| August 28 |
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Matthew Davidson, University of Bath
Development of benign, stereoselective and highly active initiators for the
ring-opening polymerization of cyclic esters
Host: Ruhlandt-Senge

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| September 4 |
John Chisholm, Syracuse University
New Transition Metal Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Bond Forming Reactions

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| September 11 |
Alan Heyduk, University of California, Irvine
Harnessing Redox-Active Ligands for Small-Molecule Bond-Activation Reactions at
d0 Metals

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| 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

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| October 2 |
Mark Turnbull, Clark University
Magnetic Ladders: Design, Synthesis and Theory
Host: Doyle

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| October 9 |
Michael Knapp, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Hypoxia sensing with non-heme Fe(II) hydroxylases
Host: Doyle

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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

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| October 23 |
M.
Shane Hutson, Vanderbilt University
Structural failure of the protein matrix during mid-IR laser surgery
Host: Braiman

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| October 30 |
Penelope Brothers, University of Auckland, New Zealand
Diboron porphyrins and corroles: unexpected chemistry for both boron and the ligands
Host: Ruhlandt

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November 8
Thursday |
John Verkade, Iowa State University
Usefulness of Proazaphosphatranes in Organic Methodology Plus Some Other
(Unrelated) Interesting Chemistry
Host: Spencer

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| November 13 |
Jim
Kempf, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Climbing the Tree: Glycoproteins and Other Targets at the Top
Host: Doyle

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