Metals in organic synthesis

This symposium will cover the use of metals in organic synthesis. More details to follow soon. The session is planned for the morning of Thursday, June 3rd.

Symposium organizer

Steven Diver

• Prof. Steven T. Diver is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in the Department of Chemistry at SUNY Buffalo.

Invited speakers

• Prof. Matthias Brewer, University of Vermont: "Lewis acid mediated ring fragmentations: A concise route to polycyclic 2,5-dihydropyrroles from α-silyloxy ketones".
• Prof. Kian Tan, Boston College: "Regio- and Stereoselective Hydroformylation Using a Catalytic Directing Group".
• Prof. Daniel Clark, Syracuse University: "Transformations utilizing ruthenium hydrides for the synthesis of conjugated systems".
• Ms. Monissa Paderes (Chemler group), University at Buffalo: "Mechanism of the copper-promoted intramolecular aminooxygenation of alkenes".
• Mr. Derek Schipper (research group of the late Prof. Keith Fagnou), University of Ottawa: "

Dr. Tan	Dr. Clark	Ms. Paderes	Mr. Schipper	Dr. Brewer