Prof. Dr. Vincent Ritleng, University of Strasbourg, France

Prof. Dr. Vincent Ritleng is a Full Professor at the European School of Chemistry, Polymers and Materials (ECPM) of the University of Strasbourg, France. He is conducting research in the Laboratory of Molecular Innovations & Application (LIMA - UMR 7042). His research interests involve the development of nickel complexes bearing N-heterocyclic carbene ligands for cross-coupling reactions, C–H bond functionalizations and multiple-bond hydrofunctionalization reactions, as well as the development of structured catalytic supports for supported catalysis, notably open cell polyurethane foams. In 2012, he was made Fellow of the University of Strasbourg Institute for Advanced Study (USIAS) and in 2014, he was selected as junior member of the Intstitut Universitaire de France (IUF). He has co-authored about 50 research articles and patents (h-index: 25).

Prof. Dr. Gianpiero Cera, University of Parma, Italy

Prof. Dr. Gianpiero Cera is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Parma (Italy) since 2019. His main research activities range from catalysis to supramolecular chemistry with particular focus to C-H functionalization methodologies and synthesis of heteroditopic calix[6]arene receptors and catalysts. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships including the “Alexander Von Humboldt Fellowship” (2015-2017) and the Italian Chemical Society award for “Outstanding Junior Researcher in Organic Chemistry and its Methodological Aspects 2018”. During his career, he published 35 original research articles in peer-reviewed journals (H-index 20, Scopus Author ID 43561088600).

Prof. Dr. Michal Szostak,
Rutgers University, USA

Prof. Dr. Michal Szostak received his Ph.D. from the University of Kansas, which he completed under the supervision of Prof. Jeffrey Aubé. After postdoctoral stints at Princeton University with Prof. David MacMillan and at the University of Manchester with Prof. David Procter, he joined the faculty at Rutgers University. His research group is focused on the development of new catalytic methods based on transition-metal catalysis, amide bonds, N–C, O–C, C–H bond activation, Pd–NHC catalysis, and synthetic methodology. He is the author of over 180 peer-reviewed publications and Section Editor-in-Chief of the Section on Organometallic Chemistry in Molecules.

Speaker/Presentation

Time in CET

Prof. Vincent Ritleng

Chair Introduction

2:00 – 2:05 pm

Prof. Vincent Ritleng

Hydroboration of Alkenes Catalyzed by a Nickel(II)-N-Heterocyclic Carbene Complex

2:05 – 2:30 pm

Prof. Gianpiero Cera

Palladium/Carboxylic Acid Catalysis for Cascade Reactions With Alkynes

2:30 – 2:55 pm

Prof. Michal Szostak

Cross-Coupling of Amides by N–C Activation

2:55 – 3:20 pm

3:20 – 3:40 pm

Closing of Webinar
Prof. Vincent Ritleng

3:40 – 3:45 pm