Tom Hooper

The Irish Research Council Postgraduate Scholarship scheme is now open research.ie/funding/goipg/… and I'm happy to hear from interested PhD candidates. Worldwide applications are accepted but EU/EEA/UK citizens/residents are particularly encouraged to apply.

The Irish Research Council Postdoc Fellowship is now open research.ie/funding/goipd/ and I'm happy to hear from interested candidates. Worldwide applications are accepted but EU/EEA/UK citizens/residents are particularly encouraged to apply.

@mattd_t I think all commercial stuff has about 1% THF, sometimes labelled, sometimes not. Probably make it yourself is the only option to be sure.

Anyone got any tips for getting thf-free dibutyl magnesium? Got three bottles of it with thf in now 😓

@ClarkGroupChem Thanks for the tip, I might order some [PPN]Cl and try this.

@drtomhooper [PPN]Cl is trivial to clean - it recrystalises beautifully from anhydrous solvents (poor sol. in ethers) That said, I believe that [Bu4N]Cl can be dried by just repeatedly dissolving it in anhydrous iPrOH and removing the solvent under vacuum. (Not tried, just been told)

Can anyone recommed an anhydrous chloride source soluble in polar organic solvents? [NBu4]Cl would be obvious but seems very hard to dry, is [PPN]Cl any better? Are there any other options that might work?

@awhspeed No considered that but yes, probably that would work. I guess we could also make other ones ourselves, dry NEt3 + dry benzylchloride probably would work and we can take straight into the box.

@drtomhooper If you don't mind having a protic counterion, triethylammonium chloride works well. You can make it from a reaction that makes HCl in-situ such as acylation of an alcohol, or silylation of an alcohol, with AcCl or TMSCl respectively.

We are delighted to welcome Ruth Webster @GroupWebster to @ucdchemistry today to give a seminar as part of her @RoySocChem Award Tour - Looking forward to it!

Here's an opportunity for PhD studies in my group: findaphd.com/phds/project/d…

We have a fully funded two-year postdoctoral research position @UoBChemistry to work on main-group catalysis in our brand new research building! Further details here, contact me for informal enquiries. jobs.ac.uk/job/DEM147/res… Please RT (RX?) 🙏 #chemjobs

Applications for PhD scholarships at Edinburgh will open soon (chem.ed.ac.uk/studying/phd/s… or chem.ed.ac.uk/studying/phd/s… ). We're keen to support applicants - so if you are interested in joining our research group, then get in touch!

Advert now online for the opportunity to apply to do a PhD @BathChem 🧪💻 - computationally investigating the role of alkali metal counterions in main group complexes. shorturl.at/kDIMW #compchem #chemPhD closes 23/01/2024

Can we club together and get the Irish Rugby team a new and upgraded shed? They don't need this distraction before a big quarter final.

One week left to apply for this PDRA position in our lab!

Lastly, Jacob McMullen has been looking at the Desulfurisation of Thiophenes with an Aluminium(I) Reagent. The study includes an example of double ring-expansion. Now posted on @ChemRxiv and available here: chemrxiv.org/engage/chemrxi…

It was great to attend @eucomc2023 in Alcala de Henares last week. A fantastic line up of talks with lots of exciting chemistry and great to catch up with some familiar faces too. Thanks to the organisers for a great conference and @RoySocChem for funding my student's trip!

Meet the new group webste: hooper-chemistry.eu Same as the old group website. (Though hopefully more interesting content coming soon!)

We are advertising for a 2-year postdoc position to work in the area of organometallic catalysis for CO2 utilisation. Please see below for more details. RT appreciated. jobs.ac.uk/job/DBL148/res…

We are hiring!! A PhD position in our lab has become available. Join us in vibrant Dublin @ucdchemistry . Project focuses on the development of novel Supramolecular constructs for catalysis and med chem applications. Retweet Pls findaphd.com/phds/project/s…

@RosalynFalconer @cowley_group Thanks for the info! I hope all is well with you!

@drtomhooper @cowley_group We did have some issues with a faulty O2 sensor, but they were quick to respond and send a replacement. Overall, I would recommend!

Does anyone have an opinion on mBraun vs Vigor gloveboxes? Same difference or is one superior?

@DarrenWillcox Thanks for the info Darren!

@drtomhooper Just got a Vigor box and you get more for your money than with MBraun. Both good boxes though