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Ben Réant

@benreant.bsky.social

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31, Research Associate 👨🏻‍🔬🏳️‍🌈

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Fantastic news Meera! Congrats! Can’t wait to see what comes out from it! 🥳

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Thanks Meera! Yea all good here, hope everything is good down in Oxford!

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Whilst the system has some limitations - it's a great start for the @goodwingroupchem.bsky.social in its journey towards tetravalent lanthanides!

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@gen-chem.bsky.social and @peremiro.bsky.social verified ligand oxidation observed in Pr/Tb(III) EChem with DFT - showing the formation of a ligand centred radical upon oxidation!

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

@john-seed.bsky.social collected some gorgeous magnetic data - as always! In fact the Tb(III) data suggested a well-isolated paramagnetic pseudo-doublet spin-orbit ground state which has led to some spin-off work so stay tuned!

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Using a bidentate di(silylamido)silane ligand to isolate trivalent Ce/Pr/Tb complexes and tetravalent Ce/U. One of my first times with EChem - a skill I have really enjoyed developing! Gorgeous Ce(IV/III) redox couple and EChem of U(IV) we found couples from U(III) to U(VI)

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Y'all wanted some EChem? Check out our contribution in InorgChem @acs.org towards tetravalent lanthanides, with @conradgoodwin.bsky.social, @john-seed.bsky.social, in collaboration with @gen-chem.bsky.social + @peremiro.bsky.social for calculations!

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Synthesis, Redox Chemistry, and Electronic Structures of Bis-di(silylamido)silane f-Element Complexes

We report the synthesis and characterization of pseudo-tetrahedral f-element complexes bearing the sterically demanding bidentate di(silylamido)silane ligand, {Me2Si(NSiiPr3)2}2– (Me2SiN†N†). Two equi...

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Ben Réant @benreant.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

We know you have all been curious about organometallic complexes after uranium, so we wrote a handy review discussing the challenges and advancements published in @natrevchem.nature.com! This was a massive undertaking along with Ross + Cameron + @conradgoodwin.bsky.social. #chemsky rdcu.be/eBnIY

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Transuranium organometallic chemistry

Nature Reviews Chemistry - Advances in laboratory-scale characterization have spurred a revival in transuranium organometallic chemistry. This Review discusses the field up to early 2025, framed...

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Dr Conrad Goodwin @conradgoodwin.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Happy to share Ben’s first full research article from his time in the group: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... Challenging synthesis and some interesting new main group architectures making an appearance for the first time on an f-element. #Chemistry #Actinides #f-elements

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Uranium(III) and Uranium(IV) meta-Terphenylthiolate Complexes

We report the synthesis and characterization of crystalline m-terphenylthiolate uranium complexes supported by the bulky ligand system, SAriPr6 (SAriPr6 = {SC6H3-2,6-(Tripp)2}; Tripp = 2,4,6-iPr-C6H2)...

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