@Palui004

PhD student at University of Bonn Alma Mater @IITKanpur and @JNV Hooghly

 Bonn, Germany
Joined April 2024
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Congratulations to @Sunita_Mondal77 and @Manoj120298 , the two newest PhDs 🎓 from the Gessner group! It has been a pleasure to work with such excellent scientists and wonderful people. We wish you both lots of success in the next stage of your careers!🥳 @ruhrunibochum
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I'm thrilled to share our work on using machine learning to predict the reactivity of heavier carbenes—now in Adv. Sci! Huge thanks to the team for making this collaborative effort a success!👏 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…

Predicting the Reactivity of Acyclic Silylenes and Germylenes in Hydrogen Activation Using Machine...

Statistical models for the prediction of the energy profile of H2 activation by silylenes and germylenes were developed. A simple model based on increments of the elements in α-position enabled...

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Manoj Sharma@Manoj120298Sep 28
One Ge precursor, two directions 🧪 Reduction → σ-aromatic {Ge₄} ring 💥 Oxidation → Ge analogues of phosgene & 1,3-dioxetane dications 🔥 Now in @ChemicalScience 👇 pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/doi/… Huge thanks to @ViktoriaGessner and all co-authors (@Palui004)

A germanium µ-oxo chloro dimer en route to a heavier phosgene analogue and 1,3-digermadioxetane...

Heavier analogues of carbonyl compounds are challenging to isolate due to the intrinsic instability of E═O double bonds (E = Si–Pb). Herein, we demonstrate

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ICOC@icoc_2026Sep 25
🎤🔬 A fascinating Plenary Lecture by Prof. Viktoria H. Däschlein-Gessner @ViktoriaGessner at #ICOCIV2026, exploring ligand exchange at carbon and the chemistry of alkali-metal cumulene anions. ✨
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#2 We employed YPhos ligands to isolate germanium analogues of phosgene and dioxetane dications. Great work by @Manoj120298, Julian and the entire team.👏 pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/doi/…

A germanium µ-oxo chloro dimer en route to a heavier phosgene analogue and 1,3-digermadioxetane...

Heavier analogues of carbonyl compounds are challenging to isolate due to the intrinsic instability of E═O double bonds (E = Si–Pb). Herein, we demonstrate

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Delighted to share two new papers from the group: #1 Nico pushed C–C couplings with Al reagents to the next level — all enabled by our YPhos ligands.🥳 advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley…

Unlocking the Potential of Organoaluminum Reagents for Versatile C─C Couplings Using YPhos‐Pd...

A general C─C cross-coupling method employing earth-abundant organoaluminium nucleophiles is enabled by electronically highly donating and sterically demanding ylide-substituted phosphine (YPhos)...

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We are hiring!💡🫵 I’m looking for a postdoc at the interface of chemistry and data science. If you have a PhD in chemistry or related field and experience in data science or machine learning please apply via the link below. jobs.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/jobp…
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Bismuto Lab@BismutoLabAug 13
Exploring the field of bismuth nitrene via Bi-azides..🔬great work Giacomo!! doi.org/10.1002/chem.71556

Photochemical and Thermal Activation of a Diarylbismuth Azide

We report the synthesis and characterization of a novel diarylbismuth azide and its divergent reactivity upon thermal or photochemical activation. These findings contribute expanding the reactivity...

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Thioketenyl vs. alkynyl sulfide anions—what’s the difference? Find out in our collaborative work👇 with the @fmbickelhaupt group in @InorgChemFront Special shout-out👏 to @Sunita_Mondal77 for excellent synthetic and computational efforts. @SolvationSci pubs.rsc.org/qi/article/doi/…

Synthesis, structural analysis and reactivity of alkynyl sulfide anions

Ketenyl anions are versatile, isolable reagents that facilitate the formation of ketenes, carbonyl-containing compounds, and functionalized heterocycles. I

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Anup Mandal@anuporg92Jul 24
Replying to @BismutoLab @Palui004
Many congratulations 🎊
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Another reason to celebrate🥳: @ian_chagunda won a poster award🏆 at the SynTech Symposium at the University of Greenwich. Congrats, Ian — very well deserved!✌️ @ruhrunibochum
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Debabrata Maiti@maiti_iitbJun 25
Happy to share our latest work, now published in Nature! Ligand-enabled remote C–H activation converts abundant saturated fatty acids into desaturated lactones. rdcu.be/fqn7c lnkd.in/dCYs2CMR Thanks to @NandanNilekani Foundation, @ANRFIndia @iitbombay @dm_lab
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Bismuto Lab@BismutoLabJun 13
A proud milestone for our research group: Andre, the first PhD student to graduate from my lab! It has been a privilege to watch his growth as a scientist. Wishing him every success in this next chapter. 🎓👏
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Das group@shoubhikdas4Jun 4
We are extremely happy to see our recent article, just published in the @ScienceMagazine. We discovered CO2 as an oxygen transfer reagent which could be an alternative pathway for oxidative transformations. science.org/eprint/WIAUJFNPE…

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Jesus Campos Group@CamposGroupJun 2
Excited to share our last work 🥳🥳🥳. A photoexcited triplet Ge that lasts hours and, while being there, breaks a few molecules, including benzene. We hope you like it. Our feeling: there's plenty of space for discovery on low-valent MG photochemistry nature.com/articles/s41557-0…

A photoexcited triplet state germylene with a half-life of hours at room temperature

Nature Chemistry - Triplet tetrylenes are typically too short-lived for detailed investigation. Now a triplet germylene with a 14-h half-life at 25 °C has been generated through...

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Shabana Khan@ShabanaKhan01May 27
Excited to share our work introducing carbene metal amides as chiroptical materials. Have a look ! Many thanks to all the coauthors.
Moushakhi Ghosh@MoushakhiGMay 27
Our work on chiroptical nonlinearity in carbene-copper-amides, carried out during my time at IISER Pune has now been published in @J_A_C_S A sincere thanks to my PhD supervisor, collaborators, and co-authors who shaped this work. Please have a read 👇 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…
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Excited to share our new JACS paper reporting the first structurally authenticated example of single-site main-group-mediated reductive alkene C–C coupling at a low-valent Al(I) center. Thanks to Simon, Petra, and all co-authors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…. #JACS #MainGroup
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Sami Lakhdar@samilakhdar1May 14
Visible‐Light Unlocked Carbene Insertion and Radical Release in a Structurally Constrained Pincer Phosphorus Compound - Ghosh - Angewandte Chemie International Edition - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…

Visible‐Light Unlocked Carbene Insertion and Radical Release in a Structurally Constrained Pincer...

Photochemical activation of a constrained phosphine enables carbene capture, rearrangement, and selective P─C homolysis. This establishes a light-driven P(III)→P(V)→P(III) manifold with controlled...

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I’m happy to share two recent papers on our ketenyl anion chemistry: In @J_A_C_S, we report the isolation of the long-elusive pyridylketenyl🔥 anion, an ideal precursor for N-fused heterocycles. Congrats to Stephan for taming this challenging species. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jac…

The Pyridylketenyl Anion: Entry to Diverse N-Heterocycles

Abstract. The pyridylketene has previously been isolated via matrix isolation and demonstrated potential in the synthesis of N-heterocycles. Herein, we rep

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Bravo! We are very excited to see this gallyl–gold chemistry for ammonia activation out. Well done @hellen_videa, fantastic tandem work with @keelan542, and a great collaboration with @TobiKraemer
Antonio J. Martínez-Martínez@martinez_a_jMay 11
🔥Hot Paper in @angew_chem! Counterion control unlocks nucleophilic gallyl anions, enabling unsupported Ga–Au chemistry for NH₃ activation Work led by @hellen_videa in our group, in collaboration with @TobiKraemer and @keelan542 @geqo_rseq @CIQSO_UHU onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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