A pair of robust and inexpensive catalysts can help recycle mixtures of polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), two of the most common and intractable types of plastic waste. cen.acs.org/environment/re… .

We can't wait to hear Oxford Chemistry DPhil Cal Patel speak at our Autumn Chemistry Conference (26th Sept, 16:00-18:00 BST) about his research in the Gouverneur Group that led to a breakthrough in fluorine chemistry. Want a sneak preview? Check out: youtube.com/watch?v=9kgPmX…

Now online & open access: Article by Shun Suginome, Kurumi Murota, Akira Yamamoto, Hisao Yoshida & Yoshiaki Nishibayashi Mechanochemical nitrogen fixation catalysed by molybdenum complexes nature.com/articles/s4416…

Check out our latest work on the radiosynthesis of 18F-difluoromethyl(ene) motifs online now in Org Lett J Org Chem/Org Lett! Congrats to the team! ☢️ pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Thrilled to share our new study of anti-Bredt olefins in Science Magazine. Congrats to the authors for this nicely timed study, 100 yrs after “Bredt’s Rule” came to be. Read it here: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc… @ucla UCLA Chem & Biochem Ken Houk

Just published in nature, our paper on mobile robots for exploratory synthesis: nature.com/articles/s4158… Chemistry News Chemistry World Nature Chemistry Royal Society of Chemistry American Chemical Society MIF University of Liverpool Leverhulme Research Centre - Materials Design A I Cooper group

Amazing collaboration with Stoltz group Caltech and Davies group Emory University! Our part was to achieve tetra-CH hydroxylation via weak coordination at very late stage of complex total synthesis: science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Delighted to share our latest work in nature on the use of oxalic acid to activate Fluorspar in water at low temperature in a Lewis acid-enabled process. Enormous thanks to Immo, Anirban and Cal Patel, and Gabriele Pupo and Andrew Schwarz (FluoRok) nature.com/articles/s4158…

I was deeply honoured to present my PhD research at the Festkolloquium commemorating the birthday of Prof. Konrad Seppelt at the Freie Universität Berlin. I thank CRC 1349 “Fluorine-Specific Interactions” and Solvay Fluor GmbH for their generous award.

A hexavalent nickel complex! Reductive addition of three Be-Be bonds at Ni(0) produces Ni(BeCp)6. Aldridge Group pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Enormous congratulations to Cal Patel for passing his DPhil viva this afternoon! Thanks to Crimmin Group and Jon for examining! 🥂🧪🎉

What an Incredible Start to 2025! I am overjoyed to share that our research has been published in Science. As the sole corresponding author, this recognition feels profoundly rewarding and almost surreal. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

In a new nature study, Prof. Ryan Shenvi (Shenvi Lab) demonstrated how computational tools and predictive modeling could synthesize 25 picrotoxin—complex plant molecules that could inform drug discovery for brain diseases. More: ow.ly/JkNw50UCRbE

Delighted to share our latest research on a simple coupling reaction of two strained diradicaloids, just published in nature. Congrats to Arismel Tena Meza, Christina, Huiling Shao, and Andrew, plus our amazing collaborator @Houk1000! PDF: rdcu.be/d9Chn UCLA UCLA Chem & Biochem

Thrilled to share our newest work on the enantioconvergent synthesis of alkyl fluorides with KF, made possible by a synergistic combination of chiral urea and onium salt catalysts. Out today in Nature Catalysis doi.org/10.1038/s41929… Congrats to Claire Dooley and all of the team!

Delighted to see my PhD research published today in Nature Catalysis! Here we disclose the latest work in our hydrogen bonding research programme, synthesising alkyl fluorides using KF under synergistic phase transfer catalysis. Thanks to all involved who made this possible 🎉

Enantioconvergent nucleophilic substitution via synergistic phase-transfer catalysis bit.ly/4hAbjus

Interested to learn more about furans! check out our newest J. Am. Chem. Soc. Nils Frank pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

🚨RADICAL RETHINK: STEREORETENTIVE CROSS COUPLING UNLOCKED🚨 Today in ChemRxiv (chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…) the first method for stereoretentive radical cross-coupling is disclosed. No fancy ligands or redox needed—just a Ni-diazene twist. 120 years after Gomberg, a new chapter

Nitrate reduction at 25 °C? A little iron is all it takes! 🪄 The use of cheap iron(III) nitrate (30€ per kg!) enables the in-situ generation of aryldiazonium salts which can be engaged in sulfonylation & fluorination reactions! Out now in J. Am. Chem. Soc. 🔓 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…