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Organic Chemistry Seminar

Wednesday, April 29, 2015
4:00pm to 5:00pm
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Noyes 153 (J. Holmes Sturdivant Lecture Hall)
C–C and C–H Functionalization Based on Common Functional Groups
Guangbin Dong, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas-Austin,

C-H and C-C bonds are the most abundant bonds in majority of organic compounds.  Selective functionalization of C-C and C-H bonds would lead to efficient synthesis but of significant challenges.  We have been focusing on a "cut and sew" strategy to synthesize bridged and fused rings by utilizing metal-catalyzed C-C bond activation.  We have also been working on a number of ketone and alcohol-based site-selective C-H functionalizations for preparing useful building blocks.

For more information, please contact Lynne Martinez by phone at 626-395-4004 or by email at [email protected].