Dr Anker

First paper for Joe in his PhD! Reviewing our research area. Great work Joe. Synthesis and reactivity of lanthanide(II) hydrides sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Our first foray into heavier group 2 chemistry, and the first paper from @Malte_Kubisz 🥳 We show that carbon monoxide readily inserts into Mg-C bonds without need for a catalyst, opening new paths in catalysis using CO⚡️ Check it here, open access: tinyurl.com/mv5zxbt7

CO2 Reduction by Lanthanum Borohydride Complexes and Hydroboration Reactivity | Inorganic Chemistry pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… Nocton, Simler, and co-workers @InorgChem #lanthanum #borohydride #hydroboration #CO2 #reduction

Excited to show that the coordination of the organic tetraazanaphthalene radical to yttrium ions enhances its stability, paving the way for new spin-based materials 😎😊! Published in the 2025 Rising star issue of ACS Organic & Inorganic Au 🥳. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @MSUChem

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

Sebastian has successfully defended his PhD viva! Congratulations! Many thanks to Prof. Roman Dobrovetsky @DobrovetskyG (for joining despite the current challenging circumstances) and Dr. Alexander Pöthig for their commitment and support. AK Inoue PhD #23!

Our 1st paper of '26 is out in @ChemicalScience, led by PhD student Jonas 🥳 big congrats on your first paper! We find new cooperative OA/RE mechanisms at the Sn-Ni interface. This opens new perspectives in multi-metallic catalysis, coming soon...💫 tinyurl.com/2kx5z6pc

📣I have a PhD position in main group chem @UVic. Project areas⬇️ Start: 09/26, 01/27, or 04/27. Must have: completed/in-progress research-based MSc in MainGroup/Organomet/Inorg chem + strong academic record. Open globally. Email CV + cover letter: bit.ly/4rLSFonPls RT!

MOLECULAR ZINTL PHASES with tetra-anionic Si, Ge, Sn, Pb accessible using soluble Mg(0). Although all E(4-) anions are full valence-shell octets, they are highly reactive. The Sn(-IV) complex is an 8e-reductant @FAU shorturl.at/InmD6 @NatureSynthesis

Dinitrogen Cleavage and Hydrogenation by a Uranium Hydride Complex Enabled through Metal–Ligand Cooperativity | Journal of the American Chemical Society @EPFL_en @EPFL pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Happy to share that Xufang’s latest work on the isolation of the radical cation and dication of a dialumene has just been published in @NatureComms! Congratulations to the team, and many thanks to Prof. Meyer’s group for the excellent collaboration! nature.com/articles/s4146…

Matt (@EvansInorganic) and my highlight of @LLL_lab_SUSTech's landmark @Nature paper, from last week, on efficient Al(I)/Al(III) redox catalysis has appeared in @Chem_CP. TMs, your days are numbered! Free access here: tinyurl.com/ytfx9wns #ozchem @ChemistryMonash

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 💪

Could the discovery of a catalyst in which aluminium shifts easily between oxidation states be the beginning of the end for costly transition-metal catalysts? go.nature.com/3MzUIwm

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…

Triangular (C5iPr5)3Ln3H3I2 (Ln = Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm) Clusters with Lanthanide-Dependent Bonding, Valence Delocalization, and Magnetic Anisotropy | Journal of the American Chemical Society pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

Breaking new ground In(II) the hydride world ⚗️ Excited to share our latest work on In(II) hydride chemistry, now in @J_A_C_S. Huge congrats to Olympia for driving this work from start to finish. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

A bit late to post, but Huaiyuan’s recent work on metalated phosphasilenes and their reactivities was published in @angew_chem Many thanks to Shicheng Dong and Jun Zhu for their nice contributions! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

Thrilled to share our last collaboration with @GoicoecheaGroup just published in @angew_chem on the isolation, bonding and reactivity of a mono-Coordinate Indium(I)-Phosphaalkenyl @algarciaromero @UCM_OrgChem onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/5PBNTVZR…

Jeremy's latest (of many) papers on the Mg(I) reduction of nitrogen oxides, N2O and a NO source, has been accepted @InorgChem. Part of an upcoming special issue on MG chem. #ozchem @AFOSR @ChemistryMonash #maingroupchemistry tinyurl.com/mryc2ump