Academic organic chemist at the University of Birmingham, UK. Tweeting in a personal capacity. #thiophilic for sulfur and other chalcogen chemistry.
Birmingham, England
Joined July 2011
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Halt the Closure of Chemistry Department at University of Hull chng.it/H7CM5Fxy via @UKChange
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A pleasure to host Omar Yaghi for this years Haworth Lecture and fantastic to see Omar enthral over 300 people with state-of-the-art reticular chemistry. @UoBChemistry
Molecular repurposing, classic case of how chemistry evolves and relies on older lit compared to other sciences. We prepared that bissulfonamide for a completely different application back in 2011. Now used by the Dong lab in Pd catalysis - something we never imagined. Nice work!
The first realization of "O" as an electrophile in a Catellani reaction.
Please check out our new breakthrough: Ortho-C–H methoxylation of aryl halides enabled by a polarity-reversed N–O reagent which is now online on @NatureChemistry
Congrats to Laoliu!
nature.com/articles/s41557-0…
That's two off the bucket list
1. Visit Copenhagen (great city) ✅️
2. See Bruce Springsteen in concert (absolutely incredible) ✅️
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@UoBChemistry are looking for an inspirational new leader to take the School to the next level. We are a vibrant academic community with an established & growing international reputation for research & teaching in Chemical Sciences. Are you interested? timeshighereducation.com/uni…
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The Inaugural Lecture of Professor Giovanni Costantini on the 19th April will give a perspective of his journey from abstract mathematical concepts to the study of materials for a more sustainable future. eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor…
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Due to some great sponsors we have been able to hold the cost of registration at the early bird rate! Registration for the Memorial Symposium is open until 20/03. Please register soon!
See the symposium website for details:
birmingham.ac.uk/schools/che…… – at Birmingham, England
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There's just over a week left before the early bird registration closes for the John S Fossey Memorial Symposium on the 29th and 30th March. Keynote speakers include @EricAnslyn and @ShuKobayashi birmingham.ac.uk/schools/che…
Now finally out in print.
Sulfur monoxide: generation, trapping, and synthetic applications sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
Review of SO submitted! What, the classic album?❌The popular student area next to our University? ❌ The synthetic chemistry of sulfur monoxide?✅ Co-authored with @OrganicBhoy and coming out (hopefully) soon in volume 34 of sciencedirect.com/bookseries….
Congratulations Dr Prior! It was a pleasure to work with you.
Yesterday was my PhD graduation. 5 year since I started. On a crisp and cold Birmingham day!
Thanks to @GraingerRichard for being a sensational supervisor and inspiring me into the challenging world of sulfur chemistry.
Thanks @UoBChemistry it’s been a blast!
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A Memorial Symposium will be held for our friend and colleague, Prof. John S. Fossey at The University of Birmingham from 29-30 March 2023.
Please see the Symposium website for more information related to speakers and abstract submissions.
birmingham.ac.uk/schools/che…
There appears to be a cool polyaromatic hydrocarbon masquerading as padding in my cycling trousers. I see 3 coronenes, but then I do like a good coronene.
Happy to share our latest paper, now online @ChemEurJ: Studies towards the Synthesis of (+)‐Dictyoxetane chemistry-europe.onlinelibra… @UoBChemistry @RSGGroupBham
We started work on dictyoxetane >10 years ago😮, and all the group members involved have now graduated. Congratulations (& thanks for waiting so long for the paper) to Joseph (now @charnwoodmol), Sanaz @SXA184 (now @Rob_Field_Lab) and Aliya (now National Scientific Council KZ ).
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Happy Birthday to us! Today marks 158 years since our first ever match in 1864 - making us the world's third oldest professional football club, and Wales' oldest.
As we gear up for the latest game in our storied history, here's a look back at those 158 years...
🔴⚪ #WxmAFC
Hoping I've enough left in the voice for my lecture to year 3 undergrad chemists this morning after a lot of singing/shouting at this last night.
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We are seeking an outstanding candidate for a Professor of Organic/Biological Chemistry post. Do you have an excellent international reputation, based on an extensive track record of innovative research? Then please apply: edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…
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We are currently recruiting for a Assistant Professor in Sustainable Polymer Chemistry - the school is entering an exciting period, do you fancy joining us?edzz.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/…