Allan Watson
@allanjbwatson
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Academic at St Andrews. Many science, very research. Lefty leftover lunches. Views my own. If I’m posting anything please tell me to stop
Between fridge and microwave
Joined July 2012
Delighted to share our work "Energy Transfer (EnT) Catalysis of non-Symmetrical Borylated Dienes: Origin of Reaction Selectivity in Competing EnT Processes" published in @angew_chem. Great effort from all authors @GDaniliuc @funes_ardoiz @MpiciPotsdam. https://t.co/ObyMVwJl84
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A great PhD opportunity to work with Prof. Mike Ingleson involving collaboration with us and Prof Allan Watson at St Andrews @allanjbwatson
https://t.co/D08TKU1YOT
findaphd.com
PhD Project - Developing more efficient routes to organoboranes: [BF4] salts as sustainable precursors for borylation chemistry at University of Edinburgh, listed on FindAPhD.com
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New paper in collaboration with our friends in the @BurleyResearch. Congrats to Fred and Andrea! @StAndrewsChem @watson_group
https://t.co/EsziaM0WfY
pubs.acs.org
The Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is a key ligation tool used to prepare bioconjugates. Despite the widespread utility of CuAAC to produce discrete 1,4-triazole products,...
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This is a better tweet than mine…
Really happy to see this out in @NatRevChem with @KaneACB & @allanjbwatson . If you’re interested in the reactivity of borylated alkanes, have a read: https://t.co/zYqTexN3LM.
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Cool beans. Finally out. Congrats to @KaneACB and @D_Roberts95
https://t.co/owI9q1UOkf
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Amazing news! Many congratulations John!
Delighted to share that the @ERC_Research has supported our work on the project LUMIBOR with a starting grant! A huge thanks to my research group for all their hard work. Excited to get started. @MpiciPotsdam
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Our latest publication from the group is out in @J_A_C_S . Great collaboration with @allanjbwatson @LloydJonesLab and @GSK exploring t why ynamines are great click substrates. Work is supported by @LeverhulmeTrust @GSK @EPSRC @BBSRC
https://t.co/yknmGPE2Ci
pubs.acs.org
The Cu-catalyzed azide–alkyne cycloaddition (CuAAC) reaction is used as a ligation tool throughout chemical and biological sciences. Despite the pervasiveness of CuAAC, there is a need to develop...
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Congratulations to the newly minted Dr Bastick @KaneACB! Many thanks to the wonderful Profs @VarinderAggar11 and @ADS_StAndrews for examining! @watson_group @StAndrewsChem
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Congrats to @hollymcerlain (@UofGChem) and @MattJAndrews on the discovery of a copper pre-catalyst that allows a step-change in the radioiodination of arenes published in @JOC_OL. Another great collaboration with Sally Pimlott and the @watson_group.
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Tim’s paper has found a home in @ChemEurope. Congratulations @TimHilton98 and @an_andrew_leach! @watson_group @StAndrewsChem
https://t.co/1nds3Vcsug
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
We report an approach to the diastereoselective synthesis of rare 1,2-disubstituted heterocyclic aziridines. Our approach utilizes an inherent degradation of 1,2-chloroamines in the presence of...
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Our paper on the synthesis of BOBs has found a home in @ACSCatalysis. Congratulations to @john_mcguff and Marek! And many thanks to the editorial board for inclusion in the ACS Editors Choice program. @watson_group @EPSRCboron @StAndrewsChem
https://t.co/F2M58L3RV7
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Inspiring the next generation 👏 Brilliant to see some of our minis meeting their fellow West & now @GlasgowWarriors players at Scotstoun! Well done Ellie & Alex! 🙌🙌 Looking forward to seeing more @WestWomensRugby players representing the warriors in the future! 🔴🟡⚫️🔵
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Delighted and honoured to be recognised as part of this years Thieme Chemistry journal awards @thiemechemistry . A huge congratulations to all the other awardees! @MpiciPotsdam @BioMolSys
https://t.co/8wtFrP0KFz
thieme.de
The Thieme Chemistry Journals Award is presented every year to up-and-coming researchers worldwide who are in the early stages of their independent academic career as assistant or junior professors.
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My awesome sister rocking it for @GlasgowWarriors today!
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2010: 60k people used food banks. 2023: 2.98 million people used food banks.
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Many congratulations to @lwaddell97 on his second, first author JOC paper on dual catalysed trifluoromethylthiolation of arenes. Thanks for Dr Claire Wilson (@UofGChem) for X-ray crystallography studies.
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Incorporation of the highly lipophilic trifluoromethanesulfenyl group into bioactive molecules facilitates transport through lipid membranes, and thus, CF3S-containing compounds are important for...
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Please can you share far and wide that myself, @BurleyResearch and @ShimadzuUK have x2 PhD placements availble looking to develop a new type of mitochondrial proteomics method in ageing research: https://t.co/Elwgz5wueu If you are interested feel free to DM or email.
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PhD Project - Developing a targeted mitochondrial proteomics pipeline for ageing and disease research at University of Strathclyde, listed on FindAPhD.com
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We have a 12-month PDRA position funded by the Wellcome Trust to work on the synthesis of new PET imaging agents in the group @UofGChem. For full details, see: https://t.co/bmLG0k5jv7. RTs appreciated!
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THE COUNTRY SHOULD BE IN A STATE OF SHOCK Emergency legislation to disapply human rights, dispensing with courts & threats to join Russia & Belarus outside the ECHR - this obscene & insane Government must be ousted from power If you agree please RT this widely
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