Events and Seminars
All seminars are held in the Edward C. Taylor Auditorium in the Frick Chemistry Laboratory unless otherwise noted. Please contact the chemistry front office at (609) 258-3900 if you require special assistance to attend any lecture. Assistive listening devices are available upon request.
5/28 - Seminar (organic): Gojko Lalic, University of Washington
Gojko Lalic - speaker's webpage
Department of Chemistry
University of Washington
Host: Dorothea Fiedler
New Methods for Hydrofunctionalization of Unsaturated Compounds
Hydrofunctionalization reactions are some of the most desirable transformations of unsaturated compounds, and their development has been a major focus of research within the field of transition metal catalysis. Despite significant progress achieved over the years, control of regio- and stereoselectivity in hydrofunctionalization reactions remains a significant challenge. Recently, we have formulated general strategies for selective anti-Markovnikov hydrofunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes. Successful implementation of these strategies allowed us to develop new methods for anti-Markovnikov hydroamination of alkenes and semireduction of alkynes. In a related effort, we have explored stereospecific hydrofunctionalization of allenes as a general approach to asymmetric synthesis of hetero- and carbocyclic molecules containing quaternary stereocenters.
9/25 - Kauzmann Lecture (physical): W. E. Moerner, Stanford University.
W. E. Moerner - speaker's website
Department of Chemistry
Stanford University
10/18 - Dept. of Chemistry Open House, Graduate Alumni Conference
Please save the date. More info late summer 2013.