Connor Durfy
@connordurfy.bsky.social
Living for inorganic chemistry and spectroscopy ⚛️🧲⚡️| PhD student in the Nichols lab at UBC | formerly BSc in the Drover lab at UWO | he/him 🏳️🌈
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Connor Durfy
@connordurfy.bsky.social
· Jan 22
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Excited to share our latest:
“CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy”
Now out in Angewandte Chemie!
Congrats to Connor and Joey!
doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Excited to share our latest:
“CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy”
Now out in Angewandte Chemie!
Congrats to Connor and Joey!
doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Check this out to see how we unraveled the mechanism behind this cool transformation!!
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
Reposted by Connor Durfy
#OnTheCover of issue 59...
"Hydro- and chloroelementation reactions across an iron–carbon bond using heavy group 15 reagents" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Mitchell A. Z. MachEachern, Connor S. Durfy, Paul D. Boyle, Saurabh S. Chitnis and Marcus W. Drover
Read it here 🔓 buff.ly/2T7bybB
"Hydro- and chloroelementation reactions across an iron–carbon bond using heavy group 15 reagents" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Mitchell A. Z. MachEachern, Connor S. Durfy, Paul D. Boyle, Saurabh S. Chitnis and Marcus W. Drover
Read it here 🔓 buff.ly/2T7bybB
July 18, 2025 at 10:00 AM
#OnTheCover of issue 59...
"Hydro- and chloroelementation reactions across an iron–carbon bond using heavy group 15 reagents" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Mitchell A. Z. MachEachern, Connor S. Durfy, Paul D. Boyle, Saurabh S. Chitnis and Marcus W. Drover
Read it here 🔓 buff.ly/2T7bybB
"Hydro- and chloroelementation reactions across an iron–carbon bond using heavy group 15 reagents" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Mitchell A. Z. MachEachern, Connor S. Durfy, Paul D. Boyle, Saurabh S. Chitnis and Marcus W. Drover
Read it here 🔓 buff.ly/2T7bybB
Reposted by Connor Durfy
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Reposted by Connor Durfy
📸 🎥 Our latest, now out -
"Hydro- and Chloroelementation Reactions Across an Iron–Carbon Bond Using Heavy Group 15 Reagents" @chemcomm.rsc.org @westernu.bsky.social @western-chemistry.bsky.social
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"Hydro- and Chloroelementation Reactions Across an Iron–Carbon Bond Using Heavy Group 15 Reagents" @chemcomm.rsc.org @westernu.bsky.social @western-chemistry.bsky.social
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
June 25, 2025 at 12:06 AM
📸 🎥 Our latest, now out -
"Hydro- and Chloroelementation Reactions Across an Iron–Carbon Bond Using Heavy Group 15 Reagents" @chemcomm.rsc.org @westernu.bsky.social @western-chemistry.bsky.social
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"Hydro- and Chloroelementation Reactions Across an Iron–Carbon Bond Using Heavy Group 15 Reagents" @chemcomm.rsc.org @westernu.bsky.social @western-chemistry.bsky.social
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
👀 Watch out for some of the group's presentations during next week's CSC in Ottawa! 🎤🧪📃 #CSC2025 #YOW #InorgChem #MolecCatal #MainGrMagic
& Be sure to check out Joey's and Mitch's award talks! 🦾
& Be sure to check out Joey's and Mitch's award talks! 🦾
June 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
👀 Watch out for some of the group's presentations during next week's CSC in Ottawa! 🎤🧪📃 #CSC2025 #YOW #InorgChem #MolecCatal #MainGrMagic
& Be sure to check out Joey's and Mitch's award talks! 🦾
& Be sure to check out Joey's and Mitch's award talks! 🦾
Reposted by Connor Durfy
🎨🖌️Our #FrontCover now out in the latest issue of Organometallics! @pubs.acs.org
"Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-In Iron Complex" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Logan J. Taylor, and Marcus Drover
Article: 👉 lnkd.in/g9TZVv_E
Issue: 👉 lnkd.in/gMUPtsbk
"Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-In Iron Complex" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Logan J. Taylor, and Marcus Drover
Article: 👉 lnkd.in/g9TZVv_E
Issue: 👉 lnkd.in/gMUPtsbk
March 24, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🎨🖌️Our #FrontCover now out in the latest issue of Organometallics! @pubs.acs.org
"Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-In Iron Complex" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Logan J. Taylor, and Marcus Drover
Article: 👉 lnkd.in/g9TZVv_E
Issue: 👉 lnkd.in/gMUPtsbk
"Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-In Iron Complex" by Joseph A. Zurakowski, Logan J. Taylor, and Marcus Drover
Article: 👉 lnkd.in/g9TZVv_E
Issue: 👉 lnkd.in/gMUPtsbk
Reposted by Connor Durfy
Excited to share out recent paper in J. Chem. Educ. Sharing some of our teams work developing interactive, gamified activities for learning about the societal impacts of inorganic chemistry at conferences and in undergraduate classrooms. 🌿🧩Great work team!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
An Interactive Exploration of the Societal Impacts of Inorganic Chemistry─A Base Metal View on Sustainable Catalysis
Sustainable development and green chemistry applications are at the forefront of research and chemistry education as chemists begin to respond to the transgression of planetary boundaries, such as the...
pubs.acs.org
March 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Excited to share out recent paper in J. Chem. Educ. Sharing some of our teams work developing interactive, gamified activities for learning about the societal impacts of inorganic chemistry at conferences and in undergraduate classrooms. 🌿🧩Great work team!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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Happy to share our work reviewing the use of escape rooms to teach undergraduate and high school chemistry! 🧩♟️
Great work @connordurfy.bsky.social , Emma Davy, and Shauna Schechtel!
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
Great work @connordurfy.bsky.social , Emma Davy, and Shauna Schechtel!
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
Solving the Chemistry Puzzle—A Review on the Application of Escape-Room-Style Puzzles in Undergraduate Chemistry Teaching
Active learning techniques are taking the classroom by storm. Numerous research articles have highlighted the benefits of active learning techniques on student understanding, knowledge retention, prob...
www.mdpi.com
March 15, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Happy to share our work reviewing the use of escape rooms to teach undergraduate and high school chemistry! 🧩♟️
Great work @connordurfy.bsky.social , Emma Davy, and Shauna Schechtel!
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
Great work @connordurfy.bsky.social , Emma Davy, and Shauna Schechtel!
www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
www.chemistryviews.org/angewandte-c...
www.chemistryviews.org/angewandte-c...
March 1, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
www.chemistryviews.org/angewandte-c...
www.chemistryviews.org/angewandte-c...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
Recently published by @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and colleagues (and also on the cover!).
'Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex'
#OpenAccess 🔓
pubs.rsc.org/en/Cont...
'Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex'
#OpenAccess 🔓
pubs.rsc.org/en/Cont...
February 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Recently published by @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and colleagues (and also on the cover!).
'Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex'
#OpenAccess 🔓
pubs.rsc.org/en/Cont...
'Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex'
#OpenAccess 🔓
pubs.rsc.org/en/Cont...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
🎨🖌️Our #Frontispiece now out in the latest issue of @angewandtechemie.bsky.social!
"CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy" by Connor Durfy, Joseph A. Zurakowski, and Marcus Drover
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy" by Connor Durfy, Joseph A. Zurakowski, and Marcus Drover
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
🎨🖌️Our #Frontispiece now out in the latest issue of @angewandtechemie.bsky.social!
"CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy" by Connor Durfy, Joseph A. Zurakowski, and Marcus Drover
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
"CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy" by Connor Durfy, Joseph A. Zurakowski, and Marcus Drover
👉 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
🎨🖌️#OnTheCover of the latest issue of @chemcomm.rsc.org!
"Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex" by Connor Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Paul D. Boyle and Marcus Drover
➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex" by Connor Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Paul D. Boyle and Marcus Drover
➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
February 19, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🎨🖌️#OnTheCover of the latest issue of @chemcomm.rsc.org!
"Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex" by Connor Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Paul D. Boyle and Marcus Drover
➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
"Ring strain governs transmetalation behaviour at a tucked-in iron complex" by Connor Durfy, Michelle Huang, Joseph A. Zurakowski, Paul D. Boyle and Marcus Drover
➡️ pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
🔥Grateful to @angewandtechemie.bsky.social for including our work as part of their #IntroducingAngewandte series! @westernu.bsky.social | 📢Thanks to NSERC for their continued support of our program! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
url: --> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
url: --> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
February 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
🔥Grateful to @angewandtechemie.bsky.social for including our work as part of their #IntroducingAngewandte series! @westernu.bsky.social | 📢Thanks to NSERC for their continued support of our program! 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
url: --> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
url: --> onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Reposted by Connor Durfy
📸 🎥 Our latest is now out - "Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-in Iron Complex" | @pubs.acs.org @acs.org | Congrats to the authors! @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5dtt7y7e
tinyurl.com/5dtt7y7e
January 24, 2025 at 12:02 PM
📸 🎥 Our latest is now out - "Flash Communication: Isonitrile Cyclization and Indole Tautomerization at a Tucked-in Iron Complex" | @pubs.acs.org @acs.org | Congrats to the authors! @westernu.bsky.social @westernuresearch.bsky.social
tinyurl.com/5dtt7y7e
tinyurl.com/5dtt7y7e
Check this out to see how we unraveled the mechanism behind this cool transformation!!
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
🔴=⚫️=🔴
Excited to share our latest:
“CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy”
Now out in Angewandte Chemie!
Congrats to Connor and Joey!
doi.org/10.1002/anie...
Excited to share our latest:
“CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy”
Now out in Angewandte Chemie!
Congrats to Connor and Joey!
doi.org/10.1002/anie...
January 22, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Check this out to see how we unraveled the mechanism behind this cool transformation!!
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
Huge thanks to @marcuswdrover.bsky.social and Joey for their mentorship and support with this project 🫶
#chemsky
Hello #chemsky - check this out for some cool heterobimetallic complexes 👀
💫🧨 Our first paper of 2025 is now out in @roysocchem.bsky.social ChemCommun!
“Ring Strain Governs Transmetalation Behaviour at a Tucked-In Iron Complex” #iron #Cp*
Congrats to Connor, Michelle, and Joey!
doi.org/10.1039/D4CC...
“Ring Strain Governs Transmetalation Behaviour at a Tucked-In Iron Complex” #iron #Cp*
Congrats to Connor, Michelle, and Joey!
doi.org/10.1039/D4CC...
January 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hello #chemsky - check this out for some cool heterobimetallic complexes 👀