Dat Tien Nguyen

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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Aluminum redox catalysis has a ring to it Redox catalysis promoted by molecular aluminum complexes has not been previously documented. Now in Nature, Zhang and Liu report the use of an aluminum(I) redox catalyst for the regioselective assembly of 1,2,4-substituted benzenes from terminal alkynes. This work provides a foundational blueprint for designing redox-active aluminum complexes for future homogeneous catalysis.

Online now: Aluminum redox catalysis has a ring to it

A great mentor to work with🙌🏻

🔥 New and HOT in Chemical Science! 🔥

“Zincafluorene complex with an empty C–Zn π orbital that captures visible light” by Yoshimasa Wada et al. from the University of Tokyo.

Read it for free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

Controlling Reductive Elimination Pathways in Ti(IV) Pincer Complexes: Concerted versus Radical Mechanisms via Ligand Design Oxidatively induced reductive elimination (OIRE) is a powerful strategy for the formation of carbon–carbon bonds and has been widely employed in late transition metal catalysis. In contrast, early tra...

I am really excited that one of my favourite projects, which I worked on with the Hierlmeier Lab, has now been published in @jacs.acspublications.org.

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A Crystalline Mono‐Coordinate Indium(I)‐Phosphaalkenyl The redox neutral carbometallation of a phospha-alkyne using the dimeric indium(I) compound (InTer)2 is reported. This reaction affords a mono-coordinate indium(I) compound that can reversibly extrud...

See below for the latest from @alvarogarciaromero.bsky.social. We describe the reversible, redox-neutral carbometallation of a phospha-alkyne to afford a mono-coordinate indium(I) compound. Indium(I) to indium(I), and back again.

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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.

Molecular Calcium Phosphides and Mixed Phosphide Hydrides [(BDI)Ca-μ-H]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2, Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), has been employed to synthesize diorganophosphido- and bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphidocalcium derivatives. Reaction with two equivalents of P...

Merry Christmas All! The big man just delivered my gift:
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Some lovely calcium and phosphorus chemistry in here (even if I am a bit biased) @pubs.acs.org
@bathchem.bsky.social
Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

Really pleased to see this work from my PhD in the Stasch group is (finally!) out in one of my favourite journals, @daltontrans.rsc.org!

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The image depicts a general structure of the reported vinyl tetrylenes, where E = Ge, Sn, or Pb. Additional coloured text highlights aspects of the work: that these stable vinyl tetrylenes are accessed, that they can undergo vinyl group elimination to form cations, and that their transition metal coordination chemistry is also reported here.

Another one hot off the press 🧪

We demonstrate a simple route to half-parent vinyl tetrylenes (aka ethenyl tetrylenes), using off-the-shelf Grignards

The second to last piece from Annika's PhD, now ready for your viewing pleasure in Inorganic Chemistry @acs.org 🤓

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Crystalline Plumbynes Despite more than a century of organolead chemistry, all isolable organolead compounds have thus far been confined to Pb–C single bonds. Here we disclose the synthesis, structural authentication, and ...

Happy to share our latest publication on isolation of plumbynes @jacs.acspublications.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

[FSE Bicentenary PhD] Controlling magnetic relaxation times in rare earth single-molecule magnets and qubits at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - [FSE Bicentenary PhD] Controlling magnetic relaxation times in rare earth single-molecule magnets and qubits at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

We are hiring PhD students in very different research areas! Please see two adverts below, and note that the second position is restricted to UK students only. Please re-post; interested candidates please contact me by email:
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Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com

🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated!

My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.

🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry

Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9

TIRE CHANGE: First Mg(I) complex with a Cp* ligand enables facile ligand exchange. Reaction with RONa gives (BDI)Mg-MgOR and Cp*Na. This paves the way for syntheses of many new asymmetric Mg(I) complexes. @angew_chem onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

After some time, Annika's work on the first open-shell metallo-tetrylene is out 🥳 And it got the @chemicalscience.rsc.org
#PickoftheWeek stamp of approval, congrats Anni!🎖️

Great collab with Max Holthausen, (Frankfurt) 🖥️

Best thing here is the mechanism, so check it out:

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From @maxdietz.bsky.social and Simon Aldridge’s group, an example of a main-group tin-carbonyl complex (@science.org).

Above 0 degrees Celsius, this CO complex rearranges to form a tin carbene complex.

🔗 CSD Entry ELAMIR: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...

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A main-group metal carbonyl complex: Structure and isomerization to a carbene-stabilized tin atom In contrast to transition elements, s- and p-block metal compounds that coordinate carbon monoxide (CO) under near-ambient conditions are elusive. Here, we report an isolable, crystalline main-group m...

I am happy to share that our latest paper has been published in @science.org. In this work, we report the synthesis of novel tin carbonyl and carbene complexes. Thanks to all collaborators!

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Ending the week on a high! Check out our comparison of manganate and magnesiate now published in ChemComm! Great team effort @bathchem.bsky.social with @tobiaskramer.bsky.social in understanding these elusive bimetallics!

P4 REDUCTION generally results in multi-nuclear Zintl anions: P8(2-), P4(2-) or P7(3-). Reaction with a soluble Mg(0) complex gave full reduction to P(3-). Latter anion serves as a triple base, a three-fold nucleophile or 3e-reducing agent. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10

1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to christian.limberg@chemie.hu-berlin.de. Pls retweet!

Alkaline earth metals: heterometallic bonding The alkaline earth metals are notorious for their tendency to form ionic compounds of their dications. In recent years, however, chemists have found ways to kinetically skirt around the edges of these...

Liam Griffin and I have reviewed recent advances in the heterometallic bonding chemistry of the alkaline earth metals @daltontrans.rsc.org. It was fun to put this together, and we hope it's useful!
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Catalytic Nitrous Oxide Degradation with Group 15 Clusters Nitrous oxide (N2O) is sometimes referred to as the forgotten greenhouse gas, but ignoring it would be a mistake. N2O has a greenhouse warming potential 300× that of CO2, and anthropogenic emissions a...

Check out recent work from the Mehta group published in @jacs.acspublications.org! In this work we find that low-valent clusters can tap into a -1/+1 redox cycle!
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Janus-Faced Reactivity of Heterobimetallic Al–Zn Complexes p-Block complexes containing unsupported metal–metal bonds can activate small molecules via mechanisms that complement and contrast with those of d-block metal complexes. Within this compound class, A...

Our groups first foray into heterobimetallic Zn/Al chemistry. Congratulations to Jake, Josef, Avantika, George, Nik and @millsgroupchem.bsky.social.

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We are looking for candidates to host for EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Fellowships. If you are interested in applying and you meet all the criteria on the link below please get in touch with me by e-mail. Deadline 16th August. www.se.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...

Very nice group excursion of the Hinz and Breher lab today! Many thanks to all involved 👍👍👍

Steric Control in Low-Valent Mn Diamide Complexes: Contrasting Magnesium and Manganese in N2 and Benzene Activation Reduction of MnII precursors with bulky diamide ligands provided access to a complex with the longest known Mn–Mn bond and to a rare example of N2 activation at high-spin MnI centers. While some instr...

Mirror, mirror at the wall, who is the fairest in small molecule activation, Mn(I) or Mg(I)? Wonderful collaboration with the Jones group, including a stay of Siad 👏 at Monash U. financed by @unisyscat.bsky.social, and the Maron group.
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Happy to share that our paper entitled "Neutral P4 coordination and reduction at alkaline earth metal centers" is now online in @cp-chem.bsky.social! Here is a short animated video to accompany this work 🧪💎
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Our latest contribution has been accepted on @cp-chem.bsky.social today. This work details the first neutral main group-P4 complexes, and the reduction of P4 to [P4]2- by Mg(I) systems.

N-Heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidenes in main-group chemistry N-Heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidenes (NHCPs) constitute a prominent class of phosphorus-donor ligands, distinguished by their dual thermodynamic and kinetic stabilization. This perspective delineates the influence of structurally and electronically tailored carbene scaffolds on the design principles of NHCP ligands, with particular emphasis on their critical role in the synthesis of main-group compounds, especially those incorporating low-valent element centers. Leveraging their unique electronic and structural characteristics, NHCP-involved main-group compounds offer an ideal platform for the synthesis of novel molecules and functional polymers.

Online now: N-Heterocyclic carbene-phosphinidenes in main-group chemistry

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