NgaiLab

Excited-State Catalysis · Asymmetric Catalysis · Transition-Metal Catalysis · Fluorine Chemistry · Carbonyl Chemistry · Carbohydrates (Ming & Student co-Run)

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@Ella_Maru @J_A_C_S @pengliu_group @shiliangtian Thanks!

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Excited to share that our work on enantioselective cross-nucleophile coupling via valence tautomerism is now out in @J_A_C_S! Congrats to Zhaofei, Arman, Jagrut, and our collaborators @pengliu_group and @shiliangtian’s teams!🥳🎉🍾🙌 https://t.co/K4b99NSMTj

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@i_am_mangish @J_A_C_S @pengliu_group @shiliangtian Thanks!

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@AsAshraf123321 @reiser_group Thanks!

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@dktiwaricbmr @reiser_group Thanks.

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@AsAshraf123321 @J_A_C_S @pengliu_group @shiliangtian Thanks.

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Exciting to see our grad students Sahil & Saghnik presented their posters at the CIC Annual Meeting! Great Job guys!!👏 #CIC2025 #Catalysis #PurdueChemistry

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🎉 Huge congratulations to Arman on his review “Cobalt-Catalyzed Alkene Hydrohalogenation via HAT” published in a Special Issue: H-Atom Transfer Chemistry in Tetrahedron! 🙌 Thanks to Profs. Kanai & Ooi for their Invitation! https://t.co/XG6vDM4odc

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🚨🎓 Huge congratulations to Dr. Jagrut Shah on successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis today! 🥳👏 Your hard work, creativity, and dedication have paid off. We are so proud of your accomplishments and can’t wait to see the amazing things ahead in your career.🎉

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🎉🎉🎉 Celebrating Dr. Jagrut Shah!! Congratulations! 🍾

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@xychenchem @pengliu_group Thanks for your kind message!😃😃

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We are extremely thrilled to share that our work on Remote-Markovnikov Hydrobromination and Hydrochlorination of Allyl Carboxylates is now published in JACS! Hearty congratulations to the team and @pengliu_group! https://t.co/dctjIplSt4

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@N_Aditya141 @pengliu_group Thanks for your kind words.

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@JianHe_HKU @pengliu_group Thanks for your kind words.

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@Ramananddas03 @pengliu_group Thanks.

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@Prat16229Mondal @pengliu_group Thanks for your kind words!

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@jyamaguchilab Thank Yamaguchi Lab (@jyamaguchilab) for such a warm and wonderful after-dinner party. It was a pleasure meeting with you all, an unforgettable visit! Everyone is so passionate about chemistry, work hard and play hard! A dream group to be part of!

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A memorable visit to Waseda University on June 26, with lively discussions and warm interactions with students, postdocs, and faculty. Many thanks to Prof. Shibata for hosting, and to Prof. Jun Yamaguchi for the gracious after-dinner gathering, an unforgettable experience!

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Institute of Science Tokyo (IST) (June 25)
Thanks Prof. Ken Tanaka and his group for their warm hospitality. Prof. Ngai had a wonderful visit to IST and enriching discussions with Professors Tanaka, Maeda, Morimoto, Ohmori, and Ando!

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After the Yamada-Koga Prize symposium, we had a wonderful mini-reunion with Krische lab (@KrischeLab) alumni in Japan. A meaningful gathering filled with laughter and great memories!

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Honored to share the stage with my PhD advisor, Prof. Michael Krische, as he received the 2025 Yamada-Koga Prize for his pioneering work in transfer hydrogenative C–C bond formation. Congratulation to @KrischeLab. Grateful for the inspiring symposium!