Marcus Drover
@marcuswdrover.bsky.social
Associate Professor of Inorganic Chemistry @westernu.ca 👨🔬 🇨🇦 | Organometallic & Main Group Chemistry 🧪
Group webpage: www.droverlab.ca/publications
Group webpage: www.droverlab.ca/publications
Pinned
Marcus Drover
@marcuswdrover.bsky.social
· Jul 10
🔥Excited to share our latest: "C(sp2)–H Bond Activation with a Heterometallic Nickel---Aluminium Complex” Now out in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social w/ @crimmingroup.bsky.social
Work done by PhD student, Joseph A. Zurakowski w/ Benedek Stadler & Mark Crimmin! 💪
tinyurl.com/3bbj56nw
Work done by PhD student, Joseph A. Zurakowski w/ Benedek Stadler & Mark Crimmin! 💪
tinyurl.com/3bbj56nw
Reposted by Marcus Drover
New online! Catalytically competent nickel(I)–isocyanide compounds for cross-coupling reactions
Catalytically competent nickel(I)–isocyanide compounds for cross-coupling reactions
Nature Catalysis, Published online: 14 January 2026; doi:10.1038/s41929-025-01473-9Nickel-catalysed cross-coupling reactions generally use Ni(II) or Ni(0) precatalysts. Here the authors report thermally stable dinuclear Ni(I) complexes with commercial isocyanide ligands for the efficient catalysis in Kumada, Suzuki–Miyaura and Buchwald–Hartwig cross-coupling reactions.
dlvr.it
January 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
New online! Catalytically competent nickel(I)–isocyanide compounds for cross-coupling reactions
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Part of our #EmergingInvestigators 🎉
🔖𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...
Interview➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/01/1...
Collection➡️ rsc.li/gc-emi24
Nominate➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2024/01/1...
@rsc.org #MyGreenChemStory #GreenChemistry
🔖𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...
Interview➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/01/1...
Collection➡️ rsc.li/gc-emi24
Nominate➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2024/01/1...
@rsc.org #MyGreenChemStory #GreenChemistry
January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Part of our #EmergingInvestigators 🎉
🔖𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...
Interview➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/01/1...
Collection➡️ rsc.li/gc-emi24
Nominate➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2024/01/1...
@rsc.org #MyGreenChemStory #GreenChemistry
🔖𝐅𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥, 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 & 𝐞𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐰𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐲𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 ➡️ doi.org/10.1039/D4GC...
Interview➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2026/01/1...
Collection➡️ rsc.li/gc-emi24
Nominate➡️ blogs.rsc.org/gc/2024/01/1...
@rsc.org #MyGreenChemStory #GreenChemistry
Reposted by Marcus Drover
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:
January 14, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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:
🚀A new direction for us!
Our first paper on C-H fluorination is out now! Stay tuned!
"Ligandless Iron-Catalyzed C(sp³)-H Bond Fluorination”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social!
@westernu.ca
@western-chemistry.bsky.social
url: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our first paper on C-H fluorination is out now! Stay tuned!
"Ligandless Iron-Catalyzed C(sp³)-H Bond Fluorination”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social!
@westernu.ca
@western-chemistry.bsky.social
url: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
January 14, 2026 at 5:41 PM
🚀A new direction for us!
Our first paper on C-H fluorination is out now! Stay tuned!
"Ligandless Iron-Catalyzed C(sp³)-H Bond Fluorination”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social!
@westernu.ca
@western-chemistry.bsky.social
url: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Our first paper on C-H fluorination is out now! Stay tuned!
"Ligandless Iron-Catalyzed C(sp³)-H Bond Fluorination”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social!
@westernu.ca
@western-chemistry.bsky.social
url: chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Marcus Drover
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.
January 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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.
🚀Happy New Year!
Our latest work on boron-based batteries is out now!
"Boron-Formazanate Complexes as Tunable Redox-Active Materials for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social w/ Joe Gilroy & Edwin Otten! 💪
@westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Our latest work on boron-based batteries is out now!
"Boron-Formazanate Complexes as Tunable Redox-Active Materials for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social w/ Joe Gilroy & Edwin Otten! 💪
@westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 1:28 PM
🚀Happy New Year!
Our latest work on boron-based batteries is out now!
"Boron-Formazanate Complexes as Tunable Redox-Active Materials for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social w/ Joe Gilroy & Edwin Otten! 💪
@westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Our latest work on boron-based batteries is out now!
"Boron-Formazanate Complexes as Tunable Redox-Active Materials for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries”
Published in @chemistryeurope.bsky.social w/ Joe Gilroy & Edwin Otten! 💪
@westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Grateful to receive this acknowledgement from @western-chemistry.bsky.social! Big shout-out to my awesome team! 💫🚀
👏🎉 Congratulations to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social for receiving the Department of Chemistry's 2025 Research Excellence Award for his group's outstanding work in organometallic and inorganic chemistry! As part of this award, Dr. Drover will deliver a research seminar to the Department next year!
December 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Grateful to receive this acknowledgement from @western-chemistry.bsky.social! Big shout-out to my awesome team! 💫🚀
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Simon Fraser University: Assistant Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/simon-fraser-university-assistant.html
November 7, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Simon Fraser University: Assistant Professor in the area of Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/simon-fraser-university-assistant.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
MacEwan University: Inorganic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/macewan-university-inorganic-chemistry.html
November 11, 2025 at 6:00 AM
MacEwan University: Inorganic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/macewan-university-inorganic-chemistry.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
University of Victoria: Experimental chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/university-of-victoria-experimental.html
November 19, 2025 at 2:00 PM
University of Victoria: Experimental chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/11/university-of-victoria-experimental.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
CHEM 270-155 - Faculty & staff - University of Victoria
Inspired by and honouring place, we are a community-minded, globally engaged university where we transform ideas into meaningful impact.
www.uvic.ca
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 AM
UVic Chemistry is hiring again!
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast!
Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me).
Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred.
www.uvic.ca/faculty-staf...
🔥Excited to share our latest: "Nickel Complexes of a Hybrid Cyclopentadienyl-Phosphine Ligand” Now out in @pubs.acs.org
Work done by former PDF, Pavan Mandapati w/ PhD student, Gabe Jobin! 💪
tinyurl.com/mwtmehfh @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Work done by former PDF, Pavan Mandapati w/ PhD student, Gabe Jobin! 💪
tinyurl.com/mwtmehfh @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
🔥Excited to share our latest: "Nickel Complexes of a Hybrid Cyclopentadienyl-Phosphine Ligand” Now out in @pubs.acs.org
Work done by former PDF, Pavan Mandapati w/ PhD student, Gabe Jobin! 💪
tinyurl.com/mwtmehfh @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Work done by former PDF, Pavan Mandapati w/ PhD student, Gabe Jobin! 💪
tinyurl.com/mwtmehfh @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Reposted by Marcus Drover
We had a wonderful weekend attending the @idw2025.bsky.social (Inorganic Discussion Weekend) conference! Thank you to the organizers for such an engaging meeting. Congratulations to Michèle and Sam for winning awards for their presentations!
November 9, 2025 at 8:47 PM
We had a wonderful weekend attending the @idw2025.bsky.social (Inorganic Discussion Weekend) conference! Thank you to the organizers for such an engaging meeting. Congratulations to Michèle and Sam for winning awards for their presentations!
Congrats to all awardees and esp. Brady Austen who took home a poster prize!!
Congrats to all the award winners of #InorganicDiscussionWeekend2025! Huge thank you to everyone who attended and presented this weekend, and we hope everyone had a great time discussing inorganic chemistry!
We can't wait to see everyone again in Montreal next year for IDW2026!
We can't wait to see everyone again in Montreal next year for IDW2026!
November 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Congrats to all awardees and esp. Brady Austen who took home a poster prize!!
Great meeting at IDW 2025! See you all next November in Montreal! #idw2025 @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Great meeting at IDW 2025! See you all next November in Montreal! #idw2025 @westernu.ca @western-chemistry.bsky.social
Reposted by Marcus Drover
We are advertising for two PhD studentships in organometallic chemistry! Come and work with us @imperialchemistry.bsky.social from October 2026:
Advert 2) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Advert 2) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
PhD Studentship in C–H Functionalisation Using Polymetallic Complexes at Imperial College London on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - PhD Studentship in C–H Functionalisation Using Polymetallic Complexes at Imperial College London, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
We are advertising for two PhD studentships in organometallic chemistry! Come and work with us @imperialchemistry.bsky.social from October 2026:
Advert 2) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Advert 2) www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Reposted by Marcus Drover
There's only 2 days until #InorganicDiscussionWeekend2025!
Here's a sneak peak of the swag bag you'll receive at the conference! You'll find inside a complimentary bus pass valid for the duration of the conference.
Check out www.londontransit.ca for more info on bus schedules and real time info!
Here's a sneak peak of the swag bag you'll receive at the conference! You'll find inside a complimentary bus pass valid for the duration of the conference.
Check out www.londontransit.ca for more info on bus schedules and real time info!
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
There's only 2 days until #InorganicDiscussionWeekend2025!
Here's a sneak peak of the swag bag you'll receive at the conference! You'll find inside a complimentary bus pass valid for the duration of the conference.
Check out www.londontransit.ca for more info on bus schedules and real time info!
Here's a sneak peak of the swag bag you'll receive at the conference! You'll find inside a complimentary bus pass valid for the duration of the conference.
Check out www.londontransit.ca for more info on bus schedules and real time info!
Reposted by Marcus Drover
We officially have 3 DAYS LEFT until #InorganicDiscussionWeekend2025! The conference program and the abstracts for all presentations can be accessed on our website under the "program" tab.
We are so excited to see everyone in London in a few days!
www.idw2025.ca/schedule
We are so excited to see everyone in London in a few days!
www.idw2025.ca/schedule
Program | IDW2025
www.idw2025.ca
November 4, 2025 at 7:23 PM
We officially have 3 DAYS LEFT until #InorganicDiscussionWeekend2025! The conference program and the abstracts for all presentations can be accessed on our website under the "program" tab.
We are so excited to see everyone in London in a few days!
www.idw2025.ca/schedule
We are so excited to see everyone in London in a few days!
www.idw2025.ca/schedule
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Mount Allison University: Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/mount-allison-university-organic.html
October 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Mount Allison University: Organic Chemistry https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/mount-allison-university-organic.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
University of Lethbridge: Experimental chemistry. https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/08/university-of-lethbridge-experimental.html
August 1, 2025 at 9:00 PM
University of Lethbridge: Experimental chemistry. https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/08/university-of-lethbridge-experimental.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Université d’Ottawa: Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 1 en conception de catalyseurs durables https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/08/universite-dottawa-chaire-de-recherche.html
August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Université d’Ottawa: Chaire de recherche du Canada de niveau 1 en conception de catalyseurs durables https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/08/universite-dottawa-chaire-de-recherche.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Université de Montréal: chimie inorganique https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/universite-de-montreal-chimie.html
October 8, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Université de Montréal: chimie inorganique https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/10/universite-de-montreal-chimie.html
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Registration and abstract submissions for #InorganicDiscussionWeekend has now been EXTENDED until Oct. 22nd!
Last chance to sign up to give an oral, poster or flash talk, or to just come and learn more about inorganic chemistry!
Visit idw2025.ca for more details.
Last chance to sign up to give an oral, poster or flash talk, or to just come and learn more about inorganic chemistry!
Visit idw2025.ca for more details.
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Registration and abstract submissions for #InorganicDiscussionWeekend has now been EXTENDED until Oct. 22nd!
Last chance to sign up to give an oral, poster or flash talk, or to just come and learn more about inorganic chemistry!
Visit idw2025.ca for more details.
Last chance to sign up to give an oral, poster or flash talk, or to just come and learn more about inorganic chemistry!
Visit idw2025.ca for more details.
Reposted by Marcus Drover
Just a reminder that abstract submissions for #InorganicDiscussionWeekend is due TOMORROW, Oct 15th!
The abstract template and submission guidelines can be found on our website under the "Abstract Submission" tab!
www.idw2025.ca/abstract-sub...
The abstract template and submission guidelines can be found on our website under the "Abstract Submission" tab!
www.idw2025.ca/abstract-sub...
Abstract Submission | IDW2025
www.idw2025.ca
October 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Just a reminder that abstract submissions for #InorganicDiscussionWeekend is due TOMORROW, Oct 15th!
The abstract template and submission guidelines can be found on our website under the "Abstract Submission" tab!
www.idw2025.ca/abstract-sub...
The abstract template and submission guidelines can be found on our website under the "Abstract Submission" tab!
www.idw2025.ca/abstract-sub...
Reposted by Marcus Drover
It has been an honour and privilege to co-write this piece in honour of Bob!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
(Want to know how many papers Bob has in his self-curated digital reference library that he started in 1989? The answer will surprise you! Read the article to find out 😉)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
(Want to know how many papers Bob has in his self-curated digital reference library that he started in 1989? The answer will surprise you! Read the article to find out 😉)
October 13, 2025 at 6:55 PM
It has been an honour and privilege to co-write this piece in honour of Bob!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
(Want to know how many papers Bob has in his self-curated digital reference library that he started in 1989? The answer will surprise you! Read the article to find out 😉)
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…
(Want to know how many papers Bob has in his self-curated digital reference library that he started in 1989? The answer will surprise you! Read the article to find out 😉)