ECAB member Benjamin Bhawal chem.ed.ac.uk/bhawal-group favorite @helvchimacta.bsky.social article is the one of @csparr.bsky.social because the authors demonstrate the ring-opening metathesis of aromatic rings as a powerful new disconnection for atroposelective synthesis doi.org/10.1002/hlca...
Thrilled to co-author this perspective article with Eva and David. Think we are only at the tip of the iceberg on what is possible with these heavier alkali metals.
While traditionally used as stoichiometric reagents, #HeavierAlkaliMetalAmides have emerged as versatile #catalysts find out more in this #perspective with #DavidSancehzRoa @pubs.acs.org in collaboration with @remglasgow.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social
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Thanks so much Eva for coming to Bonn! We loved having you here. The combo of great science and fun laughs was what we all need to get thru January!
Vielen Dank Connie, Alex and Jeroen for making my visit to @unibonn.bsky.social truly memorable @bismutolab.bsky.social @cluchem.bsky.social #JeroenDickschat
Congratulations Christophe! I love the sword!π
Just on time before the #holidays ππ
! Check out #LucaVedani perspective article @chimiajournal.bsky.social π¨πon the #coordination of organic #PiAcceptors to #AlkaliMetal #Nickelates #OrganometallicChemistry @eucomc2025.bsky.social #OpenAccess @unibe.ch
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Just on time before the #holidays ππ
! Check out #LucaVedani perspective article @chimiajournal.bsky.social π¨πon the #coordination of organic #PiAcceptors to #AlkaliMetal #Nickelates #OrganometallicChemistry @eucomc2025.bsky.social #OpenAccess @unibe.ch
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The SNSF is considering restrictions for its Project funding. Goal: to ensure the quality of evaluation & stable success rates despite an increasing number of applications and limited funding. The final decision will be made in January 2026.
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#research #science
Iβm not sure if I have the stamina to go at your pace but we can give it a goπ
Sunday run got a bit more exotic this week #Honolulu #Hawaiii @pacifichem.bsky.social #jetlag #chemistswhorun
Excited to share #LucaVedani and @andryjborys.bsky.social work on highly reduced #alkalimetal #nickelate complexes! A collaborative effort with #DietmarStalke to try to understand their structure and applications in #catalysis @pubs.acs.org #JACS @unibe.ch #TeamNi
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Super fun #Christmas night out with the group to celebrate a great year! Looking forward to see what 2026 brings! @unibe.ch ππ
Katie Peichel, me, Jean-Louis Reymond at the reception
Me holding a big red tube with the certificate
The four honorary doctorate recipients holding their red tubes with Prof Dr Virginia Richter, Rectorin of Uni Bern, in the middle
Thank you so much @unibe.ch, Prof. Dr. Katie Peichel, and Dean Prof. Dr. Jean-Louis Reymond for awarding me an honorary doctorate for my work on #ResearchIntegrity.
Congrats to the other recipients as well.
What a wonderful ceremony!
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You can say that again. What a productive year for the Hevia group publication factory! Look forward to seeing the 2026 advances. Happy New Year when it comes! Letβs hope for peace in the World too
Super fun #Christmas night out with the group to celebrate a great year! Looking forward to see what 2026 brings! @unibe.ch ππ
The current #1 Bestseller of Helv. Chim. Acta, the Journal of the Swiss Chemical Society, founded 1917, is our paper with the groups of Thomas Poulsen (Aarhus, Denmark) and Oliver Thorn-Seshold (Dresden, Germany): Thank you so much for reading!
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Congratulations!!! Amazing news!!
#Organosodium reagents are emerging as greener, more reactive alternatives to lithiumπ§ͺ Benzyl sodium shows divergent reactivity with #pyridines, unlocking access to #dihydropyridines π New mechanistic insights revealed by Eva Hevia & co-workers @evaheviagroup.bsky.social
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Excited to share the work of #AndrewPlatten @unibe.ch in collaboration with #LauraTorrenteMurciano @ceb.cam.ac.uk
introducing the use of #SodiumAmides in #DES in #continuousFlow for ester amidations #SustainableSynthesis #OpenAccess
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Thanks a lot Rab!
We ended the week with a new #PhD in the group! Congratulations #DavidAnderson π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ on your PhD thesis advancing the #coordination and synthetic #applications of #organosodiumreagents @unibe.ch thanks @spthomasgroup.bsky.social and @albrecht-lab.bsky.social for being part of the examination committee
Excited to share the work of #AndrewPlatten @unibe.ch in collaboration with #LauraTorrenteMurciano @ceb.cam.ac.uk
introducing the use of #SodiumAmides in #DES in #continuousFlow for ester amidations #SustainableSynthesis #OpenAccess
@pubs.acs.org
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A truly inspiring talk by Steve Thomas @spthomasgroup.bsky.social on advancing #mechanistic understanding for Fe and B catalysis @unibe.ch
Glad to see that my first paper in the Hevia group is out! This work would not be possible without the support from @antorna.bsky.social and @evaheviagroup.bsky.social as well as the DFT calculations from Ana and Manting!
Excited to see this work published!! Awesome work from Clarence @clarencetankl.bsky.social making catakytic borylation with sodium bases possible!!
Thrilled to share the work of @clarencetankl.bsky.social and @antorna.bsky.social on elevating #sodium mediated deprotonative #borylation to #catalytic regimes with an insightful #mechanistic study in collaboration with Max Garcia Melchor @pubs.acs.org @unibe.ch
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Congratulations Tanja!!
