Nicolas Blanchard
@blanchard-lab.bsky.social
CNRS Researcher in France enjoying cycloadditions, catalysis, natural products, new technologies for chemistry and data science. Wine and food enthusiast!
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Great article from Ilan Marek, Technion Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, congrats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Stereospecific molecular rearrangement via nucleophilic substitution at quaternary stereocentres in acyclic systems - Nature Chemistry
Achieving stereochemical control in SN1-type nucleophilic substitution reactions is challenging due to the complexity of the successive carbocation intermediates. Now a strategy using neighbouring gro...
www.nature.com
March 22, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Great article from Ilan Marek, Technion Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, congrats! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
From @anatmilo.bsky.social: Probability Guided Chemical Reaction Scopes | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che...
Probability Guided Chemical Reaction Scopes
The suitability of synthetic protocols for a target molecule can be evaluated by analyzing reaction scopes of possible literature procedures. Whereas trial-and-error screening of reaction conditions i...
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March 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
From @anatmilo.bsky.social: Probability Guided Chemical Reaction Scopes | ChemRxiv - doi.org/10.26434/che...
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We start our first post on Bluesky with a firework! Very proud of a brilliant team to publish our work on C(sp3)-atom transfer @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It has been a very exciting journey. Thanks @erc.europa.eu
February 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
We start our first post on Bluesky with a firework! Very proud of a brilliant team to publish our work on C(sp3)-atom transfer @science.org. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... It has been a very exciting journey. Thanks @erc.europa.eu
David Matchavariani from BSM group of LIMA laboratory now on stage for a short lecture at SCF Alsace day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social on the fascinating chemistry of SF5-alkynes!
March 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
David Matchavariani from BSM group of LIMA laboratory now on stage for a short lecture at SCF Alsace day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social on the fascinating chemistry of SF5-alkynes!
On stage at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social for the next short talk is Dorian Schutz from Dr Miesch group @unistra.fr
March 13, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On stage at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social for the next short talk is Dorian Schutz from Dr Miesch group @unistra.fr
Next short talk at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social: Maxime Steinmetz @unistra.fr
March 13, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Next short talk at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social: Maxime Steinmetz @unistra.fr
Laurinne Tual from LIT @unistra.fr on stage at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social. Heterocyclic chemistry rocks!
March 13, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Laurinne Tual from LIT @unistra.fr on stage at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social. Heterocyclic chemistry rocks!
Short talk by David-Jerome Pham from @unistra.fr at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Short talk by David-Jerome Pham from @unistra.fr at SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social
Plenary lecture by Dr Michael Parmentier from @novartis.bsky.social at the SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social. Michael is also the “2024 Yves Chauvin prize” of the @scf-dco.bsky.social.
Process chemistry in action!
Process chemistry in action!
March 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Plenary lecture by Dr Michael Parmentier from @novartis.bsky.social at the SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social. Michael is also the “2024 Yves Chauvin prize” of the @scf-dco.bsky.social.
Process chemistry in action!
Process chemistry in action!
Last short communication of the morning at SCF Alsace day 2025 is given by Paul Covin from IS2M on surface chemistry for plasma polymerisation @alsacescf.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Last short communication of the morning at SCF Alsace day 2025 is given by Paul Covin from IS2M on surface chemistry for plasma polymerisation @alsacescf.bsky.social
Loic Groslambert from @unistra.fr on stage to discuss chalcogen bonds and tellurium salts @alsacescf.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Loic Groslambert from @unistra.fr on stage to discuss chalcogen bonds and tellurium salts @alsacescf.bsky.social
Second conference of the SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social by Dr Liva Dzene from IS2M on synthesis of novel materials inspired by clay minerals
March 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Second conference of the SCF Alsace Day 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social by Dr Liva Dzene from IS2M on synthesis of novel materials inspired by clay minerals
Now on stage Elliott Jung from @unistra.fr on spirocyclic isoquinuclidines synthetic strategies
March 13, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Now on stage Elliott Jung from @unistra.fr on spirocyclic isoquinuclidines synthetic strategies
Next speaker of SCF Alsace Day 2025 is Dr Ariana Villarreal Marquez from Lpim laboratory at UHA, on photochemical bricks for 3D-photopolymer elaboration. @alsacescf.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Next speaker of SCF Alsace Day 2025 is Dr Ariana Villarreal Marquez from Lpim laboratory at UHA, on photochemical bricks for 3D-photopolymer elaboration. @alsacescf.bsky.social
First speaker of the day is Dr Morgan Cormier from Lima Laboratory on photocatalysis for organic transformations @alsacescf.bsky.social
March 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
First speaker of the day is Dr Morgan Cormier from Lima Laboratory on photocatalysis for organic transformations @alsacescf.bsky.social
Journée SCF Alsace 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social à l’université de Mulhouse. Les organisateurs locaux @bizetvincent.bsky.social et Arnaud Spangenberg ouvrent la journée ! Merci aux étudiants et étudiantes pour leur aide précieuse!
March 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Journée SCF Alsace 2025 @alsacescf.bsky.social à l’université de Mulhouse. Les organisateurs locaux @bizetvincent.bsky.social et Arnaud Spangenberg ouvrent la journée ! Merci aux étudiants et étudiantes pour leur aide précieuse!
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En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand up for Science », ainsi qu’à une journée de mobilisation nationale le 7 mars. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
« Défendons les sciences face aux nouveaux obscurantismes »
TRIBUNE. En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand...
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March 4, 2025 at 12:08 PM
En écho au mouvement américain de protestation contre la politique de Donald Trump, un collectif de personnalités françaises appelle citoyens et scientifiques à rejoindre le mouvement « Stand up for Science », ainsi qu’à une journée de mobilisation nationale le 7 mars. www.lemonde.fr/sciences/art...
Thanks to E. Lacôte and J. Lalevee for leading this study on carbene boranes!
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February 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Thanks to E. Lacôte and J. Lalevee for leading this study on carbene boranes!
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Light-activated hypervalent iodine agents enable diverse aliphatic C–H functionalization, from Song Lin and co-workers:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#chemsky
Light-activated hypervalent iodine agents enable diverse aliphatic C–H functionalization - Nature Chemistry
Aliphatic C–H functionalization is a valuable tool in organic synthesis. Now a hypervalent iodine reagent has been shown to release a potent hydrogen atom abstractor for C–H activation under mild phot...
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February 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Light-activated hypervalent iodine agents enable diverse aliphatic C–H functionalization, from Song Lin and co-workers:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#chemsky
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#chemsky
Reposted by Nicolas Blanchard
A giant of modern crystallography has passed. George Sheldrick was the author of the SHELX series of programs (among others) for structure solution and refinement of both small-molecule and macromolecular crystal structures.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shel...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shel...
Sheldrick’s SHELX
From code on a Titan to becoming the titan of crystal structure determination
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February 24, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A giant of modern crystallography has passed. George Sheldrick was the author of the SHELX series of programs (among others) for structure solution and refinement of both small-molecule and macromolecular crystal structures.
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shel...
www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/shel...