Connor Durfy

@ConnorDurfy

Living for inorganic chemistry ⚛️ | PhD student @UBCChem @enicholschem | formerly BSc @westernuchem @marcuswdrover | he/him🏳️‍🌈

Vancouver, British Columbia Joined January 2018

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Connor Durfy @ConnorDurfy Jan 7, 2025

Thrilled to see this work out in @angew_chem!

Uncovering this mechanism was incredibly challenging yet rewarding and I had such a blast working on it!

Huge thanks to Joey and Marcus for the incredible guidance and support throughout, I’m so grateful for your mentorship 🫶

Marcus Drover @marcuswdrover Jan 7, 2025

🔴=⚫️=🔴

Excited to share our latest:

“CO2 Reduction at a Borane-Modified Iron Complex: A Secondary Coordination Sphere Strategy”

Now out in @angew_chem!

Congrats to Connor and Joey!

@WesternU | @westernuchem | @VPRWesternU

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Connor Durfy @ConnorDurfy Jul 10, 2025

I’m incredibly grateful to have been awarded an NSERC Vanier scholarship!!

Huge thank you to @marcuswdrover, @enicholschem and the teams at @westernuchem and @UBCChem for their endless support during this application!

Marcus Drover @marcuswdrover Jul 10, 2025

Congrats to former 4th year thesis student, @ConnorDurfy for landing an NSERC Vanier Scholarship!! 🔥

vanier.gc.ca/en/scholar_sea…
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Connor Durfy @ConnorDurfy Jan 7, 2025

Check this out for some beautiful bimetallic complexes and reversible transmetalation enable by ligand exchange on Rh or Ir!

Huge congrats to Michelle and Joey - thank you both for your hard work on this ☺️

Marcus Drover @marcuswdrover Jan 7, 2025

💫🧨 Our first paper of 2025 is now out in @ChemCommun!

“Ring Strain Governs Transmetalation Behaviour at a Tucked-In Iron Complex” #iron #Cp*

Congrats to Connor, Michelle, and Joey!

doi.org/10.1039/D4CC06…

@WesternU | @westernuchem | @VPRWesternU

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Connor Durfy @ConnorDurfy Nov 21, 2024

So happy to see this out - and I’m so grateful for the amazing team that brought this to life!! Anyone interested in escape room activities should absolutely check it out! 🗝️📚

Dr. Marissa L. Clapson @Chemrissa Nov 21, 2024

Proud to share our recent chemistry education article with @EducationScience providing a review of escape room activities to teach undergraduate chemistry. 🔐 🧩 Excellent work @ShaunaSchechtel , @ConnorDurfy and @edavy87 bringing this piece together!
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Connor Durfy @ConnorDurfy Jun 14, 2024

So happy to see this out!! Huge congratulations to @jzurakowski1 - this story came together so nicely 🫶 Proud to be a part of the tucked-in team!! 🥳

Marcus Drover @marcuswdrover Jun 14, 2024

⚡️Oxidatively-Induced C(sp³)-C(sp³) Bond Formation at a Tucked-In Iron(III) Complex - now live @ChemicalScience! Congrats to authors @jzurakowski1, @ConnorDurfy, Noah, and Giovanni | @WesternU @westernuchem 🍾🔥🚨 #MyFirstChemSci

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