Bill The Chemist
@billthechemist.bsky.social
Temple PhD ‘24 | McGill ‘15 | aspiring cat owner | Monica Culpepper’s #1 fan | organic chem and occasionally fitness
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Hi everyone! I figure I should make my thread about “how the heck did I learn echem” so buckle up and hold onto your electrasyn!
“Excuse me sir has anyone ever told you that you look just like Sidney Crosby?”
February 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
“Excuse me sir has anyone ever told you that you look just like Sidney Crosby?”
Kind of want to get active on social media again but rebrand as a buff scientist or something
Apparently @billthechemist.bsky.social has gotten hella jacked?!?!? Holy hell the pics 🫡🫡🫡
February 20, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Kind of want to get active on social media again but rebrand as a buff scientist or something
I’ve already read 6 books in 2025! Feels so nice to have more free time for reading!
February 4, 2025 at 1:18 AM
I’ve already read 6 books in 2025! Feels so nice to have more free time for reading!
Biomimetic cation rearrangements from @dirktrauner.bsky.social and his phenomenal student Jordan! Love seeing computations aiding synthetic strategies! A really great story and impressive chemistry! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Biomimetic Synthesis of Azorellolide via Cyclopropylcarbinyl Cation Chemistry
A concise synthesis of the complex diterpene azorellolide, inspired by speculations on biosynthetic cationic cascades, is presented. The approach, guided by computation, relies on the intramolecular i...
pubs.acs.org
December 18, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Biomimetic cation rearrangements from @dirktrauner.bsky.social and his phenomenal student Jordan! Love seeing computations aiding synthetic strategies! A really great story and impressive chemistry! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Reposted by Bill The Chemist
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
November 29, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Did you know? Black Friday is named in honor of Rebecca Black, who invented Friday in 2011.
My cousin casually mentioning she’s about to do undergrad research in total synthesis 🫢
November 28, 2024 at 5:02 PM
My cousin casually mentioning she’s about to do undergrad research in total synthesis 🫢
So in one of my papers I demonstrated this same sequential Grignard/Diels-Alder transformation. Nice to see this chemistry more thoroughly explored here! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Three-Component Synthesis of Multiply Functionalized 5,6-Dehydroisoquinuclidines through Dearomatization of Pyridine
A three-component synthesis of multiply functionalized 5,6-dehydroisoquinuclidines is described. After the formation of an N-alkylpyridinium salt, Grignard addition led to the formation of the corresp...
pubs.acs.org
November 27, 2024 at 10:22 PM
So in one of my papers I demonstrated this same sequential Grignard/Diels-Alder transformation. Nice to see this chemistry more thoroughly explored here! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
And if I could talk to my 16 year old self I would tell him it gets better. (I parallel parked on the busiest street in my hometown without crying)
November 26, 2024 at 6:07 PM
And if I could talk to my 16 year old self I would tell him it gets better. (I parallel parked on the busiest street in my hometown without crying)
RIP Suze. 2007-2024
November 19, 2024 at 11:23 PM
RIP Suze. 2007-2024
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If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!).
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
November 18, 2024 at 8:24 PM
If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!).
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
shenvilab.github.io/Synthordle/
Easy problems for Sophomore OChem, hard problems for advanced practitioners.
Reposted by Bill The Chemist
Do not confuse...
November 16, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Do not confuse...
Hi everyone! I figure I should make my thread about “how the heck did I learn echem” so buckle up and hold onto your electrasyn!
November 16, 2024 at 9:01 PM
Hi everyone! I figure I should make my thread about “how the heck did I learn echem” so buckle up and hold onto your electrasyn!
Organic chemists be like “I know a spot” and it’s a messy TLC they are convinced they can separate without a prep plate… or it’s Bluesky! (First post here the same as my first ever tweet)
October 24, 2023 at 1:38 AM
Organic chemists be like “I know a spot” and it’s a messy TLC they are convinced they can separate without a prep plate… or it’s Bluesky! (First post here the same as my first ever tweet)