Tobias Kaper joins the group!
We welcome Tobias Kaper to the group, who joins from Carl von Ossietzky Universität of Oldenburg via the Erasmus scheme. Tobias will work on a joint project between the Dyrager group and our group.
Our JOC on converting arylboronic acids into arynes is published!
Congratulations to Karthik, Fredric and Carina! Our study on how to use arylboronic acids as de facto aryne precursors is published in J. Org. Chem. Moreover, it’s been selected for the ACS Editor’s Choice page!
Our review on Weinreb amide directing groups is published!
Congratulations to Jagadeesh, whose second paper in our group is accepted in Molecules. We are grateful to Professor Szostak for inviting us to contribute to the Special Issue on amides.
Klaudia joins the group!
We welcome Klaudia Kollárová to the group, who joins us through the Erasmus scheme from UCT Prague in the Czech Republic. Welcome Klaudia!
Our perspective on indole C4-H activation is published
Congratulations to Jagadeesh as well as our collaborators in Göttingen, Lutz Ackermann and Gandeepan Parthasarathy!
Susanne and Yannick arrive in the group
Susanne and Yannick arrive from Germany via the Erasmus scheme. They join our group to work in various kinds of methodology development. Welcome!
Carina defends her PhD!
Enormous congratulations to Carina, who defends her PhD and earns her doctorate! Huge thanks to Prof. Brenton DeBoef for travelling from Rhode Island to be the opponent, and thank you to the other committee members who contributed to a great discussion.
Karthik defends his PhD!
Karthik becomes the first student from our group to get his PhD. Congratulations, Karthik! A special thank you goes Prof. Victor Snieckus, who travelled from Canada to provide such an interesting opposition.
The Pilarski group begins!
Thanks to a generous grant from the Swedish Research Council (Vetenskapsrådet), the Pilarski group begins its life at Uppsala University’s Department of Chemistry – BMC.