The Neidig Lab

@deRuiterLabs @ERC_Research Congratulations Graham!!!

Thank you @ERC_Research for Supporting Me with an #ERCPoC Grant. In our Project #IRONMED, we’ll explore how Iron can replace Palladium in Cross-Coupling Reactions relevant in Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Chemistry. Thank You

@olie_chem @JosefBoronski @chemieverband Nice!

In this communication, we revisit one of the earliest reported bis(arene) sandwich complexes, [Fe(C6Me6)2] to finally solve a classic textbook question. As one of the reviewers mentioned, this is one for the organometallics purists! @chemieverband pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.10…

The latest from the group and our own Ben Sinclair in collaboration with the Gutierrez group at UCLA. Another exploration of the wonders of three-component cross-couplings with iron! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ac…

New group picture time!!!....we have gotten a bit bigger 😀 Thrilled to be able to work with such a talented group of chemists.

Congratulations to our very own Maria Healy for winning a prize for her talk at the recent DYME meeting in Southampton. Fantastic work and well done!!!

The group had a wonderful time participating in the DYME meeting in Southampton last week. Thanks to all the organisers for putting on such an outstanding event for early career chemists! @OxfordChemistry

@olie_chem Really nice iron(I) chemistry…congratulations!!!

Incredibly proud to share our group's latest publication, now out in JACS! Thanks to MSc student Luise and collaborator Robert for making this happen. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja…

An exciting collaboration with @deRuiterLabs and @Aromaticist, a few years in the making. Aryl-aryl cross-couplings with iron can proceed via radical pathways using a PCP pincer supporting ligand. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.100…

Check out the latest from the group from Aleksa and Maria on some fun C-H activation chemistry. Great collaboration with the McCamant and Gutierrez groups! pubs.rsc.org/en/content/art…

Just out over the holidays. The latest from the group and first author Alexis Bauer on some fun iron-silyl chemistry. Check it out. Just out over the holidays. The latest from the group and first author @AK_Bauer4 on some fun iron-silyl chemistry. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/an…

We're hiring ! 1 PhD position in @ChimieParisTech to study redox-active nitrene complexes of Earth-abundant metals (Fe, Co) and applications in catalysis - ERC CoG SATURN 🪐- starting from Feb. 2026. RT appreciated ! Applications by DM. @CNRSchimie

@GuillaumeLefvr1 Someone had to take the photo :)

@TheNeidigLab Wait, what happened to Mike ?

A wonderful Christmas celebration with a talented group of chemists! So grateful to this group for all their hard work and looking forward to a wonderful 2026!

Congratulations to Alexis Bauer for passing her PhD defense yesterday! Started in Rochester, moved with the group to Oxford and did some outstanding iron (and uranium) chemistry along the way. Thanks to Simon Aldridge (Oxford) and Bill Jones (Rochester) for doing the honours.

Congratulations to our very own Maria Healy for winning the inorganic poster prize at the recent OxWiChem day showcasing the research of women in chemistry @OxfordChemistry

In addition, we will have some further fully funded DPhil positions as part of the normal DPhil application process (chem.ox.ac.uk/information-fo…). Note these positions are for UK/home fees students only. Please apply by the January deadline and contact Mike for any questions.

Second, we have a cool project on Pushing the Boundaries of Low-Valent Earth-Abundant Organometallics for Chemical Synthesis together with my colleague at Oxford Tim Donohoe as part of the IMAT CDT. The application window is now open (imatcdt.chem.ox.ac.uk)

Exciting DPhil opportunities in the Neidig group at Oxford for 2026. First up, we have a fun project as part of the CSHP CDT on Base-Metal Catalysed Enatioselective Construction of Quaternary Carbon Stereocenters with J&J. Application deadline 14 Nov (cshp-cdt.chem.ox.ac.uk)

The last stop on the tour of Spain was today in Alcala. Had a wonderful time travelling the country over the past two weeks. It truly is a special place for organometallic chemistry. Looking forward to many return trips in the future.

Had a wonderful visit to Valladolid yesterday. Thanks Ana for being such a wonderful host and to all the students for their excellent questions. A lot of fun!