Mechanisms in Chemistry

Conveners:

Mike George, University of Nottingham, UK

Niek Buurma, Cardiff University, UK

Programme:

Wednesday 5 August (afternoon)

Thursday 6 August (morning and afternoon)

Friday 7 August (morning)

Keynote Speakers

Photochemical reduction of carbon dioxide by tertiary amines
Barry K. Carpenter, Cardiff University, UK

The quest for earth abundant hydrogen evolution catalysts
Jonas Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA

Synthesis and characterization of metal nanoparticles from an organic chemist's perspective
J.C. Scaiano, University of Ottawa, Canada

Mechanistic studies on reactive intermediates in oxidation reactions catalyzed by model complexes for cytochrome P450
Rudi van Eldik, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Speakers

From beta-phenyl quenching to the most stable carbon-centered radical
Götz Bucher, University of Glasgow, UK

Mechanism of -O-O- bond activation by ruthenium-EDTA complexes
Debabrata Chatterjee, Central Mechanical Engineering Research Institute, India

Theoretical and experimental investigations into the mechanism of the formation of pyridine-3,5-dicarbonitriles by a multicomponent reaction
Beining Chen, University of Sheffield, UK

Two-electron transfer reagents
William B. Connick, University of Cincinnati, USA

Modelling chiral reaction intermediates by ENDOR spectroscopy
Ian A. Fallis, Cardiff University, UK

Toward more efficient photochemical CO2 reduction: Use of scCO2 or photogenerated hydrides
Etsuko Fujita, Brookhaven National Laboratory, USA

Spin-forbidden reactivity: Principles and applications to transition metal catalysis
Jeremy N. Harvey, University of Bristol, UK

Architecture of highly efficient photocatalysts for CO2 reduction based on mechanistic studies
Osamu Ishitani, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

Hydrogenation of imines using [M(cod)(PPh3)2]PF6 complexes (M = Rh, Ir)
Brian R. James, University of British Columbia, Canada

Photooxidising DNA-binding dipyridophenazine metal complexes
John Kelly, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

Mechanistic dichotomy in asymmetric allylation of aldehydes with allyltrichlorosilanes catalyzed by chiral pyridine-N-oxides
Andrei V. Malkov, Loughborough University, UK

Systems chemistry: Mechanosensitive self-replicating peptides
Sijbren Otto, University of Groningen, Netherlands

Mechanisms of organic reactions in liquid ammonia
Michael I. Page, University of Huddersfield, UK

Molecular fluoride complexes of group 10 metals: experimental and computational approaches
Robin N. Perutz, University of York, UK

Electrocyclic ring opening of fused cyclobutenes. The Anti-Woorward-Hoffmann Quest
Carlos Silva Lopez, Universidade de Vigo, Spain

Mechanistic study into transfer hydrogenation and dehydrogenation by Cp*Rh and Cp*Ir complexes
David J. Taylor, University of York, UK

Mechanism and enantioselectivity of the alpha,alpha-diarylprolinol trimethylsilyl ether-catalyzed C-C bond forming reactions
Chiong Teck Wong, Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore

Symposium Information

This symposium will focus on how inorganic and organic reaction mechanisms are addressing key questions in chemistry. 

The first pair of sessions will emphasise mechanistic work on an outstanding technical problem of the 21st Century - the efficient, and ultimately economical, storage of energy from carbon-neutral sources, and functional supramolecular systems. The elucidation of mechanisms is integral to tackling the global energy issue and this session will focus on energy fixation particularly through solar energy; the supramolecular session will focus on understanding how supramolecular systems can be made to provide complex functional behaviour and the mechanisms that underpin this.

The second pair of sessions will cover fundamental mechanisms in inorganic and organic chemistry, and how mechanistic investigations can illuminate our understanding and control of catalysis, both through organocatalysis and for metal mediated reactions.

All of these sessions will have distinct themes but there will be synergy in both methodology and philosophy providing a dynamic forum for debate, exchange of ideas and networking.