Conor Pranckevicius, University of British Columbia

Research

Battery technology Boron-based Ligands Catalysis Conjugated Materials Green Chemistry Low-valent Main Group Compounds Main Group Catalysis Metal-based catalysis

Latest papers

Isolation of a Highly Reactive CBNC Heterocumulene via Azidoborylene Photolysis: Facile Access to a Crystalline Dioxaborirane.
Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2026 · senior author
CO and CS bond activation by an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole.
Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) · 2025 · senior author
Ambient Temperature Isolation of a Monatomic Boron(0) Complex.
Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2025 · senior author

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$12,500
Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
$116,000

All 2 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Isolation of a Highly Reactive CBNC Heterocumulene via Azidoborylene Photolysis: Facile Access to a Crystalline Dioxaborirane.

King H, Pattathil V, Kennedy W, Szilagyi RK, Pranckevicius C

Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English)2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/anie.6216599 PMID: 42154588

02

CO and CS bond activation by an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole.

Pattathil V, Pranckevicius C

Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d5dt00642b PMID: 40266586

03

Ambient Temperature Isolation of a Monatomic Boron(0) Complex.

Kennedy W, Pattathil V, Wei Y, Fantuzzi F, Pranckevicius C

Journal of the American Chemical Society2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c14915 PMID: 39818818

04

Aromaticity transfer in an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole: facile access to Cs symmetric 1,4,2,5-diazadiborinines.

Pattathil V, Pranckevicius C

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1039/d4cc02414a PMID: 38975792

Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Pranckevicius, Conor

$12,500

Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions

Principal investigatorNSERC2021Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Pranckevicius, Conor

Keywords: green chemistry; catalysis; boron-based ligands; metal-based catalysis; main group catalysis; low-valent main group compounds; small molecule activation; conjugated materials; battery technology

$116,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Battery technology Dear Professor Pranckevicius, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Isolation of a Highly Reactive CBNC Heterocumulene via Azidoborylene Photolysis: Facile Access to a Crystalline Dioxaborirane." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your NSERC-funded project "Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions" (2021), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Conor Pranckevicius

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Isolation of a Highly Reactive CBNC Heterocumulene via Azidoborylene Photolysis: Facile Access to a Crystalline Dioxaborirane.

C&#xe001;O and C&#xe001;S bond activation by an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole.

Ambient Temperature Isolation of a Monatomic Boron(0) Complex.

Aromaticity transfer in an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole: facile access to Cs symmetric 1,4,2,5-diazadiborinines.

Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions

Multifunctional Borylenes for Metal- and Boron-Mediated Reactions

CO and CS bond activation by an annulated 1,4,2-diazaborole.