Organometallic Chemistry ｜ Metal-Metal Bonding ｜ Assistant Professor at Imperial College London｜Royal Society University Research Fellow ｜https://www.imperial.ac.uk/boronski-group/
Josef Boronski
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Registration is now open for the 2026 RSC (@rsc.org) Main Group Interest Group Conference:
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The meeting will be taking place on the 8-9th April 2026 at the University of Edinburgh, showcasing a breadth of inorganic/main group chemistry- We would love to see you there.
While traditionally used as stoichiometric reagents, #HeavierAlkaliMetalAmides have emerged as versatile #catalysts find out more in this #perspective with #DavidSancehzRoa @pubs.acs.org in collaboration with @remglasgow.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
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Last week: homogeneous redox-catalysis with Al(I)-Al(III) (Leo Liu Lab) Now: heterogeneous alkene hydrogenation with Al(0), earth’s most abundant metal. Observations and calculations point to reactivity at the metal surface. Preprint: shorturl.at/I9R0B Main group power 👍
Matt, Imogen and Mickey’s paper detailing the synthesis and reactivity of the first neutral Al(I) trimer is out now in @natcomms.nature.com! Check it out here along with @mattdv-t.bsky.social’s ‘behind the paper’ article!
Zinc Redox Catalysis in the Photochemical Borylation of Fluorocarbons. New @chemrxiv.org preprint from @upwinder.bsky.social and the team. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10....
We have some more work out in @chemrxiv.org on the recycling of fluoropolymers. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.... This one using shuttle catalysis to form acyl fluorides from PVDF, PVF, HFP-PVDF and ETFE - including post-consumer materials @shannonesf.bsky.social
Some of our collaborative work with Phil Miller and @basf.bsky.social studying the mechanism of the photocatalysed aminocarbonylation of aryl halides is now out as a @chemrxiv.org preprint. Huge effort from Rowan Bailey to understand and improve this reaction. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.....
**New Blog Post** Lots of students don't know what a PhD is or how to apply for one. This is my attempt to set out the key points. Very open to edits if anyone has suggestions. www.michaeloneill.org/blog-1/2026/3/27/what-is-a-phd-a-primer-for-curious-students
We have a new @chemrxiv.org preprint out describing the first silicon containing spiropentane and its rearrangement to a cyclobutane. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10..... Congrats to @upwinder.bsky.social and @benedekstdlr.bsky.social
Now online and open access:
Article by Sjoerd Harder & co-workers @harder-research.bsky.social
Molecular low-oxidation-state chemistry with tetra-anionic group 14 elements
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#Chemsky
Kyle Pearce
Eva Hevia
Clare Bakewell
Harder Research Group
Using a hydrocarbon-soluble Mg0 complex, the heavier tetrel elements silicon, germanium, tin and lead are reduced to their ultimate negative oxidation state −IV. Despite fulfilling the octet rule, tet...
Absolutely thrilled to see our ( @bakewellgroup.bsky.social ) paper "A neutral cyclic aluminium (I) trimer" has been published in @natcomms.nature.com in its full typeset version! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Nature Synthesis
Low oxidation state aluminium complexes have gained wide recognition as discrete and versatile 2-electron reductants, but neutral trimeric structures remain elusive. Here the authors report the synthe...
