
Francois Richard
@frichardchem
Postdoc at University of Cambridge @Gaunt_Group
/ previously: Postdoc at UoE with @biomimetic_chem; PhD Student at QMUL with @arseniyadis
/ (he/him)
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22-04-2018 18:31:32
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Hey Peeps, check out Francois (Francois Richard), Paul, Al and Tommy's (Tommy Keenan) review on the Pd-AAA of nucleophilic prochiral heterocycles just published in Chem Soc Rev. Huge thanks to Servier for their continuous support. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art⦠Chemistry_QMUL, QMUL School of Physical and Chemical Sciences


Heterobenzylic amines made easy ā a distinct variant of our multicomponent CAA methodology mediated by indium - preprint now available on ChemRxiv! š Congrats Alex (Alex Rafaniello) and Roopender (The Kumar Lab)! Check it out š chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxiā¦

Don't miss this new review by Arseniyadis & co! "Pd-Catalysed asymmetric allylic alkylation of heterocycles: a user's guide" Part of our collection covering metals in asymmetric catalysis chem Read the full article here š pubs.rsc.org/en/content/artā¦

Just finished an amazing 3 year postdoc with Andy Lawrence at the University of Edinburgh! Can't wait to get started with my independent academic career at School of Chemistry as a lecturer in organic chemistry researching new methods in organophosphorus chemistry. #newPI

Congratulations David! š Very proud to see you starting at UCC Ireland. Can't wait to see some of your intriguing organophosphorus chemistry out!


Our air stable chiral Pd(0) pre-catalysts are highlighted in Organic Process Research & Development's "Some Items of Interest to Process R&D Chemists and Engineers": pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.10⦠š For the orginal work in Nature Communications, check out this link šnature.com/articles/s4146⦠Queen Mary University of London UniversityOfVictoria Chemistry_QMUL

My former colleague (and current friend) Steven Bennett has started a weekly newsletter summarising the week's developments in synthetic organic chemistry! It's going to be an amazing resource so please give it a read at the link below. organicsynthesis.beehiiv.com/p/organic-syntā¦


Great to see our Stereoretentive Enantioconvergent Reactions out in Nature Chemistry. A truly collaborative effort within Andy's lab Andy Lawrence - congrats everyone! David Jones Steven Bennett Vera Demertz @bestwick_jacob Helen Jones Andy @joshuahomer_

Interested in the origins of stereoretentive enantioconvergence? Francois Richard and I have just written a "Behind the Paper" post where we explain all - starting from Andy Lawrence's 2012 (!) total synthesis of rac-incarvilleatone. tinyurl.com/3nxzjk76 #OrganicChemistry


Our new incursion into CHF2 chemistry is now out in Chemical Communicationsš Kudos to Al (Al Hannam), Phiny, Karan and Prahallad. A really nice collaboration with the Murarka group (Sandip Murarka) at Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur, stephen hilton at UCL, and our industrial partner Servier doi.org/10.1039/D4CC02ā¦

Delighted to have been awarded funding through the SFI-IRC Pathway Programme! This generous funding will be used by my research team School of Chemistry to develop new methods to form of valuable phosphorus compounds from waste. UCC Ireland UCC Research @scienceirel shorturl.at/pE1ju

Our multicomponent strategy for the synthesis of α-Amino Carbonyls is now out in J. Am. Chem. Soc.! Congratulations to Jianzhong for this great study š Read the manuscript hereā¬ļø pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jaā¦


A 3-year postdoctoral position in homogeneous catalysis and synthetic organic chemistry, to start in February 2025 or later, is available in my group Durham Chemistry! Candidates of any nationality can apply by Sunday 20/10/24. Info and how to apply: durham.taleo.net/careersection/ā¦

It is happening - we are moving across town to Imperial Chemistry ! š We are looking for strong candidates interested to apply for PhD studentships at Imperial. To do so, you will need to (1/2)

Take a look at this spotlight episode where I give an overview of our Nature Chemistry report on a new mode of enantioconvergence with stereoretention, developed in Andy Lawrence lab! Thanks Synthesis Workshop for the invitation!

A postdoctoral position, funded by the The Leverhulme Trust for up to 36 months, is available to join my group Chemistry Edinburgh . The project focuses on biomimetic approaches to natural product synthesis. Deadline: 18th April 2025. elxw.fa.em3.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candidatā¦
