David Mills

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

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The Mehta Group is recruiting a PhD student in Inorganic Synthesis and Catalysis.
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We are also taking on students through the iMAT CDT program! www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/g...

If you are interested, apply!

Thanks Carl! The Periodic Videos team work very fast - the video was up only three days after we sent them the photos (and two of them were a weekend!) 😅

Just seen that Periodic Videos have recently put out a new Dy video - great to see this featured on there! 🧲

Magnetic Hysteresis up to 73 K in a Dysprosium Cyclopentadienyl-Amide Single-Molecule Magnet Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) based on dysprosocenium cations, [Dy(CpR)2]+ (CpR = substituted cyclopentadienyl), have set record effective energy barriers to magnetic reversal (Ueff) and temperatures...

Combining the effects of amides and cyclopentadienyl ligands in a dysprosium single-molecule magnet. Please see the link for our latest collaborative work with @nfchilton.bsky.social group now published in @jacs.acspublications.org, led by Dr Jack Emerson-King:
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Scientists develop groundbreaking ‘blood on demand’ technology to revolutionise emergency transfusions Rapid washout: Cocktail-treated RBCs can be washed and prepared for transfusion in just 25 minutes – compared to over 75 minutes for glycerol.Higher recovery rates: The new method results in an averag...

and press release here.
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Towards blood on demand: Rapid post-thaw isolation of red blood cells from multicomponent cryoprotectants Severe blood loss due to trauma, anaemia, or chemotherapy necessitates immediate red blood cell (RBC) transfusions. The short shelf-life of RBCs at 4 …

Our work showing how our macromolecular cryoprotectants unlock "blood on demand' is now published! @uommib.bsky.social From the freezer to fully washed in just 25 minutes, compared to 75 mins using glycerol. Partnership with Tom Whale, Fraser Macrae and more.
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Can I flip it? Yes you can!

Elusive pillar[5]arene conformation formed by flipping an aromatic ring with mechanical force!

An @angewandtechemie.bsky.social hat trick for Lei with the help of @tomasnicolas.bsky.social and @ironcevic.bsky.social !

Read at doi.org/10.1002/anie.202516485

#chemsky

Uranium-stibinidiide, -stibinidene, and -stibido multiple bonds and uranium-nitride formation from multimetallic diuranium-distibene-mediated dinitrogen cleavage - Nature Communications Although uranium-nitrogen multiple bonding is well developed, there are far fewer uranium-phosphorus and -arsenic multiple bonds, and none for antimony, even in spectroscopic scenarios. Here, the auth...

There are no examples of uranium-antimony multiple bonds, even under spectroscopic scenarios. Until now. Check out our work on U-Sb bonds spanning single, double, and pseudo-triple bonding interactions. Out now in @natcomms.nature.com ! www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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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Research Associate in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry:Manchester As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

We are recruiting! Two 24 month postdoc positions are available with @m-l-baker.bsky.social and I, one mainly synthesis and the other measurements of lanthanide SMMs. Links below, deadline 19th Aug - please re-post:
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Thanks to Jake and Darren @dr-dwillcox.bsky.social for leading this work - I've very much enjoyed getting back to my heavy group 13 roots!

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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International PhD scholarship round for 2026 is open at ANU. Aspiring scholars with Masters degree, or equivalent (eg Australia/NZ Hons), interested in computational chemistry, quantum information, molecular spins, vibronic coupling, or something in that vein - get in touch!

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...

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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Molecular complexes of low-valent f-elements from lanthanum to californium This review outlines the structure and chemistry of divalent lanthanides and actinides in small molecule systems, focusing on the less accessible diva…

@hbwineinger.bsky.social wrote this review for those interested in low valent f elements #fblockrocks www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Tuning Anisotropy Axis Orientation and Dipolar Coupling in Triple-Stranded Dinuclear Dy3+ Helicates Via Ligand Protonation State We report the synthesis, crystal structures, and magnetic properties of two novel triple-stranded Dy3+ helicates, [Dy2(H3TB)3]Br3 (1) and [Dy2(H2TB)2(H3TB)](NO3) (2), which share an identical framewor...

Just out in Crystal Growth & Design @pubs.acs.org !
🧲 Two Dy³⁺ helicates with identical frameworks but different ligand protonation states: tuning anisotropy axes & dipolar coupling.
Nice collab with @linpoheng-nchu.bsky.social

@icgmmontpellier.bsky.social @umontpellier.bsky.social

Organometallic compound found to break textbook principle A ferrocene-derived complex is a further exception to the 18-electron rule

Chemistry textbooks will tell you that organometallic compounds can only have a maximum of 18 valence electrons. A new derivative of ferrocene has 20.
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Rhodium-catalysed hydrogenation of nitrous oxide We report on the discovery of “hidden” heterogeneous catalysis in the hydrogenation of nitrous oxide while assessing the catalytic activity of a rhodium(i) hydride complex supported by a nominally rob...

Rhodium-catalysed hydrogenation of nitrous oxide… a cautionary tale of “hidden” heterogeneous catalysis @catalysisscitech.rsc.org 🔑 doi.org/10.1039/D5CY...

A well timed publication in @chemcomm.rsc.org for transitioning from @unimarburg.bsky.social to @unileipzig.bsky.social. Our view on recent developments in linear metal(I) chemistry in part from our lab in Marburg.
There is still a lot to do on this topic in Leipzig. 😊
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Dual release with a bit of logic!

We show the release of a double cargo payload with 2 stimuli, force and water, with an AND gate mechanism.

Great work from Lei Chen, now available in #openaccess as a #HotPaper in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social

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As promised, postdoc positions at BristolUni.bsky.social available in homogeneous catalysis and computational chemistry exploring the replacement of palladium catalysts by Earth-Abundant Metals: www.bristol.ac.uk/jobs/find/de...

#ChemSky #CompChemSky #ChemJobs #UKChemJobs

Many congrats Robin! 👏🏻

Many congrats again John, was great to see you receive this award! 🥳

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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Had a fab time at Chemistry graduation celebrating with students and their families. Special shout out to Gui, our final year MChem student, and fellow group alumnus Zeynep, who got the 4th year student of the year award! 🥳

Dinitrogen Binding and Silylation by Bis(ketimino)carbazolide Complexes of Iron and Cobalt We report the coordination chemistry of a bulky 1,8-bis(ketimino)carbazole (HL) ligand and the reactivity of the corresponding iron(II) and cobalt(II) chloride complexes [LFeCl] (1) and [LCoCl] (2). U...

Second one for the day. Always fun working together with the Song group. Congrats to Jack and Alexis!
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Valence-delocalized trithorium nanocluster superatoms with open-shell exalted diamagnetism - Nature Chemistry Superatoms are metal clusters that collectively behave like an atom, but they usually require metal–metal bonding and thus they are based on main group or transition metals. Now it has been shown that...

Years in the making – 3-centre-1-electron trithorium metal-metal bonding. Out now in @natchem.nature.com !

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