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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · 2d

Our manuscript introducing ion-pair assembly in CDC-borenium ions as a method to unlock red to near-infrared luminescence is now published in Nature Chemistry (www.nature.com/articles/s41...)! Chunlin shows that counteranion modulation directs solid-state emission! #maingroup @natchem.nature.com

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · 13d

Our manuscript detailing the impact of carbene ligands on the synthesis, properties, and reactivity of 8 diazoboranes is now published in JACS (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...)! Take a look at the unusual boraketenes and diazaborles! #maingroup #boron @jacs.acspublications.org

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our manuscript on the first isolable paramagnetic boron tetraradical is now online @jacs.acspublications.org (pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....)! @heechankim.bsky.social designed and synthesized an unusual B-PAH tetraradical with tetraphenylethene-linked boraphenanthrene-type units! #maingroup

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our manuscript on harnessing substituent and aggregation-induced effects for color-tunable emission in CDP-borafluorenium ions is now published in the Journal of Materials Chemistry C (pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...)! #maingroup @nathanfrey.bsky.social @gilliardgroup.bsky.social @jmaterchem.rsc.org

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Gilliard Group @gilliardgroup.bsky.social · Aug 15

After our 2025 Research Retreat where we discussed our research plans for the academic year, we had a nice dinner at
Lucca in Boston!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Aug 9

Thoroughly enjoyed having you visit us! I learned a lot from your lecture!

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CCDC Cambridge @ccdc.cam.ac.uk · Jul 4

From @heechankim.bsky.social @rjgilliard.bsky.social a range of boron helices @jacs.acspublications.org.

This double-stranded diborahelicate could be transformed into luminescent borahelicates and cationic boron coordination complexes.

🔗 CSD Entry CABXAJ: bit.ly/46xskm6

#FeaturedStructureFriday

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John Protasiewicz @drp-at-cwru.bsky.social · Jun 28

Had a great visit from my former postdoc @rjgilliard.bsky.social this week! Good to introduce him to some other program officers as well.

Professors Robert Gilliard and John Protasiewicz standing in front of NSF headquarters building.

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Jun 28

Always great to see you! Enjoyed meeting NSF officers!

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Todd Hudnall @drtoddhudnall.bsky.social · Jun 25

The Hudnall lab is hiring a Postdoctoral Fellow! Applicants excited about joining our recently relocated research group and interested in the synthesis of exotic main-group molecules, materials and heterodiatomics can email Dr. Hudnall directly. Please share!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are very grateful to the @acs.org ACS Petroleum Research Fund for supporting a New Directions project on "Applying Thermodynamic and Kinetic Metrics to Main Group-Mediated CO2 Utilization Electrocatalyst Discovery," led by @gilliardgroup.bsky.social postdoc Noah McMillion!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Jun 18

Our manuscript on cationic double-stranded diborahelicates and borahelicenes is now published in JACS @jacs.acspublications.org (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...)! Heechan reports borahelices with multicolor emission and high absorption dissymmetry factors! @gilliardgroup.bsky.social #maingroup

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Jun 10

Our manuscript on unlocking the ambiphilicity of boryl anions is now published in JACS @jacs.acspublications.org (pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....)! Chonghe, Junyi, Xibao, and coworkers report the synthesis and reactivity of the first anionic diazoborane! #maingroup #boron @gilliardgroup.bsky.social

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Chemical Science @chemicalscience.rsc.org · Jun 4

This week's #ChemSciPicks comes from Robert J Gilliard and Christopher Cummins (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States).

The authors use the elimination of hexamethylbenzene to form transient boron-containing unsaturated bonds.

Read it free here: doi.org/10.1039/D5SC...

#ChemSky

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Jun 1

Nice! I really do miss my morning runs in Switzerland!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 28

Congratulations to the @gilliardgroup.bsky.social members graduating from MIT @mit.edu! Proud of you and what you have accomplished!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 21

Our (Gilliard/Cummins labs) manuscript on the generation of transient, sterically unhindered multiply bonded boron species is now published in @chemicalscience.rsc.org! Chonghe reports an array of new boron heterocycles! #maingroup pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 21

Thanks to Yujie from Bob Griffin’s team, this manuscript also contains some of the first nutation and specialty EPR experiments for diboron diradicals. #EPR #paramagnetic #diradicals #maingroup #boron @gilliardgroup.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 21

Our manuscript on the first diboron-incorporated indenofluorenes is online in
@jacs.acspublications.org! Eric and coworkers report pentacyclic neutral, diradical, radical anion, and dianion ring systems w/18, 20, 21, and 22π electrons! #maingroup #boron #paramagnetic pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 15

Our manuscript on "Borinine-FLP Ring Expansion: Isolation of Eight-Membered B–P Rings Bridged by µ2 Chalcogenide and Chloronium Ions" is now published in @chemicalscience.rsc.org! @nathanfrey.bsky.social @gilliardgroup.bsky.social #maingroup

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Boron Chemistry @boron-chemistry.bsky.social · May 12

Borinine-FLP Ring Expansion: Isolation of Eight-Membered B–P Rings Bridged by µ2 Chalcogenide and Chloronium Ions (@rjgilliard.bsky.social, @gilliardgroup.bsky.social): pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... (@chemicalscience.rsc.org).

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · May 9

Congratulations Saurabh!!!

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Apr 24

Congratulations to Bi Youan Eric Tra on an excellent PhD Defense @mitchemistry.bsky.social and a thesis packed with X-ray crystal structures of novel boron heterocycles! Stay tuned for his next paper soon! @gilliardgroup.bsky.social

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Robert J. Gilliard, Jr. @rjgilliard.bsky.social · Apr 8

Congratulations professor!!!

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Kelsie Wentz @kek-kelsie.bsky.social · Apr 8

I'm incredibly grateful for amazing mentors, @rjgilliard.bsky.social, @bekkaklausen.bsky.social, and Stephen Craig for their ongoing support of my academic career! I'm also so thankful to the Klausen Lab and @gilliardgroup.bsky.social for their friendship and support!

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