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SUMMARY:Aerobic Oxidation Reactions for Organic Chemical Synthesis - Profe
 ssor Shannon S. Stahl\, University of Wisconsin\, Madison
DTSTART:20160706T150000Z
DTEND:20160706T160000Z
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CONTACT:Chloe Barker
DESCRIPTION:Molecular oxygen is the quintessential oxidant. While O2 is th
 e oxidant of choice for production of commodity chemicals\, it is seldom u
 sed in process-scale synthesis of fine chemicals\, agrochemicals or pharma
 ceuticals\, and it is rarely used in laboratory syntheses of organic molec
 ules. Over the past decade\, our research has focused on understanding and
  exploiting fundamental chemical principles that could enable widespread u
 se of O2 as an oxidant for chemical synthesis. This talk will introduce so
 me of the fundamental and practical challenges facing this field\, togethe
 r with a presentation of efforts we have made to address these challenges\
 , emphasizing the recent development and characterization of copper/nitrox
 yl-catalyzed aerobic alcohol oxidation and oxidative coupling reactions. \
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LOCATION:Wolfson Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Roa
 d\, University of Cambridge\, CB2 1EW
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