.rsc.org is a collaboration with labs in Turkey and Texas (doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...). We determined the structures of two polymorphs of a metallated [2]pseudocatenane complex, modelling the core of of the metallated rotaxane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Our next paper was with the Aitken group, containing the structure of 2-(difluoroboryloxy)benzamide, published in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2093). The compound showed two polymorphs with very similar molecular geometry but distinctly different interactions and packing. @standrewschem.bsky.social