Kyle Pearce

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Aluminum-Centered C–C Heterocoupling of Organonitriles The C-tert-butyl substituted azacyclopropenylaluminate, [(SiNDipp)Al-η2-{NCt-Bu}K]∞ (SiNDipp = (CH2SiMe2NDipp)2) reacts with both aryl- and alkyl-substituted nitriles. In contrast to previously reported attempts to effect C–C bond formation between two dissimilar nitriles, these reactions enable the completely discriminating heterocoupling of t-BuCN to provide diazabutadienylaluminate dianions that bear two differentiated N═C substituents.

Great work by the Hill groups Masters and Summer students Alannah and Estelle - coupling organonitriles at an aluminium centre. Out now in @organometallic.bsky.social .
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Architects of molecular cages win chemistry Nobel Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi honored for developing metal-organic frameworks

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A PDRA position is available @bathchem.bsky.social in the Liptrot group. Great opportunity with a fantastic group!

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Crystal structures of CO bound to a diboryl tin complex on the left, and a tin carbene on the right with the borons migrated to C and O

In @science.org this week from Simon Aldridge's group, CO is a sneaky thief: binds unexpectedly to tin at low temp, then steals both its ligands to make a carbene 🧪

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Thanks Fabian 😄

Thanks so much Rab, much of this work was inspired by your own 😁

Thanks Joe, hope everything is going well at Imperial

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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First paper with @moraleschem.bsky.social too 🙌

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 ;)).
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So it begins... Looking forward to a great week at the Lindau Meeting! Very grateful for the opportunity

Congratulations Clare 🥳

Alkylzinc-mediated transmetallation of a calcium hydride The dimeric β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2; Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), reacts with dialkylzinc reagents in a 1 : 2 ratio through sequential dialkyl(hydrido)zincate…

🔓Check out this #OpenAccess work by @kylegpearce.bsky.social‬, Mary Mahon and Michael Hill: hydride transmetallation with alkylzinc gives an organocalcium dimer with differentiated alkyl and aryl functionalities👀

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Very honoured to be invited to give a research seminar @unswchemistry.bsky.social, thanks again to Sam Furfari for organising #ChemSky

We're recruiting a PDRA to work with our team at Oxford Chemistry @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social ! If you are interested in synthetic inorganic chemistry and catalysis research, Apply!

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Happy Friday! Chuffed to see this work out in @rscmechanochem.rsc.org. Very thankful for all of the hard work put in for this paper, especially by Laura who helped to kickstart this mechanochemical venture.
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Just out in @daltontrans.rsc.org: Alkylzinc-Mediated Transmetallation of a Calcium Hydride. An extension of our approach to access [LCaMe]2 - facilitating access to organocalcium dimers with differentiated functionalities.
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Thanks, really enjoyed yours too. I was hoping to get a chance to chat to you properly, next time for sure

Sad to not see you both here, hopefully we can catch up soon!

Very grateful for the opportunity to talk about our latest calcium zincate chemistry. Always a great time at #Dalton2025

OXIDATION STATE CONFUSION: Al(I)-Sn(II)? Al(II)-Sn(I)? Al(III)-Sn(0)? The crooked structure of this complex can be explained by a Al-donor Sn-acceptor bond. Details can be found here: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Jacob Guntley, Agustin Morales Aguilar, Claire McMullin, Mike Hill, Louis Morris, Kyle Pearce Rex Charman.

Finally managed to escape the office / lab for a brief lunch and a catch-up with the Hill group last week. 🍕@jguntley1234.bsky.social @moraleschem.bsky.social @kylegpearce.bsky.social

The deadline is quickly approaching for the Main Group PhD Prize - please get nominating! @rsc.org

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Thanks very much to @iitbombay for inviting me to speak at their conference MMM-4, it was my first time being in India and it was fantastic, superb conference, I look forward to coming back! #MMM4 #Chemsky

Conference officially underway, really looking forward to a great few days of chemistry #chemsky #MMM4 @iitbombay.bsky.social

We need your help! The Main group Interest group is looking to award the @roysocchem.bsky.social Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize for the advancement of Main Group chemistry during their PhD. See details below: