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Organometallic Chemistry
Fundamental Advances and New Applications
July 11-16, 2010
Salve Regina University
Newport, RI
Chair:
Richard F. Jordan

Vice Chair:
Emilio E. Bunel
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.

The 2010 Gordon Conference on Organometallic Chemistry will present cutting-edge research on the synthesis, structure, bonding, chemical reactivity, reaction mechanisms, and applications of organometallic compounds. The Conference will feature a wide range of topics including applications of organometallic chemistry in organic synthesis, polymer synthesis, catalysis, asymmetric catalysis, materials chemistry and biology. Additional topics will include new ligand platforms, recent advances in main group organometallic chemistry, surface organometallic chemistry, the development of sustainable energy solutions, and the discovery of new materials. The Conference will bring together a diverse group of leading investigators from academia and industry from within and from outside the field. The collegial atmosphere of this Conference, with programmed discussion sessions, poster sessions and opportunities for informal gatherings in the afternoons and evenings, will provide a dynamic setting for scientists from different disciplines to interact. All participants are encouraged to present posters. Six outstanding posters will be selected at the conference for presentation as 15-minute talks.

Contributors
Argonne National Laboratory
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Boulder Scientific Company
Chevron Phillips Chemical
The Dow Chemical Company & Catalysis Department
Eastman Chemical Company
ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Company
ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Johnson Matthey, Inc.
Materia, Inc.
OFS Fitel
Dalton Transactions
Strem Chemicals, Inc.
Varian, Inc.
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 pmKickoff Session: New Structures and Reactivity
Discussion Leader: Emilio Bunel (Argonne National Lab)
7:45 pm - 8:15 pmDouglas Stephan (University of Toronto)
"From Organometallics to Frustrated Lewis Pairs and Back Again"
8:15 pm - 8:30 pm Discussion
8:30 pm - 9:00 pmThomas Rauchfuss (University of Illinois)
"Redox-Active Dimetal Hydrides"
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 pmOrganic Synthesis Applications
Discussion Leader: Maurice Brookhart (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill)
9:00 am - 9:30 amAndreas Pfaltz (University of Basel)
"Iridium-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrogenation"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amAiwen Lei (Wuhan University)
"Oxidative Coupling --- Chemistry between Two Nucleophiles"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Group Photo / Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amRobert Morris (University of Toronto)
"Why are asymmetric transfer hydrogenation catalyst systems of the type trans-[Fe(CO)(P-N-N-P)(NCMe)]2+/base so active?"
11:30 am - 11:45 am Discussion
11:45 am - 12:15 pmVeronique Gouverneur (University of Oxford)
"C-F Bond Construction and Deconstruction"
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 pmNew Reactions
Discussion Leader: Bernadette Donovan-Merkert (Univ. of North Carolina - Charlotte)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmGuy Bertrand (University of California - Riverside)
"Novel families of carbon ligands, novel catalytic reactions"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmFrançois Gabbaï (Texas A&M)
"Strategies to increase the Lewis acidity of polyfunctional main group derivatives"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pmGerhard Erker (Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster)
"New Reactions of Acetylenes and Acetylides - Building Conceptual Bridges between Main Group Element and Transition Metal Chemistry"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30 pm Poster Session #1 (continued)
TUESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmApplications in Polymers and Materials Science
Discussion Leader: Stephane Rigaut (University of Rennes)
9:00 am - 9:30 amEugene Chen (Colorado State)
"Asymmetric Coordination Polymerization of Polar Vinyl Monomers"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amIan Manners (University of Bristol)
"Self-Assembled Metallopolymers"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amPeter Budzelaar (University of Manitoba)
"Olefin polymerization: how complicated can a simple reaction can be?"
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 pmNew Strategies in Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Richard Fisher (FreeSlate, Inc.)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmMorris Bullock (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)
"Molecular Electrocatalysts for Oxidation of Hydrogen -- Shoving Protons Around With Pendant Amines"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmSusannah Scott (University of California - Santa Barbara)
"Uniform supported olefin polymerization catalysts via the controlled grafting of cocatalysts"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Neil Strotman (Merck)
"High-Throughput Experimentation in the Discovery of Regioselective Direct Arylation Reactions at C2 and C5 of Oxazole, Thiazole, and Imidazoles"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30 pm Poster Session #2 (continued)
WEDNESDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmFundamental Aspects of Catalysis
Discussion Leader: Russell Hughes (Dartmouth)
9:00 am - 9:30 amT. Brent Gunnoe (University of Virginia)
"Development of New Catalysts for the Functionalization of Hydrocarbons"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amDonald Darensbourg (Texas A&M)
"Ligand Substitution Reactions of Metal Carbonyl Derivatives. Reactions Spanning Time Scales of Microseconds to Hours"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amLisa Rosenberg (University of Victoria)
"New roles for metal phosphido complexes in P-C bond formation"
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
7:00 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 pmNew Ligand Platforms
Discussion Leader: Christopher Burns (University of Louisville)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmAaron Sadow (Iowa State University)
"Oxazolinylborate Ligands for Mechanistic Investigations, Surface Supported Chemistry, and Catalysis"
8:00 pm - 8:10 pm Discussion
8:10 pm - 8:40 pmTracy Hanna (Texas Christian University)
"Building Bifunctionality on the Calixarene Rim"
8:40 pm - 8:50 pm Discussion
8:50 pm - 9:20 pm Stephen Liddle (University of Nottingham)
"F-Block Carbenes with Latent M=C Double Bonds: Structure-Bonding Insights and Diverse Reactivity Patterns"
9:20 pm - 9:30 pm Discussion
9:30 pm Poster Session #3 (continued)
THURSDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmEarly Transition Metals and Lanthanides
Discussion Leader: Richard Andersen (University of California - Berkeley)
9:00 am - 9:30 amZhaomin Hou (RIKEN Advanced Science Institute)
"Recent Progress in the Chemistry and Application of Group 3 and Lanthanide Metal Complexes"
9:30 am - 9:45 am Discussion
9:45 am - 10:15 amJean-François Carpentier (University of Rennes)
"Discrete Neutral and Cationic Complexes of Alkalino- and Rare-Earths"
10:15 am - 10:30 am Discussion
10:30 am - 11:00 am Coffee Break
11:00 am - 11:30 amHaruyuki Makio (Mitsui Chemicals)
"Olefin polymerization with FI catalysts - Principles and industrial applications"
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 am - 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
7:30 pm - 9:00 pmRenewable Resources and Sustainability
Discussion Leader: Gregory Hillhouse (University of Chicago)
7:30 pm - 8:00 pmJames Stevens (Dow Chemical)
"Issues in Sustainable Green Chemistry and CO2 from a Big Chemical Company Perspective"
8:00 pm - 8:15 pm Discussion
8:15 pm - 8:45 pmJonas Peters (California Institute of Technology)
"Chemistry of iron in unusual geometries and oxidation states"
8:45 pm - 9:00 pm Discussion
9:00 pm Poster Session #4 (continued)
FRIDAY
7:30 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 amDeparture
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