Alexander Watson

Post-doc @UniofYork with the Weller Group | PhD @WesternU.

[Andrew Weller @WellerYorkChem]

A new(ish) anion on the block for SMOM chemistry. Kris Altus’ latest on the organometallic chemistry of [B(O2C2(CF3)4)2]−. There is also a cautionary note about the toxicity of a starting material.

https://t.co/dxUlsHd3c5

[Andrew Weller @WellerYorkChem]

Some of our poster-prize winners & talk-givers #Dalton2025: Frei, Lynam, Slattery, Douthwaite, Fairlamb, Parker, Willans, Weller labs.

Nat. Baranska
Alex Watson
Jake Walder
Sara Bonfante
Rebecca Willans
Kris Altus
Katie Keating
Chloe van Beek
Stefan Flesch
Anson Chau
Cagri Ozsan

[Andrew Weller @WellerYorkChem]

A squareplanar Ru(II) complex, that dehydropolymerizes amine boranes to selectively give high molecular BN-polymers at low (0.03 mol%) catalyst loadings and high ToF (250 s-1). And a hydroxy-hydride as the species formed in the induction period as a bonus! https://t.co/benCSUFjaS

[Boron-Chem-Research @Boron_Chemistry]

Ligand Protonation Leads to Highly Fluorescent Boronium Cations (@RagognaGroup, @GilroyGroup): https://t.co/x0FVNE8qHj (@ChemicalScience).

[Boron-Chem-Research @Boron_Chemistry]

Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence from BN‐Substituted Xanthene Derivatives (@angew_chem): https://t.co/MKrS2POCrL (@RagognaGroup, @GilroyGroup).

[ChemistryViews @ChemistryViews]

Xanthene Derivatives Show Organic Room Temperature Phosphorescence:
Heavy-atom-free, BN-substituted xanthene derivatives could serve as organic phosphors
(work published in @angew_chem)
https://t.co/3JyZvijq9e

[Jordan Bentley @BoronBentley]

Congratulations @Lomax_88 for winning the 2nd place poster award at #ALDALE2024 and the rest of Team Carbene @_C2MCI @RagognaGroup #barrygroup 🥳

[ChemEurJ: Chemistry - A European Journal @ChemEurJ]

Pnictogen-Rich Heterocycles Derived from a Phosphadiazonium Cation (Joe B. Gilroy and co-workers) @westernuchem @GilroyGroup https://t.co/PwtwZzwCeY

[Blaine Fiss, PhD @Canuk_Chemist]

Happy to formally announce that I will be joining the @dasoglab this coming fall as a @KillamTrusts Postdoctoral Fellow to continue my journey in materials chemistry and sustainability! Thank you to all my mentors and those who have helped me along the way!

[EurJOC @EurJOC]

Boron Complexes of Tridentate Acyl Pyridylhydrazones by Paul J. Ragogna, Joe B. Gilroy, and co-workers (@westernuchem, @GilroyGroup, @RagognaGroup) #openaccess https://t.co/YetdU7TwS0

[Blaine Fiss, PhD @Canuk_Chemist]

Thrilled to have been invited to share how my journey as a chemist has been influenced by my cerebral palsy, and some steps I feel we need to take to keep improving! Great mentors and a willingness to listen and adapt has been paramount for me.

[Chemistry at Western @westernuchem]

Congratulations to our very own Professor Joe Gilroy @GilroyGroup receiving the Edward G. Pleva Award for Excellence in Teaching. #Westernu top honour for teaching! Thanks for all you do towards our educational mission! @westernuScience

[Blaine Fiss, PhD @Canuk_Chemist]

Excited to be able to share my story and experiences! Great mentors have been crucial in my getting to where I am today, but that hasn't been without obstacles. Hoping to motivate and support the next generation!

[Jeanette Adjei, PhD @jeanette_adjei]

Check out my first author paper from my PhD on UV induced hydrophosphination of vinylcyclopropane towards phosphine chalcogenides. It's online now. @CanBlackSci @BlackInChem @westernuchem

https://t.co/T6Ge6CjwN9

[Jeanette Adjei, PhD @jeanette_adjei]

Check out blkwstem’s website and Instagram. It’s an e-magazine created by Krystal Henry-Mathieu featuring Black women in science!! I’m featured in issue no. 4.

Website: https://t.co/CAHZspOFLW

Instagram: https://t.co/XnByYcFyVL

@BlackInChem @CanBlackSci

[Alexander Watson @AERWatson]

@DrEllisCrawford @RagognaGroup @GilroyGroup @westernuchem We haven't considered such a thing, but that's a neat suggestion. What would you have in mind to stabilize those complexes - something exogenous or built into the ligand?

[Alexander Watson @AERWatson]

My #RSCPoster entry features work from the @RagognaGroup and @GilroyGroup at @westernuchem. It involves the synthesis of heterocyclic phosphenium cations, their coordination chemistry, and a fundamental look into their structure and bonding.
#RSCInorg

[Alexander Watson @AERWatson]

@D_Roberts95 @RagognaGroup @GilroyGroup @westernuchem That's a neat idea! Haven't seen anything like that or considered it, but it could certainly make for a unique ligand system.

[Alexander Watson @AERWatson]

@AndryjBorys @RagognaGroup @GilroyGroup @westernuchem Great question! While previous work in our group has shown that boron complexes of pyridylhydrazone ligands can support radical cations, we've not tried for any P(II) radicals. An interesting idea for future exploration though.

[Justin Lomax @Lomax_88]

Hey everyone!
Come check out some plasma utilization for #MLDep of phosphines and organic crosslinkers. Please make sure to ask any questions, looking for to it!
@RagognaGroup @sean_t_barry @ChemKid1 @pggordon

#RSCPoster #RSCMat