Organic/Inorganic Lunch Talks
fall 2009

Fridays
Room L1
Noon
| Date | Speaker | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| September 4 | No lunch talk | |
| September 11 | Alex Jacobine | Synthesis of β-Proline Derivatives |
| September 18 | Jenn Mazzone | Controlling the Formation of β-Substituted γ-Keto Esters via Amino Acid-derived Precursors |
| September 25 | Brian Sliter | The Protonation Site of Bicyclic Lactam |
| Colleen Kelly | Dibenzo-Annelated Cyclams: Synthesis and Functionalization | |
| October 2 | Open | |
| October 9 | Joe Dunn | Investigations of Umpolung Chemistry, Leading to the Synthesis of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH's) |
| Gillian Liu | Synthesis and Characterization of Pentacene Derivatives | |
| October 16 | Justin Massing | Development towards Charge-neutral Ligands, and their Applications in Polymer-based Sensors |
| Han Wang | Further Research on Bis-Phosphonate-Armed Cross-Bridged Cyclam and its Metal Complexes | |
| October 23 | Jeremy Kintigh | A Simple Route to Single Sheet Graphene, and Synthesis of Endohederal Fullerenes |
| October 30 | Aida Ajaz | Dehydropericyclic Routes to Reactive Intermediates |
| November 6 | Carley Spencer | Preparation of a Tetrahydrofuran-Embedded Crixivan Mimic |
| Jessica Morgan | Using Dioxirane to Oxidize the Nitrogen of Twisted Amides | |
| November 13 | Ian Taschner | Synthesis of Hydroxycyclopropyl Peptide Isosteres and their Application Toward Protease Inhibition |
| November 20 | Rajesh Thamatam | Bisallene Synthetic Route to Polyacenes |
| December 4 | Kate Cahill | Adventures in Ozonolysis |
| Nick Bencivenga | Preparation and Binding Studies of Polymerizable Cu(II) Receptors for Use in Novel Sensors | |
| December 11 | No lunch talk |
Updated 9/29/09