Simon Lewis

Reaction scheme showing generation of a radical from a thianthrenium salt electron-donor-acceptor complex

🧪 PhD Opportunity (UK/international) with Simon Lewis & James Taylor at the University of Bath: “Radicals on Demand from Sulfonium Salt Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes” Electrosynthesis ⚡ + photochemistry 💡. See: bit.ly/4qjBsS3 **DEADLINE 8TH FEB** #chemistry #phd #orgchem
@bathchem.bsky.social

Graphical abstract showing structure of grandifloridin D and its key biological targets

Great working with Suresh Awale and his team at University of Toyama, who have carried out further biological evaluation of a natural product analogue "grandifloridin D". It exhibits "anti-austerity" activity against pancreatic cancer cell lines in vitro @bathchem.bsky.social doi.org/10.1248/bpb....

Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) based fluorescent probes and imaging agents Twisted Intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-based fluorescent probes are crucial in chemical sensing due to their sensitivity and specificity. These probes undergo conformational changes upon intera...

Happy to share that our review on TICT-based fluorescent probes is now published in @chemsocrev.rsc.org - great working with this team including @chemosensors.bsky.social at @bathchem.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1039/D3CS...

Very useful, I will definitely be using this!

Jenny Carlisle giving her talk at the chem25 event in Bath

#chem25 at @bathchem.bsky.social is underway - Jennifer Carlisle (née Peed) giving her talk and reminiscing about her PhD days…

Come and be our colleague at @bathchem.bsky.social - we are recruiting to a (permanent) faculty position in AI/Machine Learning for Drug Discovery #chemjobs #facultychemjobs DEADLINE 30th Sep - For details see: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Intercepting Methanimine for the Synthesis of Piperidine-Based N-Heterocycles in an Aqueous Medium We herein present an investigation into whether simple methodology could be used to intercept the highly reactive interstellar molecule methanimine. The use of an in situ aza-Diels–Alder reaction to t...

Congratulations to former PhD student Emily Pocock, whose work at @bathchem.bsky.social on Methanimine hetero-Diels-Alder reactions has just been published in JOC: doi.org/10.1021/acs....

Synthesis of L-β-(6-azulenyl)alanine and the fluorescent actin disruptor (6-azuleno)chalasin H l-β-(6-Azulenyl)alanine was synthesised for the first time. Supplementation of this compound to Pyricularia grisea ΔpyiA led to the biosynthesis of the unnatural (6-azuleno)chalasin H and its 1′-bromo...

A new fluorescent amino acid, built into an unprecedented cytochalasan that possesses potent bioactivity…. See our latest work at pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

🧪 Celebrating 25 years of Chemistry in 1 South at the University of Bath

🎉 Talks from alumni + familiar faces, then food + music as the sun sets.
🌇 Good vibes. Great people.

📆 Register by Sept 1
💷 £20 / £10 (students) thanks to our sponsors 🙌
🔗 www.chem25.co.uk

#Chem25 #UniOfBath #Chemistry

The 8th International Conference on Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG 2025) is scheduled to be held from 9th to 12th October 2025 in Shanghai, China.
Registration is open and we have a great line-up of confirmed speakers already
msmlg2025.ecust.edu.cn/index.html

Come and be our colleague at @bathchem.bsky.social! 2-year fixed-term teaching position - computational and physical chemistry, deadline 15th July #chemjobs: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Correct link - www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

Last few days to apply! Deadline: Thursday 29th May.

Synthesis and resolution of a 1,1′-biazulene analogue of BINOL Biaryls exhibiting axial chirality have been extensively exploited in fields such as asymmetric catalysis, but the biaryl linkage typically consists of benzenoid aromatic rings, with non-benzenoid bia...

Our latest paper at @bathchem.bsky.social is on a biazulene analogue of BINOL - click here to read!
doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...

Oh? What was that? You want to know if titles are important in Germany?

Enantiopure synthesis of [5]helicene based molecular lemniscates and their use in chiroptical materials - Nature Communications The ability to synthesise lemniscular molecules to allow for the study and application of their chiroptical properties is a notable technical challenge. Herein, the authors report the design and synth...

Great to former @bathchem.bsky.social PhD student Leah White's doctoral work out in the literature:
doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Advances in Organic Small Molecule-Based Fluorescent Probes for Precision Detection of Liver Diseases: A Perspective on Emerging Trends and Challenges Liver disease poses a significant challenge to global health, and its early diagnosis is crucial for improving treatment outcomes and patient prognosis. Since fluctuation of key biomarkers during the ...

Just out: perspective in JACS on fluorescent probes for liver diseases, with @chemosensors.bsky.social, Robin Groleau and Luling Wu at @bathchem.bsky.social, Zilu Li, Baocun Zhu and their teams at Jinan (free to read):
doi.org/10.1021/jacs...

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Field-Portable Device for Detection of Controlled and Psychoactive Substances from e-Cigarettes Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs) are novel psychoactive substances (NPS) that are highly potent and associated with a range of severe toxicities. SC use, which is common in UK prisons and homeless communi...

Difficult to give timely harm reduction advice if you don't know what you are dealing with. This will help:
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Yesterday, after 34+ years of excellence in teaching & research, Dr Julian Knight gave his last organic lecture at Newcastle. Then this happened...😍 Thanks so much to Julian, and all the staff and students that turned out to wish him well in his retirement! #WeAreNCL

Multidisciplinary: We have over 50 core members and a wider academic community representing every Faculty and School at the University of Bath. By breaking down disciplinary silos, our aim is to lead transformative research across three core themes: Sustainable Chemical Technologies: Designing and deploying sustainable molecules, materials and manufacturing processes Sustainable Systems: Measuring sustainability in decision making Social Transformations: Enabling equitable, societal shifts toward sustainability

Academically renowned: Our researchers secure significant grant funding, enabling us to undertake ambitious research, attract top talent, and deliver innovations that tackle the most pressing sustainability challenges of our time. In 2023-24, core members achieved approximately £21 million in grant funding Research published in leading international journals by our 50+ core members received approximately 4,000 online views and 650 citations in 2023-24 Our members lead high-profile national and international research consortia We convene global research conferences, workshops, and events

🌍Today marks the official launch of @bath-iscc.bsky.social !

Against the background of the triple planetary crisis of #climatechange, #pollution and #biodiversityloss, the Institute’s launch could not be more timely.

At the heart of our mission are 7 key strengths that define who we are:

Now that 2025 is here, just wanted to highlight the opening we have for an Organic Chemistry Lectureship at St Andrews again.

Applications close in about two weeks on 22nd January. All the details in the link.

www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/V2/ViewVacan...

A picture of Fraser Stoddart standing next to a poster saying ‘Taking photos is forbidden’

Indeed. Good job taking photos wasn’t forbidden 😉

Reaction Monitoring Symposium 2025 The 6th Reaction Monitoring Symposium will be of interest to those studying chemical reactions and processes, in academia or industry.

Learn about cutting-edge reaction monitoring techniques and physico-chemical methods for revealing and understanding hidden complexities in solution-phase chemistry and catalysis:

Come and join us @uniofbath.bsky.social on the 28th January 2025 for our 6th Reaction Monitoring Symposium!

FlowNMR reloaded: better knowledge extraction from real-time spectroscopy data at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com PhD Project - FlowNMR reloaded: better knowledge extraction from real-time spectroscopy data at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com

📣 #chemsky #phdjobs:
We have got ANOTHER PhD project @dreamfacility.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social for 2025, this time with @syngenta.bsky.social!

Interested in #FlowNMR and catalytic reaction mechanisms? Look no further and work at the leading edge:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Excited to be at #MASC2024, day 1 just getting underway. First talk from Prof. Duncan Bruce on fluorous liquid crystals…

3.5-year PhD studentship (open to UK and international students, starting Sept/Oct 2025) for a collaborative project between our group and @LuptonChemistry investigating the combination of organic electrochemistry and organocatalysis for synthesis!

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass The transition to a circular economy requires that we adapt currently used chemical processes to the structurally diverse and often highly oxygenated precursors that are accessible from biomass. In th...

Read our feature review on C-C bond forming reactions using aromatics from biomass - great collaboration with @kannlab.bsky.social!! @bathchem.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social #ChemSky #sustainability doi.org/10.1039/D4CC...

Structural Diversity in Homoleptic Lithium Amidomanganate(II) Complexes: Impact of Amine Substitution Expanding the library of structurally characterized lithium amidomanganates(II), here we report a general synthetic approach to access a new series of homoleptic complexes. In situ salt-metathesis of...

Very proud to share our team’s first paper 📝 #Bath chemistry! Many congratulations to Rebecca on doing such an amazing job tackling some tricky #manganese complexes in her #year1 💪 #proudsupervisor Thanks to the RS for the support #URF #newPI
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

MASC 2024 Home Programme Speakers Registration & Bursaries Abstract Submission Venue Travel Accommodation Sponsors RSC Macrocyclic and Supramolecular Chemistry Meeting University of York 16th–17th Decemb…

Today is the final day to register for #MASC2024 in York - we have a great meeting lined up on December 16/17 with an array of leading supramolecular chemists.
mascgroup.co.uk/masc2024/