BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//132.216.98.100//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.20.4// BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260404T071553EDT-9869bvO019@132.216.98.100 DTSTAMP:20260404T111553Z DESCRIPTION:Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboranes: An Easy Way for Carb on-Carbon Bonding Nobel Laureate Akira Suzuki\, Professor Emeritus\, Hokk aido University\, Sapporo\, Japan Everyone is welcome Carbon-carbon bond -formation reactions are important processes in chemistry\, because they p rovide key steps in the building of complex organic molecules. They are al so vital in developing the new generation of ingeniously designed organic materials with novel electronic\, optical\, or mechanical properties. Duri ng the past 40 years\, most important carbon-carbon bond-forming methodolo gies have involved using transition metals to mediate the reactions in a c ontrolled and selective manner. The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling rea ction between different types of organoboron compounds and various organic halides or triflates in the presence of base provides a powerful and gene ral methodology for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds. The (sp3)C-B com pounds (alkylboron compounds) and (sp2)C-B compounds (such as aryl- and 1- alkenylboron derivatives) readily cross-couple with organic electrophiles to give coupled products selectively in high yields. Recently\, the (sp)C- B compounds (1-alkynylboron derivatives) have been also observed to react with organic electrophiles to produce expected cross-coupled products. Suc h coupling reactions offer several advantages. These coupling reactions h ave been actively utilized not only in academic laboratories but also in i ndustrial processes including pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries\, and liquid crystal and OELD production in industry. In this lecture\, the overview of the coupling reaction will be discussed. Prof. Suzuki receiv ed his PhD degree in 1960 at Hokkaido University and immediately after tha t he was appointed Associate Professor at Hokkaido University. In 1963 he joined the group of H.C. Brown at Purdue University as a Postdoctoral Fell ow. In 1973 he was promoted to full Professor at Hokkaido University\, whe re he is currently Emeritus Professor. Prof. Suzuki’s work on cross-coupli ng reactions of organic boron compounds in the presence of palladium as a catalyst had a profound impact on a wide range of research. Catalytic chem istry\, material sciences\, and organic synthetic chemistry are fields tha t were also affected\, and the cross-coupling has become globally recogniz ed as the “Suzuki coupling reaction.” In recognition of his outstanding co ntributions to Chemistry\, Prof. Suzuki has received numerous awards inclu ding the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. DTSTART:20140318T170000Z DTEND:20140318T170000Z LOCATION:Room 10\, Maass Chemistry Building\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A 0B8\ , 801 rue Sherbrooke Ouest SUMMARY:Public lecture: Nobel Laureate Akira Suzuki URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/science/20140318-public-lecture-akira-suzuki END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR