Aidan Looby
@aplooby28.bsky.social
Ph.D. Candidate at UH | Carrow Group | The SW Podcast Host | Widener ‘21 alum | THFC
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We have a brand new Research Spotlight episode, as well as a Problem Set and Solution set dropping today!! Tune in to learn about diastereoselective umpolung cyclization reactions with Dr. Giulia Iannelli!
Link: youtu.be/uyKZgUbB5Fk
Link to our problem sets: synthesis-workshop.com/problem-sets.
Link: youtu.be/uyKZgUbB5Fk
Link to our problem sets: synthesis-workshop.com/problem-sets.
November 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
We have a brand new Research Spotlight episode, as well as a Problem Set and Solution set dropping today!! Tune in to learn about diastereoselective umpolung cyclization reactions with Dr. Giulia Iannelli!
Link: youtu.be/uyKZgUbB5Fk
Link to our problem sets: synthesis-workshop.com/problem-sets.
Link: youtu.be/uyKZgUbB5Fk
Link to our problem sets: synthesis-workshop.com/problem-sets.
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Today after years of work and a tight collaboration between >40 chemists in academia and industry, we are thrilled to share the story of how our Advanced Organic Chemistry course and other courses were created in the Journal of Chemical Education!
Link: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Link: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Reimagining Advanced Chemistry Education: A Community-based Approach to Course Design for Modern Learners
Chemistry education at the graduate level and beyond faces the formidable challenge of a boundless and constantly expanding frontier of knowledge on many fronts. While modern learners have an increasi...
doi.org
August 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Today after years of work and a tight collaboration between >40 chemists in academia and industry, we are thrilled to share the story of how our Advanced Organic Chemistry course and other courses were created in the Journal of Chemical Education!
Link: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Link: doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Hey #chemsky ! I made a bracket challenge for chemists, feel free to submit a bracket for March Madness! Let's see who knows the most ball 😎 (I've watched 0 college basketball all year)
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Join Chemistry Knows Ball!!
You've been invited to join Chemistry Knows Ball! and play ESPN's Men's Tournament Challenge
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March 18, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Hey #chemsky ! I made a bracket challenge for chemists, feel free to submit a bracket for March Madness! Let's see who knows the most ball 😎 (I've watched 0 college basketball all year)
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Available now: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Let us know if you try our palladate salt and hopefully it can help you with challenging cross-coupling reactions!
Let us know if you try our palladate salt and hopefully it can help you with challenging cross-coupling reactions!
On-Demand Access to Palladium Oxidative Addition Complexes (OACs) from a Stable Organopalladate Salt
Palladium oxidative addition complexes (OACs) are state-of-the-art catalysts for many C–C and C-heteroatom cross-coupling reactions, but altering the ancillary ligand identity (i.e., phosphine, N-hete...
pubs.acs.org
February 28, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Available now: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Let us know if you try our palladate salt and hopefully it can help you with challenging cross-coupling reactions!
Let us know if you try our palladate salt and hopefully it can help you with challenging cross-coupling reactions!
Nobody cares. Work harder.
February 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Nobody cares. Work harder.
February 22, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Does anyone have a no nonsense guide to preparing Grignard reagents?
Tutorials on YouTube are either very low quality or about the mechanism of a Grignard.
I would love a step-by-step general guide.
Tutorials on YouTube are either very low quality or about the mechanism of a Grignard.
I would love a step-by-step general guide.
February 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Does anyone have a no nonsense guide to preparing Grignard reagents?
Tutorials on YouTube are either very low quality or about the mechanism of a Grignard.
I would love a step-by-step general guide.
Tutorials on YouTube are either very low quality or about the mechanism of a Grignard.
I would love a step-by-step general guide.
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If you’re an industry chemist who holds a BS/BA in Chemistry, we want to have a (compensated) conversation with you 🤗
Please share widely with chemical industry friends and colleagues! #ChemSky
Please share widely with chemical industry friends and colleagues! #ChemSky
Are you a chemist currently working in industry? We are interested in hearing about your experience. Please see the flyer for more information, we would love to talk with you!
February 6, 2025 at 12:51 AM
If you’re an industry chemist who holds a BS/BA in Chemistry, we want to have a (compensated) conversation with you 🤗
Please share widely with chemical industry friends and colleagues! #ChemSky
Please share widely with chemical industry friends and colleagues! #ChemSky
Another long run complete.
January 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Another long run complete.
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𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 🎉
The Day lab is hiring two PhD candidates to work on developing new transition-metal-catalyzed methods to transform CO2 into polymers or pharmaceuticals!
jobportal.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
Applications are open until February 14th 2025.
Please feel free to share!
The Day lab is hiring two PhD candidates to work on developing new transition-metal-catalyzed methods to transform CO2 into polymers or pharmaceuticals!
jobportal.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
Applications are open until February 14th 2025.
Please feel free to share!
PhD fellowship in synthesizing CO2-derived materials
jobportal.ku.dk
January 13, 2025 at 4:36 PM
𝐏𝐡𝐃 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 🎉
The Day lab is hiring two PhD candidates to work on developing new transition-metal-catalyzed methods to transform CO2 into polymers or pharmaceuticals!
jobportal.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
Applications are open until February 14th 2025.
Please feel free to share!
The Day lab is hiring two PhD candidates to work on developing new transition-metal-catalyzed methods to transform CO2 into polymers or pharmaceuticals!
jobportal.ku.dk/phd?show=163...
Applications are open until February 14th 2025.
Please feel free to share!
Day 2 of training for a half marathon. I used to not even be able to run 1 mile I was so out of shape.
January 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Day 2 of training for a half marathon. I used to not even be able to run 1 mile I was so out of shape.
I signed up for a half-marathon at the end of February.
January 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
I signed up for a half-marathon at the end of February.
I need a remake of my favorite 3D platformer as a child. The Sly Cooper Trilogy.
🎮Gaming question of the day👾
If you could pick any game to get a remake, what would it be?
If you could pick any game to get a remake, what would it be?
December 17, 2024 at 7:02 PM
I need a remake of my favorite 3D platformer as a child. The Sly Cooper Trilogy.
Sunday means long run. Now ready for disappointment from Spurs.
December 15, 2024 at 3:11 PM
Sunday means long run. Now ready for disappointment from Spurs.
Staying consistent. Need more hills in Texas.
December 12, 2024 at 1:23 PM
Staying consistent. Need more hills in Texas.
Eating clean and running. Keep working.
December 11, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Eating clean and running. Keep working.
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The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (by Andrew Spaeth, me) has 436 tenure-track positions and 66 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... facultychemjobs chemjobs chemsky
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List
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December 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The 2025 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List (by Andrew Spaeth, me) has 436 tenure-track positions and 66 teaching positions: bit.ly/facultychemj... facultychemjobs chemjobs chemsky
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Save the Date!! The first ACS-DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium of 2025 is on January 15, 2025 @ 12 noon ET featuring Yang Yang
& Julian West @pushingarrows.bsky.social
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to @BeyondCCHF for hosting #ChemSky
& Julian West @pushingarrows.bsky.social
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to @BeyondCCHF for hosting #ChemSky
December 9, 2024 at 5:24 PM
Save the Date!! The first ACS-DOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium of 2025 is on January 15, 2025 @ 12 noon ET featuring Yang Yang
& Julian West @pushingarrows.bsky.social
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to @BeyondCCHF for hosting #ChemSky
& Julian West @pushingarrows.bsky.social
Watch for free at:
YouTube: orgn.link/watch
Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom
Thank you to @BeyondCCHF for hosting #ChemSky
Spurs lost. Pathetic fashion really. Quit sulking and get it done! Refreshed for some chemistry this week after getting 0 done this weekend.
December 8, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Spurs lost. Pathetic fashion really. Quit sulking and get it done! Refreshed for some chemistry this week after getting 0 done this weekend.
Ni chemistry is whack. 3 different ligands, 3 different colors and precipitates from the same Ni precursor.
December 5, 2024 at 3:15 PM
Ni chemistry is whack. 3 different ligands, 3 different colors and precipitates from the same Ni precursor.
Probably my first run since high school soccer
December 5, 2024 at 2:04 PM
Probably my first run since high school soccer
Haaland is bound to turn it around this week right????
December 4, 2024 at 1:08 PM
Haaland is bound to turn it around this week right????
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We have two openings for PDRAs working in iron catalysis for organic synthesis as part of a funded EPSRC Fellowship. Applicants with strong backgrounds in inorganic synthesis and organometallic chemistry are strongly encouraged to apply. Link below:
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Job Details
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December 3, 2024 at 8:54 AM
We have two openings for PDRAs working in iron catalysis for organic synthesis as part of a funded EPSRC Fellowship. Applicants with strong backgrounds in inorganic synthesis and organometallic chemistry are strongly encouraged to apply. Link below:
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru...
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It's a little bit late, but I'm really excited for my first paper! For reaction monitoring by NMR, signal-averaging can be applied *after acquisition*, and results in better S/N *and* data density without the typical trade-off. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #NMRchat #NMR @lloydjonesgroup.bsky.social
Simple Parameters and Data Processing for Better Signal-to-Noise and Temporal Resolution in In Situ 1D NMR Reaction Monitoring
In situ 1D NMR spectroscopic reaction monitoring allows detailed investigation of chemical kinetics and mechanism. Concentration versus time data are derived from a time series of NMR spectra. Each sp...
pubs.acs.org
December 1, 2024 at 5:35 PM
It's a little bit late, but I'm really excited for my first paper! For reaction monitoring by NMR, signal-averaging can be applied *after acquisition*, and results in better S/N *and* data density without the typical trade-off. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #NMRchat #NMR @lloydjonesgroup.bsky.social
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Did some tidying up of the links for chemistry related starter packs, arranged loosely by subject area, and added who maintains the list so you know who to speak with if you'd like to be added!
tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart...
#ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart...
#ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
Bluesky Chem Starter Packs
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November 25, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Did some tidying up of the links for chemistry related starter packs, arranged loosely by subject area, and added who maintains the list so you know who to speak with if you'd like to be added!
tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart...
#ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪
tinyurl.com/ChemSkyStart...
#ChemSky #Chemistry #Chemists #StarterPacks 🧪