0900 - 0940 David MacMillan

New Catalysis Concepts 

"Organocatalysis: the field." Over the last ten years, the field of organocatalysis has grown from a small collection of chemically unique or unusual reactions to a thriving area of general concepts, atypical reactivities and broadly useful reactions. While the modern era of organocatalysis still remains in its infancy, growth in this new chemical field continues to move at a breathtaking pace. In this presentation, we will describe the advent and development of the field of organocatalysis in the modern era. Special focus will be placed on the areas of SOMO catalysis and photoredox organocatalysis .