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Our 2026 Organometallics Bootcamp kicks off next week, Mon, Aug 10! Open to undergrads, grad students, industry chemists & more. Hybrid (in-person @ScrippsResearch + Zoom), Aug 10–21. Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
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What's the secret sauce that makes 8-aminoquinoline (AQ) a good directing group?🧐 @avrlisboa's new paper examines w/ 200+ X-ray structures + DFT + competition exps. Spoiler: it's locked in 🔐 sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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Excited to share our new @ACSChemRev pub w/ the @bfshi lab at Zhejiang U! We survey enantioselective C–H functionalization with first-row TMs: mechanisms, ligand design, and applications across Co, Ni, Fe, and Cu. Check it out! 🔗 tinyurl.com/58v48tkn
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Bench-stable Ni(II) precats w/ superb solubility that activate cleanly & work ↔️ Suzuki–Miyaura, Buchwald–Hartwig, Miyaura borylation, and olefin difunctionalization. The final version of Nana & Aimee's Ni(C6F5)2 paper is out @Orgmet_ACS #BMSChemistry tinyurl.com/4xt8dw94
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We found an unexpected byproduct in our cyclopropanation work. X-ray structure ➡️ isoxazoline N-oxide. We optimized for this [3+2] product, figured out the scope, and now share the final story in @JOC_OL 🔗 tinyurl.com/4vvc5c2j
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Together w/ @pengliu_group & #BMSChemistry we inverted the classical selectivity paradigm of organometallic additions to Michael acceptors, achieving enantioselective anti-Michael addition of (hetero)aryl groups under Pd/PhTRAP catalysis. tinyurl.com/3r4yrjd2
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5+ years developing stable Ni catalysts—and always battling poor solubility! Inspired by the inorg chem literature, our lab w/ a team from @UCSDChemBiochem & #BMSChemistry now report [Ni(C6F5)2] precats w/ superb solubility, stability & convenience. tinyurl.com/yvm7v7yf
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The final peer-reviewed version of this collaborative study w/ #BMSChemistry, @pengliu_group, and @GuteGroup is online @ACSCentSci. Alkyl-9-BBN reagents have quickly proven simple and surprisingly effective in numerous 3-component couplings in the lab! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
C(sp3)-C(sp3) couplings w/o radicals? 🧐 We introduce alkyl-9-BBN reagents to the 3-component coupling party 🎉, enabling access to new encoded cyclooctene monomers for ROMP 🧵 w/ @pengliu_group @GuteGroup @ChemRxiv: tinyurl.com/4fh49ke5 🧪 #TeamNickel #PolymerChem
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The final peer-reviewed version of our collaborative study w/ #BMSChemistry, @EnamineLtd, @pengliu_group, & the Blackmond lab developing a flexible directing group for expanded scope in olefin hydroamination is online @J_A_C_S. Bravo @avrlisboa and team! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
🔧 In a mechanism🔁method tour de force, @avrlisboa & team show that a flexible directing group dramatically improves Pd-catalyzed functionalization of hindered olefins, leading to >115× rate boost and expanded scope. @ChemRxiv tinyurl.com/34rx6w9v @pengliu_group @EnamineLtd
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Honored to play a small part in this seminal study—putting Pd(COD)(DQ) to use in a tricky C–N coupling, setting the stage for high-throughput SuFEx. Great to collaborate with molecular glue discovery masters upstairs!
What a thrill to see this out! Our prospective, scalable, and target-centric solution for molecular glue discovery. More thoughts and details here: linkedin.com/posts/activity-… Paper here: nature.com/articles/s41589-0…
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Hey @Support @Safety @X, Our lab account @BaranLabReads was suddenly suspended, but we have exciting science to share! Appeal was submitted can you please help? Calling on our science collaborators & friends to please RT for visibility. @ScrippsResearch
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The final version of @YilinCao_chem's study, reporting a unique approach to olefin cyclopropanation w/ Alkyl-SO2F compounds is now online in @NatureSynthesis! nature.com/articles/s44160-0…
The rise of SuFEx has focused a bright spotlight 🔦 on synthesis of RSO2F compounds. What reactivity beyond SuFEx do these compounds possess and how can we unlock it? 🔐 @YilinCao_chem and team have the answer.🔎 tinyurl.com/bp5j6zkk
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🔧 In a mechanism🔁method tour de force, @avrlisboa & team show that a flexible directing group dramatically improves Pd-catalyzed functionalization of hindered olefins, leading to >115× rate boost and expanded scope. @ChemRxiv tinyurl.com/34rx6w9v @pengliu_group @EnamineLtd
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When you make a gift, you provide Scripps Researchers the time, resources and freedom to investigate problems without easy answers, like why cancer becomes resistant to treatment or how to stop neurodegeneration before it starts. This #GivingTuesday, help us shape the future of human health: scripps.edu/givingtuesday
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From writing messages with invisible ink to making liquid nitrogen ice cream and exploring viruses through virtual reality goggles, these were just a few of the interactive experiences featured at Discovery Day at @fleetscience. Watch the full event recap: ow.ly/nfUT50XAftg
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