Organic and Organometallic Synthesis, Analytical Techniques

Arlington, TX
Joined July 2020
Happy to share our feature article on gold(I)-ethylene chemistry is out in @ChemCommun! This review highlights contributions from our group, D. Bourissou @LBPB_Lab, C. Russell @CARGroupChem, S.A. Hashmi, J. Campos, @CamposGroup, and more! doi.org/10.1039/D4CC00676C
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BREAKING: the 2024 Noble Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to E. F. Tom for the synthesis of a cubane using chemicals from a hardware store. In a shed. This is a huge win for brown chemistry, which will now replace green chemistry as the best way to pad grant applications.
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Caphetamine: the ultimate study drug. PDF: jabde.com/wp-content/uploads…
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My research on Alkenylidene Homologation, enabled by SNV mechanism, is now officially online @Nature! Thrilled to demonstrate how colorful🌈🌈🌈, fully-substituted cross-conjugated polyenes can be synthesized at will. nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Strongest Ever Chemical Bond Observed Between Borosilicate Glass and Organic Tar. This article contains strong language, for good fucking reason. PDF: jabde.com/wp-content/uploads…
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On the cover: 'Going for gold – the chemistry of structurally authenticated gold(i)–ethylene complexes' by H. V. Rasika Dias and @BrandonT_Watson at @UTArlington buff.ly/3QhtARx
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New Feature Article from H. V. Rasika Dias and @BrandonT_Watson at @UTArlington 'Going for gold – the chemistry of structurally authenticated gold(i)–ethylene complexes' buff.ly/3QhtARx
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organic-chemistry.org/abstra… A highly selective mono- and difluorination of 1,3-dicarbonyl compounds
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Pericyclic Reactions B - Cheletropic Reactions ⚗️: #NeverStopLearningChemistry ➡️ made ⚙️🛠 with @ChemDraw ➡️ cheminfographic.wordpress.co…
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The most cited tweet from 2022 on @Boron_chemistry: "Aryl Boronic Esters Are Stable on Silica Gel and Reactive under Suzuki–Miyaura Coupling Conditions (@JOC_OL): pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs… (@ikawa_takashi).
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🧪synthetic chemists: Want to model your molecules without navigating big computers? Ditch your modeling kit and check out the Gair group's guide to running code-free DFT on your laptop💻. Powered by @faacts_orca (free to academic users). 👉 tinyurl.com/code-free-dft
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Best poster award
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The academic equivalent of “Do it for the Gram” is “You can add it to your CV” ✨
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Some pro tips from reddit
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One of the world’s most cited scientists, Rafael Luque, suspended without pay for 13 years The prolific chemist, who has published a study every 37 hours this year, has been sanctioned by the University of Córdoba ⁦@manuelansede⁩ reports english.elpais.com/science-t…
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Today I made an anti cancer drug live on stage during a talk using my programming language & mini robot capable of #chemputation.
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Branch manager and assistant branch manager
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