From Asking a curious question in 2001 to now numerous applications in drug discovery and total synthesis, the key is the bifunctional ligand !

The Britton Group is looking for new Postdoctoral Researchers! Come join our team at Simon Fraser University to get involved in the excited chemistry we do. Interested applicants please contact Dr. Britton (details here brittonsfu.com/contact/). Hope to hear from you soon! #chemtwitter #chemjobs

Three NZers on the faculty! Well, kind of - David Harrington has just retired. But great to get him and @nelsonyslam.bsky.social (welcome to UVic, Nelson!) together for a photo.

The lab coats are on as the Lam Lab welcomes its first group members! Superstar UniversityOfVictoria undergrads Clara, Grace, and Seth have been helping me set up the lab 🧪🥼 Chemistry@UVic #newPI

Ever had a radical reaction not work when it ‘should’? Mismatched *radical polarity* may be the issue. We often only look at BDE & redox (thermodynamics), but forget polarity (kinetics). Jake, Andrew, & I are excited to share this new resource to help! pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.102…

If you like total synthesis and Wordle, check out Synthordle, a retrosynthetic analysis game created by Shenvi Lab associates Kevin Zong (GS 2) and Jonah Luo (HS sophomore!). rshenvi.github.io/synthordle/ Coming to Scripps Research Chemical Synthesis class in Winter ’25.

This total synthesis really captures the collaborative spirit + creativity of the @NSFCCH. Awesome to see this out Stoltz Group Huw M. L. Davies

Catalytic Enantioselective H Atom Abstraction Enables the Asymmetric Oxidation of Meso Diols | Journal of the American Chemical Society Cambridge University Cambridge Chemistry Total Synthesis and Methodology Highlights #Enantioselective #Catalytic #HAtom #Abstraction #Oxidation #MesoAlcohols pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Saturday was the annual Explore UVic event, and each year we like to put on several demos for the visiting students! Here are a couple select photos from the day!

Intermolecular Asymmetric Arylative Dearomatization of 1-Naphthols | Journal of the American Chemical Society Cambridge University Cambridge Chemistry Total Synthesis and Methodology Highlights #Arylative #Dearomatization #Naphthols pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…