An interdisciplinary research group in organic synthesis & chemical biology, Department of Chemistry, Duke University (student-run account)

Durham, NC
Joined June 2016
#NHCs #NHeterocyclicCarbenes Wang group reported Cu-NHC-catalyzed #amino-#fluorination of alkenes & 1,3-dienes. Useful β‐fluoroalkylamine products. IPrCuCl showed best reactivity for 1,3-dienes! @Tongliang_Zhou @WangLabDuke @J_A_C_S doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c09118
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Great selection of Paper-of-the-week presentations and discussions at our weekly group meeting, covering interesting work from @WangLabDuke, @FrdricGeorgesF1 Group (nice work on the mechanism!), Xiao Group @LivUni, @buddhadeb1979 Group, and @KBrownLab. #Boron #Chemistry
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Interested in a chemistry PhD? Come to the @DukeChemistry Virtual Open House in @gather_town on Nov 2! Learn about the program and talk with current faculty and students. Register here: chem.duke.edu/openhouse Please RT!!
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The next installment of our Fall Faculty Colloquium series! Join us on Friday!
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BREAKING NEWS: The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless “for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry.”
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Stanford University
@Stanford5 Oct 2022
Congratulations as well to Barry Sharpless, PhD '68, who was also awarded the 2022 #NobelPrize in Chemistry for laying the foundation for click chemistry. This is his second Nobel Prize - he is one of only five people to ever receive two.
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Stanford University
@Stanford5 Oct 2022
Congratulations to Professor @CarolynBertozzi, winner of the 2022 @NobelPrize in Chemistry for her role in the development of bioorthogonal chemistry. stanford.io/3Tf1i9B
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As promised we are launching the Dave Evans Problem Set Generator. This contains all of the problems hosted in his original service, with some modernization and streamlining. organicchemistrydata.org/eva… questions/suggestions: organicdivision.org/contact/
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Over the coming months, we will highlight work by #NextGenOrgChem young researchers to watch! Up next is a paper by Chengming Wang describing a reductive coupling protocol for the synthesis of symmetrical thiosulfonates. Nominated by @WangLabDuke. chemistry-europe.onlinelibra…
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Excited to share my review article on hyperpolarized 15N-labeled molecular imaging probes is now published in Chemical Science! It was a rewarding experience working on this piece while @WangLabDuke pubs.rsc.org/en/content/arti…
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When you're breaking heat records but your Chair @FranzLabDuke finds a way to keep things cool. Our Grad Studies Director and @WelsherLab had the students in on the action! Thanks to @duke_GCC for a fabulous Spring Fling!
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Organic seminars @EPFL_CHEM_Tweet this week starting with Prof Qiu Wang @WangLabDuke from Duke University @DukeChemistry
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Yungeun Kwon & Qiu Wang review recent advances in 1,2-amino(hetero)arylation of alkenes @WangLabDuke @DukeU onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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After two years @SwissChemistry #Burgenstock2022 is finally back. Beautiful scenery, lovely people and great science. Looking forward to wonderful days.
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Our condolences to the entire David Evans scientific family. His passing is a tremendous loss to the community but his legacy will live on in the generations of scientists he trained and all those who have benefited from his research.
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Congratulations to Brett Hemric (University of Tampa, bretthemric.wordpress.com/ab…), a recipient of an Org Syn PUI summer research grant for 2022!
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Attending #ACSSpring2022? Check out the in-person session on alkene difunctionalization: Tues. at 8am in Room 2. Co-organized by @KBrownLab + @WangLabDuke, ft. their talks + ones by Morken, @v_a_schmidt @Giri_Research @RomoGrp_Baylor, @diaogroupNYU + @songlin_chem. See you there!
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I’m excited to share that I’ve successfully defended my PhD yesterday!! Many thanks to all my current and former mentors, friends, and family for all the support and encouragement 😊
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I just watched the remarkable @hyejin_park9595 present her public dissertation defense. I am a proud former mentor and my heart is exploding!
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