Here's our first preprint of 2026. Selective, catalytic hydroboration of carbon–carbon bonds of strained cyclobutanes with magnesium complexes. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr.... Some interesting mechanistic twists in this one. Congrats to @upwinder.bsky.social Joe Parr and Esther Raga.
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 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
Hodan and Sarah's work in collaboration with @jamesabull.bsky.social and Phil Miller on transforming trifluoromethane (HFC-23) into fluoroalkenes is now out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social here is the link: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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
Currently advertising a three-year PDRA position in organometallic chemistry. Come and work with us @imperialchemistry.bsky.social: www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Our latest paper from @benedekstdlr.bsky.social using metal-metal cooperation to access silane complexes is now out in
@chemcomm.rsc.org here is the link pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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.....
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...
We have a @chemrxiv.org preprint out from @benedekstdlr.bsky.social on a new synthetic strategy to access sigma-silane complexes through heterometallic cooperation. Here is the link: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr...
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We report a rare example of the transformation of HCF3 into a fluoroalkene functional group through defluoroalkylation. We rationalise product formation through DFT calculations, scale-up the synthes...
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Protonation of a heterometallic silanide complex with an alcohol led to formation of a σ-silane complex. This reaction does not require a strong acid or weakly coordinating anion. Both metals of the h...
