Main Group Chemistry @ IISERTVM

Benzylic C-H deprotonation using RLi/TpNa super basic mixtures Carbanions trapped in between cationic sodium centres! doi.org/10.1038/s41467… @NatureComms @suban_kundu @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia

Yixiao, Maryam and Sophie's preprint on work extending Harder's Mg(0) cmpd to new, stable Mg(0) and Mg(0)/Mg(I) examples, and their reduction of TM carbonyls, is out @ChemRxiv. TCHP is a great, easy to prepare, stabilizing aryl. #ozchem @ChemistryMonash tinyurl.com/5yh3sd2z

We posted our latest paper on a Y-shaped dianionic Al4 molecule featuring a negative charge close to -2 on the central Al atom to ChemRxiv. chemrxiv.org/doi/full/10.26…

Only a couple of days left to submit abstracts for oral presentations at the ICCC 2026 (iccc2026.com)! I will be hosting a special symposium on P-block chemistry covering strained geometries and unusual electronic structures. See you there =)

@SharanNembenna @niser_official Excellent work! Many congratulations!

Just published paper on Zinc‐Mediated C–H Borylation of Terminal Alkynes: Mechanistic Insights - Thilakan - 2026 - Asian Journal of Organic Chemistry - Wiley Online Library aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aj… @niser_official

@chitnislab @DalhousieU @chemistryatuvic Many congratulations Saurabh!

I am proud to be a recipient of this year's RSC Chem Comm Emerging Investigator Lectureship! This recognizes the hard work and creativity of group members over the last few years both @DalhousieU Chemistry and @ChemistryatUVic ! blogs.rsc.org/cc/

@boomi_iiser @IISERPune @ANRFIndia Many congratulations!

Lstest publication from our group @IISERPune . Grateful for the support from @ANRFIndia

@harder_research @LLL_lab_SUSTech I am unable to access the link. Looking forward to reading this exciting work!

Last week: homogeneous redox-catalysis with Al(I)-Al(III) @LLL_lab_SUSTech Now: heterogenous alkene hydrogenation with Al(0), earth’s most abundant metal. Observations and calculations point to reactivity at the metal surface. Preprint: shorturl.at/I9R0B Main group power 💪

@PECLabIITDelhi @dibyajyoti1988 @Chemistry_iitd Congratulations!

Our recent work “Enhancing valence-band charge localization via zinc doping into MnWO4 to promote selective ammonia electrooxidation”- now published in Journal of Materials Chemistry A pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… thanks @dibyajyoti1988 @Chemistry_iitd

@LLL_lab_SUSTech @Nature Amazing to see aluminum redox chemistry after phosphorus and bismuth! Excellent work! Many congratulations!

Aluminum: lightest p-block metal with very low electronegativity. Converting Al(III) to Al(I) in stoichiometric reactions is rare. But now, we've made Al redox catalysis a reality! Check it out @nature nature.com/articles/s4158…

@SuBh_Xtal @tvmiiser @LabLichtenberg @DNareddula @annabel_benny Thank you

@MainTvm @tvmiiser @LabLichtenberg @DNareddula @annabel_benny Congratulations

9th PhD thesis successfully defended from the Main Group Chemistry Lab @tvmiiser. Many thanks to @LabLichtenberg and @DNareddula for reviewing the thesis of @annabel_benny.

@PECLabIITDelhi @tvmiiser @LabLichtenberg @DNareddula @annabel_benny Thank you

@MainTvm @tvmiiser @LabLichtenberg @DNareddula @annabel_benny Congratulations!

Thesis Defence by Ms. Annabel Benny, from Prof. Ajay Venugopal's group. @tvmiiser @MainTvm

Aluminum versus Gallium: Differences in Bis(bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl) Element Halides, Hydrides, and Oxygen-Bridged E/P Frustrated Lewis Pairs by Norbert Werner Mitzel and co-workers #OpenAccess …mistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ce…

Immensely glad to see @Ankur02637554—began his research training in our lab from the very first semester of the BS-MS program @tvmiiser—join @scheschkewitz and now report the spectacular Si₅R₅⁻. Proud of our alumni! 🚀

Curious about element–ligand cooperation at anionic Germanium? Check out the Flash Communication of @Pam_Benzan and Marie Velada Dugois in @Orgmet_ACS! Reversible O–H Bond Activation at a Bicyclic Germanide via Ge-Ligand Cooperativity pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

While traditionally used as stoichiometric reagents, #HeavierAlkaliMetalAmides have emerged as versatile #catalysts, find out more in this #perspective by @SanchezRoaDavid @DCBPunibern @ACSCatalysis in collaboration with #RabMulvey @StrathChem pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Extremely happy to share that our first work on protein-templated metal nanoclusters has now been published in Angewandte Chemie: doi.org/10.1002/anie.2…. Congratulations to all the students involved for their patience in starting and successfully completing something new.

@FereiroJerry Many congratulations 👏