We are Synthetic Chemists Interested in the Structure and Reactivity of Main Group Compounds.
Joined June 2019
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Benzylic C-H deprotonation using RLi/TpNa super basic mixtures
Carbanions trapped in between cationic sodium centres!
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A proud milestone for @rr_lab - our first JACS publication! Heartiest congratulations to Chandru, Bincy, Sanjai, Sheryl & Venkadesh for this remarkable achievement and well-deserved success. 👏✨pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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I'm delighted to be featured in the "Introducing..." profile series of Angewandte Chemie.
Grateful for the opportunity to share my research journey, scientific interests, and perspectives with the broader chemistry community.
link: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2805282
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A Tris(pyrazolyl)hydridoborate Zinc Hydride Catalyzes CO2 Reduction via Hydrosilylation in the Presence of Triphenylborane chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
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We thank @ANRFIndia for the generous funding
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PhD openings for CSIR/UGC JRF-qualified candidates in Chemistry to work on reactive antimony compounds and superbases. Motivated applicants are encouraged to apply for the August 2026 intake. Details: phdadmission.iisertvm.ac.in/…
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Yixiao, Maryam and Sophie's preprint on work extending Harder's Mg(0) cmpd to new, stable Mg(0) and Mg(0)/Mg(I) examples, and their reduction of TM carbonyls, is out @ChemRxiv. TCHP is a great, easy to prepare, stabilizing aryl. #ozchem @ChemistryMonash tinyurl.com/5yh3sd2z
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We posted our latest paper on a Y-shaped dianionic Al4 molecule featuring a negative charge close to -2 on the central Al atom to ChemRxiv.
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Only a couple of days left to submit abstracts for oral presentations at the ICCC 2026 (iccc2026.com)!
I will be hosting a special symposium on P-block chemistry covering strained geometries and unusual electronic structures. See you there =)
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9th PhD thesis successfully defended from the Main Group Chemistry Lab @tvmiiser. Many thanks to @LabLichtenberg and @DNareddula for reviewing the thesis of @annabel_benny.
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Aluminum: lightest p-block metal with very low electronegativity. Converting Al(III) to Al(I) in stoichiometric reactions is rare. But now, we've made Al redox catalysis a reality! Check it out @nature
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Aluminum versus Gallium: Differences in Bis(bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl) Element Halides, Hydrides, and Oxygen-Bridged E/P Frustrated Lewis Pairs by Norbert Werner Mitzel and co-workers #OpenAccess
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Immensely glad to see @Ankur02637554—began his research training in our lab from the very first semester of the BS-MS program @tvmiiser—join @scheschkewitz and now report the spectacular Si₅R₅⁻.
Proud of our alumni! 🚀
Congratulations to Ankur on his fantastic work on the stable all-silicon analog of the iconic cyclopentadienide published today in @ScienceMagazine (doi.org/10.1126/science.aed1…). Note, that the Iwamoto group at Sendai obtained precisely the same compound (doi.org/10.1126/science.aed0…)!
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Curious about element–ligand cooperation at anionic Germanium?
Check out the Flash Communication of @Pam_Benzan and Marie Velada Dugois in @Orgmet_ACS!
Reversible O–H Bond Activation at a Bicyclic Germanide via Ge-Ligand Cooperativity pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…
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While traditionally used as stoichiometric reagents, #HeavierAlkaliMetalAmides have emerged as versatile #catalysts, find out more in this #perspective by @SanchezRoaDavid @DCBPunibern @ACSCatalysis in collaboration with #RabMulvey @StrathChem
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Extremely happy to share that our first work on protein-templated metal nanoclusters has now been published in Angewandte Chemie: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2025259….
Congratulations to all the students involved for their patience in starting and successfully completing something new.
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Thrilled to share our new paper on the Double E─H Bond Activation of Ammonia and Water using our Cyclic Gallaphosphene L(OCP)GaPGaL , now published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition share.google/RsRrZcJbHZ8QLJZ…
@unidue #SchulzGrouo @iit_tirupati #SharmaLab
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FINALLY a complex of type LMg-CaL! This formally Mg(0)-Ca(II) complex shows a very long Mg-Ca bond with Mg(-)/Ca( ) polarization and is quite reactive! Our first 2026 paper is "In dear memory of Herbert Roesky" shorturl.at/tvi0C
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'26 starts with a great news!!!
Excited to share our latest work just now published in @JOC_OL (@ACSPublications )
Here, we have developed a protocol for the Hydrothiocarbonylation of alkynes under photochemical conditions.
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