The Ubiquitous Use of Heterocycles in Modern Chemistry

As one of the oldest Gordon Research Conferences, the Heterocyclic Chemistry GRC remains a strong example of all of the key pillars of this conference series. Bringing together the top scientists in the field from a mixture of academic and industrial backgrounds to fully engage in a week long discussion of largely unpublished work, makes this an important meeting.

This year will focus broadly on the ever-expanding use of heterocycles. This will include topics covering the design and preparation of pharmaceutical agents, the enhanced application of heterocycles as tools for probing biology, and the continued reliance of heterocycles for the ligands that support novel chemical reactivity.

In order to accomplish these lofty goals the fundamental science to improve the synthesis of heterocycles is vital and will continue to be a cornerstone of this conference. This will include the discussion of not only the development of novel methodology but also, and equally important, the application of that methodology within the confines of natural product synthesis.