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Small Molecule Activation
15 Jul - 18 Jul 2014
Bloomingdale, Chicago, USA
Early Bird - Expired • Talk Submission - Expired • Poster Submission - Expired • Registration & Payment Deadline - Expired
Synopsis
Key Sessions Include:
- H2 Activation
- N2 Activation
- NxOy Activation
- O2 Activation
- H2Ox Activation
- Reactive NxHy Species
- Hydrogenases
- Cox Chemistry
Small molecules are constituents of the air we breathe (e.g. N2, O2, CO2) and take part in element cycles and various metabolic processes. Further representatives (e.g. H2, CO, CH4) are produced/converted in nature under anaerobic conditions or in industrial processes on large scales. Hence, small molecules such as those mentioned are readily accessible and comparatively inexpensive, so that it is highly desirable to include them into syntheses of value-added products or to use them as reservoirs of chemical energy (fuels). However, at the same time they are typically quite thermodynamically stable, so that their utilization requires an activation step. The topic of this conference will thus be concerned with various aspects of small molecule activation, with a focus on molecular insights. It provides a stimulating and interdisciplinary environment for both senior scientists and young researchers to discuss latest progress in the field.
We will be providing a cash prize to the best young investigator talk and a further cash prize for best poster. We are also delighted to offer one poster presenter an opportunity to give a short talk.
Confirmed Speakers
Plenary Speakers
Franc Meyer
Professor, Georg-August-University
William Tolman
Professor and Chair, University of Minnesota
Andrew Borovik
Professor, University of California-Irvine
Douglas Stephan
Professor, University of Toronto
Christopher Cummins
Professor of Chemistry, MIT
Seiji Ogo
Professor, Kyushu University
Invited Speakers
Matthias Driess
University Professor, Technische Universitaet Berlin
Patrick Holland
Professor of Chemistry, Yale University
David Goldberg
Professor, The Johns Hopkins University
Connie Lu
Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
Lisa Berreau
Professor, Utah State University
Sylviane SABO-ETIENNE
Research Director, CNRS - University of Toulouse
Wonwoo Nam
Professor, Ewha Womans University
Elisabeth Bouwman
Professor of Inorganic Chemistry, Leiden University
Xile Hu
Associate Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Kay Severin
Professor, EPFL
Kallol Ray
Professor, Humboldt University Berlin
Nicolai Lehnert
Associate Professor, University of Michigan
Jason Love
Reader, University of Edinburgh
Polly Arnold
Crum Brown Chair of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh
Elsje Alessandra Quadrelli
Researcher, CNRS- U Lyon 1- CPE
Felix Tuczek
Director, Institut für Anorganische Chemie
Sven Schneider
Professor, Georg-August-Universität
Morris Bullock
Laboratory Fellow, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Miquel Costas Salgueiro
Prof of Inorganic Chemistry, Universitat de Girona
Markus Reiher
Professor of Theoretical Chemistry, ETH Zurich
Erwin Reisner
Director of Christian Doppler Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Ronald Hage
R&D Director, Catexel
Olivia Reinaud
prof, Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, CNRS UMR 8601
Janusz Lewinski
Professor, Institute of Physiacl Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences
Bert Sels
Full Professor, Catholic University Leuven
Charlie Riordan
Vice Provost, Research, University of Delaware
Corinna Hess
Lecturer/Assistant Professor, Durham University
Robert Franke
Director, Evonik Industries AG
John F. Berry
Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Programme
Tuesday 15th July 2014 |
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08:00 – 11:00 |
Registration & Welcome Reception |
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10:00 – 10:15 |
Opening Comments |
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Session Title: H2 Activation |
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10:15 – 10:55 |
Douglas Stephan |
FROM FRUSTRATED LEWIS PAIRS TO PHOSPHORUS-BASED LEWIS ACIDS |
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10:55 – 11:20 |
Morris Bullock |
MOLECULAR ELECTROCTALYSTS FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN AND OXIDATION OF HYDROGEN: SHOVING PROTONS AROUND WITH PENDANT AMINES |
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11:20 – 11:45 |
Erwin Reisner |
MOLECULAR CATALYSTS ON SEMICONDUCTORS FOR THE LIGHT DRIVEN REDUCTION OF PROTONS AND CARBON DIOXIDE |
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11:45 – 12:20 |
Sylviane Sabo-Etienne |
SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATION BY POLYHYDRIDE RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES. STOICHIOMETRIC AND CATALYTIC PROCESSES |
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12:20 – 12:45 |
Markus Reiher |
HOW PREDICTIVE IS QUANTUM CHEMISTRY FOR SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATION? |
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12:45 – 16:30 |
Welcome Lunch & Free Time |
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Session Title: N2 Activation |
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16:30 – 17:05 |
Patrick Holland |
REVERSIBLE CLEAVAGE OF DINITROGEN AT HIGH-SPIN IRON CLUSTERS |
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17:05 – 17:30 |
Connie Lu |
HARNESSING METAL-METAL BONDS: BONDING, ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND SMALL-MOLECULE REACTIVITY |
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17:30 – 17:55 |
Felix Tuczek |
SYNTHETIC NITROGEN FIXATION BASED ON MOLYBDENUM PHOSPHINE COMPLEXES: TUNING THE LIGAND ENVIRONMENT |
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17:55 – 18:20 |
John Berry |
NEW INTERMEDIATES IN THE ACTIVATION OF DIAZO COMPOUNDS
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18:20 – 19:00 |
Refreshments |
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Session Title: NxOy Activation Session Chair: Douglas Stephan |
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19:00 – 19:25 |
Kay Severin |
HAVING FUN WITH LAUGHING GAS |
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19:25 – 19:50 |
Nicolai Lehnert |
THE FIRST FUNCTIONAL MODEL SYSTEM FOR FLAVODIIRON NITRIC OXIDE REDUCTASES |
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19:50 – 20:15 |
Bert Sels |
REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES IN CU MOR ZEOLITES FOR ALKANE OXIDATION |
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20:15 |
Group Dinner & Free Time |
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Wednesday 16th July 2014 |
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08:20 – 08:30 |
Chair Opening |
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Session Title: O2 Activation |
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08:30 – 09:10 |
Franc Meyer |
NEW TURNS IN DIOXYGEN ACTIVATION AND WATER OXIDATION |
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09:10 – 09:35 |
Charles Riordan |
C-H ACTIVATION BY A SUPEROXO NICKEL(II) COMPLEX |
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09:35 – 09:55 |
Fabian Schax |
ACTIVATION OF SMALL MOLECULES BY TRANSITION METAL SILOXIDES |
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09:55 – 10:30 |
David Goldberg |
ACTIVATION OF O2 BY NON-HEME IRON COMPLEXES: TUNING REACTIVITY WITH FIRST- AND SECOND-COORDINATION SPHERE ELEMENTS |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Refreshments |
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Session Title: H2Ox Activation |
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11:00 – 11:25 |
Ronald Hage |
MANGANESE BLEACHING AND OXIDATION CATALYSTS BASED ON TRIAZACYCLONONANE LIGANDS |
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11:25 – 11:50 |
Miquel Costas Salgueiro |
MOLECULAR IRON CATALYSTS FOR WATER OXIDATION |
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11:50 – 16:30 |
Group Lunch & Free Time |
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Session Title: Reactive NxHy Species |
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16:30 – 17:10 |
Christopher Cummins |
FROM TRIPLE BONDS TO REACTIVE INTERMEDIATES |
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17:10 – 17:35 |
Alessandra Quadrelli |
N2 CLEAVAGE AND HYDROGENATION ON SILICA-SUPPORTED SURFACE TANTALUM ATOM : MECHANISTIC RELEVANCE OF METAL-HYDRIDE BONDS AND H2 HETEROLYTIC SPLITTING |
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17:35 – 18:00 |
Sven Schneider |
TRANSFORMATION OF AMMONIA MEDIATED BY PINCER COMPLEXES |
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18:00 – 18:20 |
Chris Slootweg |
CAN MAIN-GROUP ELEMENTS DO THE JOB OF TRANSITION METALS?
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18:20 – 20:30 |
Poster Session & Cocktail Reception |
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20:30 |
Group Dinner & Free Time |
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Thursday 17th July 2014 |
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08:20 – 08:30 |
Chair Opening |
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Session Title: O2 Activation |
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08:30 – 09:10 |
William Tolman |
COPPER OXYGEN INTERMEDIATES RELEVANT TO CATALYSIS |
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09:10 – 09:35 |
Lisa Berreau |
DIOXYGENASE-TYPE ALIPHATIC CARBON-CARBON BOND CLEAVAGE REACTIVITY OF A MONONUCLEAR COPPER(II) CHLORODIKETONATE COMPLEX: IDENTIFICATION OF A HALIDE EFFECT OF O2 ACTIVATION. |
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09:35 – 10:10 |
Matthias Driess |
TWO METALS ARE BETTER THAN ONE: FACILE ACCESS TO DIMETALLIC [MO2M´] DIAMOND CORES FOR SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATION |
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10:10 – 11:00 |
Refreshments |
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11:00 – 11:25 |
Olivia Reinaud |
METAL IONS IN BIOMIMETIC CAVITIES |
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11:25 – 11:50 |
Nicholas Thornburg |
ALKENE EPOXIDATION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE OVER SINGLE-SITE GROUP IV, V TRANSITION METAL OXIDE CATALYSTS FROM GRAFTED METALLOCALIXARENES |
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11:50 – 12:15 |
Janusz Lewinski |
A POSSIBLE BREAKTHROUGH IN OXYGENATION AND HYDROLYSIS OF ZINC ALKYLS: FUNDAMENTAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS |
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12:15 – 12:40 |
Corinna Hess |
HYDROCARBON OXIDATION BY BIMETALLIC LATE TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES WITH DUAL ACTIVE SITES |
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12:40 – 13:20 |
Andy Borovik |
SYNTHETIC CHEMISTRY AS A WINDOW INTO BIOLOGY: BIOINSPIRED ACTIVATION OF SMALL MOLECULES |
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13:20 – 13:55 |
Wonwoo Nam |
BIOMIMETIC METAL-OXYGEN INTERMEDIATES IN DIOXYGEN ACTIVATION REACTIONS |
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13:55 – 19:00 |
Group Lunch & Free Time |
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19:30 |
*Gala Night, Group Photo & Poster Awards* |
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Friday 18th July 2014 |
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08:50 – 09:00 |
Chair Opening |
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Session Title: Hydrogenases |
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09:00 – 09:40 |
Seiji Ogo |
INSPIRED BY NATURE — NEW ENERGY SOURCES FROM HYDROGENASE MODEL COMPLEXES |
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09:40 – 10:05 |
Xile Hu |
NATURAL AND UNNATURAL WAYS OF HYDROGEN ACTIVATION |
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10:05 – 10:30 |
Refreshments |
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Session Title: COx Chemistry |
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10:30 – 10:55 |
Elizabeth Bouwman |
DEVELOPMENT OF HOMOGENEOUS CATALYSTS FOR NOVEL REACTIONS INVOLVING CO AND H2 |
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10:55 – 11:20 |
Robert Franke |
HYDROFORMYLATION WITH RUTHENIUM - A CATALYST SYSTEM FOR DOMINO HYDROFORMYLATION–REDUCTION OF OLEFINS WITH CARBON DIOXID |
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11:20 – 11:45 |
Kallol Ray |
N–HETEROCYCLIC NITRENIUM CATION BOUND TO A NICKEL–CYCLAM CORE: ROLE IN FORMATE OXIDATION |
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11:45 – 12:05 |
Jarl Ivar van der Vlugt |
ORGANOMETALLIC COOPERATIVE LIGANDS FOR SMALL MOLECULE ACTIVATION |
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12:05 – 12:30 |
Jason Love |
MACROCYCLIC PACMAN COMPLEXES FOR ELECTROCATALYTIC CARBON DIOXIDE REDUCTION |
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12:30 – 12:55 |
Polly Arnold University of Edinburgh |
C-C AND C-E BOND FORMING REACTIONS WITH F-BLOCK ORGANOMETALLICS |
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12:55 – 13:00 |
Farewell Comments (Chairs & Fusion) |
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