Mark Lautens
@marklautens.bsky.social
🇨🇦 O.C., University Professor and Chair of Chemistry, sometimes Opinion writer, always opinionated, citizenship ceremony presiding officer. Come for the food, travel and outdoors stories, stay for the chemistry.
Thanks for the memories.
After 20+ years on the Synthesis Editorial Board —first as Editor, then EiC— we thank Prof. Mark Lautens @marklautens.bsky.social for his incredible contributions and leadership💐 Your impact on the journal and chemistry community is lasting. Wishing you all the best! 🌟
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January 5, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Thanks for the memories.
Tell me you’re in Switzerland without saying so?
Watching a dad push a baby carriage with one hand, with skis in the back of the carriage, while dragging his gear in the free hand.
Wishing for a peaceful 2026.
We could all use it.
Watching a dad push a baby carriage with one hand, with skis in the back of the carriage, while dragging his gear in the free hand.
Wishing for a peaceful 2026.
We could all use it.
December 31, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Tell me you’re in Switzerland without saying so?
Watching a dad push a baby carriage with one hand, with skis in the back of the carriage, while dragging his gear in the free hand.
Wishing for a peaceful 2026.
We could all use it.
Watching a dad push a baby carriage with one hand, with skis in the back of the carriage, while dragging his gear in the free hand.
Wishing for a peaceful 2026.
We could all use it.
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🏆TOP 5 Most Downloaded Articles of 2025!
Carbamoyl #fluorides —an emerging frontier in organofluorine chemistry✨Explore their unique reactivity in this short review by Maryam Jabbarpoor and Christine Le @christinemle.bsky.social @leresearchgroup.bsky.social
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Carbamoyl #fluorides —an emerging frontier in organofluorine chemistry✨Explore their unique reactivity in this short review by Maryam Jabbarpoor and Christine Le @christinemle.bsky.social @leresearchgroup.bsky.social
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December 30, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🏆TOP 5 Most Downloaded Articles of 2025!
Carbamoyl #fluorides —an emerging frontier in organofluorine chemistry✨Explore their unique reactivity in this short review by Maryam Jabbarpoor and Christine Le @christinemle.bsky.social @leresearchgroup.bsky.social
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Carbamoyl #fluorides —an emerging frontier in organofluorine chemistry✨Explore their unique reactivity in this short review by Maryam Jabbarpoor and Christine Le @christinemle.bsky.social @leresearchgroup.bsky.social
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Opinion columns today:
Editorial board: tgam.ca/3GRabC4
Tony Keller: tgam.ca/48928fJ
Andrew Willis: tgam.ca/3to2BLU
Mark Lautens: tgam.ca/48qHaZq
Charles DeLand: tgam.ca/3RQr0Ds
Editorial board: tgam.ca/3GRabC4
Tony Keller: tgam.ca/48928fJ
Andrew Willis: tgam.ca/3to2BLU
Mark Lautens: tgam.ca/48qHaZq
Charles DeLand: tgam.ca/3RQr0Ds
December 19, 2023 at 3:51 PM
Opinion columns today:
Editorial board: tgam.ca/3GRabC4
Tony Keller: tgam.ca/48928fJ
Andrew Willis: tgam.ca/3to2BLU
Mark Lautens: tgam.ca/48qHaZq
Charles DeLand: tgam.ca/3RQr0Ds
Editorial board: tgam.ca/3GRabC4
Tony Keller: tgam.ca/48928fJ
Andrew Willis: tgam.ca/3to2BLU
Mark Lautens: tgam.ca/48qHaZq
Charles DeLand: tgam.ca/3RQr0Ds
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Our last paper of the year: Electrophilic C(sp2)−H Borylation of Nonactivated Arenes with Pyramidal Boron Lewis Superacids ❄️. Just published in @synthesis1969.bsky.social : special issue dedicated to Paul Knochel. 🎁 @boron-chemistry.bsky.social. Congrats Nicolas, Arnaud & Baptiste.
December 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Our last paper of the year: Electrophilic C(sp2)−H Borylation of Nonactivated Arenes with Pyramidal Boron Lewis Superacids ❄️. Just published in @synthesis1969.bsky.social : special issue dedicated to Paul Knochel. 🎁 @boron-chemistry.bsky.social. Congrats Nicolas, Arnaud & Baptiste.
Can’t think of a better way to get the wine ready for the Christmas Eve toast.
Hotel Hermitage Cervinia takes no chances.
Hotel Hermitage Cervinia takes no chances.
December 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Can’t think of a better way to get the wine ready for the Christmas Eve toast.
Hotel Hermitage Cervinia takes no chances.
Hotel Hermitage Cervinia takes no chances.
Well done Colton Johnson, PhD#61 from the Lautens group
Thanks Jim Gleason for serving as external examiner.
Best wishes in the Wendlandt group in 2026.
Thanks Jim Gleason for serving as external examiner.
Best wishes in the Wendlandt group in 2026.
December 6, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Well done Colton Johnson, PhD#61 from the Lautens group
Thanks Jim Gleason for serving as external examiner.
Best wishes in the Wendlandt group in 2026.
Thanks Jim Gleason for serving as external examiner.
Best wishes in the Wendlandt group in 2026.
Nice to see this appear. A big thanks to Clara, Armaan, Xavier, our visitor from Italy Lorenzo, and former group member Greg who has had a long and illustrious career at Merck.
More fun with oxabicycles.
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More fun with oxabicycles.
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Synthesis of Spiroindenes via Palladium Catalysis Using Oxabicycles as Acetylene Surrogates
We report the palladium-catalyzed synthesis of spiroindenes using oxabicycles as acetylene surrogates. This protocol allows for the synthesis of a diverse library of heterocyclic-tethered spiroindenes...
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November 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Nice to see this appear. A big thanks to Clara, Armaan, Xavier, our visitor from Italy Lorenzo, and former group member Greg who has had a long and illustrious career at Merck.
More fun with oxabicycles.
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
More fun with oxabicycles.
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Dueling Pinot Noir tasting on a cold and wet Friday night at the farm.
In the corner on my left, a Bourgogne Rouge from Chavy-Chouet 2018
With a bit of age.
On the right, Canadian contender Blue Mountain Reserve Cuvée 2022.
One of our favourite BC Pinot’s.
In the bottle and the glass.
In the corner on my left, a Bourgogne Rouge from Chavy-Chouet 2018
With a bit of age.
On the right, Canadian contender Blue Mountain Reserve Cuvée 2022.
One of our favourite BC Pinot’s.
In the bottle and the glass.
November 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Dueling Pinot Noir tasting on a cold and wet Friday night at the farm.
In the corner on my left, a Bourgogne Rouge from Chavy-Chouet 2018
With a bit of age.
On the right, Canadian contender Blue Mountain Reserve Cuvée 2022.
One of our favourite BC Pinot’s.
In the bottle and the glass.
In the corner on my left, a Bourgogne Rouge from Chavy-Chouet 2018
With a bit of age.
On the right, Canadian contender Blue Mountain Reserve Cuvée 2022.
One of our favourite BC Pinot’s.
In the bottle and the glass.
Our farewell to Switzerland ends where it began, in France.
A stay at hotel l’incomparable lives up to its name and ⭐️. @guideMichelinFR
New owners and chef, excellent value. 👏🏼👏🏼
Selected dishes:
Carrots (elevated)
Topinambour
Omble avec beurre blanc
Chocolate
A stay at hotel l’incomparable lives up to its name and ⭐️. @guideMichelinFR
New owners and chef, excellent value. 👏🏼👏🏼
Selected dishes:
Carrots (elevated)
Topinambour
Omble avec beurre blanc
Chocolate
October 26, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Our farewell to Switzerland ends where it began, in France.
A stay at hotel l’incomparable lives up to its name and ⭐️. @guideMichelinFR
New owners and chef, excellent value. 👏🏼👏🏼
Selected dishes:
Carrots (elevated)
Topinambour
Omble avec beurre blanc
Chocolate
A stay at hotel l’incomparable lives up to its name and ⭐️. @guideMichelinFR
New owners and chef, excellent value. 👏🏼👏🏼
Selected dishes:
Carrots (elevated)
Topinambour
Omble avec beurre blanc
Chocolate
It has not been easy to follow the #BlueJays from Lausanne.
Fortunately,the event honouring Jieping Zhu was so much fun that it helped soothe the FOMO.
That and waking up in the middle of the night to check the score were all that was needed.
Fortunately,the event honouring Jieping Zhu was so much fun that it helped soothe the FOMO.
That and waking up in the middle of the night to check the score were all that was needed.
October 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It has not been easy to follow the #BlueJays from Lausanne.
Fortunately,the event honouring Jieping Zhu was so much fun that it helped soothe the FOMO.
That and waking up in the middle of the night to check the score were all that was needed.
Fortunately,the event honouring Jieping Zhu was so much fun that it helped soothe the FOMO.
That and waking up in the middle of the night to check the score were all that was needed.
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Today we have the 60th Birthday Symposium of Prof. Jieping Zhu at EPFL!
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Looking forward to the 60th Birthday Symposium of my friend and colleague Prof. Jieping Zhu today at EPFL Chemistry ! | Jerome Waser
Looking forward to the 60th Birthday Symposium of my friend and colleague Prof. Jieping Zhu today at EPFL Chemistry !
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October 20, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Today we have the 60th Birthday Symposium of Prof. Jieping Zhu at EPFL!
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Excited to be back in Lausanne.
We enjoying visiting our old haunts including a restaurant Jieping Zhu introduced to us during our sabbatical at EPFL.
Risotto with champagne and Parmesan
We enjoying visiting our old haunts including a restaurant Jieping Zhu introduced to us during our sabbatical at EPFL.
Risotto with champagne and Parmesan
October 19, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Excited to be back in Lausanne.
We enjoying visiting our old haunts including a restaurant Jieping Zhu introduced to us during our sabbatical at EPFL.
Risotto with champagne and Parmesan
We enjoying visiting our old haunts including a restaurant Jieping Zhu introduced to us during our sabbatical at EPFL.
Risotto with champagne and Parmesan
@profdaveleigh.bsky.social came to town and wowed us with his amazing science + a little magic.
He asked me for the name of a student with a good sense of humor, but I did not know his plan. Fortunately, all went well with Clara, who as you can see enjoyed the event.
He asked me for the name of a student with a good sense of humor, but I did not know his plan. Fortunately, all went well with Clara, who as you can see enjoyed the event.
October 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
@profdaveleigh.bsky.social came to town and wowed us with his amazing science + a little magic.
He asked me for the name of a student with a good sense of humor, but I did not know his plan. Fortunately, all went well with Clara, who as you can see enjoyed the event.
He asked me for the name of a student with a good sense of humor, but I did not know his plan. Fortunately, all went well with Clara, who as you can see enjoyed the event.
Be careful who you dine with, or you may have a 3.5h lunch with engaging hosts, great food, and off the chart wines.
Chez Bruce was amazing but nothing could top these wines. The founders of the feast know who you are.
Lobster ravioli, grouse, cheese course…. and more
Chez Bruce was amazing but nothing could top these wines. The founders of the feast know who you are.
Lobster ravioli, grouse, cheese course…. and more
September 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Be careful who you dine with, or you may have a 3.5h lunch with engaging hosts, great food, and off the chart wines.
Chez Bruce was amazing but nothing could top these wines. The founders of the feast know who you are.
Lobster ravioli, grouse, cheese course…. and more
Chez Bruce was amazing but nothing could top these wines. The founders of the feast know who you are.
Lobster ravioli, grouse, cheese course…. and more
Dinner with my son and his fiancé at Harewood Arms a 1* Michelin in Fulham.
A highly elevated pub experience. Great to enjoy the Churchill War Rooms by day, and feast by night.
Trout
Cornish Skate with capers and muscles
A highly elevated pub experience. Great to enjoy the Churchill War Rooms by day, and feast by night.
Trout
Cornish Skate with capers and muscles
September 20, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Dinner with my son and his fiancé at Harewood Arms a 1* Michelin in Fulham.
A highly elevated pub experience. Great to enjoy the Churchill War Rooms by day, and feast by night.
Trout
Cornish Skate with capers and muscles
A highly elevated pub experience. Great to enjoy the Churchill War Rooms by day, and feast by night.
Trout
Cornish Skate with capers and muscles
After big meals with @profdaveleigh.bsky.social it was time for a lighter lunch.
Meal at a pub near Putney Bridge did the trick.
Meal at a pub near Putney Bridge did the trick.
September 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
After big meals with @profdaveleigh.bsky.social it was time for a lighter lunch.
Meal at a pub near Putney Bridge did the trick.
Meal at a pub near Putney Bridge did the trick.
A trip “home” - back to the area my family emigrated from in 1951!
They left Oldham after WWII, when jobs were in short supply for unskilled workers.
I return a few years later to give the TY Shen Lecture University of Manchester with my kind host @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
They left Oldham after WWII, when jobs were in short supply for unskilled workers.
I return a few years later to give the TY Shen Lecture University of Manchester with my kind host @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
A trip “home” - back to the area my family emigrated from in 1951!
They left Oldham after WWII, when jobs were in short supply for unskilled workers.
I return a few years later to give the TY Shen Lecture University of Manchester with my kind host @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
They left Oldham after WWII, when jobs were in short supply for unskilled workers.
I return a few years later to give the TY Shen Lecture University of Manchester with my kind host @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
Saturday and time to celebrate an outstanding Ontario wine.
Two Sisters Cabernet Franc from Niagara is splendid. Better restock.
Two Sisters Cabernet Franc from Niagara is splendid. Better restock.
September 13, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Saturday and time to celebrate an outstanding Ontario wine.
Two Sisters Cabernet Franc from Niagara is splendid. Better restock.
Two Sisters Cabernet Franc from Niagara is splendid. Better restock.
September 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Farewell to Paris, after a wonderful week of hiking in the val d’Anniviers in Switzerland.
A great meal at Nous 4 near the Gare de Lyon to end our stay.
A great meal at Nous 4 near the Gare de Lyon to end our stay.
August 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Farewell to Paris, after a wonderful week of hiking in the val d’Anniviers in Switzerland.
A great meal at Nous 4 near the Gare de Lyon to end our stay.
A great meal at Nous 4 near the Gare de Lyon to end our stay.
A hike in Zinal. 5 degrees this morning, 7 at the summit at noon.
August 24, 2025 at 10:08 AM
A hike in Zinal. 5 degrees this morning, 7 at the summit at noon.
A welcome break from being Chair.
Enjoying the outdoors.
We somehow beat the odds and made it to Europe, in spite of issues at Air Canada. All thanks to a wonderful “in-charge” and concierge.
Flying often does have small benefits.
Welcome to Zinal Switzerland 🇨🇭a heavenly place in the Valais.
Enjoying the outdoors.
We somehow beat the odds and made it to Europe, in spite of issues at Air Canada. All thanks to a wonderful “in-charge” and concierge.
Flying often does have small benefits.
Welcome to Zinal Switzerland 🇨🇭a heavenly place in the Valais.
August 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A welcome break from being Chair.
Enjoying the outdoors.
We somehow beat the odds and made it to Europe, in spite of issues at Air Canada. All thanks to a wonderful “in-charge” and concierge.
Flying often does have small benefits.
Welcome to Zinal Switzerland 🇨🇭a heavenly place in the Valais.
Enjoying the outdoors.
We somehow beat the odds and made it to Europe, in spite of issues at Air Canada. All thanks to a wonderful “in-charge” and concierge.
Flying often does have small benefits.
Welcome to Zinal Switzerland 🇨🇭a heavenly place in the Valais.
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✨Our August Thieme #Cheminar dedicated to prof. Carreira was a big success with 406 attendees at peak!✨
Thanks to everyone who joined the discussions, our speakers for the excellent presentations👏, and our EiC @marklautens.bsky.social for chairing the session!
Watch later👉 buff.ly/K2XxagR
Thanks to everyone who joined the discussions, our speakers for the excellent presentations👏, and our EiC @marklautens.bsky.social for chairing the session!
Watch later👉 buff.ly/K2XxagR
August 19, 2025 at 7:02 AM
✨Our August Thieme #Cheminar dedicated to prof. Carreira was a big success with 406 attendees at peak!✨
Thanks to everyone who joined the discussions, our speakers for the excellent presentations👏, and our EiC @marklautens.bsky.social for chairing the session!
Watch later👉 buff.ly/K2XxagR
Thanks to everyone who joined the discussions, our speakers for the excellent presentations👏, and our EiC @marklautens.bsky.social for chairing the session!
Watch later👉 buff.ly/K2XxagR
A great event. Wonderful talks, engaged audience, a few laughs.
Congratulations Erick on so many years of service to @synthesis1969.bsky.social Synfacts and SoS.
Congratulations Erick on so many years of service to @synthesis1969.bsky.social Synfacts and SoS.
Thank you @marklautens.bsky.social, Prof Tobias Ritter, @songlin1.bsky.social and @reiswoman.bsky.social for making this event so special! Awesome science and 350 joined around the world. Heartfelt thank-you to Prof Erick Carreira for joining us throughout.
Watch later: cassyni.com/events/YCqA8...
Watch later: cassyni.com/events/YCqA8...
August 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A great event. Wonderful talks, engaged audience, a few laughs.
Congratulations Erick on so many years of service to @synthesis1969.bsky.social Synfacts and SoS.
Congratulations Erick on so many years of service to @synthesis1969.bsky.social Synfacts and SoS.