Andryj Borys

Congratulations!

Our manuscript introducing ion-pair assembly in CDC-borenium ions as a method to unlock red to near-infrared luminescence is now published in Nature Chemistry (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)! Chunlin shows that counteranion modulation directs solid-state emission! #maingroup @natchem.nature.com

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My colleague David Liptrot has an opening for a postdoctoral researcher in his group! If you like synthetic, air sensitive chemistry 🧪 dynamic and friendly atmosphere this might be for you! check out the advert 👇

Dynamic Al–Cd frameworks - Nature Synthesis Nature Synthesis - Dynamic Al–Cd frameworks

Research Highlight now online:

Dynamic Al–Cd frameworks by Joel Cejas-Sánchez

www.nature.com/articles/s44... ($)

Highlighting the @jacs.acspublications.org article by Fabian Dankert & co-workers
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First post, first publication!
I’m over the moon to share the first publication from our small research group! 🚀 pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @chemcomm.rsc.org
Jan explored a funky P=P-containing heterocycle and its reversible! bond activation chemistry, with DFT insights from Francesco. #newPI

Very cool, congratulations!

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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Colorimetric indication of hidden catalysis - Nature Chemistry Hidden catalysis plagues catalyst development and occurs when an impurity or species generated in situ facilitates the reaction instead of the intended catalyst. Current methods to identify hidden cat...

Some fantastic news! Julie Macleod has just had her Crystal Violet paper published in Nature Chemistry after a very long wait. It is a novel and simple method for testing for hidden catalysis. Congratulations Julie!

Read it here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#chemistry #chemsky

Very cool complex!

A Highly Reduced Magnesium Dicobalt Complex for the Hydrogenation of Tri- and Tetra-Substituted Alkenes The reaction of [K(thf)0.33][Co(η4-cod)2] (E; cod = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) with 0.5 equiv of MgCl2 led to the isolation of the magnesium dicobalt complex Mg[Co(η4-cod)2]2 (1). Complex 1 forms a tight ionic complex in the solid state and in toluene solution due to electrostatic interactions between the Mg2+ cation and the [Co(η4-cod)2]− anions. The complex is a successful precatalyst for the hydrogenation of sterically challenging tri- and tetra-substituted alkenes, surpassing the catalytic capabilities of related alkali metal and β-diketiminate magnesium complexes.

Check out our latest publication: A Highly Reduced Magnesium Dicobalt Complex for the Hydrogenation of Tri- and Tetra-Substituted Alkenes | Organometallics pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Congratulations Marina!!

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!

Mega day #fm25 @chem.uzh.ch @swisschemistry.bsky.social with two excellent talks by @roelbienenmann.bsky.social and Jennifer Kuziola and plenty of posters from the group! Congratulations Jenny on winning the best oral presentation award #InorganicChemistry @unibe.ch

THIS CHALLENGING SYNTHESIS completes the (BDI)Ae-(benzene)-Ae(BDI) series (Ae = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) with Ba. We show trends in stability, structure, bonding and reactivity. Reacting like (BDI)Ba-Ba(BDI) this is the first Ba(I) synthon. shorturl.at/ZdToA @chemicalscience.rsc.org

Functional Al/Cd Heterometallics─From Controlled Al(I) Transfer to Nucleophilic Transfer of Cadmium Ions Low-valent cadmium compounds have remained largely unexplored as electron reservoirs, with no precedent for their use in reduction or bond activation chemistry. Here, we address this gap by integratin...

Thrilled to share a first publication of the group! We report on cadmium aluminyls that find application as Cd-nucleophiles and(!) Al(I)-Transfer reagents. Now out in @jacs.acspublications.org ! 🥳👍
Thanks a lot to @chemieverband.bsky.social for the generous funding. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

Group photo with a banner above that reads "Dr Russell"

Congratulations to Hayley for passing her PhD viva! Thanks to @nataliefeynls.bsky.social and Craig Jamieson for examining.

The structure of unsolvated neopentyl sodium has been reported by @evaheviagroup.bsky.social in Angew. Chem., revealing a rare tetrameric motif.

Combined with a Lewis base, it can metalate non-activated arenes and alkenes.

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Latest paper from the group chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/KMS9U6...

Amazing series of alkali metal phosphides. Thanks to @felixkraemer.bsky.social and Michelle especially.
Watch out for the follow up applications in challenging hydrophosphination catalysis!

Arene Activation by Calcium Hydride/Zinc Amide Equilibration The β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2, where Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), reacts with [Zn{N(SiMe3)2}2] and [Zn(TMP)2] (TMP = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide) to provide labile...

Excited to see this work published today in @jacs.acspublications.org , fun chemistry and a real group effort here by @clairemcmullin.bsky.social , @moraleschem.bsky.social , Mary and big Mike! (@bathchem.bsky.social)

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Proud to be coordinating this themed collection for RSC Sustainability and happy to be working with such an engaging Guest Editor panel and community!

Author profile in Helvetica

Today is the 1st of August, National day of Switzerland and I am happy to share my profile author in @helvchimacta.bsky.social , as a part of their Early Career Board. Have a read if you want to know a bit more about me 😊 doi.org/10.1002/hlca... and happy 1st of August 🇨🇭

Congratulations Joey! Crazy amount of publications! All the best for your post-doc, excited to see how you put an organometallic/main-group twist on skeletal editing!!

Excited to share the latest work from David Anderson just accepted @angewandtechemie.bsky.social on the structure and applications of #sodium #neopentyl a donor free #organosodium #reagent soluble in #hydrocarbon solvents @unibe.ch

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Congratulations Dr Torres!!

The Caputo labs first PhD! Congratulations Dr. Torres. A big thanks to @goicoecheagroup.bsky.social for joining online- we can’t wait to see all that Lucas accomplishes in the future!

An Alumanyl Test Case of Group 1 Redox Interchange Rationalized by a thermochemical evaluation using both theoretical (DFT) and empirical data, we show that the arene-encapsulated M+ cations of the group 1 alumanyls, [{SiNDipp}AlM]2 ({SiNDipp} =  {CH...

Happy to see the latest Hill/@clairemcmullin.bsky.social paper out in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social. We've found you can interconvert group 1 alumanyls by redox reactions with elemental alkali metals (no beryllium needed this time ;)).
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Very proud of our very own #LucaVedani flying the flag for @evaheviagroup.bsky.social #eucomc2025 presenting his work with @andryjborys.bsky.social assessing #biphenylene coordination to alkali-metal #nickelates @unibe.ch

🎉 Just out in Nature Comm @natcomms.nature.com

"Unleashing phosphorus mononitride"

👉 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Spearheaded by the Reinholdt group (Lund), we find that the elusive P≡N molecule finds new life in an Os complex and unlocks unique [NPS₂]²⁻, [NPCl]⁻, and aromatic [PN₄]⁻ species.

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