Do I know any chemistry people on here from Spain (preferably near Madrid)?
I have a rising senior here at AU (Spanish citizen) going back home to Madrid this summer and is looking for any lab work opportunities.
Thanks!
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Noncanonical β-Amino Esters and Amides via Direct Asymmetric Reductive Amination of α,α-Disubstituted β-Ketoesters and Amides A direct asymmetric reductive amination (DARA) of α,α-disubstituted β-amino esters and amides has been developed to access a key β-amino amide intermediate for the commercial synthesis of a COVID prot...

So thrilled this first of two studies (pssst the 2nd one is on the way) is out in the public domain now. Congrats to the team!!!
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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#ChemChat in the lab today:

Chemist 1: Ms-Cl, triethylamine, THF - just filter and go it’s so easy - I’ve been making a lot of mesyl’s lately

C2: Not me. I’m vaccinated

C1:

Flyer for the 2nd Annual EWOC @organicdivision.org Virtual Symposium ft. Christina Woo & Laura Kiessling Free to watch no registration needed YouTube: orgn.link/watch Zoom: orgn.link/vs-zoom

Dial in tomorrow Jan 7 @ 12 noon ET for the 2nd Annual EWOC @organicdivision.org
Virtual Symposium ft. Christina Woo & Laura Kiessling
Free to watch no registration needed
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Shows as an ingredient “hydrogen gas infused purified water.”

Acai blueberry pomegranate water, with hydrogen?

Wot. 🧪 #chemsky #chemchat

Round 2 of the ACS Organic #ReactionRunoff is up and open for votes!
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@organicdivision.org #AmplifyOrganic

Starting tomorrow- join us for the ultimate organic reaction bracket #ReactionRunoff hosted by the ACS Organic Division @organicdivision.org
Round 1 from Dec 10-11 and new rounds every 2 days
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#AmplifyOrganic

1. This is really cool, great idea
2. Who came up with these reaction choices, my sophomore organic text?

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We want your FAIR recipes. Have you sent yours yet? Fill in the following sheet to send your entry: https://lnkd.in/gcSmwPhe We've extended the deadline to 15th December! Fill in the sheet attac... We want your FAIR recipes. Have you sent yours yet? Fill in the following sheet to send your entry: https://lnkd.in/gcSmwPhe We've extended the deadline to 15th December! Fill in the sheet attached ...

#ChemistsWhoCook #chemsky #chemchat: do you have a great recipe you want published? Submit by 15 Dec to be a part of CICAG's FAIR actual-cookery cookbook! Obviously we only accept FAIR data so it's reproducible... follow the link to see how

Mine's a jalfrezi 😋
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Unless you worked in a glovebox and you were making grams of organometallic compounds 🧤#chemchat

Fellow chemists, scientists, and lab rats,

Next semester, my Crime Scene Chemistry class is focusing on miscommunication.

Do you have any stories about improperly labeled items in the lab that led to confusion or an accident?

adding #chemsky 🧪⚗️ #chemchat but I’d like to hear from others too

Choosing the perfect path to an industrial R&D career Options abound whether or not you have a PhD

Choosing the perfect path to an industrial R&D career, via @chemistryworld.com #chemsky #chemchat | www.chemistryworld.com/careers/choo...

2/2 and how high-throughput you need the chemistry and assay to be. It’s anything but trivial for chemistry that has a lot of components and for whole cell assays. If your chemistry doesn’t work in DMSO, or compounds are unstable or for any other reasons it can be not as easy as it sounds!

1/2 IME, there’s actually a fairly large resource lift before “just putting compounds on cells” to validate DtB assays. Of course, ppl sometimes just go ahead and try DtB, but that usually tells you very little. Readouts always depend on how sensitive the assay is, which controls are the right ones,

CJ on a roll with some pre-Thanksgiving chemistry facts*

*Factual content has not been independently verified

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Vote in @mannyfoxmorone.bsky.social’s C&EN chempics poll!!
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I think this explains #chemchat and #chemsky 🧪⚗️

Molecule 💥 of 💥 the 💥 year!
There wasn't a clear winner this year for me. But the #chemchat -esque idea of an inverted sandwich is pretty cool.

Is a Malteser an inverted sandwich?

And then there’s this:

www.organic-chemistry.org/abstracts/li...

How about paraffins? I assume that if your reaction is soluble in Ph2O, those could be good enough…

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Let me suggest the humble Prinzenrolle (prince of rolls or rolls of the prince) to enter into this contest… www.thetasteofgermany.com/de-beukelaer...

Add me please!!! Missing my chemtweeps

At my blog, I write more about my concerns for aspiring entering grad students in chemistry for Fall 2026. To reiterate - if you don't have a plan for next fall RIGHT NOW, you need to talk to your professors and advisers and develop a plan NOW: chemjobber.blogspot.com/2025/11/towa...

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Reductive radical chain initiation through the thermal generation of carbon dioxide radical anion - Nature Synthesis Radical chain initiation strategies are fundamental to the synthesis of small molecule drugs and macromolecular materials. Here a general, thermally driven and scalable method for reductive initiation...

Now online and open access:

Article by Michael J. James & co-workers

Reductive radical chain initiation through the thermal generation of carbon dioxide radical anion

www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) is hosting a virtual symposium on Friday, November 14th 3-4:30 pm EST. Keynote speaker Dr. Vy Dong will be presenting “Choose Your Own Adventures in Catalysis” #chemsky 🧪⚗️

Learn more about EWOC at EWOChem.org

Register:
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The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List

The 2026 Chemistry Faculty Jobs List has 273 tenure-track positions and 32 teaching-only positions: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... #facultychemjobs #chemsky ⚗️🧪

In a chemistry classroom far, far away…Darth Vader’s weak red lightsaber was no match for our Jedi Chemistry professors blue lightsabers. #wsuchemistry #HappyHalloween #ChemSky #StarWars

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#chemsky, please share! Virtual information session Thursday, November 13th at 7:30 – 8:30 pm CST for students interested in pursuing a PhD in chemistry. Register here: uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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