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SUMMARY:Molecules Beyond Biology: Natural Inspiration for Synthesis - Prof
 essor Jonathan Clayden (University of Bristol)
DTSTART:20221114T181500Z
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CONTACT:Max Wong
DESCRIPTION:Free for everyone to attend. Someone will be standing by the G
 reat Gate of Trinity College to let non-members of the college in.\n\nAbst
 ract: Synthetic chemistry can now make essentially any of the molecules fo
 und in biological systems\, but so far has been less adept at recreating t
 he complexity and exquisite \nselectivity characteristic of biomolecular f
 unction. In this lecture\, Professor Jonathan Clayden will explain how str
 uctural and mechanistic inspiration from biology can be used to design non
 -biological molecules that lie outside of the evolutionarily accessible mo
 lecular lexicon but nonetheless take some steps towards recreating biologi
 cal functions in communicating and translating information\, in driving mo
 lecular motion\, and in designing novel reaction pathways
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Road
 \, Cambridge\, CB2 1EW
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