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Organometallic Chemistry (GRS)

Gordon Research Seminar

July 9 - 10, 2011
Chairs Alexander M. Spokoyny and Caroline T. Saouma
Salve Regina University
100 Ochre Point Avenue
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Conference Description

The Gordon Research Seminar on Organometallic Chemistry is a unique forum for graduate students, post-docs, and other scientists with comparable levels of experience and education to present and exchange new data and cutting edge ideas.

The focus of this meeting is aimed at assembling scholars from complimentary sub-disciplines of organic, inorganic, physical and biological chemistries in order to facilitate exchange of ideas and vital concepts relevant to the field of organometallic chemistry. Particularly, the discussion will be devoted towards recent advances related to the small molecule activation processes, metal-catalyzed organic transformations and novel ligand design strategies.

Related Meeting

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

Conference Program

SATURDAY
1:00 pm - 5:00 pmArrival and Check-in
3:30 pm - 3:45 pmIntroductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by the GRS Conference Chair
3:45 pm - 4:30 pmKickoff Session: Mechanisms in Organometallic Chemistry
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm Keynote Presentation: Paul Chirik (Princeton)
"Understanding Mechanisms and Organometallic Chemistry of Base Metal Catalysts"
4:15 pm - 4:25 pm Discussion
4:30 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session I
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmNew Structures and Reactivities
Discussion Leader: Joshua Figueroa (UC San Diego)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm Ian Tonks (Caltech)
"Photophysics and Reactivity of Group 5 and 6 Terminal Hydrazide Complexes: Nβ Lone Pair Effects on LMCT Energy and Metal Formal Oxidation State"
7:45 pm - 7:50 pm Discussion
7:50 pm - 8:05 pm Charles Machan (Northwestern)
"Plasticity of the Nickel(II) Coordination Environment in Complexes with Hemilabile Phosphino Thioether Ligands"
8:05 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:25 pm Jason Prantner (University of Washington)
"Using Facially Coordinating Ligands to Access Dioxygen as an Oxidant for Organoplatinum"
8:25 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 8:45 pm Maria Besora (ICIQ, Spain)
"Computational Study on the Factors Governing the Mechanism of Oxidative Addition to Palladium Complexes"
8:45 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:05 pm Philipp Wucher (University of Konstanz)
"Breaking the Rule of the Mizoroki-Heck Reaction: Inversion of the Regiochemistry of Acrylate Insertion"
9:05 pm - 9:10 pm Discussion
9:10 pm - 9:25 pm Cory Macleod (University of British Columbia, Okanagan)
"Using reversible Cr-C Bond Homolysis of CpCr[(ArNCMe)2CH] Alkyl Compounds for C-C Bond Formation"
9:25 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
SUNDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 11:00 amNew Ligand Platforms
Discussion Leader: Gregory Hillhouse (University of Chicago)
9:00 am - 9:30 am Keynote Presentation: Paula Diaconescu (UCLA)
"Reactivity Behavior of Metal Complexes Supported by Ferrocene-Based Chelating Ligands"
9:30 am - 9:40 am Discussion
9:40 am - 9:55 am Baofei Pan (Brandeis)
"Metal Complexes Containing a Tridentate Pincer-type Ligand Featuring a Central Cationic Phosphenium Donor"
9:55 am - 10:00 am Discussion
10:00 am - 10:15 am Anne Germeroth (University of Edinburgh)
"Reversible Reactions Across the M-C Bond of Lanthanide and Actinide NHC Complexes to Form new N-E Bonds"
10:15 am - 10:20 am Discussion
10:20 am - 11:00 am Career Panel Discussion
Mentorship Component
11:00 am - 12:30 pmPoster Session II
Coffee will be served in the poster area from 11:00 am - 11:30 am
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 2:30 pmEmerging Materials and Techniques
Discussion Leader: Christine Thomas (Brandeis)
1:30 pm - 1:45 pm Brad Neal (University of Kansas)
"Azulenic Self-Assembled Monolayer Films on the Au(111) Surface: a Comparative Study Involving Isocyano and Mercapto Junctions"
1:45 pm - 1:50 pm Discussion
1:50 pm - 2:05 pm Stefan Minasian (Los Alamos National Lab)
"Quantifying Orbital Mixing in Metal-Carbon Bonds Using Carbon K-Edge X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy"
2:05 pm - 2:10 pm Discussion
2:10 pm - 2:25 pm Jeremy Andreatta (University of Virginia)
"Catalytic Hydroarylation of Olefins using Pt(II) Systems Supported on Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles"
2:25 pm - 2:30 pm Discussion
2:30 pm - 3:00 pmEvaluation Period
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3:00 pmGordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 4:00 pm.

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