Innovations in Ligand, Main Group and Metals as Platforms for Activation

Chemists are a vital part of the equation for solving many key scientific challenges. Society continues to rely heavily on the pioneering, comprehensive, and creative solutions from organometallic chemistry to solve scientific problems worldwide. The 2019 Organometallic Gordon Research Conference will afford the proper forum to temper initial innovative results from the collective insights of outstanding members of the field to advance promising new areas of scientific discovery. This seminal conference of organometallic chemistry is well attended by many esteemed research leaders working on the cutting edge of the field from academic, industrial, and government settings around the world. Comprised of a diverse array of established senior investigators, promising junior scientists, graduate students, and postdocs, this meeting serves as a focal point for organometallic chemistry. The newest directions and latest findings are presented, discussed, and evaluated. The professional forum created by the GRC fosters an atmosphere of inclusive, collaborative, and open discussion. Promising, yet primarily unpublished, results on vital innovations and novel compounds are shared with the goal of applying fundamental research to solve important problems. This conference will cover important themes shaping the organometallic landscape: ligand design, main group chemistry, transition metal catalysis, and many others. These topics have implications in organic/inorganic synthesis, polymerization, photochemistry, and small molecule activation.

All participants are strongly encouraged to support the conference objectives of full participation through attendance and the presentation of a poster highlighting recent work. Graduate students and postdoctoral fellows are also strongly encouraged to consider attending the Gordon Research Seminar (GRS) on Organometallic Chemistry (July 6-7, same location) that is geared toward promoting interaction and discussion among junior scientists.