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Andre Cobb

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Professor of Organic Chemistry at King’s College London, editor for New Journal of Chemistry, atheist tenor with the Southwark Chamber Choir, d20er, HiFi nerd, Pet Head and occasional hobby writer. Oh - also West Ham United fan. cobbresearch.com

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Another long walk through the capital.

30.07.2025 17:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The countdown is on! Registrations close in three days on Friday 27 June, 23:59 GMT.

🔗Register now: foldamers2025.com

#conference #foldamers #chemistry #chemsky

@kingsnmes.bsky.social @andrecobb.bsky.social @anbismillah.bsky.social

24.06.2025 09:15 — 👍 1    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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International Symposium on Foldamers We are delighted to announce that 2025 International Symposium on Foldamers will be held from the 1st – 3rd September and is hosted by King's College London, UK in the Great Hall on the Strand....

We still have several ECR bursaries for the Foldamers meeting (see foldamers2025.com to register) which pays for conference fees, travel and board! Applicants need to be from or based in the UK but there is still a student rate for those who are not. #chemistry #conference #foldamers #supramolecular

23.06.2025 15:17 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Well it’s 20 years of the Cobb group. Any ideas on how to celebrate!?

03.06.2025 07:55 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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There's just one month left to register for the 2025 International Symposium on Foldamers! Join us this autumn in London for three days of cutting-edge science, networking & discovery.

🔗 foldamers2025.com

#conference #foldamers #chemistry #chemsky @kingsnmes.bsky.social @andrecobb.bsky.social

27.05.2025 12:55 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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There are still some places available for oral/poster presentations for the International Sympsium on Foldamers, and so we have extended the abstract deadline to 16th May. We also have a student rate now! Submit/sign up at www.foldamers2025.com - looking forward to seeing you!

06.05.2025 12:42 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1

You sure you didn’t just accidentally leave your sandwich in a box for a few months?

16.04.2025 15:49 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Hadn’t been on one of my long walks for a while.. #LoveLondon

14.04.2025 17:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I was there yesterday! Must have missed you. So many to catch up with!

09.04.2025 09:21 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Join The University of Manchester, AstraZeneca, and Syngenta in a fully funded PhD program on Quantum Mechanics, Machine Learning, and Catalyst Design.

📢 Only one week left to apply! Don't miss out!

#PhD #Scholarship #QuantumChemistry #MachineLearning #CatalystDesign #CompChem

08.04.2025 05:55 — 👍 12    🔁 12    💬 0    📌 0
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Early start #BristolSyntheiss

08.04.2025 04:29 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Come along if you’re local! And especially if you’re a tenor!

07.04.2025 13:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Had a great time at the Indian Peptide Society meeting. Here is a photo of me with the last slide, shamelessly advertising the Sept 1-3rd Foldamers meeting in London. Please come along! www.foldamers2025.com #chemsky

03.03.2025 16:45 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A 1 page summary giving a quick overview of the rules for assigning stereochemical descriptors to helical and axial chirality. There are five boxes. The first gives brief highlights of the CIP rules. The second looks at helical molecules. The third looks at using a helix to describe a conformation (I know, why would you do such a thing? It's horrible, but I've seen it in the wild). Box 4 is using R/S for axial chirality while Box 5 treats the axis as a helix and uses P/M.

A 1 page summary giving a quick overview of the rules for assigning stereochemical descriptors to helical and axial chirality. There are five boxes. The first gives brief highlights of the CIP rules. The second looks at helical molecules. The third looks at using a helix to describe a conformation (I know, why would you do such a thing? It's horrible, but I've seen it in the wild). Box 4 is using R/S for axial chirality while Box 5 treats the axis as a helix and uses P/M.

A niche #Chemistry #ChemSky #ChemEd summary, assigning stereochemical descriptors to axial & equatorial chirality. I know some argue these phrases are meaningless, but they're terms used by synthetic chemists. I know others just hate stereochemistry (you weirdos)! Hope it is useful (& corrected)

18.02.2025 07:29 — 👍 34    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0
Professor Amos B. Smith iii

Professor Amos B. Smith iii

We are deeply saddened to share that our friend and colleague Professor Amos B. Smith III has passed away. Amos joined Penn in 1973 and was a mainstay in our organic chemistry division. He recently celebrated 50 years of service to @upenn.edu @pennsas.bsky.social.

03.02.2025 17:55 — 👍 29    🔁 13    💬 3    📌 6

Superb!

23.01.2025 22:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Throwback to when it got this cold in my lab at Reading. Perhaps coincidentally, the HPLC hard drive corrupted the same day. #chemsky

16.01.2025 08:06 — 👍 13    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Weekend walk. Such a privilege to live in the glorious Chilterns.

13.01.2025 09:10 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Southwark Chamber Choir: Christmas Concert Southwark Chamber Choir invite you to an evening of Christmas music, including Britten's Ceremony of Carols and other Christmas favourites.

Come to our concert if you’re about! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/southwark-...

10.12.2024 20:43 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Cobb Group Christmas outing - did they let me win the first game?? #chemsky

10.12.2024 17:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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I started this Minecraft cathedral a few years ago, but progress has been slow because I only play it with the boychild and he only ever wants to play in extreme survival mode rather than this creative mode. But it’s getting there. Only the transepts and ambulatory to go…. Maybe another 2 years?

10.12.2024 14:03 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
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Stop working and feed me now. #cats

09.12.2024 15:32 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

I feel your pain.

09.12.2024 06:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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a man in a knight 's armor says you have chosen wisely ALT: a man in a knight 's armor says you have chosen wisely
07.12.2024 07:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A really fun afternoon/evening. Hope everyone watching thought so!

04.12.2024 22:20 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Solution : Bring your desktop and monitor in and set them up.

04.12.2024 10:03 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Well this is an incredible effort - useful for anyone thinking of creating a starter pack and wondering if their theme already exists!

26.11.2024 18:45 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Really looking forward to making new connections and enabling some stellar science! #chemsky

26.11.2024 14:06 — 👍 17    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

..and thanks to this screenshot, I've realised it should be "OtBu" not "OBn". Thanks Bramble!

25.11.2024 14:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The perils of trying to practice a talk with a cat around. #chemsky #cats

25.11.2024 12:48 — 👍 82    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

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