Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab

Chem research group at UVic. Combining physorg chem with high-throughput experimentation for fun and profit. Musical opinions are the PIs, and are 100% correct.

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Well #chemtwitter (or what's left of us!), I'm officially retiring the @LeitchLab Twitter account, and fully migrating over to #BlueSky at "@leitchlab.bsky.social"
This profile will remain, but no one will be checking/posting from now on (not that we've been very active anyway!)

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Just hoppin on the plaform formerly known as Twitter to highlight a fantastic effort by my group to realize the diastereoselective synthesis of densely-functionalized azabicycloheptanes through pyridinium ylide chemistry, up today on @ChemRxiv !
https://t.co/7Yql2BwVi4

[UVic Research @UVicResearch]

We were delighted to welcome @NSERC_CRSNG president @alejandroadem yesterday to meet the #Uvic researchers and students making a difference in climate, oceans, clean energy, engineering and health.
@LeitchLab @MSaidaminov @IesvicU
@TIPS_SPIIE
#CRC

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Thank you for visiting @chemistryatuvic @UVicScience ! Most of our research is @NSERC_CRSNG funded, so we were very happy to give you a view of what we do!

[Alejandro Adem @alejandroadem]

Great visit today to the University of Victoria @uvic - thanks to all the students, researchers and staff who spoke with me about their excellent research and the impact of @NSERC_CRSNG funding on their careers. Fantastic lab tours & lots of thoughtful comments and suggestions!

[Neufeldt Lab @NeufeldtLab]

Congrats to Nate and Jake for publishing "Mechanistic Origin of Ligand Effects on Exhaustive Functionalization During Pd-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling of Dihaloarenes" in ACS Catalysis. https://t.co/GE8myBsu5J

[Arseniyadis @arseniyadis]

Thanks for highlighting our work in Synform (@thiemechemistry) Matteo (@zanda_eu)🙏
https://t.co/p6I1SZx4em
It's been an amazing collaboration so far between @Jingjun_H & @LeitchLab at @uvic, @Tommy82752392 & @FrichardChem at @QMUL, and Alex Jean at @Servier. Stay tuned for more

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

#CORGI announcement! On 7 Mar we've got Graham Murphy of @MurphyLabUW presenting all the things you can do with hypervalent iodine, followed by Mike Doyle of the Lundgren group @ualbertachem on isotope exchange in amino acids. Don't miss it! @CIC_ChemInst
https://t.co/8h60GgRkRK

[Chemistry@UVic @chemistryatuvic]

#ChemSem Join us on Monday, March 4 for a seminar with Dr. Louis-Charles (LC) Campeau from @Merck on, "Changing the World, One Reaction at a Time."

CLE A127 at 11:30am

Abstract: https://t.co/7R8WApixfD

@DrLCsquare

[Steve Street @Street_Research]

Our work on the mechanism of action of antibacterial nanofibers is out now in @J_A_C_S. A bittersweet moment for us in the Manners group as we dedicate this paper to the big man himself - this was one of the last papers he submitted before he passed. You'll be missed, Ian!

[Bruce Arndtsen @ArndtsenBruce]

Congratulations @drgauthi, collaborators @Merck and our team for work out in @NatureChemistry showing functional group metathesis between in situ chlorinated carboxylic acids can offer a straightforward approach to carbon isotope labelling @McGillChemistry https://t.co/CSvy7zVqRf

[Dr Will Unsworth @UnsworthChem]

Super happy to announce out latest ring expansion paper - out today in @J_A_C_S

This is the culmination of 5 years hard work by lots of very talented and dedicated people in our @ChemistryatYork group - I am extremely grateful to them all.

https://t.co/c2UpCHYFJJ

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Honored to be among the 'items of interest' in @OPRD_ACS for 2 months in a row!
This month highlights our collaborative work with @arseniyadis on chiral Pd(0) precatalysts published in @NatureComms https://t.co/KegIv91v2J
Huge thanks to the team! @chemistryatuvic @UVicScience

[Arseniyadis @arseniyadis]

Our air stable chiral Pd(0) pre-catalysts are highlighted in @OPRD_ACS's "Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers": https://t.co/IL1crnjyk5 🙏

For the orginal work in @NatureComms, check out this link 👉https://t.co/TpgAVA78Nv

@QMUL @uvic @Chemistry_QMUL

[Makhsud Saidaminov @MSaidaminov]

Grateful for the recognition by @CIC_ChemInst. This honor belongs to my incredible students.

[Chemistry@UVic @chemistryatuvic]

Meet Dr. Nelson Lam, UVic's new Assistant Professor as of Summer 2024! His mission:

Establish a leading research group developing translatable catalytic methods targeting outstanding selectivity challenges that characterize contemporary organic synthesis.

@nelsonyslam

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Welcome to @chemistryatuvic @UVicScience Nelson, we are all really excited to have you here later this year!

[@nelsonyslam.bsky.social @nelsonyslam]

I'm joining the faculty at the University of Victoria as an Assistant Professor starting summer 2024!

Very excited to embark on fun projects with students and colleagues at @uvic, and be based in beautiful BC for my independent research career 🍁🇨🇦 #chemtwitter #newPI

[Tim Brewster @tbrwster]

Our newest paper has hit the press! Nice work by Natalie, Danna and all of our collaborators! With Centre College and @memphischem

Donor Ability of Bisphosphinemonoxide Ligands Relevant to Late-Metal Olefin Polymerization Catalysis | Inorganic Chemistry https://t.co/l047cgaRoX

[Dr. Alexandre Brolo @agbrolo]

3 tenure-track positions open at @UVicScience including @chemistryatuvic for Indigenous scholars. UVic has been ranked #1 in 🇨🇦 for promoting Indigenous visibility (Maclean’s 2022). #yyj is a great place to live, research and teach. Join us!

https://t.co/7RNz0XNazt

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

(and yes, I did just now see the incorrect stereochemistry on the OAC chemdraw... 🥴)

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Latest Leitch Lab preprint just dropped - an easy to make and stable Pd dialkyl precursor for making oxidative addition complexes and catalysis. If you've wanted to use (COD)Pd(CH2SiMe3)2 but didn't want to deal with instability/high cost, check this out!
https://t.co/tGjuI905pf

[Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab @LeitchLab]

Another year, another fantastic lineup of #COrgI speakers! (s/o @CIC_ChemInst @CSCOrgDiv)
Next week we have the venerable Dennis Hall @HallBoronLab and PhD student @JuliaTurner97 from the Taylor group @UofTchem. Register at https://t.co/8h60GgRkRK!