@pluthgroup.bsky.social
Chemistry lab at the University of Oregon. Focused on molecular recognition, physical organic chemistry, and chemical biology of reactive sulfur species.
pluth.uoregon.edu
pluth.uoregon.edu
Curious about the impacts of Lewis acids on persulfide & thioselenide chemistry? Check out Keyan & Addison’s paper using isolated ZnSSR & ZnSeSR complexes to directly study reactivity. Lots of insights from 77Se NMR & XRD!
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November 22, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Curious about the impacts of Lewis acids on persulfide & thioselenide chemistry? Check out Keyan & Addison’s paper using isolated ZnSSR & ZnSeSR complexes to directly study reactivity. Lots of insights from 77Se NMR & XRD!
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Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is the newest gasotransmitter & a key protic small molecule bioregulator. We report a platform approach to develop/deploy biocompatible responsive chemical tools for HCN delivery. Check out Mike's paper in
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November 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Hydrogen cyanide (HCN) is the newest gasotransmitter & a key protic small molecule bioregulator. We report a platform approach to develop/deploy biocompatible responsive chemical tools for HCN delivery. Check out Mike's paper in
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New Chem Commun paper on Cys-activated H2Se delivery from isoselenocyanates. Includes mechanistic insights, solution characterization, and cell imaging. Great work Reis, Keyan, Christopher, Arman, Turner, & Kaylin! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
October 30, 2025 at 6:40 PM
New Chem Commun paper on Cys-activated H2Se delivery from isoselenocyanates. Includes mechanistic insights, solution characterization, and cell imaging. Great work Reis, Keyan, Christopher, Arman, Turner, & Kaylin! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
New ACS Chem Biol paper out: No H2S needed - We show that an increasingly common approach for H2S detection actual reports on thiols and esterases. Nice work Haley, Aleanna, Christopher, & Ally sorting out the chemistry of this system! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
October 1, 2025 at 4:38 PM
New ACS Chem Biol paper out: No H2S needed - We show that an increasingly common approach for H2S detection actual reports on thiols and esterases. Nice work Haley, Aleanna, Christopher, & Ally sorting out the chemistry of this system! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
If you're at the UO Undergraduate Research Symposium, go check out the great work by Addison & Aleanna!
May 23, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you're at the UO Undergraduate Research Symposium, go check out the great work by Addison & Aleanna!
Check out Shiva’s @chemicalscience.rsc.org paper on using in situ ReactIR to measure host-guest binding across hydrogen and halogen-bonding #supramolecular systems. Can be used w/ host or guest vibrations to measure Ka values. Great work @shivamoaven.bsky.social!
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May 12, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Check out Shiva’s @chemicalscience.rsc.org paper on using in situ ReactIR to measure host-guest binding across hydrogen and halogen-bonding #supramolecular systems. Can be used w/ host or guest vibrations to measure Ka values. Great work @shivamoaven.bsky.social!
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Congratulations Dr. Smith on a great PhD defense! Thanks for all your work expanding our understanding of COS biological chemistry!
May 12, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Congratulations Dr. Smith on a great PhD defense! Thanks for all your work expanding our understanding of COS biological chemistry!
Congratulations Dr. Davis on a great PhD defense! Lots of new insights into the reactivity and binding of reactive hybrid S & N anions!
May 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Congratulations Dr. Davis on a great PhD defense! Lots of new insights into the reactivity and binding of reactive hybrid S & N anions!
Two upcoming defenses in our lab this week from Andy & Haley!
May 6, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Two upcoming defenses in our lab this week from Andy & Haley!
Check out Andy’s new #InorgChem paper on reactive S & N anions binding to molecular receptors! Lots of NMR data & X-ray structures highlighting the importance of C-H interactions in reversible HS- (and other anion) binding. Great work Andy! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
April 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Check out Andy’s new #InorgChem paper on reactive S & N anions binding to molecular receptors! Lots of NMR data & X-ray structures highlighting the importance of C-H interactions in reversible HS- (and other anion) binding. Great work Andy! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Experimental Insights into the Formation, Reactivity, and Crosstalk of Thionitrite (SNO−) and Perthionitrite (SSNO−)
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December 31, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Experimental Insights into the Formation, Reactivity, and Crosstalk of Thionitrite (SNO−) and Perthionitrite (SSNO−)
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Exploring the Reactivity of Electrophilic Organic Carbonates and Thiocarbonates as Vehicles to Convert Hydrosulfide into COS and CS2
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December 31, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Exploring the Reactivity of Electrophilic Organic Carbonates and Thiocarbonates as Vehicles to Convert Hydrosulfide into COS and CS2
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Structural Deformations in Cucurbit[n]urils: Analysis, Host-Guest Dependence, and Automated Ellipticity Measurements Using ElliptiCB[n]
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December 31, 2024 at 5:45 PM
Structural Deformations in Cucurbit[n]urils: Analysis, Host-Guest Dependence, and Automated Ellipticity Measurements Using ElliptiCB[n]
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Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Synthetic End-On Cobalt(II) Alkyl Persulfide Complex as a Model Platform for Thiolate Persulfidation
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December 31, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Synthetic End-On Cobalt(II) Alkyl Persulfide Complex as a Model Platform for Thiolate Persulfidation
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Transpersulfidation or H2S Release? Understanding the Landscape of Persulfide Chemical Biology
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December 31, 2024 at 5:44 PM
Transpersulfidation or H2S Release? Understanding the Landscape of Persulfide Chemical Biology
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An Expanded Palette of Fluorescent COS/H2S-Releasing Donors for H2S Delivery, Detection, and In Vivo Application
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December 31, 2024 at 5:43 PM
An Expanded Palette of Fluorescent COS/H2S-Releasing Donors for H2S Delivery, Detection, and In Vivo Application
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Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species
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December 31, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Activity-Based Fluorescent Probes for Hydrogen Sulfide and Related Reactive Sulfur Species
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Reversible Hydrosulfide (HS–) Binding Using Exclusively C–H Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions in Imidazolium Hosts
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December 31, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Reversible Hydrosulfide (HS–) Binding Using Exclusively C–H Hydrogen-Bonding Interactions in Imidazolium Hosts
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