One of our most read articles in the last 30 days: Low-Valent Tungsten Catalysis Enables Site-Selective Isomerization–Hydroboration of Unactivated Alkenes by Tanner Jankins RMartin Phillippa Cooper, Ruben Martin Martin Group Keary Mark Engle Engle Lab fal.cn/3j07B

Importantly dedicated to Masahiro Murakami, a master of imino carbene and organometallic reactivity, on the occasion of his 65th birthday. Proud to be part of the special #Synlett cluster edited by Ruben Martin

Grateful to be a recipient of the 2nd BASF-ICIQ Award for best doctoral thesis in Chemistry within Spain & Portugal! A huge thank you to Ruben Martin at ICIQ and John F Hartwig at College of Chemistry! iciq.org/the-second-edi…

..𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑚𝑎𝑟𝑘 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑟𝑎, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑎ℎ𝑖𝑟𝑜 𝑀𝑢𝑟𝑎𝑘𝑎𝑚𝑖 𝑖𝑠 𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑢𝑏𝑡𝑒𝑑𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚.. Happy Birthday Prof. Murakami!🎉 #Synlett special issue: thieme-connect.com/products/ejour… editor: Ruben Martin

Into the blue: Ruben Martin et al. demonstrate a method of using blue LED light to generate gem-difluoro alkanes useful in regulating drug metabolism. Work in J Org Chem/Org Lett, recommended for Faculty Opinions by Michael A Walters facultyopinions.com/article/742679…

Registration and abtract submission is open for the ICIQ School 2023 ! Have a look in the list of invited speakers. iciqschool.com ICIQ RSEQ @LillyES GEQO RSEQ Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Into the blue: Ruben Martin et al. demonstrate a method of using blue LED light to generate gem-difluoro alkanes useful in regulating drug metabolism. Work in J Org Chem/Org Lett, recommended for Faculty Opinions by Michael A Walters connect.h1.co/article/742679…

#ICIQSeminar 👏Thank you Prof. Vladimir Gevorgyan Gevorgyan Lab from UT Dallas for delivering an outstanding seminar today on the advancements in the field of C-H functionalization methodologies 🔵Special thanks to our sponsor BASF España Centres CERCA SOMM alliance

#ICIQJobs 🥼Are you passionate about designing catalytic technologies for functionalizing C-C bonds? ‼️Prof. Ruben Martin is seeking 2⃣ talented #postdoc researchers to join the team ℹ️Learn more 🔗 careers.iciq.org/jobs/3019293-p… RSEQ SOMM alliance #postdocposition

C(sp2)–H Hydroxylation: Catalytic 1,4-Ni Migration with N2O | Journal of the American Chemical Society Ruben Martin Martin Group ICIQ Total Synthesis and Methodology Highlights #CHHydroxylation #Ni #Migration #N2O #Arenes #CHFunctionalization #Phenols #Catalysis #Migration pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

We are hiring ! My group is offering two postdoctoral positions to work on catalytic technologies for activating particularly strong sigma bonds ! careers.iciq.org/jobs/3019293-p…

If you are interested in increasing #Fsp3 in #MedChem, you like #Automation, or had difficulties in getting turn over with #Nickel #catalysis, this work may be of your interest! 💊🥼🧪 Great collaboration with Martin Group Ruben Martin JNJInnovative Medicine chemrxiv.org/engage/api-gat…

Grateful to receive the Novartis Lectureship and be able to celebrate in person with the colleagues at ⁦Novartis Science⁩ in Basel! A day full of exciting discussions topped up with a visit to their automation facilities &reconnecting with ⁦Nevado Group⁩ alumni!

Always a pleasure to visit ICIQ. Great atmosphere and excellent scientific discussions. Special highlight to the wonderful lunch at Tarragona downtown. Thank you Rubén Ruben Martin for your very kind hospitality.

Excited to share our first entry into Earth-abundant metal photocatalysis just accepted in Angewandte Chemie 🧪💡onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an… where we solve a decades-long challenge in arene radical trifluoromethylations by taming the direct decarboxylation of trifluoroacetates with

Ring Walking Mediated by Ni–Ni Species as a Vehicle for Enabling Distal C–H Functionalization of Aryl Pivalates | Journal of the American Chemical Society Enrique Gomez Bengoa UPV/EHU Ruben Martin ICIQ #Ring #Walking #Ni #CHFunctionalization #Aryl #Pivalates pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

No better way to finish 2023!! Thanks to Ruben Martin

Very happy that our paper "Direct Decarboxylation of Trifluoroacetates Enabled by Iron Photocatalysis" is among the most accessed articles in Dec. If you haven't checked it out yet, you can read it here #openaccess onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Guess who’s who in our editor Lego award ceremony 🏆

Lautens group PhD#59 is granted to Xavier Abel-Snape in U of T Arts & Science Chemistry at UofT Xavier came from Université de Montréal Shawn Collins. Heading to ICIQ and Ruben Martin for a postdoctoral position. A couple of decent bottles of champagne and a fun decoration on his cake symbolizing his work.