Chemistry Seminar - Iron-catalysed Functionalisation of Arene and Alkene C–H Bonds
Title: Iron-catalysed Functionalisation of Arene and Alkene C–H Bonds
Speaker: Professor Stephen Thomas, EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh\
Abstract: Iron catalysis has the potential to offer more sustainable methods for chemical synthesis but has yet to gain widespread adoption. Iron-catalysed C-H functionalisation has emerged as a viable alternative to precious metal catalysis. This talk will discuss how mechanistic analyses and single turnover studies were used to guide reaction development and optimisation across iron-catalysed C-H borylation, hydrogen isotope exchange. C-H reductive coupling reaction, and beyond.
Bio: Stephen Thomas is a professor of catalysis at the University of Edinburgh. The Thomas group have published over 60 papers on Earth-abundant element catalysis, including using boron and aluminium catalysts, and pioneered the use of transborylation as a mechanism of catalyst turnover. The group's work has been recognised by prizes including the UK Blavatnik Finalist, RSC Merck, Sharpe and Dohme and Hickbottom awards and a Pfizer Green Chemistry Research Grant. The Thomas group currently collaborate with a range of UK-based industrial companies including AZ, GSK, Lubrizol and Johnson-Matthey.
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