Bill The Chemist

Oh don’t worry once I stopped freaking out I immediately texted him.

“Excuse me sir has anyone ever told you that you look just like Sidney Crosby?”

Kind of want to get active on social media again but rebrand as a buff scientist or something

I’ve already read 6 books in 2025! Feels so nice to have more free time for reading!

Chemsky meets survivorsky discourse!? Any season with Parvati Shallow is a fave of course. Vanuatu and Philippines are also faves of mine. In the new era I’ve also really enjoyed 42,44,45,and 46! (Post-Covid every season has been great)

Biomimetic Synthesis of Azorellolide via Cyclopropylcarbinyl Cation Chemistry A concise synthesis of the complex diterpene azorellolide, inspired by speculations on biosynthetic cationic cascades, is presented. The approach, guided by computation, relies on the intramolecular i...

Biomimetic cation rearrangements from @dirktrauner.bsky.social and his phenomenal student Jordan! Love seeing computations aiding synthetic strategies! A really great story and impressive chemistry! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.

My cousin casually mentioning she’s about to do undergrad research in total synthesis 🫢

Three-Component Synthesis of Multiply Functionalized 5,6-Dehydroisoquinuclidines through Dearomatization of Pyridine A three-component synthesis of multiply functionalized 5,6-dehydroisoquinuclidines is described. After the formation of an N-alkylpyridinium salt, Grignard addition led to the formation of the corresp...

So in one of my papers I demonstrated this same sequential Grignard/Diels-Alder transformation. Nice to see this chemistry more thoroughly explored here! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

And if I could talk to my 16 year old self I would tell him it gets better. (I parallel parked on the busiest street in my hometown without crying)

RIP Suze. 2007-2024

If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!).
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.

stable aminal vs. stable animal

Do not confuse...

And of course, the Baran lab guide that coined “electrocurious” t.co/WYo0j8aQFQ

HTE meets echem meets hypervalent iodine meets McGill? This was written with me as the target audience specifically but I’ll share it with yall too. t.co/1C7Kjl51TB

Another handy guide on electrode materials iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Physical organic chemistry principle in synthetic echem! t.co/udQ5j9x38z

A fantastic J Chem Ed on cyclic voltammetry t.co/Wa8cJaojFn

Electrode Materials in Modern Organic Electrochemistry The choice of electrode material is critical for achieving optimal yields and selectivity in synthetic organic electrochemistry. The material imparts significant influence on the kinetics and thermod...

One of the most common questions I get is “how do you pick what kind of electrodes to use?” The answer: with help from literature! Different materials are better for different things. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Little’s guide to redox mediators for when direct electrolysis is not ok t.co/K7tQJyiZrI

Stahl’s guide on how to think about voltage and overpotential t.co/hTe0LhLfr1

Remember when you made your SN1/SN2/E1/E2 flowchart in sophomore organic? This is that but with echem solvent effects from Waldvogel www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejo...

Willans guide on making echem accessible for organic chemists. Closing the knowledge gap between hardcore electrochemists and novice organic folks who want to zap molecules pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

A practical guide to electrosynthesis - Nature Reviews Chemistry The aim of this Review is to guide synthetic chemists through their first electrosyntheses by describing the essential aspects of the field and by sharing practical tips. The fundamentals of electroan...

An excellent guide with case studies from Lam and Leech. Perfect for anyone who might be electrocurious to get their feet wet! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Hi everyone! I figure I should make my thread about “how the heck did I learn echem” so buckle up and hold onto your electrasyn!

I’m sorry but how dare you imply a podcast about a show that’s been off the air for almost 20 years is “alienating niche”

I guess #chemsky is here now? Stay tuned for an unboxing video!

Organic chemists be like “I know a spot” and it’s a messy TLC they are convinced they can separate without a prep plate… or it’s Bluesky! (First post here the same as my first ever tweet)