Reception at 3:45 PM, Colloquium at 4:00 PM
Each Tuesday, Room 1-019 Center for Science & Technology (unless otherwise noted)

Fall 2007

August 28		Matthew Davidson, University of Bath Development of benign, stereoselective and highly active initiators for the ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters Host: Ruhlandt-Senge
September 4		John Chisholm, Syracuse University New Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions
September 11		Alan Heyduk, University of California, Irvine Harnessing Redox-Active Ligands for Small-Molecule Bond-Activation Reactions at d0 Metals
September 18		Tarek Sammakia, University of Colorado, Boulder The Total Synthesis of the Oxo-Polyene Macrolides RK-397 and Dermostatin, and the Synthesis of Macrolides via the Intramolecular Vinylogous Aldol Reaction Host: Totah
October 2		Mark Turnbull, Clark University Magnetic Ladders: Design, Synthesis and Theory Host: Doyle
October 9		Michael Knapp, University of Massachusetts Amherst Hypoxia sensing with non-heme Fe(II) hydroxylases Host: Doyle
October 17 Wednesday at 12:45 PM		Yun-Ming Lin, The University of Toledo Chiral Lewis Base-Dependent Asymmetric Induction: Predicting the R/S Absolute Configuration in Asymmetric Bifunctional Catalysis (ABC) and Synthetic Applications Host: Boddy
October 23		M. Shane Hutson, Vanderbilt University Structural failure of the protein matrix during mid-IR laser surgery Host: Braiman
October 30		Penelope Brothers, University of Auckland, New Zealand Diboron porphyrins and corroles: unexpected chemistry for both boron and the ligands Host: Ruhlandt
November 8 Thursday		John Verkade, Iowa State University Usefulness of Proazaphosphatranes in Organic Methodology Plus Some Other (Unrelated) Interesting Chemistry Host: Spencer
November 13		Jim Kempf, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Climbing the Tree: Glycoproteins and Other Targets at the Top Host: Doyle