Happy Holidays from @leresearchgroup.bsky.social to yours! ❄️

The 4th season of CORGI is already underway and our next speakers are Mandy Lynn (Gilead) and Melissa Mejia-Gutierrez (USask), who will be giving talks on Thurs, Nov 6 at 2 pm ET (11 am PT). #CICvirtualseminar #OrganicDivision Please sign up & share: www.cheminst.ca/cic-virtual/...

IUPAC naming question: Why are the dimethyl groups listed before the branched substituent (in blue)? Both start with “m” and I’m not sure how to alphabetize. According to the rules, any prefix (di, tri, etc.) should be dropped, so we’re comparing “methyl” vs “methylpropyl”

Very excited to finish this chapter at York University! On to the west coast for a change of pace where I’ll be working on photoluminescent materials 👨‍🔬⚗️🧪💡

Presenting PhD #1 from the Le Group: Dr. Dusty Cadwallader! (@dustyc94.bsky.social) Many congratulations on a successful defense 🎉 Wishing you all the best as you begin your NSERC Postdoctoral Fellowship @chem.ubc.ca with Zac Hudson!

So great catching up with @duttonchemistry.bsky.social in Lisbon! We overlapped back at @western-chemistry.bsky.social when I was a wee undergrad #ESFC2025

Thanks for the inspiration (and the Fantastic talk! F-antastic! Get it?! #mechanismmonday #chemsky @christinemle.bsky.social

Hello, old friend. We meet again. Guess where I am.

Feeling grateful to celebrate this milestone with the students who have helped shape the success of our group. I’m so proud of what we’ve accomplished together and excited for what the next 5 years will bring! 🥳

It’s official: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been granted tenure and promoted to Associate Professor! Grateful for the support of my mentors, collaborators, students, and colleagues who’ve helped me reach this milestone! #chemsky #tenured

York University: NMR Specialist https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/06/york-university-nmr-specialist.html

Last week, I had the opportunity to attend the pre-CSC Young Investigators Workshop bringing together ECRs in organic & bioorganic chemistry. We all gave chalk talks on our research - a fun & engaging way to share our work! #chemsky

Final group talk today from Ali! #CSC2025 in Ottawa has been a blast and we’re all taking in the final poster night and preparing for the final day tomorrow. Till next year 🫡

Two more talks down from @maryamjabbarpoor.bsky.social and @dustyc94.bsky.social this morning in Ottawa! Last talk from our group is tomorrow at 4 from Ali!

Carbamoyl #fluorides: an emerging frontier in organofluorine chemistry! Learn about their unique reactivity and potential in various fields.✨ Latest short review by Maryam Jabbarpoor and Christine Le #fluorination 👉 buff.ly/lEEZIgF

Classic pre-CSC group photo (featuring new undergraduate volunteer Emily!!)

Congrats, Jesse! Way to kick off the #CSC2025 🔥 Be sure to check out the remaining student talks from Maryam, Dusty, and Ali!

When you have to do a chalk talk at 8 am but the oilers just tied up the game #CSCYIW25 #ChemSky @leitchlab.bsky.social @nelsonyslam.bsky.social

Just under 1 week until #CSC2025 kicks off in Ottawa! Very excited to connect with the Canadian chemistry community. Be sure to come find our eager graduate students who will all be giving talks on their research!

Postdoc in Atmospheric Sources, Fate, and Transport of PFAS at York University in Toronto, Canada: www.tcvandenboer.ca/postdoc-oppo...

My students really know how to hurt my feelings sometimes #chemsky @leresearchgroup.bsky.social

So proud of all the accomplishments in the group this semester! ❤️

Don’t miss our last CORGI seminar April 3 (tomorrow) at 2 pm ET! Register here: www.cheminst.ca/cic-virtual/...

Strong YorkU representation at the 53rd SOUSCC at U of Guelph! Congratulations to Samantha and Gracia, honors thesis students in the @leresearchgroup.bsky.social and Caputo lab, for winning outstanding oral presentation awards! 🎉

Happening today! #ACSSpring2025

Hello, San Diego! I’ll be presenting at #ACSSpring2025 on Tuesday at 4:25 pm in the “Chemistry Across the Border 🇨🇦/🇺🇸” symposium. Please come by and say hi 👋

🚨Paper alert!🚨 Our review on the synthesis of carbamoyl fluorides and their use in fluoride-enabled reactions was just published in @synthesis1969.bsky.social! An excellent summary of an emerging field by @maryamjabbarpoor.bsky.social www.thieme-connect.com/products/ejo...

I’m excited to co-host this week’s CORGI seminar with Curtis Rieder on Mar 6 @ 2 pm EST featuring speakers Wes Chalifoux and @dkonochem.bsky.social Register here: cheminst.ca/cic-virtual/se…

The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Wilfrid Laurier University invites applications for a Tenure Track faculty position at the Assistant Professor level in Physical Chemistry. Applications will be accepted until March 28th, 2025. #chemjobs careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo...

Hello #chemsky!! We’re so happy to have successfully migrated! You may know us as the carbamoyl fluoride people, but we opened the new year with a report on acyl fluorides. Check it out an follow us for Le Lab updates 😎⚗️

Congratulations @profhein.bsky.social for being awarded the R. U. Lemiuex Award! This award is presented to an organic chemist who has made a distinguished contribution to any area of organic chemistry & who is currently working in Canada. @ciccheminst.bsky.social 🔗 www.chem.ubc.ca/dr-hein-rece...

Our first paper of 2025 is now online in Org Lett. Congrats, Ali, Yuriko, and Namrata! #ChemSky Be sure to follow @leresearchgroup.bsky.social for more updates on science & other shenanigans. pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

Hello World! as they say #Bluesky will be the primary social media home for the Leitch Lab going forward, and we're looking forward to reconnecting with the #chemtwitter refugees and new members of the community!

Hi, it’s me. I’m the problem, it’s me.

I’m excited to connect with the #ChemSky community here! If you don’t already know me, I’m an Assistant Professor at York University. I love fluorine, corgis, reading, and Taylor Swift (in no particular order).