ORGN 304 |
| Many stoichiometric and catalytic reactions are now known in which organotransition metal complexes mediate the synthesis of new organic compounds. These processes have been used in both industrial and academic chemistry to convert simple organic compounds into more complex functionalized materials, in some cases with high degrees of regio- and stereoselectivity. Mechanistic studies have played an important part in bringing us to the current understanding of these processes, providing rational ways to improve them, and guiding the development of new methods. This lecture will describe the search for new examples of fundamental primary organometallic reactions and studies of the mechanisms of these processes. The content of the lecture will be chosen from exploratory and mechanistic studies that have been carried out most recently. These are focused on activation of C-H bonds in alkanes and other organic compounds by cationic coordinatively unsaturated metal centers and catalytic and stoichiometric cycloaddition reactions of unsaturated organic compounds with complexes bearing metal-nitrogen bonds. |
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Herbert C. Brown Award for Creative Research in Synthetic Methods: Symposium in Honor of Eric N. Jacobsen
1:30 PM-5:10 PM, Tuesday, April 8, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- La Nouvelle, Blrm. C, Oral
Division of Organic Chemistry |