Matt de Vere

The first isolation of neutral aluminium(i) trimers called cyclotrialumanes is reported by Bakewell et al. in @natcomms.nature.com.

CSD Entry OXATOA reveals a perfectly planar Al₃ ring, supported by a bulky amidinate framework.

🔗 dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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Minor life ambition achieved today!

I am excited to announce a fully-funded PhD Scholarship in Molecular Bismuth Chemistry (and beyond) is now available in our research group at Flinders University.

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Wow, really cool! Congratulations to all!

Thanks Darren!!

Thank you!!

For some background (or a potted summary) check out my "behind the paper" blog post, available here: communities.springernature.com/posts/a-neut...

#chemsky #realtimechem #maingroup

In the paper we detail the synthesis of novel Aluminium(I) complexes, with hitherto unknown trimeric nuclearity, and we've explored their reactivity with a range of small molecules. The real highlight being the reactivity with ethene, where we isolated species with 5- and 7- membered M-C rings

This has been a true team effort and an true pleasure to be involved in. Huge credit to my fellow co-first authors @imosquire.bsky.social and @michi-tritto.bsky.social (and with Clare of course!) - this has been a long time coming! The paper wouldn't be what it is without Tobias's insights either!

A neutral cyclic aluminium (I) trimer - Nature Communications 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...

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...

Nice one!!! Congratulations!

Aluminium redox catalysis enables cyclotrimerization of alkynes - Nature Aluminium redox catalysis is achieved with a low-valent aluminium species, carbazolylaluminylene, enabling cyclotrimerization of alkynes and producing diverse benzene derivatives.

Just incredible work, huge congratulations to Liu and Zhang, spectacular!

Aluminium redox catalysis enables cyclotrimerization of alkynes | Nature share.google/zhTlJiO9CJLv...

Unusual Reactivity of a Heterobimetallic Al─Zn Complex With a Carbodiimide We show that subtly changing steric bulk about the Al─Zn bonds of heterobimetallic complexes can switch on reactivity with heteroallenes at the aluminium-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl moiety as well as...

First paper of the year and a wonderful collaboration with the @millsgroupchem.bsky.social. Congrats to Jake and the team for the mammoth effort. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Nice work!! Pass my congratulations on to Jake!!

Awesome! Congratulations guys!

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.

Really depends on the department and the group! Some are really good at keeping track of their inventories, and others admire the organisation of others 😅

Really cool chemistry! Amidine ligands with the magic touch it seems 👀 #chemsky

#phd #catalysis #scholarship #chemistry #universityofauckland | Rosalyn Falconer PhD Opportunity – Fully Funded Scholarship in Titanium Catalysis A fully funded PhD scholarship is available to join the Falconer Group at the University of Auckland. This project will focus on titan...

I am advertising a fully funded chemistry PhD scholarship in my group at @aucklanduni.bsky.social to study titanium catalysts attached to sold supports. For more details see: tinyurl.com/FalconerPhD1
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SCXRD diffraction pattern, showing lots of peaks

Got to help the new PhD student with their first crystals yesterday, although I did have to point out they probably won't see diffraction quite like this every time they grow crystals! #chemsky

We're Hiring! If you are interested in a PDRA post with the Mehta group, please apply! @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social

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The group will soon be advertising a 3-year PDRA position @imperialchemistry.bsky.social. The successful candidate will research the synthesis and reactivity of complexes with alkaline earth-metal bonds. Start date: 03/26. Please get in touch for infomal inquries.

A paper accepted late at the end of last year is this work with the Stasch group. We determined the structures of five calcium complexes, both homo- and heteroleptic, including a donor-solvent-free molecular calcium
hydride complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

Thank you Clare!!!

Thanks Meera!!

Thanks Darren!! Have a lovely Christmas!

(huge thanks to @standrewsxray.bsky.social for the crystallography in this work - and @standrewschem.bsky.social just in general!)

Hopefully we'll be able to share some more of the work from this project shortly! #chemsky #maingroupchem #Sblockrocks

Not only that, but we could do this in a one-pot setting, going straight from the K salt of the ligand to the BDICaHMDS in one go, with high yields - all without touching donor solvents.
We then used this precursor to make a new, surprisingly thermally robust 🔥💪 calcium hydride complex!