Chris Caputo
@chriscaputoTO
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Associate Professor and CRC in Chemistry at York University. Part time 80s musician.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined July 2009
RT @Pranckevicius_: Check out our recent work on the first examples of Cs-symmetric diazadiborinines! @ChemCommun.
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A tricyclic annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole is readily accessed via reaction of a bidentate pyridyl-carbene ligand with MesBBr2 followed by reduction. Dearomatization of the flanking rings is shown to...
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RT @SenRosaGalvez: Last week, scientists from across 🇨🇦 came to parliament to meet with MPs and Senators for the Science Meets Parliament p….
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RT @MattMcTaggart: Thank you to @RMCCanadaCMR for its vital, long-standing support for Science Meets Parliament! Rewarding to see our feder….
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Returning for its 4th Edition after great past success, Science Meets Parliament 2024 took place in person on Parliament Hill, with 50 carefully selected individuals from varied scientific, linguis...
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RT @HoCSpeaker: Over two days scientists and parliamentarians came together for dialogue and mutual learning. Good science is essential for….
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RT @MattMcTaggart: It's an immense joy and privilege to work with such smart, caring, and conscientious people! .Congratulations everyone o….
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RT @sciencepolicy: The 4th edition of the Science Meets Parliament program #SciParl2024, which took place at Parliament Hill in Ottawa May….
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RT @sciencepolicy: 🍁 #SciParl2024 begins today!. Our 40+ delegates are participating in panel discussions with @SSHRC_CRSH @NSERC_CRSNG @In….
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RT @RodSmithChem: My team @WaterlooChem and @WINano is seeking a postdoctoral fellow in solid state materials and composites for catalysis.….
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RT @ChemCommun: Check out 'Unlocking Lewis acidity via the redox non-innocence of a phenothiazine-substituted borane' 🔥. New Hot article fr….
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We describe a new approach to enhancing Lewis acidity, through the single electron oxidation of a borane with a pendant phenothiazine. This results in the formation of a persistent radical cation...
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RT @trushar_7: Congratulations to all Science Meets Parliament #SciParl2024 delegates! We @sciencepolicy are looking forward to working wit….
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RT @sciencepolicy: This Spring, immerse yourself in the world of #SciencePolicy at Science Meets Parliament - BC! Learn about the intersect….
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RT @chaturad_g: Lewis acidity and reactivity of group 13 complexes are really not what they seem. We explore the complex relationship of L….
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Indium compounds are commonly considered weaker Lewis acids than their gallium counterparts. We explore the difference in Lewis acidity of the cationic dialkylgallium [GaR2(THF)2]+ and indium...
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I am so grateful for the team of incredible scientists I work with at York and at BIC. There is a lot of exciting science in the pipeline which I can’t wait to share in 2024. @YorkUChem 8/8.
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This challenging project was a team effort years in the making with incredible contributions from Nico, Fiona, Avik, Charley, Jesse, and Howard. 7/.
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And finally, switching away from the main group, we shared our insights into the mechanism of why the fruit extract genipin changes into a brilliant dye upon reaction of amines in Dyes and Pigments - 6/.
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Taylor's @TaylorCosbyy exploration of bis(pentafluorophenyl)borinic acid as a bench stable Lewis acid for hydrosilylation catalysis was reported in RSC Sustainability and represents an exciting area that we continue to grow. 5/.
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Thrilled we were able to share our alkynyl phosphine chemistry in @FLPchemist 70th birthday special issue of ZAAC. Great work by @chem_lucasct Lucas, Amandeep, Clive, and @JesseLeBlanc Jesse. 🎉4/.
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The reactivity of alkynylphosphines with Lewis acidic boranes has been well established in recent years thanks to the advent of frustrated Lewis pairs (FLPs), often leading to a 1,1-carboboration...
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Further, the FLA method found applications outside of our group, helping to understanding cationic Gallium and Indium catalysts for polymerization, in collaboration with the @mehrkhodavandi group, reported in ACS Catalysis. Kudos to Charley and Josh! 🧪3/.
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Indium compounds are commonly considered weaker Lewis acids than their gallium counterparts. We explore the difference in Lewis acidity of the cationic dialkylgallium [GaR2(THF)2]+ and indium...
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