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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 05/03/2026
We are delighted to welcome Professor Tony James @chemosensors.bsky.social as a new Associate Editor for Chemical Science! Tony's expertise covers sensing, supramolecular chemistry and imaging with a particular focus on fluorescent chemical probes. Find out more here: www.rsc.org/people/tony-...
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
📢 PhD Studentship with @acsedgwick.bsky.social “All-in-one” optical contrast agent for improved diagnosis & therapy. Using photoacoustic + fluorescence imaging to better distinguish cancerous tissue tinyurl.com/3a58ev46 #PhDstudentship #CancerResearch #OpticalImaging #ColorectalCancer
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"All-in-One" optical contrast agent for colorectal polyp diagnosis and therapy - Surgery CDT
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, highlighting the urgent need for early detection to improve survival and quality of life. Although colonoscopy remains...
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Nature Reviews Methods Primers @natrevmethodsprimers.nature.com · 20/01/2026
Day 7️⃣ of the NRMP 5th Anniversary Highlights 🧁 As solar photovoltaics (PVs) are scaled-up at increasing rates, how should the sustainability of solar energy be addressed? This Comment provides practical steps for designing PVs with circularity in mind.🔆♻️ www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Design for end of life: how circularity can offer a different path for solar energy - Nature Reviews Methods Primers
With the rising success of solar photovoltaics, long-term sustainability needs to be addressed. We provide practical steps that researchers, journals and the wider community can take to embed circular...
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Petra Cameron @pjcgroupbath.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
I really enjoyed writing this comment on what we need to do to drive circularity for perovskite solar cells with the very knowledgeable @mldavies04.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🎓 PhD Opportunity (UK / International) 🧪 Next-Generation Chemical Tools to Find & Destroy Cancer 👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Tony James | Sofia Pascu | Simon Lewis 🏛️ University of Bath 🔬 Cancer diagnostics + targeted therapeutics ⏰ Deadline: 8 Feb 👉 tinyurl.com/4ahx79rf #PhD #Chemistry #Nanomedicine @bathchem.bsky.social
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Next-Generation Chemical Tools to Find and Destroy Cancer at University of Bath on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Next-Generation Chemical Tools to Find and Destroy Cancer at University of Bath, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Morrill Group @morrillgroup.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Congratulations to Asma, whose research into the Mechanochemical one-pot Barbier/Simmons–Smith reaction via sequential zinc activation has been published in @chemcomm.rsc.org @bathchem.bsky.social with Prof. Duncan Browne @ucl.ac.uk pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Mechanochemical one-pot Barbier/Simmons–Smith reaction via sequential zinc activation
We report a mechanochemical one-pot Barbier/Simmons–Smith reaction enabled by ball-milling-mediated activation of zinc(0). This operationally simple method generates organozinc intermediates in situ a...
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
🧪 PhD Opportunity (UK/international) with Simon Lewis & James Taylor at the University of Bath: “Radicals on Demand from Sulfonium Salt Electron Donor-Acceptor Complexes” Electrosynthesis ⚡ + photochemistry 💡. See: bit.ly/4qjBsS3 **DEADLINE 8TH FEB** #chemistry #phd #orgchem @bathchem.bsky.social
Reaction scheme showing generation of a radical from a thianthrenium salt electron-donor-acceptor complex
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Happy to share that our review on TICT-based fluorescent probes is now published in @chemsocrev.rsc.org - great working with this team including @chemosensors.bsky.social at @bathchem.bsky.social doi.org/10.1039/D3CS...
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Twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT) based fluorescent probes and imaging agents
Twisted Intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-based fluorescent probes are crucial in chemical sensing due to their sensitivity and specificity. These probes undergo conformational changes upon intera...
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Great working with Suresh Awale and his team at University of Toyama, who have carried out further biological evaluation of a natural product analogue "grandifloridin D". It exhibits "anti-austerity" activity against pancreatic cancer cell lines in vitro @bathchem.bsky.social doi.org/10.1248/bpb....
Graphical abstract showing structure of grandifloridin D and its key biological targets
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Morrill Group @morrillgroup.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Applications closing soon (deadline is 7th December)!
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Next #BathChem25 speaker: Caroline Evans 🎤 Did a PhD just to be called Dr Evans… 3.5 yrs + 1 paper later 🫠 Learnt resilience ✅ Blame Salters Chem Camp at Bath for getting her into teaching — now shaping minds at Wellington College 🧪📚 BTW Didn’t decline an OBE 👑 #BathChem25
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Sweet presentation from Saiful 🍋✨ No lemons here — though that ending got a little creepy… 👀 #BathChem25
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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 12/09/2025
Back at Bath for #BathChem2025 today and look what I found in the chemistry building!
Photo of me standing in front of my IYPT2019 periodic table posters in the Bath Chemistry building
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Andy Brunning @andy.compoundchem.com · 13/09/2025
It was great to be back in Bath yesterday for a fantastic day of talks at #BathChem25. Thanks to @bathchem.bsky.social for the invite and for putting together such an enjoyable and engaging day!
Photo of me presenting in a lecture theatre in front of a slide titled “making sense of molecules” showing two depictions of the molecule caffeine.
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Catalysts for Careers: How Heads of Department Accelerate Your Academic Reaction Chris Frost 🎓 First in family to go to university, PhD with Jon Williams 💡 Now Executive Dean, Royal Holloway. “Was told Bath was the graveyard of ambition… looking around… yep, they were right!” 😂 #BathChem25
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🔦⚡ A Journey Through Light & Energy Materials Presented by Isabella Poli, Research Leader, Applied Energy Materials & Technologies, IIT. She thanks the late Janet Scott 💛 for guiding her career — a true inspiration in sustainable chemistry 🌱 #BathChem25 #WomenInSTEM
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Two Drifters: Carbon-Negative Rum 🍹⚗️🌱 Russel Wakeham #BathChem25 — “Terrified to speak at a chem department!” 💡 Why don’t people make rum? 👉 “Because it’s difficult — we sold our house to get it going.” UK Rum Market = £1 billion Chemistry, Rum & Sustainability = Perfect Mix 🧪🌍🥃
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
#chem25 at @bathchem.bsky.social is underway - Jennifer Carlisle (née Peed) giving her talk and reminiscing about her PhD days…
Jenny Carlisle giving her talk at the chem25 event in Bath
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Jennifer Carlisle (née Peed) patent attorney at HGF, loved Bath’s architecture! 🏛️ Now a part-time working mum of two, she’s glad to be at #BathChem25 even on her day off !!. 😄✨
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Next #BathChem25 speaker: Caroline Evans 🎤 Did a PhD just to be called Dr Evans… 3.5 yrs + 1 paper later 🫠 Learnt resilience ✅ Blame Salters Chem Camp at Bath for getting her into teaching — now shaping minds at Wellington College 🧪📚 BTW Didn’t decline an OBE 👑 #BathChem25
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Sweet presentation from Saiful 🍋✨ No lemons here — though that ending got a little creepy… 👀 #BathChem25
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🚀 #BathChem25 is officially underway! Opened by HoD Matthew Jones with Florian Bay as master of ceremonies. First up – Saiful Islam bringing the science to life in 3D! 👓🔬
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
🎉 Today we welcome 170+ Bath Chemistry alumni + staff back to campus for #BathChem25! 🧪Talks, networking & evening fun with The Beakers and Quiz. We are Celebrating Bath Chem past, present & future 💛 🎶 Details can be found chem25.co.uk #BathChem25
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Chem25@Bath | 25 Years of Discovery, Innovation & Community in 1 South
Chem25: Marking 25 Years of Innovation in the 1 South Chemistry Building, University of Bath
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Can not wait for the fun, good times, gossip, news, and enjoyable conversation to start at #BathChem25. IMPORTANT NOTICE: If you need a room on campus you have till tomorrow to reserve one www.chem25.co.uk
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
On social media if you mention the Chem25@Bath event please tag @BathChem on BlueSky, Instagram and X please also use the hashtag #BathChem25. Please also use the same tag on LinkedIn.
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 31/08/2025
Great meeting please register
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 16/08/2025
📰 ✨ The Chemistry foyer in 1 South has had a refresh! New NMR window graphics + a striking Periodic Table (credit: Compound Interest). Thanks to Barrie Marsh (photos) & Claire McMullin (inspiration). #Chemistry #ScienceCommunication #NMR #PeriodicTable #CompoundInterest
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Morrill Group @morrillgroup.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Funding at The University of Bath - This funding provides a 6 month postdoctoral research associate position for EPSRC funded PhD students who are close to or have recently completed their PhD. www.bath.ac.uk/guides/epsrc...
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EPSRC Postdoctoral Pathway Funding
This funding provides a 6 month postdoctoral research associate position for EPSRC funded PhD students who are close to or have recently completed their PhD
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
🎉 Join us in celebrating 25 years of Chemistry in 1 South @uniofbath.bsky.social ! Reconnect with friends, enjoy alumni talks, street food & music 🌞🎶 📅 12 Sept | £20/£10 🎁 Register early to ensure you reserve a limited edition Chem@25 mug! 👉 chem25.co.uk #Chem25 #BathAlumni
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
🎉 MSMLG 2025 Czarnik Award Winners Announced! 🏆 🥇 Czarnik Award: He Tian (ECUST) 🌟 Emerging Investigator Awards: David C. Magri (University of Malta) Adam C. Sedgwick (King’s College London) 📅 Awards to be presented at #MSMLG2025 🗓 Oct 9–12 | Shanghai 🌐 msmlg2025.ecust.edu.cn
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MSMLG 2025-The 8th Molecular Sensor and Molecular Logic Gate
The 8th International Conference on Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG 2025) is scheduled to be held from 9th to 12th October 2025 in Shanghai, China.
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University of Bath Chemistry @bathchem.bsky.social · 13/07/2025
🧪 Celebrating 25 years of Chemistry in 1 South at the University of Bath 🎉 Talks from alumni + familiar faces, then food + music as the sun sets. 🌇 Good vibes. Great people. 📆 Register by Sept 1 💷 £20 / £10 (students) thanks to our sponsors 🙌 🔗 www.chem25.co.uk #Chem25 #UniOfBath #Chemistry
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Chem25@Bath | 25 Years of Discovery, Innovation & Community in 1 South
Chem25: Marking 25 Years of Innovation in the 1 South Chemistry Building, University of Bath
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
The 8th International Conference on Molecular Sensors and Molecular Logic Gates (MSMLG 2025) is scheduled to be held from 9th to 12th October 2025 in Shanghai, China. Registration is open and we have a great line-up of confirmed speakers already msmlg2025.ecust.edu.cn/index.html
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The 8th Molecular Sensor and Molecular Logic Gate
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
Our latest paper at @bathchem.bsky.social is on a biazulene analogue of BINOL - click here to read! doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...
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Synthesis and resolution of a 1,1′-biazulene analogue of BINOL
Biaryls exhibiting axial chirality have been extensively exploited in fields such as asymmetric catalysis, but the biaryl linkage typically consists of benzenoid aromatic rings, with non-benzenoid bia...
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Great to former @bathchem.bsky.social PhD student Leah White's doctoral work out in the literature: doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Enantiopure synthesis of [5]helicene based molecular lemniscates and their use in chiroptical materials - Nature Communications
The ability to synthesise lemniscular molecules to allow for the study and application of their chiroptical properties is a notable technical challenge. Herein, the authors report the design and synth...
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Adam Squires @adsquires.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Very proud of my colleague prof Barbara Kasprzyk-Hordern and team here at @bathchem.bsky.social for their important work for future pandemics www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK first water monitoring centre may help avoid future pandemics
The data could be used to alert public health teams of new outbreaks.
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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · 15/04/2025
We are excited to announce this year’s Chemical Science symposium, on the topic of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics! Alongside celebrating 15 years of the journal, the winner of our first Lectureship will be presenting their research! Find out more: rsc.li/chemscisymp2025 #ChemSky 🧪
A promotional image for the upcoming Chemical Science symposium, on the subject of imaging, biosensing and diagnostics. 
The image shows a black background and on the right hand side is a stylised image of an unwanted cell with dendritic extensions, shown in red. It has a purple targeting reticule showing that it is being aimed at for treatment. Surrounding the red cell are a number of blue cells, conveying selective targeting.
On the left hand side of the image is text for the Royal Society of Chemistry, along with the logo of the society, which is a stylised “C”.
Other text states “Chemical Science symposium, 18-19 November 2025, London, UK” and “Save the date”.
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ChemComm @chemcomm.rsc.org · 20/03/2025
Another recent most read article, from @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social‬, @kannlab.bsky.social and colleagues: 'Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass' 🔓 @bathchem.bsky.social, @bath-iscc.bsky.social
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Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass
The transition to a circular economy requires that we adapt currently used chemical processes to the structurally diverse and often highly oxygenated precursors that are accessible from biomass. In…
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Claire McMullin @clairemcmullin.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Finally managed to escape the office / lab for a brief lunch and a catch-up with the Hill group last week. 🍕@jguntley1234.bsky.social @moraleschem.bsky.social @kylegpearce.bsky.social
Jacob Guntley, Agustin Morales Aguilar, Claire McMullin, Mike Hill, Louis Morris, Kyle Pearce Rex Charman.
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
Some Canadian visitors enjoying a nice sunny morning on the campus pond @uniofbath.bsky.social
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Introduction to materials chemistry of fluorescence bioimaging - now published in Journal of Materials Chemistry B @uniofbath.bsky.social @bathchem.bsky.social doi.org/10.1039/D5TB...
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Introduction to materials chemistry of fluorescence bioimaging
Sijie Chen, Tony D. James, Apurba Lal Koner and Ben Zhong Tang introduce the Journal of Materials Chemistry B themed collection on materials chemistry of fluorescence bioimaging.
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David K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
The latest UK university to add to the list of places announcing job losses and severe cuts to research that does not have external funding. Dundee is a world-leading centre of drug discovery research. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-u...
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Dundee to cut 632 jobs and shrink ‘institution-funded’ research - Research Professional News
Moves to address £35 million deficit as vice-chancellor plans external inquiry into “what went wrong”
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Morrill Group @morrillgroup.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Congratulations to Salma, Tahir, Abdulbari and Eman whose mini-review entitled "Shining a light on Fe-catalyzed borrowing hydrogen alkylation" has been published in @cp-trendschem.bsky.social @bathchem.bsky.social @cardiffchem sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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ChemComm @chemcomm.rsc.org · 02/03/2025
From @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social‬, @kannlab.bsky.social and colleagues: 'Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass' 🔓 @bathchem.bsky.social, @bath-iscc.bsky.social pubs.rsc.org/en/cont...
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Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass
The transition to a circular economy requires that we adapt currently used chemical processes to the structurally diverse and often highly oxygenated precursors that are accessible from biomass. In this review, we highlight different examples of carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics derived from bio-b
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
Just out: perspective in JACS on fluorescent probes for liver diseases, with @chemosensors.bsky.social, Robin Groleau and Luling Wu at @bathchem.bsky.social, Zilu Li, Baocun Zhu and their teams at Jinan (free to read): doi.org/10.1021/jacs...
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Advances in Organic Small Molecule-Based Fluorescent Probes for Precision Detection of Liver Diseases: A Perspective on Emerging Trends and Challenges
Liver disease poses a significant challenge to global health, and its early diagnosis is crucial for improving treatment outcomes and patient prognosis. Since fluctuation of key biomarkers during the ...
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Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC) @bath-iscc.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
Are you working in, or interested in working in, #greenchemistry? Follow us and visit our website for #research updates, and opportunities for collaboration, #PhDs, #studentships and more: www.bath.ac.uk/research-ins... @bathchem.bsky.social
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Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
We integrate physical, social, and systems science and engineering, and develop leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues.
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Tony D. James 👨‍🔬 (He, Him, His) @chemosensors.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Lovely Dawn @uniofbath.bsky.social @bathchem.bsky.social
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Simon Lewis @simon-e-lewis.bsky.social · 09/12/2024
Read our feature review on C-C bond forming reactions using aromatics from biomass - great collaboration with @kannlab.bsky.social!! @bathchem.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social #ChemSky #sustainability doi.org/10.1039/D4CC...
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Carbon–carbon bond formation using aromatics from biomass
The transition to a circular economy requires that we adapt currently used chemical processes to the structurally diverse and often highly oxygenated precursors that are accessible from biomass. In th...
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Ulrich Hintermair @hintermairlab.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
@chemsky.bsky.social: pleased to see this joint work with @dsmfirmpostnl.bsky.social published 🤠 The power of multi-nuclear #FlowNMR strikes again to provide insights that improve Ru catalysis for sustainable retinol production @bathchem.bsky.social @bath-iscc.bsky.social doi.org/10.1039/D4CY...
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Catalyst speciation and deactivation in the ruthenium-mediated transformation of ethynyl-β-ionol to α,β-unsaturated esters for vitamin A synthesis
The catalytic anti-Markovnikov addition of carboxylic acids to propargylic alcohols to furnish unsaturated esters is an appealing transformation due to its mild conditions, good selectivity and high a...
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