Essential Catalysis
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In Mayfield
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Mayfield
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2 Days
This course is designed to illustrate how state-of-the-art catalytic methods can be applied to practical issues in small molecule synthesis. Suitable for: Process Chemists, Medicinal Chemists, Production Chemists, Analytical Chemists, Chemical Engineers, Experienced Chemists, Students, Young Chemists, Managers.
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Christopher Frost
BSc (Hons) degree from Loughborough University
Christopher Frost received his BSc (Hons) degree from Loughborough University. In 1994 he was awarded a PhD for his thesis ‘Novel Enantiopure Ligands for Asymmetric Palladium Catalysed Allylic Substitution Processes’. Following a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin working towards the total synthesis of the anti-tumour drug Taxol, he returned to the UK to join the Chemistry Department at the University of Bath. ...
Joe Harrity
BSc from the University of Strathclyde
Joe Harrity obtained his BSc from the University of Strathclyde. Following a post-doctoral research fellowship at Boston College with Prof. Amir Hoveyda, he was appointed to a lectureship at the University of Sheffield in 1997 (promoted to Reader in 2007).
Michael Willis
EPSRC Advanced Research Fellow
Michael Willis obtained his first degree in 1992 from Imperial College of London. He then moved to the University of Cambridge to continue working with S.V. Ley on his PhD ‘Studies Towards the Synthesis of Rapamycin’. He carried out post-doctoral studies with Prof. David Evans in the Department of Chemistry at Harvard University, where his research was concerned with new applications of chiral C 2-symmetric copper (II) Lewis acid catalysts.
Trevor Laird
Professor W.D. Ollis
Trevor Laird gained his PhD from London University in Organic Photochemistry and completed 3 years post doctoral studies with Professor W.D. Ollis at Sheffield on sigmatropic rearrangements. He spent 5 years at ICI Corporate Laboratory at Runcorn, designing organic molecules for use in electronics and solar energy, whilst also acting as Safety Advisor. ...
Course programme
Practical Catalysis is a course comprising lectures and problem sessions designed to illustrate how state-of-the-art catalytic methods can be applied to practical issues in small molecule synthesis.
The content will focus on problems and targets relevant to pharmaceutical and agrochemical interests. An emphasis will be placed on practical solutions. Topics covered will include: Pd and Cu catalysed C-C and C-X bond forming processes; Rh catalysed conjugate additions; metathesis as a practical tool; catalysis in heterocycle modification and synthesis; emerging areas in catalysis.
Course Outline
Introduction to Practical Catalysis
"Understanding the black box" : Tools for Organometallic Chemistry
Catalytic C-C bond Forming Processes for Organic Synthesis
Pd and Cu catalysed C-X Bond Forming Processes
Hydrogenation
Metathesis as a Practical Tool for Synthesis
The Catalytic Synthesis and Modification of Heterocycles
Biocatalysis as a Tool for Organic Synthesis
Organocatalysis
Emerging Areas in Catalysis for Organic Synthesis
Case Studies - Practical Applications of Catalysis in Industry
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Essential Catalysis