Organometallic chemistry is an interdisciplinary field that is diverse both in its study and applications. Topics investigated academically include the synthesis and reactivity of new transition-metal complexes, the creation of catalysts for new organic transformations, the activation of small molecules such as dinitrogen, and the search for alternative energy sources. Industrial applications are manifold, with organometallic catalysts used for the manufacture of polymers, pharmaceuticals, and fine chemicals, while organometallic complexes are incorporated into OLEDs for displays in consumer electronics. The awarding of the 2001 and 2005 Nobel Prizes was a clear manifestation of the continued importance of organometallic chemistry.
This conference provides a unique opportunity for graduate students and postdoctoral fellows to present their latest research in an informal setting, to learn about sub-specialties of organometallic chemistry outside of their own research, and to freely exchange ideas with an intellectually diverse group of their peers. The Gordon Research Seminar’s focus on graduate students and postdoctoral researchers aims to provide an unintimidating audience and inspire uninhibited discussion.
| SATURDAY |
| 2:00 pm | Check-in Begins |
| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm | Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff / Welcome by GRS Conference Chair |
| 3:15 pm - 4:00 pm | Keynote Presentation |
| 3:15 pm - 3:45 pm | Tom Baker (University of Ottawa)
"Studying Polar Molecules in the Great White North: Synthesis and Reactivity of Aminoborane Metal Complexes, [MLn(HRN-BH2)]" |
| 3:45 pm - 4:00 pm | Discussion |
| 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Poster Session I |
| 6:00 pm | Dinner |
| 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm | New Reactions and Mechanisms |
| Discussion Leader: Richard Jordan (University of Chicago) |
| 7:30 pm - 7:50 pm | Vincent Lavallo (California Institute of Technology)
"The Diverse Interactions of Stable Carbenes with Non-Carbonyl Iron(0)" |
| 7:50 pm - 8:00 pm | Discussion |
| 8:00 pm - 8:20 pm | Xinping Wang (University of California, Davis)
"Reactivity of a Digermyne toward Nitrosoarene: Unexpected Formation of the Germanium-centered Singlet Diradicaloid via N=O Bond Cleavage" |
| 8:20 pm - 8:30 pm | Discussion |
| 8:30 pm - 8:50 pm | Brenda A. Frazier (Cornell University)
"Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of First-Row Dipyridylazaallyl Transition Metal Complexes" |
| 8:50 pm - 9:00 pm | Discussion |
| 9:00 pm - 9:20 pm | Neal P. Mankad (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
"N-N coupling of arylazides to form azoarenes via putative trigonal bipyramidal Fe(III)-imido intermediates" |
| 9:20 pm - 9:30 pm | Discussion |
| 9:30 pm | Welcome Reception |
| SUNDAY |
| 7:30 am - 8:30 am | Breakfast |
| 9:00 am - 12:30 pm | Applications of Organometallic Chemistry |
| Discussion Leader: Peter Wolczanski (Cornell University) |
| 9:00 am - 9:20 am | Insa Prochnow (University of Oldenburg)
"Titanium-Catalyzed C-H Bond Activation Adjacent to Nitrogen Atoms" |
| 9:20 am - 9:30 am | Discussion |
| 9:30 am - 9:50 am | Kevin D. Hesp (Dalhousie University)
"Iridium-Catalyzed Intramolecular Hydroamination of Unactivated Alkenes with Primary and Secondary Alkyl- and Aryl-amines" |
| 9:50 am - 10:00 am | Discussion |
| 10:00 am - 10:20 am | Elizabeth A. Mader (Argonne National Laboratory)
"Partial Alkane Oxidation using Supported Pt(II) and Pt(IV) halides" |
| 10:20 am - 10:30 am | Discussion |
| 10:30 am | Coffee Break |
| 10:45 am - 11:05 am | Robert V. O’Brien (Boston College)
"Hydrogen Bonding as a Control Element in Stereoselective Ruthenium-Catalyzed Olefin Metathesis" |
| 11:05 am - 11:15 am | Discussion |
| 11:15 am - 11:35 am | Beth M. Moscato (University of Wisconsin)
"Information-Rich Investigations into Metallocene-Catalyzed Olefin Polymerization" |
| 11:35 am - 11:45 am | Discussion |
| 11:45 am - 12:05 pm | Alexander M. Spokoyny (Northwestern University)
"Generation of WLA (Weak-Link Approach) Structures via Pt(II) Chemistry" |
| 12:05 pm - 12:15 pm | Discussion |
| 12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | GRS Evaluation |
| (Discuss request for a subsequent GRS; Fill out Evaluation Forms) |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm | Poster Session II |
| 3:30 pm | Gordon Research Seminar ends. For those attending the associated Gordon Research Conference, please check in at the GRC Office beginning at 2:00 pm. |