Subhajit Chakraborty
@pnictogenguy.bsky.social
Graduate student at IISER TVM
Main Group Chemistry @maintvm.bsky.social
BS-MS @swadhinmandalgroup.bsky.social
Main Group Chemistry @maintvm.bsky.social
BS-MS @swadhinmandalgroup.bsky.social
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Our recent work on low-valent phosphorus chemistry in JACS has been highlighted by Nobel laureate Prof. Benjamin List.
Blessed to be a part!
Blessed to be a part!
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New group photo of the #maingroup team at IISER Thiruvananthapuram! Looking forward to soon sharing some amazing works from these young, energetic, yet patient guys!
November 13, 2025 at 11:10 AM
New group photo of the #maingroup team at IISER Thiruvananthapuram! Looking forward to soon sharing some amazing works from these young, energetic, yet patient guys!
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20 years of FLPs! Check out this article published together with the pioneer of FLPs himself (Prof. Douglas Stephan) covering some of the highlights of FLP chemistry over the last two decades. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
A reflection on frustrated Lewis pairs 20 years on: the gift that keeps on giving
This commentary reflects on the remarkably broad impact the concept of “frustrated Lewis pairs” (FLPs) has had over the past 20 years. Since its initial articulation, this concept has found applicatio...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
20 years of FLPs! Check out this article published together with the pioneer of FLPs himself (Prof. Douglas Stephan) covering some of the highlights of FLP chemistry over the last two decades. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated!
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Sustainable Catalysis with Sb and Bi Pincer Complexes at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
🚨 PhD Opportunity 🚨 🔁 Reposts appreciated!
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
My group at @manchester.ac.uk is recruiting a 3.5-year PhD student to explore Sb & Bi pincer complexes for metallomimetic chemistry.
🔬 Fully funded (UK only)
📍 Manchester
🧪 Synthetic inorganic chemistry
Apply 👉 tinyurl.com/yrjkvha9
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We thank the editorial team of @daltontrans.rsc.org for inviting us to feature our #OpenAccess perspective article on the inside front cover
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September 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
We thank the editorial team of @daltontrans.rsc.org for inviting us to feature our #OpenAccess perspective article on the inside front cover
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Combining the effects of amides and cyclopentadienyl ligands in a dysprosium single-molecule magnet. Please see the link for our latest collaborative work with @nfchilton.bsky.social group now published in @jacs.acspublications.org, led by Dr Jack Emerson-King:
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Magnetic Hysteresis up to 73 K in a Dysprosium Cyclopentadienyl-Amide Single-Molecule Magnet
Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) based on dysprosocenium cations, [Dy(CpR)2]+ (CpR = substituted cyclopentadienyl), have set record effective energy barriers to magnetic reversal (Ueff) and temperatures...
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September 18, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Combining the effects of amides and cyclopentadienyl ligands in a dysprosium single-molecule magnet. Please see the link for our latest collaborative work with @nfchilton.bsky.social group now published in @jacs.acspublications.org, led by Dr Jack Emerson-King:
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
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The promised watch this space is now online with VIP status
Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in Catalytic Hydrophosphination Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in Catalytic Hydrophosphination Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in the Catalytic Hydrophosphination of Alkenes and Alkynes
The heavier, the better! We report that the caesium congener is the most active and versatile catalyst amongst a full group set of well-defined crown ether supported alkali metal diphenyl phosphides ...
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September 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
The promised watch this space is now online with VIP status
Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in Catalytic Hydrophosphination Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Heavyweight Champion: Caesium Diorganophosphides Outperform Lighter Congeners in Catalytic Hydrophosphination Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Phosphanides are able to capture nitrous oxide (N2O, #laughinggas). Work by Alex Genoux (@alexgenouxchem.bsky.social ), Dicky Wong (@thwongax.bsky.social ), and Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani. Now out (#openaccess ) in @chemcomm.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL
#chemsky #EPFL
September 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Phosphanides are able to capture nitrous oxide (N2O, #laughinggas). Work by Alex Genoux (@alexgenouxchem.bsky.social ), Dicky Wong (@thwongax.bsky.social ), and Farzaneh Fadaei-Tirani. Now out (#openaccess ) in @chemcomm.rsc.org : pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
#chemsky #EPFL
#chemsky #EPFL
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Here's the latest from Goicoechea Group alumnus and master synthetic chemist Chenyang Hu:
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Some very elegant double-bond metathesis chemistry allows access to a phosphorus(III) telluride completing our collection of phosphorus-chalcogen double bonds.
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Some very elegant double-bond metathesis chemistry allows access to a phosphorus(III) telluride completing our collection of phosphorus-chalcogen double bonds.
Synthesis, Isolation, and Reactivity of a Phosphinidene Telluride
We describe the synthesis and isolation of a phosphinidene telluride. This species acts as a versatile phosphinidene transfer reagent accompanied by the extrusion of elemental tellurium.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Here's the latest from Goicoechea Group alumnus and master synthetic chemist Chenyang Hu:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Some very elegant double-bond metathesis chemistry allows access to a phosphorus(III) telluride completing our collection of phosphorus-chalcogen double bonds.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Some very elegant double-bond metathesis chemistry allows access to a phosphorus(III) telluride completing our collection of phosphorus-chalcogen double bonds.
Reposted by Subhajit Chakraborty
In @science.org this week from Simon Aldridge's group, CO is a sneaky thief: binds unexpectedly to tin at low temp, then steals both its ligands to make a carbene 🧪
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September 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
In @science.org this week from Simon Aldridge's group, CO is a sneaky thief: binds unexpectedly to tin at low temp, then steals both its ligands to make a carbene 🧪
chemsky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
chemsky
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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September 9, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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CAPTURING CHALCOGENIDES: A soluble Mg(0) metal crown complex reduces and captures chalcogenes. Large anions Se(2-) and Te(2-) need ring enlargement. Highlight: a first molecular s-block metal telluride complex with nearly planar pentacoordinated Te(2-). shorturl.at/n4TUm
September 5, 2025 at 11:08 AM
CAPTURING CHALCOGENIDES: A soluble Mg(0) metal crown complex reduces and captures chalcogenes. Large anions Se(2-) and Te(2-) need ring enlargement. Highlight: a first molecular s-block metal telluride complex with nearly planar pentacoordinated Te(2-). shorturl.at/n4TUm
Enlightening piece of dictation chemistry from our group!
Serendipitous Isolation of an Aldehyde Stabilised Alkoxyaluminium Dication - now published in ChemComm!
We thank ANRF India for generously supporting unconventional research in traditional areas of synthetic chemistry!
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We thank ANRF India for generously supporting unconventional research in traditional areas of synthetic chemistry!
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... @rsc.org @chemcomm.rsc.org #maingroup
September 5, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Enlightening piece of dictation chemistry from our group!
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THIS CHALLENGING SYNTHESIS completes the (BDI)Ae-(benzene)-Ae(BDI) series (Ae = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) with Ba. We show trends in stability, structure, bonding and reactivity. Reacting like (BDI)Ba-Ba(BDI) this is the first Ba(I) synthon. shorturl.at/ZdToA @chemicalscience.rsc.org
September 4, 2025 at 11:00 AM
THIS CHALLENGING SYNTHESIS completes the (BDI)Ae-(benzene)-Ae(BDI) series (Ae = Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) with Ba. We show trends in stability, structure, bonding and reactivity. Reacting like (BDI)Ba-Ba(BDI) this is the first Ba(I) synthon. shorturl.at/ZdToA @chemicalscience.rsc.org
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Corina's next paper is out in Austr. J. Chem. The two ions [Fc2PhP]+ and [Fc2PhPH]+ differ only by the mass of a proton. While the molecular structures show very close resemblance, the spectroscopic properties are very different. doi.org/10.1071/CH25087
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Corina's next paper is out in Austr. J. Chem. The two ions [Fc2PhP]+ and [Fc2PhPH]+ differ only by the mass of a proton. While the molecular structures show very close resemblance, the spectroscopic properties are very different. doi.org/10.1071/CH25087
Our recent work on low-valent phosphorus chemistry in JACS has been highlighted by Nobel laureate Prof. Benjamin List.
Blessed to be a part!
Blessed to be a part!
September 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Our recent work on low-valent phosphorus chemistry in JACS has been highlighted by Nobel laureate Prof. Benjamin List.
Blessed to be a part!
Blessed to be a part!
Reposted by Subhajit Chakraborty
P4 REDUCTION generally results in multi-nuclear Zintl anions: P8(2-), P4(2-) or P7(3-). Reaction with a soluble Mg(0) complex gave full reduction to P(3-). Latter anion serves as a triple base, a three-fold nucleophile or 3e-reducing agent. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10
September 2, 2025 at 10:31 AM
P4 REDUCTION generally results in multi-nuclear Zintl anions: P8(2-), P4(2-) or P7(3-). Reaction with a soluble Mg(0) complex gave full reduction to P(3-). Latter anion serves as a triple base, a three-fold nucleophile or 3e-reducing agent. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.10