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Organometallic Chemistry

Gordon Research Conference

Innovations in Ligand, Main Group and Metals as Platforms for Activation

July 7 - 12, 2019

Chair Alfred Barney

Vice Chair Mitch Smith

Salve Regina University

100 Ochre Point Avenue

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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Conference Description

Chemists are a vital part of the equation for solving many key scientific challenges. Society continues to rely heavily on the pioneering, comprehensive, and creative solutions from organometallic chemistry to solve scientific problems worldwide. The 2019 Organometallic Gordon Research Conference will afford the proper forum to temper initial innovative results from the collective insights of outstanding members of the field to advance promising new areas of scientific discovery. This seminal conference of organometallic chemistry is well attended by many esteemed research leaders working on the cutting edge of the field from academic, industrial, and government settings around the world. Comprised of a diverse array of established senior investigators, promising junior scientists, graduate students, and postdocs, this meeting serves as a focal point for organometallic chemistry. The newest directions and latest findings are presented, discussed, and evaluated. The professional forum created by the GRC fosters an atmosphere of inclusive, collaborative, and open discussion. Promising, yet primarily unpublished, results on vital innovations and novel compounds are shared with the goal of applying fundamental research to solve important problems. This conference will cover important themes shaping the organometallic landscape: ligand design, main group chemistry, transition metal catalysis, and many others. These topics have implications in organic/inorganic synthesis, polymerization, photochemistry, and small molecule activation.

All participants are strongly encouraged to support the conference objectives of full participation through attendance and the presentation of a poster highlighting recent work. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are also strongly encouraged to consider attending the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Organometallic Chemistry (July 6-7, same location) that is geared toward promoting interaction and discussion among junior scientists.

Related Meeting

This GRC will be held in conjunction with the "Organometallic Chemistry" Gordon Research Seminar (GRS). Those interested in attending both meetings must submit an application for the GRS in addition to an application for the GRC. Refer to the associated GRS program page for more information.

Conference Program

Sunday
2:00 pm - 9:00 pm	Arrival and Check-in
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 7:40 pm	Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome from the GRC Chair
7:40 pm - 9:30 pm	Young Investigator Presentations Discussion Leader: Adam Veige (University of Florida, USA)
7:40 pm - 7:50 pm	Introduction by Discussion Leader
7:50 pm - 8:30 pm	Tianning Diao (New York University, USA) "Mechanism of Ni-Catalyzed Alkene Functionalization and Applications in Stereoselective Synthesis"
8:30 pm - 8:40 pm	Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:20 pm	David Powers (Texas A&M University, USA) "Hydrocarbon Upgrading at Lattice-Confined Reactive Intermediates"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Monday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Late Transition Metals Discussion Leader: Aaron Odom (Michigan State University, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Vlad Iluc (University of Notre Dame, USA) "New Avenues in Late Transition Metal Carbene Chemistry"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Oleg Ozerov (Texas A&M University, USA) "Bond Activation and Catalytic Prospects with Boryl and Other Pincers"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am	Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 am	John Anderson (University of Chicago, USA) "Synthesis and Reactivity of a Terminal Co-Oxo Complex"
11:30 am - 11:45 am	Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pm	Xumu Zhang (Southern University of Science and Technology, China) "New Breakthroughs in Catalytic Asymmetric Hydrogenation"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm	The GRC Power Hour™ The GRC Power Hour™ is designed to address challenges women face in science and issues of diversity and inclusion. The program supports the professional growth of all members of our communities by providing an open forum for discussion and mentoring. Organizer: Jenny Yang (University of California, Irvine, USA)
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Early or Earth Abundant First Row Transition Metals Discussion Leader: Jenny Yang (University of California, Irvine, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Peter Zhang (Boston College, USA) "Metalloradical Catalysis: Concept, Application and Mechanism"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	Daniel Mindiola (University of Pennsylvania, USA) "Early Metals Do It Better but Some Exceptions May Apply: Taking Advantage of Metal-Carbon Multiple Bonds for the Transformative Chemistry of Hydrocarbons"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Charles Machan (University of Virginia, USA) "First-Row Transition Metal Complexes for the Electrocatalytic Reduction of CO₂, CO and O₂"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Tuesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
8:30 am - 9:00 am	Group Photo
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Cooperative Chemistry Utilizing Transition Metals Discussion Leader: Lawrence Sita (University of Maryland, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Christopher Chang (University of California, Berkeley, USA) "Beyond Active Sites: Bioinorganic Approaches to Molecular Electrocatalysis"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Gabriel Menard (University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) "Targeting New Reactivity Using Main Group/Transition Metal Cooperative Chemistry"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am	Francois Gabbai (Texas A&M University, USA) "Marrying Cationic Antimony Lewis Acids with Late Transition Metals: Impact on Electrophilic Catalysis"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am	Caroline Saouma (University of Utah, USA) "Thermochemical and Kinetic Considerations for CO₂ Hydrogenation"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm	Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm	Margaret Scheuermann (Western Washington University, USA) "Iridium-Promoted Conversion of Epoxides to Primary Alcohols Under Acidic Conditions Using Hydrogen"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Main Group Contributions Discussion Leader: Vincent Lavallo (University of California, Riverside, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Alexander Spokoyny (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) "Boron Cluster Building Blocks and Reagents"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	Moshe Kol (Tel Aviv University, Israel) "Main-Group Catalysts for Ring Opening Polymerization of Lactones"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Rory Waterman (University of Vermont, USA) "Metal-Catalyzed Routes to Low-Valent Main Group Fragments"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Wednesday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Industrial and Supported Catalysts Discussion Leader: Bernadette Donovan-Merkert (University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Glen Alliger (ExxonMobil Chemical, USA) "Ethylene Trimerization Using Chromium Pyridyl Amine Complexes: A Computational Study"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Heather Spinney (The Dow Chemical Company, USA) "Rate and Selectivity Enhancements Achieved Through Ligand Design in Rhodium-Catalyzed Hydroformylation Reactions"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am	Thomas Schaub (Catalysis Research Laboratory, BASF SE, Germany) "From the Lab to a Large-Scale Asymmetric Hydrogenation: The Menthol Process of BASF"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am	Michael Pegis (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA) "Mechanisms of Interfacial Ion-Coupled Electron Transfer at Graphite Conjugate Rhodium Complexes"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm	Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm	Graham Dobereiner (Temple University, USA) "Imidazolyl-Phenyl (IMP) Anions: A Modular Structure for Tuning Solubility and Coordinating Ability"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pm	Business Meeting Nominations for the Next Vice Chair; Fill in Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss Future Site and Scheduling Preferences; Election of the Next Vice Chair
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Photochemistry and Energy Technology Discussion Leader: Daniel Weix (University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Thomas Teets (University of Houston, USA) "Red, Bright and Blue: Organometallic Design Strategies for Efficient Phosphorescence at the Edges of the Visible Spectrum"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm	Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm	Michael Marshak (University of Colorado Boulder, USA) "Metal Chelate Complexes Enable High Voltage Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm	Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm	Smaranda Marinescu (University of Southern California, USA) "Proton-Assisted Reduction of CO₂ by Cobalt Aminopyridine Macrocycles"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Discussion
Thursday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm	Ligand Architecture and Activity Discussion Leader: Hubert Nienaber (Strem Chemicals Inc., USA)
9:00 am - 9:30 am	Doris Kunz (University of Tübingen, Germany) "Nucleophilic Pincer-NHC Group 9 Complexes in Catalysis"
9:30 am - 9:45 am	Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 am	Viktoria Daschlein-Gessner (Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany) "Metalated Ylides: Powerful Reagents in Main Group Chemistry"
10:15 am - 10:30 am	Discussion
10:30 am - 10:55 am	Coffee Break
10:55 am - 11:25 am	Joshua Figueroa (University of California, San Diego, USA) "Manipulating the p-Block with d-Block Isocyanides"
11:25 am - 11:40 am	Discussion
11:40 am - 11:55 am	James Durrant (University of Manchester / University of Sussex, United Kingdom) "Cyclobutadienyl Chemistry of the Rare-Earth Elements"
11:55 am - 12:05 pm	Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm	James Blakemore (University of Kansas, USA) "Determining the Thermochemical Influence of Metal- Versus Ligand-Centered Protonation in Half Sandwich Complexes"
12:20 pm - 12:30 pm	Discussion
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm	Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pm	Free Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm	Poster Session
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm	Keynote Session: Molecule Activation Discussion Leader: Mitch Smith (Michigan State University, USA)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pm	Jonas Peters (California Institute of Technology, USA) "Small Molecule Reduction Catalysis and a Role for Protonated Metallocenes"
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm	Discussion
8:25 pm - 9:05 pm	Clifford Kubiak (University of California, San Diego, USA) "Organometallic Electrocatalysis and the Reduction of CO₂"
9:05 pm - 9:20 pm	Discussion
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm	Closing Remarks
Friday
7:30 am - 8:30 am	Breakfast
9:00 am	Departure

Contributors

This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Acquisition & Assistance, under Award Number(s) DE-SC0019906. This report was prepared as an account of work sponsored by an agency of the United States Government. Neither the United States Government nor any agency thereof, nor any of their employees, makes any warranty, express or implied, or assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, or process disclosed, or represents that its use would not infringe privately owned rights. Reference herein to any specific commercial product, process, or service by trade name, trademark, manufacturer, or otherwise does not necessarily constitute or imply its endorsement, recommendation, or favoring by the United States Government or any agency thereof. The views and opinions of authors expressed herein do not necessarily state or reflect those of the United States Government or any agency thereof.

Support provided by Argonne National Laboratory.

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