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Sandy Kilpatrick @sandykilla.bsky.social · 7d

I don’t want to be on a picket line today. I’d rather be teaching my students or in the lab with @kilpatrickgroup.bsky.social - not standing in the rain outside my own workplace.

But the threat of compulsory redundancies and cuts to @leicesterchem.bsky.social 🇬🇧🥈leaves us no real choice.

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks Sandy for dedicating this rather nice paper!! 👍🤛

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Aug 22

O2 activation at biomimetic Fe complexes/first O2-dioxygenation mediated by a Co center. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... Great work by Kilian! Thx also to the de Visser group for fruitful collaboration, @dfg.de for funding within the research group “BioOxCat” and @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Promiscuity in Molecular Mimics of the Cysteine Dioxygenase: Effects of Selenium in the Substrate and Cobalt as the Central Metal Ion

A biomimetic model for the cysteine dioxygenase (CDO) was found to be also capable of selectively dioxygenating selenocysteamine, suggesting that the lack of reactivity found for the CDO in combinati....

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Aug 14

1 week left to apply for a PhD position, 4 y. with 2/3 of E 13 TV-L salary, assigned broadly to the design and synthesis of coordination compds for the activation of small molecules (www.chemie.hu-berlin.de/aglimberg/st...). Pls apply directly to [email protected]. Pls retweet!

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Ivan Castillo @ivancastillo.bsky.social · Jul 28

#Bioinorganic #Chemistry at #ICBIC in Long Beach, California

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Jul 25

Congratulations to our colleague Philipp Adelhelm @humboldtuni for receiving the Berlin Science Award! Well deserved 👍👏🏻

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Jul 10

Mirror, mirror at the wall, who is the fairest in small molecule activation, Mn(I) or Mg(I)? Wonderful collaboration with the Jones group, including a stay of Siad 👏 at Monash U. financed by @unisyscat.bsky.social, and the Maron group.
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#ChemSky @jacs.acspublications.org

Steric Control in Low-Valent Mn Diamide Complexes: Contrasting Magnesium and Manganese in N2 and Benzene Activation

Reduction of MnII precursors with bulky diamide ligands provided access to a complex with the longest known Mn–Mn bond and to a rare example of N2 activation at high-spin MnI centers. While some instr...

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Thomas Braun Group @braungroup.bsky.social · Jun 18

Let’s celebrate 25 years Long Night of Science ✨Join us at the „Mit-Mach-Labor“ at the #LNDW2025 on the 28th June 2025 starting at 5pm in Adlershof ✨👩🏻‍🔬👨🏻‍🔬 for more details 👉🏼 www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de/programm/det...

Get your anniversary ticket here 👉🏼 lndw-tickets.reservix.de/tickets-die-...

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Jun 18

I am sharing your delight! Congratulations Josh, more than deserved! All the best for this new chapter and have a nice, successful time in Manchester.

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · May 16

Motorway is free, too 😊.
Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Apr 17

Call For Papers for Special Inorganic Chemistry Issue “Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Coordination Chemistry”

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congratulations Gunnar! Absolutely deserved! Have a nice, happy and successful time in Leipzig.

Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · Apr 5

Happy to announce that I accepted the offer from @unileipzig.bsky.social for a Heisenberg-Professorship (W3) in molecular inorganic chemistry. The lab will move in summer and we hope to quickly broaden our work on low-coordinate/low-valent chemistry in bond activation, catalysis and magnetism.

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Jalila Simaan @jalilasimaan.bsky.social · Mar 18

PhD position in Marseille (starting autumn 2025) at the interface between chemistry and biology centered on a copper metalloenzyme. funded by #PEPRB-BEST @frenchbic.bsky.social @dcc-scf.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @univ-amu.fr

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - Ph.D position at the interface between chemistry and biology in Marseille (M/F)

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Jalila Simaan @jalilasimaan.bsky.social · Mar 18

PhD position (M/F) in metalloenzyme and bioinspired metallopeptides in Marseille. In collaboration with #ChristelleHureau @frenchbic.bsky.social @dcc-scf.bsky.social @cnrs.fr @univ-amu.fr

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Portail Emploi CNRS - Offre d'emploi - PhD position (M/F) in metalloenzyme and bioinspired metallopeptides in Marseille

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Feb 13

Thanks again for the nice, insightful talk! It was indeed a really pleasant day, both scientifically and on the personal basis! 🤓🤗

Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · Feb 13

Had a nice, long day at the chemistry department of @humboldtuni.bsky.social. Great insights into current research by @christianlimberg.bsky.social, @braungroup.bsky.social, @joshabbenseth.bsky.social, Ray group and others. The place still feels like home although I left it more than ten year ago.

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Feb 11

We are very much looking forward 😊

Gunnar Werncke @wernckelab.bsky.social · Feb 11

On my way to a special talk at my alma mater @humboldtuni.bsky.social tomorrow. First presentation there after my phd defense that was a long time ago. Looking forward to great scientific discussions in a different role 😊.

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Stefanie Dehnen @stefaniedehnen.bsky.social · Jan 28

I feel extremely honored to receive this award. It is the result of a wonderful joint journey with my team and our cooperation partners. I would like to thank them all, and all the funding agencies, from the bottom of my heart! @kit.edu @dfg.de @ercresearch.bsky.social

Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) @kit.edu · Jan 28

Für herausragende Forschungsleistungen mit internationaler Resonanz auf dem Gebiet der #Chemie von #Clusterverbindungen hat die Hector Stiftung @stefaniedehnen.bsky.social mit einem Hector Wissenschaftspreis 2024 ausgezeichnet.
www.kit.edu/kit/202501-h...
Foto: Marco Schilling

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Josh Abbenseth @joshabbenseth.bsky.social · Jan 23

Excited to share our first paper of 2025 in Organometallics! 🥳

We showcase the reactivity of a geometrically constrained phosphine ligand in small molecule activation reactions. Great work by Soti! @humboldtuni.bsky.social

Check it out here:

🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

#chemsky #NewPI

Flash Communication: Ligand Centered Cooperative O–H Bond Splitting by a Mo(CO)5(phosphine) Complex

The synthesis and reactivity of a molybdenum carbonyl complex ligated by geometrically constrained phosphorus trisamide are reported. Reaction with potassium tert-butoxide or methanol triggers ligand...

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Jan 17

Our @dfg.de funded research group on “Bioinspired Oxidation Catalysis with Iron Complexes” is organizing an international conference for 05.-07. March. Please let the speakers know via e-mail (see Flyer) in case you are interested in participating.

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Christian Limberg @christianlimberg.bsky.social · Jan 2

It’s an honor for me to have been appointed as an associate editor for Inorganic Chemistry @InorgChem starting from today!
I look forward to the new responsibility and many exciting manuscripts.

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