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

@rr_prof @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you Ramesh!

@MainTvm @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia congrats! Ajay

A Tris(pyrazolyl)hydridoborate Zinc Hydride Catalyzes CO2 Reduction via Hydrosilylation in the Presence of Triphenylborane …mistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ej… @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser We thank @ANRFIndia for the generous funding

@sakya_sen @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you Sakya!

@MainTvm @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Congratulations, Ajay! Neat work on carbon dioxide valorisation

@ANRFIndia @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser Thank you

@MainTvm @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser Congratulations on your publication!👏

@KETAKI_KAR @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you

@MainTvm @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Many congratulations!!

@SharanNembenna @BhargavRM1 @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you, Sharanu!

@MainTvm @BhargavRM1 @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Congratulations Ajay and team

@DebotraSarkar @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you!

@MainTvm @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @BhargavRM1 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Congratulations

@SharanNembenna @BhargavRM1 @suban_kundu @skathayat27 @Chemie_iisertvm @tvmiiser @ANRFIndia Thank you Sharanu

@sakya_sen @BiplabM03171502 @InorgChem @KhilariNripen @csir_ncl @iiserkol Very detailed work. Many congratulations to you and your team!

Formoxy- or methoxy borane: our Mg catalyst gives what you wish for from CO2 @BiplabM03171502 recent pubn @InorgChem part of a VSI in main group chemistry. Huge computational support from @KhilariNripen & Debasis da @csir_ncl🤝@iiserkol Fund: STARS, GoI pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

PhD openings for CSIR/UGC JRF-qualified candidates in Chemistry to work on reactive antimony compounds and superbases. Motivated applicants are encouraged to apply for the August 2026 intake. Details: phdadmission.iisertvm.ac.in/application/vi…

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