Conference Program
 
Green Chemistry

September 8-13, 2002
The Queen's College
Oxford, United Kingdom

Chairs:
James K. Bashkin & Adrian P. Kybett

Vice Chairs:
John C. Warner & Robin Rogers


SUNDAY 8th SEPTEMBER 2002
2:00 pm - 9:00 pmArrival and check-in
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSESSION 1
Discussion Leader: John A Gladysz (Erlangen, Germany)
7:30 pm - 8:30 pmRobert H Grubbs (Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA)
The Efficient Synthesis of Carbon-Carbon Bonds with Metal Complexes
8:30 pm - 9:30 pmTerry J Collins (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
Catalytic Activation of Hydrogen Peroxide for Green Chemical Processes
9:45 pm Wine Reception & Informal Poster (1-36) Viewing Session Sponsored by Royal Society of Chemistry Journal Green Chemistry
Hosts: Past Chairs: Paul T Anastas (OSTP, DC, USA), István T Horváth (Budapest, Hungary), Roger A Sheldon (Delft, The Netherlands) & Tracy C Williamson (EPA, DC, USA)
MONDAY 9th SEPTEMBER 2002
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 amSESSION 2
Discussion Leader: Robert H Crabtree (Yale, New Haven, CT, USA)
9:00 am - 9:45 amDavid E Bergbreiter (Texas A&M, College Station, TX, USA)
Biphasic Recovery of Reusable Stable Catalysts
9:45 am - 10:30 amJohn A Gladysz (Erlangen, Germany)
Fluorous Chemistry without Fluorous Solvents
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pmSESSION 3
Discussion Leader: Terry J Collins (Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA, USA)
11:00 am - 11:45 amRobert H Crabtree (Yale, New Haven, CT, USA)
Carbene Complexes and Homogeneous Catalysis
11:45 am - 12:30 pmChristopher Fisher (Pharmacia, Kalamazoo, MI, USA)
Global Analysis of Gene Expression in Human Organotypic Cultures
12:45 pmConference Photo / Lunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmSESSION 4A: POSTERS 1-36 (& Refreshments)
Session Chairs: Paul T Anastas (OSTP, DC, USA), Dennis L Hjeresen (Green Chemistry Institute, DC, USA), Romas J Kazlauskas (McGill, Canada), Colin L Raston (Leeds, UK), John C Warner (UMass, Boston, USA) & Tracy C Williamson (US EPA, DC)
All participants are encouraged to contribute a Research Poster (maximum 1.0 m wide by 1.5 m high; poster session A/B assigned on arrival at Queen's)
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSESSION 5
Discussion Leader: Gary N Sheldrake (Queen's, Belfast, NI)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmScott E Denmark (Urbana, IL, USA)
Synthetic and Mechanistic Studies on Silicon-based Cross-coupling Reactions
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmJames D White (Corvallis, OR, USA)
Tandem And Consecutive Reactions in Synthesis-Their Contribution to Synthetic Economy
Discussion Leader: István T Horváth (Budapest, Hungary)
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmPierre H Dixneuf (Rennes, France)
Ruthenium Catalysis for Clean Processes and Atom Economy
TUESDAY 10th SEPTEMBER 2002
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 amSESSION 6
Discussion Leader: Robert H Grubbs (Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA)
9:00 am - 9:45 amVarinder K Aggarwal (Bristol, UK)
High Atom Economy in Conversion of Carbonyl Compounds into Epoxides through Asymmetric Catalysis
9:45 am - 10:30 amErick M Carreira (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)
Studies in Practical Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pmSESSION 7
Discussion Leader: Neil Winterton (Liverpool, UK)
11:00 am - 11:45 amAvelino Corma (Valencia, Spain)
Solid Bases as Catalysts
11:45 am - 12:30 pmAlak Bhattacharyya (BP Research and Technology, Naperville, USA)
Clay-Derived Catalysts for Refinery SOx Abatement
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 4:00 pmFree Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pmSESSION 4B: POSTERS 37-72 (& Refreshments)
Session Chairs: Paul T Anastas (OSTP, DC, USA), Dennis L Hjeresen (Green Chemistry Institute, DC, USA), Romas J Kazlauskas (McGill, Canada), Colin L Raston (Leeds, UK), John C Warner (UMass, Boston, USA) & Tracy C Williamson (US EPA, DC)
6:00 pm Dinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSESSION 8
Discussion Leader: Janet L Scott (Monash, Australia)
7:30 pm - 8:10 pmColin L Raston (Leeds, UK)
Towards Benign Synthesis of Oligopyridyls
8:10 pm - 8:50 pmPatrick G Steel (Durham, UK)
Polymer Supported Synthesis and Catalysis
8:50 pm - 9:30 pmChao-Jun Li (Tulane, New Orleans, LA, USA)
Greening of Carbanion Chemistry
WEDNESDAY 11th SEPTEMBER 2002
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 10:55 amSESSION 9
Discussion Leader: Luet Wong (Oxford, UK)
9:00 am - 9:45 amKurt Faber (Graz, Austria)
Biocatalytic Transformation of Racemates into Single Stereoisomeric Products-A Farewell To Unwanted Isomers
Discussion Leader: Erick Carreira (ETH, Zurich, Switzerland)
9:45 am - 10:25 amAndrew Whiting (Durham, UK)
Greener Chemistry through New Catalytic Processes and New Materials
10:25 am - 10:55 amDavid J Cole-Hamilton & Paul B Webb (St Andrews, UK)
Continuous Flow Homogeneous Catalysis-A Totally Emissionless Process
10:55 amCoffee Break
11:15 am - 12:30 pmSESSION 10: SUCCINCT POSTER TALKS
Discussion Leader: Paul T Anastas (Office of Science and Technology Policy, Washington, DC, USA)
11:15 am - 12:30 pmPoster Speakers (about six very brief presentations chosen on-site by Poster Session's Chairs)
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
6:00 pmDinner
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSESSION 11
Discussion Leader: Roger A Sheldon (Delft, The Netherlands)
7:30 pm - 8:20 pmJohn Ashby (Syngenta Central Toxicology Laboratory, Macclesfield, UK)
Designing out Carcinogenicity, Endocrine Disrupting Properties and Biopersistence in New Organic Chemicals
8:20 pm - 9:10 pmRonny Neumann (Weizmann, Rehovot, Israel)
Activation of Benign Oxidants by Polyoxometalates-New Prospects for Oxidation of Hydrocarbons
9:10 pm - 9:30 pmSergiu M Gorun (Brown, Providence, RI, USA)
Teaching an Old Molecule New Tricks: Re-engineering of Enzyme Models' Active-sites for Green Chemistry
THURSDAY 12th SEPTEMBER 2002
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 12:30 pmSESSION 12
Discussion Leader: Wolfgang F Hölderich (Aachen, Germany)
9:00 am - 9:45 amBen L Feringa (Groningen, The Netherlands)
Asymmetric Catalysis based on Monodentate Ligands
9:45 am - 10:30 amRoger A Sheldon (Delft, The Netherlands)
Green Catalytic Oxidations with Oxygen and Hydrogen Peroxide
10:30 amCoffee Break
11:00 am - 12:30 pmSESSION 13
Discussion Leader: Robin D Rogers (Alabama, USA)
11:00 am - 11:45 amJoan F Brennecke (Notre Dame, IN, USA)
Thermodynamics of Gas Separations with Ionic Liquids
11:45 am - 12:30 pmJanet L Scott (Monash, Australia)
Solvent-free Reactions-Phase Changes and Thermodynamics
12:30 pmLunch
1:30 pm - 6:00 pmFree Time
6:00 pm Banquet
7:30 pm - 9:30 pmSESSION 14: CLOSING
7:30 pm - 8:05 pmConference Business Meeting
Discussion Leader: Colin L Raston (Leeds, UK)
8:05 pm - 8:40 pmThomas M Klapötke (München, Germany)
Environmentally Friendly High Energy Density Materials: Research for Science and Military-A Past to Build a Future On
8:40 pm - 9:30 pmMartyn Poliakoff(Nottingham, UK)
Understanding and Implementing Green Chemical Processes-An Interdisciplinary Challenge
9:45 pm Sponsored Farewell Wine Gathering
Hosts: Co-Vice Chairs: Robin D Rogers (Alabama, USA) & John C Warner (UMass, Boston, USA)
FRIDAY 13th SEPTEMBER 2002
7:45 am - 8:30 amBreakfast
9:00 am Departure

Last Updated: May 4, 2006