Alexandra Velian
@velianlab
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Inorg Chem @ U Washington. We study the active-site/support/substrate interplay in single site catalysts, and develop strategies for their synthesis.
Seattle, WA
Joined October 2017
Latest from our group now in @ACSCentSci: @jonkephart3 & team uncover that allostery directs reaction chemistry across multiple active sites on a cluster, akin to directing groups in organic chemistry. Read it here: https://t.co/T61JPv8ehT
@UWChemistry, @UW_CEI, @uwmemc
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Directing groups guide substitution patterns in organic synthetic schemes, but little is known about pathways to control reactivity patterns, such as regioselectivity, in complex inorganic systems...
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I'm excited to share some of our research positioning organometallic reactivity in the context of chemical separations, entailing a new mechanism of cooperative adsorption. Congratulations to all of the authors! https://t.co/kvAClLCuaD
science.org
Cooperative gas adsorption in metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) is a rare phenomenon that generally involves long-range communication between multiple binding sites. We demonstrate a MOF containing...
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Our latest is out now in @angew_chem! Thermochromism, C-H/O activation & redox transmetalation in a geometrically constrained Bi complex. Congrats to PhD Will Howlett! A collab with @ChrisSlootweg (UV-Vis) and @jasonmasuda (xray). @chemistryatuvic
https://t.co/K2zZcEKwoz
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@chemistryatuvic is hiring again! Come join us in beautiful Victoria, BC on the Pacific coast! Mild winters, incredible summers, great facilities, & inspiring colleagues (minus me). Asst. Prof. level. Physical, Organic, & Inorganic preferred. https://t.co/FxRz6sNuE5
@Chemjobber
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Our next Periodic Table Talk will take place on 11/19. Register here: https://t.co/cj70qfo5E0
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Now proofed and typeset - check out PhD student Joe Nazak's paper on a new PN bicycle! Phosphaza-norbornanes. High tunability + modest strain compared to hydrocarbons + nice structures! cc @chemistryatuvic @dalhousie Chemistry https://t.co/koeu1u5mIL Collab with @jasonmasuda
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Our next Periodic Table talk will take place on 9/17/2025 12 pm (Pacific), 3 pm (Eastern). Register here: https://t.co/YGH9OsSL7Y
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Mark your calendars! Josh Buss (University of Michigan) and Eric Shelter (University of Pennsylvania) will be speaking at the Coordination Chemistry Periodic Table Talks on 9/17/2025 12 pm (Pacific), 3 pm (Eastern). Register here: https://t.co/LjdeZV0usr
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⭐️New paper⭐️ Fe-S clusters aren't just NO sensors- direct reduction of nitrite to NO! We've isolated and characterized a thiolate supported mononitrosylated Fe₄S₄ cluster that undergoes facile nitrosylation. https://t.co/hfJMnC2PeY
#chemistry #bioinorganic #NOsignaling
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Nitric oxide (NO), produced by nitrite reductases or nitric oxide synthases, performs vital roles in signaling and the immune response. Iron sulfur (FeS) clusters are known targets for NO induced...
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We taught one of our old dogs a new trick! Check out this fun example of coordination induced bond weakening via metal-metal cooperativity in @ChemicalScience. Great work Julia and team!
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Coordination-induced bond weakening of X–H bonds (X = O, N, C) has been observed in a number of low-valent transition metal compounds. However, the impact of an appended electron reservoir on the...
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Excited to present our artwork 😎 depicting a formally divalent terbium bis(amide) complex which exhibits slow magnetic relaxation 🧲. It got selected for the Front Cover! Thanks much! Link to the paper: https://t.co/ljzZzumuZL…
@GroupDemir @MSUChem @ACSPublications
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The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy via @forbes
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The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.
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Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.
science.org
Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Exclusive: NSF faces radical shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions | Science | AAAS
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Changes seen as a response to presidential directives on what research to fund
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Check out the FY 2026 R&D Appropriations Dashboard, curated by AAAS budget policy analyst @alesszimm, to see the breakdown of the proposed budget:
aaas.org
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POTUS released a skinny FY 2026 budget, proposing to drastically cut funding for federal R&D across several agencies. AAAS urges Congress to reject the budget & reaffirm their long-standing bipartisan support for S&T investments. Read the full statement: https://t.co/MRhORlmxMs
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Our manuscript describing the synthesis of nanogloves and binding of fullerenes is now published in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Congrats to everyone involved in this effort!
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
Here we disclose the synthesis of curved cavitands. The efficient and straightforward hybridization of resorcin[4]arene and [12]cyclo-meta-phenylene results in well-defined rigid receptors capable...
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In collabo with the Wöhlervereinigung für Anorg. Chemie, we are having our first Global Inorganic Virtual Seminar. We are pleased to host Suzanne Bart (Purdue University) and Sjoerd Harder (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg). Register now: https://t.co/20tM1cDAft
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Excited to have the first installment of our high-valent iron oxo chemistry in print at @J_A_C_S! Congrats to first author Chris Hastings and the rest of the team.
pubs.acs.org
Nature operates a variety of challenging oxidation reactions through intermediates bearing tetravalent iron centers bound to a terminal oxo ligand. The high-spin (S = 2) electronic configuration is...
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Mark your calendars for a thought provoking Solid-State Periodic TableTalks (Wednesday 4/16 at 12 pm PST/ 3pm EST) featuring Maxx Arguilla (@MaxxSolidChem
@UCIrvine ) and Susan Kauzlarich (@ucdavis). Register here: https://t.co/HmPMTQHF2B
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Pushing the known limits of lanthanide oxidation, chemists have isolated praseodymium (Pr) in the +5 oxidation state. The finding suggests that chemists should shift how they situate lanthanides in the periodic table.
cen.acs.org
Isolating the lanthanide in this oxidation state suggests a shift in some periodic tables
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