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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Excited to share our latest paper in RSC Advances! ⚡️ We show that carboxylic acids can now be directly utilized in our electrochemical one-pot amidation/C–H halogenation cascade, eliminating the need for pre-activated acyl halides. pubs.rsc.org/ra/article/d...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

🚨New publication from the Verho group!🚨 ⚡ One-pot electrochemistry merges N-acylation and C–H halogenation to deliver valuable halogenated azaindoles without additives or electrolyte. chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

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Electrochemical Cascade N‐Acylation and C–H Halogenation of Azaindoles

Substituted azaindoles are valuable yet synthetically challenging scaffolds. Here, we report an electrochemical cascade strategy that combines N-acylation with electro-induced C–H halogenation in a s...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

It is with great pleasure that we share the news that our most recent work has been published in Angewandte onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... In this work, we present an electrochemical cascade that enables the synthesis of halogenated amide derivatives in a simple undivided cell setup.

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One‐Pot Amidation/C─H Halogenation by an Efficient Electrochemical Cascade

A sustainable electrochemical cascade enables the one-pot synthesis of regioselectively halogenated N-aryl amides from readily available amines and acyl halides under mild conditions. The method merg...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Pleased to have been part of the organizing committe who brought a very impressive line of speakers to #TOC2026 to talk about the application of AI and machine learning in organic synthesis!

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

Warm welcome to Mehmet Yildirim & Kyler Leigh who will be doing their internships in our electrochemistry team. With this post we also like to highlight the students Waris Mohammad & My Nhieu who joined us earlier this semester. Together, we will unveil new cool ways to functionalize C-H bonds!

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Chris presenting our latest DEL research at the CARe's Symposium on Antimicrobial Therapeutics: Drug Discovery, Design and Development. Soon in a journal near you! @uac-uu.bsky.social @faculty-o-pharmacy.bsky.social @uu.se

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Extremely honored to have our work featured as Cover Art on an issue of Chem. Commun. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

New paper just fresh out the prints: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... This work describes a new cobaltaelectro-catalyzed protocol for the direct C-H acyloxylation of aromatic & vinylic amides at RT. Our method exhibits a broad substrate scope, presenting opportunities for late-stage functionalization.

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Cobaltaelectro-Catalyzed C-H Acyloxylation of Aromatic and Vinylic Amide Derivatives at Room Temperature

Herein, we report a mild and efficient cobalt-catalyzed electrochemical method for the regioselective C-H acyloxylation of aromatic and vinylic amides, utilizing 8-aminoquinoline as the directing grou...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Honored for the opportunity to present our group's research in the areas of C-H functionalization and hydrogen production at the IUPAC World Chemistry Congress in the beautiful city of Kuala Lumpur. Will definitely try to come back here in the future!

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

The summer approaching, but still things are happening in our labs! Today, we would like to welcome Mernan joining us from 🇹🇷 for an Erasmus internship in our electrochemistry team.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I am very grateful for the opportunity to present our group's most recent work on electrocatalytic C-H functionalization at the 3rd National Meeting of the Swedish Chemical Society in Västerås. The conference was a real blast!

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Our lab is fully committed to our goal of contributing to a sustainable future society, and thus we have signed the Stockholm declaration "Chemistry for the Future". www.stockholm-declaration.org Please join us!

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Very delighted to be in the beautiful city of La Rochelle in France attending the ISGC conference. A true pearl at the Atlantic coast! I am looking forward to present our group's newest work on electrocatalytic C-H halogenation tomorrow in the organic chemistry session.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 05/05/2025

Today we welcome Wedd Jamal, who will be conducting a three month internship in our group working with the development of new electrode materials. This work will be done in collaboration with HyEnGen.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

The Verho group is growing for every day, and I am extremely honored to be guiding such a talented team of individuals.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Today we welcome Zoe Peter 🇲🇫 to our group, who is joining us for a 16 week internship. The Verho lab is continously looking for motivated exchange students that is interested to learn about electrocatalysis and C-H activation.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Happy Easter to everyone from the Verho Group

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Very welcome to Dr. Hasil Amin, who will be joining our research group for a two-year postdoc. Here, we would like to acknowledge the Wenner-Gren Foundations for making this possible and supporting our electrochemistry program.

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Preprint #2 announcement. chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... Herein, we present a cobaltaelectro-catalyzed protocol for room temperature C-H acyloxylation of a variety of aromatic and vinylic amides, with possible applications related to the late-stage functionalization of drugs and biomass valorization.

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Cobaltaelectro-Catalyzed C-H Acyloxylation of Aromatic and Vinylic Amide Derivatives at Room Temperature

Herein, a mild and efficient cobalt-catalyzed electrochemical method for the C–H acyloxylation of aromatic and vinylic amides is reported. The 8-aminoquinoline directing group facilitates selective (o...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Excited to share a recent preprint from us: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemr... Herein, we outline a highly promising electrocatalytic cascade that enables access to various halogenated amides, carbamates and ureas at room temperature without added catalysts, additives or electrolytes.

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An Electrochemical Amidation/C-H Halogenation Cascade for the Sustainable Synthesis of Halogenated N-Aryl Amides, Carbamates and Ureas

Considering the significant future benefits of widespread sustainable chemical practices, the development of green synthetic methodologies remains a critical objective in modern chemistry. Amide group...

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Verho Group @verhogroup.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Welcome everyone to our Bluesky page! From now on news and updates regarding the our research group will be posted here instead of X. Please make sure to follow us for the latest announcements from our group.

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