Christine Le
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Associate Professor at York University | 🇨🇦 organic chemist, mom 👶🏻🐶, foodie, swiftie | she/her
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
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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”
about 2 months ago
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Dusty Cadwallader
2 months ago
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 👨🔬⚗️🧪💡
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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!
2 months ago
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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
3 months ago
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Hello, old friend. We meet again. Guess where I am.
4 months ago
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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! 🥳
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4 months ago
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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
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5 months ago
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Chemistry Faculty Positions in Canada
5 months ago
York University: NMR Specialist
https://chempostingscanada.blogspot.com/2025/06/york-university-nmr-specialist.html
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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
5 months ago
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The Le Group
5 months ago
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 🫡
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The Le Group
5 months ago
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!
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Synthesis Journal
5 months ago
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
👉
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The Le Group
5 months ago
Classic pre-CSC group photo (featuring new undergraduate volunteer Emily!!)
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Congrats, Jesse! Way to kick off the
#CSC2025
🔥 Be sure to check out the remaining student talks from Maryam, Dusty, and Ali!
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5 months ago
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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
5 months ago
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The Le Group
5 months ago
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!
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AtmChemAerosolJobs
6 months ago
Postdoc in Atmospheric Sources, Fate, and Transport of PFAS at York University in Toronto, Canada:
www.tcvandenboer.ca/postdoc-oppo...
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Postdoc Opportunity — Dr. Trevor C. VandenBoer
https://www.tcvandenboer.ca/postdoc-opportunity
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My students really know how to hurt my feelings sometimes
#chemsky
@leresearchgroup.bsky.social
6 months ago
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So proud of all the accomplishments in the group this semester! ❤️
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7 months ago
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Don’t miss our last CORGI seminar April 3 (tomorrow) at 2 pm ET! Register here:
www.cheminst.ca/cic-virtual/...
8 months ago
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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! 🎉
8 months ago
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Happening today!
#ACSSpring2025
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8 months ago
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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 👋
8 months ago
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The Le Group
8 months ago
🚨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
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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:
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9 months ago
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Ken Maly
9 months ago
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...
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Assistant Professor - Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Assistant Professor - Dept. of Chemistry & Biochemistry
https://careers.wlu.ca/job/Waterloo-Assistant-Professor-Dept_-of-Chemistry-&-Biochemistry-ON/729427947/
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Zhichang Liu
9 months ago
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The Le Group
9 months ago
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 😎⚗️
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UBC Chemistry
10 months ago
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
🔗
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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.
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Intramolecular Fluoroacylation Enabled by TrBF4-Catalyzed Fluoride Recycling
Alkyne- and alkene-tethered acyl fluorides undergo intramolecular carbofluorination via fluoride recycling using catalytic TrBF4. Excellent stereoselectivity is observed for the alkyne addition, enabling access to novel fluorinated indan-2-ones (all ≥95:5 E/Z) and cyclopentan-2-ones (85:15 E/Z). Fluorinated chroman-2-ones and tertiary alkyl fluorides can also be synthesized using this method, comparing favorably to previously reported protocols that employ expensive metal catalysts under harsher conditions.
https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/acs.orglett.5c00154#
10 months ago
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Dave Leitch and the Leitch Lab
10 months ago
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!
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Hi, it’s me. I’m the problem, it’s me.
10 months ago
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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).
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