Our study on azidation of tertiary aliphatic alcohols co-catalyzed by nitro compounds and Bronsted acids has been published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society. Congrats, Marian, Malik, Eléna and Florian!
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New publication
Our method for switchable (E)- or (Z)-selective alkyne semi-reduction by Ni-catalyzed transfer hydrogenation has been published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. Another example of catalyst discovery by screening complex mixtures. Congrats Ed!
ERC Starting Grant
Joseph has been awarded an ERC Starting Grant (1.5 million €)! The award will allow us to pursue our dream to create reaction networks that resemble biological metabolism. Informal inquiries regarding doctoral and postdoctoral positions related to this project are encouraged at any time. See the related article in the university newsletter and the announcement from LabEx CSC (both in French only). Funding for the project will begin in September 2015.
New publication
Our combinatorial strategy for uncovering in situ generated catalysts by screening mixtures of precatalysts and ligands has been published in Chemical Science. Congrats, Eléna and Ed!
Dr. Leandro Cotos-Muñoz joins the group
Leandro joins us from the IPNA in La Laguna, Spain, where he recently defended his PhD under the supervision of Dr. Fernando Garcia-Tellado and David Tejedor Aragón. Welcome Leandro!
Joseph received the “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR)
Joseph has passed the “Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches” (HDR). The HDR is a degree in France that is required before formally supervising PhD students. Many thanks to guarantor Prof. Jean-Pierre Sauvage, reporters Prof. Karl Gademann (Basel), Dr. Jan Paradies (KIT), Dr. Aurélien Blanc, and examiners Prof. Jean-Marie Lehn and Dr. Benoît Liégault (Montpellier).
Eléna wins Best Talk award at REGIO Symposium 2014
Congrats to Eléna Wolf for winning the best talk award at the REGIO Symposium in Sornetan, Switzerland. The whole group attended and had a great time.
New publication
Our paper on chemoselectivity in alcohol activation is published in OBC. Congrats Malik, Florian, Eléna and Marian!
Dr. Edward Richmond joins the group
Ed joins us as a Leverhulme Trust fellow from St. Andrews University in Scotland , where he recently defended his PhD under Prof. Andrew D. Smith. Welcome Ed!
Prof. Martin Karplus wins 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry!
Our institute is now home to two Nobel laureates in chemistry. Congratulations to Prof. Karplus on this amazing achievement!
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/chemistry/laureates/2013/karplus-facts.html
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