Start: October 10, 2024 3:30 p.m.
End: October 10, 2024 4:30 p.m.
New Strategies for Photocatalytic Bond Activation and Limonoid Synthesis
Dr. David Martin
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa
Thursday, 10/10 @ 3:30 PM
FB 253
The activation of strong chemical bonds remains an important strategy for the conversion of abundant chemical feedstocks to value-added products. Photocatalysis continues to offer new methods for the activation of C–H, C–C and C–X bonds. We have developed photoredox C–H bond activation methods for the direct functionalization of caged hydrocarbons such as adamantane and higher order diamondoids, as well as cobalt- and iron-catalyzed reactions for the functionalization of C–O and C–H bonds. Recent advances in the synthesis of neuroprotective limonoid natural products and biological probes will also be discussed.