This seminar will describe our investigations into new approaches to drive synthetic organic reactions using electricity and light. We will focus on our investigations into how electrochemical redox events can be used to generate new catalysts and reagents for organic synthesis. Our central hypothesis is that these electrochemical manipulation of small organic molecules will offer unique reactivity and selectivity profiles that are inaccessible using existing synthetic tactics.
Key Takeaways
- Understand the fundamentals of organic reactions using electricity and light
- Acquire knowledge of generating new catalysts and reagents with electrochemical redox
- Learn the benefits of using standardized equipment for electro and photochemical reaction
Speakers
Zach Wickens, PhD
Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison
Assistant Professor
Zach Wickens is currently an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Zach received his B.A. from Macalester College (2010) and his Ph.D (2015) from the California Institute of Technology with Robert H. Grubbs. Following doctoral studies, Zach was an NIH postdoctoral scholar in the lab of Eric N. Jacobsen at Harvard University. In 2018, Zach launched his independent career at UW–Madison where his group develops new approaches to generate and exploit reactive intermediates in organic synthesis using light and electricity.
Ken Schwieter, PhD
Merck
Innovation Manager, Chemistry Synthesis Solutions
Ken Schwieter, Innovation Manager, Chemistry Synthesis Solutions at Merck holds a PhD in organic chemistry from Vanderbilt University with expertise in enantioselective organocatalysis. As a product manager, he has overseen the growth of the chemical synthesis portfolio to include synthesis enabling technology, including devices for photoredox catalysis and electrochemical synthesis.
Chemistry and synthesis
- Reaction design and optimization
Duration:1h
Language:English
Session 1:presented June 25, 2024
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