Join us this summer in Vienna, Austria for two days of innovative, scientific exchange with leading experts in organic chemistry. Learn more about the featured speakers' noteworthy research—and submit your own abstract for a chance to present at the symposium.
Catalysis lies at the heart of modern organic synthesis, driving innovations that impact various sectors from pharmaceuticals to materials science. ACS Publications, in partnership with the University of Vienna, are hosting an upcoming Symposium, "Catalysis for Organic Synthesis," which will present a unique convergence of ideas and discovery across organic, organometallic, and related fields of chemistry.
The Symposium will take place in person on July 31 - August 1, 2024 in Vienna, Austria. It will feature a distinguished panel of leading researchers, thought leaders, and a Nobel laureate, who will each bring a distinct perspective on how catalysis is reshaping organic chemistry. Below, we highlight each speaker and their role with ACS Journals, including a selection of their research on these topics published with ACS Publications.
This free, in-person event is a must-attend for scientists at all stages of their careers. We invite you be a part of this exciting scientific exchange by submitting your application today. You will have the chance to submit your abstract for consideration for our poster session, as well as a chance to be chosen for Lightning Talks during the symposium programming.
Applications are open through June 30, 2021. The Call for Abstracts closes May 1, 2024. For additional information, please refer to our FAQ page.
Prof. Mariola Tortosa
Associate Editor, Organic Letters
Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain
Keynote Lecture: Catalysis to increase complexity: stereoselective synthesis of sp3-rich building blocks
Site-Selective Functionalization of C(sp3) Vicinal Boronic Esters
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c02857
Regioselective Monoborylation of Spirocyclobutenes
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c02645
Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Synthesis of β-Boron β-Amino Esters
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.7b02784
Prof. Morten Meldal
2022 Chemistry Nobel Laureate
University of Copenhagen
Keynote Lecture: Peptide and Protein Catalysts with Enzyme-like Properties
Hydrodynamic Control of Alzheimer Aβ Fibrillation with Glucosaminic Acid Containing Click-Cyclized β-Bodies
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12118
Computational Evolution of Threonine-Rich β-Hairpin Peptides Mimicking Specificity and Affinity of Antibodies
ACS Central Science
DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.8b00614
Sustainable Flow Synthesis of Encoded Beads for Combinatorial Chemistry and Chemical Biology
ACS Combinatorial Science
DOI: 10.1021/acscombsci.8b00052
Prof. Erick Carreira
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of American Chemical Society;
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Organic Chemistry and Organic Letters
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Keynote Lecture: New Strategies and Tactics in Natural Products Synthesis
Total Synthesis of (+)-Euphorikanin A via an Atropospecific Cascade
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c11000
Cobalt-Catalyzed Aerobic Aminocyclization of Unsaturated Amides for the Synthesis of Functionalized γ- and δ-Lactams
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c02390
Carbon Nitride Photoredox Catalysis Enables the Generation of the Dioxolanyl Radical for Conjugate Addition Reactions
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c03229
Prof. Helma Wennemers
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Organic Chemistry
ETH Zurich, Switzerland
Keynote Lecture: Asymmetric Peptide Catalysis – From Simple to Complex Environments
Self-Sorting Collagen Heterotrimers
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12295
Decarboxylative Organocatalyzed Aldol-Type Addition Reaction of Chloroacetate Surrogates
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c03568
Deactivation of Secondary Amine Catalysts via Aldol Reaction–Amine Catalysis under Solvent-Free Conditions
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.0c00665
Prof. Antonio Echavarren
Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ), Spain
Keynote Lecture: Catalysis via Gold(I) Carbenes
Planar Chiral 1,3-Disubstituted Ferrocenyl Phosphine Gold(I) Catalysts
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05827
Gold(I)-Catalyzed Intermolecular Aryloxyvinylation with Acetylene Gas
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c02461
Gold(I)-Catalyzed 1,6-Enyne Single-Cleavage Rearrangements
ACS Organic & Inorganic Au
DOI: 10.1021/acsorginorgau.3c00028
Dr. Rebecca Ruck
Associate Editor, ACS Catalysis;
Associate Vice President, Process R&D; MSD
Keynote Lecture: A Cornucopia of Catalytic Commitments to Drive the MSD Portfolio
Empowering Women in Organic Chemistry (EWOC) at Five Years: Giving Back and Getting Back
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c02082
The Catalysis Laboratory at Merck: 20 Years of Catalyzing Innovation
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.2c05159
Using an Automated Monitoring Platform for Investigations of Biphasic Reactions
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b03953
Prof. Paul Chirik
Editor-in-Chief, Organometallics
Edwards S. Sanford Professor, Princeton University, United States
Keynote Lecture: Catalysis with Earth Abundant Metals as an Enabling Tool for Chemical Synthesis
Asymmetric Hydrogenation of Indazole-Containing Enamides Relevant to the Synthesis of Zavegepant Using Neutral and Cationic Cobalt Precatalysts
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.3c01364
Quinoline Pyridine(Imine) Iron Complexes as Catalysts for the 1,4-Hydrovinylation of 1,3-Dienes
Organometallics
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00356
C(sp3)–C(sp2) Reductive Elimination versus β-Hydride Elimination from Cobalt(III) Intermediates in Catalytic C–H Functionalization
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c01874
Prof. Daniele Leonori
Chair of Organic Chemistry, URWTH Aachen University, Germany
Keynote Lecture: New Photochemical Methods in Halogen-Atom Transfer Chemistry
A Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT)-Based Approach to Indole Synthesis Using Aryl Diazonium Salts and Alkyl Iodides
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c02840
The Merger of Aryl Radical-Mediated Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) and Copper Catalysis for the Modular Cross-Coupling-Type Functionalization of Alkyl Iodides
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.3c00571
Applications of Halogen-Atom Transfer (XAT) for the Generation of Carbon Radicals in Synthetic Photochemistry and Photocatalysis
Chemical Reviews
DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.1c00558
Prof. Franziska Schoenebeck
Associate Editor, Journal of the American Chemical Society;
Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Organic Chemistry and ACS Catalysis
RWTH Aachen University, Germany
Keynote Lecture: Accelerating Advances in Catalysis – Concepts, Insights, Strategies
Machine Learning-Guided Development of Trialkylphosphine Ni(I) Dimers and Applications in Site-Selective Catalysis
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03403
Orthogonal C–O Bond Construction with Organogermanes
A. Dahiya, A. G. Gevondian, F. Schoenebeck
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c01081
Access to N-Difluoromethyl Amides, (Thio)Carbamates, Ureas, and Formamides
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c13711
Prof. Phil Baran
Dr. Richard A. Lerner Endowed Chair;
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Scripps Research, United States
Keynote Lecture: Simplifying Synthesis with Electricity
Ni-Electrocatalytic Enantioselective Doubly Decarboxylative C(sp3)–C(sp3) Cross Coupling
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03337
Decarboxylative Cross-Coupling: A Radical Tool In Medicinal Chemistry
ACS Medicinal Chemistry Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.2c00286
Chemoselective, Metal-free, (Hetero) Arene Electroreduction Enabled by Rapid Alternating Polarity
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02102
Prof. Syuzanna Harutyunyan
Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, the Netherlands
Keynote Lecture: Catalytic regulation of chemical reaction networks
Manganese(I)-Catalyzed Asymmetric Hydrophosphination of α,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Derivatives
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.2c04256
Enantioselective Catalytic Dearomative Addition of Grignard Reagents to 4-Methoxypyridinium Ions
ACS Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c01544
Nucleophilic Dearomatization of N-Heteroaromatics Enabled by Lewis Acids and Copper Catalysis
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c09974
Prof. Davide Bonifazi
University of Vienna, Austria
Keynote Lecture: Unlocking The Photocatalytic Functionalities Of Polycyclic Heteroaromatics Through Oxidation Reactions
O-Annulation to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: A Tale of Optoelectronic Properties from Five- to Seven-Membered Rings
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01331
Probing Peripheral H-Bonding Functionalities in BN-Doped Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b03202
Enantioselective Synthesis of N-Benzylic Heterocycles: A Nickel and Photoredox Dual Catalysis Approach
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.9b03338
Prof. Joanna Wencel-Delord
Editorial Advisory Board, Organic Letters
University of Würzburg, Germany
Keynote Lecture: Metal- or metal-free? Complementarity towards the sustainable synthesis of complex molecules via C-H functionalization.
Cobalt-Catalyzed Enantioselective C–H Arylation of Indoles
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c09889
Cyclic Diaryl λ3-Bromanes: A Rapid Access to Molecular Complexity via Cycloaddition Reactions
Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.1c03278
Cyclic Diaryl λ3-Chloranes: Reagents and Their C–C and C–O Couplings with Phenols via Aryne Intermediates
Journal of the American Chemical Society
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c10090
Prof. Scott Miller
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Organic Chemistry
Irénée du Pont Professor of Chemistry, Yale University, United States
Keynote Lecture: Searching for Selective Catalytic Reactions in Complex Molecular Environments
Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis of Atropisomeric N-Aryl 1,2,4-Triazoles
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c02727
On the Ability of the N-O bond to Support a Stable Stereogenic Axis: Peptide-Catalyzed Atroposelective N-Oxidation
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.3c01385
Photocatalytic Reductive Olefin Hydrodifluoroalkylation Enabled by Tertiary Amine Reductants Compatible with Complex Systems
Journal of Organic Chemistry
DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.2c01231