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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A recently accepted paper with the Kilian group in Inorg Chem (doi.org/10.1021/acs....), investigating the mechanism of dealkanation of peri-alkylphosphine substituted naphthalenes/acenaphthenes. The service determined the structures of seven compounds involved. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group Autumn Meeting is being held online on October 27th, registration is open. The theme is Crystallography Under Non-Ambient Conditions. Abstracts for presentation welcome, including from Early Stage Crystallographers. @escg-bca.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

If you're at an early career stage, working in crystallography, you may be interested in the ECA's Women in Crystallography grants (ecanews.org/financial-su...), for meeting attendance. Current applications close September 30th. @crystallography.org.uk @escg-bca.bsky.social @yc-dgk.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

We have a recently accepted publication in @chemicalscience.rsc.org with @ffionplatt.bsky.social and the Smith Group (doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...). We determined the structures of three phosphinates being investigated, and the absolute configuration of one. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The latest published paper in our collaboration with the Saha group at the University of Kalyani, published in Journal of Molecular Structure, doi.org/10.1016/j.mo.... Structures of a Schiff-base ligand and series of three complexes were determined by the service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Our third recently paper was with our collaborators in the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, in the Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the three oxadiazole compounds being investigated as COX inhibitors. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Another recently accepted paper with the Smith group. The service determined the structure and absolute configuration of a product from the catalytic enantioselective version of the Sommelet-Hauser rearrangement.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Catching up on some accepted publications over the last month or so. The first of these with the O'Hagan group in @chemicalscience.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/d6sc...). The service determined the structure of a single diastereomer unexpected reaction product. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

A recently accepted paper with the @ezc-group.bsky.social. The service determined the structure of the emitter being investigated.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group Autumn Meeting will be held online on October 27th. Further details to come!

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Somewhat more recently accepted is this paper with the Aitken group, published in Tetrahedron (doi.org/10.1016/j.te...). We determined the structures of two phosphorus ylides, one prepared from the other by flash vacuum pyrolysis. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

In another paper accepted in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2195), this time with @iainsmellie.bsky.social and @chemdudebrian.bsky.social, we report the structure of a new isomer of naphtholphthalein. This has been hypothesised since 1920, but not specifically prepared. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Working to catch up on announcing publications, we have had a recent paper in Molbank with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.3390/M2196). We report the structures of an asymmetric salen-type ligand and its vanadyl complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Belatedly, this is now published in Advanced Optical Materials. We determined the structures of the two binap-based emitters.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We have another paper recently accepted with our collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @actacryste.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S205...), the compound shows unusual interactions involving fluorine.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

We have had another paper accepted with our collaborators in the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, in Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the two complexes. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

A recently accepted paper with the Smith group is now online in @jacs.acspublications.org (doi.org/10.1021/jacs...). The service determined the structures and absolute configurations of three of the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement products. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

We have a recently published paper with the Aitken group in Tetrahedron (doi.org/10.1016/j.te...), including the structure of a hydrolysis product of the newly prepared 1,3-benzoxazin-4-one. This simple molecule shows two different hydrogen bonding patterns. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Another recently accepted paper, with Martha and the Smith group in @chemicalscience.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...). The service determined the structure and absolute configuration of one of the 1,2-azaborine naphthol kinetic resolution products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

We have also had a recently accepted paper with the Stasch group in Chem. Eur J (doi.org/10.1002/chem...). This investigates main-group complexes of a new iminophosphorane-based scorpionate ligand. We determined the structures of fourteen ligands and complexes. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

A recently accepted paper with the Smith group in @orgchemfront.rsc.org (doi.org/10.1039/D6SC...) - congrats to all involved. The service determined the structure and absolute configuration of one of the [2,3]-Wittig rearrangement products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

The journal Crystals offers an Outstanding PhD Thesis prize for work in the field of crystalline materials. Applications for this are open (for theses defended in 2025) until May 30th. For details and to apply, see www.mdpi.com/journal/crys...

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

A just accepted paper contains work with the @ara-battery.bsky.social, Morris and Ashbrook groups, looking at electrodes for sodium-ion batteries. The structure of the sodium MOF of interest was determined by electron diffraction with the National Crystallography Service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

We have a recently accepted paper with the Stasch group in Organometallics (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of ten complexes of gallium with new ligands, as well as various reaction products. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Again, slightly belatedly, a paper published with the Kilian group in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2139). It reports the synthesis and structure of the peri-substituted acenaphthene, diisopropyl(6-(phenyl(phenylthio)arsaneyl)-1,2-dihydroacenaphthylen-5-yl)phosphane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

A bit belatedly, we have a paper published with the group of @ajbw.bsky.social in @pubs.acs.org Org. Lett. (doi.org/10.1021/acs....). We determined the structures of three of the products from the polarity-mismatched radical cross-coupling. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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School of Chemistry@St Andrews @st-andrewschem.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

@standrewschem.bsky.social hosted a panel event for the RSC IUPAC Global Women’s Breakfast 2026, organised and chaired by final-year student Katie. Prof Sharon Ashbrook, Dr Alex Gibbs & Dr Amy Price shared their journeys and research. A packed, inspiring celebration of women in science.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Nominations are extended until this Friday! If you think you or someone you know might be eligible, pleas get nominations in - there's not a lot of details required for this initially.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Another recently accepted paper with the Kumar group. The service determined the structure of an isolable form of one of their complexes part way through its catalytic cycle.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Rather belatedly now is this work published in Nature Chemistry early this year. The service determined two structures for this work, including the absolute configurations, one of the compounds existing as a pair of diastereomers.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Nominations are open for this year's BCA-CCG @ccdc.cam.ac.uk Chemical Crystallography Prize for Younger Scientists. They close at the end of the month! For more information, see ccg-bca.github.io/ccgprize/ Please spread the word! @escg-bca.bsky.social @crystallography.org.uk

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Another paper accepted late last year is this work with the Kumar group, published in @angewandtechemie.bsky.social (doi.org/10.1002/anie...). The service determined the structure of an intermediate complex in their proposed catalytic cycle for upcycling PET waste. @st-andrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

A paper accepted late at the end of last year is this work with the Stasch group. We determined the structures of five calcium complexes, both homo- and heteroleptic, including a donor-solvent-free molecular calcium hydride complex. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Our most recent paper with the Ayoup group at King Faisal University, has been accepted in Journal of Molecular Structure (doi.org/10.1016/j.mo...). The service determined the structures of the two complexes being investigated for antioxidant properties. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Moving along, we have a recently accepted paper with collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @actacryste.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S205...), the paper explores changes in interactions caused by solvation, within two structures.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Next we have a recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2104). It contains the previously unknown structure of the bis-α-hydroxyphosphonate, P,P,P′,P′-tetraisopropyl(1,4-phenylenebis(hydroxymethylene))- bis(phosphonate). @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Our next published paper in @rscadvances.rsc.org is a collaboration with labs in Turkey and Texas (doi.org/10.1039/D5RA...). We determined the structures of two polymorphs of a metallated [2]pseudocatenane complex, modelling the core of of the metallated rotaxane. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Our next paper was with the Aitken group, containing the structure of 2-(difluoroboryloxy)benzamide, published in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2093). The compound showed two polymorphs with very similar molecular geometry but distinctly different interactions and packing. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Our next published paper was collaborative work with the Ettlinger, @ara-battery.bsky.social and Morris groups. Published in Frontiers in Chemistry (doi.org/10.3389/fche...) we provided the structures of the two biocompatible MOFs being investigated.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

First, we have an accepted paper from our collaboration with the Saha group at the University of Kalyani, published in Chemistry Africa, doi.org/10.1007/s422..., containing four structures determined by the service. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

We have been kept busy with a variety of things recently and have fallen behind on our updates! These will come out over the next week or so.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

And the structures of seven of these phthalein derivatives are now published in Crystals (doi.org/10.3390/crys...) with @iainsmellie.bsky.social and @chemdudebrian.bsky.social. Structures of phenolphthalein, thymolphthalein, and symmetric and asymmetric substituents. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Rather belatedly, this @ezc-group.bsky.social paper is now published in @ccschemistry.bsky.social (doi.org/10.31635/ccs...). We determined the structure of the corannulene emitter being investigated. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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British Crystallographic Association @crystallography.org.uk · 07/10/2025

An exciting opportunity has just opened up for someone to join the crystallography community at the University of Glasgow! Follow the link for more details. www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research...

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Job Purpose To make a leading contribution to an EPSRC-funded project “Rejuvenating the Crystal Sponge Method with Electron Diffraction” working with Prof Ross Forgan at the University of Glasgow...

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Yesterdays' Chemistry Nobel announcement has a close tie to crystallography, as one of the most commonly used techniques to study MOFs and determine their structure and connectivity is single crystal diffraction. Great news for the field of MOFs!

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

The Autumn Meeting of the @crystallography.org.uk Chemical Crystallography Group is being held online on October 22nd. There is still plenty of time to register, and we are still accepting abstracts for presentation. If you have interesting research to share, please submit! @escg-bca.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

A recently accepted paper with @chemdudebrian.bsky.social and @iainsmellie.bsky.social in Molbank (doi.org/10.3390/M2067). It contains the structure of a new unsymmetrical phenolphthalein derivative. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Somewhat belatedly, our latest accepted paper with collaborators at the Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, formerly @standrewschem.bsky.social. Published in @iucrdata.iucr.org (doi.org/10.1107/S241...), the paper contains a single structure.

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

We have new instruments! Installed last week, a pair of Rigaku XTALab Synergy-S diffractometers. Looking forward to see how they handle our crystals! Thanks to the @rigakuoxfordxrd.bsky.social installation team and @ukri.org and @uniofstandrews.bsky.social for funding. @standrewschem.bsky.social

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St Andrews X-Ray Crystallography @standrewsxray.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

What has been behind out recent lack of posting...? As well as summer holidays, we have been having a lot of work done in the crystallography labs. We have been transforming - from this

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