1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Developing Synthetic Tools in Organoboron Chemistry to Access Phosphines and Phosphonates Abstract: Organophosphorus compounds have had significant historical value in agrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and as ligands in metal-catalyzed reactions. This seminar will focus on methods …
Magneto-Optics of Molecular and Polymeric Materials
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Magneto-Optics of Molecular and Polymeric Materials Abstract: Michael Faraday provided the first evidence that light has a magnetic component in 1845. The effect is known as the Faraday effect wherein plane polarized light is …
Electronic Molecular Materials for High-Performance Chemical Sensors
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Title: Electronic Molecular Materials for High-Performance Chemical Sensors Abstract: In this lecture I will detail our efforts to make use of semiconducting and conducting organic materials for the formation of chemical sensors with high selectivity …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Explorations in ZrH Catalysis: Emerging Insight into Oxophilicity-Driven Catalysis Abstract: Despite the widespread application of zirconocene hydrides (ZrH) in organic synthesis, their use has remained largely restricted to stepwise, stoichiometric transformations. Zirconium, however, offers …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: Unconventional Reactions of Common Functional Groups
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
New Concepts for Atom and Functional Group Transfer
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Prof. Bill Morandi Title: New Concepts for Atom and Functional Group Transfer Abstract: This presentation will highlight recent developments in synthetic methodology from our group. I will first explore progress in molecular editing, specifically single nitrogen atom insertion …
Harnessing the potential of main-chain dipoles in polymers: New frontiers for physical organic chemistry
1315 Seminar Hall @ 12:05 pm
Prof. Jessica Lamb Title: Harnessing the potential of main-chain dipoles in polymers: New frontiers for physical organic chemistry Abstract: The core of physical organic chemistry is the relation of an organic (macro)molecule’s chemical structure to …
New Strategies for Stereoselective Radical Biocatalysis
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
Title: New Strategies for Stereoselective Radical Biocatalysis Bio: Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. degree in Organic Chemistry in 2016 under the guidance of Prof. Steve Buchwald at MIT. As an NIH Postdoctoral Fellow working with …
1315 Seminar Hall @ 3:30 pm
"Simple-Looking but Non-Obvious Transformations"