Robert J. Gilliard, Jr.
@RJGilliard
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Novartis Professor of Chemistry @MIT @ChemistryMIT | @gilliardgroup | Main-Group Chemistry | Organometallics | Luminescent Organic Materials | Photophysics
Cambridge, MA
Joined September 2012
Our manuscript introducing ion-pair assembly in CDC-borenium ions as a method to unlock red to near-infrared luminescence is now published in @NatureChemistry ( https://t.co/m6tuf8ikbw)! Chunlin shows that counteranion modulation directs solid-state emission! #maingroup
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Initial review of applications will begin in 2 weeks.
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Initial review of applications will begin in 2 weeks.
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We have a postdoc opening in the small molecule activation area (e.g., NO, CO2, N2, CO). Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to emails. All complete applications will be considered fully. Apply here: ( https://t.co/BnRzW1S8be)
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I have a postdoc position opening in 2026 for the synthesis and photophysics of NIR emissive boron dyes/materials ( https://t.co/PS24XZNIuO). We will not be able to respond to emails. Simply submit a complete application via the link and it will be considered fully. Thank you!
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Congratulations to @nathan_frey_ on a successful PhD defense @ChemistryMIT! He will be an Air Force Science & Technology Postdoctoral Fellow in the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate! #maingroup @gilliardgroup
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Our manuscript detailing the impact of carbene ligands on diazoboranes is now online in @J_A_C_S ( https://t.co/BvPcVlmvDT)!
@Chonghe10 contributes a comprehensive guide covering the synthesis, properties, and reactivity of 8 diazoboranes. @ccclabmit @gilliardgroup #maingroup
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I had a great time giving the Closs Lecture at The University of Chicago Chemistry yesterday! @UChiChemistry Thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many of the students and postdocs!
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It was great to work with John Berry and @DavidJDWilson labs on this project!
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Our manuscript on the first isolable paramagnetic boron tetraradical is now online @J_A_C_S ( https://t.co/mJKsuwbzzs)!
@chemheechan designed and synthesized an unusual B-PAH tetraradical with tetraphenylethene-linked boraphenanthrene-type units! #maingroup
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Check out this interesting paper in @J_A_C_S! Some very unique Cd/Al chemistry!
Thrilled to share a first publication of the group! We report on cadmium aluminyls that find application as Cd-nucleophiles and(!) Al(I)-Transfer reagents. Now out in @J_A_C_S ! Thanks to @chemieverband for the generous funding of our research.
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Our manuscript, led by @nathan_frey_, on harnessing substituent and aggregation-induced effects for color-tunable CDP-borafluorenium ions is now online @JMaterChem C! #maingroup #boron #photophysics @gilliardgroup
https://t.co/oA3c89amgM
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Looking forward to speaking at the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw this week! Thank you to @TGryko and his team for hosting me!
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After our 2025 @gilliardgroup Research Retreat where we discussed our research plans for the academic year, we had a nice dinner at @LuccaBoston!
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Interesting paper from @JuntaoYe in @J_A_C_S on “Spin Delocalization of Nitrile-Ligated Diarylboryl Radicals Enables Photochemical Boracycle Synthesis via N-Borylimidoyl Radicals”
pubs.acs.org
Tetracoordinate boracycles are important motifs in organic synthesis and materials science, yet their synthesis remains constrained by two-electron processes requiring directing groups or highly...
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For #FluorescenceFriday we share @chemheechan's new work in @J_A_C_S on cationic boron helicates and helicenes! 🔥🔥🔥 #luminescence #boron #chiral #maingroup
https://t.co/K2RXXvIgOs
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We are very grateful to @acsprf for supporting a new directions project on "Applying Thermodynamic and Kinetic Metrics to Main Group-Mediated CO2 Utilization Electrocatalyst Discovery," led by @gilliardgroup postdoc Noah McMillion!
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Structural diversification using coordination chemistry allows access to borahelices that are emissive in the solid-state!
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Our manuscript on cationic double-stranded diborahelicates and borahelicenes is now published in @J_A_C_S ( https://t.co/7X3GZVazkQ)! Heechan (@chemheechan) reports borahelices with multicolor emission and high absorption dissymmetry factors! #maingroup @gilliardgroup
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