Congratulations to Elyse and Sebastian, who have successfully defended their Master’s thesis on Jan 18!
Elyse worked along side Pauline on the preparation of nitrosoarenes from aniline derivatives. After optimization of the batch procedure, a flow system was established allowing the scalable preparation of the compounds. With the help of computations, a comparison could be established between the oxidation potential of the compounds and the reaction temperature.
Sebastian, in collaboration with Yuesu, explained the unusual stoichiometry observed in the formation of nitroso compounds from N2O3 by performing a through computational study. 
Furthermore, he demonstrated the applicability of the synthesized N-nitroso glycine for the preparation of syndones. In collaboration with Claire, CO2 was used to produce glycerol carbonate from glycidol. His contribution was especially significant for the computational work of the project.
We’re proud to have two new masters alumni from CiTOS, we wish them the best of luck in their future internships and look forward to working together in the near future.