Demir Group

American Chemical Society Organic & Inorganic Au proudly celebrates early career scientists from across the globe who are driving innovation. Congratulations to @michiganstateu @DemirSelly for being recognized as a 2025 Rising Star.

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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

Thrilled and honored to be part of the 2025 Rising Stars issue of the ACS Organic & Inorganic Au journal 😎😊🥳. Thanks for the nomination and selection! I also thank my research group and collaborators who make our work possible! Read the editorial: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

Excited to share new inverse-sandwich rare earth metal complexes with intriguing properties and electronic structures - this time involving toluene dianions 😎😊🥳🎉!! Published in @InorgChem! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Happy to share that our research on rare 1D organometallic lanthanide chain compounds got highlighted on the Outside Back Cover! Thanks @ChemicalScience ! Happy Holidays from the Demir Group 💚🤍! Cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Excited to share our new @J_A_C_S paper in collaboration with @NationalMagLab and @GroupDemir featuring magnetic blocking in fluoflavine radical-bridged dilanthanides! 🎉 Read more: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… #MolecularMagnetism #Lanthanides #QuantumMaterials #JACS #Chemistry

Super excited to share the first fluoflavine radical-bridged single-molecule magnets 🧲🥳😎! The new lanthanide molecules feature open magnetic hysteresis loops 🧲🎉! The study includes HF-EPR and DFT data! Published in @J_A_C_S ! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Proud to present a new oxidation state for benzene 😎🎉🥳: We isolated and studied the first benzene radical trianion embedded in an inverse-sandwich yttrium complex! Published in @angew_chem! Collaboration with @DriessLab! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Very happy to share our artwork showcasing the first tetraazanaphthalene radical-bridged dysprosium single-molecule magnet 🧲🎉🥳, with a large coercive field! Selected for an Outside Front Cover! Thanks much! Cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem

Thrilled to present the first tetraazanaphthalene radical-bridged single-molecule magnet 🧲😎🥳🎉! The dysprosium complex exhibits open magnetic hysteresis loops with a large coercive field. Published in @ChemicalScience. pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @GroupDemir @MSUChem

Excited to share a new, formally divalent dysprosium bis(amide) complex 😎🥳😊🎉, studied via crystallography and CASSCF calculations, and its reactivity with tertbutylisonitrile and white phosphorous. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @GroupDemir @MSUChem @GroupOdom @ACSPublications

Excited to present a series of crystalline organometallic lanthanide chain compounds 😎🥳🎉🎉! We studied the new 1D systems through crystallography, spectroscopy, and magnetometry. Published in @ChemicalScience! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Happy to share our artwork showcasing the first isolated 1,4,5,8-tetraazanaphthalene radicals 🥳😊, confirmed via crystallography, EPR and DFT 😎! Selected for an Outside Front Cover! Thanks much! Cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Thrilled to present the first isolated 1,4,5,8-tetraazanaphthalene radicals, confirmed via crystallography, EPR and DFT 😎😊🥳. The radicals are semiconducting! Part of the 2025 Pioneering Investigators collection. Thanks @ChemCommun! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem @GroupDemir

Excited to present our artwork 😎 depicting a formally divalent terbium bis(amide) complex which exhibits slow magnetic relaxation 🧲. It got selected for the Front Cover! Thanks much! Link to the paper: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…… @GroupDemir @MSUChem @ACSPublications

Excited to present our latest study on two new terbium complexes supported by bulky bis(amide) ligands 😊😎🥳🎉! One constitutes a formally divalent terbium complex with single-molecule magnet behavior 🧲! Published in @InorgChem! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac… @GroupDemir @MSUChem

Absolutely thrilled to see @DemirSelly be named a 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar! This honor recognizes Prof. Demir's pioneering work in inorganic chemistry, and the promise of future innovation 🥂

Very honored and super excited to be named a 2025 Camille Dreyfus Teacher-Scholar 🎉🎉😊😊🥳😎. I thank my fantastic group members, mentors, collaborators, and all supporters. Huge thanks to The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation for this fantastic support! @GroupDemir @MSUChem

Happy to share the artwork we produced on the first actinide molecules containing dibenzocyclooctatetraene ligands 😊😎! It got selected for an Outside Front Cover 🥳! Thanks much @InorgChemFront! Cover: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… Paper: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art… @MSUChem @GroupDemir