@UyedaLab

2 Metals, 1 Bond - student run twitter for Prof. Chris Uyeda’s lab

 West Lafayette, IN
chem.purdue.edu/uyeda/index.html
Joined February 2017
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Our latest article is out now in JACS ASAP! See Raymond’s research on catalytic asymmetric metallocyclopropanations using chloroform below! 🧪 pubs.acs.org/jacsat/article-…

Catalytic Asymmetric Metallocyclopropanation Reactions Using Chloroform as a Carbyne Equivalent

Abstract. Stereochemically complex, sp3-rich rings have attracted significant interest in drug discovery because of their ability to mitigate the physicoch

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A third Ph.D candidate has passed their OP exam! Congratulations Upanshu 🧪
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A second Ph.D candidate has joined the ranks this week! Congratulations to Mina for passing her OP 🧪
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Congratulations to our newest Ph.D candidate, Eugene, for passing his OP exam!
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We recently said goodbye to our postdoc Promita. We’re wishing you all the best in your future chemistry endeavors! 🧪
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Our latest perspective is out now in Chem! See Dr. Chris Rybak’s work on transition metal catalyzed polymerization 🧪 cell.com/chem/abstract/S2451…

Advances in polymer chemistry enabled by transition metal catalysis

Transition metal catalysis has played a central role in driving advances in polymer chemistry. In this perspective, we present case studies where catalytic reactions initially developed for small-m...

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A long-belated congratulations to our 2026 H C Brown seminar award winners Ray, Sumeet, Meenakshi (Ian P Rothwell), and Mina!
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Congratulations to our newest Ph.D candidate, Peter, for passing his OP exam!
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Come see our group’s research today at the H. C. Brown Lectures!
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Congratulations to Meenakshi for passing her OP! 🧪
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Congratulations to our newest Ph.D graduate: Dr. Kyle Brook! 🧪
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Congratulations to Perry for passing his OP! 🧪
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Group Joining 2025 is now complete: welcome to the lab Henry and Jyotishman!
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Our latest cobalt catalysis paper is out now in JACS ASAP! See Mingxin and Vibha’s work on asymmetric E/Z alkene synthesis below 🧪 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…

Application of Asymmetric Catalysis in the E/Z‑Stereodivergent Synthesis of Alkenes

Abstract. Catalytic asymmetric reactions are primarily used to install new stereogenic centers highly enriched in either the R or the S configuration. Here

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The Uyeda lab delegation at PINDU 2025 this Saturday 🧪
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Congratulations to Divya on passing her OP exam!
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Congratulations to Deepesh on passing his OP exam!
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More specifically, best of luck in Dr. Keary Engle’s lab at Scripps! 🧪
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A farewell dinner for Chris R.! We’re wishing him all the best for his upcoming postdoc position🧪
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A farewell dinner for Chris R.! We’re wishing him all the best for his upcoming postdoc position🧪
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Check out Sourish, Wen, and Abi’s paper on the syntheses and transformations of cobaltacyclobutenes out now in ACS Catalysis! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Divergent Transformations of Cobaltacyclobutenes Generated from [2 + 2]-Cycloadditions of Vinylid...

Abstract. A cobalt-catalyzed addition of a vinylidene equivalent to an alkyne generates a cobaltacyclobutene intermediate. In the presence of Zn­(OTf)2, th

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