Metal catalysis has so far been largely dominated by the use of precious and toxic 5d and 4d transition metals, such as palladium, iridium and rhodium. In sharp contrast, recent years have witnessed the emergence of increasingly powerful catalysts based on less toxic, earth-abundant base metals. Thus, particularly the use of sustainable 3d transition metals has proven instrumental for the development of versatile tools for molecular organic syntheses, with transformative applications to inter alia crop protection, material sciences, medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical industries.
ONLINE SYMPOSIUM
Earth-Abundant 3d Metal Catalysis
Beilstein Organic Chemistry Symposium 2020
September 22 and 23, 2020
Scientific Program:
Lutz Ackermann / University of Göttingen, Germany
The symposium covered the entire range of 3d metal catalysis, including strong bond activation, photoredox-catalysis, metallaelectro-catalysis, late-stage modification and material sciences among others. Internationally leading scientists provided cutting edge presentations of their latest scientific findings.
The symposium originally planned to take place in July 2020 had unfortunately to be cancelled; it was held in September as an online symposium with discussions and questions. An online poster presentation was included.
Program
Talks
Tuesday, September 22
14:00
Welcome and Introduction
Michael Penk / Beilstein-Institut, Germany, and
Lutz Ackermann / University of Göttingen, Germany
14:10
Cobalt catalysis: A journey from chelation-assisted to cooperative C–H activations
Naohiko Yoshikai / Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
14:40
Mechanistic studies of the Cu(I)-catalyzed activation of various C=C bonds
Laurence Grimaud / ENS Paris, France
15:10
Coffee Break and Poster Session
Online presentation of all posters
15:40
Molecular catalysis of electrochemical and photoelectrochemical radical reactions
Hai-Chao Xu / Xiamen University, China
16:10
Radical strategies for site-selective C–H functionalization using copper catalysts
Shannon S. Stahl / University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA
16:40
End of Talks
Wednesday, September 23
14:00
Model platforms for mechanistic investigations in earth-abundant metal-catalysed C–X, C–H and C–F functionalization
Xavi Ribas / University of Girona, Spain
14:30
Rapid reactivity testing
Jana Roithova / Radboud University, Netherlands
15:00
Coffee Break and Poster Session
Online presentation of all posters
15:30
Manganese organometallic catalysis
Congyang Wang / Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
16:00
Behind the iron curtain: intermediates and mechanism in iron catalysis in organic synthesis
Michael Neidig / University of Rochester, USA
16:30
Final Words
16:40
End of Program
Poster
No. 1:
Photocontrolled cobalt catalysis for selective hydroboration of α,β-unsaturated ketones
Enrico Bergamaschi / RWTH Aachen
No. 2:
Copper catalyzed dearomatisation of N-heteroaromatics: a computational perspective
Marta Castiñeira Reis / University of Groningen
No. 3:
Highly selective synthesis of 1,3-enynes, pyrroles and furans by manganese(I)-catalyzed C–H activation
Sara Cembellin / Autonomous University of Madrid
No. 4:
Photo-induced heterogeneous C‒H arylation by reusable hybrid-copper catalyst
Isaac Choi / University of Göttingen
No. 5:
Enantioselective cobalt(III)‐catalyzed C−H activation enabled by chiral carboxylic acid cooperation
Uttam Dhawa
No. 6:
Mechanistic insight into ligand free copper catalyzed suzuki cross-coupling reaction using density functional theory
Anandhu Krishnan
No. 7:
Low-valent anionic alpha-diimine iron complexes: synthesis, characterization and catalytic hydroboration studies
Thomas M. Maier / University of Regensburg
No. 8:
Ni(II)-chiral prolinamide combo catalyzed efficient mild and benign MCR strategy for enantioselective benzamidation-indolyzation cascade on aromatic and sugar aldehydes under sonication bath
Prakash K. Mandal / University of Calcutta
No. 9:
Base metal-catalyzed and –mediated regioselective C–H sulfonylation
Georg Manolikakes / TU Kaiserslautern
No. 10:
Mechanistic insights into cobalta(III/IV/II)-electrocatalysis
Tjark Meyer / University of Göttingen
No. 11:
Greener and earth abundant manganese catalysts for highly efficient carbonyl and alkene hydrosilylation
Tufan Mukhopadhyay / Arizona State University
No. 12:
Copper-catalyzed intramolecular α-C‒H amination via ring-opening cyclization strategy to quinazolin-4-ones: development and application in rutaecarpine synthesis
Srilaxmi Patel
No. 13:
A computational investigation into the mechanism of copper catalyzed sonogashira coupling using trans-1,2-diamino cyclohexane ligand
C. Rajalakshmi
No. 14:
Manganese (di)triazolylidene complexes: synthesis and reactivity
Sara Realista / ITQB-NOVA
No. 15:
Nickel-catalyzed cross-coupling of alkyl carboxylic acid derivatives with pyridinium salts via C−N bond cleavage
Feba Thomas P. / IISER Thiruvananthapuram