Virtual Lecture: Catalytic Approaches to Carbonyl Addition Using Cross-Electrophile Coupling and C-H Activation 

Lecture held on: August 29, 2024

Presenter

Prof. John Montgomery – Department of Chemistry, University of Michigan

In this lecture, Prof. John Montgomery will discuss the development of nickel-catalyzed coupling processes, including reaction discovery and development, catalyst design, as well as mechanistic studies. Much of Prof. John Montgomery’s recent work has involved catalytic carbonyl addition processes including reductive cross-electrophile couplings of aldehydes with a range of electrophilic partners including alkyl bromides, redox-active esters, epoxides, alkyl tosylates, and C-H bonds through HAT chemistry. These approaches provide a suite of chemoselective catalytic processes that tolerate a wide array functional groups and that enable late-stage functionalization of complex structures.