Find a Conference

Alert - GRC systems are offline for approximately one week. For more information, please click here.

Physical Organic Chemistry

Gordon Research Conference

June 26 - July 1, 2005
Chair Gary R. Weisman
Vice Chair Robert S. Brown
Holderness School
33 Chapel Lane
Holderness, New Hampshire, United States
 Venue and Travel Information

Conference Description

The 2005 Gordon Research Conference on Physical Organic Chemistry will be held at the Holderness School, Plymouth, New Hampshire, June 26 - July 1, 2005. The program, listed below, includes a broad range of topics and exciting new developments in the field. We're really pleased that such an excellent group of Speakers and Discussion Leaders have agreed to participate. Everyone who attends the POC GRC will have the opportunity to present a poster, and we hope you will come and share your latest research findings.

If you've never been to Holderness School before, it's a beautiful setting conducive to great scientific discussions and wonderful afternoon activities. Hiking (Mounts Welch and Dickey are close), swimming (Little Squam Lake), kayaking or canoeing, golf, or just a peaceful walk in the woods on campus are options. We've had some great softball games in the past and it would be fun to revive that tradition. We hope to see you in New Hampshire in June.

Conference Program

SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSTEREOCHEMISTRY; INDUSTRY & THE DISCIPLINE
Discussion Leader: Charles L. Perrin (University of California, San Diego)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Jay S. Siegel (University of Zurich)
"Dangerous Entanglements: Pitfalls of Topological Stereochemistry"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmEusebio Juaristi (Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico)
"Manifestation of Stereoelectronic Interactions in 13C/1H One Bond Coupling Constants"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmEdel Wasserman (EI DuPont de Nemours & Co)
"Physical Organic Chemistry in Industry"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
8:45 amPhoto
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSUPRAMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Tyler McQuade (Cornell University)
9:00 am - 9:30 amCornelia Bohne (University of Victoria)
"Dynamics in Supramolecular Chemistry: How Can We Understand Function and Complexity"
9:30 am - 9:40 amDiscussion
9:40 am - 10:10 am Luis Echegoyen (Clemson University)
"Supramolecular and Surface Chemistry of Fullerenes"
10:10 am - 10:20 amDiscussion
10:20 amCoffee Break
Discussion Leader: Olaf G. Wiest (University of Notre Dame)
10:50 am - 11:20 amLyle Isaacs (University of Maryland)
"Complex Self-Sorting Systems"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pm Teodor Silviu Balaban (Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe)
"From Natural towards Artificial Light-harvesting Systems"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmCOMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: Richard P. Johnson (University of New Hampshire)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmWeston T. Borden (University of North Texas)
"Applications of Electronic Structure Theory to Solving Problems in Physical Organic Chemistry"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm David Giesen (Eastman Kodak Company)
"Structure Elucidation Through Experimental and Computational Spectroscopic Studies"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Martin Saunders (Yale University)
"The Use of ab initio Quantum Mechanics Programs to Yield Information in Addition to Structures and Energies. Predicting Equilibrium Isotope Effects"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION I
Discussion Leader: Roger W. Alder (University of Bristol)
9:00 am - 9:30 am Natia Frank (University of Victoria)
"Building Multifunctional Magnetic Materials from Organic Systems"
9:30 am - 9:40 am Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 amDarren Hamilton (Mount Holyoke College)
"Mellitic Triimides and Carbon Suboxide: Some Chemistry of Crowded Hexacarbonylbenzenes"
10:10 am - 10:20 amDiscussion
10:20 am Coffee Break
Discussion Leader: Lawrence T. Scott (Boston College)
10:50 am - 11:20 amArmin de Meijere (Georg-August-Universität, Göttingen)
"New Propeller- and Helix-Shaped Small-Ring Oligocycles with Remarkable Properties"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pmRik Tykwinski (University of Alberta)
"Polyyne Structures with Unique Properties"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY
Discussion Leader: David M. Lemal (Dartmouth College)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm Guy Lloyd-Jones (University of Bristol)
"Mechanistic Studies of Catalytic and Stoichiometric Organometallic Reactions"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pmDiscussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmDavid J. am Ende (Pfizer Research Labs - Groton)
"Understanding Selectivity from a Highly Exothermic Lithiation Reaction"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pmDiscussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmHans J. Reich (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
"Structure and Reactivity of Organolithium Reagents"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pmDiscussion
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmMECHANISMS, INTERMEDIATES, AND STRUCTURE
Discussion Leader: Stephen F. Nelsen (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
9:00 am - 9:30 amEdward L. Clennan (University of Wyoming)
"Mechanisms of Photochemically Induced Oxygenation Reactions"
9:30 am - 9:40 am Discussion
9:40 am - 10:10 amSteven R. Kass (University of Minnesota)
"Amino Acids: Zwitterion vs. Neutral Structures in the Gas Phase"
10:10 am - 10:20 amDiscussion
10:20 am Coffee Break
Discussion Leader: William Leigh (McMaster University)
10:50 am - 11:20 amFrances L. Cozens (Dalhousie University)
"Reactive Intermediates in Zeolites"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pmJonathan M. White (University of Melbourne)
"Applications of X-ray Crystallography in Mechanistic Organic Chemistry"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmENZYMES
Discussion Leader: Malcolm D. E. Forbes (University of North Carolina)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pm John P. Richard (University at Buffalo)
"Binding Energy and Enzyme Catalysis: Mechanism of Action of Triosephosphate Isomerase"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pmDiscussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm Martin Tanner (University of British Columbia)
"Enzymatic Mechanisms for the Inversion of Stereochemistry"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:30 pm Business Meeting Part I - nominations & other business
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION II
Discussion Leader: Nancy S. Goroff (State University of New York at Stony Brook)
9:00 am - 9:30 amJoseph B. Lambert (Northwestern University)
"Sugar Silicate Conjugates"
9:30 am - 9:40 amDiscussion
9:40 am - 10:10 amThomas W. Bell (University of Nevada, Reno)
"Synthetic and Photochemical Studies Directed Toward a Light-Driven Molecular Motor"
10:10 am - 10:20 amDiscussion
10:20 am Coffee Break
Discussion Leader: Anna D. Gudmundsdottir (University of Cincinnati)
10:50 am - 11:20 amKathleen V. Kilway (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
"Molecular Association and Nanostructural Research"
11:20 am - 11:30 amDiscussion
11:30 am - 12:00 pmPeter R. Schreiner (Justus-Liebig University, Giessen)
"Noncovalent Organocatalysis Through Explicit Hydrogen Bonding"
12:00 pm - 12:10 pmDiscussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmPOSTER SESSION TALKS
Business Meeting Part II - election of 2007 Vice Chair (2009 Chair)
Discussion Leader: R. Stan Brown (Queen's University)
Selected Short Talks from the Poster Sessions
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDepart

Contributors

The organizers are grateful for the financial support of the following: Dr. Arnold M. Harrison, for establishing the Doering Social Fund in recognition of Professor William von E. Doering's long-standing support of this conference and interest in the field, Eastman Kodak Company, and Pfizer Inc.

Conference Links

Conference History
Additional Fee Info

Artificial Molecular Switches and Motors
June 22 - 27, 2025
Electron Spin Interactions with Chiral Molecules and Materials
August 3 - 8, 2025
Photochemistry
July 27 - August 1, 2025
Physical Organic Chemistry (GRS)
June 21 - 22, 2025


Contact Us

MyGRC Account
Check your application status, complete your registration, update your poster, change your rooming preference, make a bus reservation, print an invitation letter, print a receipt (which includes verification that you are presenting a poster) or print an invoice by logging into your account.

GRC Venues
Everything you need to know, to plan your trip.

FAQs
Instant answers to common questions.

Tell us how we can help

Call us and leave a detailed message at: 401-783-4011

*This voicemail is only checked once daily. Due to high volume of requests during the conference season, responses may be delayed.

You have no notifications