Kyle Pearce

I am excited to announce a fully-funded PhD Scholarship in Molecular Bismuth Chemistry (and beyond) is now available in our research group at Flinders University.

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Isolation of arylhalodiphosphenes: periodic trends in R–PP–X bonding (X = Cl, Br, I) For over a century, aryldiazonium halides have served as widely used building blocks within synthetic chemistry. They are vital intermediates in converting simple anilines to high-value products, incl...

Check out recent work from the Mehta group looking at structure of Ar-P=P-X molecules, the compositional all P analogue of aryldiazonium halides. Published in @chemicalscience.rsc.org Thanks @ukri.org @erc.europa.eu for funding!
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Lovely stuff @fabiandankert.bsky.social & @townrowresearch.bsky.social - Enjoyable read, a quick fire of some 2025 results

Hauptgruppen‐ und Molekülchemie Im Jahr 2025 waren aller guten Dinge der Hauptgruppenchemie drei: ein dreifach geladenes Triborattrianion, ein Molekül mit linearer Al3-Einheit, das dritte Erdalkalimetall, das Stickstoff bindet, ein ...

@townrowresearch.bsky.social and I summarized some recent developments in molecular main-group chemistry. A fun project with many beautiful new discoveries last year! 👨‍🔬👩‍🔬
The annual "Trendbericht" can i.e. be read here:
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Registration is now open for the 2026 RSC (@rsc.org) Main Group Interest Group Conference:

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The meeting will be taking place on the 8-9th April 2026 at the University of Edinburgh, showcasing a breadth of inorganic/main group chemistry- We would love to see you there.

We're Hiring! If you are interested in a PDRA post with the Mehta group, please apply! @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social

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The group will soon be advertising a 3-year PDRA position @imperialchemistry.bsky.social. The successful candidate will research the synthesis and reactivity of complexes with alkaline earth-metal bonds. Start date: 03/26. Please get in touch for infomal inquries.

The Main Group Committee is looking for nominations for the RSC Main Group PhD Lectureship Prize (@rsc.org). Both Self and External Nominations welcome. Extra details provided on the flyer below:

Molecular Calcium Phosphides and Mixed Phosphide Hydrides [(BDI)Ca-μ-H]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2, Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), has been employed to synthesize diorganophosphido- and bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphidocalcium derivatives. Reaction with two equivalents of P...

Merry Christmas All! The big man just delivered my gift:
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Some lovely calcium and phosphorus chemistry in here (even if I am a bit biased) @pubs.acs.org
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Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

Early Christmas present now out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social !

Another fun collaboration between the Hill & McMullin groups ( @clairemcmullin.bsky.social @moraleschem.bsky.social ) 🔥

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Aluminum-Centered C–C Heterocoupling of Organonitriles The C-tert-butyl substituted azacyclopropenylaluminate, [(SiNDipp)Al-η2-{NCt-Bu}K]∞ (SiNDipp = (CH2SiMe2NDipp)2) reacts with both aryl- and alkyl-substituted nitriles. In contrast to previously reported attempts to effect C–C bond formation between two dissimilar nitriles, these reactions enable the completely discriminating heterocoupling of t-BuCN to provide diazabutadienylaluminate dianions that bear two differentiated N═C substituents.

Great work by the Hill groups Masters and Summer students Alannah and Estelle - coupling organonitriles at an aluminium centre. Out now in @organometallic.bsky.social .
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Architects of molecular cages win chemistry Nobel Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar Yaghi honored for developing metal-organic frameworks

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A PDRA position is available @bathchem.bsky.social in the Liptrot group. Great opportunity with a fantastic group!

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Crystal structures of CO bound to a diboryl tin complex on the left, and a tin carbene on the right with the borons migrated to C and O

In @science.org this week from Simon Aldridge's group, CO is a sneaky thief: binds unexpectedly to tin at low temp, then steals both its ligands to make a carbene 🧪

chemsky

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Thanks Fabian 😄

Thanks so much Rab, much of this work was inspired by your own 😁

Thanks Joe, hope everything is going well at Imperial

Arene Activation by Calcium Hydride/Zinc Amide Equilibration The β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2, where Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), reacts with [Zn{N(SiMe3)2}2] and [Zn(TMP)2] (TMP = 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidide) to provide labile...

Excited to see this work published today in @jacs.acspublications.org , fun chemistry and a real group effort here by @clairemcmullin.bsky.social , @moraleschem.bsky.social , Mary and big Mike! (@bathchem.bsky.social)

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First paper with @moraleschem.bsky.social too 🙌

An Alumanyl Test Case of Group 1 Redox Interchange Rationalized by a thermochemical evaluation using both theoretical (DFT) and empirical data, we show that the arene-encapsulated M+ cations of the group 1 alumanyls, [{SiNDipp}AlM]2 ({SiNDipp} =  {CH...

Happy to see the latest Hill/@clairemcmullin.bsky.social paper out in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social. We've found you can interconvert group 1 alumanyls by redox reactions with elemental alkali metals (no beryllium needed this time ;)).
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#LINO25

So it begins... Looking forward to a great week at the Lindau Meeting! Very grateful for the opportunity

Congratulations Clare 🥳

Alkylzinc-mediated transmetallation of a calcium hydride The dimeric β-diketiminato calcium hydride, [(BDI)CaH]2 (BDI = HC{(Me)CNDipp}2; Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3), reacts with dialkylzinc reagents in a 1 : 2 ratio through sequential dialkyl(hydrido)zincate…

🔓Check out this #OpenAccess work by @kylegpearce.bsky.social‬, Mary Mahon and Michael Hill: hydride transmetallation with alkylzinc gives an organocalcium dimer with differentiated alkyl and aryl functionalities👀

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Very honoured to be invited to give a research seminar @unswchemistry.bsky.social, thanks again to Sam Furfari for organising #ChemSky

We're recruiting a PDRA to work with our team at Oxford Chemistry @ox.ac.uk @oxfordchemistry.bsky.social ! If you are interested in synthetic inorganic chemistry and catalysis research, Apply!

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Happy Friday! Chuffed to see this work out in @rscmechanochem.rsc.org. Very thankful for all of the hard work put in for this paper, especially by Laura who helped to kickstart this mechanochemical venture.
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Just out in @daltontrans.rsc.org: Alkylzinc-Mediated Transmetallation of a Calcium Hydride. An extension of our approach to access [LCaMe]2 - facilitating access to organocalcium dimers with differentiated functionalities.
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