A group of chemists whose work was investigated by the University of Texas-Austin has had another paper retracted, this one of a Chemical Science study previously subjected to an Expression of Concern. That makes six retractions for Christopher Bielawski and Kelly Wiggins. Here’s the notice for “Homonuclear bond activation using a stable N,N′-diamidocarbene”, signed by … Continue reading Bielawski and Wiggins retraction count grows to six
The Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS) has retracted three articles that had earned expressions of concern by chemistry researchers who were under investigation at the University of Texas, Austin. Kelly Wiggins and Christopher Bielawski have already received two other retractions and several EoCs. The newly retracted articles have each been cited more than 50 … Continue reading Bielawski and Wiggins up retraction count to five with three in JACS
Two researchers who already had three expressions of concern under their belts have five more, plus a retraction. Kelly Wiggins and Christopher Bielawski share authorship on all the papers in question. After the first set of EoCs, Bielawski, at the time a PI at UT Austin, told Chemistry and Engineering News that a “former lab member” had admitted to … Continue reading Chemists Bielawski and Wiggins up to eight expressions of concern, one retraction
The authors of a 2011 Science paper that proposed a new way to direct chemical bonds have withdrawn the paper after concerns about the data prompted an investigation and Editorial Expression of Concern last year from the journal. The retraction is the second for the group, which has also had seven other expressions of concern. After … Continue reading Science chemistry paper earns retraction after expression of concern, marking second for UT group
Happy New Year! This week, we took a look back at 2014. Here’s what was happening elsewhere:
The journal Chemical Science has issued an expression of concern over a 2012 article by a pair of Texas researchers whose “unclick reaction” work has been under scrutiny by their institution. The article, “Homonuclear bond activation using a stable N,N-diamidocarbene,” was written by Kelly M. Wiggins and Christopher W. Bielawski, of UT Austin. It’s the … Continue reading Second expression of concern appears for chemistry group under institutional review
A 2011 paper in Science has been subjected to an expression of concern and has led to an investigation by the Texas university where the work was done. Here’s the expression of concern, signed by Science editor in chief Marcia McNutt (and paywalled):