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Organometallic Chemistry
July 12-17, 2009
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Chair:
John F. Walzer

Vice Chair:
Richard F. Jordan
Related Meeting Information
The Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Research Conference was held in conjunction with the Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Research Seminar. Please refer to the Organometallic Chemistry GRS web page for more information.

Organometallic chemistry significantly impacts diverse areas of science in both academic and industrial settings. Today the field plays a pivotal role in the development of new technologies including the synthesis of pharmaceuticals, fuels, and industrial feedstocks, the development of sustainable energy solutions, and in the discovery of new materials ranging from novel polymers to nanomaterials. Bearing witness to the importance of the field, the 2005 and 2001 Nobel Prizes in Chemistry were awarded for achievements in organometallic chemistry.

The Organometallic Chemistry Gordon Conference is the flagship meeting of this field in the United States, bringing together a diverse group of chemists, junior and senior, from within and from outside the field, from industry and academia, from the US and abroad. A combination of lectures, poster sessions and informal discussion affords a dynamic and amicable meeting in which cutting-edge research is explored and the major issues facing the field are defined.

Most participants present posters; all are encouraged to do so. Six outstanding posters will be selected at the conference for presentation as 15-minute talks.

Contributors
Akzo Nobel
Albemarle Corporation
Argonne National Laboratory
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc
The Dow Chemical Company & Catalysis Department
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
Royal Society of Chemistry
Strem Chemicals, Inc.
Symyx Technologies
SUNDAY
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and Check-in (Office Closed 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm)
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 7:45 pmWelcome / Introductory Comments by GRC Site Staff
7:45 pm - 9:30 pm Kickoff Session: Ligand Platforms
Discussion Leader: Rich Jordan (University of Chicago)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pmDavid Milstein (The Weizmann Institute of Science)
"Metal-Ligand Cooperation and New Catalysis Based on Pincer Ligand Systems"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pmAdam Veige (University of Florida)
"Trianionic pincer ligands: nitrile synthesis via N-atom transfer, high oxidation state Cr(IV) and Cr(V) and new chemistry with W-W triple bonds"
9:00 pm - 9:15 pm Discussion
9:15 pm Chair’s Reception
MONDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Applications to Organic Synthesis I
Discussion Leader: Bernadette Donovan-Merkert (University of North Carolina at Charlotte)
9:00 am - 9:30 amKeith Fagnou (University of Ottawa)
"Metal Catalysis in Heterocycle Synthesis and Functionalization"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amHélène Lebel (Université de Montréal)
"Metal-Catalyzed Amination Reactions"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amJohn Hartwig (University of Illinois)
"Organometallic chemistry of synthetic methods"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pmIan Mangion (Merck)
"Iridium-Catalyzed Carbene Chemistry of Sulfoxonium Ylides"
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session #1
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Novel Reactivity and Transformations
Discussion Leader: James Mayer (University of Washington)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmTheodore Betley (Harvard University)
"Designing polymetallic reaction centers for cooperative redox chemistry"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmChristopher Cummins (MIT)
"Synthesis with Group 15 Elemental Molecules"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmKaren Goldberg (University of Washington)
"Reactions of Late Transition Metal Complexes with Molecular Oxygen"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:45 pm Poster Session #1
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Theory and Mechanism
Discussion Leader: Gary Silverman (Arkema, Inc.)
9:00 am - 9:30 amAndrei Vedernikov (University of Maryland)
"Aerobic C-H Oxidation in Solution at a Single Group 10 Metal Center: From DFT Studies to Catalysis"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amThomas Cundari (University of North Texas)
"Integrated Theory-Experiment Design and Analysis of Organometallic Catalysts"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amRory Waterman (University of Vermont)
"Zirconium-Mediated Bond Formation: Stripping off Hydrogen to Make Sigma and Pi Bonds"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Poster Talk #1:TBA
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Poster Talk #2:TBA
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session #2
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Organometallic Approaches to a Post-Petroleum World
Discussion Leader: Jeff Yoder (Symyx Technologies)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmDaniel Dubois (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
"A Modular Approach to Catalysis of Multiproton and Multielectron Processes"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmRoy Periana (Scripps Research Institute)
"New Insights into Designing Molecular Catalysts for Selective, Oxidative Functionalization of Alkanes"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmJay Labinger (Caltech)
"XTX: Homogeneous Catalysis in Conversion Technology"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:45 pm Poster Session #2
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Catalytic Transformation of Olefins
Discussion Leader: Nora Radu (Dupont)
9:00 am - 9:30 amBrooke Small (Chevron Phillips Chemical)
"New Polymerization Catalysts Based on Pendant Donor Modified Alpha-Diimine Ligands"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amDeryn Fogg (University of Ottawa)
"Transformations in Tandem Metathesis"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:00 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amJerzy Klosin (Dow Chemical)
"Catalysis and the Production of New Polymers"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Poster Talk #3:TBA
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Poster Talk #4:TBA
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session #3
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Applications to Organic Synthesis II
Discussion Leader: Jamie Strickler (Albemarle)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmJennifer Love (University of British Columbia)
"Novel catalytic activity of high valent platinum group metal complexes"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pm Mark A Scialdone (DuPont)
"Copper Amidoxime Wood Preservatives"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmMilton Smith (Michigan State University)
"A Decade of Slumming with Iridium, the Poor Man's Rhodium"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:45 pm Poster Session #3
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pm New Molecular Architectures
Discussion Leader: William Hersh (Queens College - CUNY)
9:00 am - 9:30 amAndrew Weller (University of Oxford)
"Dehydrocoupling of Amine Boranes using "12-electron" [Rh(PR3)2]+: Intermediates, Mechanistic Insight and New Bonding Modes"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amMakoto Fujita (The University of Tokyo)
"Creation of New Phases in Self-Assembled Organometallic Spheres"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:00 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amDidier Bourissou (Universite Paul Sabtier)
"Ambiphilic Ligands at Work: from Metal-Lewis Acid Interactions to Zwitterionic Complexes"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:00 pm Poster Talk #5 TBA
12:00 pm - 12:05 pm Discussion
12:05 pm - 12:20 pm Poster Talk #6 TBA
12:20 pm - 12:25 pm Discussion
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmPoster Session #4
6:00 pmDinner
7:00 pm - 7:30 pmBusiness Meeting
(Nominations for the next Vice Chair; Fill out Conference Evaluation Forms; Discuss future Site & Scheduling preferences; Election of the next Vice Chair)
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Back to the Future
Discussion Leader: Greg Hillhouse (University of Chicago)
7:30 pm - 7:45 pm General Discussion
7:45 pm - 8:25 pmClifford Kubiak (University of California, San Diego)
"Fixing CO2"
8:25 pm - 8:40 pm Discussion
8:40 pm - 9:15 pmWilliam D. Jones (University of Rochester)
"Trends in Organometallic Chemistry"
9:15 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:45 pm Poster Session #4
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture
 
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