ORGN 37 |
| Synthetic organic chemists have long been interested in the design and development of selective and atom-economical reactions, especially for transformations that are difficult or impossible to achieve in common laboratory practice. As part of a program to invent organometallic-based methods for the reductive deoxygenation of organic compounds, our laboratory focused on the chemistry of early transition metals, whose strong metal-oxygen bonds can provide a powerful driving force for such transformations. Our findings not only inspired a new approach to an important pharmaceutical agent, but also paved the way for more recent research we will describe on new synthetic reactions. |
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ACS Award for Creative Invention: Symposium in Honor of Bruce Ganem
1:30 PM-5:00 PM, Sunday, March 25, 2007 McCormick Place Lakeside -- Room E450 A/B, Level 4, Oral
Division of Organic Chemistry |