Benjamin List

Professor Benjamin List

2021 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry
Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung

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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
The Universality of Acid Catalysis
The 50th John Stauffer Lecture Presented by
Professor Benjamin List

Lecture
Seeley G. Mudd Auditorium, Room 123
Refreshments: 3:15pm
Lecture: 3:30pm

Reception and Dinner
Town and Gown
Reception: 6:00pm
Dinner: 7:00pm
Dinner reservations $150.00. Deadline April 15, 2024.
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Wednesday, April 24, 2024
Compelling Chemical Strategies and Applications in Synthesis

A Symposium in Honor of Professor Benjamin List
 

Michelson Center, MCB Room 101, 8:30am to 5:00pm

Program

8:30  Registration and Coffee
8:50  Welcome remarks

Moderated by Surya Prakash
9:00-9:40      Elias Picazo, University of Southern California
New Reactivity to Solve Chemical Challenges
9:40-10:20    Ohyun Kwon, University of California Los Angeles
Synthesis Through C-C Scission
10:20-10:40  Break

Moderated by Travis Williams
10:40-11:20  Hosea Nelson, California Institute of Technology
New reactions of dicoordinated carbocations and methods for structural characterization
11:20-12:00  Vy Dong, University of California Irvine
Choose Your Own Adventure in Metal-Hydride Catalysis
12:00-1:30     Lunch

Moderated by Elias Picazo
1:30-2:10      Barry Thompson, University of Southern California
Reimagining Semiconducting Polymers for Alternative Energy Applications
2:10-2:50      Christopher Vanderwal, University of California Irvine
Synthesis of Antimalarial Isocyanoterpenes
2:50-3:10      Break

Moderated by Barry Thompson
3:10-3:50      Fang Wang, University of Rhode Island
Ultra-Rapid Cysteine Bioconjugation
3:50-4:30      Travis Williams, University of Southern California
Hydride Transfer Catalysts for Oxidation and Amination
4:30                Closing Remarks